Rise of Rurik

Chapter 585 Yevlo's Wedding

The strong neighbors of the north, the Tavastians, collapsed overnight. The attackers were the Varyags who had penetrated deep into the inner lake. They were already the real masters of this area.

If the resistance can be won, the Suomi will naturally fight back. War is obviously futile, and peace can only be ushered in by serving this group of conquerors who have gone deep into the territory.

They are already actively preparing tributes at the request of the Rus conquerors.

A large amount of leather, and the five hundred young women, the people of various villages took out their property with mixed feelings, and told the girl who was to be married at home this indescribable fact.

There was cries in the village, and the girl wept and changed into new clothes, and took some tokens from her parents.

Everyone didn't know what would happen to the daughters they sent out with their own hands to the Rus people. They subconsciously felt that it must be a bull and a horse, but for the peace of the tribe, they could only make such sacrifices.

There are also people who think of launching an attack, but as long as they think about it rationally, those who have such plans will give up.

Because those who fled back first told the tribesmen in their hometown earlier that the Varyag army had destroyed the Tavastiya people, and they added fuel to it and described the tragedy that existed even more terrifyingly.

The leather and women should arrive at the current camp of the Rus army within three days. Rurik asked them to do more preparations, and he also allowed his subordinates to train for a few days before starting the most daring way to go straight to the ocean along the river. Pathfinder action.

The next morning, three canoes set off from the islands in the lake.

At the end of the canoe, the girl sat curled up, her long loose hair hanging down her back, and her delicate face resting on her knees. She looked a little haggard, and she was full of fear and confusion about the future.

The girl Helmi, she knew that she was an artifact, an artifact that could bring stability and peace to the entire race.

I am just an ordinary woman, how can I have such a large weight?

The leader, Uko, rowed the boat himself, and on this trip, he must personally hand over his little daughter to the hands of the Rus.

"Don't worry too much, that Yevluo is a good person. Although he is older, you must be his wife." Uko was so reassuring, but his heart was also very uncomfortable.

"He...isn't always an old man?" the girl murmured.

"No. Not yet thirty, and a few years older than your oldest brother."

"That's not an old man..."

"But that man's arms are very strong, and if it weren't for him speaking our language and having the same face and hair, I would suspect that she is not from our Suomi. Be open, kid, and keep your responsibilities in mind."

The girl did not speak again.

Helmi didn't know anything about that Yevro, but he also knew a thing or two about the Varangians. Since she was born, she began to understand the horror of the Varyag people from the mouths of the clansmen. In short, they were a group of pirates who liked to raid villages. They were a group of gangsters who murdered and sold goods. They were more abhorrent than jackals and bears, but the clansmen always faced them. It's one failure after another.

Two longboats lay across the lake, and when it was, Uko hurriedly stood up and opened the little flag that Rurik had given him with both hands.

The flag of Rus with blue stripes crossed diagonally on a white background proves the peace of Uko's trip.

Soon, the canoe docked.

Three tiny canoes are really insignificant compared to the large number of dragon-headed warships docked side by side. Just looking at these Rus' ships up close, the Suomi will feel that they have a chance to win. Not to mention a larger galleon docked near shore, look at this ship, any canoe will be crushed by its keel.

Boarding the Rus people's camp, Uko and his entourage had a little psychological adjustment because of the contact.

Helmi, she is just a well-bred Suomi girl. Suddenly, there are tall and strong Varyag men with white skin, red back tattoos and blond hair and golden beard. The sense of fear runs through the whole body. almost unable to walk,

If it weren't for her being pulled by her father's elbow, it would have been so.

In fact, Uko was also surprised. It was originally a sparse lakeside meadow with pine forests, and a "small town" rose up overnight.

The Rus people just built a group of wooden sheds and sackcloth tents, dug up the soil and piled up a tactical commanding height and supplemented a few fences, which in Uko's view was considered a mountain fort.

He had to figure out that if everyone suddenly became enthusiastic, they would be defeated by the Rus people occupying the mountain fort.

Rurik also just woke up.

Don't expect a comfortable life when you are in a distant place. In the tent that he gradually built temporarily, the person is wrapped in a sleeping bag made of warm furs, at least the warmth is guaranteed.

Just as he and Carlotta were carefully picking the thorns of the grilled perch with chopsticks and eating the fish, a guard came hurriedly.

"My lord, the leader of the Suomi people...here comes."

"coming?"

"Yes, here it is."

"Just the man? Where's his daughter?"

The guard scratched his head: "There is a girl who looks very small, she is very timid and boring, could it be..."

A very small girl? Didn't that old thing say that her daughter was a daughter to be married when she was in her teens? How is this going?

Rurik put down his chopsticks and greeted casually, "Where's your commander? Bring Yevlo back to me and let him see his woman."

"As ordered."

Rurik and Carlotta had just eaten the cooked oats when Uko led their daughter to the audience.

Uko saw it clearly, and the handsome young man with blond hair in front of him was the leader of the Rus people.

This young man was holding a crystal bowl, and he was flexibly manipulating two wooden sticks with his right hand, pulling the wheat in the bowl and sending it into his mouth.

Looking at the girl with the same blond hair sitting beside him, could this be his wife? This girl is also eating wheat rice with a crystal bowl. Does she want to sandwich the grilled fish beside her, and put a little fish into her mouth at a time?

Rurik raised his head slightly: "You're finally here. Where's your daughter? Oh? Is this one?"

"Yes." Uko complimented, and then asked Helmi to sit down obediently.

"Wait a minute!" Rurik gestured casually, "She is a noble woman who was canonized by me. She is not allowed to sit on the ground at will. Come on! Give me a blanket. Have you eaten? Probably not. Give grilled fish! Give porridge! And you, Uko, I give you ale."

Soon Uko was sitting firm on a soft buckskin cushion, with a crystal bowl in his left hand of hot and salty wheat, and in his right an oak tumbler of fragrant ale.

The sight in front of her was even more shocking to Helmi. She was holding the crystal bowl in both hands, and she never imagined that the precious things of time were in her hands. She tentatively took out the sterling silver spoon stuck in the grain and examined it carefully. He sniffed the wheat again, first digging a mouthful to taste it, and then eating it with a face full of joy.

Giving good food and wine is a good way to get closer, and Rurik also took a look at the reactions of the visitors, especially the simple but decently dressed girl without Omi.

Indeed, this girl is indeed thin and small according to the aesthetics of the Rus, but in fact, it is not the case in the feelings of the Suomi.

This girl made Rurik think of Rumia in all aspects. After all, the Lapps (deer keepers) and the Suomis were just different grains on the same ear of wheat, and they had very little difference in appearance. She just looks small and won't grow much taller in her life, but this will not affect fertility in the slightest.

"You're welcome, Uko, eat it. We Rus people still have a batch of food in stock. As long as you supply the catch on time these days, we will be firmly anchored here."

Uko felt really uncomfortable when he heard it, the implication of this beautiful young man was that if he didn't take good care of the Ross people, he would immediately go crazy.

Yevluo, who organized the logging of wood and made firewood, is back. He knows that his life-long affairs will be solved in the past few days. This should be a great deed that makes a man tremble with surprise, but now it falls on him, but he feels quite calm. .

Yevlo, he has experienced too much in his life of more than 20 years. Especially in the war with Rurik, witnessing the vast ocean and the endless world, what is a daughter? What's more, how difficult is it to get a woman with his current status.

He came back and sat down casually.

Rurik pointed casually: "You are finally back. You see, this woman is your wife."

"Really?" Yevlo raised his head, just in time to meet the surprised Helmi suddenly.

Yevro was not embarrassed at all, just wondering: "Is that her? A child?"

At this moment, Helmi is stubbornly hooking her head. To be honest, with that glance, she doesn't think the man in front of her is annoying at all.

Since he was just logging, Yevluo just put on a loose linen tunic, his sleeves were rolled up, and the muscles of his two arms were undoubtedly exposed.

Helmi was taken aback by the amazing muscles, and it was the muscles that deeply attracted the girl's heart. She just hopes that the man in the future can bring her a sense of security, and this man who is obviously much older than her is completely acceptable.

Uko immediately made his daughter raise her head, just like asking a deer buyer to inspect the goods, and made her daughter stand up and turn around in front of Yevro.

When she stood up, Yevlo didn't complain anymore that she was a child.

Because she is indeed not a child, even in the Suomi society, a woman of this age is already considered old.

"She's about to turn sixteen, and I've been looking for a good man for her. Everything is fate, Lord Yevro, and you're her man."

"Very good." Yevlo squeezed his chin and asked her name casually.

Helmi? meaning of gems. She is indeed a delicate gem.

The biggest significance of this trip is to meet the newlyweds. Since both of them are satisfied with each other this time, the wedding must be put on the agenda.

There was no more hesitation, and Rurik ordered everyone not to elaborate. He stood up and ordered: "Tomorrow, according to the customs of your Suomi people, hold the wedding in a place you like."

"That's on the island." Uko, who was surprised, hurriedly explained.

"Going to the island? Okay. Naturally, I will also participate in such good things. Yevlo is my most trusted captain of guards and the bravest warrior among all Suomis. So this marriage, I will be a witness. "

"Okay, I'm welcome, not enough..."

Uko still has some concerns, and Rurik also knows why his concerns are.

"Don't be surprised, I will only lead a group of guards to the island. Let the marriage of these two establish our peace. Remember, Uko! When the wedding is over, your daughter will be a noble one among us Rus, I also hope that you will cherish the peace that I have bestowed upon you in the future."

"Yes, this is natural..." Uko gently hooked his head.

The leader of the Suomi is going to hold a grand wedding for his daughter? Although the matter was rather hurried, as long as the village leaders received the news, they hurriedly paddled their canoes to Kupaboka, an island in the lake.

In the early morning, Yevluo, dressed in a shirt, was very aggressive. He brought a group of mercenary soldiers, led by Rurik and other elites, and formed a fleet of the destroyer Mercury and many long ships. Boca.

A large number of uniformed Varyag troops disembarked!

Although the people on the island are very nervous, they are full of one-sided knowledge about the Varyag people in the past. Now they are not beasts that eat people, and they are even amiable.

Seeing that the Rus people in Varyag were not fierce, many children boldly approached, dancing and laughing in front of Rurik and the guards.

The urchin's words are really irritating. Arik made a few scare moves, which made the children run away laughing and laughing, and he was laughing and laughing himself.

"Brother, the people here are really funny, we can conquer them?"

Rurik shrugged: "Or else?"

"They are too weak."

"But you can't deny that this group of people is smart enough to know that they can get peace by selling something. You see, now we have so many servant forces, and for them, we are going to attack the Karelians."

"This... it sounds like we're at a loss?" Arik was a little puzzled.

"No. Because the Karelians are just north of Novo Rosso, and Novo Rosso wouldn't be really safe without conquering them. Let's go, let's find the leader of the Suomi..."

The arrival of the Rus people first caused a commotion. Seeing that they had no intention of using force, the people on the island gathered curiously by the big ships and admired the big ships of the Varyags. A large number of canoes also stopped to fish, and they mostly cruised around the Mercury, taking a good look at the impossibly huge vessel.

A successful wedding can be exchanged for the peace promised by the Rus, and the young Helmi became the "Goddess of Peace" in the eyes of everyone.

The colorful flowers were woven into a corolla and worn on her head. Many village leaders donated amber and ruby ​​in their hands, and finally hung on Helmi's neck and became a heavy thing. She felt that her neck was falling too hard, but she had no choice but to continue wearing these treasures until the end of the wedding. She is very happy, because these gems are already her wealth.

When, according to the Suomi tradition, she was very ornately dressed and saw Yevluo in a shirt, the image of a powerful warrior was completely engraved in her mind.

The girl was moved, she just felt that this was a reliable man, but she didn't know that her man was also a master of swordsmanship.

Suomi priests and priestesses, adorned with owls, geese and mallards, prepare a fire dance.

In fact, according to the most traditional customs, when Uko took his daughter to the Ross camp yesterday, the moment her daughter saw Yevlo, the charming Helmi was already Yevlo's wife.

The Suomi people have been accustomed to "exchange marriages" even from the era of BC. Their daughters are exchanged with the daughters of the neighbors, so as to complete the family marriage, and the marriage contract has been concluded from the moment of engagement.

But Uko is the leader elected by everyone after all, and now he is the ruler supported by the Rus.

Daughter's wedding must be done grandly!

The priests were preparing for the final festivities of the wedding, a rare and ostentatious ceremony that everyone on the island enjoyed.

A gate made of pine wood stands on the island, and there are a lot of pine branches on it. This door has a very important symbolic meaning, which is the so-called "gate of marriage".

The ceremony began with the singing of the priest Suomi. Yevro, who was wearing a battle robe, smiled, holding the hilt of his sword with his right hand and his wife's arm with his left.

Under the attention of the public, the two walked along a road sprinkled with petals and green leaves.

People spontaneously gathered on both sides, the women were cheering, the men were booing, and a group of urchins were running around in front of the two of them.

They advance, and so does the crowd.

Rurik witnessed the Suomi-style wedding, and there were signs that they, too, saw the weddings of important people as a carnival.

Ross, who landed, followed closely, just to see what the final scene of the wedding would be.

A pine wood gate stood in front of him, and Yevlo felt a sudden ache when he saw it.

"What's wrong with you?" Helmi asked cautiously.

"It's nothing, I have something in mind. Let's go..." Yevluo took his wife's hand and crossed the door, and the crowd immediately burst into thunderous cheers.

This is the most lively scene of their wedding?

Rurik noticed that in fact, the two of them and the majority of the onlookers walked around the island and finally gathered in a small square full of firewood.

It's not clear what the ending is.

The wedding ended with a fire, which is not bad!

The Fire Dance Festival is the end of the wedding. People reveled all afternoon, celebrating the leader's daughter getting married, and the handsome Rus leader fulfilled the promise of peace, at least they simply believed that the Rus people who were also interested in trade cherished the contract.

No, the landed Rus joined the carnival.

The strong mercenaries under Rurik immediately attracted a lot of Yingyingyanyan, so that some strange things happened, and Rurik was still not surprised. Since Kewen and Suomi are from the same family, then in Elronborg in the extreme north, local Kewen women are desperate to find young and strong Ross youth to have a relationship. This group of Suomi women must have a similar purpose.

It's okay to indulge suddenly! The army will not stay here any longer.

There are women who are dedicated to the Rus in exchange for peace, and there are women who come with a purpose. They just want to have a relationship with the Rus, so that they will give birth to very strong boys, and the boys will grow up to be strong men, and they will be able to better protect the security of the village.

Seeing the acquiescence of the gold master, the mercenary soldiers also joined the carnival in a special form.

At least Arik is disdainful of mixing, he still looks down on this group of conquered people, let alone their women...

The Suomi dance around the flames and collectively sing folk songs. Yevluo made a rare voice, and he joined the dance of his own people. A wandering soul finally returned, and he even burst into tears.

The hilarity turned into chaos, and at night, tired people were everywhere, many simply curled up and slept in place by the campfire.

Even a number of mercenaries were pulled home by local women. When they appeared in front of Rurik to report again, one after another really looked like tired old scalpers. Rurik didn't want to say anything about it. Would it be a good thing if a group of mixed-race children were born? In this way, when those children learn that their biological father is actually a Rus, how can they not keep close to Rus? There is nothing to conquer Suomi than to conquer their hearts and win their approval.

At least Yevro is generally accepted by this group of Suomi people, so when Yevro's descendants inherit the title of title in the future, they will also agree with the legitimacy of this rule.

Yes, after a night of jubilation, Helmi became a woman that night, although she was well prepared, she was obviously just a lamb in front of her husband who was as powerful as a bear. She was tossed and cried bitterly, because Yevluo turned all the displeasure for more than 20 years into her husband's joy and displayed it on his wife.

After all, Yevlo cherishes his wife, and has no intention of owning a large number of women like his financier Rurik. He only needs one wife.

Helmi was very pleased that her husband finally fell asleep, she wiped a tear and endured the pain, held her stomach with relief, and murmured to herself: "Child, be born, you are the master of this region."

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