Chapter 1343 1343. Seal Hunting (2/5)

Chapter 1343 1343. Seal Hunting (25)

Reindeer pulling a sleigh, which Li Du had only seen in the introduction of Santa Claus.

The traditional life of the Nathan people is fishing by the sea, trapping prey for meat, selling fur, and herding reindeer, relying on these to make a living.

Their survival is closely related to reindeer, and they are very good at taming reindeer. These tall animals are as docile as cattle and mares in the hands of the Nathan people.

With the sound of the horsewhip, the reindeer started to run with their slender limbs, and their hooves struck the ice to make a crisp "tick" sound, which has a unique aesthetic feeling.

Among the reindeer herds in front of each car, there is a deer who is the leader, just like the lead dog pulling the sleigh car. There is a big bell hanging around the neck of the lead reindeer.

The Aaos also want to get on the sleigh, but the reindeer have a sense of fear towards them. As long as these beasts approach, the reindeer will shrink together in fright.

So Li Du kicked them down and let them run away from him.

Ah Meng and Gan Qiaomian looked confused: We are not good at running.

Li Du didn't care, anyway, the reindeer ran slowly, and they could always keep up.

Ah Bai jumped onto Ah Ao's back again, Ah Ao got used to this, shook his head, and ran with Ah Bai on his back.

The gathering place of the Nathans is not far from the sea, on a small grassland.

The reason why this place is called a small grassland is not because of its small size, but because the grass grows on it is very short, similar to moss, and some reindeer are looking down for food.

"It seems that the North Pole is not devoid of signs of life, there is also grassland here." The madman said in surprise.

The girl raised her middle finger at him and said, "It's rare to see, but there are volcanoes and hot springs in the North Pole."

The gathering place is not big, and there are about fifty or sixty people living here.

Big Ivan looked at the tent and said with a smile: "Boss, we are very lucky. We met the main body of the Nathan tribe. The chance of meeting them in the North Pole is much less than that of polar bears."

There were children, young men, strong men, but very few old men.

Living in the extreme north, people's life expectancy will not be very long, sixty years old is a long-lived old man.

The women were preparing food, steaming from several cauldrons and smelling fragrant.

The men came to meet Li Du and the others, and everyone came up to give them a hug. Apparently, Sutarnathan had told them about Li Du's gift.

When they arrived here, Li Du and the others had already set foot on a piece of land, which was regarded as a polar oasis.

Just as the tribes in the desert will chase the oases to survive as nomads, so do the Nathans. They live a nomadic life, migrating with the reindeer along the ancient routes with the changing seasons.

It is a pity that because of the development of Arctic resources, along with the development of oil and gas extraction, these routes have been destroyed, and the living environment of the Nathan people has become worse and worse.

The weather is gloomy, and the temperature in the Arctic drops rapidly. A cold snap appears, and the temperature can drop by more than ten degrees immediately.

The meal consisted of stewed fish in a big pot, venison in a big pot, and meat from other unknown animals in a big pot. In short, the Nathan people entertained Li Du and his party with big fish and meat.

Nassan people also know the necessity of eating vegetables. They put some small green leaves in each bowl, and when they are swept with hot soup, the leaves become more emerald green.

Li Du looked at these vegetable leaves, and felt that they were very similar to those weeds on the ground.

He asked Big Ivan, "The Nathan people eat vegetables, do they just eat whatever plants are around them?"

Big Ivan shrugged and said, "Living in this kind of place, do you have any choice?"

Li Du also shrugged, eat, something is good.

The venison tasted alright, the other meat was not so good, kind of chai, not much fat, mostly lean.

Li Du asked, "What kind of meat is this?"

The answer is wolf meat, which is specially prepared by the Nathan people for distinguished guests, because arctic wolves are relatively rare, and the number that can be caught each year is also small.

A Nathan came to ask something with a bowl, Big Ivan said: "He asked if you are not used to eating? Some people don't like to eat wolf meat."

Li Du said: "Thank him for his concern, I can get used to it."

Sophie looked at the fatty meat in her bowl and said with a sad face: "But I'm not used to it, come on, dear, you eat this."

"What kind of meat is this?"

"Seal meat, or whale meat, is high in fat. This is the favorite food of Nathan women, because women need more fat," Big Ivan said.

Sophie shook her head again and again: "They are too enthusiastic, I don't need to add fat."

The Nathan people do not use other condiments except for a little salt, and they have no other condiments, so the taste depends entirely on the ingredients themselves.

For example, wolf meat is okay, firewood is firewood, but it still has some fragrance. Seal meat, sea lion meat and other things are not good. After being cooked, they have a different sour taste, and they are very greasy, which is not delicious.

People living in the polar regions have to work except for eating and resting. Women guard the reindeer, and men take their children to hunt.

The weather didn't improve, and it even started to blow strong winds, so Li Du and his party couldn't get on the boat and go to sea, so they decided to stay in the Nathan camp for a while.

They had nothing to do, and when they saw the men of Nathan going hunting together, they followed suit.

After communicating with the men, Big Ivan came back and said, "They are going to fish, hunt seals, sea lions, etc. Should we go with them?"

Li Du said: "There's nothing to do, it's good to go and pass the time."

Still riding a sleigh cart pulled by reindeer, the group changed their route and went to a beach.

With the appearance of the cold wind, the sea became dangerous, and huge waves roared and slapped the ice cap one after another.

After galloping along the coastline for a certain distance, the sled car in front stopped, and the big man on it packed up his tools and got out of the car, chatting loudly with his companions.

Big Ivan translated at any time: "There is a group of seals ahead, they want to get some seals here to go back."

Everyone began to pack their things, and Sutarnasan came over and gave some advice, telling them that the seals were not easy to mess with, and they should not provoke them.

Li Du fully agreed, and he looked around, and saw some gray-skinned seals lying on the ice and rocks by the sea, which were their prey.

The sea was stormy, and the seals climbed ashore one after another. The Nathan people gathered together to watch. They were not in a hurry, and patiently waited for the seals to leave the sea.

Huge waves beat against the rocks by the sea, and the seals felt the pain from the beating and felt cold, so they crawled deep into the land to avoid the cold wind and waves.

Seeing this, the Nathans began to act.

They took a chisel and some sharp knives, and when the seals left the shore, they went to break the ice on the shore with the chisel, and inserted the sharp knife with the handle down.

Then, they poured seawater into the ice cave. At this time, the temperature was below zero. It would not take long for the seawater to freeze, and sharp knives appeared on the surface like thorns.