Chapter 5 start self reliance

The Taichiwu tribe not only left by themselves, but also took away people from other tribes, including the Qiyan tribe.This thunderbolt hit Hoelun on the head, and she could barely stand outside the yurt.Menglik's father, Charaghe, was so angry that he climbed on his horse and caught up with Techiubu. He grabbed the head of the tribal chief Talihutai's horse and begged them not to abandon Temujin's family.Talihutai did not have the virtue of respecting the old and caring for the young, saying: "The deep water has dried up, and the boulder has been broken. If you don't step away from my horse, I will give you a spear."

Chalahe jumped up and grabbed the horse's mane, saying, "You are ungrateful, and you will be punished by Changshengtian (the religious god believed by the Mongols)!" Talihutai screamed strangely, grabbed the spear from the people around him, kicked Chalahe away, stabbed him in the back, then pointed to Chalahe's nose and said: "He is also Su Ge's family." What kindness do you have to us? Get out of here quickly." Chala was hit by a spear and was dying when he returned to Hoelun's yurt.Temujin lay down beside the old man's bed and wept sadly. This was the beginning of his toddling in this cruel society. His later cruelty to the enemy was exactly the knowledge taught to him by this lesson.

Hoelun quickly inspected Chalahe's wound, and found that Chalahe was bound to die. She suddenly burst out with courage, ran out of the yurt, got on the horse with the nine-tailed banner representing the Qiyan tribe, and faced Taichi. Wubu chased after him in the direction he had withdrawn from. Taichiwubu thought it was safe to abandon Temujin's family, so he walked slowly. Hoelun soon saw vehicles, livestock and herdsmen moving slowly on the road like a long dragon. At the head of the long dragon was Talihu On the platform, he rode on the horse, triumphantly.Hoelun ran along the long dragon to the dragon's head, reined in the reins, blocked Tali Hutai, and with all his strength, he shook the nine-tailed banner in the air, and said loudly: "You have forgotten that you were with Ye Sugai back then. How dare you betray your oath and abandon his descendants, are you not afraid that the Longevity Heaven will punish you?"

This sudden questioning had a short-term effect. Many people lowered their heads, and Talihutai was almost shocked, but he was determined to abandon the Hoelun family, so he immediately filled up with courage and spit on the ground. Said: "What oath, do you mean to share life and death? He is dead, shall we also die with him?" Hoelun's lips trembled in anger, Tarihutai was very worried that she would continue to stir up the troops, so he rushed forward and pushed her aside, and the dragon continued to move forward.But Hoelun didn't come in vain this time, the people from the Begging Yan Department realized their conscience and took the initiative to stay.

This is not the dawn, but the return of the light.A few days later, this group of beggars took advantage of the night to break out of camp and quietly abandoned Temujin's family again.What made Temujin's family most indignant was that Menglik, Yasugai's most trusted assistant during his lifetime, also left.The reasons for their departure were sufficient: Yesugai was dead, and Hoelun was unable to lead them in hunting and plundering wars. Allegiance to this family could no longer bring any benefits, so what was allegiance to? Hoelun convened a family meeting, attended by all the people left behind at that time, Temujin and his three sibling brothers Khasar, Khachiwin, and Timug, a sibling sister Timulun, and two half-fathers. The half-brothers are Beg Tie'er and Beli Gutai.There is also Sougei's little wife, Suchigele, and two female slaves.

Hoelun said: "We are impoverished now, and only two yurts are left. You are young, and I am a female generation. If you want to survive on the grassland, you can't do it without a strong laborer. So now I have three plans. , you see which one is the most suitable for us. First, keep up with Tarihutai, flatter him, and let him take us in; second, go to the nearby Zadaran tribe; third, we are self-reliant." There was a long silence.In the end, Temujin broke the silence: "I choose the third way. Talihutai is a beast, and it is impossible to take us in. It is inevitable that we will live under the fence of Zadala. My lord mother, as long as we are closely united, there will be no harm. Impassable mountain."

Hoelun admired Temujin's ambition. However, bold words are easy to say, because they only need a touch of upper and lower lips, but in reality, it is not so easy. Hoelun vowed to bring up the children. Like a primitive person, she picked wild fruits and dig wild vegetables to feed the children.She ran up and down the Onon River, climbing the cliffs like a monkey, picking wild fruits that even animals don't like to eat.Hoelun can only act as a gatherer because she has no ability to hunt. Temujin and his younger brothers also shared their mother's worries. They fished by the river, caught marmots in the grassland, and shot birds in the trees with homemade bows and arrows.In short, the Hoelun family is now relying on nature to survive incessantly.

Prior to this, Temujin was a small nobleman with no worries about food and clothing.One can imagine how he felt when he suddenly fell from a high place to a poor and helpless situation.He finally understood what it meant to be at the bottom of society, what it was like not to have a complete family, and the bitterness of not having enough livestock to provide meat, milk or felt to build a yurt.In struggling to make ends meet, he longed for the affluence and freedom he enjoyed at the beginning. This feeling became even more urgent after he met Jamuka of the Zadaran tribe. The Zadaran tribe also belonged to Mongolian blood, but Yesugai never united them under his command when he was alive.Like other Mongolian tribes, the Zadaran tribe is also brave and good at fighting, and has been very prosperous in recent years. Jamuka is the eldest son of the chief of this tribe. No accident, he will be the head of the Zadaran tribe tomorrow.

On the day the two met, Temujin was "fooling" the marmot with a white cloth. The "stupidity" of the marmot was unbelievable. It was allergic to white, and when it saw white, it trembled all over and could not move.When people on the grassland catch it, they just need to use a piece of white cloth to attract its attention, and then slowly approach it to catch it.Temujin's white cloth "attracted" a marmot. When he was slowly approaching his prey, a person suddenly jumped out from his side and rushed towards the dumbfounded marmot.Unfortunately, the marmot twisted his waist, slipped under his crotch, and ran away wagging his head and tail.

Temujin was very annoyed, because this was his family's food for a day, but the man didn't care, with a smile on his fat face, he said, "I'll pay you one, there are plenty of them in my tribe." When Temujin heard that he had a day's worth of food, he stopped haggling with the other party. The two began to chat, and the other party said that his name was Jamuka, and he was the eldest son of the leader of the Zadala tribe.Temujin announced his name, and then added: "I am Lord Yasugai's eldest son." Jamuhe nodded repeatedly and said, "I heard about your father. Your tribe, alas!"

Temujin knew what he was sighing about, seeing him wearing a brand new woolen sweater, and looking at his frayed clothes, he felt a little inferior, thinking that he could have been like Jamuka, made him even more angry.But Jamuka ignored these, and since then he and Temujin have been in frequent contact.Once, Jamuka gave Temujin his hair stone (a kind of game implement), and Temujin also gave Jamuka his own hair stone, and the two became Anda (brothers). Another time, Jamuka gave Temujin the loud arrows he made. This kind of loud arrows is especially useful in catching stupid deer on the grassland. became a living target.Temujin liked this kind of arrow, and many years later, he equipped it with his army. The friendship between the two has continued, but because of the difference in status and economic conditions, Temujin seldom had time to be together with Jamu. It was after getting acquainted with the noble son Jamuka, the world of difference between the two sides made Temujin secretly swear that those who took away his wealth and freedom must pay the blood price! But there is a premise, he must use his mother and brothers to regain wealth and freedom with hard-working hands.