31. Ba people's customs
"Hey......" Wei Huadun called softly.
When the large hazy black shadow obscured the moonlight and enveloped the four of them, Wei Huadun and Ah Wolf immediately opened their eyes.
At this time, Wei Huadun looked at the sky, and he could see the ......
I saw that in the high sky, I don't know when the dark clouds floated silently in the sky, and the scope was so wide that it seemed to have completely separated the sky from the earth......
"Do you believe that there really is a god in the world?"
Ah Wolf sat up, also looked at the dark clouds above his head, for a long time, shook his head and said, "I don't know." But I believe that human beings are by no means the highest creatures, there must be more advanced life forms than human beings, and there will even be unknown civilizations in higher dimensions. β
"Nope." Wei Huadun, also from the 32nd century, is naturally convinced of this fact. But Ah Wolf didn't understand what Wei Huadun meant: "I mean, do you believe in 'heaven'?" β
Ah Wolf understood the meaning, but the "heaven" he said was too profound...... Ah Wolf replied: "Maybe this great drought and this upcoming heavy rain are really scientifically related to those golden crows, or maybe they have nothing to do with each other, it doesn't matter." I am a pioneer of the ancient times, and that's all, the arduous work of preserving historical civilization has occupied all my body, mind and mind. β
Woohooββββ cold wind rose, waking up Luoluo and Zhuangmeng.
After a while, the thunder rolled and rumbled, and the rain poured down and moistened the earth......
After a long drought and a rainy day, countless tribesmen and wild animals woke up from their sleep and shared the gratitude and joy of this moment with the silent flowers and trees......
Xia tribe, in the palace.
Long, Boyi, and other key members of the tribe came in the rain with happy smiles......
The elderly Yao stood under the eaves, stretched out his hands to catch the falling rain, but above his smile was a pair of tearful eyes, and shouted: "Heavenly Grace Yicheng - Heavenly Grace - "
Behind the side, the great witch of the Xia tribe, wearing animal bones, tooth chains around his neck, wearing a robe and holding a horn staff, exuded a strange green light that others could not seeβexactly the same as the green light on the arrow shot by Dayi!
No one knows, but in the eyes of Da Wu Zhu, you can also see that the other people present also emit that kind of thick or faint green light...... And the green light emitted by Yao's body was far thicker than everyone present!
Da Wu Zhu's face was old-fashioned, difficult to distinguish between joy and anger, and he said expressionlessly: "Benevolence and virtue are good to the sky." β
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"Isn't it? It's dangerous to have to travel in such a heavy rain! As soon as Zhuang Meng saw the valley jungle, he felt that his scalp was numb. Especially in this dark and rainy night, everything will feel even more terrifying.
But Wei Huadun had already made up his mind, just because Dayi raised his head and closed his eyes for a long time in the rain, and then walked into the jungle with a bow and arrows.
"The heavy rain will wash away many traces, and now there is no detector, so if you don't follow at this time, it will be even more difficult to find Dayi later." Wei Huadun said, took off his clothes and draped them on Luoluo's body, and then walked into the jungle with her in his arms.
Zhuang Meng reluctantly followed into the jungle, complaining along the way: "Dayi is really...... What do you think? It's raining so hard, and you still have to hurry......"
"Shut up, you." The wolf reprimanded, "If you want to blame, blame yourself for breaking the detector." β
"I didn't mean to......"
"Wolf!" Wei Huadun screamed urgently, picked up Luoluo and threw it over, and then picked up Zhuang Meng again, and ordered again: "Speed up!" β
The four of them merged into two shadows again, and quickly shuttled and leaped through the forest. Although the forest could not be seen at the moment, the miniature lights on the wolf's combat suit had limited effect, and the speed of travel could not be the same as that of the day, Wei Huadun had no choice.
Ah Wolf was extremely cautious, and wondered: "Why did Dayi suddenly speed up?" β
"How do I know?"
They didn't notice that under the big mountain rock they had just jumped over, there was a large pile of white bones......
And in the middle of the jungle, there is an extremely wide rain depression that seems to be endless and winding......
They were running at top speed.
It's just that Wei Huadun and the four of them never thought that they would run without sleep for four days and three nights!
During the period, only when Dayi was eating and resting, Wei Huadun and the four of them could take the opportunity to rest for a while. Along the way, I can't remember how many mountains and rivers I have walked through......
If it weren't for the fact that Ah Wolf had some high-energy emergency compressed dry food and super functional drinking water in his combat suit, let alone falling and cute, I am afraid that even Wei Huadun and Ah Wolf would have been difficult to persevere.
Finally, just when the four of them were physically exhausted, Wei Huadun even planned to let Ah Wolf stay to protect Luo Luo and Zhuang Meng, and continue to track by himself, Dayi slowed down his march.
"Those are...... Three Miao people? β
Dayi took refuge behind the tree, Wei Huadun and the four of them hid behind a big rock, and the five of them peeped together: on the other side of a clear stream in the distance, a group of people were moving there. Women are doing laundry or washing vegetables, children are playing, and a little farther away there are some young men with weapons, carrying wild animals back to the tribe.
The style of dress of those people is very different from that of the ancestors of the Xia tribe: whether they are men, women, young or old, their faces or bodies are painted with patterns; Most of the men have no clothes on their upper bodies, and some of the women wear tassels on their shoulders, but most of them have no tops; All wore half-length spike waist skirts, and some men also wore ring tassel belts at the knees; The headdress is somewhat sunflower-shaped, made of feathers of various colors, with a few long feathers in the middle slightly taller; The neck ornaments are mostly colored ropes woven of different colors such as red, yellow, orange and brown, and most of the warriors have different colors of decorations on their wrists, similar to wrist guards......
Zhuang Meng grinned and looked at those people dumbfounded.
"What about you?" Wei Huadun kicked him lightly.
Zhuang Meng came back to his senses and said: "Those are the [Ba people], who now belong to the Sanmiao Alliance, and then they will merge with the Chinese ancestors into a big family, and they belong to the same country." β
"Then why are you so big?"
"Wait......" Ah Wolf interjected and questioned, "Didn't the Ba people originate from [Chongqing Fuling] in the west?" Let's go all the way south in the past few days, don't tell me that this is Chongqing in the future. β
"It was the Neolithic [Daxi Culture] period. The cultural history of the Ba people is also very long, and the distribution area is also particularly wide, and the whole territory of Chongqing, eastern Sichuan, southern Shaanxi, northern Guizhou, southwestern Hubei and so on, there are documentary records and archaeological evidence of Ba culture. β
"They are the grandson branch of [Houzhao], the descendants of [Fuxi], one of the [Three Emperors], in fact, like the Xia tribe and us, they all belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang. It's just that in the history of China, the Ba people have a very large distribution area, and for a long time, they have not been completely integrated into a unified whole like the Xia tribe. ββ"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Classic of the Sea", "Road History: Postscript"
Zhuang Meng said: "The Ba people living here are a large tribal group formed by the combination of the five clans and tribes of 'Ba Clan, Fan Clan, Ri Qin Clan, Xiang Clan, and Zheng Clan', led by the leader [Ba Wu Xiang], and the clansmen also call it [Di Jun], with the white tiger as the totem, their armed forces, fishing and hunting and boat skills are very high!" Controlled the salt production in the Qingjiang River Basin and Wuxi River Basin!! ββ "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Nanban Southwest Yilie", "Taiping Huanyu Ji, Changyang County, Xia", "Tongdian, Volume One Hundred and Eighty-Seven", "Water Jing Note: Yishui"
"Boat ???"
"Salt Industry ???"
The trio were visibly surprised.
Zhuang Meng jumped up angrily, pointed at the three of them and said angrily, "What's so surprising? Why do you think so? Don't underestimate these Chinese ancestors and our own ancestors! I hate the kind of guy who looks down on the ancients because he is a modern person in later generations, especially those unfilial descendants who sarcastically mock their ancestors, what is the difference between them and livestock!? If it weren't for the thousands of years of culture and the accumulation of scientific knowledge and experience of your predecessors, what virtues would you have achieved in the future generations? β
Wei Huadun and the three of them hurriedly shook their heads and waved their hands: "No, no, no, don't be so excited, we definitely don't mean that." It's just a little surprising, these Chinese ancestors are indeed too smart. β
Only then did Zhuang Meng extinguish the fire, and said: "Not only are they smart, they are also very far-sighted." Do you know how they choose their leaders? β
Ba life is bold, the folk customs are simple and dignified, and they have always advocated martial arts, and even the [Bayu Dance] that has been handed down to later generations is characterized by a strong dance style, sonorous and powerful music, and it belongs to the type of war dance and martial dance. (The oldest music creation recorded in ancient Chinese classics was also produced in Badi.) οΌ
In the early Han Dynasty, the Bayu dance was also moved into the palace by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and became a court music and dance, and was also used to receive envoys and VIPs from various countries, and also became a music and dance used in the sacrifice of the dynasty, as well as the music and dance of the funeral of the Son of Heaven! Until the Tang Dynasty, the Bayu dance was still one of the important court dances. In Chongqing and eastern Sichuan, the tap dance, hand-waving dance, waist drumming, shield dance, etc., of the descendants of the Ba people, are the changes of the ancient Bayu dance.
Because of the courage and tenacity of the Ba people, they are known as "divine soldiers". Historical Sources: In Chinese history, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Chu, and Qin ...... In many times of war and battles, there are powerful figures of the Ba people. Look at archaeology: even in the reckless Daba Mountain, Qinling Mountains, etc., under extremely difficult and difficult living conditions, the Ba people still strive for self-improvement, multiply from generation to generation, cut snakes and pythons, shoot tigers and leopards, hunt and fish, reclaim land and farm, build water conservancy, and develop agriculture...... They have played a very positive historical role in promoting the economic and cultural development of Chongqing, eastern Sichuan, Hubei and other regions, especially in the Daba Mountain area.
However, even though the Ba people are brave and good at fighting, and even some Ba tribes often use pronouns such as "barbarians, barbarians" in history, so many people mistakenly think that the "barbarians" are all uncivilized, ignorant and reckless, bloodthirsty (εΏη), and live like savages. This is a big misunderstanding!
The Ba people's method of running for the monarchy is not only democratic, but also very open, very fair, and meets the needs of survival and development in ancient times. Under the watchful eye of the public, the candidates relied entirely on their personal abilities and did not engage in any deception. They tested: throwing swords with pontoons.
In any era, what people need is "follow me!" Such a leader does not need this kind of people-loving and corrupt lord who "rushes me". Both mentally and physically...... Especially in the harsh natural living conditions in ancient times, without strong personal force, self-protection is a problem, who else do you want to lead in the Ba tribe? Therefore, one of the Ba tests is to throw a sword.
The second is the pontoon. Ditto, what people need is a leader who will make everyone live a good life. The Ba people living in the Qingjiang River basin in the gorge area, good water and pontoon boats are the most important and even the only means of transportation for them such as salt mining, fishing and hunting, trade exchange, and tribal migration. As a leader, if you can't even be familiar with the most basic and important things related to people's lives, not to mention the economy, materials, survival and development of the entire tribe, just talk about this person himself, do you know what it means to do hard work? Therefore, the second test of the Pakistani people is the pontoon.
ββJournal of Jilin University, No. 2, 1982, Society and Religion in the Ancient Ba People's Dynasty, Shiben, Notes on the Book of Water, The Book of Jin, Li Te, Li Liuji, The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of the Southern Barbarians and the Southwest Yi
At present, the tribes of the ancestors of the Ba people that Wei Huadun and others saw must be in [Yicheng], which is located in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, south of Yichang City, Hubei Province, in the 21st century.
This is the reason why Zhuang Meng was stunned......
"We chased from [in Shanxi north of the Yellow River] to Yicheng [at the boundary between the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River]...... Even in the 21st century, the road is about 857.3 kilometers, and it takes more than 10 hours to travel. If you walk, according to the average person walking 5 kilometers per hour, even if you walk 24 hours a day, it will take more than 7 days...... It only took us less than 4 days to run this ~~ far...... You two are monsters! ο½ο½β
Boom! Boom!
Wei Huadun and Ah Wolf each beat his brain with a big bag, "We just have the science of the 32nd century, what is a monster!" Yes? Bastard! "The real suspicious person is Dayi, it's him!"
In the past few days, except for the ordinary-looking bow that Dayi was carrying, Wei Huadun and the others really didn't see him using any technological products. Confused, they guessed: Maybe Dayi's technology is similar to the communicator on Ah Wolf's body, so small that it can't be seen......
"But ......" Luo Luo was puzzled: "What is the tribe of Dayi Laiba going to do?" β