Volume 2 Planting Chapter 152 Festivals and Calendars (Proofreading)
Due to Wang Tian's hard work, now the tribe is not only the thin head Tuo who is busy pasting couplets, but everyone is gathered in front of the doors of the new houses one by one.
There are stickers, there are commands, and there are also those who appreciate Wang Tianmobao.
"Tall"
"A little to the right"
"Much more"
"Get down a little"
"A little higher on the right"
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Mandarin is occasionally mixed with a few words of the original tribal vernacular, and the scene is bustling and lively.
The bright red paper with the thick ink brush words, the whole tribe seems to have entered the festive mode in an instant.
Wang Tian and the others almost discovered at the same time that after the decoration of these red papers, an atmosphere that had never appeared in the Tianlong tribe began to spread......
Wang Tian was in a trance, as if he had returned to the Spring Festival time in later generations, to the town surrounded by mountains and rivers, and to the world he was once so familiar with.
As night fell, the campfires outside the walls had been lit, and the various groups that had gone out to work had returned to the tribe.
At this time, Wang Tian stood in front of the drum set with a drumstick in his hand, and beside him stood Wu and the leader boss.
The drumstick in his hand struck the drum surface, because of the experience of the last time, he didn't use much force this time, but this sudden sound still aroused a wave of unease in everyone's hearts.
When they found out that it was the Son of Heaven beating the drum, everyone calmed down again, and saw Wu standing beside the Son of Heaven, and everyone knew that there was something to say about this matter, and something to announce.
So all of them fell silent, and gathered in front of Wu and the Son of Heaven, and after Wang Tian waited for everyone to stand, the drumsticks in his hands fell again.
Everyone on the viewing platform was silent, and Wang Tian said: "Let's talk about a few things before dinner today, the first thing is the drum you see, like this big drum, now a total of three sides, in the future the tribe will put one side, used for sacrifices and other celebrations; ”
"Then there will be a side on the city wall and the factory buildings in the farming area, this is used as a warning, and when there is danger in the tribe or the farming area, it must be sounded immediately."
"In order to distinguish the meaning of different drum sounds, let's agree together on what kind of drum sounds mean what they mean."
"So that when you hear it in the future, you have to take different actions and deal with different drum sounds, okay now to make a long story short, pay attention, I'm going to knock."
"Knock knock... Knock knock... Knock knock"
The drum that shook people's eardrums sounded again, and although everyone had been prepared, they still couldn't help but feel a tingling in their scalps.
The Son of Heaven continued: "Did you hear clearly, I knocked three times in a row just now," said Wang Tianbi with three fingers, and then knocked it down.
"Knock knock... Knock knock... Knock knock"
"The sound of the drum three times in a row indicates that the tribe or the farming area is under attack by the enemy, and everyone must immediately take up arms when they hear this sound."
"Knock Knock ......"
"Hearing this sound of continuous and rapid tapping, this is the order to attack, and after hearing this sound, no one can retreat!"
"Knock...... Boom...... Boom"
"If it's such a slow sound, it's an order to retreat, and whether you're pursuing or defending, you must retreat at once, back to the tribe's walls or makeshift camp."
"Knock knock...... Knock Knock...... Knock knock"
"Two rapid sounds in a row indicate that the pursuit is stopped and the place is standby."
Wang Tian said the different meanings expressed by the drum in one breath, and when he saw that everyone seemed to be confused, he continued:
"I'll put it simply, the drum only sounds once, it means retreat, it rings twice, it sounds three times it means calling the police, and if it keeps ringing, it means pursuing! Do you understand? ”
Seeing that everyone was forced to do the same, Wang Tian's face was speechless, this is not complicated, is it so difficult to understand?
He decided to get over the question first, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, the leader will lead everyone to train in the future." ”
In the future generations after many years, it is also common for some recruits to be left and right when they are training in the queue, and Wang Tian has already prepared for everyone's reaction.
"The second thing is the matter of the tribe coming in tomorrow, and after everyone has dinner, they will start making the bed in the new house."
Wang Tian pointed to the pile of thatched mattresses tied on the ground and continued: "After the bed is made, come to me to get a haircut and tidy up your hair." ”
"After the haircut, go to Xiaoli to get your new clothes and shoes, and then all the people will take a bath for me, and if you find that the clothes and shoes are not suitable after taking a bath, you can ask Xiaoli to change."
When everyone heard that there were new clothes and new shoes, they all looked happy, and what everyone had been waiting for for a long time had finally arrived.
Wang Tian continued: "Women go to the bathroom tonight to wash, tonight there is no distinction between male and female bathrooms, all bathrooms are used by women." ”
"In the future, it will be used according to the distinction, if anyone dares to give me a mess, the first warning, the second punishment, the third ... The third time, I cut the chick directly. ”
When the men present heard this, they only felt that they stepped down and looked at each other one by one, they knew that on such an occasion, the Son of Heaven would not joke with them.
"The men are going to wash in the open-air bathroom outside tonight, and all the bathrooms have a basin of soap like this, so don't use too much, just have bubbles every time."
After finishing speaking, Wang Tian pointed to a pot of soap beside him, because it had just been made and had not yet been dried, so it was still a whole pot now.
"If your body is particularly dirty, you can wash it a few more times with this soap, as long as it's not a waste, I'm still living in the cave tonight, and I'll officially move tomorrow!"
Wang Tian felt that since he was going to make a ceremony, he had to be formal, and if he lived in it today, it wouldn't be like that.
"Oh, let's say it again, this soap can't be eaten, whoever eats it spoils his stomach and throws it outside the tribe to feed the wolves!"
When everyone heard the Son of Heaven say this, they all burst into laughter, and everyone still knew in their hearts when the Son of Heaven was joking and when he was serious.
"There is one more thing, that is, Huzi and Xiaoli have become spouses, and tomorrow I will hold a ceremony for them to announce that they are officially married, and all the people in the tribe will hold such a ceremony when they find a spouse in the future."
Then Wang Tian announced a bombshell: every tomorrow in the future, it will be set as the tribal day of the Tianlong tribe, on this day everyone in the tribe rests, kills chickens and slaughters sheep, oh no, kill rabbits and slaughter sheep, chickens don't kill and keep eggs, and then eat and drink enough.
The reason why Wang Tian decided this way is that there is no festival in the tribe now, and everyone also needs to rest and relax, as well as have some emotional exchanges.
Since Wang Tian's arrival, except for the communication at work, there is no longer a scene of snuggling up to each other to catch lice in the past.
Because everyone is busy, they don't have time to communicate outside of work, which is not appropriate, and it is also important to strengthen the relationship between each other.
There is another reason why primitive times, more than any other period in history, need to work closely together to set the purpose of the festival.
That is to let everyone develop the concept of time, it can't always be a day in the cave, the world has been a thousand years, as for the current calendar, it doesn't matter, this year's winter solstice will definitely be determined.
Once the winter solstice date has been determined, the date of tomorrow can be extrapolated forward, so that the date of the tribal day will be determined.
In the future, the tribe will use the solar calendar to record all aspects of production and life, and then calculate the 24 solar terms of the future generations through the winter solstice, which will be used to guide agricultural production activities.
As for the Spring Festival of the lunar calendar, it is too lunar and too complicated, and Wang Tian plans to designate a day as the Spring Festival by himself.
In the future, we will have to look at the observation, analysis and summary of the moon, and I hope that he can formulate a more reasonable lunar calendar to further improve the traditional Chinese calendar, of course, even the solar calendar needs to be constantly revised and improved.
And this is where Wang Tian's flaw lies, he always can't understand and can't start with something as complicated as legislation.
But isn't there a First Truss in the tribe? There will always be a calendar, and the progress of civilization does not depend on any one person, even if he is a time-traveler......