Chapter 128 Parental Investment

Socializing, by definition, refers to a social behavior in which people use social means to transmit and exchange information for various purposes.

However, the concept of socialization did not only arise in human civilization, on the contrary, it is a relatively primitive communication behavior of animals.

The original purpose of this behavior was simple: mating.

And it is the instinct, or desire, that drives mating, so the essence of socialization is to realize some kind of desire of oneself.

In the 'society' of the natural animal kingdom, there is an interesting phenomenon, as far as most animals are concerned, males are more beautiful than females, especially birds, which are the most obvious.

Peacocks, pheasants, parrots, mandarin ducks and the like are all males with extraordinarily gorgeous coats and beautiful shapes, and looking at females again, it will make people suspect that they are two species.

Among mammals, lions, horses, and deer have more pronounced and longer manes in males, as well as antlers in males.

According to the scientific definition, the brilliant feathers of birds and mammals, such as manes and antlers, are secondary sexual characteristics.

These things are the main tools used to attract females to mate.

And this kind of mate selection criterion in nature, there is a professional term called 'parental investment', which is also applicable to human society.

To put it simply, the price that organisms pay for reproduction is basically at the expense of their own survival rate.

Its unassuming females are responsible for hatching, while the colorful males need to attract the attention of predators and sacrifice their lives if necessary to keep their offspring safe.

Therefore, birds choose colorful males when choosing mates.

The beasts, on the other hand, choose to remind males who are large, with lush, supple manes and sufficient nutrition, to support their families.

As a result, in this kind of survival of the fittest in parental investment, nature has gradually produced an imagination called 'androgynous sex'.

The same applies to human beings.

However, the concept of parental investment may not be applicable to humans, because humans are the darkest and most terrifying of all living things.

But the androgynous of human beings is also manifested in appearance, but not just in appearance and figure.

It is formed in the origin of human civilization, rights and interests.

These two are the main tools for men to attract women.

Because power and profit are the main characteristics of human society in which men ensure the right to reproduce.

Appearance is just a bonus after the reproduction of aesthetics in the later period of human civilization.

The aesthetics that approach human beings are also changing with the development of power and profit.

For example, the current ink wolf thinks that Zhou Honger, who is fat and chubby, is a peerless beauty.

If it is placed in the later generations, this kind of woman who is a little overweight will definitely not be able to connect with the mainstream aesthetics, but at the end of the Warring States Period, or in the remote and civilized areas of Liaodong, this kind of white and white fat, the flesh on the face is so piled that you can't see the eyes. A woman with a three-layered chin and a woman who feels her whole body shaking when she walks is a real beauty.

Not only Zhou Hong'er, but also the women of these clans in the Bai Di tribe are all in this state.

At a glance, no matter whether the height is more than one meter six, there is absolutely no doubt that the weight has reached more than one hundred and sixteen, and each of them is white and fat like a white steamed bun that comes out of the steamer.

Seeing this group of women, Wang Xu felt that it was not only the group of animals of the royal army, but even the eyes of the old guy Mo Kui began to glow, staring at this group of Bai Dibu women with the eyes of a wolf staring at flowing oil.

Although there were more than a dozen clans, there were fifty-six women, eleven of whom were girls between the ages of sixteen and eighteen.

The concubines of these clans are different from the group of concubines and concubines that Murong Qian had ruined before, and these concubines are the tools for their clans to marry each other.

However, now that the city has changed hands, these concubines, according to the rules, should naturally be filled into the new king's harem.

Wang Xu just watched this group of white and fat women full, let alone enter the harem, after listening to their trembling self-introduction, Wang Xu casually said a banquet, and then took Mo Lianliu and left the well-decorated hall to the ink wolf to play freely.

"This is what the emperor said about blind dates?" Walking out of the palace, Mo Lian held an oil lamp in his hand, and his tone was a little strange.

"Sort of, wouldn't it be a good thing if these Bai Di women could marry the royal army?" Wang Xu stretched his waist and smiled at the extraordinarily round moon tonight.

"If the emperor takes those concubines into the harem, things will be more complete." Mo Lian pursed her lips and said with a complicated gaze.

"Solve things, the focus is to solve the two words, the number of the great Yan is fifty, its use of forty has nine, the remaining one is two to the image of two, hang one to the image of three, and to the four to the image of four, attributed to the strange to the elephant leap, five years old and then leap, so then hang and then hang." Wang Xu chuckled and said, "Heavenly Dao seems to be one more, but in fact, there are countless left, different solutions will reach different solutions, think about it, according to your solution, what if we integrate into other tribes in the future?" ”

Mo Lian blinked his eyes wide, "Well, it is estimated that the emperor's harem will continue to enter newcomers." ”

"Do you think that's a good solution?" Wang Xu looked at her and asked.

Mo Lian didn't look at it, "The ministers don't know, but the emperors in the history books deal with problems in this way, so every Emperor Yin Shang and the witches buried with him have thousands of notes." ”

Looking at Mo Lianyue's delicate side face, Wang Xu was slightly shaken.

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At the beginning of the banquet, whether it was a nomadic or an agrarian nation, the protagonists were all men at the beginning, and most of the women were supporting roles, or spices.

This is an unwritten rule of male superiority and inferiority in a patriarchal society.

Even a woman with some power can look flattered to be the protagonist of a banquet.

The hostesses of the clan, who had become extremely sensitive because of the change of the regime in the city, had already prepared for the mother and daughter to sleep when they received the invitation of the new king, and they had already prepared for this kind of rule in the teaching of their elders.

Especially after discovering that the new king is a man with a heroic posture and outstanding temperament, many women are still a little happy in their hearts.

But then the new king only gave one order and left, which made them a little confused, especially after hearing that Qiu He began to preside over the banquet as the host, they turned from panic to stunned and puzzled.

But soon, the food and beautiful men easily moved them.

The current ink wolves, neatly dressed, coupled with Qiu He's boasting of their positions in the Lonely Bamboo Country, made these clan women even more agitated.

As the mistress of the clan, it becomes their responsibility to protect the clan when the male owner is unable to protect the clan, and the helpless woman who wants to protect a clan has very limited resources.

It's nothing more than money and sex.

But the wealth was confiscated yesterday, and now only color remains.

They are ready to use their beautiful faces and postures to find new supporters among these men to ensure the safety of their clan.

So this group of 'plump' women took their daughters and began their somewhat jerky communication, but they soon discovered that these men were completely different from the men they had come into contact with before.

Not only are these men brightly armed, but they don't even touch their feet, they even keep their seats at a distance, and the way they chat is also interesting.

This peculiar way of communicating, with these other men, caused the women to quickly forget their original purpose and indulge in the pleasure of chatting.

"That, Hong'er, try this winter onion mixed with tofu, you haven't eaten much in the past two days, you're hungry and thin." The ink wolf flattered the sorrowful Zhou Hong'er with a concerned face.

"General Mo, I really don't have an appetite." Zhou Hong'er smiled far-fetchedly, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

"I know you're still missing your father and uncle." The ink wolf put down the bowl and said with a melancholy face, "But why don't you ask?" If you ask, I'll tell you. ”

Zhou Hong'er was a little stunned at the ink wolf's affectionate eyes, and was shocked in her heart, and had a cautious temperature, "General Mo, are you willing to inform Hong'er?" ”

"Of course." The ink wolf said softly, "As long as you want to know, I will naturally tell you." ”

Zhou Hong'er was greatly moved, and her eyes that were squeezed into a slit by the fat meat opened, "It's so hard to annoy General Mo to tell Hong'er the truth, so that Hong'er can give an explanation to the clansmen." ”

"During the expedition, your father had a dispute with Murong and was unfortunately killed." The ink wolf sighed deeply, "Mourn." ”

Zhou Hong'er's eyes were red, and she couldn't help but choke and nodded, "I know." ”

"Qiu He and I originally wanted to assist your father and unite with Murong to overthrow the Sang clan, but I didn't expect that Murong was ambitious and insatiable, and your father and brother were killed, which was also an unpredictable thing for us, so we had to ask the emperor for help, lead troops into the city, destroy Murong exhaustion, and rescue you." The ink wolf sighed and said, "But I didn't expect it to be a step too late, and you Zhou clan's men seem to have been murdered by Murong exhausted." ”

Zhou Hong'er sobbed in a low voice, ignoring the ink wolf's nonsense, as if she was immersed in her own world.

The ink wolf glanced at the ink armor in the main hall, who had already pulled a woman to start dancing, rolled his eyes, and secretly noted that this guy had violated the rules explained by the emperor.

Then the ink wolf patted Zhou Hong'er on the shoulder and comforted, "The deceased has passed away, and the living have to go on, and now there is only one concubine left in the Zhou family, you don't have to cry." ”

"My mother?!" Zhou Hong'er raised her head in surprise.

"The old woman couldn't stand the blow, so she followed Wu Zhu." The ink wolf sighed and couldn't bear to say.

These Zhou Hong'er completely lay on the table and cried bitterly.

Zhou Hong'er cried bitterly, but it only interfered with the lively atmosphere of the hall for a moment, and after the women of Bai Dibu cast their eyes on their side, they immediately shifted and continued their social interactions, as if they didn't know this Zhou concubine who had been friends with each other in the past.