Chapter 28 The Marriage of Satu

Golden-walled neighbors, silver-like friends and family.

β€”Salar proverb

The mountain steppes not far from the Salur camp are inhabited by the Tibetan people, an indigenous ethnic group of the plateau and mountains. The Tibetan people mainly graze cattle and sheep and have their own fixed living range. They would often come to Salur villages and exchange their cattle and sheep for tea, barley, and cloth for the Salur, Hui, and Mongols.

Occasionally, the cattle and sheep of the Tibetans would come to the fields of the Salur people, eat the crops they had planted and trample on the vegetables they had worked so hard to grow. At this time, the Salulians would pick up stones and sticks to chase the cattle and sheep.

The Tibetan people were very dissatisfied when they saw their beloved cattle and sheep being frightened and running wildly. The Tibetans believed that the whole world was their grassland, and of course livestock had the right to graze everywhere.

The people of Salur think that they have worked so hard to reclaim the wasteland and grow crops and vegetables, how can they let their livestock go to waste? Since the contradiction between livestock grazing crops and trampling on farmland was not resolved in a timely manner, collective fighting broke out between the two ethnic groups.

Gareng considered that it would be of no benefit to the Tibetans and Salurs to continue fighting like this for a long time. In order to settle the dispute with the Tibetans over farmland and livestock, he took Hassan, who was both wise and brave, to the highland cottage where the Tibetans lived, to visit their leaders and negotiate a solution.

In the eyes of the Tibetan people's hatred, they walked into the tent of the head man Tashi Dunzhu.

They saluted Tashi Dunzhu according to the etiquette of the Tibetan people, and then offered white hada and tea leaves, cloths and other gifts with their hands.

Gareng said to Tashi Dhondrup: "The violent storms and rains have made it difficult for you Tubo people and us Salur people to survive. Why can't we live together as brothers? ”

Tashi Dunzhu said arrogantly: "No matter how crazy the storm is, there will always be a source, and there will be a twist in the battle between the Tibetans and the Salurians. Why do you Salur people trespass into the territory of the Tibetans and seize our steppe? ”

Gale replied recklessly, "We are soldiers and civilians sent by the Great Mongolian Khan, and we have come all the way here to defend our homeland. ”

Tashi Dunzhu corrected solemnly: "This is the territory of our Tibetan people. You are bison who trespassed into the steppe without being invited. ”

Hassan couldn't help but be angry, and immediately retorted: "I heard that this place once belonged to the Qiang, Tuyuhun, Xianbei, Han and Mongolian people in history. ”

Tashi Dundrup gave Hassan a vicious look.

Gale Mang said: "This is indeed the land of the Tibetans, but you have clearly declared your submission to the Great Mongolia. In this case, the soldiers and civilians sent by the Khan should not be called uninvited guests. ”

"Every time we shook hands with the people below the mountain when the sun was rising, but every time the sun went down, we were mercilessly attacked by them. They robbed us of our cattle and sheep, and cursed us for being filthy. We, the Tibetans, are always on the side of the victims. ”

"We, the Salurs, have never taken the initiative to attack you. I have come to your tent today with a piece of sincerity and sincerity, and I hope that our two nations will communicate with each other and live together peacefully. ”

Tashi Dunzhu softened his cheeks and said, "I know that you are the new Salurians, and naturally you have no grievances with us in the past, and I should have trusted you. In case you break your promises in the future, he must remain as a hostage in our cottage. ”

Tashi Dhondrup's eyes flickered at Hassan.

When Hassan heard Tashi Dhondrup's words, his eyes turned red with anger.

Gareng quietly pressed Hassan's clenched fist with his large hand, smiled and nodded to Tashi Dhondrup.

Tashi Dhondrup's gloomy face immediately turned sunny and showed a smile of satisfaction. He raised his hands and slapped them gently.

A young and beautiful Tibetan woman walked into the tent and brought two bowls of steaming butter milk tea.

Another older Tibetan woman brought two bowls of tsamba.

Finally, a strong Tibetan man brought a large plate. In the center of the plate is a sharp knife that is shining.

As soon as Hassan saw the sharp knife, he became vigilant. He feared that the Tibetans would stab Gale Mang with their swords, so he was ready to jump up at any time to protect his leader, Gale Mang.

Tashi Dhondrup smiled and said, "I have heard that you Muslims do not eat cattle and sheep slaughtered by other people. Then, please slaughter the sheep with your own knife and taste the mutton of our Tubo people. ”

Gale replied, "It is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

With Hassan's help, Gale Mang pressed the fat sheep to the grass, turned the sheep's neck to the western sky, recited a verse in his mouth, and then slaughtered the sheep.

In the evening, Gale Mang and Hassan had eaten enough boiled mutton and drank enough butter milk tea, and were ready to get up and say goodbye.

Tashi Dundrup pointed his finger at Hassan and said, "You have to count what you say." He had to stay. ”

Gale Mang gave Hassan a look, and said with a smile: "The mountain is not as high as Kunlun Mountain, and the people are not as honest as the Salur people." Rest assured, he will stay. ”

Gale Mang was escorted away by two Tibetan men.

Tashi Dunzhu looked at Hassan expressionlessly and said, "The girl who brought you butter milk tea just now is my baby daughter Dolma. Would you, a Salulian, be my son-in-law? ”

Hassan was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately became ashamed, angry, and ashamed, drooped his head, and ignored Tashi Dhondrup.

In the following days, Dolma cared for Hassan, had a complete set of tea and food, and had a gentle attitude, which made Hassan's heart a little uneasy.

Hassan thought to himself, they all said that this Tubo people are strong and domineering, and they are barbaric, and the woman I see now is so beautiful and gentle, which shows that people usually don't know too much about the Tubo people, or they misunderstand people with all kinds of generalizations.

Dolma is 18 years old and has bright and simple eyes. She earnestly asked Hassan about the origin of the Salur people, and then exclaimed: "It is not easy for people everywhere to survive." ”

Hassan asked, "I heard that our hometown also had you Tibetans in ancient times, but I don't know where you went later. Can you tell us about the history of your Tibetan people? ”

Dolma smiled and said, "As long as you are willing to listen, I can tell you for a lifetime." ”

Hassan didn't expect the Tibetan woman to be so straightforward, but instead seemed to be twisting and pinching, like a woman in a skirt.

The Tibetans are the indigenous people of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and are the ancestors of today's Tibetans.

The Tibetans first originated as an agricultural tribe in the central region of the Brahmaputra River basin. They first went through the stages of group gathering and hunting, and gradually learned to raise and farm.

After BC, they belonged to a branch of the Qiang people.

Later, the Tibetan ancestors of the Yalong tribe on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River were divided into six sub-tribes.

In the 6th century, the leader of the Yalong tribe became the leader of the tribal confederation, called the king (Zampu in Tibetan), and established a slave dynasty that called itself Bo.

At the beginning of the 7th century, the Tang Dynasty established a strong unified regime, ending more than 300 years of chaotic division in the Central Plains. At the same time, Songtsen Gampo, the national hero of Tibet, annexed more than 10 tribes and tribes, unified the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and formally established the Tibetan Dynasty, which was the capital of Lhasa (present-day Lhasa, Tibet).

In 842, the Tibetan Dynasty was divided and collapsed due to the strife within the royal family and the scuffle between tribes and border generals, and many local forces that did not belong to each other appeared. They fought against each other for more than 400 years.

At the same time, from the 10th to the 12th centuries, Lamaism was accepted by all strata in Tibet, and gradually penetrated into all areas of Tibetan society.

The Tibetan people have their own rich and colorful ethnic culture and glorious history.

In the course of living together, Hassan gradually fell in love with Dolma, but because the two of them believed in different religions, were of two nationalities, and had a wife and children of his own, there were some troubles.

So, the Hassantos sent a message to Gareng and asked him for help.

When Gale Mang heard this, he was very happy, and immediately sent someone to bring a message to Hassan: "We Salur people are originally more men than women, and it is not easy for those singles to dress and eat. Now, the fact that the daughters of the Tibetans are willing to marry you shows that they have full trust in us, the Salurians. This is a great thing. We will do the ideological work for your wife and go to propose soon with the dowry. ”

Soon, Gale Mang led the male and female elders of the Salur tribe to the Tibetan people's cottage to propose marriage, carrying large bags of tea, silk and other gifts.

When Tashi Dhondrup saw that Gale Mang personally brought people to give gifts and propose marriage, he naturally felt that the scenery on his face was infinite, and ordered his subordinates to hold a feast and warmly entertain Salur's guests.

Subsequently, Tashi Tondrup married Dolma to Hassan in the manner of the Tibetans.

At the wedding, Tashi Dhondrup said to Gale Mang: "We Tibetans are mainly women, and the way we marry women now is in accordance with the customs of the Tibetans. You Hui people are mainly male, and we should follow your customs. Let them stay with me for nine days, and then I will send them to your villages, and do it according to your customs. ”

Gale smiled and said, "Okay. When Hassan and Dolma return, I will settle them down, and then I will send someone over and take them hostage in your Tibetan cottage. ”

Tashi Tondrup laughed, waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. It was yours who were hostages to me, but my precious daughter is to be held hostage to you. Besides, we Tibetan boys still have to marry daughters-in-law, and we can't marry all the daughters of Tibet. Ha ha. ”

After listening to the conversation between the leaders of the two tribes, the Tibetans and Salurians at the wedding banquet laughed loudly.

Nine days later, Tashi Dhondrup sent Hassan and Dolma to the street.

Gale Mang specially invited the Muslim of the clan and gave Dolma a noble Muslim name - Hedicher. For the wife of the Prophet Muhammad was called Hettiche.

Hassan's wife and Dolma recognize each other's sisters and get along very well.

Less than half a year later, Hedicher gave birth to a sturdy son named Yunus.

Since then, the Salur people and the Tibetan people have become a relationship of "You Have Me and I Have You" (Tibetan language, relatives), and there have been few wars.

With the establishment of the four great Mongolian khanates, especially the Great Yuan Dynasty, the country was gradually unified, the continuous wars were greatly reduced, and the Khorezmian people who were sent to move east gradually changed from the half-army and half-civilian garrison to professional farming, and many villages were formed in various places.

As part of the Khwarazm people who migrated eastward, the Salur people have since reclaimed barren land in the Xunhua area on the banks of the Yellow River and settled down. They built houses around the mosque and formed villages, where men and women weaved and multiplied.

Gale Mang raised a total of 6 sons, and multiplied into the so-called Liumen, that is, the six offspring. Among them, he named the eldest son Qizi, the second son called Qingshui, the third son called Yazi, and the fourth son called Su, respectively, in the four places of Jiezi, Qingshui, Yazi, and Suzhi, they opened up wasteland, crops and crops, and were called four houses by later generations.

The six gates, together with the two Hui people surnamed Ma and Shen who moved in from Hezhou, are collectively known as the eight households of Salur. They formed eight villages in the Xunhua area, namely Shangfangzhuang, Majiazhuang, Shenjiazhuang, Sanlifangzhuang, Sanlan Bahaizhuang, Limenzhuang, Hanbazhuang and Tuolongduzhuang.

The aging Garemang and Ahmang were buried by Hassan and their descendants on both sides of the Black Mosque, guarding the land that nurtured the Salur people, guarding the precious hand-copied scriptures and protecting the descendants of Salur.

Later, as Salur's economic power grew, they converted the Black Mosque into a larger, Central Plains, Arabic and Tibetan style of Ariti Orimiti (Salur language, street mosque).

The Salur tribe opened its mind and absorbed the surrounding Tubo, Hui and Han ethnic groups into its own group, forming five ethnic groups with foreign surnames other than the direct line of Galemang.

The division of the four chambers and the five clans indicates the transition of the Salur people from the clan tribal community to the national community, and from the clans and families of the Gareng descendants to the nation.

The street was the first site of the Salur people after they settled in the East, and it was also the heart of their settlement in the East. Because of this, Jiezi has become the root and soul of the religious beliefs, national spirit, cultural history and customs of the Salur people in China.

After the Salurians left Central Asia, HulegΓΌ, the grandson of Genghis Khan and the son of Tolei, conquered Central and Western Asia. From then on, the homeland of the Khorezm Empire was divided into three parts, which belonged to the Chagatai Khanate, the Γ–gedai Khanate, and the Ilkhanate.