Section 122 My Motherland
In ancient times, there was a letter to the sky, and now there is a barbarian roar. This is Tianhao's understanding.
There is no fixed key to babbling and humming, and monotonous syllables have nothing to do with music. The shriveled and toothless crooked mouth is a little leaky, and the humming is obviously out of tune, just like the confidence that has swelled after just a few days of study, I feel good about holding a solo concert, and I am playing a half-baked level of erhu jerky playing, which sounds very harsh, and I feel that my ears are tortured and ravaged.
This is Tianhao's personal thoughts.
But others don't think so.
The old woman soon gathered around a group of music lovers.
It was dark, and it was supposed to be time to rest, and the bastards did not sleep, but gathered in the square, lit a bonfire, and shouted like wild dogs in heat.
This is definitely not the contempt of civilized people for barbaric culture. They really don't have a concept of music, they just open their mouths and scream according to their feelings and personal preferences, not so much singing as howling.
Tianhao has listened to a lot of ethnic minority music in the civilized era. "A Thin Jumping Moon", "Little River Flowing Water", "Embroidered Purse" ...... The northern barbarians were clearly not culturally strong enough to be able to spread music and art. However, it is undeniable that most of them only have the concepts of "hunger" and "food" in their minds, and they also have a yearning for a better life and the idea of using artistic means to render.
Tianhao felt like he was going crazy.
He couldn't stand the ghosts crying and howling outside every night. Paralyzed, the voices converged, and even the maned bear in the cave who liked fresh human flesh had to turn around and speed up and run away, not to mention that he was still a dormant who had been awakened from his slumber in the apocalyptic times.
If these guys who like to scream are from other villages, Tianhao must have ordered their heads to be cut off in order to be quiet.
But they are their own people.
And looking at this posture, this kind of spontaneous mass entertainment will continue for a long time, if not forever......
Bearing blockade is useless. The legendary great water control hero and his father have proved with his life: it is better to be blocked than to be sparse. The cries of the lower classes of the people could never be stuffed into tin cans, tightly sealed, and thrown into the sea. Even if you do, the cans will still deflate and crack under the pressure of the strong seawater, and strings of bubbles will emerge from the dark and dreary ocean floor, rise to the surface of the sea, and explode with a "poof".
Tianhao, who hadn't slept well for several days, was pale. He shuffled out of the room with heavy, tired steps and came to the campfire surrounded by the crowd.
There was silence all over him, countless pairs of respectful eyes were focused on him, and there was a disgusting smell of bad breath everywhere in the darkness.
Tianhao tried to put a smile on his face as much as he could, at least as he usually looked.
Raising his hand, he pointed to the middle who was surrounded by everyone, that is, he took the lead in howling the old woman at night: "That...... What is your name? β
There are too many people in the village, and it is good that Tianhao can remember 90% of the thousands of people. If it weren't for the old woman's howling at night, he wouldn't have had any impression at all.
The old woman grinned, and she knelt down respectfully in front of Tianhao: "Leader, my name is Osmanthus." β
Cheerful laughter, happy expressions, but the strong bad breath caused by eating too much meat and rarely brushing your teeth wafted from the opposite side...... Tianhao felt that the bloodsucking mosquitoes coiled around him instantly decreased a lot.
A chill welled up from the soles of his feet, and the delicate name and wrinkled reality of his face made him get goosebumps all over his body. Tianhao suddenly regretted a little: he should have handed over this problem to Ayi to solve, instead of coming forward himself.
It's too late now.
"Okay...... Well...... That one...... Sweet osmanthus. Holding back the nausea, he turned his head and took a few deep breaths in a row in a position where the smell was not smoky, Tianhao slowly turned his head, looked around, and said seriously: "I'll teach you to sing!" β
A great river with wide waves,
The wind blows the rice and flowers on both sides.
My family lives on the shore,
Accustomed to the fisherman's trumpet,
I'm used to seeing the white sails on the ship.
The girl is like a flower,
How broad-minded the young man is,
In order to break new ground,
Awakened the sleeping mountains,
Let the river change its appearance.
This is the homeland of heroes,
It's where I grew up,
In this ancient land,
There is the power of youth everywhere.
Good mountains, good water, good place,
All roads are wide,
Friends come and have good wine,
If the jackal comes,
It was greeted with knives and guns.
This is the Mighty Motherland,
It's where I grew up,
In this warm land,
There is a warm sunshine everywhere.
That's pretty much it.
This is Tianhao's favorite song. Buried in the depths of memory, it becomes a part of the memory that will never be forgotten.
The tune is simple and catchy.
Of course, some lyrics must be changed, must be changed!
In fact, his singing skills are very bad, and when the base was still there, he often made appointments with his friends to go to the officers' club, and was known as the "unscrupulous wheat tyrant killer".
There was silence all around, and the flickering firelight illuminated the shock in people's eyes.
They may not be able to understand the lyrics, but they can memorize most of the tunes.
Very nice to hear.
It's true.
It's much better than the old woman's osmanthus ghost crying wolf's howl.
"Well, let's all practice like this!" The dull atmosphere made Tianhao a little embarrassed. Although he was the leader of the stockade, he felt the urge to turn around and run away at this moment.
He really didn't think about teaching these barbarians to sing.
I just want them to change their focus and make it quiet outside.
Lao Tzu wants to sleep.
That's all!
β¦β¦
Early in the morning, Tianhao woke up from his deep sleep.
The door was open, and I could see my brother Tianfeng, who was standing outside with a wooden basin to receive water. He was tall and majestic, with broad shoulders like a wall, and a deep gaze beneath his thick eyebrows. He stood there with a cotton cloth for washing his face on his arm, like a mountain.
The second brother was chopping wood in the open space outside the house. He wielded a steel axe, and the thick stack of logs was torn apart by the ferocious onslaught of violent force. His round, thick shoulders peeked out from under his sleeveless coat, and he was sweating profusely even though the morning temperature was cold. He casually raised his hand to wipe the sweat oozing from his bald head, took a breath, lifted the axe high again, and continued the work just now.
A fire had been lit in the firepit, and my sister Tianshuang knelt there to cook soup. On the clean board was a piece of fish, pink tuna, which she used a kitchen knife to nimble into slices and sprinkle evenly into the boiling pot, and the familiar aroma of fish soup quickly wafted into the air.
Half a bowl of flour is taken out of the grain bag, stirred with chopsticks while adding water, and then the bowl of semi-viscous batter is poured into the pot, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and a steaming pot of fillet gnocchi soup is complete.
Tianhao hurriedly got up from the bed, got dressed in three times and two times, took his toiletry tools and trotted outside, smiling and greeting everyone in order.
"Big brother early."
"Second brother, you also got up early!"
"My little sister's cooking skills are getting better and better."
As the leader of the stockade, Tianhao owns a spacious new house on his own. But he thinks it's too big and it's spacey, and it's not popular to live in, so he often panics for no reason. This is actually not difficult to understand, after all, it is a newcomer, and it is a strange world, even if the person with good psychological quality will inevitably feel lonely and lost. In contrast, it is better to live with nominal "relatives".
This home is full of happiness inside and out.
Tianfeng never puts on a stand in front of his younger siblings. He is born with a gentle sense of affinity, always with a smile on his face, perhaps because he has experienced a lot, he rarely gets angry, and even when he is angry, he can control his emotions very well. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of Tianhao, an outlier, he would be the undoubted leader of this family.
The Celestial Maniac is an out-and-out violent element. He is not so much a fierce warrior as a fierce beast that always surrounds his doorstep. Whoever wants to approach must first face his validation. Just like the countryside in civilized times, many people have watchdogs that bared their teeth and let out a palpitating low growl at outsiders. If the master does not show up, this confrontation that is always ready to pounce will last forever.
Many times, Tianhao can't help but have such a picture in his mind: raise his hand and point at someone who is hostile to him, and then shout: Close the door, go crazy!
By the time the three brothers returned to the house from their respective affairs, Tianshuang had already prepared bowls of fish fillet and gnocchi soup, and hot steamed buns were placed in the steamer, although the color was not as white as similar items in the civilized era, but it looked enough to whet the appetite.
The method of sauerkraut is very simple, that is, the whole green cabbage (called bitter cabbage in the south) is used as raw material, washed in split petals, and then dried in the sun. Drying lasts for several days, and when the leaves are dry, and soft, they are put away and shaken off the dust, cut into finger-sized pieces, sprinkled with salt, and rubbed vigorously in a large basin. When the residual water in the leaves overflows, the dried leaves are thoroughly soaked, and the condiments such as peppercorns are stirred, they can be put into a clay jar prepared in advance, the top is sealed and covered, and the edge grooves are filled with water to isolate the air, and wait patiently for fermentation.
Tianshuang is a hard-working girl, and she has not been idle all summer. Eggplant, beans, cabbage and other vegetables are pickled, and there are always several jars in the forest. This is the method taught to her by Tianhao, there is no shortage of salt in Panshizhai, breakfast with a plate of shredded and striped sauerkraut, with bread and steamed buns, plus a pot of porridge or soup, the rice is always delicious.
Tian Madness broke open a steamed bun, sandwiched a chopsticks full of finely chopped sour cabbage, closed the steamed bun like a hamburger, pinched it with his hand and brought it to his mouth, with indescribable satisfaction, took a big bite.
"Little sister's craftsmanship...... It's getting better and better. Third...... That, shouldn't I find a mother-in-law for my little sister and let her get married? "He had food in his mouth and a muffled voice.
Get married?
Tianshuang raised her head with obvious panic and surprise.
Tian Hao held the soup bowl, sucked and rotated along the edge of the bowl, avoiding the hot part of the mouth with the highest temperature, and looked at Tian Mad from the empty space above the soup bowl: "You don't have to worry about this kind of thing." The little sister will marry if she wants, and stay at home if she doesn't want to. Anyway, we don't lack food, and it won't be a problem to support her for the rest of our lives. β
As he spoke, he put down the bowl and poked Tianshuang who was sitting next to him with his elbow: "Just do as the third brother said." If you have a man you like, just tell me. If not, don't be afraid, anyway, this is our village, who dares to bully you, the third brother will beat him to death! β
Tianshuang suddenly became cheerful. Since Tianhao's parasitism was successful, there has been no shortage of food at home, and sufficient nutrition has significantly accelerated her development rate, and her original shriveled and thin body has also become bumpy and bumpy, her face is ruddy, and she is no longer yellow-skinned and thin, and even her voice is crisp and sweet: "Thank you, third brother." β
Tianhao smiled and pinched Tianshuang's slightly baby fat face. Soft, slippery, and full of feel. He immediately turned his gaze to Tianfeng, and said half-jokingly: "Speaking of which, big brother, you really should get married." β
Tianfeng is old, and he has long passed the age of marriage.
As soon as the words came out, Tianmad and Tianshuang invariably stopped refusing, and the lively atmosphere in the room instantly froze. Several people looked at each other, and all eyes were focused on Tianfeng.
Tianhao didn't mean to do this, he was telling the truth.
Tianfeng didn't care about this. He tore off a piece of steamed bread and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it slowly, looking calm: "What are you looking at me for?" Hurry up and eat it, the soup is almost cold. β
"Well, wait a minute." Tianmad hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth, raised his hand and hurriedly pointed at Tianfeng: "Big brother, the third child is right, this time I am on his sideββββ you should indeed get married." β
Tianshuang also nodded beside him: "Yes! Big brother, you don't think about these things, how can I get ahead of you? If you don't marry my sister-in-law quickly, then I will never get married. β
ββ¦β¦ You guys...... "There are many people and the most mixed, and Tianfeng alone can't say it at all." He shook his head with a wry smile, sighed, and said no more.
He knew that Tianhao was kind.
Speaking of which, a man in his twenties, according to the rules of the northern barbarians, is already at the age of getting married and having children and becoming a father.
"Ali is married." After a moment of silence, he said lightly, "I don't want to think about these things for the time being. β
The refusal was simple, brutal, and reasonable.
Human emotions have never changed, before or now. The feeling of first love is so unforgettable, no matter how rich or rich, poor, far away from the ocean and the sky, the infatuated man and woman will never forget the person they have loved deeply.
"Big brother, you can find another good one." Tianmad persuaded hard beside him: "The third child is now the leader, and our Panshi Village has just won the battle against the Deer Clan, and the name is loud." As long as you are willing, any woman can be placed in front of you for you to choose. β
Tianhao felt bad when he heard it, and he hurriedly reached out and tugged at Tianhao's clothes, signaling him to shut up immediately. The thick-lined latter was unaware of this, he dusted off Tianhao's hand very unhappily, and muttered: "What are you pulling me for?" β