The Sacred Spring Chapter 18: The Funeral of a Savage (1)
In order to avoid an encounter with the Amazonian savages, our five-man expedition decided to rush overnight, following the signs on the map, towards the first coordinate of the Devil's Bridge. While nibbling on dry food, I asked Qin Siyan why the Incas back then gave their traffic bridges such an obscure name. He analyzed: "It may be because the productivity was backward at that time, the bridge building process was relatively rough, and traffic accidents often occurred. The ancients couldn't figure out the situation, and always thought it was a ghost, so they came up with such a name-
Wang Qingzheng walked behind me, he laughed after hearing Qin Siyan's explanation, patted Qin Siyan's shoulder and said, "You big litigant is really not blowing the ground, anything can be made up-
Qin Siyan slapped away his cheap hand and said disdainfully: "What, what other high opinions does Wang Dashao have?" -
The eldest young master of the Wang family was not less squeezed out by Qin Siyan all the way, and at this moment, the right to speak finally fell into his hands, and the whole person floated up, patted his chest and said: "Young master, when I was in college, you turtles didn't even know where the Inca was!" The Devil's Bridge has an allusion in the mythology of the Incas. It's not as simple as the feudal superstition you say-
As soon as I heard that there was another famous name among them, I deliberately provoked Wang Shao and said: "What allusions are not allusions, isn't it a reactionary declaration made up by you kid to deceive the masses?" ――
Don't believe it, young master, I read the story from the literature of the Eight Classics. Pure Spanish, if it weren't for me, you turtles wouldn't have thought to understand it in your life-
The fat man was annoyed by him, and asked directly: "Do you kid talk about it, don't talk about it, stay cool and go, Comrade Lao Hu has a joke-
Wang Qingzheng was afraid that no one would answer him, so he pulled his backpack and told us an ancient Inca myth in the vast night of the Amazon jungle.
It is said that a long time ago there was an Inca genius named Kalka and the milk name Kaka. Kaka was very devout to the creator god Virakocha, and used the food and fruits he earned from his work as an offering. Later he fell in love with Chaska, the daughter of the landlord's family. Like all good love legends, Chaska's little girl is beautiful, generous and kind, and most importantly, she does not dislike poverty at all, and she also falls in love with Kaka at first sight.
Kaka drove the only little donkey in the family to the landlord's house to propose. The old landlord naturally refused to marry his daughter to a poor boy, and he said to Kaka earnestly: "Love alone is useless, you can't afford to buy braised pork and raise my daughter." Let me tell you, young man, go outside and fight. When the house tickets are all in hand, I will come back and marry my daughter-in-law-
For the sake of his beloved girl, Kaka resolutely made a vow that if he could not get rid of poverty and become an excellent farmer entrepreneur within a year, he would give up the beautiful Chaska and never appear again.
After Kaka left, Chasca waited for his sweetheart to return every day, and the old landowner kept his promise and rejected one good young man after another who came to propose marriage for his daughter, until Pachacut, the then Inca king, appeared in the ranks of the suitors. The old landlord was so excited that he didn't know what to say, and almost had a cerebral congestion. If this family affair is completed, he will be promoted to the lord of the country from now on, and even the king will call himself - father. This is not an opportunity that everyone has the opportunity to encounter. However, the old landlord was a man who had read a book after all, and knew the way of a gentleman, and while holding back the severe pain in his heart, he said to King Pachakutk: "Your Majesty, this matter is really not a small matter, but you are late." The little girl has promised to wait for the poor boy named Kaka for a year, otherwise, you can talk to my daughter in person to see if you can cultivate a little affection-
Who is the king of Pachacutec, the king of a country, the sage of the Incas through the ages. How can you do this kind of robbery while the fire is hot? When he heard Chaska's oath, he immediately retreated, not at all embarrassed. However, Pachakutek was also a big lover, and when he left the landlord's house, he asked the soldiers to dig a river out of the spot and lead directly to the royal capital. He named the river Achillana, which means the clear water that flows for the sake of a beautiful girl.
It didn't matter if the king chiseled, the marriage proposal team grew even stronger. Among them was a young man, the son of a local nobleman, who was an upright man, had a great position among the clan, and was also very affectionate to Chaska, and was defeated and fought repeatedly, and even had more perseverance than King Pachakutk. Before he knew it, the one-year time limit was approaching, and there was no news from Kaka, who had gone away, and the old landlord felt that it was time to prepare for his daughter's marriage, so he invited the old nobleman to his house for tea. The two old men discussed the marriage of their children while eating melon seeds: "Ah Gui, you also know my daughter's donkey temper, in short, she will not marry in less than a year." But I pondered, no matter how capable Kaka boy is, it is impossible for him to earn enough money for his wife in such a short period of time. Look at this, let's prepare for the wedding slowly, there are still seven days to complete the year, and when the sedan chair is carried directly into the door, let's give the children this master-
The old nobleman thought it was a good idea, and he said to the old landlord: "That silly boy of ours is really interested in your Niuniu. People say that Niu Niu is waiting for Kaka to be bitter, and my stupid boy is not really infatuated. Seven days is seven days, after all these days, he won't care about these last few days-
The two thieves drank old wine and sang little songs, and thus set the marriage of their children seven days later. And at this moment, where did Kaka, who was so happy that even the emperor envy him, die and earn money?