"Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?" Qin Tian asked.

The prairie man smiled heartily: "What are you afraid of, you little arms and legs, am I still afraid that you will harm us?" ”

The strong man was obviously very confident, and when he said this, he couldn't help but pat Qin Tian on the shoulder: "I really don't know how this little physique survived in the grassland!" ”

If there is any difference between the grassland people and the Central Plains people, it should be the diet.

The people of the Central Plains are good at farming, and their food is mainly based on various crops, while the grassland people are good at grazing, and the food and drink are naturally all kinds of meat and milk.

The geographical environment is different, and the eating habits have long been different, and two completely different types of people have been raised.

Perhaps the people of the Central Plains will envy the herdsmen for having milk and meat, but for the herdsmen, the long-term lack of vegetable and vitamin intake will also lead to great problems in their bodies.

The most common is poor bowel movements, which is really a condition that can make people suffocate to death!

In addition, it is extremely difficult to develop the metallurgical industry on the grassland, even at this point in time, don't say anything about iron and bronze, most grassland people can have a few bronzes, it is already amazing!

As for fighting, not to mention, many times, some poor Huns used arrows to fight were made of stone or bone.

This is also the reason why although the grassland people are stronger than the Central Plains people in terms of size and combat effectiveness, the Central Plains people can always have the strength to fight with the Xiongnu.

Because the gap between the equipment of the two sides is really big.

For example, every winter, the Huns disturb the border and rob the people's property the most? Not some gold and silver treasures, but a bunch of useless spatula!

This is also the rarest thing in the grasslands where there is a lack of metal and smelting industry!

At the same time, this is also one of the reasons why the border soldiers have a headache for the annual Xiongnu disturbance.

A handful of people sneaked in, secretly killed a few people, and took away these things, do you say you chase them?

If you don't chase him, he kills someone, but if you chase him, they will take away nothing more than worthless broken copper and iron, you say, what should I do?

This is also the significance of the appearance of the Great Wall.

With the Great Wall, the Xiongnu could not invade the territory of the Han Dynasty in small groups and small numbers.

And it is precisely because of the eating habits and height that the grassland people have developed a strong folk customs.

It's not an exaggeration, from the perspective of the grassland people, Qin Tian is not short, but he is too thin.

The real prairie warrior is not the kind of muscular, bulging macho man, those are all appearances.

A true warrior is tall and at the same time fat, or strong.

Only the thick fat can keep the warriors against the cold in winter, while the thick fat also protects their muscles and internal organs, increasing their survival rate on the battlefield.

Therefore, in the eyes of the grassland people, no matter from which point of view, Qin Tian is a very weak person.

And because Qin Tian quoted scriptures and classics when he spoke, he was very insightful, which immediately made this group of grassland people who had little knowledge admire.

In their eyes, Qin Tian is a scholar who is good at research, and a rare reader on the grassland.

"With your ability, why don't you join the army and make contributions?" The man asked strangely.

"Sir is so knowledgeable, if he goes to the army, he will definitely be treated with courtesy?"

Qin Tian smiled and didn't answer: "What about you, I think Your Excellency is strong, if you join the army, you will definitely be able to make great achievements, right?" ”

"And Your Excellency's son is also a talent, and his bravery is definitely not under you, so why are you not in the army?"

The people Qin Tian met were a big family, there were four young adults alone, in addition to two old people and three children.

With their wives, there were eleven people living together in this tent!

Especially those four young adults, one is stronger than the other, and they are really brave.

"This ......" The strong man was suddenly silent, and the originally warm atmosphere in the whole room suddenly froze.

Qin Tian didn't know where he had said the wrong thing, which had caused such a serious result.

"I can see that you are not a simple person, sir." The strong man said helplessly.

"I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, I also used to take the horses south to plunder, you see, the copper pot in this house is what I robbed!"

Generally, when the Huns talk about this kind of topic, most of them are full of pride, and even if they don't, they will definitely not be as ashamed and annoyed as the man in front of them.

"That year, I killed two young men who wanted to kill me before I managed to get out."

The stout and huge man was like a child at this time, carefully wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, not wanting him to find his red eyes.

"As I was leaving, I saw the two young men's children lying on their stomachs crying, and their wives watching me leave with hatred."

"I was accompanied by my father and my brother, but in the end I was the only one who came back with two bags of grain and a copper pot."

The strong man sighed: "But ...... If it's not really impossible to survive, who wants to go to other people's places and steal other people's things? ”

"No one is born bad, just like you don't need someone to teach you to know that it's not right to kill your own mother."

"No one taught you, and you should know that you should not rob other people's things and take other people's lives at will......"

At this time, he is not like a brave man on the grassland, not like a warrior, but more like a philosopher with his own deep thoughts about the world and society.

"I'm stupid, I haven't read, I can't read, and I can't tell any big truths." The strong man smiled innocently: "So I think it shouldn't be ......"

"Shouldn't it be?" Qin Tianxia asked subconsciously.

"You shouldn't just invade others, rob other people's property, rob other people's women, and kill other people's children." The strong man kept shaking his head.

"None of this is right."

"So instead of joining the army, I took my family to the depths of this grassland, living in isolation."

Qin Tian also finally understood the doubts in his heart.

No wonder this family of cattle and sheep looks a lot, but inside the dome it still seems a little poor.

No one can live out of the group, and the same is true for this group of people.

The lack of materials on the grassland is not only reflected in the lack of various metal resources, but also in the depths of the grassland, wood is also a rare and scarce resource.

That's right, firewood can be seen almost everywhere for the people of the Central Plains, and it is almost completely invisible on the grassland.

The main source of fuel for cooking and heating comes from dried cow and sheep dung, which smells bad when burned.

Because on the grassland, you can hardly see any trees, not even the low bushes, let alone trees!

At the same time, the main structure of the vault they lived in was also made of wood, and the only way to get a wooden structure deep in the steppe was to trade with merchants.

But in order to avoid the war, in order to avoid conscription, they have almost no contact with the outside world, which leads to the fact that their small tribe lacks everything.

Even the most common wood of the Central Plains people is a precious treasure for them!

Although there is no shortage of dairy products on the table of the grassland people, meat is also very common, which is unimaginable for the Central Plains people.

But their lives are actually much poorer than those of the people in the Central Plains.

There has always been a saying on the grassland: family wealth is thousand, hair does not count.

Because it is located in the north, there is a drought and little rain, and it is likely that one snow disaster and one drought will be enough to completely bankrupt ordinary herdsmen!

This is what is most commonly referred to as the white plague and the black plague on the grassland.

When a heavy snowfall comes, countless livestock are facing the danger of freezing to death, and at the same time, when the university comes, plants stop growing, livestock lack food sources, and they are very likely to starve to death soon!

As for the drought, let alone people, even livestock will starve to death, where will people have food and drink?

Livestock is the most important part of the steppe people's life, but at the same time it is the most unstable part.

Their economic structure is more fragile and less resilient to natural disasters than traditional smallholder economies.

That's why they all have a hint of aggression in their nature.

If it's not that they can't go on, who wants to risk their lives to take the initiative to invade others?

Qin Tian sighed and didn't say anything.

Living in such an era, most people don't distinguish between right and wrong, they just want to live.

Yes, he did kill the people of the Central Plains, but from his own point of view, he didn't seem to be wrong.

There was a disaster on the grassland, and he didn't want to die, so he wanted to rob others of food and drink.

Everyone on the grassland is poor and has little oil and water, so they can only target the Han people in the south.

In the process, even if they die, they should die without complaint, because they themselves are the wrong party.

But from their own point of view, what is wrong with them? It's just a bunch of poor people who can't survive.

Qin Tian acknowledges the diversity and complexity of human nature, and he will not let go of any evil person who makes his heart unhappy.

But even though these herdsmen have killed people, they are just a group of poor people trying to survive.

Qin Tian didn't feel that he was qualified to judge this kind of person.

Didn't his father, his brother, die there too? A life is worth a life, whose life can be more noble?

Of course, Qin Tian knew that this man was not lying, everything he said was true and from the heart.

Of course, Qin Tian still has such a little judgment.

Whether ordinary people were lying in front of Qin Tian or not, Qin Tian would know at a glance.

"Don't talk about that." The man shook his head and said, "I'm just a coward, a coward who doesn't dare to go to war again." ”

"No......" Qin Tian looked out of the tent: "A real warrior is not how many people he killed on the battlefield and how many treasures he snatched back. ”

"That'...... What is a true warrior? ”

Qin Tian didn't answer: "The snow, it's getting heavier and heavier." ”

There was also a hint of worry in the man's eyes.

This is really not good news.

If the snow falls too much this year, I am afraid that their cattle and sheep will be lost heavily, and then they will have to go hungry!

Every once in a while, the man would go out to check on the cattle and sheep to see if the snow was still falling.

He soon breathed a sigh of relief.

The snow is not very heavy today, and the cattle and sheep are not too much of a problem.

The next morning, the man found that a sheep had frozen to death, and had no choice but to find a place to skin it and slaughter it, ready to eat it.

Don't look at their herds of cattle and sheep, but in fact, they generally don't take the initiative to slaughter livestock.

Because these livestock are equivalent to their principal, if the principal is slaughtered and eaten, then there will be no interest in the future!

Therefore, the main food of the grassland people is still based on various dairy products.

Occasionally, I would hunt or gather berries and vegetables.

However, these sources are unstable, and the most stable ones are naturally various dairy products.

If there is any time that herders are happiest every winter, it is not to fish and eat all day, because that means that too many cattle and sheep have died this winter, and they have to eat them.

If there is no beef or mutton to eat all winter in any winter, then they will be very happy.

Because this means that the livestock have not been harmed too much this winter, and the coming year will be smooth for the next year!

Yesterday it snowed heavily all day, and only an elderly sheep died among the livestock, and the man was still very happy.

Qin Tian was also fortunate enough to see the herders' handling of dead livestock.

Their handling of livestock is simple and crude, and many times it is just a matter of dealing with it casually.

Seeing this process, Qin Tian felt that he probably understood why there was a trace of blood in their meat.

Herders also live by water, but in winter the temperature is so low that they have to use fire to heat the ice they take from the river.

It's not an easy job either.

Frozen ice is very difficult to break, and it often takes a lot of effort to remove a block of ice.

Following the herdsmen, Qin Tian also saw the difficulties of the herdsmen's lives.

In this era, the life of no toiling masses is smooth and easy, and everyone has their own difficulties.

Qin Tian looked at the sky.

All living beings who survive under this sky are suffering, and who can escape?

At this moment, Qin Tian's state of mind had a little more different understanding.

He seemed to vaguely see the Heavenly Dao from above the sky, and saw the sad expression of the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao seems to be ...... Sympathize?

Qin Tian was a spirit that broke away from that state.

He suspected that he was mistaken, but Heavenly Dao did seem to have its own consciousness and its own preferences.

Qin Tian frowned and looked at Xiao Bai on his wrist.

Since the last time he comprehended the transformation of yin and yang, Xiaobai has not appeared for a long time.

He seemed to be asleep.

The wisp of breath sent by the Heavenly Dao still has its own meaning, how can the Heavenly Dao not have its own consciousness?

Qin Tian began to feel that something was not very good.

If the Heavenly Dao is conscious......

(End of chapter)