"Alas......"

When the spring was good, Ning Ning was sighing, and the Wushan that he heard around him naturally felt strange. Today's spring is just right, and the work in the field has been done, so Ning Ning and a few of them went up the mountain today and basked in the sun in the courtyard of Wushan, just basking in the sun, Ning Ning couldn't help but sigh.

Even Mr. Song, who was leisurely sipping tea, couldn't help but glance up at Ning Ning.

"It's a good spring, why does Ning Ning sigh? But what are the problems? ”

Ning Ning looked very sad.

"I heard that the grassland barbarians came to attack Anshan Pass again a few days ago, and I don't know how Uncle Xie is doing now? Listening to those uncles and uncles, the steppe barbarians are quite cruel, and they are not afraid of death on the battlefield, and more importantly, their height is much taller than the people of our Dali Dynasty. People who have a height advantage are naturally much better than others when they fight. I'm a little worried......"

Speaking of this heavy topic, even Wushan and Mr. Song couldn't help but be silent.

Since the establishment of the Great Li Dynasty, it has formed an indissoluble enmity with the steppe barbarians, and it has not slowed down once for so many years. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Great Li Dynasty was still able to occupy an advantage in the battle with the grassland barbarians, but in recent years it has become less and less dominant. If it weren't for the fact that a General Xie was born out of thin air twenty years ago, no one knows if those grassland barbarians would have broken through Anshan Pass and driven straight into these years.

Although the battle with the steppe barbarians was crucial, the emperor who was high above was still jealous of General Xie from beginning to end. In the past few days, the fear and restraint on General Xie have become more and more serious. Even the supply of grain and grass is now insufficient, if it weren't for this, Ning Ning would not have made a grand wish to solve the problem of grain and grass for the Northern Desert Army under General Xie before.

Now that the weather has warmed up in spring, those steppe barbarians have experienced a baptism of winter, and they are still hungry. Although they have their own cattle and sheep, but now that the weather has just warmed up, a large amount of pasture has not yet grown, if they eat the few cattle and sheep left at this time, then how will they spend the rest of their lives? So in this case, they have a common solution to the problem.

That is to come to the Dali Dynasty to plunder.

It is also strange to say, obviously it is only separated by an endless Anshan, and the climate in the Dali Dynasty Pass is very different from that on the grassland. Even in winter, the weather within Anshan Pass is much warmer than on the grassland, probably because of this, there is no food to grow on the grassland, and there is always a lack of food and clothing.

"Sir, why do you think they are here to plunder us? Our own people can farm the land and grow food, but can't they grow their own food to eat? They have to come and rob us, and many of our people don't have enough food for themselves. Now is the time of green and yellow, if the food is robbed by them, what should our own people eat? ”

Mr. Song knows the answer to this question, but it is still difficult to answer in such a situation.

He thought about it for a moment, and then explained the situation in as plain words as possible.

"Ning Ning, you should know that even in our country, the environment south and north of Jiangnan are not quite the same, right?"

"I know that. I've read it in my travelogue before, some places have four seasons like spring, some places have four distinct seasons, and some places, such as our north, have long and cold winters. ”

"Exactly. The environment on the grassland is harsh, and large areas of land are only suitable for growing pasture, not for growing grain, and even if the grain sprouts, it will not be able to grasp the land well. Even the root system does not develop well, let alone bear abundant fruits. It is said that General Xie had also tried to grow grain on the pasture before, but the results were not very good. Even the people of the Dali Dynasty, who had rich planting experience, could not grow large tracts of grain on the grassland, let alone those grassland barbarians. ”

"Moreover, it is precisely because of the harsh environment on the grassland that those grassland barbarians have been trained very strong by the harsh environment since childhood. Ordinary people always think that the grassland barbarians drink blood, and it is said that they also eat raw meat and drink raw blood. It's not that serious, but it's not that bad. And the customs there are not the same as ours. Because the environment is too harsh, people's lives are not easy, and there is still a tradition of father and son succession. ”

"Father dies and son succeeds?"

"When the father dies, all that he has belongs to the son. Including those of his concubines. Except for the son's biological mother, everything else belongs to the son. In addition to this, there are brothers and brothers. ”

"Shhh

The three sisters of Dabao Erbao Xiaobei who followed Ning Ning to bask in the sun on the mountain looked at Mr. Song in a daze at the moment, and couldn't believe what they had heard.

How can the steppe barbarians have such a brutal tradition, how can such humiliating things be made? In their Dali Dynasty, not to mention the death of a father, a stepbrother, and a brother, some women did not marry in their lives after the death of their husbands. If they change their stance and let them be like those steppe barbarians, it will be unbearable.

Ning Ning heard the strange voices of the three sisters and turned her head to look at them.

"What's wrong?"

"Doesn't Ning Ning think this custom is too rude?"

"Yes, no wonder I've always heard that those steppe barbarians are not the same as us ordinary people. Where can ordinary people do such a thing? It's not, isn't that what incest is? ”

After all, the three of Dabao, Erbao and Xiaobei are young, and when they talk about such a topic at this time, their faces suddenly turned red, and they were very embarrassed, but Ning Ning looked incomprehensible.

Seeing her like this, Mr. Song's eyes flashed slightly, and then asked with a smile.

"Doesn't Ning Ning think this custom is too strange?"

"Hmmm......"

Ning Ning puffed up her bun face, but she didn't have much opinion on this.

"How so? After all, it is the tradition of the steppe barbarians, and it is also because the environment there is too harsh. Since ancient times, where the environment is too harsh, it is not easy for a woman who is born with a weak body to live. The tradition of fathers dying and sons, stepbrothers, and brothers ending up is probably because there are too few women in the steppe barbarians. Women are a resource at all times and in all places. ”

"Although I am also a girl, I also know that in the eyes of most of the grassland barbarians, the women of the Great Li Dynasty are not people who can be compared to them, but more of a resource that can be used to exchange materials. I read the history books before, and it was recorded in the history books that the grassland barbarians came to the Dali Dynasty to plunder, in addition to robbing grain and tea, etc., the most was to rob our women. ”

"Every place has different customs. But although I respect their customs, I cannot forgive them for wantonly abducting the women of our Dali Dynasty. ”

"It is a crime to rob and imprison others of their freedom against their will at any time."

(End of chapter)