After playing for a while, Yuehalo smiled again and asked:

"I have heard that Middle-earth feeds on grains, which are far more abundant than tree fruits. I don't know if there is one in Taihao's clan?"

"We do grow grains at Taihao. It's early spring, and it won't be planted in a few days, so I can't take you to see it. But I have some winter grain that you might want to try if you're interested. ”

Feng Yan smiled and said confirmatively.

"Then you're welcome, I've been curious about the grains of Middle-earth for a long time. ”

Yuehalo clapped her hands and said unabashedly.

According to the original plan, Zhang Shiping and his entourage needed to rest for two days at the Taihao station. One is to relieve the tense spirit all the way, and the other is to let some strong people from the Taihao clan join the team.

The section of the road from Taihao's Nuji Mountain to Lieshan's Yangshan Mountain is even more difficult to walk than before. This section is basically the core area of Middle-earth, and you can meet a mountain lord after walking almost a hundred and ten miles. The number of people is a little smaller, and it is basically to send blood food to the mountain owner.

However, Zhang Shiping's several shots have made everyone believe in his strength, even if he is the mountain master, as long as Zhang Shiping is there, there will be no problem. Besides, there are stumbling mounts along the way, and it seems cumbersome to bring too many people. So this time I will only rest for one day at Taihao's.

However, this day was extraordinarily lively, that night, because of the arrival of Zhang Shiping and Yuehalo, a grand sacrifice was launched at the foot of Nuji Mountain.

The sacrifice of the Taihao clan and the sacrifice of Dongtu are not exactly the same thing, the biggest difference is the object of the sacrifice.

The rituals of the eastern soil are all made by people to the gods, whether it is the blue bird, the white bird, Zhu Li, Hua Xu, or the Tai family sheltered Youtao. The forms of their rituals varied, some celebratory and some solemn, but the objects of sacrifice were all to the gods of their clan.

The Taihao clan sacrifices to the mountains, and the main sacrifices are Mount Tai and Shouyang Mountain. The former is the head of the mountains of the East Earth, and the latter is the lord of the mountains of Middle Earth.

According to Feng Sheng's explanation to Zhang Shiping on the side, this is telling the origin of Taihao's family. It represents that the Taihao clan is a clan from the Eastern Soil and standing in the Middle Earth.

In the past, the Taihao clan was the main sacrifice of Shouyang Mountain, accompanied by Mount Tai. The method of sacrifice is to build a three-person high mound out of wet mud by the river to symbolize the mountain of sacrifice. And jade, grain, and lamb as sacrifices. This time, because of the arrival of the moon halo, the order was slightly reversed.

At the end of the ceremony, the jade is buried in the ground, and the grain and lambs are used as food for the warriors and elders of the clan.

The elders of the Taihao clan are genuine elders. According to Zhang Shiping's observations, the youngest one who can be called an elder is also in his fifties, and he is not a strong person such as witch worship.

In the Taihao clan, the respect received by such an elder was second only to that of a strong person such as a witch worshipper. If the strong represent the Taihao clan's barrier to gain a foothold in Middle-earth - force, then these elders represent the root of the Taihao clan's inheritance - knowledge.

These are not warriors or witches, but they have mastered the core skills of the Taihao clan. For example, animal husbandry, arms like grain, arms like building earthen houses、、、、、、

Perhaps because he found that Yuehalo and Zhang Shiping were both very interested in grains, Fengyan specially arranged for an elder in charge of grain cultivation to accompany Zhang Shiping and them to talk.

This old man's name is Feng Wu, and he is an old man with a wrinkled face. Although he looked like he was going to fall down in the next moment, his voice was unexpectedly loud and full of energy.

Elder Feng Wu was carrying an animal skin package beside him, and what was placed inside was the grain grown by the Taihao clan. Zhang Shiping glanced at it, which was probably somewhat similar to the rice on the earth, but it looked like the grain was a little longer.

The Taihao clan did not have the ability to make pottery, and the method of eating grain was 'burnt'. Burnt is the sprinkling of grain on a slate that has been heated by a flame, and the temperature of the slate is used to roast the grain without being scorched.

This method is very troublesome, and the amount of each time is also not much. However, the aroma of the grain is different from the others, so that Yuehalo and Zhang Xin, who saw it for the first time, liked it very much and praised it again and again.

Zhang Shiping, on the other side, just tasted it, just tasted it. The grains made by this burnt method are not very appetizing to Zhang Shiping, but the thought that he has not eaten rice for more than ten years makes Zhang Shiping feel a little more nostalgic in his heart.

Looking at the appearance of Zhang Shiping and the three of them eating grains, Elder Feng Wu smiled. After the first batch of roasted rice was divided among the three people, another one was taken.

"This rice can be stored, and the aroma is fragrant, which is a good thing, but it is too troublesome to make and too firewood-intensive. Old guys like us don't have the teeth to eat this. I can only look at you young people. ”

Although he had heard some things about Zhang Shiping from Feng Yan, Elder Feng Wu was not too restrained in front of Zhang Shiping, and spoke to Zhang Shiping very calmly.

The atmosphere of the Taihao clan is good, at least in other clans in Dongtu, it is basically impossible to see ordinary people of such an age. But with the cruelty of ordinary people in this era, there is no room for the existence of confused old people. Although Elder Feng Wu is old and frail, his heart is clear, and sometimes he sees much more than Feng Yan.

For the elder Fengwu, Zhang Shiping is also happy to communicate with him. In this world, even the Blue Bird clan, which travels in four seasons, cannot communicate with Zhang Shiping from the earth in the 21st century on an equal footing in terms of knowledge.

The reason why Zhang Shiping has been wandering among the mountains of Dongtu for ten years is also because he and most people have not been able to communicate too deeply.

And the elder Feng Wu in front of him, although he has never been out of the female mountains in his life, but under the baptism of the years, he has real wisdom. Such a person, even if he is a little lacking in knowledge, can keep up with the rhythm of Zhang Shiping's speech.

When he heard Elder Feng Wu talk about the disadvantages of grains, Zhang Shiping shook his head, put down the food in his mouth, and said.

"Not necessarily, probably because you didn't burn it. I think this grain is better boiled in water than in this way. ”

"Zhang Shiping, you are indeed smart, this rice is indeed better than the taste of burnt rice. However, the stone jar is too difficult to make, and it is easy to burn, so you can't let the people in the clan dig the stone jar every day for us old guys!"

Elder Feng Wu nodded, appreciating Zhang Shiping's acumen. But at the same time, it also rejected Zhang Shiping's suggestion.

"Not necessarily, there are Taos in the east who are good at making pottery, and I know the process. I see that this grain is really a divine object, and I want to use the pottery production method to exchange some grain seeds with the Taihao clan, but I don't know if I can. ”