After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 22
The road up the mountain was a bit difficult, so Han Qu sat his daughter on his shoulders and walked like flying all the way.

Qiu'er, that's her name, was looking at Mengdi curiously at this moment, making a face from time to time, and then leaning over her father's back and sniggering, she didn't seem to be on guard in the carriage at all.

Han Qu always smiled dotingly and patted his daughter gently.One or two whistles came from time to time along the way, as if they were guarding from a distance.

Seeing everyone's curiosity, he smiled and explained that this is the way the clansmen transmit signals.Talking and demonstrating several kinds of whistles, the whistles are long and short, and there are chirping sounds in the distance in response.

Along the way, Hanqu talked about the situation of the tribe. The tribe was named Han, who originally lived in the north, where it was always snowy and cold.

I don't know how many generations ago, when the tribal leader followed the bastard son of Emperor Shaokang of Great Xia, he came here after a long journey to guard the tomb of his ancestor Dayu.

Wuyu's descendants are not very promising, and the family gradually declines. They even forget the mission of guarding King Yu's tomb and drive the Han tribe out.

The tribe has nowhere to go, and sometimes fights for territory with the natives in the mountains and forests, and sometimes merges. Over the years, the bloodlines have been mixed, and it is hard to tell who is who.

It's just that he still stubbornly retains the surname Han, passing down the nostalgia and mission of his hometown from generation to generation.

"I heard that the current royal family of the Yue Kingdom is the descendant of Wuyu, and the sacrifice to King Yu was reopened. Didn't you contact me?"

"Go, and don't recognize us at all. Yue Wang Yun often regards us as Shanyue who refuses to submit, and brings soldiers and horses to attack and plunder the population. My sister Tang was snatched to become the princess." Han Qu said bitterly.

Qiu'er asked softly, "Is it Aunt Tang?"

"Yes, your aunt was unhappy in Yue Palace and passed away soon. I heard that she left a child behind, so I don't know what's going on now."

Han Qu slammed his fist on the tree, "I hate Yunchang's martial arts skills and so many guards. I sneaked into the palace several times, but I couldn't get close. The last time I was captured by mistake. If it wasn't for your aunt who threatened her life, she would have almost returned home." not coming."

Qiu'er put her arms around her father's neck obediently, and everyone lost interest in talking.

When everyone arrived at the tribe, they were warmly welcomed.The tribe is very large, according to Han Qu, there are thousands of people living scattered on several hills.

Lei, the leader of the tribe, was Han Qu's father, who greeted him with a smile and said, "Thank you, sir, for saving my granddaughter!"

Meng Di hastily saluted and said: "Patriarch, you don't have to be polite. With the strength of the nobles, it must be easy to find Miss Qiu'er. Di just happened to meet her."

"Qiu'er is playful and often slips down the mountain, she deserves to suffer a lot." Although the words are serious, his eyes are full of doting.

At this time, several piles of bonfires had already been lit on the open space, and all kinds of food were placed, and the clansmen were all in high spirits, as if they were celebrating a festival.

Lei invited everyone to be seated, and took out the fruit wine from his collection. There was a shortage of food in the mountains, so he was willing to drink it only when offering sacrifices and entertaining important guests.

Not only because they saved the patriarch's granddaughter, but also because Meng Di and others did not treat them as Shanyue, which is what the Han people value most.

Guests are happy.

The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and the young men and women of the clan began to dance around the bonfire. Except for Qianying who was more reserved, everyone else happily joined in.

Although the fruit wine was light, everyone couldn't hold back to toast.Monty felt a little smug.The hazy drunken eyes seem to see a beautiful woman with bright eyes and bright teeth in the campfire, with long sleeves dancing and skirts fluttering.

"Gee..."

The next day, Lei asked Qiu'er to go shopping with everyone. The scenery on the mountain was beautiful, with dense forests and criss-cross streams.

When they came to a cliff, they found many Han people praying.

Qiu'er hopped and squeezed in, closed her eyes and muttered to the bird pattern on the cliff, very pious.

Jing Tie asked curiously what he was doing.

"Worship the bird god."

"Why worship the bird god?"

"Because the bird god gave us food. In spring, the bird god sent many birds to help us cultivate. In autumn, we have rice to eat. Look, aren't there many birds over there?" Qiu'er asked Look like an idiot.

Jing He scratched his head, Jingjia Village made a living from fishing and hunting, and did not do farming, but the next door village had rice fields, which did not seem to be the case.

There was a farmer in the cavalry, called Tie, who couldn't help laughing all over his body, causing the surrounding clansmen to stare at him.

He quickly came to Mengdi's side and said quietly: "My lord, plant the millet in the ground in spring and harvest the grain in autumn. It's nothing to do with the birds."

Meng Di nodded. Although he had never planted land in his previous life, he had always seen rice fields. The big man had so much grain, and he had never seen anyone worship the bird god.

Then I asked Qiu'er to take him to see where the little birds were farming. There were one piece in the east, one piece in the west, and there were various shapes.Indeed, there are many flocks of birds chirping and resting there. According to Qiuer, where there are many flocks of birds, rice will grow.It's a pity that the flock of birds seems to stop here and there, so the tribe often has to spend a lot of effort to find them.

A little understood, Mengdi asked Qiu'er to take her to other places, but Qiu'er kept pouting and sulking for the rest of the time, as if she felt that everyone didn't believe her words.

They sent people down the mountain to inform the left-behind cavalry to find a village to settle down first, and then spent three days roughly walking around the territory of the Han clan.

The people of the Han tribe have wondered for a long time, is there such fun in this mountain nest?But I don't want to spoil the interest of the guests.

Meng Di gradually formed a plan in his mind.

When I first went up the mountain, I found that the food of the Han people was very scarce, and they mainly lived on hunting and digging wild vegetables. The rice harvested by Bird Field was not much, and they were often stored for emergencies.

There are large lakes and many streams in the mountains, but no fishing is seen. Occasionally, people in the shallow water are shooting fish with wooden sticks. Most of the day, when one faints, there will be cheers.

Not to mention fish farming. When I was in Jing's Village, I heard from Jing's father that fishing depends on luck, and the harvest is more or less.Therefore, every household dug a small pond, and raised the overcooked fish or small fish in the pond, and fished it up when they wanted to eat it, which was called a fish pond.

So the people of the Han clan were guarding the treasure mountain to starve, and although the thorns kept turning around, they were always heartless and thought it was just for fun, so they didn't think of so much.

When he returned to the clan, he asked people to invite the patriarch Lei and a group of elders to inform him of his identity as the envoy of Chu.The Han people originally thought that Meng Di was a son of a nobleman who came out to play, but unexpectedly he was so noble, and even more awe-inspiring. They still knew how big Chu was.

In the words, Meng Di has long heard the Han people's longing for life under the mountain, but they have always been regarded as Shanyue, trapped in the mountains and forests, becoming more and more backward and impoverished.

With a light cough, Meng Di said, "My lord passed by here, and I sensed the call of the bird god and the fish god. I want my lord to teach you the method of fishing and farming, so that you will be as rich as the people of Chu."

After Zuo She's indoctrination, Meng Di didn't believe in the theory of ghosts and gods for a long time, but he also knew that at this time, he could only act in the name of ghosts and gods temporarily.If you directly say that there is no bird god at all, you might turn your face right away.

The Han people showed joy, leaning on their sticks and asked tremblingly, "Can you really be like the people of Chu?"

"That's right, this person is the person designated by the Fish God to teach fishing."

"Me?" Jing Tie was listening happily, suddenly seeing Meng Di pointing at him, he was taken aback, but fortunately he reacted quickly, puffed up his chest and responded loudly: "Yes, the fish god said, to teach fish, You have to teach a lot of fish."

(End of this chapter)