Diqin Designer

Chapter 299: Local people with little sense of crisis

The villagers of Wata in the village were very curious about the outsiders mentioned by the villager who reported the news, but since they had lived in a relatively leisurely and peaceful environment for a long time and had hardly any conflicts with others, most of the villagers had a low level of vigilance and did not think that these outsiders might have bad intentions and would harm them.

Only some villagers remained vigilant, reminding everyone that these outsiders were different from them and might have bad intentions, and called on everyone to take up arms to prevent any accidents.

After being reminded by these villagers, although the villagers picked up their weapons, they still did not take it too seriously and even felt that the vigilant villagers were making a fuss out of nothing.

When the villagers of Wata Village came to the outside of the village with their various "weapons", they soon saw the strange people mentioned by the villagers who reported the news. It was indeed very strange!
Although there was a distance between them, they could see that these people were taller and stronger than them, and their skin seemed to be whiter. Then they looked at themselves, who were short, thin, and a little dark.

These people were also dressed strangely, especially the ones in the lead, whose clothes were even more weird. They found it difficult to find words to describe them at the moment. Their clothes looked grand and majestic, and compared with these people's clothes, their clothes seemed shabby and shabby.

These people also have something strange on their heads. I don't know what it is for. Why do they wear that? Besides, aren't they hot wearing this? Can they work conveniently?

In fact, it was quite hot, but in order to highlight the formality of the meeting with the local people, the delegation deliberately asked the leaders to wear Qin robes to show them the Qin's clothing.

This is also the reason why the villagers of Wata Village were unable to describe it for a moment. The clothes they wore were too different from those worn by these people. They had never seen anything like this, so they had no idea how to describe it.

Chinese clothing is indeed very strange and bizarre to foreigners. Not to mention the various subtle details, the wide sleeves and hems are enough to surprise foreigners.

After them should be a few guards and attendants. They were wearing helmets and armor, which could be seen, but these armors were different from the ones they knew. The armors reflected a cold light in the sun, and it was obvious at a glance that they were better and more solid than those of the leader.

They are really a group of strange outsiders. Where do they come from, where are they going, and what are they doing coming to their village?
Just when the villagers of Wata Village were puzzled, they saw that these strange outsiders did not come closer, but stopped after walking a certain distance. The leading few made a strange gesture towards them from a distance, and then the one in front spoke something loudly to them.

The villagers of Wata Village looked at each other. It was not difficult to guess the meaning of these people's actions. They should be performing a special kind of greeting to them. Unfortunately, no one could understand what they were saying. But they could see that these strange outsiders had no ill intentions.

The leader said: Gan Yu, the envoy of the Great Qin, meets all the foreigners!
As if knowing that they couldn't understand, the leader, after making that gesture and speaking, said something to the people behind him. Then they saw a man take out an exquisite wooden box, open it, take out something from it, and put it on the ground in front together with the box.

The leader then made a gesture with his right hand, as if asking them to look at the thing on the wooden box. The others stepped back, intentionally leaving a safe distance so that they could get closer and take a look.

Even though there is a language barrier, the meaning of the actions can still be understood. When two ethnic groups or countries with language barriers communicate for the first time, they will often use actions to express the meaning.

The villagers of Wata Village looked at the things on the wooden box and were immediately attracted: the whole thing was pure and transparent, without any flaws. It was bright and shining under the sunlight, without any stains or dust.

Although the villagers of Wata Village did not have much knowledge, they could see that this item was definitely a rare treasure and extremely valuable.

These outsiders placed such precious things there and deliberately stepped away, obviously intending to let them see them and convey their friendship to them. Maybe this thing was given to them by these strange outsiders?

The more they thought about it, the more they felt that this possibility was very high. The villagers of Wata Village became excited, and their eyes turned towards Gan Yu and his thirty companions with friendly eyes. These outsiders were so generous that they gave them such treasures as soon as they arrived, which showed how friendly they were!
At the same time, they were also surprised that these outsiders were so rich that they could easily take out such treasures.

Seeing their eyes looking over, the outsider who was in the lead smiled and made a gesture that seemed to mean "please!"

Led by a villager who acted like a village chief, more than a dozen villagers from Wata Village bravely walked up to the treasure and finally saw its appearance clearly.

It is indeed just as it is seen from a distance, completely pure and flawless, without a trace of dust or stain. It is impossible to tell what material it is made of, nor can any craftsmanship be seen. It looks as if it was made by nature.

The "village chief" held up the treasure respectfully and carefully, and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes. The sunlight passed through the treasure, forming gorgeous colors in his eyes, which shocked the "village chief" even more.

The villagers of Wata Village nearby were also carefully looking at the treasure held up by the "village chief" and were all amazed. How could there be such a pure treasure in the world? This must be something that only gods can enjoy, right?

Seeing the sudden shock on the "village chief's" face, a villager hurriedly asked, and more than a dozen villagers immediately heard the "village chief's" discovery, and were even more surprised. This thing is not only pure and flawless, but also has a rainbow-like color?
The appearance of this treasure was something they had never seen before. They could tell that it was a container for something, probably liquid like water, but how could there be anything of this shape?
This is actually a wine cup, which was deliberately made by Daqin. According to Li Nian's instructions, Daqin's words and patterns were intentionally engraved on it, with the main purpose of surprising foreigners.

Although ordinary wine glasses can shock these foreigners, the shape of wine jugs is more amazing, and wine jugs can also represent the culture of the Qin Dynasty.

Just when most of the villagers were marveling at this pure treasure, a cry of surprise was heard. All the villagers looked towards the source of the cry, and saw a villager pointing at the wooden box on the ground.

Only then did everyone realize that the wooden box was also extraordinary. Not to mention its material, the fine workmanship alone was far superior to any wooden objects they had used or seen before. There were extremely exquisite patterns on it. Although it was a box for pure treasures, it itself was also a treasure.

The "village chief" was holding a pure treasure in his hand, and it was inconvenient to take the wooden box, so he asked a villager next to him to pick up the box and examine it carefully. Except for the engraved patterns, all surfaces of the box were very flat and smooth, and felt very nice to the touch.

The entire box was dark brown in color, with an antique wooden beauty. The front was where it opened, and it had a metal lock. On the front was an exquisite picture engraved, showing a landscape under sunlight. The style of engraving was something they had never seen before.

There was a smooth copper sheet on the wooden box. The villagers who took the box opened it and found a kind of "cloth" they had never seen before.

The villagers did not dare to touch the "cloth" for fear that their hands would contaminate it. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the "cloth" was also a treasure. After carefully examining the wooden box, the "village chief" solemnly put the pure treasure back into the wooden box and then looked at the dozens of outsiders in the distance.

Gan Yu and others saw that this man who looked like the local leader said a few words to others, and then he came towards them with four local people. It seemed that they received their good intentions, and to show their friendship, the five people did not carry any weapons.

The five people walked not far away, and the local leader put his right hand on his chest, bowed to Gan Yu and others, and then spoke to Gan Yu and others in an unknown language.

Gan Yu looked at the Baiyue people behind him, but they shook their heads and they couldn't understand what he was saying.

If there is a language barrier, one can still use body language to express one's thoughts. The man who seemed to be the local leader thought for a moment, pointed at the village, and then made the same gesture that Gan Yu had just made - please!

Seeing the smile and enthusiasm on this person's face, Gan Yu and others were greatly surprised. This person invited them to visit the village? Wasn't he afraid that they had bad intentions and would murder them?
Are they bold and fearless, or do they have something to rely on, or are they just so warm and hospitable that they never consider that they might do evil?

According to Gan Yu's observation, although there are hundreds of people in this village, they are all thin and small, and the weapons they hold are also rather special. Few of them are made of metal, and most of them are made of wood. In fact, they cannot be called weapons. They are probably farm tools used for work.

Moreover, it was obvious that these people had no training and were lazy. These thirty people were able to completely destroy the village.

What's even more outrageous is that although they are outsiders, these people don't seem to have a strong sense of crisis. Not to mention the "village chief" who is suspected to be inviting them to visit the village, even the villagers who are watching from a distance, are craning their necks and looking at this side boldly and curiously.

If it happened in Daqin, if there were outsiders, they would definitely be alert and not be as leisurely and lazy as this. Maybe the people of Qi would be like that, after all, they had been living in comfort for a long time.

Thinking of the people of Qi, Gan Yu began to understand what was going on in this village. Perhaps the people in this village had been living in a comfortable environment for a long time, and their sharpness and vigilance had been worn away.

They don't quite understand why they should be on guard against outsiders, nor do they quite understand why outsiders may pose a danger to them. Why are outsiders dangerous, and why do outsiders bring danger to them?

This idea may seem a little outrageous in China, but it really exists in some magical places, just like India's non-violent non-cooperation movement. A certain saint once advised that "all things should flourish and all things should develop" to do the same in China, and came up with an extremely outrageous idea, which was then despised by "all things should flourish and all things should develop".

"All things are full of vitality and flourishing." I probably thought at that time: Is this person mentally retarded? Is this a method that a human can come up with? Although I am a minor expert, I don't have a brain disease!
In fact, the only nation-states in the world that have normal crisis awareness and thinking are China and some other countries. Places like Africa and South America are quite strange. This is still the case even in modern times, let alone the Qin era.

Looking at the local people not far away, Gan Yu felt a clear primitive beauty. Fortunately, he met the Great Qin envoys, and the mission of the envoys this time was to go to Yangzhou, and they had no intention of robbing along the way. If it were Western colonists...

Hehe, look what we found. There is a group of natives here who are not on guard at all. They rush into the village to see if there is any treasure. If there is no treasure, they are the treasure and they will be taken away as slaves.

After some quick thinking, Gan Yu accepted the invitation of the "village chief" and followed the "village chief" towards the village, of course keeping a distance.

When they met up with the villagers holding the wooden box, the "village chief" expressed his gratitude to Gan Yu and others again. These outsiders were very friendly and actually gave them such treasures. However, these outsiders were a little wary and always kept a distance from them.

When they were not far from the village, many eyes were cast on Gan Yu and others. There was almost no fear, only curiosity and excitement. Many villagers were pointing at them and talking. One could guess that what they were saying were "Wow, these people are so tall!", "Where are they from?" and so on.

Someone was boldly and enthusiastically shouting something to Gan Yu and the others, probably welcoming them. This made Gan Yu even more certain that the people in this village had little sense of crisis. They had no sense of distance.

If it weren't for some concerns about strangers, Gan Yu felt that these local residents would rush up to observe them.

But the local people had no sense of crisis, but Gan Yu and others did. Outside the village, Gan Yu called out to the "village chief" who was leading the way in front, then pointed at the village, then pointed at himself, and then pointed outside the village.

The "village chief" quickly understood that the leader of the outsiders was saying that they would not enter the village but would stay outside the village.

The "village chief" immediately began to gesture to Gan Yu, and continued to enthusiastically invite Gan Yu and others to visit the village, where there was food and drinks, and a place to rest, which was better than staying outside the village.

But Gan Yu smiled and shook his head to refuse. Who knows if there are any traps in the village? What if these local people are actually very vicious and cunning, and his hospitality and lack of crisis awareness are just intentional to paralyze them?
Master Li Nian once said that when you are on a diplomatic mission abroad, people's hearts are unpredictable and you have to be on guard. You cannot let your guard down even a little bit and you have to be cautious about everything!

Seeing that Gan Yu refused again, the "village chief" and the villagers showed disappointment, but they did not invite Gan Yu and others into the village again, and agreed to let them camp outside the village.

Then, Gan Yu and others began to find a place outside the village to set up a camp. A group of local people watched them work not far away, and watched with curiosity as Gan Yu and others took out all kinds of strange and weird things they had never seen before.

Gradually, the locals became more courageous. They were no longer satisfied with just watching from a distance, and they moved closer and closer, from a hundred steps to fifty steps, and then to thirty steps...

Seeing that the local people were getting closer and closer and could pose a threat to them with a charge, a Baiyue hunter was about to scold them, saying that these local people had no sense of distance. If they continued like this, they would run directly to the side.

Gan Yu stopped the Baiyue hunter. He noticed that although these local people were approaching, they were unarmed and should not pose much danger to them. If they scolded them, it might affect the friendly atmosphere they had just established with the local people and would be detrimental to further communication.

(End of this chapter)