Chapter 198: The Secret of Huilong Ancient Village
Mingyue of the Song Dynasty http://www./0_1/ The latest work of Xiangnan Xiaoxiaosheng! "Mom, then don't you just recognize Yiyang as your godson? Phoenix's proposal without thinking.
I have heard people say that the Miao people are very generous, but today I really realize that even the things that recognize a son can be said at will. It’s really a bit happy and generous.
However, in such a scene, I naturally couldn't laugh out loud, so I could only lower my head embarrassedly and wait for Grandma Phoenix to speak.
"You crazy girl, what are you talking nonsense? Yiyang is Bai Renshi's legitimate grandson. Where can we stand up? Hurry up and have breakfast. After dinner, you can set off early and try to invite the three elders of the Wang family to come out of the mountain as soon as possible."
As the mother of Phoenix said, she served us a bowl of porridge, and then told us not to be polite and to take whatever we want to eat.
Long Xueyan and others were a little restrained before, but seeing that the Fenghuang mother was so enthusiastic, they were no longer polite and picked up the porridge on the dining table and drank it in big mouthfuls.
After drinking for thirty years, the mother of Phoenix put down her bowls and chopsticks, looked at me, Fenghuang, and Long Xueyan, and said slowly: "I went to the third grandfather's house once last night and asked him about some things about the three elders of the Wang family on Longshan."
"Is that true, grandma, what did the third grandpa say?" Fenghuang asked seriously.
It is not difficult to see from the serious expressions of Fenghuang and her mother that this third grandfather should be a respected person in the village, so that when he mentioned his name, Fenghuang could change his naughty nature in the past.
"He said that the three elders of the Wang family were living under the deepest part of Huilong Mountain. If you three want to go up the mountain, they must have to pass through Niuxingba Reservoir, then cross Gulan Peak, and finally arrive at Huntingya."
"Although this road doesn't sound dangerous, it's actually not a person who has walked this road for more than ten years, and the people in the village know nothing about the specific situation above."
"So, you must be careful when you go up."
"In case, when I go out later, I will give you a seedling knife, so that even if you encounter animals like wild boars, you will not be caught off guard."
"In addition, Phoenix, when you pass by Gulan Peak, you must not stay in the five caves on the peak for more. Remember, remember!"
When Ma Fenghuang talked about the last five caves, she almost came out word by word. Even I, an outsider, could feel that the cave was unique.
"Mom, don't worry, I know that it is a forbidden area in the clan. Only Grandma Pan can enter. We will try our best to bypass the entrance of the cave." Phoenix responded cautiously and slowly with a correct answer.
Judging from her expression, she seemed to be quite afraid of the hole.
A breakfast was finished in such a conversation.
At this time, the sun had risen to the sky. Looking out of the lobby, you can see the sunlight quietly scattering in the woods outside the door, giving people a sense of peace. I think the weather on this day should be very good.
"Okay, you three are ready to go!"
Mama Fenghuang ordered slowly, and at the same time turned around and walked towards the inner room. She quickly took out three Miao knives and handed them to us one by one.
Long Xueyan didn't plan to take a Miao knife, after all, with her skills, there seems to be little difference between having a knife and not having a knife.
However, Phoenix reminded that there may be wild boars on the mountain, and holding a seedling knife seems to be easier to deal with those guys with thick skin and flesh, so Long Xueyan took the seedling knife.
Before leaving, the Phoenix Grandma reminded us again about the relevant matters, and then she reluctantly sent us out.
The three of them walked towards the entrance of the village under the gaze of the Phoenix Ma.
At this time, the sky was already shining brightly, and the golden sunlight filled the various stilt houses, just like sitting in a Buddhist temple, solemn and sacred.
The early birds were already looking for food on the trees in the village. When they saw pedestrians passing by, they would occasionally make a few crisp crys, as if they were saying hello to the pedestrians.
Rural people in western Hunan are generally hardworking, and most people have already gotten up to do farm work at this time.
Walking on the countryside path, you can see men, women, young and old wearing Miao clothes farming in the fields. Some little girls also followed their brothers and sisters to catch fish by the paddy fields. The whole atmosphere was extremely harmonious, which made me involuntarily think that Tao Yuanming's "The Peach Blossom Spring".
When I think back to this scene a few years later, I still feel a little dazed and dreamy. Will the legendary Peach Blossom Land refer to Huilongzhai?
The article mentioned: "During the Taiyuan period of Jin, people from Wuling made fishing their careers..."
Huilongzhai was originally located near Wulingyuan in western Hunan!
So I have always been a little suspicious about some of them. Perhaps the mysterious Peach Blossom Land in Tao Yuanming's writing refers to the Miao people in Huilongzhai.
Of course these are all later stories, so I won't mention it here for the time being.
I looked at the young sisters and brothers in the field and asked involuntarily: "Hey, Phoenix, it's so strange!"
"Why Yiyang, is there any problem?" Phoenix looked at me curiously.
"Look at those pairs of siblings, why are they all one sister and one brother? Moreover, the eight children playing by the field are exactly four men and four women, and it seems that there is no extra. Do you all have a son and a daughter?" I asked with a small hand.
"Haha, Yiyang, you actually saw the problem?" Fenghuang asked with a smile.
"Yes, your place is so beautiful. Do every household have children with one child and one daughter?" I looked back at Fenghuang with curious eyes, hoping that she could answer me.
"Yiyang, you are right. Every household here is indeed basically a son and a daughter."
"But it is not necessarily true. If someone wants to have one more son, then they can have one more son. If they want to have one more daughter, then they will have one more daughter. Anyway, these are not difficult."
Phoenix answered as if giving birth to a son or a daughter were easy to do in her eyes.
But I was more confused. Logically speaking, in that era, I could not know the gender of the fetus, but why did Phoenix say that if anyone wants to give birth to a son, it would be too far apart?
With a heart of seeking knowledge, I continued to ask: "Isn't it natural for a child to have a daughter? Can you humans interfere?"
Fenghuang responded proudly when she heard this: "Of course it is unlikely for you outsiders, but it is very common for us to return to Longzhai."
Chapter completed!