Chapter 17 Walking Marriage Customs
The four of them then pulled to Yi Hongyue's residence. Yi Hongyue was still covered with white cloth and was dealing with the tribe affairs. Bi Yao was helping Yi Hongyue. Qian Xiaoxing originally thought that Yi Hongyue was only covering her face to outsiders, but she didn't expect that she also covered her face to her clan. Thinking of her face covering every day, she was not afraid of being uncomfortable. Even if she was very beautiful, she would not suffer any loss when she was seen by everyone. It was so good like Si Yingying, she wandered in front of him every day, feasting her eyes.
When Yi Hongyue saw Qian Xiaoxing and the others coming, she asked her subordinates to retreat for the time being, and walked over and asked, "Captain Qian must have thought of a solution here."
After Qian Xiaoxing heard this, the woman was not stupid and replied: "There is a solution, but I'm not sure whether it can be done or not. Let's try it out."
"Well, then I'll listen carefully and see if your belly is a candle or ink." Yi Hongyue quipped.
After hearing this, Qian Xiaoxing said, the patriarch was quarrel with him and would make a few jokes, so he said, "I believe everyone has seen a snake. When it crawled, its belly was always close to the ground. If there was an upward sharp knife on the ground, then when the snake streaked, it would cut the snake's belly. If it was injured so severely, I would not believe that the snake would not die."
After hearing this, everyone nodded. According to Qian Xiaoxing's plan, it was theoretically valid. Yi Hongyue thought for a while and asked, "Then this big snake is usually on the island, how can I arrange this sharp knife?"
"Uh... this, we can lead the snake out of the hole. Aren't we going to catch pigs and sheep for the snake to eat? We can put it farther away from the pond and insert a sharp knife on the road it passes." Qian Xiaoxing explained, added a little, and said, "We can also arrange many crossbow traps to shoot it to death."
"Okay, then let's try it out, and I'll arrange someone to do it later." Yi Hongyue was also a little excited, thinking that the century-old disaster was finally going to be eliminated, and she was also secretly excited.
The four of them left Yi Hongyue's residence and were in a good mood, so they started to stroll around the village. The mountain village was quiet and peaceful. In addition to many trees, there were also green bamboo forests on the mountain, which swung with the wind when the breeze blew.
When the tribe members of the village saw Qian Xiaoxing, they changed their indifferent expressions and greeted Qian Xiaoxing politely. As a member of the Yimu clan, they also became the son of the eagle, and they had reason to be respected by the tribe members.
A person hurried over from a distance. When Qian Xiaoxing saw that it was Xu Jie. He only saw him coming to Qian Xiaoxing and said, "Son of the Eagle, I heard that you are going to hunt a big snake. Can you take me up?"
Seeing Xu Jie's serious expression, Qian Xiaoxing asked tentatively: "Killing the big snake is very dangerous. Are you not afraid of losing your life?"
"Not afraid, many of my tribe's people have been eaten by big snakes. I want to avenge them!" Xu Jie said firmly.
Qian Xiaoxing looked at Xu Jie with a smile. Seeing that he was about the same age as him, the young man was so young that he patted Xu Jie on the shoulder and said, "My solution is not to fight hard, but to place traps, so there is no need for anyone to fight and kill. You are just right here. Take us to the village and introduce me to the Yi Mother clan. How can I say that I am also from the Yi Mother clan now?"
After hearing this, Xu Jie scratched his head and said, "Then let's take you to see."
Then Xujie took four people to wander around the village. Through Xujie's introduction, Qian Xiaoxing knew that the Yimu clan currently has a population of more than 10,000 and is divided into three residences. At present, the village is the largest and lives a primitive life of slashing and slashing. Because most of the food is obtained by women's farming, the Yimu clan focuses on women, and men go up the mountain to hunt and provide some supplies.
Qian Xiaoxing saw the man in the village walking by, with white paint on his face, and asked, "Xujie, what does it mean to paint your face like this?"
"Oh, this is only for men to draw on their faces when they are adults, and the lines in them all have meanings," Xu Jie then pointed to the pattern on his left face and said: "The patterns that can be drawn by those who have made great contributions are divided into three levels, triangle, square and round, representing third-class skills, and second-class skills are also first-class skills. Only the greatest first-class skills can you obtain a circular pattern."
Qian Xiaoxing thought that this was almost the same as military merit, but this military merit was directly drawn on their faces. Seeing that Xu Jie had two triangle patterns on his face, he couldn't help but ask: "You two triangles represent two third-class merits. How did you come from?"
Xu Jie replied: "One was hunting last year. Several of us hunted an elephant, and the other was to save a child at the mouth of the wolf."
After hearing this, Qian Xiaoxing nodded, and saw that the Yi mother tribe had a clear reward and punishment, and asked: "You want to hunt a big snake, do you want to add a circular pattern here?"
Xu Jie smiled embarrassedly and said, "The circular pattern is our dream. We have only produced a few first-class achievements so far. If I could draw it, of course the people in the village would look at me with admiration."
"What do the four white lines on your right face mean?" Qian Xiaoxing asked in confusion.
"This is all drawn by a woman for me. The four white lines indicate that I have slept with four women, and four women are willing to accept me at night." Xu Jie said bluntly.
Although Qian Xiaoxing estimated that the matriarchal tribe might have a walk-in custom, in order to prove it, he still asked: "Accept you? What you mean is not that you marry them, but that you allow you to spend the night at their house?"
"Yes, our Yimu clan is not like you Han people, and we still have to get married. There is no restraint between us men and women. If we get together, we will be together. If we don't get together, we will leave." Xu Jie explained.
Wow, isn’t this a paradise for men? After doing things, you can pat your butt and leave. As long as the woman is willing, she can stay at home for the night. When Qian Xiaoxing thinks about it, she drools secretly. Seeing that there are four white lines on Xu Jie’s face, she is really envious and jealous.
Thinking that if I lived in the Yimu clan, I would probably not have enough painting on my face, so I asked, "Then why don't you go to a few more households and draw more lines?"
"It's like this. A man without merit can only spend two women overnight at most. He can only draw two on his face. Those who have obtained third-class merit can have one more. Those who have obtained second-class merit can have three more. Those who have first-class merit can have six more. I only have two third-class merits, so there are four at most." Xu Jie answered honestly.
Qian Xiaoxing pointed at Xu Jie and said, "Haha, I said you are so active and want to be a first-class rounding. It turns out that it is for this."
Xujie scratched his head, smiled and said, "There is something there, I don't think so."
After Xu Jie's explanation, when Qian Xiaoxing saw the face of the man in the village again, he looked carefully. What was interesting was how many lines there were on their faces. After slept with a few women, he found that at most six lines were there, but he was older.
"Xujie, do you have any specialties here?" Qian Xiaoxing asked as he thought about helping them with poverty alleviation.
"Special products?" Xu Jie thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Apart from the bamboo and trees on it, there are many caves here, there are really no specialties."
When Qian Xiaoxing heard that the caves were all limestone, it was good to have a cement factory, but cement has not yet opened up sales. Hearing bamboo, it is also possible to have a paper mill. If he can successfully borrow troops this time, he will send someone to open a factory.
Xujie led everyone to stroll, and soon after, it was over. Qian Xiaoxing asked Xujie to lead the way and walk to the pond where Big Snake was. Qian Xiaoxing thought that there was a hot spring in this place, so he built a hot spring villa after killing Big Snake, but it was also good.
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Chapter completed!