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Chapter 148
Kui's heart was shocked. There is no contradiction between stepping on the ground and looking up at the sky. This is probably what her ancestors wanted to tell her.

Now that her ancestors have said so, why should she hesitate?Quickly asked: "Can we also offer sacrifices to heaven and earth?"

"Of course." Zhang Tian said, "As long as he has mastered the knowledge passed down from his ancestors, anyone can offer sacrifices to heaven and earth."

"What knowledge?"

Kui blurted out the words, feeling inappropriate as soon as the words came out. As a priest, she knew the importance of knowledge very well, how could she casually tell others?

So I added: "Is this something that can be said? We are willing to exchange things."

Zhang Tian shook his head and said: "There is no need to exchange, as long as you are willing to learn, I can teach you. We are all the children of our ancestors, and the ancestors passed on the knowledge to us in the hope that we will look up at the sky and see them more. You haven't looked up at the sky for a long time Right, how about starting tonight? This is part of the sacrifice."

"no problem."

Aoi agreed very simply.

"We must pray to the sky with sincerity and sincerity so that our ancestors can hear us."

"Understood, I will tell my people."

Become!

Zhang Tian couldn't help showing a little smile, and immediately restrained himself, it's not too late to be happy again.

"Then, let me tell you the knowledge you must master to sacrifice to heaven and earth."

Miao consciously found an excuse to slip away. According to the tradition of the Yougu tribe, he should not understand the knowledge of sacrifice.

In fact, Zhang Tian didn't care. He didn't set limits on the dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge itself was the threshold. Even if Miao stayed to listen, most of them wouldn't understand.

He skillfully draws Tai Chi Eight Diagrams.

What a beautiful pattern!

He saw that his eyes were straight.She is a realist through and through, and her paintings are all based on real things in life. This half-black, half-white, interlocking circle is obviously not some kind of animal or plant, at least she has never seen it before.

But she can feel an unparalleled sense of beauty from it, which is much more beautiful than all the paintings she has ever painted!And... She stared at the Taiji Diagram carefully, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that it was beyond words, and her consciousness seemed to be gradually sucked in, as if it contained infinite mysteries.

At the same time, she knew another thing: God can draw!It's still beautifully drawn!

She was both delighted and surprised, delighted to find a "confidant", and surprised that Tian, ​​who was the same age as her, was so versatile, offering sacrifices, burning pottery, archery, painting... omnipotent and proficient in everything.

Zhang Tian patiently explained the principles of yin and yang to Kui, telling her that the sky and the earth are one yang and one yin.

He also said that everything in the world is not static, on the contrary, they are changing every moment, just like the black and white colors of this Tai Chi diagram, blending and transforming each other, and are endless.

Kui was at a loss when she heard it, but there was one sentence that she found very incisive, which benefited her a lot.

Zhang Tian said: "The purpose of the sacrifice is not to pray for strength, but to thank the heaven and the earth and the teachings of the ancestors. Only when the sacrifice is performed with a correct attitude can good results be obtained."

The wisdom of the ancestors is as boundless as the sky!
The knowledge left by the ancestors is even more unpredictable. Kui only understands a small part and memorizes some knowledge points by rote. For example, in the eight hexagrams, the sky is called Qian, the earth is called Kun, and the tribe of Yougu is actually Kun. successor.

She saw her daughter staring at the Tai Chi diagram on the ground without blinking, thinking that her daughter had become enlightened like the sky, and asked expectantly, "What are you doing?"

He raised his head, pointed at the Taiji diagram and said, "It's beautiful!"

"..."

"Mother?"

"Look at yours!"

Aoi was disappointed.

Zhang Tian asked her if she understood, and she answered calmly: "No."

"Do you understand all this knowledge?" She asked the question that Xiao had asked before.

Aoi, who received a positive reply, was hit hard again. She truly realized the gap between people. No wonder everyone said that the sky is as wise as the ancestors!
Zhang Tian comforted her and said, "I didn't understand it all at once. If you have to think about it, I can only tell you to think about it. If you don't understand something, you can always ask me."

If she really wanted to ask, Aoi had the confidence to ask him for three days and three nights. She didn't waste time. Compared with these profound and difficult knowledge, there was another more important thing she had to figure out.

She looked at Lin: "I heard from Miao that you know how to grow grain without burning mountains and deforestation?"

"And the yield is higher, even without the help of bluestone, you can harvest abundant grains."

Lin Yu said with certainty.

Kui was dubious and asked, "Then why don't you grow grains?"

"I wasn't born on the River Tribe—"

"I heard that you used to live in a place called Taoyuan."

"That's right, when we lived in Taoyuan, we planted grains. I will also lead the current clansmen to plant grains, but not now, nor here. It is too cold here for planting."

Kui frowned slightly. The Yougu Tribe had planted land in this area for an unknown number of years, but the other party said that this place was not suitable for planting. She wanted to laugh a little.

Lin Yu saw her disapproval, and asked, "After the earth gets colder, the harvest of grains is not as much as before, right?"

"This is because the cold weather is extremely cold. When it recovers later, the production will return to normal."

"What if every cold day in the future is as cold as this, or even colder?"

"how is this possible?"

Aoi subconsciously said.Every cold day in the future will be so cold, so do we still have to live?The earth would not be so merciless.

It suddenly occurred to her that warmth and coldness are not in the control of the earth, but the sky is in charge. Could it be that they have been guided by the sky?

Seeing Kui's suspicious gaze, Zhang Tian smiled, and said very cleverly: "You will know after the sacrifices to heaven and earth."

Lin Yu also said: "When that happens, let's discuss the issue of growing grains."

"Mother."

He finally got the chance to speak. She explained the reason and asked if she could go to the Dahe Tribe to play. When she was in a relaxed mood, she stopped stuttering so much.

Aoi listened patiently to her daughter, a little surprised.

He is a character who likes to be quiet and doesn't like to move. He seldom goes out to play. Now he offered to go to the Dahe Tribe, which is really rare.

She was delighted with her daughter's change, and was also happy for her daughter to communicate more with other people, so she asked Tian and Lin, "Will you not cause trouble to you?"

He laughed happily, she knew that her mother's question meant she agreed.

"How could it be?" Zhang Tian said, "She draws beautiful pictures, and we also want to ask her to make beautiful painted pottery!"

"What if there is one more person?"

"what?"

Aoi was a little embarrassed, but still said cheekily: "I don't understand the knowledge you mentioned, I want to go with my daughter, is that okay?"

Good guy, this is trying to take advantage of the winter vacation to make up lessons!

But Zhang Tian knew that Kui was also worried about her daughter, and perhaps wanted to see the current situation of the Dahe Tribe with his own eyes.

"Yes, the Great River Tribe welcomes everyone who looks up to the sky."

He said so.

It was getting late, and the men returned to the cave following the aroma of the food. The guests who had traveled a long distance were already hungry. Although the people of the Big Tree tribe were not very hungry, they smelled the unusually delicious aroma and thought of the impact of pine cones on tigers. Tongue cooking appreciation, but also waited anxiously, knocking the tableware in his hand.

When the hot food was served, everyone immediately threw themselves into the battle for food, drinking porridge from big bowls, and eating meat with big mouthfuls. The sound of excited chewing and the crisp sound of pottery colliding echoed in the cave.

It is the first time for the tribesmen of Snake Skin, Juyan, and Youcao to drink porridge. It turns out that the grains are so delicious after being boiled until they are thick!
They are like gluttonous children without restraint. They drink porridge as water. After drinking three bowls in a row, they regret it. After three bowls of hot porridge, they are seven or eight percent full, which greatly reduces their combat power , I ate a lot less meat, very angry!

People who are older, have bad teeth, and indigestion prefer to drink porridge. The women specially cook porridge with minced vegetables and meat for them. Drinking two bowls of porridge will provide them with all kinds of nutrition.

Everyone lay or sat or leaned against the cave wall, touching their swollen bellies, chatting and beating while digesting food.

The pots and pans that have been swept away are left unattended, and the floor is in a mess.

For the hard work of washing dishes, everyone always shirks each other and drags it off until before going to bed.

Aoi called her people together and told them to look up at the sky outside the cave and pray to the sky sincerely.

Everyone in the Yougu tribe was taken aback. Miao also didn't expect Kui to make such a decisive decision. After thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable. If it was him, he would do the same.

"There is no distinction between the sky and the earth. When we step on the earth, we should also look up to the sky and remember our ancestors."

Kui used Zhang Tian's theory to convince her people, and then she found that no persuasion was needed at all. Based on the story of Pan Gu's creation of the world, the people of the family easily accepted this point of view.

After a short rest, Zhang Tian led the crowd out of the cave and looked up at the bright starry sky.

[Faith value: 263]

You're done!

Zhang Tian raised the corners of his mouth, smiling subtly and complacently.

The earth priest is still reliable. He tried his best to talk before, but they were not moved. Aoi's words made him gain thirteen "fans". This time, there are thirteen people from the Yougu tribe. They return to the tribe, and there will be another wave.

Back in the cave, Zhang Tian told everyone about the future arrangements.

"Tomorrow Song Guo will take us to the snow salt field they discovered. We have to clear out a place for sacrifice."

While cleaning up the sacrificial site, Zhang Tian will make some pure table salt by the way, as an explanation to the Dashu tribe, and he plans to make a large amount of it before the migration in the spring of next year.

"Tomorrow tomorrow, I will preside over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky. Of course, while offering sacrifices to the sky, I will also offer sacrifices to the earth and ancestors. I know that everyone has brought sacrifices. In addition, each tribe has to prepare some Cooked food, you don’t need too much, it’s enough for us to have a meal.”

"What kind of food?"

"Anything is fine. The most important thing is the intention. Even if the food made by the children is unpalatable, the ancestors may dislike it in their mouths, but they are still happy in their hearts."

Everyone laughed, thinking about the reason, if the children in the tribe have such intentions, they must be happy.

"What about tomorrow's tomorrow?"

Gu Tong seemed to be saying a tongue twister, which made everyone laugh again.

Zhang Tian said with a smile: "You can go back after the sacrifice, but who knows, what if something happens? Let's talk about it then."

As he spoke, he and Lin Yu exchanged glances, both of them knew that the end of the sacrificial ceremony was the real beginning.

The children chirped and asked, "Is there a story to hear tonight?"

These days, they must listen to the stories of their ancestors before going to bed. The stories brought back by the hunters have been told over and over again.

"some!"

"Is it a new story?"

"It's a new story for you guys. Owl!"

He gave Xiao Xiao the task of telling the story.

Xiao never got tired of doing it, especially when there was a girl with a sweet smile sitting beside him, looking at him with admiration, which made him even more excited, and he vividly told everyone the story of Chang'e's flight to the moon.

After eating and drinking enough, after listening to the story, I reluctantly washed the dishes and fell asleep contentedly.

The next day, everyone got up early, but it was already late. In winter, the sunshine time is short and the dawn is late. Since they no longer go out hunting and gathering, it has no impact on daily life, so everyone feels nothing, only the cold night Very long.

After breakfast, except for grandma, snake mother, huabao and other old people, the rest of the guests followed the host and headed towards the snow salt field in high spirits.

When arriving at the destination, Zhang Tian deliberately observed the shadow of the sun, and there was no problem in finishing the work before dark and returning to the cave.

This is an open land covered by snow, with few trees within a few hundred meters, but hundreds of meters away, it is surrounded by tall and mighty coniferous forests. Being here is like being in the arms of giants.

Zhang Tian walked to the middle of the snow field and drew a big circle casually. Everyone picked up tools and started clearing the snow.

The snow was nothing, everyone worked together, and it was easy to clear it away. The trouble was the ice layer under the snow. Fortunately, the ice layer was not thick and could be smashed with a little effort. For men, it was a problem that could be solved with strength. Not a problem.

First clear out a small open space, and build a fire in this open space. Zhang Tian put the clay pots filled with snow on the fire and boiled, waiting for the snow to melt.

Song Guo couldn't hide his excitement, and hurriedly asked: "Are you going to make salt?"

"Yes."

Song Guo was so happy from ear to ear, from the moment he discovered this snow and salt land, he has been waiting for this day!He repeatedly urged the clansmen to hurry up and work hard to open up more salt-making sites for the sky priest.

Zhang Tian squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil. After being heated by the fire, the ground was gradually thawing.The soil here is light brown, which is exactly the same as the salt soil brought by the pine cones last time. Judging from the salt content, there is a high probability that it is an exposed salt mine.

If you dig down, if you are lucky, you may be able to dig a few meters to dig out natural crystallized salt.

He called a few strong men and asked them to dig with bones and stones. The deeper they dug, the harder the soil became. After digging two or three meters, these primitive tools failed. He wanted to continue digging. It can only be exchanged for his beloved engineering shovel.

An engineering shovel needs to consume 20 faith points. Zhang Tian was not willing to spend it when digging traps and hunting bears. Now that he has enough faith points, he can afford it completely, but he still hasn't exchanged it.

Digging was too strenuous in cold weather, and he planned to call the tiger head, who was born with supernatural power, to do the physical work after the weather warmed up.

Now, let's deal with these poor quality salts.

He jumped into the pit, grabbed a handful of soil and looked at it. There was already a little white salt visible to the naked eye, mixed with the sand.

Get rich!This is still a rich salt mine!
The snow in the pot had already turned into water. Zhang Tian picked up the pot and poured it down into the pit under the surprised eyes of everyone.

(End of this chapter)