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Chapter 149 Sacrifice and Dream
Tian often makes actions that seem to be out of his mind but prove to be extremely wise in the end. Everyone has long seen the strangeness. Although they are surprised, no one questioned it, and only silently observed the subsequent changes in the matter.

The salt water and sediment are mixed together, making it extremely turbid, and insoluble impurities gradually precipitate.

Zhang Tian scooped up a layer of brine on the surface, boiled it on the fire, evaporated the water, and waited for the crystallized salt to precipitate in the pottery pot, then poured out the brine, put the coarse salt together, and then repeated the above operations to prepare coarse salt. Salt.

Everyone was busy until noon, clearing out a circular field with a diameter of more than 30 meters, and dug a square hole beside it.

Zhang Tian told Xiao and Kui who were interested in learning the sacrificial ceremony that the sky is round and the place is round, so a circular venue should be used for worshiping the sky, and a square venue should be used for worshiping the earth.

The round sky and the earth are the ancient people's cognition of the universe. Although it is not correct, it is easy to understand, and it is also in line with the intuition of primitive people, so it is easier to accept.

Xiao asked: "Are we digging this pit to burn sacrifices like the Yan tribe?"

"No." Zhang Tian shook his head, "Sacrificing to the earth requires landfilling, just like people need to be buried in the ground after death. In fact, it is the heaven and the earth that conceived our ancestors, and then we have us. Every person who passed away, The body will return to the earth, and the soul will return to the sky."

The two suddenly realized that Aoi had a feeling of enlightenment. She had always sacrificed to the earth by burning straw and grass, and now she realized that she had used the wrong method!
On the return trip, Zhang Tian cooked a total of twelve jars of coarse salt.

The members of the Dashu tribe were overjoyed. Song Guo keenly found that the salt in the clay pot seemed not as white as the salt boiled last time. He wanted to pick some with his hands to taste, but Zhang Tian stopped him and said, "It's not finished yet. It’s not pure enough, take it back first.”

After several hours of physical work, the people who didn't take a breath rushed towards the cave without stopping. The intense excitement made them tireless.

The people who stayed in the cave were looking forward to it, it can be regarded as waiting for the return of the tribe, they came up to ask about the situation.

Quietness is the keynote of the snow-covered forest, the birds are silent, and the insects are silent, only this group of two-legged beasts are still noisy, even more noisy than before. Animals passing by here can hear these things that violate the laws of nature from a distance Terrible movement, without hesitation to detour.

Zhang Tian dissolved the rough salt with water again, and then took the saturated brine to purify the brine, and finally obtained ten jars of extremely pure salt.

Although it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to produce refined salt and will increase additional losses, it is necessary to reduce the intake of heavy metals in order to live for several years.

After tasting the final product, Pine Cone was very happy and praised the generosity and kindness of the sky.

The members of the Dahe Tribe were equally overjoyed. According to the agreement, they would take half of it, that is, five jars of salt, plus the four jars of salt they received from the Giant Rock Tribe. You can enjoy delicious food with salt every day!

When the aroma of food wafted through the nostrils, everyone who had been busy all day finally felt tired and hungry, and their stomachs grumbled loudly.

Zhang Tian did not engage in the ceremony of fasting, so everyone let go of their stomachs and ate.

There was no sound in the cave, and the noisy Twolegs only seemed to quiet down when they were eating and sleeping.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the cave: "Chief Pinecone!"

Everyone who was eating stuffed their heads looked out of the cave immediately. Song Guo stood up suddenly and said in surprise, "Priest Black Bear! Why are you here?"

The person who came was Hei Xiong, the new priest of the Youyan Tribe, accompanied by three members of the Youyan Tribe, including the beaver who has been leading the way between the tribes all year round. The cry just now came from his mouth .

With the exception of the beavers, it was the first time anyone had been to such a remote tribe.

When the blizzard stopped, the black bear took his followers on the road. Due to the distance, by the time they arrived at the Great River Tribe, the large force had already left.

Zhang Tian was a little surprised. Although he had sent an invitation to Hei Xiong, he actually didn't expect him to come, and Hei Xiong didn't give any promise.

It seemed that the new priest had finally shown some courage, but there were only four people in total, so there was no face-to-face meeting, unlike the usual style of the Salt Tribe. Obviously, this decision did not receive widespread support.

However, since he has withstood the pressure, it means that the black bear is willing to accept and learn new things. This kind of quality is invaluable, and Zhang Tian will not let him go away empty-handed.

Pinecone warmly welcomes guests.The priest of Youyan tribe is a rare guest among the rare visitors. He has never come before. This time, he made a special trip to participate in the ceremony held in his own tribe. Straighter.

The black bear led the tribe to salute the chiefs of the various tribes, presenting gifts prepared for the host.

Although Yun strongly objected, Hei Xiong was a priest of the Salt Tribe after all, and his every move, word and deed outside represented the whole tribe. In order not to embarrass the tribe, he brought quite a lot of gifts.

The black bear said to his mother respectfully: "The teacher asked me to convey his greetings to you."

Grandma nodded slightly and asked, "Is the mountain stream okay?"

"The teacher unloaded the burden of the priest, and lived a relaxed and happy life every day. He also asked me to ask you the secret of longevity!"

"How can there be any secret? It's just because my people still need me, and I can't bear to abandon them."

"Mama was joking."

After a while of pleasantries, Song Guo greeted the guests for dinner.

Hei Xiong and the others were already hungry. Ever since they tasted the craftsmanship of tiger tongue at the tribal meeting, they have been thinking about it. How can they sit still when they smell the familiar aroma of food again after many days?Immediately plunged into this battle without gunpowder smoke, eating and drinking without restraint.

After eating and drinking enough, Hei Xiong asked about the future arrangements, and Zhang Tian told him that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven would be held tomorrow.

The Dahe Tribe was fully responsible for the first sacrifice to the sky, the other tribes mainly focused on learning, and the black bear came purely to observe the ceremony.

In fact, he worked so hard to come to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. This behavior itself was a kind of temptation. As a result, the reaction of the clansmen was more intense than he expected. Yun’s contribution is indispensable. Without his encouragement and radical statements, the clansmen would not have As for being so resistant.

The public opinion is so, and the black bear has nothing to do. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for him to forcefully promote the reform of the belief. He has given up this idea.

The black bear rubbed his round belly. It was a really enjoyable meal. He was too absorbed in eating, and before he had time to observe the surrounding environment, he only raised his eyes to look at this strange cave and everything in the cave.

He saw brightly colored and lifelike pictures painted on the walls of the cave, he saw the cave filled with pottery of various shapes, and the pottery was painted with red and black stripes, and he saw the women doing the final practice for tomorrow's sacrifice. The soft figure is doing complicated movements, but it is uniform, well-coordinated, and extremely beautiful.

He couldn't take his eyes off, with a look of enjoyment. It turns out that women dancing are so beautiful and fascinating.

He heard a brisk sound, followed the sound, and saw the children holding the bamboo to their mouths, playing the beautiful sound with strange postures. Lanhua told him that it was called the bamboo flute, and it was a musical instrument.

There are so many things that have never been seen before, and the black bear is immersed in the wonderful experience of exploring new things, and constantly asks the people around him for advice.

Not long after, he saw the people beside him suddenly get up and walk out of the cave, and all of them walked out of the cave.

The black bear and his clan were confused, and they also got up and followed out.

Everyone looked up to the sky and prayed to the sky.

The black bear was a little embarrassed. He looked up at the sky, the star-studded sky, the dots of starlight are not dazzling, but together they look like a long river of light, which makes people dazzled.

He can see this kind of starry sky every night. He didn't think it was unusual at first, but because people looked up devoutly, the uncommon starry sky seemed to have a different meaning. He couldn't help thinking: Could our ancestors be among them?
After returning to the cave, Zhang Tian told everyone not to pray during the sacrifice tomorrow.

The black bear asked strangely: "Why?"

This is completely contrary to the rules of the Yan tribe. They never pray at ordinary times, but only pray during sacrifices.

Zhang Tian said: "Because the ancestors wanted to enjoy the food quietly and not be disturbed by our prayers."

The black bear thought about it and thought it made sense. If it were him, he wouldn't want someone to keep making noises in his ears while eating.

Everyone went to bed early and got up early the next day, leaving a dozen men to guard the house, and the rest took all the things they would use and rushed to the sacrificial site.

Hei Xiong thought he could help, but when he arrived at the scene, he found that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky was completely different from the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Xue Ling, and he couldn't get involved at all.

People set up a bonfire in the field, and placed a circle of burning torches equidistantly around it. The tribes began to clean pottery and cook food.

He was puzzled, and continued to exert his assiduous and studious spirit, asking for advice from those around him.

It turns out that cooking food is to honor the ancestors, and these foods will be packed in painted pottery with Qian hexagrams painted on the bottom, which can reach heaven directly.Recalling the profound and complicated gossip knowledge, his head started to hurt again.

Not only that, but they also had to sacrifice to the earth at the same time. It is said that the heaven and the earth are not separated from each other, so they have to sacrifice together. Hei Xiong also heard the story of Pan Gu's creation of the world, and he has reservations about it.

The sacrificial pit next to it was almost the same as the one he used to sacrifice Xue Ling, but the sacrifices were quite different.

The sacrifices of the Yan tribe to Xueling are mainly animal meat and blood, but they sacrifice to the earth with pottery, which contains a little grain.

Priests of the Wicked Tribe declare that both pottery and grain contain the essence of the earth and are gifts of the earth.Black Bear didn't take this seriously, but he had to admit that both pottery and grains were good things, one was useful and the other was delicious.

The hexagram Kun is painted on the bottom of the pottery that worships the earth, which can lead to the deep underground.

The sacrifice was ready, and the aroma of food wafted in the air, and the black bear and others who were watching the ceremony suddenly became hungry and secretly swallowed their saliva.

People place exquisite animal skin cushions around the campfire, and display dishes, chopsticks and small spoons.

Zhang Tian looked up at the sky with a solemn face, and asked his ancestors to sit down and enjoy the food in a loud voice.

The tribes began to offer food, and then withdrew from the sacrificial site, lowered their hands and bowed their heads in silence, waiting for their ancestors to come in for food.

Everything was carried out in silence, appearing solemn and solemn.

The black bear was infected by the atmosphere. He seemed to feel that his ancestors had arrived and was sitting around the campfire enjoying delicious food, so he couldn't help lowering his head, not daring to look directly at his ancestors.

After a while, Zhang Tian shouted "噫" three times, indicating that the ancestors had enjoyed the offerings and were full.

Lin Yu led the women into the sacrificial place, offering tea and food to the ancestors.

The flute sounded, and women in costumes danced to the sound of the flute.

The atmosphere suddenly became cheerful, and the ancestors drank tea while watching music and dancing.

Hei Xiong suddenly realized that the dance he heard the sound of the flute last night was the sacrificial dance.

Seeing the full version now, he was taken aback.

The sacrificial dance of the Yougu Tribe is simply stepping, swinging the arms, and making rhythmic sounds by slapping the arms and thighs. In contrast, the sacrificial dance of the Dahe Tribe is a delight to the eye, and the young man named Xiao dances particularly contagiously , the black bear couldn't help shrugging its shoulders.

Suddenly the sound of the flute turned, the ensemble turned into a solo, and the sound of the music became more smooth and melodious, like mountains and rivers, uninterrupted.

The group dance also turned into a solo dance. Lin Yu changed into thin clothes that could better show his figure, and danced to the sound of the flute.

Her dancing posture is like a magnificent and changeable picture scroll, sometimes vigorous and straight, sometimes reserved and flexible, or spinning, turning over or jumping, the priority, strength, speed and speed of the flute are perfectly integrated with the sound of the flute, but no matter how her movements change, she remains the same Soft lines and body curves full of beauty.

Now not only the black bear, everyone was intoxicated, feeling the baptism of incomparable beauty.

Who would have thought that the wizard is so good at dancing?It is not like a dance in the world, and perhaps only this kind of dance can please the ancestors.

After the sacrificial dance, everyone bowed to pay respects and bid farewell to their ancestors.

After the ancestors left, the sacrificial offerings and sacrificial vessels were removed. The women poured the food from the sacrificial vessels into ordinary pottery, and the men filled the sacrificial pit with earth to bury the sacrifices offered to the earth.

Then there was the ritual of receiving sacrifices, and Zhang Tian invited people to share the offerings.

How can the sacrifices that have already been offered be eaten?Hei Xiong was puzzled and asked Lan Hua for advice.

Lanhua said: "Accepting the food left by the ancestors is also part of the sacrifice."

"I see."

There is one thing to say, if so much delicious food is thrown away, the black bear will feel it is a pity, and it would be great if it can be eaten in the stomach.

"Then I'm welcome!"

He brought his people into battle.

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The sacrificial ceremony has been over for a long time, but the excitement of the people has not diminished in the slightest. They are actively discussing everything related to it. Hei Xiong is especially excited. He has seen a completely different sacrificial ceremony. Great rewards.

Although he was unable to carry out drastic reforms, it would be no problem to make some changes and adjustments to the ceremony of worshiping Xue Ling. What he saw and heard today gave him a lot of inspiration, and he felt excited when he thought of what he was about to do.

Only the people who stayed behind in the cave felt deeply regretful, and they could only imagine the grand occasion of the ceremony from the excited conversation of the people.

Now, Zhang Tian is a legitimate priest of the sky.

People congratulated him and praised his wisdom.

Pine cone asked: "Are the ancestors satisfied with our food?"

Other tribes have also asked, curious to know whose food their ancestors preferred.

Zhang Tian said with a smile: "The ancestors treat his children equally and will not favor one side. They are very satisfied, just like us, and they are still thinking about it now! Of course, if we can make more delicious food, the ancestors will have more fun. "

Everyone was delighted from ear to ear, and the satisfaction of the ancestors was the greatest recognition for them.Immediately promised to hone his cooking skills, and to bring out better food in the next sacrifice.

The excitement continued until late at night, and the drowsiness gradually rose.

Looking at the yawning crowd, Zhang Tian said, "Sleep! Because of this sacrifice, our ancestors are very close to us. After we fall asleep, we may be able to hear their guidance."

Hearing this, everyone fell asleep immediately without saying a word, hoping to meet their ancestors right away.

At the same time, a line of small characters jumped out of Zhang Tian's eyes.

【If you use magical spells to dream, please choose the recipient. 】

(End of this chapter)