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Chapter 177 Cultural Invasion
At first, Ah Niu thought it was because he was too hungry, but once he got hungry, he would eat anything delicious.

But when he was seven to eighty percent full, he still felt very fragrant, not to mention the roasted taste, even the boiled grass leaves and roots were much more delicious than what he had eaten before!

How strange!It obviously looks like an ordinary boiled dish without anything in it, but it has an indescribably wonderful taste.

A Niu couldn't figure it out, but the crow and the leopard liver knew it as soon as they ate it.

It's salt!

The crow remembered that at the tribal meeting, the River Tribe claimed to have obtained the purest salt.Now that he finally tasted it, when the mellow salty fragrance bloomed in his mouth, he suddenly felt his nose sore, and almost couldn't help it, and shed tears.

He hadn't tasted salt for a long time. This was the taste of his distant hometown, no, it was much more delicious than the taste of his hometown in his memory!
Neither the hill tribes nor the hill tribes have salt.

Their salt supplement comes mainly from fresh meat and blood.

The cold weather here is not like the snow-covered mountains in the north. Even in the middle of winter, there are still many large herbivores. There are hot springs and ice-free rivers near the volcano. Wild animals often visit those water sources. Who wouldn’t want to How about a sip of hot water?

Hunters often set up ambushes next to water sources and wait for rabbits. For thousands of years, they have been tried and tested repeatedly.

What's more, they also domesticated sheep, so there was no shortage of fresh meat, and salt was not a necessity for them.

But as a condiment, the status of salt is unshakable. As long as you eat it once, you will remember this taste for a lifetime.

Everyone drank the soup and water to the last drop, and let out a satisfied sigh.

A Niu once again thanked the priest of the sky for his generosity, praised the tiger tongue and the craftsmanship of the women, and said sincerely: "This is the most delicious food I have ever eaten, and I often cook food, but it is far inferior to you. Tell me how it is done? I would trade my sheep with yours for cooking."

In fact, these foods did not use special cooking skills. During the migration, there was no condition for Tiger Tongue to show his cooking skills. It was just ordinary roasting and boiling.

A Niu would ask such a question, and Zhang Tian knew that the local aborigines had never eaten salt, let alone other spices.

"We put a magic seasoning in the food, you only need to put a small amount, you can make the food delicious."

Zhang Tian asked Hutong to fetch a bag of salt.

Ah Shui, Ah Niu and other five people immediately came up and found that the bag was full of white powdery things.

"This is... snow?"

"No, this is salt, a gift from the sky." Zhang Tian said, "You can use your fingers to pick a little bit to taste, a little bit is enough, too much will not taste good."

The five people each picked a little bit with their little fingers and put it in their mouths, their eyes lit up immediately!This is the taste!
The crow and the leopard liver looked on coldly, seeing the barbarians intoxicated by the taste of salt, they couldn't help showing color, thinking it was salt?How rare!We grew up from small to large!

"This smell..." Ah Niu suddenly remembered, "My sheep sometimes go to the mountains to lick stones or tree roots. There is this smell in those places, but it is very weak, very bitter, and not delicious at all. , is not comparable to your salt."

Zhang Tian said: "The places you mentioned contain salt, but it is very impure salt. If you want to get pure salt, you must sacrifice to the sky."

Offering sacrifices to Xue Ling is also fine...but the salt obtained from offering sacrifices to Xue Ling doesn't seem to be so pure?The crow savored the taste of the food, and the mellow and strong salty aroma still remained between his lips and teeth, without any peculiar smell.

"How do you worship the sky?"

Ah Shui was curious. The tribes on the mountain threw sacrifices directly into the crater when they sacrificed to the fire spirit. The sky is so far from the ground, how to send the sacrifices up?

Zhang Tian didn't answer, just looked up at the sky.

Ah Shui, Ah Niu and the others were a little surprised, and couldn't help looking at the sky.

As the night falls, the bright stars and the moon seem to be hanging above the head, within reach.

After a while, Zhang Tian looked away and said, "Just now, I completed the sacrifice."

"what?"

"The sacrifice is to express our piety. It is enough to look up at the sky and pray devoutly to the sky. You think this is too hasty and perfunctory, right?"

Seen through his thoughts, Ah Shui smiled a little embarrassedly, and argued, "I just think that at least there should be corresponding sacrifices!"

"In the sacrificial ceremony, we will also prepare sacrifices. True piety is not an occasional sacrifice, but always in our hearts. Looking up at the sky is a very simple thing, but no matter how simple it is, you must persist Do it every day, for the rest of your life, will it be easy?"

Ah Shui fell silent, and Ah Niu and his companions were also lost in thought.

"The stars in the sky are beautiful, aren't they? Like a glowing river. Have you ever wondered where the stars come from?"

Ah Shui was stunned, she really didn't think about it, she heard Leopard Gan tell the story of Pangu's creation of the world, she knew that the sun and moon came from Pangu's eyes, the stars didn't mention it, they definitely didn't come from Pangu, people can't have so many eyes .

"People on the mountain, don't you even know this?" A Niu said, "Stars are changed by people, and every person who passes away becomes a star!"

Although he is picking up people's teeth, but being able to pretend to be aggressive in front of the people on the mountain, Ah Niu feels secretly happy.

"Yes."

Zhang Tian was very happy. The fact that these words came out of A Niu's mouth at least showed that he subconsciously agreed with this theory.

"In these stars, there are our ancestors and your ancestors. Only by looking up at the sky and praying devoutly to the sky can you hear the guidance of your ancestors."

Ah Shui couldn't help raising his head again, the brilliant starry sky was reflected in his eyes, and there was a little sentimentality on his face.

"Is Ziyan... among them?"

"Of course, if she's gone, she'll be a star, perched in the sky, watching those she loves and cares about."

After a long time, Ah Shui withdrew his gaze and looked at the crow and the leopard liver: "I don't think I've seen you look up at the sky before. Don't you come from the same place?"

"Who says people who come from the same place have to believe in the same kind of spirit? The tribes below the mountain don't believe in fire spirits either!"

"That's true."

Zhang Tian asked: "Do you still believe in Xue Ling? Even if you are cursed by Xue Ling?"

Crow and Leopard Gan's expressions froze.

"Cursed?" Ah Shui became interested, "You have been cursed? Is it because of this that you are going to a place without snow?"

"That's it."

The crow prevaricated, he didn't want to get entangled in this topic, he was worried that if he talked too much about being exiled by the tribe, it would be revealed, which is not a glorious thing.

He quickly changed the subject: "Do you still remember the story of Hou Yi shooting the sun? I also heard this story from them. Did you see the bent branch in the man's hand? That's a bow and arrow."

He successfully diverted Ah Shui's attention.

Hou Yi shooting the sun is the most thrilling story Ah Shui has ever heard. She has long admired the bow and arrow described in the story. How mighty the weapon that can shoot down the sun must be!
In her imagination, it should be a weapon more ferocious than a tiger's claw!

At this time, I finally saw the real thing, but I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. I muttered: "That is the bow and arrow that can shoot the sun down? It doesn't look like it..."

"What do you know!"

A Niu retorted loudly, although he didn't understand what it was to shoot the sun, it didn't prevent him from slapping the people on the mountain.

"The bow and arrow are the most powerful weapons I've ever seen. Amu almost died under the bow and arrow! If it weren't for the master wizard's power to bring the dead back to life, Amu would be a corpse now."

Amu: "..."

A Niu didn't let go of any opportunity to flatter him, but he couldn't understand the language, and no one could translate for him. The wizard didn't even look this way, it was a waste of words.

"Did the crow tell you a story?"

Zhang Tian was very surprised. So the fairy tales are so popular?They were all translated into prairie language and spread to the prairie?This gave him a new way of thinking.

"What was it all about?" he asked.

"Houyi shot the sun, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and Pangu created the world, ah, and the story you told about Nuwa mending the sky." Ah Shui is like a treasure, "I heard from the crow that this is the story of your ancestors? Then there must be more Too many stories? Can you tell me another one?"

The stories fascinated her, and there was nothing she could look forward to more than after dinner.

Zhang Tianzheng had this intention.Whether it is food or stories, they are all manifestations of ethnic culture. Exporting force can only make people submit, and exporting culture can subtly change people's thoughts and beliefs.

"You already know where the stars come from, so let me tell you another story about the moon..."

Zhang Tianwei said, Ah Shui, Ah Niu and others, including Crow and Leopard Gan, listened attentively, sometimes showing worry, sometimes exclaiming, completely immersed in it.

"...Since then, every once in a while, the moon will become round. Whenever the moon becomes round, it will be the day when Houyi and Chang'e are reunited."

After listening to the story, everyone felt their noses were sour, moved by the emotion between Houyi and Chang'e, and also understood why the moon became round. It turned out that the rounding of the moon represented the reunion of relatives who were separated from the two places.

Looking at the sky again at this time, the bright crescent moon has a different meaning.

Crow, Leopard Gan, and Ah Shui were particularly sad. They thought of themselves, and thought that they had left the tribe and were helpless. Maybe every full moon night in the future would have to be spent alone.

A very deceptive voice sounded in my ears: "Pray to the sky, no matter where we are, as long as we pray devoutly, our voice will be heard by our ancestors and those who love us the most. "

Immediately afterwards, there were numerous prayers beside him, and members of the Sky Clan routinely looked up at the sky and prayed to the sky.

It was a bit restrained at first, but now, in such a big environment, it seems out of place not to pray.

Animals that live in groups have a herd mentality, and sheep and humans are typical representatives.

Seven people also joined the prayer army, but not all of them were devout.

[Faith value: 110]

The faith value increased by two points, Zhang Tian checked the list of believers, and the two new people were A Niu and A Mu.

Amu's "surrender" is understandable, he suffered such a serious injury, and managed to save his life under Lin Yu's treatment, such an experience is enough to change a person's concept.

Ah Niu... Zhang Tian really didn't expect that he thought this person was glib and not honest enough, but unexpectedly pious?

As for Ah Shui, she came from a mountain tribe and believed in the spirit of fire all the year round. To change her belief, it is obviously not enough to just talk about it, you have to come up with something genuine.

Zhang Tian thought for a while, and decided to start with the eloquent A Niu.

[You use divine magic to dream, please choose the subject. 】

[You choose A Niu as the recipient. 】

[Please enter the oracle you want to convey. 】

"A Niu, I heard your prayers, and my ancestors heard them. Go back to the tribe and tell your tribe that your ancestors are watching you from the sky. No matter what time you are, don't forget to look up at the sky... Be careful, the mountains are falling Brewing anger."

Zhang Tian gave a theme, and how to interpret it depends on what kind of dream A Niu's subconscious will conjure up.

[Faith value: 100]

How many people are there in the hill tribe and the hill tribe?There should be no less than 1000 people. If they can all be accepted as believers in the sky, maybe they can break through four digits in one fell swoop and unlock new magic.

Although doing so would delay the progress of the migration and even take some risks, Zhang Tian weighed it over and over again and thought that this risk was worth taking, but before that, he had to get the support of all the tribes.

At night, the chiefs of the various tribes gathered together rarely.

They have been stranded here for two days. Although the other tribes kept silent, they inevitably had doubts in their hearts.

Hua Bao, the chief of the Youcao tribe, is a very straightforward person. He asked straightforwardly: "Did we stay here for too long? The crow has long been exiled by the Youyan tribe. His business has nothing to do with us, and we don't need it." Fight against the local tribe for him?"

This is exactly what the other chiefs wanted to ask.

"On the contrary." Zhang Tian said, "We are not fighting against the local tribes, but trying to build a good relationship with them. This grassland is very big, and if we build a good relationship with them, we don't have to worry about being coveted by others in the future. Go easier."

Leopard frowned slightly, not quite understanding: "But I heard that the crow, leopard liver and that woman were wanted by the local tribe. We not only prevented them from arresting people, but also injured them. How could this be a beating?" How about a good relationship?"

"You're right. So I plan to send the crow to the tribe at the foot of the mountain tomorrow, and tell them that this is a misunderstanding. Regardless of whether we can make a good relationship, at least we must solve the misunderstanding, right?"

The chiefs looked at each other in blank dismay, it would be great to clear up the misunderstanding, but...

"Will the crow agree?"

"He will agree." Zhang Tian said firmly, "We still need to stay here for a few days. This place is not suitable for camping. Hutou has found a water source. If everyone has no objections, we will move tomorrow." where to."

Seeing that the sky is so sure, the chiefs are also relieved, they have no doubts about the ability of the sky priest.

Early the next morning, Lin Yu was checking the wounds of Ah Shui, Leopard Gan, A Mu, and A Tu and changing their dressings when he suddenly heard a shout: "I know I was wrong! I will definitely do as you ordered!"

A Niu woke up suddenly, as if he had some terrible nightmare, his face was pale with fright.

dream?

This dream is too realistic!Even after waking up, he still remembered the scenes and conversations in the dream clearly, as if they had happened in real life.

He murmured: "Sheep eggs... the ancestors really appeared, have I been guided?"

Seeing everyone looking at him inquiringly, Ah Niu grinned and said, "I dreamed that my mother beat me with a stick, it scared me to death..."

"What did your mother say?"

"My mother said that she heard my prayers. She scolded me for not looking up at her for so many years, and said that my ancestors have been watching us from the sky, but we have never looked up at the sky... The more she said, the more angry she was, and then she copied The stick hit me, hiss, it hurts me to death, it hurts like when I was a child!"

Ah Niu has been beaten countless times, but it is still his mother's stick that penetrates three points to the bone, and he will never forget it for the rest of his life.When he thought of that scene, he had phantom pain and grinned in pain.

Ah Shui sneered, "What kind of guidance is this?"

"Oh, of course I can't tell you the real guidance! Sir Wizard, can you send a message to Sir Priest for me, I have something important to tell him!"

Hearing the dream and guidance, Lin Yu knew that Zhang Tian must have used his golden finger.

She re-bandaged Ah Shui's wound, searched the camp for a while, and finally found Zhang Tian among the sheep.

Zhang Tian is milking the goat.

Goat’s milk is a good thing, let’s not talk about its nutritional value. Compared with cow’s milk, goat’s milk has fewer allergens, and its ingredients are closer to breast milk, so it’s easy to absorb. It’s just that the smell is a bit heavier, but primitive people who can eat raw meat directly Speaking of which, this smell is really nothing.

This flock of sheep has obviously been selected, mainly ewes, strong, healthy, docile, have completed labor, and have abundant milk.

Zhang Tian hasn't milked for a long time, and his skills are a little rusty. After practicing for a while, he slowly regained his hand feeling.

He put his thumb and index finger together to hold the sheep's udder, and pressed his middle finger, ring finger and little finger against the palm of his hand lightly and forcefully in order to make a fist to promote the milk to flow out.

After each clenched milking, the thumb and index finger immediately relax, and then re-clasp, repeating this rhythmic clenching and loosening.Operate with both hands, with even grip and speed, alternately, and the pure white milk will continuously fall into the basin.

"Okay, you are versatile, you can even milk milk!"

"Hey, there are relatives in the family who do this job, and I learned it when I was a child."

"Do you have relatives in Inner Mongolia?"

"It's not that only Inner Mongolia has pastures. Yunnan's milk is very famous! Do you want to try it?"

"Okay!"

For new things, Lin Yu has great curiosity and enthusiasm, without saying a word, he just masturbates when he gets started.

Xiao, He, Sheberry and other boys, girls and children also gathered around, seeing these sheep being milked honestly, not running or jumping, they all felt novelty.

Zhang Tian shared the squeezed goat milk with them, and said with a smile, "Do you know why barbarians grow taller? It's because they drank goat milk since childhood."

Everyone present had had milk, but that was in infancy, and they had no memory of it, let alone what milk tasted like.

Hearing that drinking goat's milk is good for growth and development, the children immediately held their bowls to drink, and the mellow and fragrant goat's milk entered their throats, leaving a circle of white milk stains around their lips.

"belch!"

Xiao hiccupped, and licked off the milk stains from the corners of his lips, and found that Lin's operation became more and more skillful, and the ewe's milk seemed endless, which was amazing.

"I want to play this too!" He applied to play.

The children are also eager to try, clamoring to experience it.

"Don't worry, come one by one."

"By the way!" Lin Yu almost forgot the business and called Zhang Tian to stop, "A Niu said he had a dream and wanted to see you!"

(End of this chapter)