Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Bals has actually been stationed outside the yurt and brought shovels, wooden boards and other items.

Bals pointed to the ground in front of the yurt: "I think it would be good to dig a well here. In Shabaozi Town, wells are also dug in front of the house."

Qin Liu nodded.They are all grass, so there is no difference.

While the two were talking, they saw someone riding a horse from afar. Some were men and women riding together. The two were talking and laughing. There were felt bags and other items commonly used for camping on the horse behind them.

Qin Liu wondered: "Where did these people come from so early in the morning?"

Bals was a little embarrassed. He pointed to the high mountains in the distance: "There will be lovers camping together at night. This is the case every year at the Naadam Festival, and also at the Aobao Festival."

Qin Liu saw that Bars's mood was visibly lowered, so he knew it had brought back unpleasant memories, so he didn't say anything more.

Instead, Bars threw away the shovel in his hand angrily: "Back then, I also saw Bao Dun and her lover riding down from the mountain together."

Qin Liu sympathized with the man who was cuckolded by his wife. He thought about it and asked, "Are you angry that she did this to you? Do you love her?"

Bars thought for a while and shook his head, then sat directly on the ground, feeling a little depressed: "She never regarded me as a husband. She was forced to have children with me because of the pressure of the fire. I once wanted to treat her as myself. My family, it’s a pity..."

Qin Liu could understand Bao Dun's choice. Between a heroic lover and a childish husband, she would definitely choose a lover who was older and more famous than herself.

Bars's tragic marriage was nothing more than a sieve of fire forced upon him.It's pity that he was a lonely child who was used as a hostage. He once regarded Xiang Baodun as a family member and longed for the warmth of family.

Qin Liu stepped forward and held Baars' hand, looking at him tenderly: "No matter how many mistakes Bao Dun made, he is already dead. Why do you have to punish yourself with the pain of the past? You are so good, your wife must be I will love you, cherish you, and give you a warm home.”

Bals raised his somewhat sad eyes and hugged Qin Liu tightly into his arms.

This woman, who is not even his wife, can give him the warmth and happiness of his family and soothe his past pain. What else is he dissatisfied with?

Bals quickly adjusted his mood and discussed digging a well with Qin Liu.

A well is dug within the Great Wall and the walls of the well are lined with bricks or stones.But there are no bricks on this grassland, and there are very few stones.

Bales's solution was to secure the sides of the well with planks of wood nailed together to prevent the well from collapsing.

Qin Liu could only agree.In this barren grassland, we can only adapt to local conditions.

Their lively well-drilling activities quickly attracted many Mongolians who were watching the fun.Some people volunteered to help, and others went to the mountains to cut down trees and get wood.

In just half a day, the well was dug three feet deep, and many buckets of mud were dug up from the well.

The bottom of the well was covered with several layers of wooden boards, and three layers of wooden boards were nailed around the well to fix it. The upper part of the well was also surrounded by wooden boards.

The various competitions at the Naadam Conference were still in full swing. During their free time in the afternoon, Baers and Qin Liu also went to watch.

Baers signed up for women's archery on Qin Liu's behalf. Naturally, Qin Liu didn't know how to do it and was rejected in the first round.

But there were prizes for participating in the activity. She got a small pack of yogurt bars, which made her extremely happy.

When the sun goes down, there is clear water in the well.

The onlookers brought up the well water with buckets. It was clear and clean, and the water temperature was slightly cool. Qin Liu took a scoop of the well water and took a sip. He nodded: "It is cool, refreshing, sweet and delicious." Everyone tried to taste it, and they all Thumbs up.

"The water in this well is cleaner and clearer than the water in the lake!"

"That's it, it has no odor, is refreshing and sweet, and you don't have to run far to fetch water. It's convenient and clean."

"We have to learn how to dig a well. We will also dig a well when we go back. It will be much more convenient to use water in daily life."

Qin Liu listened to their discussion quietly, thinking that you have never seen running water.

More and more people came to ask for advice on how to dig a well, so Qin Liu and Bals had to dig another well as a demonstration.

It was busy until long after dark, and the people holding torches and asking questions gradually dispersed.

Old Man Lou shook his head with an unclear look: "The technology of drilling wells existed in the Central Plains as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Why don't the grassland people still know it now?"

Qin Liu was puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case. Genghis Khan's army is conquering half of the world. Is it impossible that he doesn't know how to dig wells?"

Old Man Lou said: "Our Ming army has special soldiers responsible for digging wells and building huts. The Mongolian soldiers are not unaware of it. Maybe it is just that it is old and they feel it is unnecessary, so they have not promoted it among the herdsmen."

Bars took over the conversation: "It was difficult to gather the materials to build a well. We had to move a few months after the well was built. When we moved back the next year, the well was dirty and needed to be cleaned. It was too troublesome, and gradually no one did it anymore. .What is Earth?”

Qin Liu was startled for a moment. She didn't expect that she actually said modern words without paying attention.

She thought for a while and said: "The place we live in is on a round ball, and this ball is the earth."

Bars looked at Qin Liu thoughtfully.

Qin Liu felt a little embarrassed and was about to suggest going back to rest when Princess Tululetu came.

"Last night, Father Khan's beloved concubine Sumir gave birth to a son, but he died this morning. Sumir asked a shaman to recall the child's soul, and Father Khan agreed.

However, the shaman proposed that [-] children should be buried with the little prince. Sumir cried and Yisima was oppressed by the grand master, and his father Khan objected. The shaman said that at least [-] children must be burned to death. Said that this proves the preciousness of the Golden Family bloodline, and Father Khan agreed. "

Baers, Qin Liu and Old Man Lou were all shocked.

One hundred children were buried with a child who died just after birth. This is too appalling!
Princess Tululetu looked at Qin Liu with earnest eyes: "We all know that this matter is too bloody. My father Khan is determined to prove his iron fist, and my mother can't persuade her. You are Tengger's envoy, maybe You can represent Tengger and refute the shaman who talks nonsense."

Qin Liu frowned.

Bals asked: "In the past, when princes died, were they buried alive with them?"

Princess Tululetu shook her head: "During the time of the Grand Master, the descendants of the Golden Family were almost massacred. Tribal leaders with different surnames actually ruled the grasslands. Who would arrange for alive people to be buried with the Golden Family? My father is the only descendant of the Golden Family. Now, With so many sons, the importance of the golden family bloodline began to be emphasized.”

Bals asked: "When my eldest brother Tulu passed away, would anyone be buried with him alive?"

Princess Tululetu still shook her head: "Tulu went to Wuliangha to question them after they reneged on their alliance. On the way back to the Khan Court, he accidentally fell into a frozen lake and froze to death. His father didn't say anything. Wuliangha I feel guilty, but I have been very peaceful these years, and I try my best to obey my father's orders." (End of Chapter)