celestial system of the solar system

Chapter 16 Brother and Sister
The bodyguard came back to his senses first, and replied: "Yes, we are brothers and sisters. My name is Peng Du, and my sister's name is Dai Na."

Although Luo Yi has given more authorization to language learning software, he still hopes to be able to master foreign languages ​​by himself.Those who often watch original soundtrack movies can improve their foreign language skills quickly, and chatting with foreigners directly will definitely improve faster.

Therefore, Luo Yi chatted with Peng Du and Dana.Anyway, when the employer and the employee meet for the first time, it is reasonable to get acquainted with each other.

Through the chat, Luo Yi learned that Peng Du and Dana were not from southern Europe, but out-and-out ML people.

Pengdu they are Tuareg.The Tuareg originated from the LBY, a branch of the Berbers, belonging to the Mediterranean type of Europa race.No wonder Luo Yi felt that their brother and sister looked like Southern Europeans.

The Tuareg live in the desert, and it is basically impossible to develop agriculture in the desert, only grazing.However, deserts obviously cannot be good pastures.Therefore, the economic situation of the Tuareg people is very scarce, and it is impossible to survive completely relying on grazing.

In ancient times, the main business of the Tuareg people was nomadic animal husbandry. In order to survive, they had to actively carry out the sideline business of robbery and running caravans (some of the goods were robbed).

The Tuareg people, who have been nomadic and advocating freedom for a long time, have encountered insurmountable problems in modern times, especially after modern times.Under the coercion of various governments, the Tuareg had to change to a sedentary life.The same is true of Peng Du's tribe.

From nomadic to semi-nomadic, tribes have private pastoral areas recognized by law.And because the government allows the Tuaregs to self-govern, the private pastoral areas are understood by the Tuaregs as territories.Pengdu's tribe is a medium-sized tribe with about 2000 members and a territorial area of ​​up to [-] square kilometers.

However, most of these [-] square kilometers are deserts, and only a small piece of land in the south is grassland, which cannot support the tribe at all.However, this situation is still considered good.A small tribe bordering it on the north side of the tribe has only about [-] people, but the ML government has designated more than [-] square kilometers of pastoral area for them—but except for a few small oases, the rest is desert.

Due to the lack of supplementary sideline jobs, the Tuareg people living in desert and semi-desert areas were forced to settle down, and their lives became more and more difficult.

It is against this background that Peng Du and Dai Na came to work in BMK.The two of them did this to set an example for the rest of the tribe, hoping to find a way out for the tribe in the new era.

The following conversation made Luo Yi even more surprised.

Because Luo Yi could speak Berber and Tajik dialects fluently, Peng Du had a strong sense of closeness to him, and even confessed to Luo Yi that he was the leader of the tribe.

Peng Du told Luo Yi that Peng Du was actually not only the name of the tribe, but also his surname - the chief of the Peng Du tribe has been called Peng Du for generations.

In the relatively closed society of the Tuareg, there is still a distinction between nobles and commoners.Usually, they still carry spears, knives and arrows, and shields that symbolize majesty, and still distinguish between nobles and commoners as they did in feudal times, just like their habits for centuries.

Therefore, Pengdu's true identity is actually quite noble - although the total number of Pengdu tribes is only two thousand, which is not as large as a larger administrative village.

Luo Yi is very strange.Since Peng Du is the chief, he went to BMK to work. What about the tribe?
Peng Du replied indifferently: He entrusted the management of the tribe's affairs to his mother and father.

Hearing this, Luo Yi couldn't help but have new doubts.

Since his parents are still alive, why has Peng Du become a chief?

Then Peng Du's explanation made Luo Yi increase his knowledge.

It turned out that the children of the Pengdu tribe belonged to the ethnic surname of the mother, not the surname of the father.And the father is not the male blood relative of the child, but a brother in the maternal line—in short, the child cannot inherit from the father, but from an uncle.

The previous chief was Pengdu's uncle.So after the death of the previous chief, Peng Du inherited everything from his uncle, including the position of chief.

After Peng Du finished speaking, Luo Yi understood it, but couldn't understand it at all.

After all, we just met each other, so it's definitely not appropriate to talk lightly.So although Luo Yi's mind was full of question marks, he continued to ask questions - no matter how peculiar the customs of the Tuareg people were, it was none of Luo Yi's business, don't ask what taboos you violated.

Peng Dugui was the chief but went to BMK to find a way out for the tribe, which reminded Luo Yi of the famous Peter the Great in the history of neighboring countries.

Although it is impossible for Peng Du to achieve the achievements of Peter the Great, the nature is similar: they are all clearly aware of the difficulties, so they go to advanced areas to learn and try to innovate.

Thinking of this, Luo Yi couldn't help feeling a little respect for Peng Du.At the same time, a flash of inspiration flashed in Luo Yi's mind, and an idea suddenly popped up.

Luo Yi said to Peng Du: "In Peng Du's tribe, you can be the master, right?"

Peng Du shook his head.

"If I can make the decision completely, then I will force some of the tribe to work in BMK. There is too little land in the tribe that can be used for grazing. Just relying on such a small amount of grassland cannot support everyone in the tribe."

Seeing Luo Yi's puzzled look, Dai Na said: "Although my brother is the leader, there is also a council of elders in the tribe. If the council of elders objects, the leader of the tribe can't just go his own way."

"The main reason is that my elder brother has not taken over as the leader for a long time, and he does not have enough prestige to act arbitrarily. Moreover, the tribal people themselves are backward-minded and unwilling to accept new things."

Where men and women are equal, this type of communication is normal.Although Luo Yi has only arrived in ML not long ago, she can also detect that there are obvious differences in the social status of men and women in ML.Dana is a woman, and Pengdu is also a chief.Is it because Dai Na interrupted so casually because Peng Du dote on this younger sister too much?
Maybe it was because he had encountered a similar situation before, so Luo Yi only showed a little puzzlement in his eyes, and Peng Du explained: "In our Tuareg society, women have a high status."

"Women can participate in public activities and tribal meetings, and own property; women do not even engage in economic activities and housework, and have sufficient time to devote themselves to literary and artistic creation."

"It can be said that only women in the tribe are the 'leisure class'. Men have to hunt and herd, and also have to fight and rob, so there are not many men who are literate."

"Let me explain it to you this way. The first level of a certain caste system is in charge of religious sacrifices, and the second level is the king and warriors, who are in charge of military and political power."

"Since women are literate and familiar with the traditions of their own nation, you can understand it as the first rank. Although I am a chief, if a woman in the Presbyterian Church thinks that a certain order of mine violates the national tradition, then this order is basically No one will obey."

Luo Yi was too surprised to speak.

After thinking for a while, Luo Yi was still reluctant to give up the previous idea, so he tentatively said: "I want to rent a piece of land in your territory, just a desert that is completely useless to you, and the rent will be paid."

"Can you?"

(End of this chapter)