I live in Miao Village

Xue Yi took a few pictures of the scenery on the top of the mountain, and the girls behind climbed up one after another, and the opposite side of the mountain was already full of young men of Miao nationality wearing very ethnic costumes.

[Anchor, what is this for?Are you going to start singing folk songs? ]

"Well, we're going to start singing Youfang Song!" In order to avoid the embarrassing situation just now, Xue Yi and Aying found a relatively remote location and set up a tripod to watch.

[What is Youfang Song? ]

"You Fangge is a Miao love song that people often say. It got its name because the place where it was sung was called You Fangpo. In ancient times, most Miao villages were multiplied by one or a few families. Everyone in the village had the same surname, like In Danliu Miao village, all the surnames are Wang, while in the nearby Changxing village, most of them are surnamed Pan. Miao people strictly abide by the custom of not marrying with the same surname, so they often intermarry with nearby villages.

Every year on the Lusheng Festival or the Sisters’ Day, young men and women from nearby villages will gather at Youfangpo to ask and test each other’s situation and intentions in the form of antiphonal songs. According to the meaning expressed by the token, decide whether to chase this girl or look for the next one. "

The basket that Aunt Jinlan gave Xue Yi contained the keepsakes that the man would give to the woman when he wooed her. Each keepsake has a different meaning and cannot be given by mistake.

Xue Yi opened the bamboo basket and tried to find out the meaning of these tokens. Seeing the five-colored glutinous rice in Aying's eyes, he said, "If you can tell me the meaning of these things, I will eat them for you."

"Really? I know I know." Xue Yiben said casually, but Ah Ying really knew, "The glutinous rice should be wrapped in embroidered handkerchiefs. If you like that boy, you want to ask him out tonight." Watch the moon and eat glutinous rice together, then you put a pair of chopsticks in the handkerchief, if you don’t like him, put a chopstick, it means you don’t like him, he will be alone.”

Ah Yingcai was six years old, and she didn't know much about it, so she didn't say it very clearly, but Xue Yi could also understand that a pair of chopsticks means that good things come in pairs in other cultures, while one chopstick is wishful thinking, meaning that the woman doesn't like him, Let him stop wishful thinking.

The cultures of all ethnic groups are often common, and they are almost the same.

"What about these peppers, cotton, and toon buds?"

"These are... you gave me to eat first." Ah Ying was wearing a new hat, staring straight at the glutinous rice, she looked quite cute and cute, Xue Yi couldn't help laughing, and wrapped a piece of it for her with a handkerchief , I felt hungry too, so I wrapped a piece for myself, and the two sat down and ate.

Aying took a big bite before saying vaguely: "Chun Ya means that you are willing to marry and have children with that boy, Mian Mian means that you have liked him for a long time and miss him very much, Chili means that you are not interested in him, but you are also Please don't be sad."

"What about the red camellia? Why does the red camellia represent elopement?" Seeing how the Miao people find a partner by singing love songs, it doesn't look like a nation with strict etiquette that prohibits men and women from getting married!

"This... I don't know." Ah Ying shook her head.

Xue Yi was a little disappointed, seeing the boys booing one after another, and the girls pushing and shoving you to say I would sing first, and I said she would sing first, but no one sang for a while, Xue Yi saw Xiao Lihua standing shyly Without saying a word, he called her over for a chat, and asked her about the story of giving red camellia. After learning about it, I realized that red camellia was also involved in the origin of Danliu Miao Village.

The story goes like this. It is said that there was no Danliu Miao village in the Yuan Dynasty. One of their ancestors was named Wang Jindan and the other was named Liu'er.

Wang Jindan was the youngest son of a chieftain surnamed Wang at that time. He was noble, knowledgeable and affectionate, and fell in love with a sericulture girl named Liu Er.

The girl who raised silkworms was born in poverty, her parents died young, she made a living by raising silkworms and weaving cloth all day long, and occasionally sold some red camellias in the city.

Mrs. Tusi thought she came from a humble background, so she didn't want her to be her daughter-in-law, and asked her son to marry another ugly and fat chieftain's daughter.

Wang Jindan refused, saying that Liu'er and I admired each other and had already made a private decision for life.Ask your friend to tell Liu Er that they will meet at the place where they met for the first time at midnight tonight and run away together.

That friend took advantage of the chieftain's daughter, and even though he told Liu Er about her elopement, he also brought the chieftain's daughter's thugs and drove her away.

Liu'er thought that Wang Jindan was betraying her, so she deliberately asked someone to embarrass her, and ran all the way, throwing the red camellia that was intended for Wang Jindan on the road, intending to break up with him.

It was a coincidence that when those thugs arrived, the sky was pitch black and no one could see where Liu'er had gone.When Wang Jindan arrived, the clouds scattered and the moon rose, illuminating the whole mountain. Wang Jindan followed Liu Er's red camellia to find her. After running for three days and three nights, they finally came to this place and stayed.

This place is Danliu Miao Village.

"That's why our village regards red camellia as an unstoppable love. As long as the girl gives the man red camellia, it means that she will follow each other no matter what. No matter how dissatisfied the parents of both parties are, they can't object. This custom Only our Danliu Miao Village has it, and there are no other places.”

"I see." Xue nodded, "Then why didn't Aunt Jinlan tell me the meaning of these tokens? Is this also the custom of the village?"

"Yes." Xiao Lihua said.

"Then what should I do if I send it wrong?"

"Wrong is wrong. The old man in the village said that is what God meant. If two people are destined to be together, no matter how many times they miss it, they will be together in the end; You will be happy. Aunt Jinlan is treating you as her daughter by doing this, and I hope you can also meet a good marriage. But we will inquire in private, so we will not send the wrong one."

Xue nodded, thinking that she must treat Aunt Jinlan better in the future. These customs of the Miao people are quite interesting. They seem to be bold and free, mysterious and euphemistic, but in fact they are bold and unrestrained, euphemistic but not rigid.

interesting!

Barrage: [Really?For some reason, I always feel that Aunt Jinlan cheated on her daughter, am I alone? ][In front, you are not alone hahaha...]

Some of the shy girls finally mustered up the courage to pick up the folk song from the other side of the mountain. Xue Yi raised his eyes and saw that barrage was quickly overwhelmed by other barrages.

[Anchor anchor, what are they singing, translate it. ]

"I'll give it a try." Xue Yi and Aying stepped forward, listened carefully for a while, and said, "They are asking about each other's situation now, and this girl is singing 'Where did the skylark come from? Elder brother is on the top of the mountain, you have told others, please tell me about it' [Note], this is asking where the man is from, how many people and acres of land in the family, how old is he, and whether he is married. The man sings What is..."

Xue Yi listened intently again, and said with a smile: "He sang 'The place where I come from is Qichongshan, Qichongshui, you don't know if you tell me, why don't you come with me, my sister has a lot of mountains and rivers, and a lot of love, and my sister saw it. Heaven and Earth Wu...'He purposely didn't say where he came from, how many members of his family were there, and tried to trick that girl to go with him, this is obviously molesting!"

As soon as Xue Yi finished speaking, the men and women on both sides couldn't stop laughing. Xue Ding took a look, only to realize that it was Adeihua who sang to each other just now. Adeihua's cheeks were flushed with embarrassment, surrounded by people, unable to say a word out.

The other side on the other side of the mountain waited for a while, and seeing that there was no response from this side, they sang again.

Xue Yi didn't quite understand it, and only after asking Ah Ying did he find out that the general meaning of the song over there was: Amei, why don't you speak?Get the camellia ready quickly, elder brother will pick you up right away.

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this. No one thought that a girl as articulate as Adeihua would be rendered speechless by being molested.

Xue Yi laughed, thinking that he would have to return it sooner or later, took out the red camellia from the basket and stuffed it for her, "A Daihua, go, go, this is your red camellia. "

Seeing that Xue Yi gave her the red camellia and asked her to give it to the boy opposite, everyone laughed and booed, go, go!

"Don't be like this, help me figure out a way, how can I sing back, hurry up!" A Daihua chopped off her feet.

Everyone found it more and more amusing, the boy on the other side of the mountain howled to the sky twice, and someone vaguely said, it's too bad, the girls in Danliu Village can't sing anymore, let's all marry them.

"Hurry up and think of a way, we can't let our village lose face." Adeihua was really anxious, but it was useless, and the crowd couldn't help it. Suddenly, a clear and pleasant voice came from the crowd, loud and clear, The tone was extremely high, and everyone was stunned at once.

The song is: "There are brocade books in ancient times, and there are letters today. How can there be mountains and rivers for people to read. If brother is really interested, please move mountains and water."

Before the singing fell, no matter it was the Miao girls on the side of the mountain or the Miao boys on the other side, they all applauded and admired.

Adaihua asked the young man where he came from, how many people and how many acres of land there are in the family, but the young man deliberately didn't say, and said that the place where I came from is Qichongshan and Qichongshui. If you want to see it, just let me go. We can see the dry sea and rocks. , the world is nothing.

No matter how you say it, Adeihua is a girl who has not left the court, so I am embarrassed to answer.

The girl later said that the brocade books that people used to convey affection in the past, but the letters that people use now, how can there be any mountains and rivers that don't move for people to read?If you really have the heart, then move the mountains and attract the water!

But who can move the mountains and attract the water!Isn't this an admission that you are not sincere?

"The one who fought back is so clever." Xue Yi said involuntarily, looking towards where the voice came from.

Out of the crowd came a Miao girl dressed in silver ornaments, with a towering silver crown, brows like daisy, pink lips, swaying figure, swaying steps, accompanied by the sound of tinkling and silver ornaments, like a fairy walking down from the sky. It seems to be in the world.

Just listening to her singing one after another, the Miao boy on the other side of the mountain was speechless and ashamed.

Although the audience couldn't understand what she was singing, they felt that it was amazing, that is... the screen hasn't moved for a long time, and it has been facing this Miao girl.

[Anchor, anchor, are you still there?Please pan the camera, I want to see the boys on the other side of the mountain. ]

Xue Yi: "What are you talking about, I can't see it!"

The author has something to say: Note: This paragraph of lyrics is adapted from: Shi Yuanzhi. Analysis of Miao Love Songs [J]. Ethnic Forum, 1989(1):80-81.

The original lyrics are: Where does the spring water come from, where does the love elder brother come from, you have told others, please tell me...

Chapter 2's "Little spring camellia, grows by the side of the mountain stream, can be cut down to make a fire, picked up can be given away, does my sister know, another year of spring breeze?" is also adapted from this, the original lyrics are: small tree with leaves, long Beside the river ditch, I cut it up to make a fire, picked it up to cook, my sister took a bite first, and my brother also took a bite, my heart was warm, the butterflies were in pairs, the elder brother and the younger sister formed a pair.

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