Dihao's civilian life

At night, Mother Yu was pounding rice, preparing rice for tomorrow.She beats the grains in the stone mortar with a wooden pestle to dehull the grains.The sound of beating, rhythmic and familiar, is the lullaby of children before they go to sleep.

Mother Yu used a gourd to gather the corn scattered around the stone mortar to the center, so that they could be hit evenly by the wooden pestle, so that all the husks would fall off.Pounding rice requires patience and does not require a lot of strength.

"Su'er, aren't you going to the club?" Mother Yu found out that her son was still at home, and it was dark outside, so the club tree must be very lively.

On spring and summer nights, people always gather under the community tree with their heads full of stars, in groups of three or five.The adults discuss the public affairs of the settlement, the boys and girls fall in love, kiss each other, and the two shadows under the moon.

"Wait for Ah Chuan." The fire in the fire pool reflected Yusu's face red, and his facial features were soft and beautiful.Feng Chuan is the eldest son of Feng Kui's family, one year older than Yu Su, and the two families are neighbors.

"You child, you have to be invited to go out." In Yu's mother's view, this youngest son was too quiet.Unlike the neighbor's sons, he likes to gather in groups and make trouble in the settlement.This is not a bad thing, but I always worry about whether he doesn't fit in.

"Mother, we are going to Dongshe together."

The settlement is divided into four communities, divided by four directions.Residents from the north gathered in Beishe, residents from the east gathered in Dongshe, and so on.People like to walk around each other, especially teenagers, who love to walk among the four communities.

"Feng Chuan likes the daughter of A'Zhu Dongshe, right?" Mother Yu showed a smile that I understood.Mother Yu was a famous beauty in the village when she was a girl, and she was pursued by the tall and handsome Father Yu by the lively bonfire.

"Yes." Yu Su nodded. Yu Su, 15, has no girl he likes yet.

"Don't fight with anyone when you go to Dongshe." Mother Yu told her son.

Teenagers go to other communities and risk being marginalized.Everything sprouts in spring, and the marriageable teenagers in the settlement are all looking for girls to fall in love with.

"No fights." Yu Su only fought with others when he was a child, and that was a long time ago.

While the mother and son were talking leisurely, shouts came from the yard, both men and women were calling Yu Su's name.

"I'm going out!" Yu Su responded, and immediately walked out of the courtyard.

In the courtyard under the moonlight, Tangli blossoms are fragrant.Just under the Tangli tree, stood five companions, three men and two women, they were all about the same age as Yu Su, and they were full of vigor.

Mother Yu watched her son's tall and lanky figure leave, thinking that the child would be an adult next year, and wondered if he had a girl he liked.

There are six people in the group, apart from Yu Su, brothers and sisters Feng Chuan and Feng Xi, brothers and sisters Yu Yun and Yu Yuan, there is also a young man named Yan Zhou.The six are all children of Beishe, they grew up together and often gather around Feng Chuan.

From the north of the settlement to the east, there is a long way, and there is a stream passing through the northeast of the settlement.Yu Su and his companions walked east along the stream.

At night, there are hundreds of lights on both sides of the stream, dotted with stars, like a bright night sky.

Feng Xi walked beside Yu Su, she shook Yu Su's hand.Yu Su felt that there was something extra in his palm, and when he picked it up, it was a big snail.

"Here you are." Feng Xi said in a low voice, lowering her head with a shy expression.

"Oh, good." Yu Su's voice was not too loud, he felt that Zhou Zhou behind him was watching them both.

The girls would give Yu Su some things, sometimes a handful of sweet wild fruits, sometimes a few shellfish, and sometimes a beautiful pebble.Feng Xi gave the most, and the shellfish she gave Yu Su were all lying in Yu Su's small storage basket.

Walking in front, Yu Yun suddenly turned around and asked Yu Su: "Xiao Su, tomorrow we are going fishing in Du Ze, are you going?" Uncle started, not every day free.

"I'm going." Yu Su didn't go fishing with these good friends for a long time.

"Xiao Su, you bring two oars tomorrow, and Yun's boat has no oars." Feng Chuan ordered.

"The oar has been stolen by someone. I don't know who it is. It's really bad." Yu Yuan said angrily.She is the youngest among the six, and her family background is good, and she speaks with a bit of coquettishness.

"Maybe it was because my boat was parked on the shore and it was useless for many days, so I borrowed the oars." Yu Yun just smiled, obviously not annoyed.He is the son of King Yu and his ministers, and his father often taught him not to try to guess people's hearts maliciously.

"It's not borrowing, it's clearly stealing. Stealing is not a trivial matter. You should find out the person, beat him up, and tie him up to see the Shezheng." Zhou Zhou's words sounded triumphant.

"No need, just make two more." Yu Yun quickly waved his hands, he really felt that it was impossible.

"I have it at home, I'll bring it over tomorrow." Yu Su readily agreed.Almost every household in Yucheng knew how to fish, and Yusu's family naturally had boats.

Everyone walked and talked, and when they came to the big tree in Dongshe, the ground under their feet suddenly opened up.In the flat square, it was noisy and crowded with people.Every evening, bonfires are lit around the community tree, and people gather around the bonfire in groups of three or four, calling for friends under the community tree.

Yu Su and the others have been familiar with such a lively scene since they were young.When they were bare-bottomed, they also had stars on their heads, chasing, playing and laughing under tall social trees.

A group of people arrived at Dongshe, Feng Chuan and others wanted to watch the wrestling, squeezed into a group of young men and women, shouted and cheered, eager to try.Yu Su was absent-minded, his mind was not on those competitive men, nor on those girls who were carefully dressed for the night and had a graceful figure.

"Asu, can you accompany us to find Sister Zhu Yun?" Feng Xi asked in a low voice, tugging on Yu Su's sleeve.She was followed by Yu Yuan, and the two girls had a good relationship.

Zhu Yun's house is near Dongshe, Feng Xi doesn't know most of the residents in the east district, and she is afraid of meeting Meng Lang's man on the road.

"Let's go, I'll take you there." Yu Su protected the two girls and walked towards the dimly lit residential area.

The two girls followed Yu Su, Feng Xi said very little, and Yu Yuan chattered, with completely different personalities.

The three of them walked to Zhu Yun's house, and when Yu Su saw Zhu Yun weaving in the house, he felt relieved to leave the two girls behind and returned to the community tree alone.

The gatherings in the East Club are indeed much more lively than in the North Club.From Yu Su's point of view, he likes coming to Dongshe because there is a storyteller Bingsou in Dongshe.

Bingsou is the envoy of King Yu and has been to many countries. He can tell stories outside, which are novel and interesting.Every time Yu Su came to Dongshe, it was to listen to Bingsou tell stories.

Bingsou's bonfire was full of children and women.Most of the people in the East District grew up listening to Bingsou's stories, batch after batch, and he has never lacked listeners.

Yu Su found a seat and sat down among a group of strangers.When Yu Su arrived, Bingsou's story had already been told for a long time.A young man holding a bow is asking: "Bingsou, what does Jin Yi's bow look like?"

"The bows of Jinyi have emerald green arrow feathers, and the arrows will be painted red with lacquer." Bingsou is a thin old man with gray and thin hair.His voice was hoarse and he always spoke slowly.

"Why are they arresting people?" The girl's face was red from the fire.

"In order to get captives, a lot of captives are needed. Jin and Yi have to sacrifice to the gods. They will hang the captives upside down on a wooden frame, cut their necks with a knife, and use a wooden bucket to hold blood."

Bingsou reached for the knife from his waist, and he took out a jade knife.This is a gift he received when he was sent to Emperor Yi, but it is a treasure.Under the firelight, the jade knife looked extremely sharp and shone with a cold light.

"One wooden barrel needs the blood of ten people to fill it up, and the sacrificial blood pool needs [-] big wooden barrels to fill it up, which requires many, many captives." Bingsou's description is quite bloody and chilling.

"The captives' throats were cut, and their blood kept flowing like this. From bright red to dark red, until they couldn't bleed a single drop of blood." Bingsou had deep eyes, and there was nothing in his words. How much emotion.

"Bingsou, will you die if you bleed out?" A little girl shrank into her mother's arms in panic.

Bingsou whispered: "I will die."

"The body of a person who bleeds to death is as white as a white awn, and his eyes are as gray as fog. After death, he will no longer be able to see the flowers, plants, mountains and rivers in the world, and he will no longer be able to feel cold, heat, hunger and cold." Speaking of death , Bingsou's tone is particularly long, his long arms hang down on his chest, and his eyes are lowered.

A young woman held the baby tightly in her arms and asked anxiously, "Is Jinyi catching children?"

"Their leader is catching a child, and that child is unusual." Bingsou paused, looking at the bonfire dancing in the wind.He felt that the night wind was a bit cold, so he punched his skinny palm and tapped Rheumatism's leg, and he fell into deep thought unconsciously.

"Father?" After a while, Bingsou's granddaughter shook his shoulder.Bingsou seemed to wake up from a dream. He asked his granddaughter, "Where am I talking?"

"I want to catch a child." The granddaughter is only six years old and very bright.

"Oh, that kid is Di Xiang's son." Bingsou took a piece of wood and started the bonfire.Sparks rose and fell, like burnt out stars, his expression was very serious.

"Dixiang is the king of the empire, and he was surrounded by Jinpeng on Xunqiu. Jinpeng is the leader of Jinyi. He is a burly and cruel man. There is no water or food on Xunqiu. Dixiang's subjects have all left. He. Di Xiang said to Jin Peng: "I am the one who holds the sword, I will not die under your bow and arrow." "

Bingsou held on to the jade knife as if it were a long bronze sword, and he stroked the blade lightly with his fingers.

"Bingsou, where are the children?" The children were impatient, and another child interrupted Bingsou's narration.

"It is said that the imperial concubine was pregnant. With the help of her maid, she escaped from Xunqiu and returned to Renfang, her mother's home. Later, the imperial concubine was in Renfang and gave birth to a boy, leaving an heir for the emperor." Bingsou Tell it in a long voice, with a rare warmth in the tone.

In the past, Yu Su had heard about Jin Yi attacking Xunqiu, and Emperor Xiang killed himself.It was the first time he heard about Di Xiang's wife and children from Bingsou.

"Has the child been caught by Jin Yi?" the audience asked, all concerned about the fate of the child.

"I don't know, that was many years ago. At that time, my hair was still black, and my teeth were still intact. Many things have been forgotten, and many people are old." Bing The old man shook his head and sighed deeply.

"If he's still alive, he should..." Bingsou glanced at the children present, and his eyes finally fell on the boy with the bow.In the light of the fire, the boy's brows and eyes were resolute, and his figure was tall. Bingsou said slowly, "It's as big as him."

Qi Shushu looked at the young man, and the young man scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Asu." A gentle voice sounded from behind, it was Feng Xi.Yu Su turned around and saw Feng Xi, Yu Yuan, and Zhu Yun.

The two girls came back to look for Yu Su, and they sat beside Yu Su.They didn't go to find their elder brother, Yu Su was easy to find, he was always listening to stories with Bingsou.

Bingsou's story is still going on, he no longer talks about Dixiang's son.When he didn't pay attention, he was already talking about the emperor's concubine's dark hair, which grew to her ankles, her teeth were as neat and white as shellfish, and her eyes were as bright as water spirits.

"Emperor Concubine..." Yu Yuan propped her bulging cheeks, with a reverie expression on her face, fascinated by what she heard.

Late at night, the people under the community tree gradually dispersed, and Bingsou's story was finished.Feng Chuan and the other three boys came to look for Yu Su at this time, and found that Yu Yuan and Feng Xi were indeed at Yu Su's place.

The six of them left Dongshe together. On the way home, Yu Yuan's mind was still full of the beautiful imperial concubine.She said happily that she would be an imperial concubine in the future.Yu Zhou teased her: "How can there be such a fat imperial concubine in the world." Even her brother Yu Yun was also amused.

"But I saw the white deer. The great witch said that our Yu family will produce an imperial concubine, and she is among the people who saw the white deer." Yu Yuan refused to accept it. Her home is adjacent to the great witch's house in Yucheng, so she can get in touch with the great witch.

Seeing the white deer is a good omen, and the prophecy that Yucheng will have a concubine is indeed from the mouth of the great witch in Yucheng.After so many years, everyone no longer takes it seriously.

"That's right, Xiao Su saw it too." Yu Zhou couldn't help laughing, and pointed at Yu Su.

"Hahaha..." Feng Chuan laughed rudely, and patted Yu Su's shoulder vigorously.

Yu Su smiled helplessly, why did he get involved.When Yu Su met Bailu in Zihu, Yu Su was still very young.In fact, he doesn't have much memory, but he knows that there is such a thing.

**

On the Falling Feather Hill after heavy rain, the grass and trees are slippery, and the petals are stained with water droplets.

Si Hao found a big rock, he didn't care about the water stains on the rock, so he sat on it to rest his feet.

He walked a long way in the rain in search of a lost black sheep.His clothes were wet, his legs were tingling, and he was tired.

Following the footprints of sheep's hooves, Si Hao came to a hill he was not familiar with.The hill is located on a high ground, standing alone, like a tower, and you can see his home at the foot of Jiaoshan.

I can see it, but I have to walk a long way. I don't know if I can go home before dark.Not to mention returning home, the sheep have not been found yet, and the people are cold and hungry.

"Woof..." The puppy shook off the rainwater on his body, and wandered around Si Hao's feet.This puppy is very affectionate to its owner. It runs with Si Hao all over the mountain with its short legs.

Si Hao took out half a cake from his bosom, and took a bite out of it.Seeing the puppies wandering by his feet, he thought that people are hungry and tired, and dogs are too, so Si Hao called the dog: "Dahei."

"Wow, woof!" the puppy could hear him calling, and Chao Sihao wagged his tail vigorously.

It is obviously just a puppy, but it has a name of "Dahei". Presumably, the owner has placed high hopes on its future growth.

Si Hao broke off a piece of cake and bent over to feed the puppy, while Da Hei happily ate the bad-tasting coarse grain cake.The cake was eaten quickly, and it was still unfinished. It licked the owner's palm with its warm tongue.Si Hao retracted his hands, and he sat on the rock, blowing the cool breeze after the rain.

"Wow..." Dahei suddenly rushed to the forest in front of him and barked, it seemed that he had found something.

Si Hao got up and followed Dahei forward.He walked through the woods and came to an open place, which was a tall earthen platform.It stands alone in the forest, with wild flowers and weeds.

Si Hao didn't know what the function of this earthen platform was, but it was square and regular, and it was undoubtedly built by man-made.People of what age probably lived here, and they didn't want to meet them inadvertently after a sheep-hunting rain.

"Baa baa." A soft sheep cry came from behind the platform.Si Hao followed the cry, and saw a black sheep that was in a mess by the rain, which was exactly the sheep he was looking for.

Maybe there is God's will in the dark.

Si Hao looked at the clear sky, his mood should have improved a lot, but his face was expressionless.He drove the sheep and dogs and went down the mountain.