Blessings of Time Traveling

The date of departure has been fixed, Qi Mingcheng paid an old man to look after the house.

The old man was born and raised in Yutongcheng. He had two sons, both of whom died in battle, and his daughter-in-law has remarried now.The old man is the only one at home, and his wife also left two years ago.His body is still strong, but he is always lonely.Qi Mingcheng hired him to live in his home.It would be fine if Zhao Chengyi lived in the military camp. When Zhao Chengyi came back to live occasionally and there was someone at home, he could have a sip of hot water.

On the day of leaving, Qi Mingcheng didn't let Zhao Chengyi see him off.The two big men were reluctant to leave at the gate of the city. In his opinion, that was too hypocritical!What's more, even if they haven't seen each other for a year, or even two years, there will always be a day when they will meet again.The separation at this moment is for the reunion in the future.

The journey to the south is very hard, because everyone needs to rush on the road without stopping.Take the waterway where the waterway is unimpeded, so the speed is faster.

When passing through a certain city on the way, Qi Mingcheng ran into Shen Ling who was waiting there.Shen Ling handed over a group of disaster victims to Qi Mingcheng.These victims were the ones whose homes were destroyed by the flood before, but Shen Ling conducted a basic screening for them.They will follow Qi Mingcheng to Nanlu with their families.The victims of the disaster are actually very confused about the future, but if there is really food everywhere in Nangai, then they can take root there.

It is not their wish to leave their homes, but the most important thing is to survive.

The addition of these victims made up for the shortage of Qi Mingcheng's personnel. However, the number of victims was not large. There were only eight families in total. Including the elderly and children, the total number was less than 50.Shen Ling said to Qi Mingcheng: "A group of disaster victims have already passed by, and there are people there to meet them. This is the second batch, and it should be the last batch." Anyone who can live in their original place will not want to leave.

Qi Mingcheng felt very comfortable working with Shen Ling, because neither of them would become each other's pig teammates, but they could check for omissions and make up for vacancies.Most importantly, their three views are also quite consistent.If they could ignore each other's identity and background, they could really be a pair of good brothers.

Uh, this must be a real brother, definitely not a righteous brother like Zhao Chengyi.Qi Mingcheng said that he must be very moral.

Qi Mingcheng handed over the manuscript he had prepared to Shen Ling, which recorded all the true stories he heard in the military camp.He said to Qi Mingcheng, "This can be printed without my name." The first volume of his "Qi Ji" has already been published, and if this thing is still published in his name, then maybe he will be published. Some people noticed.At this time, Qi Mingcheng had better keep a low profile.

Shen Ling picked up the manuscript and flipped through it. At first, she thought it was some kind of business plan, but after reading the beginning, she realized that she was wrong.After quickly finishing the first story, Shen Ling had probably understood what Qi Mingcheng wanted to express.He solemnly put away the manuscript.

Shen Ling doesn't believe in what the destiny is, but he believes in the will of the people.Qi Mingcheng's manuscript really suits his wishes.

The two looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

Looking at the ashes in Shen Ling's eyes, Qi Mingcheng thought about the burden Shen Ling was carrying, and couldn't help but persuade him: "You have to eat well and rest well, there are many things that cannot be rushed." He was worried about Shen Ling Broken body at a young age.Shen Ling hasn't married a wife yet.

When it comes to marrying a daughter-in-law, if Shen Ling wants to find a daughter-in-law who is well-matched, then he must wait for Prince Rong to get married before he can get married.After all, Shen Ling was still a person whose identity was not visible at this time.He wholeheartedly helped Prince Rong. Fortunately, from Qi Mingcheng's point of view, Prince Rong could be regarded as a good master. At least in the few years after he ascended the throne, he never saw him slaughtering heroes.

Shen Ling thanked Qi Mingcheng for his concern, thought for a while and said: "The people I sent to Nanlu are all my servants, and the one in charge is called Leshan. After you pass by, this burden must be The ones that were handed over to you, if you value Leshan's ability, then you can keep them by your side. If you don't value them, then send them back directly. I still have some small things for them to do .”

Qi Mingcheng is a fine person, and immediately understood the meaning of Shen Ling's words, and said with a smile: "You know, there are still too few people in my hands, so of course they have to stay there to help me. Your hands If there is anyone else available in Li, why not give it to me now!"

"There's no such cheap thing!" Shen Ling shook her head, "However, when Leshan contacted me last time, he sent me a man, an orphan from Nanlan. He can already speak a little bit about us now. You can send me Take him with you, and follow him to learn a little bit of Nan Lu's words."

This really helped Qi Mingcheng a lot!Qi Mingcheng had always wanted to get in touch with Nangai culture, but the language family there was very complicated, and the characters were self-contained. Even if Qi Mingcheng could collect local books, he couldn't understand them himself.Therefore, he originally thought that after arriving in Nanlu, his group would have to adapt for a while, but he didn't expect Shen Ling to get him a little guide now.

After saying goodbye to Shen Ling, Qi Mingcheng continued on his way with his little guide.The little guide is only 13 years old, and the transliteration of his name sounds like "Doudousen", but the little guide said that he can be called "Asen".Probably because of the strong sunlight on Nanlu's side, Asen's complexion is a bit dark.He was very envious of Qi Mingcheng's fairness.Oh no, Asen couldn't envy Qi Mingcheng's fairness, so he envied Bao Chunsheng's "whiteness" even more.

You know, Bao Chunsheng is already the one with darker skin in Qi Mingcheng's group, he is only a little whiter than Asen.

However, in fact, Qi Mingcheng was quite envious of Asen's complexion, because it was a healthy bronze color!

Asen taught everyone to speak Nanlu language, and he himself worked harder to learn the official language of Jingchao.Asen said: "What I teach everyone is the newly-emerged official language in our area. Now the younger people can speak the official language, but the old people still can't understand it. They all speak dialects."

There are so many kinds of dialects in Nanlu. Sometimes even if there is only one mountain across, the people on the other side of the mountain cannot understand what the person on the other side is saying.Asen used two meals a day as an example. His home is at the foot of the mountain, and he said "eat breakfast" and "eat dinner" when eating, but there are several large villages halfway up the mountain, and the people in the village eat It said "eat the sky" and "eat the dusk", and then the word "eat" has a change in tone.

The complexity of language also means the complexity of local cultural customs.

So, when they were on their way by boat, Qi Mingcheng gathered the whole boat together and asked everyone to gather around Asen to hear him talk about the cultural differences that must be paid special attention to after Nanlu.Qi Mingcheng is leading people to open up wasteland, not to invade. Therefore, he must respect the local cultural customs and establish a friendly communication atmosphere with the local people. He must not cause conflicts with the local people because he is not familiar with the local culture.

Because this was a mandatory requirement of Qi Mingcheng, everyone studied it very hard.

Whether it's wounded soldiers or disaster victims, they don't want to cause trouble for Qi Mingcheng.

"...if you see people with colored mud on their faces, it's usually red mud. Here, just put it on this place, a little bit under the eyes. They are na_kuner. They think that the head is the most noble on a person Therefore, their heads are not allowed to be touched by anyone, if you see their cute children and can’t help but touch the children’s heads, the relatives of the children will fight with you.”

Sometimes when Asen mentioned some nouns, because he could not find the corresponding words in Jingchao Mandarin, he had to keep the original pronunciation.The population density of Nanlu is actually not high, but the limited population has developed an infinite ethnic group.Well, the saying of unlimited is definitely an exaggeration, but Nanlu has always been a multi-ethnic settlement.There are completely different taboos between different nationalities.

na_kuner is the name of one of the ethnic groups.

"Dangm believes in three gods, that is, a god with three heads. It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, but if a dangm raises a wooden statue of three gods over his head in front of you, you'd better perform Namaste to the statue. In this way, dangm I accept you as their friends."

"It is the Fangso people who like to wear feathers on their clothes, and their wine is also very good."

"Men with a strong body, such as this brother, you'd better not take the initiative to talk to women with a small whip pinned to their waists, they will snatch you away as husbands. Uh, no, it can't be called a husband , they have always been dominated by women, and the status of men is low."

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Qi Mingcheng learned languages ​​very quickly, and by the time he got to Nanlan, he could already speak pretty good Nanlan Mandarin.Moreover, he also wrote down all the precautions that Asen said.When he has time, he can start writing the second volume of "Qi Ji".

Leshan set up the base camp in Qingqing Town.This town has already penetrated deep into the south.The town cannot be considered prosperous, but because it is not prosperous, there are many unclaimed lands around it.Counting the day when Qi Mingcheng and his party arrive, Leshan has already prepared a place to live.

"The land that has already been bought is recorded on it." Le Shan directly hugged the account book to Qi Mingcheng.He is Shen Ling's servant, and he works for Shen Ling wholeheartedly, and has no intention of fighting for power and profit.Shen Ling told him to listen to Qi Mingcheng, and when Qi Mingcheng arrived, he handed over the ledger and the remaining bank notes to Qi Mingcheng.Moreover, he also reported clearly what he had done recently.

Qi Mingcheng took the ledger, and didn't look through it in a hurry, and said: "I brought some grain seeds over here, you send someone to pick them up. Also, I don't know much about the situation here, so the group of people brought here, first Let them rest for two days, and then you can arrange for them to work. First, we need to reclaim all the places we bought, and as for what to plant, we will make a decision based on the actual situation and the experience of the old people.”

The land opened up by wasteland is naturally good and bad, and the bad land is not useless. There are always some crops that do not require high land.That's why Qi Mingcheng prepared as many grain seeds as possible.Among the victims he brought over were several elderly people.Qi Mingcheng respected the old man very much, so when he went to ask for advice, the old man wanted to give him all the experience he had saved his whole life without reservation.

"By the way, are there any local forces in the town that we should pay special attention to?" Qi Mingcheng asked again.

Leshan thought for a while and said: "I chose Qingqing Town as the starting point for development because the people in this town are not xenophobic at all. It is said that a poet was once exiled here, and he gave many useful things to the local people. After the poet passed away, people in the town remembered his kindness and passed down his story from generation to generation. Therefore, the people here in Qingqing Town are very enthusiastic about our arrival."

Because the poet came from the capital, and Leshan also came from the capital, so the local people love the house and the black.

"Which poet is it?" Qi Mingcheng couldn't help asking.

Le Shan shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Qi, a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, might be able to guess who the poet is. But I don't know at all. After all, the poet was born more than 200 years ago. Those who were exiled here are considered to be the last years of the previous dynasty!"

The kindness of 200 years ago has been remembered to the present.

Even though the people at that time had died long ago and the names of the poets had been blurred, the elders still insisted on telling the younger generation the stories they heard from their elders when they were young.They will always remember that person, who brought them a lot of changes.

Today, 200 years later, even if the group of Leshan and Qi Mingcheng have nothing to do with the poet, just because they all come from the same distant place, the gratitude of the local people for several generations has also benefited Let them benefit from it.

I hope Qi Mingcheng and the others can continue to pass on all this and not destroy the beauty in it.