[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

Floods strike.Dan counted and checked the population board to make sure that all members of the tribe had returned to the newly built village on the hillside.

Ku took a few brave men to defend at the entrance of the village.Not only did they have to closely observe the rising water situation, but they also had to guard against those animals that fled up the mountain in panic and rushed straight into the village in a panic.

The water was still rising little by little, submerging the road leading to the village piece by piece.

At night, the brave men dare not sleep peacefully, but light bonfires around the village.People lit the fire to monitor the changes in the water level.

A few steps behind them is their home, a small village located on a gentle slope in the middle of the mountain, not far from the top of the mountain-the Sumerian tribe, in fact, has no way to retreat.

All the men spent the night guarding outside the village, while the women and children rested anxiously in the newly built clay brick houses, waiting for news.

In one cottage there was always a flickering light.Everyone knew that Yi Nan was in that room—the thought that God was with them was enough for them to feel at ease and persevere in their respective positions.

In the early morning, there was finally good news: "The water is not rising! It is not rising!"

When the water rose to a dozen steps away from the edge of the village, the water level finally stopped.

What should have been a moment of relief was overshadowed by the dense clouds in the early morning sky.

Not long after, the sky seemed to be opened, and heavy rain poured down—the rainy season that never came in the past winter, unexpectedly arrived at this time.

This was tantamount to a huge blow to the Sumerians.

The whole tribe is wailing: the mentality has collapsed...

People huddled in clay brick houses, and the roof made of reeds could only last for a day and a half. After a long time, the rain began to leak.

And the rain didn't stop, it continued for five or six days, and people didn't even see the sun for a moment.

During this period, the food was distributed strictly according to the number of people. Each person had only a small portion of bread, a small piece of bacon, and a crock pot of water.The firewood used for cooking is somewhat damp, and the whole village is full of thick smoke once the fire is fired, so the fire is only turned on once every two days, which can only guarantee enough drinking water.

Life was hard beyond words.But outside the village is still a vast expanse of ocean.

The brave men were all huddled together in a brick room.A brave man from Kashan couldn't stand it anymore, and finally complained: "This is in Kashan, and now only the strongest can stay here."

He just complained casually, but these words were not pleasant to the ears of the brave men of the Sumerian tribe.

"Why, do you still dislike the old and the weak? Are the old and the weak eating the wheat you planted?" A Sumerian brave man resented him without hesitation.

"I just said it casually." The brave man from Kashan was a little resentful.Of course he knew the attitude of the Sumerians. It was for this reason that he had defected to the Sumerian tribe with his wife and children.It's just that the day when the flood recedes is nowhere in sight. Who knows if the tribe's current food reserves can last until then?

——You know, there are more than two hundred people here!

Two hundred mouths eat at the same time. After these few days, the food stock in the village is rapidly decreasing-everyone knows this.

"If you don't like it, you can get out!" The Sumerian brave man was unwilling to let go, and he also had a pent-up anger in his heart for a long time, and he had nowhere to vent it.

"If I hadn't been loyal to this tribe, I would have gone far away long ago. Why should I wait until now and be trapped here?" The people from Kashan are not vegetarians either.He immediately jumped up from the ground, pointed to the dripping water drops under the eaves, and said loudly:

"For generations, our ancestors, it is only right and proper that those who contribute the most to the tribe should receive the best treatment. Since we came here, we have not enjoyed the blessings for two days, and we have all suffered hardships here - this is not fair!"

Several people from Kashan jumped up together: "Yes, why does the person who contributes the most get the same as others?"

The Sumerians were not to be outdone: "Is it tougher than a fist? Come on, we Sumerians have never been afraid of anyone!"

"If you want to fight, you speak! Are you in this house or outside in the rain?"

For a moment, swords were on the verge of breaking out in the room, and the Sumerian warrior who was the first to refute blushed and clenched his fists.The brave man from Kashan on the opposite side was full of grievances, but he refused to give in, waving his fists: "Come on, there is no fear here!"

"Okay, stop making trouble!"

As the leader of the tribe, Ku has always been preoccupied. Until then, he came forward to suppress both sides.

"The stored food has not been eaten up yet, and it is far from the time to discuss who will be sacrificed and who will not be sacrificed!"

Ku's words were loud and immediately calmed everyone down.

"Even if there is not enough food, the tribe still raises a lot of livestock. As long as I have a bite to eat, I will ensure that everyone has a bite to eat."

Ku put on a serious face, his eyes flicked over the faces of all the brave men.

His words briefly comforted the brave men present.But as soon as they turned their heads and saw that the continuous rain outside hadn't stopped in the slightest, everyone felt overwhelmed.

If the stalemate with the flood is really going to be so endless, of course, the rations are provided to the strong and the young, and the chances of the whole tribe surviving will be greater-but everyone knows that this is absolutely possible in the Sumerian tribe No way.

At the beginning, I worked so hard to farm and changed the way of hunting abruptly, just to feed more people, including those who are weak, useless, and even regarded as burdens... because these people are also important , is worthy of being loved.

In the room full of heroes, the atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.

If the status quo persists, or even worsens, conflicts will inevitably recur.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a strange voice came.

It was a bright and clear sound, like a whistle, but it didn't sound like a whistle, it made high and low notes.The combination of these tones is inexplicably harmonious and melodious, and the tones are smooth and smooth, which sounds very comfortable.

A group of brave men with fierce temperaments were able to listen to God. The depressed emotions and restlessness in their hearts seemed to be carefully appeased by this bright little tune.

The whole village fell silent, only the clear music flowed quietly in people's hearts.At the end of the song, the brave men huddled in the room recalled the tune that was still lingering in their ears, and said in unison as if waking up from a dream: "It sounds good!"

The Kashan brave man who was complaining all the time just now exclaimed in ecstasy: "A tribe with a goddess is different!"

When he said this, no one else refuted or ridiculed him this time.Instead, everyone nodded together: "Isn't it?"

Unexpectedly, the music in the distance only stopped for a short while, and then it rang again.It's just that the sound that sounded again was out of tune, and it was extremely unpleasant.

Everyone stretched out their hands to cover their ears together, but the voice was very sharp and went straight into their ears.

Ku finally couldn't bear it anymore, and went out in the rain. After a while, he came in with Dan in both hands, and threw him in front of the brave men.

Dan giggled, and showed the brave men that what he had in his hand was just a leaf.

"It was Yi Nan who taught me to blow the leaves just now." Dan told everyone with a smile, raising the leaves in his hand to answer the questions of the brave men.

Can a mere blade blow out such a smooth and moving tune?

"Don't believe it?" Dan laughed, "If you don't believe me, let me demonstrate it to you!"

"Don't, don't, don't...Dan, we have something to talk about." People stopped one after another, really afraid of the "noise" Dan just made.

"By the way, Yi Nan asked me to tell everyone to be safe and not to be impatient. Although the rain is heavy now, it will not cause flooding again."

The floods of the Euphrates River all originate from the upper reaches. Although the rain in the lower reaches is heavy, the increment brought to this relatively wide plain is limited and will not cause much impact.

"Yinan said that once the rain stops, everyone can start production and save themselves! We will definitely last until then, no problem!"

Produce self-help? ——Although such a new term is incomprehensible, a brave man can roughly understand it.

Don't you have to work hard and save yourself?

The atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed, and everyone started talking and laughing again.People are looking forward to the days after the flood recedes: At that time, they will have to replant beans and wheat as soon as possible, and they can also plant some alfalfa, so that they will have fodder for cattle and sheep, and they will not be able to survive...

Ku, however, still frowned, obviously having other things on his mind.He raised his ears from time to time to listen to the movement in the village, but sat back with an anxious expression on his face.

Dan knew what his father was worried about, so he quickly picked up the leaves, excused Yinan to let him practice, and continued to try to play, which made Ku very annoyed, but he was too embarrassed to pick Dan up and "chirp" twice in front of so many people. Neng glared at his son angrily.

I don't know how long it took, and a baby cry of "Wow" suddenly came from a distance.The loud cry of the newborn is particularly exciting amidst the sound of rain.

Even in this predicament, the cries still let people see the hope of the continuation of the tribe.

Ku jumped up, rushed out of the low eaves, and shouted loudly like a foolish young man: "I am born! I am born!"

Dan was also happy from ear to ear, and rushed out of the house with his father, but turned back after a while, spreading his hands: "I was kicked out of my mother!"

The brave men didn't expect that even the mother's own son was kicked out, and they pulled Dan together to ask about the situation.

"It's okay, it's what Yi Nan said. My mother is still weak, and my younger sister was just born. It's not good for too many people to squeeze into the house."

"Ku heard that his mother and sister are doing well, and he just laughed like a fool, and couldn't remember to say a word for me!" Dan described vividly.

"So I can only be kicked out!"

Dan spread his hands helplessly, but the joy came straight from his face, quickly infecting all the brave men in the room.

In the room where Huan lived, Ku hugged the newborn baby girl, sat beside his wife, supported Huan, and thanked Yinan.

"Without you, we really don't know how to resist such a flood!" Ku felt grateful from the bottom of his heart.

Yi Nan shook his hand to express that Ku needn't be so polite.But she was also thinking in her heart: this time the Euphrates River flooded, even the Sumerian tribes who were fully prepared were able to cope with it so hard, other tribes... don't know what is going on now.

The author has something to say: This chapter is to write a little bit about the origin of music.The origin of human music is basically unknown, but Mesopotamian culture had developed a very complex music system around 4000 BC.

In addition, music is also an important tool to boost morale and comfort people. At such moments, music is indispensable.So let the Sumerian music journey start from the leaves in the mouth of Inan.