Repaying the Pearl's Vengeance

"If you go back to the Queen Mother, Wugege, I'm afraid something will go wrong!" As soon as Yongzhen came to the door, he heard the voice of Doctor Zhang from inside.My heart tightened, although I was still young, it didn't mean that Yongxin didn't know what it meant to be bad.So, without even thinking about it, I pushed the door open and walked in.

"Fifth Sister!" Yong Xin didn't even look at the people in the room, and rushed directly to the bed, took Wu'er's hand on the bed, and shouted: "Fifth Sister, wake up, wake up!" Seeing Fifth Sister He didn't respond, but remembering what the imperial doctor said, he couldn't help crying: "Fifth sister, wake up! Don't scare brother! I won't force you to call brother brother anymore, Wumei, wake up!" Let's go! I beg you, brother, fifth sister..."

The Empress Dowager was at the side, seeing a child with clothes covering her head rushing in from the door, she recognized it as Yongzheng, she was startled at first, and was very worried that Yongzheng had not fully recovered from her illness, why did she come out to see the wind, But hearing him cry so pitifully again, I began to feel uncomfortable.Although because of Yongzheng's relationship, the queen mother chose to give up Wugege immediately after the acne, and guard Yongzheng wholeheartedly, but Wu'er is after all the child she has loved for many years.

Seeing Wu'er like this now, the Queen Mother was very uncomfortable, although when she chose Yongzheng, she was mentally prepared that Wu Gege would die.However, until now, my heart still hurts, I still feel uncomfortable, and I still can't stand it.After all, apart from wanting to be favored by the queen at the beginning, the love for Wu'er is for Wu'er from the bottom of her heart.

Wu'er suddenly felt that someone was calling him, crying in his ear, but he couldn't see who it was, but he felt a little familiar.I tried my best to open my eyes wide, but I couldn't do it, so I had to fight anxiously.

I don't know how long I cried, Yongzhen was tired from crying, and fell asleep lying on Wu'er's bed.The Empress Dowager originally planned to have Elder Brother Twelve sent back to her room, but because Yongzheng held Wu Gege's hand tightly, she couldn't pull it away no matter what, so she had to give up.Let people put Yongzhen next to Wu'er and build another quilt.

It was night, at dawn, Yongzhen woke up from sleep, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and shouted, "Water!" After waiting for a long time, no one brought water, so he got up and started When he was about to shout, he realized that he was sleeping in Fifth Sister's room. Seeing that Fifth Sister was still asleep, she didn't seem to have woken up, and Yong Xin remembered what Doctor Zhang said again.

Feeling uncomfortable, Jin Doudou couldn't help but kept falling down again. After crying for a long time, Yongzhen wiped his eyes with his sleeve and tried to stop crying. Now is not the time to cry, he is already a man, so he can't cry anymore Yes, the man bleeds but does not shed tears, he must be a man of standing upright, and don't be looked down upon by others.Now I still have to find a way to make Fifth Sister better.

After thinking hard for a long time, but still have no clue, Yong Xin felt that it was because he was too young, if he was older, there would be a solution.But, what should I do now? Although Fifth Sister is not very obedient, not very obedient, and even less respectful to her elder brother, she is still her own younger sister. As an older brother, she has the responsibility to protect her younger sister.

Just as Yongzhen was resting his head and thinking of a way, he found that Fifth Younger Sister's hand was slowly moving, and his heart tightened, Fifth Younger Sister was about to wake up, right?He quickly stared at Wumei without blinking, for fear that if he blinked, he would miss Wumei waking up.However, after waiting for a long time, Wu Mei still didn't open her eyes, so she couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and quickly cheered Wu Er in a low voice: "Fifth Mei, come on, open your eyes quickly! Come on, brother supports you! Come on, come on, come on!" Wake up quickly!"

Wu'er worked hard for a long time, but he still couldn't exert his strength. Hearing Luo Suo in his ear, he was sweating anxiously.Seeing that Fifth Sister still didn't respond, Yongzheng recalled what Doctor Zhang had said during the day, felt uncomfortable, and cried again: "Fifth Sister, Fifth Sister, you can't do anything! Fifth Sister... don't die, I won't force you!" You called me brother, Fifth Sister..."

No, she doesn't want to die, she hasn't been able to take revenge, she hasn't been able to grow up to her own mother, and let those who owed her in the previous life pay in blood.How could she just fall down like this, no, no, I must not fall down!Wu'er made up his mind and tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't do it well, but Wu'er didn't give up. Amid Yong Xi's crying, he encouraged himself and cheered himself on.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside: "Brother Twelve, what's the matter with you?" It turned out to be Nanny Zhang who was on guard at night. After people went to inform the queen mother, they came in to appease the twelve elder brothers.

Seeing someone coming, Yong Xin hurriedly asked for help: "Mommy, mommy, go and get the imperial physician! Fifth sister, fifth sister..."

"What's wrong with Wu'er?" The queen mother was woken up by someone just as she fell asleep. Although she was a little uncomfortable, she still came quickly, but who knows, when she just came outside the door, she just heard this sentence. Steady, almost fell on it.

"Emperor Mama!" Seeing the Empress Dowager, Yongzheng sniffed as if she had seen the backbone, stopped crying, got out of bed and ran to the Empress Dowager without her shoes on: "Fifth Sister just moved her hand!" However, she still hasn't woken up! Is Fifth Sister...is she..." The following words were a little hard to say, and the tears that had stopped began to flow down again.

"Be good, Yongxin is good!" Touching Yongxin's little head, the Queen Mother took Yongxin's little hand, came to the bedside, looked at Wu'er on the bed, carried Yongxin back to the bed, and helped her He fell asleep and comforted him: "Yongzhen, your fifth sister, you'll be fine! Don't worry too much, your body is not in good shape, just concentrate on taking care of your body! Be good, go to sleep!"

"Emperor Mama!" Yongzheng's eyes lit up when he heard that Fifth Younger Sister might be recovering, and he pulled the Queen Mother's sleeve and asked, "Really? Emperor Mama!"

Under Yongzhen's gaze, the queen mother felt a little uncomfortable, but she had no choice but to nod. If she didn't nod, maybe Yongzhen would not be able to sleep well tonight. Originally, the recuperation after acne is a big deal. If the recuperation is not good , the eternal future and the body will not go there well.

Being affirmed, Yong Xin smiled happily.The queen mother saw that Yongzheng believed, and took the opportunity to say: "Then, Yongzheng is good, go to bed quickly! When you wake up tomorrow, Wu'er will be fine!"

"Yeah!" Yong Xin nodded happily, closed his eyes, and fell asleep obediently.Wu'er heard everything around her very clearly, and she was very gentle in her heart, even if it wasn't for revenge, she couldn't die herself.In my whole life, I have a mother who loves me, an elder brother who loves me, and a lovely younger brother. How can I die like this and make my relatives feel bad!

Wu'er, who had made up his mind, felt his whole body was full of strength.Finally, when she opened her eyes, she found that Yong Xing on the side was staring at her with his round eyes open.Seeing that he was awake, he quickly said happily, "Fifth Sister, you are awake!"

The author has something to say:

Hey, about the acne thing, it's probably over.Hehe... I went looking for information today. Everyone didn't know much about Ertai's treatment at the time, so I searched for some information about polyandry in Tibet.

Tibetan polyandry

The Tibetans, a nation of fierce males, used to be a female-centered society in ancient times!This society first occurred in the nomadic tribes of Central Asia, and as the nomadic tribes settled in one area, it became a female-centered country.Nomadic tribes are vulnerable to foreign enemies because they live without barriers.Therefore, the strong men guard the family, and the management of the livestock tent is entrusted to the women and the old and weak.Before the dual marriage system was strictly established, there are three reasons why women in such a society have the magic power to overcome everything:

([-]) Using sexual relations to turn men upside down.

([-]) To control the relationship between food and clothing, so that the entire group of men will be imperceptibly imprisoned.

(7) To gain the love and care of the whole group through the relationship of breastfeeding babies. During the Tubo period (9th-22th century A.D.), Qamdo area was the seat of the famous "Dongnu Kingdom" and Subi Kingdom.According to the [-]th volume of "Old Tang Book", "The Biography of Nanman and Southwest Man": "East Nvguo, another name for Xiqiang, because there is a Nvguo in the West Sea, so it is called Dongnvyan. It is customary to regard women as kings. It is connected to Maozhou and Dangxiang in the east, Yazhou in the southeast, and separated from Luo Nvman and Bailangyi. Its territory travels nine days from east to west, and [-] from north to south. There are more than [-] cities in size, and its king's residence is named Kangyanchuan. The weak water flows southward, and cowhide is used as a boat to cross." Mr. Ren Naiqiang, a famous Tibetan scholar in China, also said that the area around Qamdo today is the political, economic, and cultural center of Dongnvguo.So far, traces of the culture of Tubo Dongnv Kingdom and Subi Kingdom can still be seen in Qamdo area today.

In today's Tibetan areas, the marriage system of "polyandry" and bringing in a son-in-law, and the marriage etiquette of "uncle power" supremacy are still preserved; women play a dominant role in the family.

, Zhaba polyandry test "In Zhaba, the core of the family is the mother, and all kinds of housework and farm work are done by women; the uncle is in charge, and the big and small things must be approved by the uncle or made by the uncle. He was raised by his uncle." Tsering Phuntsok, director of the Zhaba District Working Committee, told us that the Zhaba family has a large population and complicated relationships, and even he only has a general idea.

This is not because the director of the working committee is insensitive to people's conditions and negligent in his work, but it is true that the relationship between the family members is a bit complicated, and even the family members themselves do not know it well.Ashara from Zhatuo Township told us that he sometimes gets confused about such a complicated relationship.As for how many brothers and sisters he has outside, "Maybe only God knows." "Our 6 brothers are polyandrous outside, and my 5 nephews and nieces are all polyandrous with my three younger sisters," Arashia said.

"I'm fine, at least I know my father. Many people don't know who their father is." He pointed to Anke, who was next to him, and said, "His brothers don't seem to have the same father. raw.

Why polyandry?To preserve the family estate!

"Polyandry is because of keeping property from flowing out."As the most knowledgeable person in the Zhaba area, the old man Cizhu Qupei once went to college at Southwest Normal University in Chongqing in the late period of the Cultural Revolution.Locally, he is well respected.

When explaining the phenomenon of polyandry, he believed that in this poor and closed canyon area, due to the small amount of land and arable land, a family cannot be divided infinitely.Through the "polyandry" method, the outflow of family property can be prevented. "If a family has three children who all marry wives and have children, they will inevitably start a new family, rebuild watchtowers, and buy daily necessities, which is beyond the reach of people in this area." "The mother's absolute authority in the family cannot be changed. If a woman from another family is introduced, this situation will definitely be changed." Teacher Cizhu also believes that it has something to do with respecting mothers and retaining some matriarchal clan traditions in this area.

Internal Relationships in Polyandrous Families

Tibetan traditional polyandrous families include brothers sharing wives, friends sharing wives, and very few father and son sharing wives.But in the Kham area, the most important, most common, and overwhelming majority are brothers and wives.Before liberation, Mr. Tan Yinghua investigated 45 polyandrous households in the current Ganzi area, including 44 households with brothers and wives, a total of 101 men, with an average of 2.3 people in each household, and 1 household with non-brothers and wives, with 2 husbands .

The relationship between the children of a polyandrous family and their father can be seen from the appellation.One is to call the elder brother daddy and the rest as uncles.In Mangkang, there are still people who call the eldest brother Dad, and the rest are called Uncle, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle in turn.If the eldest brother dies, the second brother can be called father.The other type does not make any distinctions, and several husbands are all called fathers. These two different ways of addressing sometimes coexist in the same village, such as Dingqing Village, Dingqing County.Different addressing methods are just a habit and do not mean who the children really belong to.The fathers of several families surveyed in Qamdo did not imagine which of the children belonged to them and who belonged to others (brother or brother). Anyway, the children in this family were all their own and treated equally.On the contrary, the same is true for children, who treat their fathers equally, and do not know who the real biological father is.The belonging of children is viewed from the perspective of the family, rather than emphasizing the individual.This habit is also conducive to the harmony of the family.

Husbands must be treated equally without preference

The relationship between husband and wife in the Dorff family also has its own characteristics.In Qamdo, there is a general evaluation standard for the wives of the Dofu family. If they can unite several brothers and be filial to their parents, and live in harmony with each other, they are considered virtuous and praised by public opinion.Conversely, if the brothers argue about dividing the family after marriage, it is said that the wife is partial and will be criticized by public opinion.This idea is deeply rooted and everyone knows it.

In some families, there is a tacit understanding between the husbands, without any obvious method, they will naturally know which of the brothers sleeps with the wife, such as when the brother is not there when sleeping, goes to the wife's room or the brother leaves after sleeping, etc.Because we live together every day, we can know it from some subtle actions, so the other husbands consciously avoid it.

As mentioned above, the husbands of polyandrous families are concerned about their children. In the surveyed families, the husbands did not deliberately figure out who is their own child and who is the elder brother's (or younger brother's) child.In such a cultural tradition, it is not important to figure this out.The society's view of the children of the Dove family is also "the family is the unit, and outsiders call their children the children of a certain family, not someone's children."In other words, if a culture places special emphasis on the lineage of the man himself, this alone will make it difficult for the Dove family to survive.

Further reading: Tibetan traditional polyandrous families in Kham

The Kham area includes what is now Qamdo in Tibet, Ganzi in Sichuan, Yushu in Qinghai and the Tibetan areas in Diqing in Yunnan.According to Renzhen Luose's research, among the 18 counties in Ganzi, except Luding County, polyandry marriages existed in the other 17 counties before.In Yushu, Qinghai, according to the investigation of the Mongolian and Tibetan Committee before liberation, the local "actually mostly polyandry".In Deqin County in Diqing, Yunnan Province, there were also polyandrous families before liberation.