Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Ke Langka just smiled and shook his head, saying: We are a family.Aisha shed tears, choked up and said: Gelai is really happy!I am happy for her and happy for you!O her dear brother!He never told himself this.If something happened to her brother and Gelai's child at that time, how could she survive?She is so selfish.

Seeing the expression on Aisha's face, Pudawa also understood what she was thinking, because Aisha had told him before, holding her in his arms, stroking her back, with a faint smile on her face, and said: It's over, don't think about it anymore...they all love you so much...

On the same day, Jinchuan received a letter of safety written by Aisha when she returned to Xinjiang.This night, Langka and Gelai sat on the terrace on the top floor of the watchtower, looking at Lewuwei, which was full of lights in the dark night. Langka was also thinking about his sister, and he couldn't help but think of that night ten years ago:

After Appa left in a huff, Grandma taught the local soldiers to disperse and helped him up.He said to his mother: I'm sorry, Aisha and I have kept it from you and made you sad.Ama burst into tears and held his hands with both hands. He had nothing to comfort him, and he was very worried about Gelai, so he said, "Don't worry, Aisha will be safe. I will never let her have an accident."She will message me, and I will tell you as soon as I have news, and we will know more about the five soldiers when they come back.Grandma nodded and said: I'm fine, you don't have to answer the old man, go back and see Gelai and the child, don't let anything happen again.Wiped away tears, turned around and left with the old mothers.

He hurried back to his watchtower, went upstairs in three steps at a time, and entered the bedroom. He saw Gelai curled up in a corner of the Kang, wearing a dark blue denim pajamas with a slanted front, hugging the quilt, lying on the bed. Weeping loudly, the two old mothers next to her were comforting her and wiping her tears.Seeing him coming in, the two old mothers looked him up and down. Seeing that he was not injured, they both grinned happily and asked Aisha, the old mother and maidservant of the chieftain's family were all family members of the soldiers, and they came to the chieftain's house in turn according to the day and time On duty in each room.He smiled and nodded at them too, reassuring them that Elsa was fine and they could go home.So the two went out and closed the door.

He immediately got on the kang, hugged Gelai in his arms, and coaxed her: I'm fine, Apa didn't do anything to me, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... Gelai found out that he was back, and looked at him with tears in his eyes. Seeing that he was really fine, she hugged him tightly and cried loudly.He was sore and moved, he kept coaxing her, wiped her tears, and said repeatedly: "It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm okay, don't cry..."

Gelai couldn't stop crying, her helplessness and sadness, from the moment she begged Apa on the open dam earlier, reminded him of Gesong who had only been away for a few months, as if he had just changed out of his old clothes a few days ago ?My heart became very bitter.He rested his head lightly on Glai's swollen belly, and there was a movement inside him, and tears flowed from his eyes, but he did not let Glai see.

Gelai hugged him and cried for a long time before he stopped his tears.He had already stopped his tears, wiped her face with his sleeve, and smiled at her, "Drink some water?"After getting off the kang, he poured water to drink first, and then poured a big cup for Gelai. Seeing that she couldn't wait to drink the water, she felt sore again, she was just a child!She is younger than Aisha...

After drinking water, he said: Go to sleep.Gelai didn't speak, just reached out and hugged his waist.So he reached out, too, and Rieger came to the hair.Gelai trembled slightly in his arms, and his heart moved, he sat down on the edge of the Kang, raised her face, bent his head, and kissed her lips.He hadn't kissed her for a long time, and Gelai gasped in his arms, and he felt a surge of heat rising from his dantian.Gelai is tired, I want her to go to bed early... I think again, Elsa doesn't know where she is, Lhasa is too far away, she wants to go...

He turned his face away, looked up, and just put his arms around her.Greg began to cry again.He was taken aback and asked: What's wrong?uncomfortable?Gelai shook his head and said: I just want to cry, Aisha... said, holding him tighter, sobbing softly, the baby in her belly was moving against him... He felt the heat come back, And he rose even higher, stretched out his hand, and stroked her belly through the pajamas.Greg stopped crying and looked at him.He avoided her gaze and said, "I'm the one with Aisha, so don't worry."Tired, go to bed early today.Grae nodded obediently and submissively.So he helped her to lie down, pulled the quilt over, and covered her.He fetched water again, washed himself, lay down in the quilt, and said: Go to sleep.Then turned around and fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt that he was falling asleep, and vaguely heard crying behind him, he was startled, and immediately woke up, turned over, and seeing Ge Lai crying at him, he hurriedly asked: What's wrong?Where does it hurt?The boy... Grid shook his head, and put out his arms to hug him.He was then held by her, and Greg stopped crying.After hugging for a while, he whispered: Gelai, I... Gelai immediately looked up at him, and hugged him even tighter...

Her upturned girl's face is like a full moon, full of attachment and expectation, her charming eyes are as bright as stars, he feels that all the lines of defense he built have collapsed, and he is completely dominated by the tide of desire that comes in like a tide. The small flowers with warm red petals and yellow stamens are infinitely enlarged in front of your eyes...

He is wrapped in a cramped and warm cocoon, and he can see the light penetrating from outside. Is that the gap between the mulberry leaves?He was running and restless inside, trying to break through the cocoon and rush into the light... Ge Song's face appeared in front of his eyes, and she said: You have to live a good life.Aisha's face also appeared in front of his eyes, and she said: Brother, you have to forget the sad things.Then, Gelai's little face with closed eyes appeared in front of his eyes, she was still lying on her side facing him, still weeping, but it was another kind of weeping.Sweat dripped from the tip of her nose, she bit her lip, and couldn't help making thin, weeping, ecstatic voices, her hands were still tightly hugging his waist...

Gelai is 16 years old, and she is no longer the childish little girl she was three years ago. A thin layer of fluff has grown on her face, her body has swollen softly like white dough, and her limbs have accumulated some Fat, plump, she's a head taller than she was three years ago.Since last year, because of Gesong's poor health, he slept in Gelai's watchtower every night, and Gesong wanted him to go.But it wasn't until this night that he suddenly felt that Gelai was a big girl.

And, moreover, her belly was also big, and there was his child in it.He has always found it unbelievable that the little sister back then had his child, because she couldn't tell when she was wearing a coat, so it was not until this night that he felt that this matter was real and clear, and it was close in front of his eyes... Cocoon The inside was getting warmer and warmer, he felt like he was about to burst, he was restlessly agitated, and he was rampaging on the four walls, suddenly, Gelai let out a soft scream, and his eyes lit up...

The heat dissipated completely, and he was in the boundless light. There were no green mulberry leaves around his body, nor were the green dustpans made of bamboo strips rough and hard. He only felt soft and cool, and he changed into a light The free body seemed to be floating on the water... He opened his eyes and turned sideways. Gelai's long hair was messily stuck to his face, and he was also looking at him, his eyes became watery and sparkling, her eyes The face is fresh and rosy, and those tiny fluffs stick to it, it seems that water can be squeezed out!Oh, it's really in the water!

He wanted to avoid those eyes again, so he moved closer and kissed her eyelids.Just as he was about to move away, Gelai reached out to hug him, closed his eyes, and said in a low voice: Don't go... After kissing for a while, he lay back on his back, Gelai started to cry again, opened his eyes, and stretched out his hand on his smooth and tight Gently move on his chest.

He suddenly understood that because of the pregnancy, Gelai had a kind of fear in his heart, especially since her sister was no longer around. After all, she was young and the youngest child in her family, and she was always loved and loved by her family.And in her current family, besides her sister, the closest person is him.That's why she was so excited when Apa wanted to slap him.

After they got married, they lived in Garya all the time, originally because Gesong wanted to live alone, but when the war broke out, he had to stay there.Ge Song died soon after the war, and he moved back to Le Wuwei. One reason was that his parents and Aisha wanted him to leave the sad place.Of course, his father entrusted him with more things, he became busy, and often stayed with Elsa to eat, drink and laugh, because their brother and sister had also been separated for several years, and because it was difficult to face Gelai. , he will feel sad and blame himself when he sees her...

After Gesong passed away, Le Wuwei held a funeral, and Gelai was taken back by her natal family to live there for two months, and was not sent back until the embarrassment passed.After Gelai came back, he and her only met at night, basically before going to bed. Every day when he went to bed, Gelai hugged him from behind, but he didn't turn around... Although the grandmother and the old mothers told her Gelai said that pregnancy and childbirth is a very normal thing that all women have to go through. She has grown up, so don’t be afraid, but they only got along with her for two months, including Lewuwei. For Gelai, All relatively unfamiliar.

Gelai lost her sister, and she also hurts her sister, and she still has an emotion that cannot be expressed to others, the same expectation and fear as him, or her natal family's guilt towards the chieftain's family.When she was sent back, Gelai's mother said that the Tusi family was so kind to them. Gelai had never had a child before, and it was not the right time to get pregnant. But if Gelai couldn't do it, let Gelai do it. The family specially invited Shibi to perform a ceremony to protect Gelai and the child in her womb.His mother told him later that his mother-in-law also said that if there was a need, he would send them a letter, and Gelai's brother would come to pick him up and go back and forth, as long as he was good to the child.Grandma said that Le Wuwei would take good care of Gelai.Then she looked at him with tears and asked: Do you understand?They are all for you.He didn't speak, Gesong, in his heart.

Also, Aisha and Apa almost had a falling out recently, but Gelai didn't know about it, and Grandma ordered the whole village not to tell her.During this period of time, he and her were consciously and unconsciously alienated. When he kissed her before going to bed tonight, even he felt that they were strangers.She probably thought that he didn't want her anymore, and she was frightened today, so she kept crying and hugged him tightly not to let him go.

He knew it, Gelai didn't understand it, and neither did Gelai's family.Just now, she also misunderstood herself... After she came back from her mother's house, perhaps because she had a child, she was fuller and more delicious, and there was a kind of inadvertent laziness, but Aisha was the little girl, his real sister.When she begged on the open dam at night, he felt as if he had been hit in the chest suddenly.With so many men present, he felt a sense of displeasure. Fortunately, Grandma came and taught her to leave...

Thinking of this, his heart hurts like being pricked by a needle. He felt blood coming out of the needle hole, and he felt guilty that he was about to be torn apart. Elder brother wears a pair of cloud shoes, do you love them? The shoes are embroidered by my sister, and the money tree can’t be exchanged; My sister forgets."... He closed his eyes, took Gelai's hand, pressed it on his heart, and said: From tomorrow on, you will follow me.Gelai looked at him in disbelief, he smiled at her, and kissed her on the top of her head, Gelai smiled through his tears, and let out a sigh of relief...

He held Gelai to sleep for the first time in months, but after waking up the next day, Gelai started crying again, as if he was still full of grievances.After the doctor's diagnosis, Sha Luoben and his wife were very anxious. The two old mothers knelt down and cried bitterly, saying that it was all their fault and that they should not tell Gelai. What if the child... what to do?He helped them up and said he would take Greg with him and it would be all right.Grandma Apa agrees too.When leaving, Grandma scolded Apa as she walked, saying that everyone was sad... If something happened to Grain Aisha, she would no longer have the face to face her in-laws and could only commit suicide to apologize...

He knew that the two words that grandma omitted were "gesong". He knew that grandma blamed herself very much, but he was surprised when she said "suicide and apology". Grandma actually blamed herself so much? !So he didn't allow "ge send" to be mentioned in the stockade.Gesong, in his heart.

Later, when he was working in the main building, Gelai would stay in a bedroom of the main building with his old mother and maidservant, embroidering, making shoes and clothes, or chatting and resting. When he was free, he would visit her and talk to her.He took her with him when he went out, and went to the Tuji Chinpo Temple to pray together.In the end, her mood had already stabilized, but because the two were used to being together, she still followed him, but she didn't go out with him.It was such a sad and sweet day...

Seeing Langka holding a teacup and sipping buttered tea slowly while looking at himself, Gelai pursed his lips and smiled, walked up behind him, bent down, put his arms around his neck, and asked with a smile: What are you thinking about?Langka put the bowl and watched her bright eyes flickering in the darkness. Is that the light outside the cocoon?He also smiled slightly and said: When you were pregnant with Suonuomu.As he spoke, he kissed her on the cheek.

Gelai was a little surprised, then smiled softly, stood up straight, put his hands on his shoulders, looked into the distance, and said: Sonomu misses his aunt and uncle, asking every day, playing with the wooden knife bought by Aisha every day Wooden sword, using the moves taught by his uncle to fight with his little followers, he has to remind him over and over again when he eats and sleeps.Sasa said that my aunt is so good-looking, she looks in the mirror every day, imitating her aunt's dress and walking...

She also remembered that at that time, she shed a lot of tears for everyone.The discomfort of pregnancy and physical changes terrified her, and when she thought of Sister Aisha going to a distant and strange place to be a saint, she felt lonely all her life, and felt even more sad... At that time, her name was Lang Kazuo "Brother Langka", call Aisha "Sister Aisha".Aisha used to call her Gelai, but this time she started calling her sister-in-law, especially Pudawa also called her that, she is not used to it...

After she came back from her natal home, Langka didn't pay much attention to her, but talked and laughed with Aisha. She knew that Langka liked Sister Sister and hurt Sister Aisha, and she was pregnant and unattractive.Langka finally said that she would take her with her, so she could feel at ease.At that time, she wanted to hang on to Langka all day long. She felt that Langka was the closest person to her, but her childlike dependence naturally turned into a temptation to Langka, and she wanted a man to suppress such beauty to her. The desire of a young girl is really too difficult. Although she hadn't thought about it, elder sister said that she is also Brother Langka's wife. What's wrong?

When she got married, sister encouraged her to make a pair of Yunyun shoes for Langka. She had never seen him at that time, and sister was ingenious and handy. She was the best needlework girl among them. She is not the first one.But the elder sister said that she is also Langka's elder brother's wife, and also said that the Yunyun shoes she gave Langka earlier were fiery red, and taught her to embroider multicolored threads with a black bottom.It was the first time she made Yunyun shoes, and they were so crooked in the end that she was too embarrassed to take them out.But Sister said that the heart is the most important thing, Sister can't help, she has to do everything by herself...

The author has something to say:

【Old Brother, Sister, Sister】The Qiang people call elder brother, elder sister and younger sister this way. Based on this, I finally revised the title of elder sister in Chapter 34 Lige’s words.

[Cloud Shoes] The shape of the "Cloud Shoes" looks like a boat, the toe is slightly raised, and the sole is thicker. The upper is embroidered with colorful cloud patterns and azalea patterns, which must be embroidered with clouds. Qiang embroidery "Cloud Shoes" technology relies on dense stitches , the cotton thread is embroidered on the easy-wear parts of the shoe body, which enhances the wear resistance, so that the shoe body not only has practical value, but also has a high artistic appreciation value, which not only shows the craftsmanship skills of Qiang Yunyun shoes, but also reflects its as Part of the Qiang culture. There is a traditional custom in the Qiang area: when a girl in a village falls in love with a young man, the girl must make a pair of cloud shoes and send the young man as a token of love. Girls of the Qiang nationality embroider themselves into The "Yunyun shoes" I gave to my love brother, I regard it as a very precious gift, entrusting my infinite affection and love.

There is a beautiful legend about the origin of Yunyun shoes.According to legend, a carp fairy living in a lake embroidered a pair of beautiful cloud shoes with clouds in the sky and rhododendrons by the lake and gave it to a barefoot shepherd boy.When it gave the "cloud shoes" to teenagers, it also embroidered love on them, and they became a happy couple.Qiang girls sing a series of ancient narrative songs on the "Flower Night" the day before their wedding, among which is a song dedicated to Yunyun shoes, which is written in the text.

[Tibetan marriage system [-]] There are differences in the form of marriage in Tibet, so the marriage system is not only the same.The most basic, dominant and most common is monogamy, and there are also many de facto polygamy or polyandry.Polygamy or polygamy is mostly brothers and sisters who share their wives or husbands together.Ancient Tibet was a society dominated by women. Due to the poor living environment and low productivity in the region, the phenomenon of "polygamy" and "polyandry" marriage has a history of thousands of years in Tibet. It is the protection of family property and labor force. One way not to disperse.Since ancient times, women have had a high social status in Tibet.

In polygamy, none of the sisters is usually married, and everyone shares a husband.The reasons: first, sisters do not disperse labor and family property when they are together; second, sisters live together with their parents, and they will never be separated. One is weaker than the elder sister or sister in terms of intelligence, appearance, talent, etc., and it is not appropriate for the weak to marry or stay at home, while the strong has an advantage in leaving and staying. The sisters recruit a husband together, and no one will marry. Joint family business; Fourth, after the sister or sister recruits a husband, the brother-in-law or brother-in-law also has a married life with the sister or sister, resulting in the fact that the husband is a joint husband.

There are also a small number of powerful people who marry more than one wife and those who remarry because their wives are infertile. This is no different from polygamy in ancient China, but polygamy in Tibet does not divide wives and concubines. All are equal in social status.The husband and son-in-law of the sisters become the pillar of the family. He represents the family externally and has the power to make major decisions internally.He must treat the wives' family life, labor arrangements, clothing and decorations, especially the married life, etc. equally, in order to make the wives harmonious, the children united, and the family happy.

Tibetan society generally believes that polygamy is not good, because it is difficult to make all wives harmonious, children united, and family happy.However, polyandry is generally approved of, because it is believed that it is relatively easy for brothers to maintain harmony.Since ancient times, Chinese and foreign academic circles have done a lot of research on this.Brothers share wives for the same reasons as sisters share husbands.Those who have polyandry are often "chaba" households (before the democratic reform).For a wife, her husband's brother is naturally her husband, and she must fulfill her duties as a wife, otherwise, public opinion will say that she has a bad heart.Tibetans believe that both forms of marriage are good, which means that the family relationship is good. [The coexistence of various marriage systems in Tibet is directly related to the Chaba system, see the author's narration supplemented in the next chapter].