Chapter 0——⑨The woman in the nursery rhyme
As the name suggests, Qianfeng Town is surrounded by forests of strange peaks and blocked roads. People are reluctant to go there unless necessary, because if you are not careful, you will get lost in Qianfeng Mountain. Once this happens, non-local Miao people cannot save you.
What kind of person would choose to settle in a place like this? People wearing Han clothing and speaking Chinese can be seen everywhere in the town. They are either elegant scholars in the Northern Dynasties or wealthy businessmen in the Southern Dynasties. They are either demoted or relegated, or they come here to escape the war. In contrast, people wearing burlap clothes There are porters and vendors, but there are very few local residents in Miao attire. All in all, they have contributed to the prosperity of the town.
Although there are Han towns in Qianfengling, there are still conservative Miao people who choose to live in the mountains and try not to have contact with the Han people. Firstly, they are afraid that the Han people will bring disputes to them. Secondly, they also want to protect the majority of the mountain people-can. Who is a foreigner who chooses to settle in Qianfengling due to risk and is not at the end of his rope? Over time, a situation developed here where Han people lived at the foot of the mountain and Miao people lived on the mountain.
But I don’t know since when, the children in the town began to sing such a song: "My sister, with her long hair hanging down her shoulders, leaned against the water, her face turned red; she looked at the leaves floating on the water, and the moon looked to the south. , take away the missing."
When I first heard the song, I was surprised. But then more and more Miao people came down from the mountains, and the knowledgeable people in the town discovered that there was a mountain stream between the Miao people and the Han people's territory. A river flowed in the mountain stream, and the hills beside the river were filled with There were rhododendrons, and the south of the river happened to be where Qianfeng Town was.
At that time, a Confucian scholar commented: "This is a sign of the merger of Miao and Han."
Miao girl Du Juan is one of the Miao people who is keen to live under the mountains. Her story is also strange to tell.
The Miao King of Qianfengling was a promising king. He was keen on communicating and doing business with the outside world. He overcame all opinions and agreed to transfer part of the cultivated land to the Han people to promote harmonious coexistence of everyone... All these are his doings. . For this reason, he also forged a lot of hatred within the clan.
Making friends with others and managing government affairs at home, this sincere and knowledgeable king had to neglect his family affairs on weekdays. Fortunately, he got a daughter in his old age, named Du Juan.
The little cuckoo has been cared for in every possible way from the moment she was born. She never leaves her mother, reaching out for clothes and opening her mouth for food. She often comes with her mother to enjoy the peaceful afternoon sunshine in front of the sea of azaleas. In addition to her family, everyone she comes into contact with They are nothing more than maids, slaves, and promising Miao youths.
King Miao treated little Dujuan very affectionately. Not only did he not let her practice Miao witchcraft, he also refused to let anyone despise her or blame her. He personally guided all the teaching and education of life knowledge.
Sure enough, the mountain people all regarded the little cuckoo as a pearl, and she indeed shined bright enough - her singing voice was the most beautiful in the entire Miao countryside.
The old people say that this is the birth of a phoenix into the world. Young people admire such girls, and women and children are also happy to keep her company.
When playing with friends, no one dares to disobey the little cuckoo, just make her happy; if he encounters food or clothes he doesn't like, he will throw them away immediately; if he is made unhappy by any annoying guy, There must be someone who will help the little cuckoo punish the other party...
Until one day, the Miao King was critically ill and the mountain people were in chaos. For the little cuckoo, the days when they were like stars over the moon were gone forever.
Du Juan stood in front of the sea of flowers where she often stayed in the past, but no deep and beautiful memories emerged in her mind. Looking at the setting sun, her eyes were full of the picture of King Miao being treated coldly by his uncle, servants and mountain people after he became critically ill.
"The slave family doesn't understand why they all suddenly became like this? Sure enough, they are all fake..." She did not shout out, but the words were deafening. She asked herself and the sky: " What kind of person is this slave?"
I really want to know, especially want to know.
At this time, when Little Du Juan's mind was approaching maturity, she began to rebel against everything familiar in her memory. She always felt that everyone around her and all her previous memories were complete scams.
While her mother was taking good care of the Miao king, Du Juan began to sneak down the mountain frequently to contact the Han people in the town. For quite some time, the little cuckoo could only be alone. She should have felt disappointed about this, but the fact was exactly the opposite: she had never felt so comfortable.
The town is too big, dozens of times larger than the Miao village. What's more important is that everyone here is a stranger. They don't know each other well, so they don't have to endure the torment of past memories.
However, the little cuckoo soon hit a wall.
She wanted the hairpin, but found that she had no money; she wanted to taste Han people's tea, but the boss saw that she was a Miao girl and kicked her out without saying a word; some Miao people who came down the mountain to exchange goods saw her as if they had just met her. After seeing the evil spirit, he turned around and left.
She crouched on the street corner, hunched over. Although she never said a word, her disappointed and tired look told the people passing by: "Come and comfort me."
She has lived a arrogant and indulgent life for more than ten years since she was a child. She knows it herself, but there is nothing she can do.
"If someone can say a word to me, I will definitely respond with the gentlest smile." She thought silently in her heart. Unfortunately, the barriers between different races are not so easy to eliminate.
Soon, the Dongchuang Incident happened, and Little Dujuan's trick was discovered by King Miao. King Miao asked his servants to capture her overnight to interrogate him. Little Dujuan couldn't defend herself and only said: "If the people in the tribe are so disgusted, why can't the Nu family leave?"
"It's not your fault that they hate you. It's your father's fault that they deceived you for your simple character, no scheming, and no knowledge of revenge." King Miao dragged his seriously ill body and replied: "This matter , just because I am too old and weak to take on the big responsibility, and I have no heirs... If you insist on leaving, you must visit grandma to practice the art of seedling Gu for three years before you can leave."
The little cuckoo refused and asked, "Daddy has never let the slave family touch those rare things. Why did he let the slave family learn it again today?"
"I hope Juan'er will never need it, but there are completely different situations between using it and not using it..." King Miao said: "In the future, you will definitely understand your father's good intentions."
Du Juan agreed and left immediately.
When the Miao King saw her walking away, he whispered to his wife: "From now on, people will secretly sing this song to the children in Qianfeng Town. When the children learn it, the news will be spread widely. The Han people have always believed in the way of heaven. After my death, There is no need to worry about the Miao and Han affairs."
Little Dujuan doesn't know the righteousness of her family and country. She just wants to treat more people sincerely and let others like her for who she really is, so that she can also know from others what kind of person she really is.
Grandma is the most famous person in the entire Miao Township. She practices Miao Gu and worships ghosts and gods. She also loves her grandson very much. When she learned that she wanted to go down the mountain to make friends with the Han people, she specially ordered a person to open an academy at the foot of the mountain. The acquaintance who was giving lectures sent his little granddaughter in as well.
