landbeastnovel Chapter 440: Apricot Fields of Chu People, Houses Like Graves?
Chapter 440: Apricot Fields of Chu People, Houses Like Graves?
As soon as Xingtian spoke, Su Yu, Lao Zhao, and Wang Ben were shocked.
Not because of anything else.
But because this old woman named Xingtian speaks authentic Guannai dialect!
More specifically, it should be Guan Nei dialect with a Chu dialect.
Lao Zhao looked at Xingtian and asked curiously, "Are you from Chu?"
He had heard Su Yu speak before.
There are many people from the pre-Qin and even earlier times who crossed the sea and came to take refuge in this Fukuo archipelago.
Most of them were people from Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period, and people from Chu and Dongou during the Warring States Period.
Seeing that Xingtian could speak such a fluent Chu dialect, he must have run over to avoid the chaos of the war when Da Qin was not yet unified.
Seeing Lao Zhao asking, Xingtian nodded respectfully: "Old Shen is a native of the outskirts of Gusu in the state of Chu, and his family has made a living by fishing for generations."
"When I was fifteen years old, the years of wars coincided with the epidemic, so my father took my mother and my sister and brother to sea by boat to find a way to survive.
"I didn't want to but encountered the wind and waves, and I was the only one who was lucky enough to be swept here by the waves 17 and settled down.
Su Yu, Lao Zhao and the three nodded slightly.
Sure enough.
Judging from the appearance of Xingtian, she should be in her 70s or 80s, which means that she came here 60 years ago.
Wasn't it just years of war and chaos, the entire Guanzhong area was in chaos?
"My lords, we are willing to surrender, and please raise your hands and let these villagers live. Xingtian pleaded.
Lao Zhao frowned and did not answer directly, but asked: "There are only so many people in the village?"
"If you go back to the adults, there are still some elderly women and children in the village." Xingtian did not hide anything.
It is obviously not stupid that she can go from a girl who was living here to becoming the head of a respected village today.
Now that they have no resistance, even if she hides it, it will not help.
As long as these Qin soldiers enter the village to search, everything in the village will be known.
Hearing this, after the three of Su Yu looked at each other, Wang Ben ordered in a deep voice: "Lead the way!"
Facing the overwhelming force, Xingtian and the villagers could not raise any idea of resistance at all.
Not to mention the white ball that can make loud noises and flames, and can hurt people from a distance.
Even these hundreds of thousands of well-equipped and well-equipped soldiers can easily slaughter them. These hundreds of people can be regarded as unarmed villagers.
Along the way, Qin soldiers guarded the three of them, while vigilantly observing the surrounding environment, while following the villagers to their villages.
"Huh? This is... rice?"
Lao Zhao looked at the crops in the ditches on both sides of the dirt road in amazement, with a surprised expression on his face.
Unexpectedly, these islanders who are not fully clothed have something to do with crop cultivation.
You must know that it was only last year that Daqin completely popularized the cultivation of rice.
The large-scale planting of serious children also only started at the beginning of this year.
Su Yu explained on the side: "The southwestern part of the Fuzhu Islands is generally populated by refugees from the Three Koreas Peninsula and Wu and Yue.
"These places also have the habit of growing rice on a small scale before, and the climate of the Fau Islands is more suitable."
"So the rice cultivation here was popular earlier. 95
Hearing Su Yu's explanation, Lao Zhao shook his beard and nodded slightly.
But presumably their rice harvest is not very good.
Otherwise, they would not even fish and eat rice, nor would they be so thin.
The village is not far from the beach, even very close.
In less than half an hour, everyone walked from the beach to the village.
However, the sight of this village, Rao Su Yu had already prepared in his heart, was still surprised.
I saw that this so-called "village" was located in a large flat land.
On the flat ground, there were raised thatched roofs, but they were only as tall as one person.
Next to the thatched roof, there is a warehouse built off the ground, which is simple and small.
"This is... a village?" Lao Zhao's voice contained some doubts.
Wang Ben next to him was even more confused.
Whether it is a roof without a person high, or a warehouse built off the ground, it is obviously difficult to live in.
Su Yu also said a little uncertainly: "This should be a unique building on this Fukushima island. 99
"The one where people live is called a vertical cave house. After digging a hole in the ground, a simple wooden frame and a thatched roof are built inside, and people live underground."
“That warehouse is a high-bed warehouse, which can improve the humid storage conditions of the archipelago and effectively prevent rodents and insects. 35
Lao Zhao and Wang Ben suddenly realized when they heard the words.
It turned out to be sleeping on the ground, no wonder the 780 roof of this house is so short.
Xing Tian, who followed next to him, looked at Su Yu, who was covered in black robes, and exclaimed:
"I didn't expect adults to know so much about us."
Su Yu did not argue, but Wang Ben next to him laughed: "He, he knows far more than you think. 35
Seeing Xingtian speak, Lao Zhao also subconsciously asked on his horse, "Why are your houses dug underground, making it look like a grave."5
"Pfft, cough cough..."
Hearing Lao Zhao's words, Su Yu almost choked to death without spitting.
Grave? Lao Zhao can really describe it.
Xingtian did not mind this, or did not dare to mind.
She replied with a wry smile: "There are not many villages on this island that can smelt iron. It is even more difficult to get an axe that can chop down trees."5
"For example, making a house post is a waste of strength, let alone building a house.
"In addition, for some unknown reason, the ground here is constantly moving, and the warehouse can be rebuilt if it collapses, but if people are crushed to death, they will be crushed to death."
Saying this, Xing Tian sighed.
"So in the end, it became like sleeping in a crypt like this. 99
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