all the way to fairy

While they were talking, the Jiang family arrived, and through the open courtyard door, one could see the entire Jiang family sitting around the firepit, having breakfast.

As soon as the Shao Haoyue sisters stood still at the door, an old man in his late thirties who was facing the door noticed them. He half-squinted his eyes for a while and couldn't see the person clearly, so he turned his head and looked at the man in his lower right hand. The young woman said: "Huifang, look who's coming outside."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the Jiang family members looked towards the courtyard gate. The woman named Hui Fang stood up, walked over quickly, and asked enthusiastically: "You two girls, what can I do for you?"

Shao Haoyue was very interested in the matriarchal society and couldn't wait to get in touch with the people here and actually feel what kind of society it was. She smiled and answered before Shao Haoyao: "My sister and I are new to Guiyang." Dear, I heard that your old man lives ninety-nine years old, and I want to come here to get some good luck. Isn't it convenient?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman beamed with joy, and before she could speak, a woman in yellow clothes and a green skirt came out right behind her and said: "If there is any inconvenience, come in quickly! Come in quickly!"

Huifang greeted them to come in and called back: "Xiaoqiu, go get two sets of bowls and chopsticks."

"it is good!"

The girl who answered was about ten years old. She had walked to the kitchen when Shao Haoyue asked, and was walking out of the kitchen with two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.

"You guys can make do with some home-cooked food." After giving instructions to the girls, Hui Fang said enthusiastically to the Shao Haoyue sisters, giving them no chance to refuse.

Even though Shao Haoyue wanted to hang out, she still couldn't resist their enthusiasm. When she came to her senses, she was already sitting by the fire pit of the Jiang family.

After counting, my dear, there are actually fourteen people in the Jiang family. The person facing the courtyard door should be the head of the family. Sitting today is the birthday girl, Mrs. Jiang, and her son who is nearly seventy years old. There are three girls, two boys, and five middle-aged people. A young man with seven children, six of whom are girls and only one boy.

Shao Haoyao saw her shock and said: "Normally, a woman will not give birth to so many children. As long as one sister gives birth to a girl and there are successors in the family, the other sisters and cousins ​​will not be able to get married or have children." It’s okay not to have children;

The situation of the Jiang family is somewhat special. The old lady’s daughter had a very good relationship with her lover and gave birth to three daughters and two sons. Xu suffered physical injuries during childbirth and passed away two years ago;

However, a dozen or so people is considered a small number. Those families that have been rooted in one place for generations and last for several generations often have dozens of people. "

Shao Haoyue was dumbfounded, "With so many people living together, there must be a lot of trivial things, right? There should be no quarreling every now and then!"

"In fact, no. The culture here focuses on family harmony and prefers sharing rather than possessing. The relationship between the family and the house is cordial and harmonious, respectful and modest, and quarrels and quarrels rarely occur.

A matrilineal society is a family of relatives, not a marriage family. Every family member lives in the same family from birth to death. They get along with each other since childhood. There are no financial disputes. The feelings are naturally deep. It is natural to respect the old and love the young. Having something to support and having little to rely on makes society more stable and united. "

After a few bites of the meal, neighbors came to help organize the birthday banquet and guests began to arrive. Several adults took the older children to prepare the birthday banquet, while Old Man Jiang and his seventy-year-old son were in charge. Entertaining guests with the youngest three children.

Among the many visitors, a man with fair complexion and medium build not only prepared birthday gifts, but also bought new clothes for his seven children. From the expressions on the children's faces, it could be seen that this was not the first time.

At first, Shao Haoyue thought that the man was a relative of the Jiang family. After a closer look, she found that his facial features were somewhat similar to those of the sixth girl. She was so blessed that she blurted out: "Are you her Ada?"

As he spoke, he pointed at the little girl.

The human voice fell silent for a moment, and you could hear a needle drop. The man's face turned red instantly, and the tips of his ears and neck were also red. He wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. The little girl was confused at first, and then a little embarrassed.

Shao Haoyue was confused and sent a message to Shao Haoyao to confirm: "Here, Ada means father, right?"

Shao Haoyao raised her head and said, "Yes, but this title is a shy word and cannot be mentioned casually."

After explaining, she quickly made up for it: "My sister is just a mouthful..."

Word shy?

Shao Haoyue was confused. Aren't the people here very open-minded and bold? Along the way, she found many locals teasing foreigners of the opposite sex, such as: Which one of us do you like? Can I have a walk-in marriage with you?

Also, what is there to be ashamed of about the word father?

With this situation in mind, she didn't dare to speak casually, and waited until the atmosphere recovered before calling Shao Haoyao to ask the reason.

"Shy culture only targets blood relatives and is a cultural mechanism to avoid incest. Ada represents a person who has sexual relations with the mother, so it is a shy word."

Shao Haoyue suddenly realized it. After thinking for a while, she asked again: "Is the sister-in-law shy about words too?"

"of course."

Shao Haoyue thought thoughtfully: "It's a completely different system and culture. I thought the matriline was just a sexual transformation of the father's line."

"Of course not. A matrilineal society is a partnership. Women are valued over men. Men and women are equal."

In this regard, Shao Haoyue expressed doubts. The party in power and the other party are naturally not equal. Can equality really be achieved?

She opened her mind and observed the lives of people in Luoshui City. Judging from the ratio of the number of people, men and women are basically equal. It seems that there are not many cases of strangling newborn boys. The overall atmosphere is peaceful, but there are also quarrels. The streets are spacious and clean. There is even a sewer!

Hey, wait, why didn’t you see the beggar?

She frowned, her consciousness spread like a tide, and she quickly searched several cities and villages, but there were no beggars!

How can this be?

Although people here generally live a relatively prosperous life, there are also many poor families who eat glutinous rice bran. How can there be no beggars? You know, even in the ancestral land of Shanhai, where supplies are so abundant, there are still many homeless people.

She frowned and further expanded the coverage of her consciousness, but still found nothing. She couldn't help but send a message to Shao Haoyao: "Sister Sixteen, why are there no beggars here?"

The corners of Shao Haoyao's lips were slightly curved, and there was a hint of softness on his cold face. "People here value family ties and the harmony of their homes. They will never separate families if they can. My mother passed away unexpectedly, and there are also aunts, grandmothers, and uncles. and cousins ​​of the same generation, rarely orphaned girls;

A family stays together all their lives, and every child witnesses the hard work of their elders. When the elders grow old, they will naturally respect and care for them;

People here believe that disabled people are gods and bodhisattvas from heaven who have descended to earth to endure calamities, so they will not discriminate or abandon them. "

There is limited information on matrilineal clans, and the reference is from the Mosuo people in Yunnan in 21. The first time we learned about the Mosuo people was in the geography class in the first grade of junior high school. The geography teacher told us about the travel experience. At that time, we were just surprised that there are still people in the st century. Matriarchal society exists, but it is too backward;

Last year while browsing Bilibili, I accidentally came across a video of the Mosuo people, which gave me a huge impact. A brand-new institutional mechanism and a brand-new cultural mechanism cannot be evaluated simply based on the culture of our father’s family. I also learned that in history textbooks, light and airy In one sentence, when a matriarchal society enters a patriarchal society, what a radical change it actually is;

So I thought that since this is a world where it is possible to cultivate immortality, we should not be limited to a patriarchal society.