Riding the wind of rebirth

"If that's the case, can we say that the aerial seeding afforestation project in Liangshan Prefecture can continue?" Zhou Zhi thought of another question.

"We think that adjusting the time of aerial seeding and using a nutrient coating technology to pre-treat the seeds can increase the germination rate, make them grow stronger, and absorb more water from the surrounding soil. This way, they can germinate earlier. When the rainy season comes, the root system of the pine seedlings will be well developed and they will no longer be easily washed away."

"If it is feasible, we will report it to the autonomous prefecture. It seems that the aerial seeding afforestation has cost more than 20 million yuan so far, and it has greatly improved the water and soil conservation conditions of the two rivers. Generally speaking, it is a project with low investment and high results, but the cycle is too long, so it is a bit insignificant."

"Well, now that we have scientific methods, the results should be even greater." Li Lu pointed at the muddy Meigu River and said, "Maybe one day, the muddy water of the Meigu River will turn into clear water."

We chatted as we walked along, and in the fresh air and the sunshine that had turned from the scorching summer heat to warmth, we arrived at the valley of another big river.

The Anning River is a river that can accommodate rafts and small boats. At the mouth of the Meigu River and the Anning River, there is always a small village.

This place is called Luo'e Yigan, located at the junction of Meigu and Zhaojue counties. Luo'e is a surname of the Yi people, and Yigan means river beach, so this village originally means "the river beach of Luo'e's family".

It can be seen that this place was once bustling and prosperous. Generally, such places are important areas for land and water transfer, similar to the status of Jiachuan. In ancient times, this was the farthest place where the tentacles of Han culture could extend. Merchants would use the salt, tea, and porcelain they brought here to exchange for local products such as copper, malachite, medicinal materials, and animal skins.

But now it is naturally in decline. Only the stone pavement along the street and the wooden and earthen buildings on both sides remain. These old houses, which are much more spacious than those of the villagers in Lianhe Township, show the glory that once existed here.

There are also Bimos here, but they are one level lower than Lao Chi Ri. Lao Chi Ri came here this time not just to accompany the kids to see Pu Su Wu Wu, he was invited by the local Bimo to visit a patient at a family's home.

The patient was very thin. He burst into tears when he saw Lao Chi Ri and said that he didn't have any other ideas and just wanted to have a good sleep.

This is a cancer patient in the late stage. He has been taken back from the hospital by his family. The doctor said that the cancer has metastasized and no treatment is necessary.

While comforting the old Yi man in a low and steady tone, Lao Chi Ri agreed to his request. After using the moxa sticks he brought to soften some parts of the patient's body, he took out several strangely shaped Bian stones and began to scrape and press the patient's body while chanting scriptures.

  After a while, the old Yi man, who was suffering from illness, began to breathe steadily and evenly, and he actually fell asleep in full view of everyone!

After covering the old Yi man with the quilt again, Lao Chi Ri sighed, called the family members aside, asked them to prepare for the funeral, and then tried to satisfy the old man's desire to eat anything, in short, he didn't have much time left.

The patient's family seemed to have accepted the result a long time ago, and even felt relieved. For a poor family, knowing that the expected result would come soon was a relief.

Zhou Zhi silently recorded all of this with a video recorder.

When they came out of the patient's home, the horse team became a little silent. Perhaps it was the poor conditions of the patient's family and the patient's old age and frailty that aroused everyone's sympathy. Such sympathy was amplified by Lao Chi Ri's massage therapy with religious rituals, as if they had just undergone a spiritual baptism.

"I am still far from the realm of Bimo, and I cannot bear to see these things." Zhou Zhi also sighed: "The mastery of knowledge is certainly the biggest difference between Bimo and ordinary Yi people, but there are some things in Bimo that cannot be filled with knowledge alone."

Li Lu, Liang Guangping and Liu Hongtao nodded their heads, expressing their sympathy. "Life is for Yao Maer, death is for Bimo." Old Chi Ri smiled slightly: "Every Bimo must cultivate a heart of stone and look at the world of people from the perspective of heaven and earth."

"Of the twelve zodiac signs, the heaven and earth have given too much to humans. Therefore, before returning to heaven and earth, humans must experience more. Reluctance and regret are the 'human problems' that are caused by the heaven and earth giving too much. Before leaving, humans must endure it."

Zhou Zhi didn't know whether this understanding belonged to the "original sin theory" in religion, but after hearing what Lao Chi Ri said, it seemed like he had jumped to another level and could look at the sufferings of the world from a different perspective.

At least the sad atmosphere just now has been diluted a lot.

After a while, the horse team arrived at a suspension bridge. Lao Chi Ri asked everyone to get off the horses. He drove the horses across the bridge first, and then asked Zhou Zhi to lead everyone across the bridge on foot.

After crossing the suspension bridge, you will come to the entrance of a valley. This valley is a bit special. The surrounding mountains are bare, with mostly shrubs. Only the mountain behind it is lush and green, covered with tall evergreen forests and thatch.

Such primeval forest mountains are excellent production areas for wild mushrooms, which makes Zhou Zhi's appetite whetted.

The scene in the valley was different. There was a kind of creeping weed called wire grass on the ground. On this wire grass stood several huge black piles that looked like turtles.

"Here we are. These are Pu Su Wu Wu."

In front of us are three megalithic tombs made of huge stones. The structure of the tomb is relatively simple. It is made by erecting several low walls with large stones, and then placing a huge stone on the low walls to make a roof.

But each of these huge stones weighs at least five or six tons, and the stone that serves as the top pressure is even heavier. Zhou Zhi estimated that the largest one weighs no less than twenty tons!

Considering that the most advanced tools people had at the time were just polished stone tools, it is truly astonishing how they were able to move these huge stones to one place, erect them, and then transport huge stones weighing twenty tons to the top of them.

These three stone tombs are not as tall as the Stonehenge on Easter Island. They are only two or three meters high. Two of them have rectangular tombs. One of them has an interior length of more than two meters and a width of less than one meter. The top is covered with only a large stone.

The other one is much larger. The tomb chamber is seven or eight meters long and two and a half meters wide. There are three layers of stone steps under the door. The top is not a single huge stone, but seven stones in a row. The tomb chamber is also decorated with broken stones.

The third one is the largest one in the middle. It is shaped like a mound with a diameter of more than ten meters. There are several large stones on the top, and a large stone weighing dozens of tons is pressed on the top. It is quite magnificent.

Everyone who saw these three stone tombs could not help but feel a strange feeling in their hearts. (End of this chapter)