My whole family is fleeing

"Ugh……"

In the beautiful spring weather, Ning Ning was actually sighing, which naturally made Wu Shan feel strange to those around him. Today's spring is just right, and the work in the fields has been finished, so Ning Ning and the others went up the mountain today to bask in the sun in Wushan's yard. Ning Ning couldn't help but sigh.

Even Mr. Song, who was enjoying tea leisurely, couldn't help but look up at Ning Ning.

"It's such a wonderful spring time, why does Ning Ning sigh? But what difficulties did she encounter?"

Ning Ning looked very sad.

"I heard that the prairie barbarians came to attack Anshan Pass again a few days ago. I wonder how Uncle Xie is doing now? I heard from those uncles that the prairie barbarians are quite cruel, and they are not afraid of death on the battlefield. More importantly, they He is much taller than the common people of the Li Dynasty. People who have a height advantage are naturally much better at fighting than others. I am a little worried..."

When it comes to this heavy topic, even Mr. Wu Shan and Mr. Song couldn't help but remain silent.

The Dali Dynasty has forged an indissoluble feud with the prairie barbarians since the founding of the dynasty, and it has not slowed down a bit for so many years. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Dali Dynasty still had an advantage in fighting the grassland barbarians, but in recent years it has become less and less advantageous. If General Xie hadn't been born out of thin air 20 years ago, no one knows whether those grassland barbarians would have broken through Anshan Pass and marched straight in.

Although the battle with the grassland barbarians was crucial, the aloof emperor was still afraid of General Xie from beginning to end. The fear and restraint on General Xie has become increasingly severe these days. Even the supply of food and grass is now insufficient. If not for this, Ning Ning would not have made great ambitions to solve the food and grass problem of the Northern Desert Army under General Xie.

Now that spring has begun and the weather is getting warmer, those grassland barbarians have experienced a baptism of cold winter and are still hungry. Although they raise cattle and sheep, the weather has just turned warm and a lot of pasture has not yet grown. If they eat the few cattle and sheep they have at this time, how will they spend the rest of their lives? So in this case, they have a common way to solve the problem.

That is to come to Dali to plunder.

It's strange to say that although there is only an endless stretch of Anshan Mountain between them, the climate in the Dali Pass is completely different from that on the grassland. Even in winter, the weather inside Anshan Pass is much warmer than on the grassland. Probably because of this, food cannot be grown on the grassland, and there is always a shortage of food and clothing.

"Sir, why do you think they come to rob us? Our own people can cultivate land and grow food, but can't they grow their own food to eat? If they have to come to rob us, many of our people don't have enough food to eat. Now. It’s a lean time, and if all the food is taken away by them, what should our own people eat?”

Mr. Song knew the answer to this question, but it was still difficult to answer it under such circumstances.

He thought for a moment before explaining the situation in as straightforward terms as possible.

"Ning Ning, you should know that even in our country, the environment south of the Yangtze River is different from that in the north, right?"

"I know this. I have read in my travel notes before that some places have spring-like seasons all year round, some places have four distinct seasons, and some places, such as our north, have long and cold winters."

"That's right. The environment on the grassland is harsh, and the large areas of land are only suitable for growing pasture, not food. Even if the food sprouts, it cannot hold the land well. Even the root system cannot be developed well, let alone It bears abundant fruits. It is said that General Xie also tried to grow food on the pasture before, but the results were not very good. Even the people of the Li Dynasty who had rich planting experience were unable to grow large areas of food on the grassland, let alone Don’t talk about those prairie barbarians.”

"Furthermore, because of the harsh environment on the grassland, the grassland barbarians have been very strong due to the harsh environment since childhood. Ordinary people always think that the grassland barbarians eat raw meat and drink blood. It is said that they also eat raw meat and drink raw blood. Although it is not that serious, but It’s not much different. And the customs there are also different from ours. Because the environment is too harsh, people’s life is not easy, and there is also a tradition that the father dies and the son succeeds.”

"After the father dies, the son succeeds?" "That is, after the father dies, everything about him belongs to the son. Including his concubines. Except for the son's biological mother, everything else belongs to the son. In addition to this, there is also the death of the brother. Brother and brother."

"hiss!"

The three sisters, Dabao, Erbao and Xiaobei, who were sunbathing on the mountain with Ning Ning, were looking at Mr. Song with their mouths agape. They couldn't believe what they heard.

The grassland barbarians actually have such a rough and barbaric tradition. How could such humiliation happen? In their Dali Dynasty, let alone the death of a father, the death of a son, the death of a stepbrother, there were some women who never married after the death of their husbands. If the position were changed and they were like those prairie barbarians, it would be unbearable.

Ning Ning heard the strange voices of her three sisters and turned to look at them.

"what's wrong?"

"Don't Ning Ning think this custom is too crude?"

"Yeah, no wonder I always hear that those grassland barbarians are different from us ordinary people. How can ordinary people do such a thing? Isn't this, isn't this some kind of incest?"

After all, Dabao, Erbao and Xiaobei were young. When they talked about such a topic, their faces suddenly turned red and they were very embarrassed. Ningning, on the other hand, looked incomprehensible.

Seeing her like this, Mr. Song's eyes flickered slightly, and then he asked with a smile.

"Don't Ning Ning think this custom is too strange?"

"Um……"

Ning Ning's cheeks puffed up, but she didn't have much objection to this.

"How should I put it? After all, it is the tradition of the grassland barbarians, and it is also because the environment there is too harsh. Since ancient times, in places where the environment has been too harsh, it is not easy for women who are born with weak bodies to survive. So what if the father dies and the son steps up? The tradition of brotherhood is probably because there are too few women among the prairie barbarians. Women are a resource no matter when and where they are."

"Although I am also a girl, I also know that in the eyes of most prairie barbarians, the women of the Li Dynasty are not people who can be compared with them, but more of a resource that can be used to exchange materials. I read history books before , It is recorded in the history books that the barbarians from the prairie came to rob the Li Dynasty. In addition to robbing food, tea, etc., the most important thing was to rob our women."

"Every place has its own customs. But although I respect their customs, I cannot forgive them for wantonly abducting the women of our Dali Dynasty."

“It is a crime whenever you deprive someone of the liberty of imprisoning someone without regard to their will.”

(End of this chapter)