Traveling through the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a story of survival in troubled tim

After dinner, Wenshu took a hot bath and fell asleep with her head covered.

Boom, boom, boom...

Boom, boom, boom...

Boom, boom, boom...

The sound that slowly spreads out is heart-wrenching, like the sound of a bell but not like a bell. It carries traces of ancient times and echoes in the mountains.

The villagers in the village who had finished dinner and were preparing to wash their feet and go to bed came out of their houses one after another.

"What's that sound..."

"Mom, listen to that strange noise outside..."

"What kind of strange sound could there be? I've lived here since I was a child and have never seen anything strange. I'm afraid you're confused..."

The woman thought the child had misheard or had encountered something dirty at night, so she quickly denied it.

"No, what my brother said is right. There was a sound, like it was ringing above our heads...

A burst, a burst"

The older sister obviously also heard the sudden voice.

The woman frowned, somewhat puzzled.

But she would know what was going on if she went outside to take a look.

"You two, stay in the room. I'll go outside and see what's going on..."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

"Mom, I'm going too."

"You stay home and look after the house and your younger brother. Mom will be back soon."

After saying that, he got up from the bed, put on his shoes and went out. When he left, he locked the door behind him.

……

In their Dujia Village, the houses of the villagers are relatively close to each other, and it is common for children to be beaten in someone's yard.

When I left home at dawn, the news spread throughout the village.

Just as she was standing outside the yard, she saw her uncle's family living next door also standing in the yard.

But as for the woman, the uncle seemed to know what the sound meant, seeing him burying his head and counting silently.

"one time"

"Two times"

"Five down"

……

When the sound finally stopped, the uncle breathed a sigh of relief and said to the aunt, "It's nothing serious. You stay home with the children, I'll be back soon."

The woman's husband was not at home, and this was the first time she had encountered such a thing.

Seeing that the uncle was about to go to the tribe, he immediately called out to his sister-in-law, "What's going on? Why is there suddenly such a sound in the village? I have been married to this family for so many years, and this is the first time I have heard such a sound."

When the aunt heard her sister-in-law asking questions, although she was a little unhappy, she did not quarrel with her.

I looked at my man and saw that he seemed to be hesitant to speak when he heard the greeting.

Really, you look like a dead person - with this horrible look on your face, aren't you afraid that others will see through your dirty thoughts?

Thinking of this, she snorted at her man without any courtesy or shame.

"What are you waiting for? You heard some noise in the distance. If you go there, it will be too late and everyone will be waiting for you..."

"Hey, I'll go now..."

Having said that, he kept looking back.

I am a little unhappy with my sister-in-law, but as a woman, I don't want the innocent sister-in-law to give that bitch hope. Can I give that bitch a chance?

"Sister-in-law, you stay at home with the kids, don't worry, nothing will happen.

I heard from your eldest brother that the tribe has something to discuss, and they are calling all the villagers to discuss important matters."

"That's right. I was panicked when I heard it. I thought something big had happened. I didn't know if it was any news about my husband..."

The woman said this with a somewhat frustrated tone.

"Oh, sister-in-law, what are you thinking about? I watched my uncle grow up, and I know his personality very well. He's very smart, so don't underestimate him.

If you haven't reached home yet, you must be stuck with something."

After thinking about it, he knew that his sister-in-law, an orphan with only her mother, felt a little pitiful, so he reassured her, "Sister-in-law, you can take care of the child first. Dad was called away by the elders this afternoon and hasn't come back yet.

It must not be a bad thing. If it was really about my brother-in-law, he would have sent a letter back long ago!"

"Then I'm sorry to bother you, Auntie. You know it's not easy to go out with two children, and it's not good to go around with those men at night.

I was worried that something big might happen in the village and I would miss it! "

It was understandable that she thought so. After all, her brother-in-law had gone out and there had been no news for more than a month. People in the village were saying that her brother-in-law had been swept away by the rebel army and would never come back, and that he had died outside.

Some even said that he had offended bandits on the road and was killed to feed the fish.

No matter what kind of speculation it is, it is not a good result.

After thinking about it, Yu decided that it was really pitiful for her to have lost her husband and still have to raise two young children.

"Sister-in-law, go back and look after the child first. Your little one is not even two years old yet. You won't be able to help him at night. If there's anything important, I'll tell you tomorrow morning after your eldest brother comes back..."

"Okay, I'll ask my sister-in-law tomorrow morning."

The woman listened to the advice and returned to her yard.

The aunt looked at her younger brother and sister-in-law and saw that they had become thinner over the past month or two because of worry about her younger uncle.

.........

The sound rang three times, three times each time...

There were nine sounds in total, neither fast nor slow.

The bell of this tribe has not been rung for a long time. The last time it was rung was more than forty years ago.

When the young master of the Du family gave up his job and left the Du family without hesitation.

That sound echoed throughout the entire night.

After that, the Du family's bell never rang again.

.........

There were rustling figures standing in the yard, and the walls around the yard were lit with fish oil lamps.

A huge fire rack was built in the middle of the yard, surrounded by firewood piled up around it, surrounding the burning fire in the middle.

The whole yard was lit up by the fire, as bright as day.

The clan members gathered around the fire, their eyes looking towards the main house of the ancestral home.

In the middle of the front door, a three-foot-high copper bell is hung in the middle. The second elder of the clan, who is now in charge of all the affairs of the clan, is holding the bell in his hand.

From the shaking of the bell hung in the center, it could be seen that the sound just now was struck by the elder of the clan.

Gathering everyone here was also the idea of ​​the elders present.

There are stools on both sides of the clock, and the people sitting on them represent the most prestigious and oldest elders of the clan.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know either. I was bringing water for my wife to wash her feet. I hadn't even washed her feet when I heard the sound and was attracted here." His tone was very dissatisfied, as if something good had been ruined for him.

"Hahaha, you're washing your wife's feet again..." teased an old bachelor in his twenties who had not yet married.

"What do you know? That's the hobby of a couple, don't you understand?"

"Besides, what do you know? What's wrong with me washing my wife's feet? Don't you know how good it is to have a warm bed for your wife and children?" When his wife was criticized, the honest man who had always been easy to talk to became more eloquent.

"You, don't be too proud."

The man felt unhappy because his foot was stepped on, but there were so many people here that he couldn't argue with them.

He turned his head and moved to another place.

"Hey, do you know what exactly happened?" the man who had just been joked asked the people next to him.

The man also looked puzzled and said, "I don't have any other information. This bell has not been out for so many years. It must be a big deal for the clan."

"Could it be related to the girl who came today?"