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

"Okay, okay, everyone, be quiet!" Su An raised his voice, and the noisy scene gradually quieted down.

Although its voice is not as loud as that of the tribesmen below, it has a unique penetrating power, as if it has a magical power that can be easily distinguished in this noisy ocean of sound.

When everyone heard its words clearly, their originally excited mood slowly subsided like the receding tide.

"Uncle, what should we do next?" Wen Shu asked with a puzzled look on her face.

She had no idea about the established process, but she could vaguely smell the strong aroma of wine in the square, so she guessed that it was time to go on stage next. However, she had no idea how to do it.

"Uncle? What uncle? Since you have become a descendant of the Du family, you should change the name."

Su An glared at Wen Shu with his beard puffed out, extremely dissatisfied with Wen Shu's previous address.

Seeing this, Wen Shu quickly changed her words and said, "Uncle."

"Well, that's right, good, good, that's how you should address each other from now on. Since we're family, we shouldn't be so formal."

Su An nodded slightly, and the expression on his face eased a lot, as if the unhappy moment just now was just an illusion.

Looking at Wenshu, there was a hint of relief in his eyes, and he was obviously very satisfied with Wenshu's performance.

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors and gaining their approval, the next step is the wine ceremony.

"Du family members, listen to my orders..."

"Yes, Elder."

"A toast, greetings to the clan members, start." After Su An finished speaking, he retreated half a step behind Wen Shu.

He turned around and picked up the half-foot-tall wine jar behind the incense burner, and took out a crude pottery bowl from somewhere. He emptied a small part of the wine in the jar and poured most of it into the pottery bowl.

He put down the wine jar, turned around and picked it up from behind. He had just taken the wine jar out of the fire, which had been warmed by the raging fire and had been roasted. After such a while, the temperature of the jar had almost dropped.

It's not hot.

Pick up the jar and continue pouring it into the bowl until the bowl can no longer hold it.

Each of the tribesmen behind him was holding a pottery bowl in his hand. They were the more than ten agile soldiers just now. They no longer had pottery bowls in their hands, but were holding a jar of wine in their arms, and there were one or two jars in front of each of them.

The dried soil outside the wine jars showed that these wine jars were taken out from the plow fire.

Suan looked at Wenshu holding a full bowl of wine in her hand, and looked at the tribesmen below who had already prepared.

"Our people have hope and our people will prosper"

After saying this, he took the pottery bowl in his hand and glanced at the other elders behind him.

Everyone understood and picked up the earthenware bowls in their hands, followed Su An, walked to the group of more than ten soldiers holding wine jars, and filled them with wine.

Then they walked towards the altar one after another and stood in front of Wenshu.

The leader is Su An, the oldest and most prestigious elder in the Du family, who has been managing the Du family for his entire life.

Holding a ceramic bowl filled with wine in his hand, he stood in front of Wen Shu and raised the ceramic bowl in front of Wen Shu. "I am Du Suan, honoring the clan leader."

Raise the bowl over your head and nod your head slightly.

Wenshu had never seen such a scene before. After all, this uncle was an elder, and as the elder of her ancestors, how could she deserve and endure such a courtesy?

As soon as she saw him nod, Wenshu stretched out her other hand to help him.

But as soon as I stretched out my hand, it was dodged.

He explained, "Chief, clan rituals cannot be abolished... clan rules cannot be neglected."

"You are the patriarch of our tribe, so you must accept the etiquette of our people. From now on, our people are your responsibility, and our people will obey your orders."

The words were sincere and left no room for doubt.

Hearing this, Wenshu stopped hesitating and picked up the pottery bowl and clinked it with her uncle.

After the uncle's collision, he drank it all in one gulp. Seeing this, Wenshu also imitated her uncle.

He picked up the pottery bowl and looked at the wine in it. Then he looked behind his great uncle and saw a row of elders, and behind them were clan members who were lined up in order of age to toast him.

Wen Shu was terrified that "my life is over"

She was conflicted for a moment and prepared to take a sip. After all, her uncle didn't say anything, and since she was a girl, he wouldn't force her.

What's more, if they drank her to death, the new clan leader who had been in office for less than an hour, then their efforts would not be in vain.

Feeling relieved, Wen Shu raised her hand and prepared to take a small sip, just for the sake of courtesy.

But as soon as he raised his arm, he was clamped and couldn't move...

What's wrong with this?

Wen Shu relaxed her arms. Although the strength in her arms had weakened, she did not let go of her. It was obvious that she was a little worried about her recklessness.

"Uncle, this is..."

“Hasn’t anyone told you the procedure before?”

Wen Shu—shakes her head…

“Has no one told you about the Du family etiquette?

Wen Shu——shakes her head.

Su An still didn't give up and asked: "Then Su Shui didn't tell you anything about the Du family... This recognition of the clan, the salute..."

Wen Shu——shakes her head.

"Uncle, my grandmother only asked me to come here with the amber pendant. As for the affairs of the clan, she didn't reveal anything except those things in the valley." She finally told the truth. After all, her behavior was indeed that of an unreliable person.

Su An had no other choice and said, "You can drink after you have toasted all the tribesmen."

After saying this, he threw the empty pottery bowl into the fire, turned around and stood behind Wen Shu, watching her toast from the elders to the tribesmen until the last moment.

The deep and mysterious sky in the distance seemed to be gently pulled by a pair of invisible hands, as if it was slowly unveiled, revealing a touch of morning light, which fell gently on the earth like a veil. The whole world was hazy and mysterious.

The blazing farm fire behind Wen Shu seemed to have completed its mission and just burned out into a pile of dark red ashes.

What was even more conspicuous among the ashes was a pile of shattered pottery bowls that were scattered around.

When she looked at the boy who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, she saw curiosity and anticipation flashing in his eyes. He stood there quietly, waiting for Wen Shu's move.

Wen Shu lowered her head slightly, holding the ceramic bowl in her hand, and mechanically repeated the actions of toasting and returning the gift.

Every movement seemed so heavy, as if the arms really weighed thousands or tens of thousands of pounds.

If she had not been persistent in her physical training and laid a solid foundation, she would probably have given up at this moment.

"Snapped"

The sound of the clay bowl falling into the fire behind him was the sound of the last child's clay bowl breaking, and it collided with other clay bowls, making a crisp sound.

……

It was finally over, and Wenshu took a long breath.

She looked at the tribesmen standing below with a firm gaze, raised her hands above her head, and shouted to the crowd, "Dear elders of the tribe, Wenshu is young, and I hope you will support me.

To all my peers, Wenshu is weak and needs your help...

To all the younger generations, we will still need you to work with us in the future.”

He spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, then turned around, held the pottery bowl, bowed his head and raised the cup, and said, "I pay tribute to the ancestors of the Du family, and protect our Du family ancestors and grandchildren."

Yu Bi picked up the clay bowl and drank it all, then threw the bowl heavily into the fire. It shattered into pieces and mixed with the tribesmen. It was impossible to tell you, me, or him...