woman and sea

Chapter 15

Yang Fan and Hai Cao went back to Hai Cao's tent together.

Yang Fan, who was extremely hungry, ate big mouthfuls, and with his dog ears on, he listened carefully to what Haicao told her about the situation in the world.

From Haicao's mouth, Yang Fan learned that this is a world respected by the sea.

It is neither called "Earth", nor does it have any special title.

Therefore, Yang Fan took it upon himself to refer to this place as "Planet 612".At the same time, she also used "indigenous people" to refer to aboriginal people like seaweed, and "indigenous language" to refer to their language, so as to distinguish herself from herself.

——The reason why this place is called "Planet 612" is not because Yang Fan has watched "The Little Prince", but because she likes SHE.Moreover, "612 Planet" is also Yang Fan's favorite song.

In fact, Yang Fan has never watched "The Little Prince".

Because Yang Fan hates the translation style of "Oh—my God—", she never reads foreign language translations.

Originally, the Chinese language civilization and the ethics of gentlemen and scholars have been broken for so long, and I don’t understand all the things in my own home. How can I have time to study those words that don’t express their meaning, and even the sentences that have been translated are incomprehensible and jerky? What about the translation?

Yang Fan thought so.

Of course, she always thought so.

In addition, if the stars that Yang Fan has chased since childhood are "800 million gods", then SHE's status in this "800 million gods" is absolutely no less than that of "Amaterasu God"—she All the works of SHE are collected, in addition to albums, there are also various film and television works in which they have participated.In short, SHE is the "head of the gods".

Closer to home.

Then, Yang Fan also knew that the aborigines here have no concept of "the earth is round".

The nature they know is also only at the most primitive level of "the end of the earth is the sea, the end of the sea is the sky, and the sky has no end".

Therefore, they are still at the beginning of ignorance, the stage of pioneering and developing from the known to the unknown.

Their technology has not yet developed enough to realize that they live on the surface of a planet, let alone have a complete "world map" in their hands.

Also, one thing that surprised Yang Fan is that there is no country here.

In other words, within the known scope of this world, the whole is a huge "country".Their children and grandchildren have been passed down to this day, and they still miraculously use the same language and characters——

Insert a legend here:

Legend has it that the ancestors of humans in this world are the same.

As for how it came here, and whether it is a man or a woman, only God, Earth, and other people know it. There is no picture and no truth—anyway, there are people who worship "male ancestors" and "female ancestors". But there is no worship of "ancestors who are neither male nor female".

Of course, the vast majority of people in this world still worship "male ancestors".

Since the ancestor was the only one in the world at that time, this person was boring.

Then one day, the ancestor went to the beach to play with sand.

I just piled up and piled up TAs, why not pile up a person in my own image?

When the time comes, the flesh that is lacking in one's body will be made up in that person's body, and the excess flesh in one's body will be lacked in that person's body.

——What if he survived?Can't you be with yourself ♂♀?

Therefore, the ancestor used the sea water as a mirror to reflect his own shadow.Then I knelt on the beach and piled up the sand with the sea all day.

It wasn't until sunset that the ancestor finally piled up the pile of loose sand into a human form.

This undoubtedly exposed the IQ of the ancestor.

Yang Fan can be sure that the ancestor is definitely not a woman.

why--

Because the old chap is so stupid.

Stupid as the Lord.

Look, the ancestors made man out of sand, and the LORD made man out of dust.

Look at how smart the Empress Nuwa is. The Empress Nuwa made little people out of clay.The soil is so good, it is sticky, has strong plasticity, and is easy to shape.

Anyway, because IQ is more anxious, the ancestor just put the sand on his knees for a whole day.

This directly led to the skin of the ancestor's knee being pinched, and then bleeding undoubtedly occurred.

There was also no doubt that the blood gradually flowed into the body of the "sand man" along the cracks in the gravel.

When the last afterglow of the setting sun was swallowed by the sea level, the ancestor finally completed his epoch-making masterpiece.

——Next, it’s time to witness the miracle!

That's right, soaked in blood, that "sand man" came alive.

This is the "ancestor No. [-]" in this world.

There is no doubt that the gender of Zuo No. [-] and Zuo No. [-] is definitely different.Those of the same gender can fall in love, but those of different genders can have children.

Before living, the Ancestor No. [-] naturally had to go through the process of smoking, shining, and purple in accordance with the established rules to show that it is different.

——Yang Fan discovered a very interesting thing, whether it is the historical materials on the earth or the historical materials on this planet 612, everyone seems to like to write about their ancestors in a mysterious and mysterious way, wishing to make them grow three heads and six arms .

Well, in fact, some ancestors did grow three heads and six arms or even N heads and N arms.For example, the Erawan Buddha Brahma and Avalokitesvara in foreign countries, and the domestic Nezha, Doumu Yuanjun and the like.

Closer to home.

Then, the two ancestors multiplied ♂♀♂♀ in the place where they originally lived.

Since Zuzu No. [-] was "mixed with thin sand" from sand and sea water, the yearning for the sea will continue to flow in the blood of their descendants—this also explains the sweat and blood on human beings by the way. Why is it salty.

So, when their cubs grew up to be alive and kicking, they took their families to sea one after another.

As for those "family members" who took them to sea——

Just like on the earth, the ancestors on the 612 planet are also unavoidable.

Aren't Nuwa and Fuxi both married by close relatives?

As for Lot and his two daughters...

Amitabha, good, good...

In addition, because they don't have enough to eat, they have the time to build some kind of Tower of Babel, so those immortals who live "three feet above their heads" in this world also have nothing to do. There is no evil intention to mess up their accents.

……

——Probably like this.

Unexpectedly, it was logical.

Of course, those romantic complaints were added by Yang Fan after absorbing the information, and the final interpretation does not belong to Haicao.

Anyway, because of this, although dialects and grammar are different in different parts of the world, there may be some obstacles in understanding.But after all, it is only "a little".It will not have much impact on the communication between each other.

After all, we are all of the same origin.

However, there is no national standard configuration here -

There is no sovereign king or president here.There is only one subtle organization called the "United Nations of Ships", which is somewhat similar to the United Nations.

Haicao asked about this "union of ships" before, and Yang Fan complained about it before.

Now it seems that the functions of this so-called "union of ships" and the "union of nations" on earth really do not seem to be much different.

In addition, Yang Fan casually complained about the "Four Great Ship Kings" before.

The so-called "Four Great Ship Kings" are the four most powerful ship kings on the four continents in the known world on Planet 612.

They are -

The "Blue Dragon Ship King" on the Eastern Continent,

The "White Tiger Ship King" on the Western Continent,

The "Suzaku Ship King" on the southern continent,

And, the "Xuanwu Ship King" on the northern continent.

——Among them, the Qinglong Ship King on the Eastern Continent is the leader.

Therefore, that Azure Dragon Ship King was also honored as "Da Qinglong Ship King" and "Da Qinglong His Majesty" by other ship kings, ship owners, and the people under their banners and ruled by thousands of households, to show that he is outstanding.

These four ship kings are the "long directors" in the "ship alliance".

——They are currently the ship kings with absolute strength and absolute authority on the known continent, and they are hereditary.

In addition, there are eight "minor directors" among the permanent members of the ship union.

——These young directors are selected from all the "councils", and are elected every ten years.Although it is not hereditary in name, it can actually be re-elected indefinitely.

——The difference between the "young director" and the "long director" with unlimited re-election is nothing more than a title.

Furthermore, in the alliance of ships, only those who have obtained the title of "Ship King" can become "counselors" who participate in political affairs, formulate laws, and supervise examinations.

In other words, "His Majesty the Ship King" are the makers of all the rules of the game in this world, and of course, they are also the vested interests and masters here.

Because this is a world that still maintains the slave system and is strictly hierarchical, they are still "slave masters" after all.It's just a slave owner with more slaves.

According to Yang Fan’s reading of idle books on Earth, according to historical records, the established routine in this world is—in such a country, the vast majority of people have no human rights.

Undoubtedly, apart from the ship lord, the rest of the nobles including the ship owner, although they were nobles in name, were actually slaves to the ship lord.

The difference is only that, unlike the low-level slaves of the "sacrifice class", "slave class", "untouchable class" and "common class", they are high-level slaves.

——In short, there are only two kinds of people in this world, "masters" and "slaves".In this world, there are only two identities, "master" and "slave".

For example, the slave class is the "slave" of the superiors, but they can control the animal class and have the power to kill "them".At this time, they are the "masters" of the sacrifice class.

By the way, in this world, the lowest class of human beings is the "sacrifice class".

Rather than saying that they are human beings, it would be more appropriate to say that they are "humanoid".

The so-called "sacrifice class" is irrational and has only animal nature.

Although Haicao has never been in contact with or seen those so-called animal classes, she has heard of it from other people——

Since the birth of the victim class, they have not been allowed to open up the wisdom of the people, let alone human rights.They are simply raised as humanoid animals for sacrificial offerings.They live in the darkest and scariest corners of the world, suffering unimaginable pain and abuse...

After hearing Haicao's narration, Yang Fan thought for a while, and guessed with some hesitation: "I guess...in your world, the status of women among the common people should only be higher than the 'sacrifice class', right? "

This is an interrogative sentence, but Yang Fan said it in the tone of a declarative sentence.

Haicao nodded sadly: "Yes. Xiaofan, to tell you the truth, in our place, His Majesty the Ship King and His Royal Highness the Ship Owner's high-ranking nobles can take in women's houses at will. If they want, then, no matter who they marry There can be as many 'Mrs. Ping', but of course, there can only be one 'Madam Zheng';

Then, His Excellency the Navigator among the lower nobles can marry up to nine wives;

Other lower-level nobles who are revered as adults can also marry up to six wives;

In addition, the civilian class under the joint rule of the ship can marry up to three wives;

Even if you are a pariah, you can marry at most two wives who are of the same pariah—it’s just that people who are a pariah have to ask the local lord, that is, the ruling aristocratic class, every two years before the age of 50. Turn in a baby.

——However, no matter how noble a woman is, she can only follow one husband. "

Yang Fan raised his arm and supported his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and said in a muffled voice: "Well... I understand... polygamy, it was the same in ancient times on our earth. In ancient times, women were more important than men. In other words, it is just their accessories, or even items.

If they have enough money in their pockets, they can buy and sell adult or underage women at will--older ones, buy them back to give them sons, give birth to them, and spread their leaves; younger ones, just buy them. Go back and be a child bride to take care of the whole family, and when they grow up, they still have to give birth to sons and cubs, and spread their branches and leaves.Even in times of disaster and famine, it is normal for them to kill women and eat stewed meat. "

"Well...you're right.—But, I've never heard of a man who killed his wife and ate it under this rule."

Yang Fan shrugged, smiled wryly and sighed: "Well, it's best not to have one.... Alas... It's best not to...."

"Xiaofan, look at you, and sigh again." Haicao stretched out his index finger, and lightly poked Yang Fan's cheek.

Yang Fan smiled noncommittally, and continued: "Oh, yes, Xiaocao'er, what did you say just now that the pariahs are going to hand over their babies to the local nobles?" Answer, "Well...why do you have to hand in the baby?"

This time the person who smiled wryly and sighed was replaced by seaweed.

After a while of silence, she lowered her eyes and said in a muffled voice: "Because they are untouchables, they are only a little more free than slaves, so after taking in women's houses, they have to hand over a child every two years to the aristocratic class ruling the local area, so that for them..."

Haicao pursed her lips, with a look of impatience.

"Huh?" Yang Fan raised his eyebrows, pondered for a while, and then said hesitantly, "Well... If there is something difficult to say, then forget it..."

"Hmm..." Haicao forced a smile, raised his eyes slightly, looked at Yang Fan, and said softly, "It's not something difficult to say.... I'm just afraid that you won't feel comfortable listening to it."

"Eh? Why?"

"Because I can see that you are a compassionate person."

"Well...it's okay. ——You talk about it first, and I'll decide whether to be depressed or not after I finish talking."

"Well...that's...the children they handed over will be sent to the king's city, the main town, and the Fantun to be used as slaves or animals..."

"Slaves...or victims?...that is to say..."

"Well, yes. After those children are separated from their biological parents, they cannot be regarded as 'human beings'. When they grow up, they will be driven and used by the superiors like livestock, and they will even be killed at will..."

Yang Fan's fingertips trembled, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he said in astonishment: "This...how can there be such a cruel rule?!...this...this kind of thing is really your ship union. Is there a rule made?!..."

Haicao forced a smile, nodded and said, "Yes, it is jointly formulated by the ships. But it is not a 'rule', but a 'law'. It is clearly stipulated in the "Union Law."

After thinking for a while, Haicao simply added a sentence: "In addition, the "Union Law" also stipulates that 'common people who are women are not allowed to enter the sea'--it means that in this ship-union rule Now, any woman who is a commoner is not allowed to sail even a piece of wood into the sea."

"Ah?!... Then, what if... violates this law? What punishment will there be?..."

"As a commoner woman, once she violates this law, she will be ordered by the local 'judicial lord', and his subordinates will lock the woman's neck with a stone lock, and then... sink into the sea to worship the sea god.  … "

"Worshiping... Sea God?..."

"Yes. —— According to legend, women sailing on the sea will make the sea god angry, causing the wind and waves on the sea to be unfavorable to other ships. Therefore, over time, the ship union has expressly stipulated in the form of laws that prohibit any woman who is a commoner Sailing on the sea."

Only then did Yang Fan let out a long "Oh", and belatedly said: "Understood...so, they threw me into the sea to sacrifice to the sea before, so this is the scene?... Bah! Superstition! "

Haicao looked at Yang Fan in confusion: "'Superstition'?..."

Yang Fan nodded, and said angrily: "Well, it's just ignorance! ——Because of my humble knowledge and shallow knowledge, I take it for granted and stick to my own opinion.—Well... But this is also a common problem of ancient people, right? ...Actually, the ancient people on our earth also thought that thunder, rain, wind and lightning were the anger of the gods.—For example, in Japanese, they called "thunder" as "Kaminari". In addition to being written as '雷', Chinese characters can also be written as 'Shenming'.—"

As he spoke, Yang Fan stretched out his index finger, slapped it on the sand beside his leg, and began to write stroke by stroke.

I saw that she wrote "かみなり" in standard hiragana, and then wrote "Shenming" and "雷" in simplified Chinese characters.

Then, she casually wiped the sand on her fingers on her clothes, wiped her hands again, and then continued, "Here, look, this 'Shenming' means 'Shenming' If it is translated into modern Chinese...it probably means 'the lamentation of the gods' or 'the roar of the gods' or something like that. —— You see, the ancients did not know that thunder was a natural phenomenon due to cognitive reasons. I thought it was the god getting angry, but when I heard the thunder, I trembled with fear."

"Eh?...couldn't the thunder be because the gods were angry?..." Haicao stared straight at Yang Fan and asked calmly.

"Uh... what?..." Yang Fan stared blankly at Haicao, momentarily speechless.

After a while, Yang Fan finally understood a little bit, so he belatedly said: "Oh... I almost forgot, you are also an ancient person..." She raised her little finger and scratched her eyebrows, seeming helplessly deflated With a smile on his mouth, he patiently explained to Haicao, "That's definitely not the case. ——Thunderstorm is a very common natural phenomenon."

After a little thought, Yang Fan added: "Well... how should I put it... just this thunderstorm, it is actually due to the convective movement of the air in the cloud layer, and then forms something called a 'thunderstorm cloud'. This 'thunderstorm' Cloud', it will discharge due to various reasons such as squeezing, colliding, etc., and then thunder. ——So, this is not some god who is angry at all, nor is it something that has been cultivated for thousands of years It’s just a very simple and simple natural phenomenon. By the way, if you find it interesting, then I can tell you "One Hundred Thousand Whys" every day from now on—"

Haicao's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Okay!—hehe...Xiaofan, you know so much, you are so amazing——"

Yang Fan blushed instantly.

Although she is very happy in her normal life, she likes to pretend to be a wolf with a big tail when she has nothing to do.However, once she is sincerely praised by others, she will still feel very embarrassed.

So, Yang Fan grinned shyly, scratched his head, and said embarrassingly: "Well... Actually, there are no such things—these things I learned from "Children's Edition Britannica" and "Encyclopedia Britannica" when I was young. What I saw in "One Hundred Thousand Whys" is just showing off what I saw when I was a child. I didn't discover these scientific principles, I just stood on the shoulders of giants to see the world.

oh!By the way, there is also that Japanese. ——Actually, my Japanese level is only at the level of knowing hiragana, and I can’t even recognize katakana, so don’t admire me too much... Hey!I am not kidding! ... I can also fool you, an ancient person, I am not some encyclopedia-style expert. "

Haicao raised her eyebrows slightly, and couldn't help shaking her head with a smile: "Hmm——no matter, I just think you are amazing——"

"Shut up!" Yang Fan's ferocious face was as red as a monkey's back, without any deterrent power.

"Hmm.——" Haicao hooked her with brows and eyes, and shook her head gently.

"Humph!……"

Yang Fan didn't answer any more, just buried his head with a blushing face, like a hungry dog ​​digging for food, he was digging at the rice in the bowl, and poured all his anger on it.

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