952. Eye-opening (1/5)
In ancient times, all countries in Africa had a complete chieftain system, and the entire Africa was a chieftain society.
These large and small kingdoms of chieftains have long existed in South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire.
The chief was the supreme ruler of the tribal union and had absolute power, such as formulating laws, presiding over administration, commanding wars, serving as sacrifices, trialing cases, collecting taxes, etc.
In some countries, according to the size of the chief's territory, the size of the population and the economic importance, government laws divide chiefs into one, two, and three levels.
The Zulu people still preserve many traditional customs. Nowadays, the discourse people in the tribe are still large chiefs. The outside is divided into many small tribes, and there are chiefs inside.
When Britain ruled South Africa, in order to reduce the influence of the Zulu people, the settings of chiefs and grand chiefs were forcibly cancelled.
But this did not help. The chiefs were hereditary, and the Zulu people stubbornly and firmly followed their leadership.
The lion hunter introduced their customs to Li Du. When he heard the introduction of the chief, Li Du asked: "Are you the chief of your tribe?"
After hearing this, the lion hunter laughed: "No, I am a rebel from our tribe, how could I become a chief? I am a mortal enemy of the chief."
Li Du asked in surprise: "Why?"
The lion hunter smiled and did not answer the question, but changed the topic: "We Zulu people practice polygamy. How about it, Li, are you interested in joining our Zulu people?"
Seeing that he didn't want to answer, Li Du did not continue to ask questions. He cooperated and said, "Forget it, I think there is enough wife. Too many, it will be very tired."
The lion hunter nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's not a good thing to have too many women. When I was young, I could go hunting lions by holding a spear. Now I have spent too much effort on the belly of a woman, and I can't even fight a hyena."
Hyenas are very powerful animals, otherwise there would not be the nickname of the second brother in Africa. It would be a great thing to be able to fight against them.
However, this is not the point. What Li Du said about fatigue is not physical fitness, but what he said is about mental aspects.
There is no need to emphasize this kind of problem. He will definitely not reach a consensus with the lion hunter in this regard.
As a result, Ivan and Lu Guan were very interested in this topic and started asking.
Lion hunters also like to talk about such topics, and they introduce them to them with a whisper.
Polygamy is a very common phenomenon in the African chiefs' kingdom, and many chiefs have more than a dozen wives.
This is the tribe where the lion hunter is located. Their clan leader has twelve wives, the oldest of whom is 70 years old and the youngest is the same age as his granddaughter.
He has a total of 65 children, and the dead children are not included. The family is large, which makes it easier for him to fix his rule.
"The highest record in this regard was a chief of the ancient Benin Abomei Kingdom. He had more than 4,000 concubines and more than 4,000 men!" said the lion hunter.
Big Ivan's eyes were straight: "Oh, damn, I don't know if there are four thousand women I've seen in my life!"
"It's simply the three palaces and six courtyards of China." The official showed his rich historical knowledge.
The lion hunter was very satisfied with their attitude and continued: "Also, after the chief's death, she selected 400 of the youngest and beautiful people from them and ordered them to drink poisonous wine and commit suicide with them to bury themselves!"
"The evil feudal dynasty." Da Ivan and the Luguan started to curse together.
Polygamy is very common in Zulu and many parts of Africa, especially men in their forties and fifties, who are even more keen to marry their wives.
For them, wives are not hedonistic tools, but cheap labor and fertility machines.
Fortunately, for a long time, among the major tribes in Africa, real estate and houses were not worth much, and there were no banks for people to save money. The most real wealth was his wife.
The helicopter took off and landed twice, and finally landed on a dry grassland.
In winter, the African savanna is so dry, and the shrubs and trees are just as listless.
However, there are many domestic animals here. When the helicopter landed, a flock of cattle and sheep were eating grass not far away. The wings rotated to scare them, and some sheepdogs barked at the helicopter.
Going far away, there is a town-like gathering place, with a large number of small buildings and bungalows gathered together, and you can see the traces of cars passing by from the air.
Li Du asked, "Have we arrived at your tribe?"
The lion hunter shook his head and said, "We Zulu people firmly believe that everything in the world occurs by the souls of our ancestors. Therefore, the land where our ancestors lived is very sacred and no outsiders are allowed to enter without approval, especially from the air."
Li Du understood and asked, "Then how far are we from your tribe now? It's still far, right?"
The lion hunter pointed ahead and said, "After one hundred meters, it will be our tribe."
Li Du: "Okay!"
The edge ball was beautifully played. I don’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the lion hunter might not have deep feelings for the tribe.
The Zulu people did not measure wealth by the number of houses, land and car numbers, but by the size of their families and the number of livestock.
They walked into the tribe, and a black woman in a yellow top and a blue skirt waved to them with a sheep-driven whip, and spoke quickly and enthusiastically.
The lion hunter replied with a smile, and he waved his hand and a bodyguard handed a gift box to the black woman.
Seeing this gift, the black women spoke more enthusiastically, but Li Du could not understand anything. They communicated in Zulu.
The lion hunters bid farewell to the black women and continued to move forward. Now the tribe gathering place is the location of the town. Everyone no longer lives a nomadic life, but starts to settle down.
Zulu people living in rural areas mainly work in farming and grazing. They love to raise livestock and grow corn as their staple food.
Among the farmed animals, the most precious one is cattle. Cows can not only eat meat, but also work as betrothal gifts.
Since ancient times, when Zulu people proposed marriage to their parents, the bride price was eleven cows. This custom has lasted for centuries and has not changed yet. It can be said that the prices of bride price have been maintained very well.
When approaching the town, there were more pedestrians. Li Du lowered his head and looked at his feet, following the lion hunter.
The eyes of Ivan and the Lorokan were rolling around, and Sophie despised them because they were staring at the girl among the Zulu.
Zulu people are the kind of "backward nation with strange customs" in the TV media. One of the customs is that Zulu girls are naked and have breasts exposed. Only when they get married and become women should they wear tops.
Chapter completed!