Chapter 20 Wild Colors
The lyrics of that line worked.
Shao Xuan wished he could slap himself and make you humble!
When the sun came out and the ice and snow melted, Ge took people and blocked a group of people who were holding tools in the cave and planning to fish by the river.
When they saw Ge showing a familiar smile and looked at the people they brought, the children remembered that they were paralyzed. Every winter ended, before the Snow Festival sacrificial activities, they would be taken to the stream to clean.
I hate taking a bath the most!!
Wen Ya said that the tribe's sacrificial activities need to be bathed, but the reality is that these children who are unwilling to take a bath will be forced to take a bath by the stream. You will know that the soldiers brought by the grid will be taken, and you will have to take a bath if you are not happy!
Fortunately, Shao Xuan was still willing to wash. He hadn't even washed his face for a winter, and his hair was sticky and he didn't even think about what he was now.
Shao Xuan walked to the stream and looked at the stream, because the waves of the stream could not be seen very clearly, but he could roughly see the sloppy appearance that appeared.
The strong soldiers could jump into the stream directly, but it was not possible for children. They had someone burned hot water in advance, scoop half a scoop of hot water, and add some stream water. They rushed towards the little boy who stripped naked and pressed on the stone slab, and they were holding something that was unknown whether it was a vine or something in their hands. Every time they brushed, they could see a large amount of black water flowing down. These little boys were almost clay people.
A can of water was washed and cleaned. After brushing, it was thrown to the haystack next to it. Someone would wrap them in clean animal skins and carry them back into the hole. The skins that the children had covered before were also taken away by the women of the tribe. They would be washed and dried before they could be taken back.
These scenes made Shao Xuan twitch his eyes.
I feel like I've entered a meat processing factory...
Seeing Ge see him, Shao Xuan immediately said, "I'll do it myself, give me a puff!"
Seeing that Shao Xuan cooperated very well, after Ge threw a scoop over, he focused on other children. Anyway, no one of the children who survived the winter safely could escape.
The children who were taken back to the cave after taking a shower were told that the Snow Festival sacrificial activity would be held the day after tomorrow. This was the Witch's decision, and no one would refute or complain. It can be seen that the old charlatan was successful in brainwashing, and even if he was tortured like this, he would have no complaints about the Witch.
After three days of winter, the thick snow layer that had originally accumulated at the entrance of the cave melted rapidly, and the ice in the vents in the cave naturally could not stand firm. However, as soon as the winter ended, the temperature also rose rapidly, and I didn't feel too cold after wrapping the blanket. Everything seemed to be starting to rejuvenate again.
What impressed Shao Xuan the most in the past two days is that many people who are unkempt and like beggars on weekdays have cleaned themselves well. Even though they are not wearing good skins and have holes, fortunately they are clean and their hair has been combed regardless of length.
On the day of the Snow Festival, the children in the cave were still sleeping, and the sacrificial activities were not held until evening. Now they were not allowed to go fishing by the river, so they could only continue to sleep. When it was time, someone would naturally call them.
The straw curtain in the cave was lifted open, and the lattice that came in from outside said to the children lying all over the floor: "Okay, boys, get up, pack up and prepare to go up the mountain!"
When Shao Xuan saw the grid, he almost recognized it. He now wore a horn of a beast that was not a Tao or a beast, and several animal bone necklaces around his neck. The animal skins he wore were not the same as usual. The patterns on the skins were very clear, and the hairs were like steel needles, which looked not so soft. What kind of ferocious beast should be?
In addition to wearing, the pattern was also painted with plant pigments on the lattice. The cheeks on both sides were very similar to the totem horn patterns of the tribe, with their foreheads, noses, and chins. Every time the hunting team went out, the soldiers also painted this way on their faces. Although totem patterns were also displayed on their bodies when hunting, drawing on the face before hunting seemed to have become a traditional convention and a ritual, and now, the same is true for sacrificial activities.
Seriously speaking, it was Shao Xuan's first time participating in a tribal sacrificial activity. When he woke up in this place, the sacrificial activity had already passed, so there was no relevant memory in his mind. It was a very novel feeling.
The children in the cave are still very active in sacrificial activities, because all such activities are mobilized. Whether they live on the top of the mountain or near the foot of the mountain, whether they are strong soldiers or hungry babies, they will go up the mountain.
This is a symbol of the beginning of the year and the most festive event every year.
The place for the sacrifice is at the top of the mountain, very close to the place where the witch lives.
Leaving Caesar in the cave, Shao Xuan followed him out of the cave.
It was a little dark, and the night would soon come. Ye Yan, who had become active in the past winter, seemed to have realized something, and Shao Xuan didn't see any of them tonight.
When he was going up the mountain, Shao Xuan also saw the others who were walking up the mountain together, all of whom were "dressing up". He wore deer antlers, cow horns, feathers, etc. on his head, and some headdresses that Shao Xuan could not recognize. There was a necklace on his necklace that was more ferocious than a ferocious one. Look at the beast teeth on his necklace, in comparison, the dolls in the hole were really unattractive.
The totem warriors also had drawings like grids on their faces, including men and women. Shao Xuan also saw a female warrior with colorful bird feathers on her head, several bone chains on her neck, and a belt like some kind of snakeskin around her waist. The patterns were particularly colorful, and the leather skirt was decorated with bone ornaments. When she walked, the collision between the bone ornaments made a crackling sound.
Ge said that he was a very strong female warrior with some status in the tribe. Other women around him were envious and respectful after seeing the decorations on the female warrior.
In contrast, Shao Xuan and the others were like weak chickens walking among a group of strong human faces.
Shao Xuan also saw other children in the tribe, whether they were people near the foot of the mountain, living on the mountainside, or living upwards near the top of the mountain, the dress of those children was very similar to that of adults, but the visual impact of Shao Xuan was not as great as that of the adults. However, it was obvious that the higher the upwards, the more "high-end" the decorations the children living there were.
The child who walked with the strong female warrior at the front was as harsh as if he was just a little arrogant. What are you wearing? Are you wearing a wild boar head?
Shao Xuan twitched his eyes and took his eyes back from there. He found that the little boys in the hole beside him were all looking at the children wearing "high-end goods" with envy.
Everything around me is so fierce.
Wild, mysterious, such a strong wilderness color.
Chapter completed!