Chapter 355 Do you want to go to my house for tea?
Chapter 355 Do you want to go to my house for tea?
He Huan turned around and walked up the mountain again, "Actually, this custom of stringing girls together to snatch girls also originated from some things that happened in their history. But now only some tourist villages still have such wedding custom demonstrations."
"I know!" said a male tourist, "I have participated in this kind of wedding custom before, and after finishing the robbery, I asked for a bride price."
His girlfriend twisted his arm and said, "You actually stole the marriage! Why didn't I know? You are so awesome!"
The male tourist shouted: "I was alone at that time! I was pulled up!"
Other tourists laughed.
He Huan said: "Nowadays, in many ethnic minority wedding performances and activities, the final step is to pay the bride price. This can also be regarded as part of accepting Han culture."
"Hahaha……"
"Of course, the most important thing is that these are all contracted by tourism companies. They are commercial attractions and people want to make money."
"Yes, yes! It's so bad! It's not enough to pay too little! It's better for Xiao Bailong to bring us to a real village like this!"
He Huan remembered that the Dai Building donated 300,000 yuan a month in that agreement. Wasn't it just from selling things and these activities? What if we don't kill tourists? I will be very serious later!
"These customs of snatching marriages are demonstrated to tourists, but in fact they no longer exist. But the bride price is indeed influenced by the Han people.
In the past, most ethnic minorities had free marriage and love, and the betrothal gift meant singing and dancing. Usually both parties exchanged gifts. But now with the introduction of Han culture, many girls and their parents have begun to ask for betrothal gifts, and they will also compete."
"well."
"The custom of snatching marriages among the Monis comes from their history. The Monis have a very strong concept of eugenics. We do not intermarry for three generations, and they do not intermarry for seven generations, so there are very few babies with defects.
Compared with the uncle-in-law marriage that existed in many other ethnic groups, including the Han people, they are much more advanced. Therefore, seeing babies with defects, such as six fingers, and such small defects will be feared and punished by everyone.
There has been no intermarriage for seven generations, so if you are looking for a partner who is not in the village or even in your hometown, you have to go far away. This is how the custom of chasing girls comes into being. And robbing girls comes from the fact that there used to be a pair of cousins in the old village who fell in love with each other.
Already.
There has been no intermarriage for seven generations, let alone cousins, so naturally they were not approved by their parents or the villagers. But they still secretly got together and got pregnant. They couldn't hide their big belly, so they were
He was driven out of the village gate.
At that time, it was indeed difficult to survive without leaving the village gate and the collective. The two died in love. Then the cry of babies was often heard in the village, and a defective baby happened to be born in the village, so they thought it was their revenge.
It is also said that a pair of twins, a dragon and a phoenix, were born, and they were considered to be the reincarnations of the two. Therefore, among the twin taboos, the twins were considered to be enemies in the previous life, which was particularly taboo. This incident also caused the entire village to be relocated.
No matter which theory you say, it is certain that more babies with defects were born due to incest marriages, so they established a custom of not intermarrying for seven generations.
And at the same time, the tragic result of this pair of cousins committing suicide and the impact it had on the village also made everyone begin to examine the freedom of marriage and love. In order to prevent young people from committing suicide, even if their parents do not agree, they can still take the step of kidnapping.
So these two seemingly contradictory customs come from the same pair of protagonists."
"ah!"
"But now, whether it's the taboo on twins, kidnapping, and more old customs, they were all abolished a few years ago. Yes, a few years ago.
They also held a general meeting, where the entire nation pressed their fingerprints and abolished many customs. I wonder if this included dressing the little people at the gate."
"Hahaha……"
"Although it has been abolished, it will still exist psychologically for a period of time. So in front of them, taboos such as twins and brother-sister love should still not be mentioned."
The tourists nodded and walked all the way up the mountain, holding their arms.
"Can you feel the temperature dropping?"
"Yeah." The tourists sniffed hard.
"Do you smell it? Where is the tea garden?"
"Hahaha..." The tourists ran up and pushed him, "The air smells so good! Do you think we are dogs?"
He Huan also sniffed, "I seem to smell the fragrance of tea. The average temperature in Jinghong is 24 degrees, and in Nannuo Mountain is 18 degrees. This is the eighteen that women always like, and the eighteen that men always like."
"Hahaha……"
"Girls and boys of the 18th century are full of water, so the average humidity in Nannuo Mountain is 78%."
"So it's so stupid, hahaha... can this be the case?"
He Huan said with a smile: "So, Nannuo Mountain is covered with clouds and fog all year round, which is very suitable for the growth of tea that likes to soar in the clouds. Moreover, Nannuo Mountain is just on the Tropic of Cancer, so it is also known as the place where the climate turns."
"Where are the clouds and fog?"
"Because it's the dry season now and it's afternoon."
"Yes!" Master Chen said, "When spring comes, it feels like deep mountains and old forests. It's so cloudy and misty that it makes you scared to walk alone."
Only then did the tourists believe it.
"The climate here is different from the humidity and heat in Jinghong. It is damp and cool. The further you go up the mountain, the more obvious the feeling will be."
Everyone folded their arms, looking at the watery green eyes, and the cool air penetrated into their noses.
"Compared to its reputation in the tourism circle, Nannuo Mountain has a much greater reputation in the tea industry. If you are fond of drinking Pu'er tea, you should know that Nannuo Mountain is one of the six major tea mountains outside the Yangtze River.
The river is the Lancang River. Because the tea mountains are basically distributed along the Lancang River, they are divided into inner and outer rivers. Let me ask you a question first, why is Pu'er tea called Pu'er?"
“Because most of them are produced in Pu’er?”
"There are some Pu'er teas, and many of them were newly built tea gardens after Pu'er tea became famous, that is, platform tea. High-quality Pu'er tea, especially ancient tea gardens, are mainly concentrated in Banna and Lincang."
"Then why is it called Pu'er?" the tourists asked curiously.
"Because Pu'er is just between Lincang and Banna, it is a tea trading center, and many tea factories are also in Pu'er. Therefore, the production area of Pu'er is in Banna and Lincang, but the processing and trading of Pu'er are in Pu'er. The Qing Dynasty named it after Pu'er."
"oh!"
"I have gained more knowledge!"
"Banna is the source of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, as well as the birthplace and largest production area of Pu'er tea. Many famous mountains and villages are in Banna. We went to Mengla yesterday. The most famous mountain is Yiwu, and the most famous village is Fengfeng Village.
The most famous places in Menghai are Nannuo Mountain and Brown Mountain. The now famous Menghai Tea Factory of Dayi Group, whose predecessor was called Fohai Tea Factory, is located in Nannuo Mountain and is the earliest Pu'er tea factory. Everyone is familiar with it.
The old Banzhang is in Brown Mountain."
"oh!"
"The most famous thing in Nannuo Mountain is Banpo Village."
After all, they are a group of quality tourists. Several tourists nodded, "It turns out Banpo Village is in Nannuo Mountain! I have some cakes in my office. When you come to the place of production, you must go and have a look! Go buy some more cakes!"
"Yes! Xiao Bailong, please take us to buy some cakes and tea!" Other tourists also requested. It always feels like a pity not to buy some cakes when we come to the place of production.
Master Chen looked at him. If Xiao Bailong sells things, he can't stop him! Even those shopping tour guides can't compare to him!
Whose tourists ask tour guides to take them shopping like his tourists?
He Huan said: "Red wine depends on the manor, and Pu'er depends on the mountains. The reason why Pu'er tea is divided into mountains and even villages is because of Yunzhou's unique climate. A mountain has four seasons, and the weather is different ten miles away.
Although they are all located along the Lancang River and have a tropical climate, each place has a different microclimate. The altitude, humidity, temperature, lighting, etc. are all different, so the taste of the tea produced is also different."
He Huan turned to look at Master Chen, "Banpo Village should be next to Girl Village, right? Let's go take a look."
Master Chen nodded and walked ahead to lead the way.
"Why is Girls' Village called Girls' Village?" a tourist asked.
"I don't know either."
"We thought you knew everything!"
"If you insist on knowing, I will make one up for you!"
"Hurry up!"
"Hahaha……"
"There are many strange and artistic place names in Yunzhou, many of which are derived from transliterations. Girl is a Han name. Although she also has ancient legends, it is definitely wrong to say that it is called Girlzhai because of a certain girl.
This is just like the saying that fat girls are beautiful. They are all made up by outsiders. The ancient legends are even more obscene. Their languages are different. They didn’t know what a girl meant before. How could it be that they chose the name themselves?
The credible theory is that it is an old village that has a long history and has bred Monni people, but the name was newly given after the Han working group came in for reforms in the 1950s."
"oh."
"You don't have to pursue the story behind everything. Some names, especially the previous names, are quite random. Like me, there is no story."
"Really? We don't believe it!"
"Hahaha……"
He Huan smiled, stopped explaining, and followed Master Chen through the dark mountain paths to Banpo Old Village.
This time everyone saw the taller primitive wooden man and the banyan tree king who strangled a large forest across a road.
"Amazing!"
"I have never seen such a wide banyan tree in Wangtianshu!"
"How could it extend its roots so long and strangle one of the other banyan trees? How could it turn the whole forest into his own!"
"Those trees are so pitiful! They are all entangled with him!"
He Huan was also shocked when he looked at the banyan tree that couldn't be photographed without a wide angle. Some places have not become scenic spots, but it does not mean that they have no scenery. This banyan tree is even more exaggerated than the sky-seeing tree and the banyan tree in the botanical garden!
It's just that the villagers here make a living by tea. Except for the village gate set up under the gate of this huge vitality natural tree, they don't think it is so strange at all.
Master Chen took them to the tea garden and met the legendary 800-year-old tea tree king. He Huan told them some knowledge about Pu'er tea, and a group of people came down.
Seeing an old house on the roadside, He Huan said: "Look, this is the original house of the Hani people, made of bamboo and wood."
Although the brick and stone houses are very beautiful, when they saw this abandoned bamboo building, everyone still felt that such a house was more in line with the atmosphere of the mountains.
He Huan led them around the bamboo house, "The Yi Ni people, like the Dai people, use local materials. Because they have a large number of trees and bamboos, they usually use bamboo to build their houses.
And because the weather here is humid and there are many snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the forest, no one lives on the first floor, but is used to raise livestock. But now it is used as a living room, kitchen, and parking."
An old man passed by with a hoe in a basket on his back and said, "This is my home."
"Ah!" Everyone was very embarrassed to visit other people's houses here.
The uncle said: "Now that my family has moved downstairs, do you want to go to my house for tea?"