The eyes of men and women were different. The men were indifferent. After the commotion caused by Delia subsided, they quickly started laughing and chatting. Although the women were calm, some looked fearful, as if they were afraid of something...
Everyone's eyes were focused on the thatched hut at the back. The cause of the conflict obviously came from this.
Zhou Sheng couldn't get the answer for the time being. All he could do was to pull Delia up from the ground after she gradually calmed down: "Are you calm? I'm sorry, I hit too hard just now, but the other party has a knife in his hand, so I
I can't let you act recklessly, otherwise you will get hurt."
Delia was speechless. After standing up from the ground, her eyes were still fixed on the thatched house.
She was a little resentful towards Zhou Sheng, so she didn't want to pay attention to him for the time being, including He Congshuang.
However, both of them must have known that Zhou Yisheng was protecting them.
Seeing that the two people wanted nothing to do with him, Zhou Sheng had no choice but to follow them and look at the thatched hut in confusion.
In front of the thatched house, the man who had just confronted Delia was still guarding the door.
There were faint whispers in the house...
Zhou Zheng could neither hear nor understand clearly, and was very helpless.
suddenly.
"ah--"
A low groan of pain came.
It can only be distinguished by the state of the sound, as if something is stuffed in the mouth and the sound is bursting out of the nasal cavity.
Because of this voice, everyone became nervous, including the indigenous people in the tribe.
In front of the house, several men poked their heads in the air...
Soon, the door opened.
Several women were smiling and talking to them. During the process, the man took a rag from the woman's hand. There was blood on the rag, and the source of the blood was a layer of skin-like material.
Zhou Sheng was stunned, his mind was racing, trying to figure out what it was.
But before he could realize it, the truth was already revealed before his eyes...
A boy of six or seven years old walked out with the help of two women. His lower body was naked, but a layer of rags was wrapped around the key parts. There was blood oozing out, and there was also a dark green herbal substance.
, mixed infection.
"Circumcision?!" Zhou Sheng shouted softly, trying to get confirmation from Delia and He Congshuang.
But until then, the two of them ignored him and watched silently...
The truth seemed to be revealed, but it also made Zhou Sheng even more confused.
It's so simple. Why did Delia and He Congshuang react so much?
Circumcision is normal.
Removal of excess foreskin can protect the health of the little one and prevent fertility and reproduction problems.
certainly.
Zhou Yisheng disagreed with the surgery performed by the aborigines.
The rag must not have been sterilized. Even if it is mixed with herbs, it still carries a huge risk of infection.
Delia wanted to take over the operation but was rejected?
As he was thinking, the woman in the thatched house shouted to the crowd, and a young man pushed his son out. Even if no one translated for Zhou Yisheng, he could roughly understand: "Go quickly, it's your turn."
The child was crying with a sad face and a bit of determination.
Apparently, circumcision is a local custom and everyone goes through it.
Although the child is scared and afraid of pain, he seems to be proud of it.
The little boy went in...
Zhou Sheng could not help but frown. The situation was really bad. Irregular resection, tetanus, massive bleeding, and gangrene were all possible, which could lead to death.
"Delia, do you want to take over the operation? Do they disagree? Have you explained to them the risk of infection? I believe that if they have been doing this for a long time, there must have been cases of infection. They should understand, right?"
The words fell.
Delia finally looked sideways...
However, she didn't speak, she just smiled and sneered: "Haha..."
hehe?!
What's the meaning?
Zhou Sheng was confused again. Today's Delia broke through his previous understanding and knowledge several times.
If you have something to say, can't you say it well?
After smiling, Delia turned around again, with no intention of reconciling with Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Sheng completely lost his temper...
On the one hand, since I just took action, it is normal for others to hold grudges.
On the other hand, the situation is terrible. If some disinfection is not done on those children, it will easily cause big trouble in the end, and Delia should be very worried.
But what is incomprehensible is...
Rushing is not the way to solve the problem. Delia can communicate with the tribe, so let's talk slowly.
Why bother to cause a conflict as impulsively as just now?!
The second little boy went in.
After the same cry of pain, he was sent out again. His black face was pale because of the pain, and his head was sweating profusely. When the woman gave her foreskin to the father, the father gave it to the child.
The child forced a smile and raised his foreskin, which actually attracted a round of applause...
Well, he is brave, which is a symbol of manliness.
Then, the third, the fourth, the fifth, and so on.
Delia, He Congshuang watched quietly, and Zhou Sheng could only stand still.
He had no way to solve this matter. He just hoped that after Delia calmed down completely, she could have a good talk with the tribal chief. There was always hope in talking, but there was no solution at all if we didn't talk.
As my mind wanders...
I don’t know which boy has completed the circumcision surgery.
The woman in the thatched hut came out again, this time instead of calling for help, she directed the man in front of the door to get something.
Soon, the man who took the things came back.
Behind them trailed a long branch.
To be precise, thorn strips.
The woman looked at it for a while, then nodded with satisfaction...
Then, her eyes glanced over.
"Who comes first?"
Zhou Sheng was stunned and looked at Delia, who had not spoken for a long time but suddenly spoke.
"Then it's from Jasmine's family."
"His father said, Go quickly and be brave. Only in this way can you become a clean person."
Zhou Sheng understood, and Delia was translating their conversation.
In the crowd, a young man was indeed lecturing the child beneath him, but the child was extremely frightened, his face was distorted, helpless, young, and pitiful, and he was not as 'brave' as those children earlier.
The child's mother's body was shaking constantly. She cried and begged: "She is very scared, wait a little longer, wait a little longer... let her be baptized next time, next time."
"You have no place to speak here! Next time? Is there a next time? Baptism must be done. Only in this way can she get married in the future. A woman's kindness will only harm her."
Finally, the child was taken away.
The child's father forcefully pushed the child towards the thatched house.
Also at the door of the house, the child cried, howled, hugged his father's lap, and shouted to his mother or other aunts and sisters: "Help me, help me..."
The young children were pulled in.
Bang.
The door is closed.
At this moment, Zhou Sheng's heart suddenly twitched with pain. He looked at Delia in disbelief after completing a translation work, and asked tremblingly: "Is she a girl? Girls don't need to be cut.
Foreskin!"
Delia smiled again, a cold smile——
"Circumcision includes male circumcision and female circumcision."
"Cut off the girls' genitals, use the thorns you just saw, and sew them piece by piece into a small opening that is the same as the urethra. This is a symbol of chastity and pure whiteness for all local women."
"--ah!!!"
In the thatched house, the little girl screamed and shouted, heartbreaking!!