The stone looked a little lost, and I stood there looking at the growth rings on the tree, feeling unwilling to do so.
Han Cheng quietly wiped the sweat from his head.
It’s so crazy!
As a modern person, I am ashamed of myself.
After calming down a little from this emotion, Han Cheng began to think about the things that were entangled in the stone.
Before the calendar, there was really no way to know the date and month of birth.
However, the Qingque tribe now has the most basic calendar. Children born after the calendar is established will have birthdays and know how many years they have lived in this world.
Thinking about this, Han Cheng suddenly remembered the tribe's method of determining whether a person is an adult based on his height.
This approach is unfair.
Some people grow fast, some grow slowly, some are tall, and some are short. The biggest result of this is that those who grow taller and younger are already adults, while those who grow slowly
, short people are also classified as minors.
Human growth is not only physical, but also psychological.
It seems that the tribe's standard of adulthood needs to be changed. Height can no longer be used as the standard. The best way is to use age.
Now that the tribe has a calendar, this can be achieved.
However, at what age is considered an adult, Han Cheng was a bit confused.
According to his inherent thinking, it is naturally best to set the age of eighteen.
But this is a bit unrealistic.
Due to reasons such as medical care, food, and working methods, compared with people of later generations, the life span of primitive people was not long.
It's not that they can't live to an old age, it's just that the conditions don't allow it.
The unnatural mortality rate is too high, reaching over 90%.
At this time, it is really impossible to reach eighteen years of age. Today's Qingque tribe is better. If it were other tribes, according to this standard, it is estimated that more than half of the people have not come to carry on the family line.
Already gone.
Moreover, the time of adulthood is set too late, which is not conducive to the development and growth of the current tribe.
First, the working time will be shortened, and second, the next generation will appear too late.
Fourteen or fifteen years old should be about right...
This is just his preliminary idea now. The specific age to be considered adult depends on the actual situation of the Qingque tribe.
But these are things that will only be implemented after several years.
After all, there are still many minors in the Qingque tribe who are like stones. They were born before the calendar came out. They don't know the specific year and month of their birth.
Therefore, it will take several more years for the Qingque tribe to determine adulthood based on height.
But before that, we can figure out some other things about calculating age.
"Stone, come here..."
After Han Cheng stopped him and rejected his idea, he squatted in front of the tree stump and refused to leave the stone.
Shitou stood up, walked to Han Cheng, and listened to Han Cheng's words.
I was confused at first, but after listening for a while, some enlightenment appeared on my face.
Finally became very enthusiastic.
The method Han Cheng told him was the twelve zodiac signs.
There is a cycle of twelve years, and each year is named after an animal.
For Han Cheng, who came from later generations, the twelve zodiac signs have a deep sense of intimacy.
There is a cycle of twelve years. As long as you know the zodiac sign, you can quickly calculate your age and easily compare who is older and who is younger...
Under Han Cheng's guidance, he made a calendar stone and quickly accepted the twelve-year cycle. After all, a year consists of twelve months.
"The first year is called the Year of the Bird."
After understanding Han Cheng's meaning, Shi Shi shouted happily.
Han Cheng's face stiffened and he couldn't help sniffing.
Before I even started to say the words "One Rat, Two Oxen, Three Tigers and Four Rabbits", I was already led astray.
However, it is indeed necessary to make some changes to the twelve zodiac animals, because some of the animals in it have not been seen by the people of the Qingque tribe.
Not to mention the rest, Han Chengcheng couldn't explain it to them just because of the dragon.
After much thought, I decided to make changes based on the actual situation of the Qingque tribe.
This matter is not a matter of his words, but a brainstorming, so that everyone will feel more cordial and accept the things they come up with together.
After the news about naming the twelve years after twelve animals and calculating the age in the future spread, many people in the Qingque tribe seemed very interested and wanted to express some opinions on this matter.
The first of the twelve zodiac animals, the bird has the highest voice, because their totem is the green bird.
Most people believe that the totem incarnated by the gods is the first of the twelve zodiac animals, and it is a matter of course.
The first of the twelve zodiac signs was decided in this way.
People were discussing the second animal in the zodiac. Some people said it should be deer, because their tribe had a large herd of deer, and deer were not only edible, but also helped with work.
There is also talk about fish.
The reason is that when they were in the most difficult time, it was the Son of God who saved the entire tribe with fish, and from then on, fish became their staple food. It was because of fish that their tribe was able to develop greatly.
And talking about rabbits...
In the end, the supporters of the fish gained the upper hand, and the fish became the second zodiac sign, while the third zodiac sign was the deer.
The fourth zodiac sign has not changed, it is still the rabbit...
After some discussion, the twelve zodiac signs were completely decided.
One bird, two fish, three deer, four rabbits, five dogs, six chickens, seven sheep, eight oxen, nine tigers, ten snakes, eleven loaches, and twelve pigs.
Except for the cow, all the animals that serve as zodiac animals are in contact with the tribal people.
Cows are an exception. Although people in the tribe have never seen them, they are not unfamiliar with them because of the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Therefore, when determining the zodiac sign, the cow was also added to it.
Han Cheng's face twitched several times as he looked at the twelve zodiac signs that had changed drastically.
The arrangement of the zodiac signs still starts from the first year of Qingque.
Now is the fourth year of Qingque, which corresponds to the Year of Rabbit.
At first, many people didn't quite understand having two names in the same year, and thought it was best to have one name per year.
Han Cheng spent a lot of effort to make them understand.
The example given is Senior Brother.
Senior brother is the leader, which is two titles for one person, just like Nian.
"You are a bird."
"You are also a bird."
"You are a fish..."
In the tribe, everyone used this novel zodiac sign to prepare children born in the first year of Qingque and after.
"I want to be born in the Year of the Ox!"
This is the cry of the envious stone.
"I want to be a fish!"
"I am a tiger..."
People who wanted to have their zodiac signs began to happily choose by themselves.
Han Cheng's face twitched again. How could he play like this?
