Chapter 491 The scenery is not the same as the four seasons
"Well, since you don't understand the vocabulary I'm talking about, why don't I explain it differently. Now we're going to go behind the little bumpkin to relieve our hands for convenience. If I say it this way, maybe you can understand what I mean?"
After Yong Ming stopped laughing, he took the initiative to change his expression to a new one and preached to Xie Liuyun.
"Remove your hands? Ming Gong, what does this mean?"
Xie Liuyun was puzzled by Yong Ming's new statement.
Yong Ming, who was walking, couldn't help but turn his head when he heard this, glanced sideways at Xie Liuyun, and said suspiciously: "Liuquan, do you really not know what 'relieving yourself' means?"
Xie Liuyun immediately nodded seriously and said: "Ming Gong, I really don't know. This is the first time I've heard of the word 'relief' you mentioned, so naturally I don't know what it means. I'm not kidding you.
, I asked this on purpose."
Yong Ming looked at his expression as if he really didn't know.
So, Yong Ming smiled and patiently explained to Xie Liuyun: "'Relief' is another name for going to the toilet or going to the latrine in our area.
There is a saying that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains region was severely damaged due to successive wars. At that time, Shandong's population was depleted, the fields were barren, and the economy was depressed.
In order to restore the social order and prosper the economy in the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty, which had just been founded at that time, issued a special decree to migrate people from the richly populated Guanzhong area to Henan, Hebei and Shandong to fill the population.
The officers responsible for escorting the people were worried that some people would escape and return to their hometowns on the road, so they tied the hands of the people and formed them into long strings for easy supervision.
But the journey is long, and people need to eat to satisfy their hunger, so they will naturally poop.
When someone feels anxious, they will ask the guards to loosen their bonds so that they can go for a while.
Then this person would say to the officer responsible for escorting him, "Please help me, officer, so I can pee and poop."
Over time, the word "relief" became synonymous with peeing and pooping.
After it became a commonly used word, people used it by convention and didn’t think there was anything strange about it.”
Hearing this, Xie Liuyun nodded, understanding what this "relieving" was all about.
At this time, he and Yong Ming had arrived behind the little soil bag.
Yong Ming turned around and looked around. After looking around and making sure that no one was around, he started to relieve himself facing the little bag of dirt.
Of course Xie Liuyun also followed, and neither of them spoke anymore.
After urinating, Yong Ming saw a small ditch not far away with water flowing in it.
"Let's go over and wash our hands."
As Yong Ming spoke, he walked towards the small ditch, with Xie Liuyun following closely behind.
After walking to the small ditch, Yong Ming squatted down and washed his hands in the clear water in the ditch.
When Xie Liuyun also squatted down to wash his hands, Yong Ming said: "Liuquan, there is a reason why you don't know about this. Do you want to know?"
At this time, Xie Liuyun, who had finished washing his hands, was leaning down, holding up the water in the ditch with his hands, and washing his face.
"Just wash your face, don't drink. We have water in the car!"
Yong Ming, who had already stood up, saw Xie Liuyun washing his face with water and warned him.
"Okay! I understand, I won't drink it."
In fact, Xie Liuyun was indeed a little thirsty. When he saw that the water in the ditch was quite clean, he wanted to take a few sips to quench his thirst.
Now that he heard what Yong Ming said, he gave up the idea.
After washing his face, Xie Liuyun stood up, wiped two handfuls of water on his face with his hands, and answered Yong Ming's question just now.
"Ming Gong, I really want to know what's going on. Logically speaking, my ancestors left Anqiu for Tonglu, Hangzhou a hundred years ago. They must know these common sayings.
I have never heard my father and grandfather talk about this word 'relief' since I was a child. How come my father and I don't know about it at all?"
Yong Ming was aware of the confusion in Xie Liuyun's heart, and this was also something he felt deeply about.
Yong Ming was really moved by the selfless dedication of the "Four Yong Family Davids" who were ordered to leave Lu in all aspects for the sake of the overall situation.
Such emotions were also expressed to him by his father, which was one of the reasons why he and his father wanted to have the "Four Davids of the Yong Family" return to Jianjian as soon as possible.
Yong Ming said to Xie Liuyun: "Let's get back to the car."
Immediately, he and Xie Liuyun walked towards his own car that had stopped after traveling about two hundred meters.
On the way there, Yong Ming answered Xie Liuyun's question: "After the 'Liuquan Guards' were ordered to station in the south of the Yangtze River, they deliberately concealed their identity information in order not to draw attention to their background.
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Your ancestors led the subordinates of the "Liuquan Guard" and actively adjusted their eating habits and living habits according to the customs of the garrison, which included changing their speech habits.
Your ancestors specifically avoided and abandoned some words that were not used and understood by the people in the garrison.
That's why you don't know what the word 'hands off' means."
After listening to Yong Ming's explanation, Xie Liuyun realized how difficult it was for his ancestors to lead their subordinates to take root and develop while completing the tasks assigned by their superiors in the difficult times at that time.
"Ming Gong, I understand. The situation at that time was different from now. It would have been impossible if my ancestors had not been so cautious."
Xie Liuyun fully understood this.
"The situation today is different from that then. We, the Yong family and the Yong Wang Wei, no longer have an existential crisis. We are stronger than before and can assume social responsibilities and do things for the country and the nation.
However, the crisis of our country and nation is unprecedentedly huge. There are foreign powers that are eager to seize national interests, and internal warlords who are separatist and fighting in chaos. They only care about their own interests and do not care about the national economy and people's livelihood.
If things continue to develop like this, great changes will occur either due to external factors or internal social contradictions."
When he said this, Yong Ming tightened his eyebrows and looked very worried.
"Ming Gong, don't be anxious. The current national situation is not something we can decide.
The only solution now is to adapt to social trends and do what we can within the limits of our control.
Ming Gong, Qing Niu and I can understand you. This is also a contribution to the country and the nation, and we strive to use our own strength to influence and care for some people.
Adding a little bit of light to this chaotic situation will not cause the people to lose confidence and young people to lose their ideals of working hard."
Xie Liuyun was there to comfort Yong Ming, who was in deep sorrow.