Chapter 5 poultry third poison

October 29, 2008 at 22:42 In ancient times, all harmful substances were regarded as ominous signs.People should not use them lightly, nor can they name them, or even imagine their shapes, otherwise they will be possessed by ominous things and it will be difficult to get rid of them.Therefore, people use nicknames to replace the original names of things to ensure that they are not intruded by them. Therefore, Zhenniao won the title of "Wenxue".The reason for the name is that it is said that after the blood spit out by the person who died due to the poisonous bird coagulates, a beautiful texture will appear.

This bird, which lives in the south of the Five Ridges, is slightly larger than an eagle. Most of its feathers are purple, and its belly and wingtips are green. "Five Classics of Different Meanings" mentions this bird, saying that its poison comes from its food.There are many snakes in Lingnan.Among all the snakes, Chen likes poisonous snakes the most; among all poisonous snakes, Zhen likes the ear Agkita most; Of course, the frightening toxins secreted by Agkistromus vipers will not cause trouble to Zhen.They seem to be enjoying the fast that comes with the poison. "Cao Mu Zi" carefully explained the principle that poisonous birds are not afraid of snake venom.The kidneys of the poisonous birds have special explosive power. After they eat the poisonous snakes, the poisonous kidneys will secrete a juice containing a strong breath, extract the snake venom, and enter a small chamber in the poisonous stomach, and start tormenting the poison with the help of its body temperature .During this process, the snake venom is gradually broken down into finer and finer particles until it becomes something finer than a powder.Finally, sweat dissolved the poisonous powder and penetrated into Chen's skin.In the process of flowing along the feathers, the water is gradually evaporated and lost. "Cao Muzi" said that because of this, the feathers of the poisonous bird are extremely poisonous.Lightly touch the water with a poisonous feather, and this water is called "literary plasma", and drinking it can kill people.If you wash your hands with it, the bones and flesh on your hands will be shattered.But the meat of the jinniao is indeed non-poisonous—it can even be considered a delicacy.

Chen Zangqi dismissed this view.He denounced the knowledge about "poison bird" in "Cao Mu Zi" as a heresy that is no different from poisonous poison.Chen Zangqi believes that in addition to poisonous snakes, the poisonous bird also regards a berry called "pijiao" as a delicacy.It is the leather eggplant that acts as a detoxifier and protects the life of the poisonous bird.As for Zhenyu, Chen Zangqi explained that it is normal to have a little bit of snake venom on your body when you often deal with poisonous snakes.But people exaggerate this situation as a peculiarity.

The food of snakes not only brings poison to poisonous birds, but also makes them have infinite strength.It is said that the wind generated by flapping the wings of an adult male phoenix can blow large rocks, not to mention the danger that its sharp beak and claws may bring to the catcher.Despite this, hunting for this bird is thriving.Song Dynasty Mei Yaochen described in a poem the activities of hunters in the south of the Five Ridges seeking to hunt for the birds.He mentioned that before setting out to hunt poisonous beasts, hunters should hold a special prayer ceremony and knock on the bones of poisonous poisonous beasts to observe the cracks to determine the direction of hunting.Even so, tens of thousands of people die from poison hunting every year.When the poet writes here, he can't help sighing that the life of the people in the south is so hard that they often have to risk their lives to hunt these worthless birds of prey.

Mei Yaochen didn't understand the value of the jinniao.In fact, this bird is considered the most coveted cargo.Although the local people seldom use the poisonous feathers of Zhen, there are countless wealthy customers from the north who bring boxes of gold, silver and jewels to the south to buy the feathers. Buyers from the north believe that the fresher the feathers, the more poisonous they are. The stronger it is, the less likely it is to be detected after killing. The Lingnan tribes regard the eyes of the jinniao as treasures.They take on a lively vermilion color.After the hunter killed the poisonous bird, he dug out the eyeballs and soaked them in mercury for 30 days, and they turned into rosy and lovely gems.It is said that the chiefs of the Nanban used poisonous eyes to decorate the deerskin as a gift when courting relatives, and some people inlaid it on gold and silver products.