Chapter 5 Section 4 Abdan, the holy village

"What? This is Abu Dan? Are you sure this is Abu Dan?" Faced with Chu Feng's question, the old man Luo Bu who came to collect the bowl gave an answer that Chu Feng couldn't believe. It's not that he made a fuss. In the history of Xinjiang archaeology, this Abudan fishing village is well-known. More than 100 years ago, Sven Hedin got supplies and found a guide in this village, so he found the ancient city of Loulan, and made the ancient Loulan civilization that had disappeared for more than 1,300 years reappear in front of the world. In the Luobu dialect, Abu Dan means "beautiful water and grass, suitable for human habitation".The first person to discover this fishing village was Purzhevalski, a Russian. He arrived at this isolated fishing village in 1876. At that time, Abdan was in Kunzikang Burke (Berke was a kind of village entrusted to the leaders of ethnic minorities by the central government during the Qing Dynasty. official title) rule. 20 years later, Sven Heding came here, and from here to the ancient civilization of Loulan.

In the description of the Russian Przewalski, Abdan’s reed was 8 meters high and five or six centimeters in diameter at that time, and everything about the Rob people came from it.They lived their lives in isolation, caring little of who ruled outside.However, in Sven Heding's narration, with the death of Kunzi Kangbok, the fishing village of Abdan was abandoned by the Rob people. "Which Abudan is this? The old Abudan or the new Abudan?" Chu Feng knew that after the old Abudan was abandoned, the Rob people moved 50 kilometers westward and rebuilt a village called Abudan. The one at Zikampok, later this one was called New Abu Dan.Even so, New Abu Dan has long since been abandoned.

"This is the earliest Abu Dan, our holy land Abu Dan." Elder Rob Oldeke gave Chu Feng another answer he couldn't understand. "The earliest one? Is it the one ruled by Kunzi Comberke?" Xu Wen knew for the first time that the old man could speak Chinese, but he was too late to be surprised and just wanted to clear his doubts. "Oh, God! Praise the great Quincy Combok, let him rest in God's kingdom! The great Quincy Combok was a kind and good man. It is a pity that he did not become the master of this Abdan!" "So, this Abu Dan is the oldest Abu Dan who is said to enshrine the sacred objects of the Rob people?" Chu Feng asked uncertainly.

"Oh. Dear Messenger of the Gods, your wisdom is astonishing! You actually know the sacred objects of our Rob people?" At this moment, the expression on the old Aldek's face that seemed to have remained unchanged for thousands of years changed. . "So, the legend is actually true? I'm sorry! I always thought it was just a legend! I..." Chu Feng was a little embarrassed.Fortunately, Aldeck didn't misunderstand that he was coveting the sacred objects of his family, so he quickly changed the subject. As soon as the old man left, Xu Wen, who was full of doubts, couldn't help it: "Brother Chu! How many people are there in this Abudan fishing village? What is the sacred object of the Luobu people?"

It was only when Chu Feng asked him that he recovered from his own memories: "Ah, I'm sorry! Brother Xu, I was distracted just now. What do you want to ask?" Xu Wen had no choice but to repeat his question again. "Ah! This Abdan! No one knows how many Abdans there are. The Rob people seem to have an unusual persistence in naming their residences. They always call their residences Abdans. As long as the place of residence is If there is water, fishing, and boating, that place will be called Abu Dan. But among all the fishing villages of Abu Dan, it is said that only the oldest one has the sacred objects of the Lobu people. I was thinking just now, the rumor The Luobu people may be descendants of the Loulan people, so I wonder if their sacred objects are related to the ancient Loulan kingdom?" Inexplicably, Chu Feng felt that the man in front of him was trustworthy, so he confessed his thoughts.

"Really?" Xu Wen is a fan of Loulan, otherwise he would have dropped his business and rushed to Lop Nur to see the ancient city of Loulan. Hearing what Chu Feng said, he suddenly became excited. Chu Feng was surprised by his excitement: "This is just my guess. The Lobu people take their sacred objects very seriously and will not show them to others easily. Moreover, as a stranger, it is extremely impolite to ask to visit other people's sacred objects rashly." Strange! This Abdan has disappeared for many years, and it is said that no one has found it since it disappeared, why did we suddenly appear here?" He was puzzled by this.

At this moment, Xu Wen's thoughts had already gone somewhere, and he didn't listen to his words. At this time, there was a sudden burst of noise outside: "Oh yeah! Oh yeah!" Chu Feng came to the door with strength: "What are they doing?" The group of people in the distance rushed to jump on the pot, not knowing where they were going.It also makes strange noises from time to time. Xu Wen didn't know either, but he moved freely and quickly found out the two simple words "bride" and "wedding". Hearing the result and seeing those people happily carrying wild hemp and flowers on the card basin, Chu Feng thought of their wedding customs, "They are going to arrange a bridal chamber for tomorrow's new couple!"

The wedding customs of the Luobu people are peculiar: on the wedding day, the bride's father will put two headscarves on the couple's heads, and the elders will chant and bless them.Then the two tribesmen to whom the newcomer belongs gather at the edge of Haizi, light a bonfire, sing and dance around Haizi, and complete the wedding in the sound of joy. On the night of the wedding, the couple cannot bridal chamber in the tribe, but they have to find a place across the river or Haizi, and the groom's tribe will arrange a bridal chamber made of wild hemp and flowers in advance.After the wedding, the bride and groom are sent there, leaving two more women, and the rest return to the tribe.

The newlyweds will spend their "first night" in the flower bridal chamber.The next day, the two women who followed brought the newcomers back to the tribe with water for washing. After hearing Chu Feng's introduction, Xu Wen's eyes lit up: "You mean, after the wedding, everyone in the tribe will send the new couple to the opposite side of Haizi?" Chu Feng nodded, and gave him a look full of deep meaning: "Everyone must go, including the guests!" "Uh!" After hearing this, Xu Wen snickered, "Since brother Chu has seen through my plan, please help me!" Xu Wen heard that Chu Feng had already noticed his plan, so he simply admitted it and said The other party is dependent on it.

During the few days here, although he didn't find out why the old man Rob was so nervous about Chu Feng and the two of them, he gradually felt that this place was strange, especially after hearing that this place was a holy place today, he understood that the opportunity for this trip was very deep. No matter how stupid people are, they also know that since it is a holy place, it is obvious that not everyone can come.In fact, according to legend, no one has been to this so-called "earliest Abdan" since modern times except the ancestors of the Rob people.The fact that I and others were able to come here is probably due to the man in front of me.

"Hehe! Brother Xu really thinks highly of me!" Chu Feng was noncommittal.He is really curious about this place, but he has no interest in acting rashly when he is completely confused about the situation, "It is better for Brother Xu to be calm and restless. The sacred objects of the Rob people are not easy to move!" For his own sake, he decided to give advice. "Who said I'm going to move?" Xu Wen smiled, "Just take a look, just take a look, absolutely don't even touch! Brother Chu, please help me satisfy my curiosity!" "This is a small group with a total population of less than 15,000. I really don't know why a big entrepreneur like Brother Xu is so interested in their so-called sacred objects?" Chu Feng was puzzled. "Where! Brother Chu is absurd." He said modestly, but his face was quite smug, "Although I am not engaged in history, I also know that the Rob people are known as the most mysterious nation in thousands of years. Not only their unique The living customs, especially their origins, have not been clarified so far. The biggest guess is that they are probably the descendants of the Loulan people. When the Loulan Kingdom died mysteriously, the Luobu people, who by nature live by water and grass, have guarded this gradually for thousands of years. What is the purpose of the dry and desolate Lop Nur? If you don’t have the chance to enter this so-called holy place, it’s fine, but now that you’ve entered, isn’t Brother Chu not curious?” "Brother Xu is so eloquent, I was almost persuaded by you!" Chu Feng laughed and shook his head, "It's just that we are guests, so it's better to follow the master's arrangement! Maybe this sacred object of the Rob people may disappoint you! " Xu Wen was stunned for a while, didn't he have curiosity?No, he said that he is engaged in the study of paleographs. Isn't such a person more likely to be interested in those legendary things? He was very depressed, but he didn't want to give up persuading Chu Feng.If the wedding customs of the Rob people are as Chu Feng said, then tomorrow only this man with limited mobility may stay after everyone goes to the new house, that is to say, only he has the opportunity to get the legend in the empty village. Holy things in. "Brother Chu, do you know what the sacred objects of the Rob people are?" Xu Wen still heard what Chu Feng meant. "I don't know!" Chu Feng replied firmly.But when he saw the frenzied light in the man's eyes, he still couldn't help telling what he knew. Who let this man save his and Ling Ning's lives? "I really don't know what the earliest sacred object of the Rob people is, but I can guess a little later!" Chu Feng talked about a not-too-old legend. "In ancient times, six sages came to Lop Nur from Hotan with a dog. These sages commended the good deeds of an ancestor of Kunqi Kangboke. The prize was a cymbal and a flag. When the sages left, they were greeted by a A group of robbers set their sights on it, and the robbers chased and killed them along the footprints left by the sages. When the sages found out, they chopped off the dog's legs, and the dog became a fossil, and the robbers were also punished by the "god." "So, the so-called sacred object is likely to be the cymbal or the flag?" Hearing this, Xu Wen calmed down a little. His curiosity was aimed at unknown and mysterious things, and it was said that there were only one or two things. Religious objects, his thoughts became much weaker. "Who knows? Maybe it's the dog leg!" Chu Feng whispered. "Brother Chu, Brother Chu, have you rested yet?" When the two men were at a stalemate, Ling Ning rushed in. "Brother Chu, the people here are weird and unreasonable! Forcing a 28-year-old girl to marry an almost 70-year-old man! It's too much!" It turned out that Ling Ning was curious and went to meet tomorrow's bride, but At first glance, the bride, Gu Liruxian, was only 28 years old, while her groom was 69 years old, although he was said to be the youngest "boy" in the village. "Hush!" Chu Feng signaled Ling Ning to speak in a low voice. Only now did Ling Ning see that there were still people in the tree house, and his face turned red, and his voice dropped. After Xu Wen left, Chu Feng asked about Ling Ning's discovery. After a few words, Chu Feng was silent for a while. "Brother Chu! Why don't you talk? Are we just watching? What age is this, and there are such things! I must..." "What do you want to do? How old are you, and you are still so irritable! Do you understand that the woman was forced?" Chu Feng interrupted her without saying a word, and even reprimanded her. "This...we don't understand the language, but I think what she told me was about being forced into marriage, asking for help!" At this time, Ling Ning was still dominated by a sense of justice. "Childish! This girl's father is the old man Aldek who saved us. If she is really forced to marry, she does not ask her father for help, but asks you, a stranger, for help. Is it possible?" Chu Feng felt a headache. "Then maybe it was forced by her father? Maybe that old Aldeck owed him money?" Ling Ning shook his head as he spoke. It's so clichéd, and it's not like a bloody soap opera! Chu Feng glared at her angrily and shook his head. "If it's because of other reasons, I must prevent this wedding! No girl would be willing to marry an old man!" Ling Ning said and turned back. Chu Feng couldn't help it, and patted the bedside heavily with his palm: "Nonsense! Why do you stop someone's wedding? What do you use to stop it? You see that the age gap between them is not suitable, maybe they think it's just right To tell you the truth, for the Luobu people, not to mention that it is normal for people in their sixties to marry a girl in their twenties, it is also common for centenarians to marry a girl. Their physical condition is similar to what you know The old people in the village are different, the ninety-year-old among them can still be regarded as a strong laborer. Since the girl is 28 years old, she must not be married for the first time. With such a groom, she is considered a good marriage!" At this time Ling Ning also remembered, as if he had heard of it.It is said that the Rob people are a long-lived group, and there are many centenarians among them. The most peculiar thing is that even if they are old, in their eighties, nineties or even more than a hundred years old, they can still work and fish in the fields.It is really a childish face with white hair and bright ears and eyes.There are really centenarians who are grooms.For this reason, there seems to have been an upsurge in pursuing Apocynum tea, because some people think that the longevity and health of the Apocynum people come from drinking Apocynum tea all the year round.At that time, Professor Ling's house was full of apocynum tea, which was bought by disciples from all over the country to honor him. "The respected envoy is right, Gu Liru is indeed a lucky child!" The old man Aldek had arrived outside the tree house at some point, and the wooden basin in his hand reminded the two people in the house—the dressing changer. Time is up. Seeing the old man, both Chu Feng and Ling Ning were a little embarrassed. It is always impolite to talk about others behind their backs. "I'm sorry, respected Elder Aldek, we didn't mean to..." Chu Feng was interrupted by the old man just as he apologized: "It's okay, this girl is also kind, she cares about my Gu Li! "He said indifferently, and squeezed out saliva from the sand lizard's mouth in the same way.