Chapter 254: The Evil Nian

New Yr!

This was the choice Han Cheng made after returning to his room and calming his thoughts a bit.

If he may produce pottery, salt, aquaculture, and farming, why could not he carry “New Yr” right here?

He would rejoice the New Yr right here since he can’t return to the previous or expertise the ambiance of New Yr celebrations sooner or later.

Apart from Han Cheng’s personal unresolved feelings, holding such a pageant may additionally subtly strengthen the ideological and cultural development of the Inexperienced Sparrow Tribe, improve the cultural id and cohesion of all the Inexperienced Sparrow Tribe, and also have a higher affect than the shaman’s sacrifices.

After making this determination, Han Cheng went to speak to the shaman about it.

Presently, the Divine Baby was a ceramic plate with many moons carved on it.

Shi Tou sometimes made a number of remarks, explaining the that means of the carvings to the Divine Baby.

As a result of Han Cheng had fastidiously defined the ideas of “yr,” “month,” and “day” to the tribe when he talked in regards to the Cowherd and Weaver Lady, the Divine Baby already had an idea in thoughts.

Though not very clear, mixed with the “moons” drawn by Shi Tou, it was nonetheless useful. Slowly, these unclear areas in his thoughts grew to become extra evident.

Han Cheng requested Shi Tou to name the Eldest Senior Brother to debate this matter.

Though he knew that the Eldest Senior Brother, because the chief, wouldn’t have any objections to this matter, Han Cheng nonetheless did not wish to bypass him. This man who led the Inexperienced Sparrow Tribe via troublesome occasions deserved respect.

“New Yr?”

The shaman repeated this new time period he had simply discovered from the Divine Baby, displaying a considerate expression.

He did not perceive why the Divine Baby instantly talked about this “New Yr” factor, and could not work out why he did so.

Shi Tou on the aspect, with their two shiny eyes, have been rolling round, seemingly misplaced in thought.

The Eldest Senior Brother additionally remained silent, sporting a pensive expression.

It wasn’t simple to make them perceive the idea of “yr” and what it represented. At the very least, it was tougher than Han Cheng had thought.The supply of this content material no/v(el)bi((n))

Han Cheng was nervous that they might react in the identical extreme manner as earlier than, so he did not dare pause for too lengthy. He continued, “However the Nian fears loud noises and fireplace. So long as we gentle fires and set off firecrackers on the final evening, it will not dare to return out”

After listening to Han Cheng’s rationalization, the three steadily relaxed.

Whereas enthusiastic about the evil Nian, in addition they thought-about take care of it.

“Divine Baby, what are firecrackers?”

This was a great factor to take care of the Nian. It was essential to make clear.

When Shi Tou requested this, Han Cheng was secretly surprised. The story wasn’t modified sufficient; he talked about firecrackers casually however forgot that there have been no bamboo bushes across the tribe.

What ought to he do now?

Seeing the Divine Kid’s response, the shaman and the Eldest Senior Brother felt one thing was fallacious. It appeared that the Divine Baby could not produce “firecrackers” to scare the Nian.

“Firecrackers make a loud noise after burning,” Han Cheng defined.

“We do not have that close by No however we now have drums. The sound of drums is louder than that of firecrackers”

At this second, Han Cheng could not assist however reward his cleverness. He managed to clean over such a flaw.

The three folks’s eyes lit up once they heard Han Cheng’s phrases. Sure, they’d drums!

The drums made by the Divine Baby appeared like thunder when overwhelmed!

They have been all considerably afraid of that sound, not to mention the Nian, which was already afraid of noise!

They requested when the final day of the yr would come. Han Cheng got here to the ceramic plate carved with moons by Shi Tou, and with a bit of charcoal, he circled twenty-five black circles behind the final query mark drawn by the Black Child this month and blackened the final circle. He informed them that this was the final day of the yr.

This was really Han Cheng’s guesswork. Shi Tou did not carve sufficient moons to discover a sample, so he did not know whether or not this month was a giant month or a small month.

However a one-day margin of error did not matter. In any case, there would not be a Nian coming. Han Cheng simply needed to make use of this as an excuse to introduce the idea of the New Yr to the Inexperienced Sparrow Tribe in a extra acceptable manner.

With the best assembly in regards to the New Yr over, Han Cheng, the shaman, and the Eldest Senior Brother gathered the tribe’s folks collectively. Following the profitable instance not way back, they first informed the story of the evil Nian, after which proposed methods to take care of it. Naturally, everybody agreed.