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"Grandma, wait a minute."

Su Ran put down the fast food and walked quickly to the front of the grandma.

Before she could speak,

Su Ran explained:

"My friend is from another place, she is not sensible"

"I'm sorry!" He bowed to the old lady.

"child……"The old lady quickly put down the basket and excitedly helped him up.

Lao Liu glanced at Su Ran and the old lady at the door, smiled and turned back.

In the live broadcast room, all the netizens were stunned.

Wang Xue also hugged Lin Xiaoyu blankly.

They watched Su Ran invite the old lady back, picked up the money, and talked to the old lady.

A few minutes later,

Su Ran came back with some cakes and handed them to Wang Xue.

Lin Xiaoyu was still crying.

"alright"

"Grandma didn't mean it. She didn't expect you to be so timid."""Five eight zero" Su Ran patted her on the back and handed her the change.

Su Ran put the money on the seat.

He picked up the rice again and glanced at the live broadcast room.

【I am Lin Yanping: Anchor, what’s going on?】

【Ye Ludan, Director of Xianghu Hospital: Host, that old lady is……】

【Wild Child: I'm scared to death.】

【The rich man is so worried: You are so awesome, you dare to get close to her】

【……】

There were a lot of comments.

They were all talking about the old lady's tattoo.

Su Ran picked up a piece of pork leg meat, took a bite of rice and said,"Don't be afraid, everyone."

"This old lady is a Li people."

Lin Xiaoyu choked up and her voice became softer.

Wang Xue looked at the old lady in surprise, and seeing that she was also looking at him, she quickly turned her eyes away and whispered,"I have seen Li people before, but they don't have these...tattoos."

Su Ran nodded slightly and introduced:

"In Coconut Island, the Li people have always had the tradition of tattooing"

"It's ridiculous that we actually regard this kind of tattoo as an intangible cultural heritage."

"There used to be a Li doctor in our village, and she also had a tattoo.

Lin Xiaoyu's ears perked up.

Su Ran's voice slowly floated over.

"Tattoos are one of the most unique cultures of the Yedao Li people and are only owned by women."

"The Li people call tattoos"da deng""

"The custom of Da Deng is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. In Yang Fu's"Records of Strange Things" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a record: Dan'er, a southern barbarian, has his cheek skin carved out when he is born, and his earlobes are divided into several branches, shaped like chicken intestines, hanging down to his shoulders."

"Dan'er is referring to Coconut Island, which means the Li people on Coconut Island. They are born with tattoos, with patterns as complex as chicken intestines and as large as their shoulders."

Wang Xue was surprised:"They were tattooed when they were babies?"

【Oh my god, this is so scary!】

【Do they have this custom?】

【It's true. I went to Coconut Island and saw a weaving lady. I was so scared that I ran away.】

【I think I have seen it before, and they are all older women.】

【"Anchor, what's going on?"

The comments kept asking Su Ran.

Su Ran waved his hand and picked up another piece of meat.

"How could it be a baby tattoo? The ancients were ignorant and spread rumors. Yang Fu also heard it from hearsay."

"The Faxingli people start getting tattoos at around 12 years old. They call it"kaimian", which means tattooing on the face first, and it is not done casually."

"They would choose an auspicious day, and the village's chief wenpo would come to the girl's home and use chicken feathers or rushes to dip into blue-black wen water made from dried herbs and charcoal ash to draw patterns and symbols representing the tribe on the girl's face, neck, body and limbs." (To read the violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"After the pattern is drawn, the tattoo master will use a needle made of bamboo thorns or rattan stems and leaves to tattoo the girl one stitch at a time. When the tattoo water seeps into the girl's skin, the tattoo will be preserved for life."

"This process is divided into several years. This year, the face is tattooed, next year, the neck is tattooed, and finally the whole body is tattooed, like grandma."

"Each Li tribe has its own unique pattern"

【Old man Lin Yanping, sent a plane: Why do you do this? 12-year-old child... how painful it must be】

【Nankai Li Meimei, sent 1 card: Yes, these parents are too cruel】

【Aunt Liu, sent a plane: It sounds terrible, I can't bear to let my child suffer this kind of pain】

【……】

The comments were full of curiosity.

They were attracted by what Su Ran said.

Su Ran smiled and poked Lin Xiaoyu:"Continue eating."

Lin Xiaoyu shook his head in panic:"Why do they do this?"

Su Ran took another bite of rice before saying

"I also asked the grandmother in the village, she said that it was a rule set by the ancestors for women to commemorate the great achievements of the Li mother in giving birth to the Li people and to warn future generations......"

"If a woman does not have embroidery or tattoos on her face, her ancestors will not recognize her after she dies.

【Just for this crap?】

【Are they face-blind and have to rely on tattoos to identify their daughter?】

【To worship the ancestors, it is enough to kill the animals, why do you want to harm the children?】

【These parents are so cruel.】

【What era is this now? Does our country still have such a horrific tradition?】

【Men should also get these ugly tattoos】

【Our ancestors also favored boys over girls.

Su Ran shook his head and sighed,"Everyone guessed wrong."

He opened the bag, took out a piece of white rice cake, took a bite, and then said

"Later I understood"

"They also have no choice but to do it"

"In those distant times, the world was in chaos. Whenever war broke out, it was followed by burning, killing and looting. The victims were always ordinary people, especially women."

"So in order to protect their daughters, the Li people used tattoos to make them ugly in order to protect themselves."

"Similar examples include the large lip plates of the Moses in Africa and the Apatani in India."

"They all deceive women in different ways, deceiving them into thinking that this is beauty."

"This 1.4 style looks cruel, but it is different from foot binding. Foot binding is to control women, while tattoos are to protect women. The real meaning behind it is actually the love of parents and the silent resistance of the weak."

"If foreign enemies saw the women they had captured looked like this, they would think they were ghosts or witches and would not dare to touch them."

"After the founding of our country, the Li people have gradually abandoned the tattoo tradition"

"Because they have felt peace and no longer want their children to suffer this kind of pain, so this tattoo custom can only be seen on old women over 60 or 70 years old."

"This is also why Lin Xiaoyu was frightened when he suddenly saw the old lady."

"Small fish"

"Grandma asked me to apologize to you, and she gave you an extra piece of coconut cake."

Su Ran handed four pieces of coconut cake to Lin Xiaoyu.

Lin Xiaoyu was shocked.