my days in ancient egypt

The No.19 Dynasty of Egypt, under the leadership of Pharaoh Ramses II, went to glory.

June on the Nile is quiet and beautiful.

The Feast of the River Valley is a day for all Thebes residents to remember the dead and worship the gods of the royal city.Every year on this day, people in the city gather on the west bank of the Nile to hold colorful activities.

The Supreme Pharaoh will personally come to the Akana Temple to preside over the sacrificial ceremony on this day.

All God's people are excited for this day.

There is a small sacrificial hall in Mafeier's house, which honors the dead ancestors.

In the afternoon, Ma Feier put the rich sacrificial items on the table. After worshiping the ancestors, the family went to the west bank early and rented a boat. They didn't intend to take Mu Xiaomu with them. Feeney glanced at him guiltily. Then follow Du Lisha to the shore.

There were more people walking around in the city than usual, and people from all over the country flocked to the west bank, waiting for the evening to come.

Mu Xiaomu stood at the gate of the city waiting for Fata, and observed the people walking around when he was bored.

There were very few means of transportation in ancient Egypt. The aristocrats often traveled in carriages or simply rode horses, while those who were a little richer rode more camels, and the poorer civilians could only walk.

Mu Xiaomu leaned against the stone pillar behind him, his slightly long hair half-covered his eyes, and stretched out his hand to brush his hair back. Mu Xiaomu saw Fata walking towards him carrying two lotus leaf bags.

Fata saw him from a long distance, and ran over after a few steps to greet him.

"I'm sorry, some things were delayed." Fata scratched her head embarrassedly.

Most of the time, Fata acted like a big brother, which made it difficult for Mu Xiaomu, who had only one younger sister in the family, to adapt. Shaking his head, Mu Xiaomu asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

"It's a sacrifice." Fata explained: "I also bought some for you. As long as you are the people of God, you have to bring more or less things to worship this day." A lotus leaf bag was thrown to him.

Mu Xiaomu caught it, opened it and saw that it was a piece of roasted leg of lamb.

No need to look, it must be the same thing in the paper bag Fata is holding.

Fata didn't have much money, and after joining the army, he could get less than 30 deben per month.He still has to bring food for him every month. Although Fata always said that he hunted the wild game by himself, Mu Xiaomu always felt embarrassed.

"Fata, is there any work in the city that I can do?"

Fata stopped when he heard this, and patted Mu Xiaomu's shoulder with a palm.

Mu Xiaomu's body shook when he was photographed.Fata's strength was great. Although this beat was not heavy, it also made his shoulders sore.

"Look at your strength, you are as weak as a woman. The city is full of physical work. What can you do?" Fata said casually, not taking Mu Xiaomu's words to heart. In his opinion, It has become a habit to take care of thin orientals.

Mu Xiaomu asked again: "Then there is no one who does physical work? Like casual labor..."

"Casual workers?" Fata didn't seem interested in Mu Xiaomu's new term, so he just smiled and said, "Do you really want to do some work?"

Mu Xiaomu nodded, he didn't want to always feel that he owed Fata a lot.

"How about this? I have a friend, Ama, who sells vegetables and fruits in the city. The business is doing well. There is a shortage of manpower, but the salary is not much. Do you want to go?"

"It's okay, I'll go!"

"Okay, I'll go find Ama tomorrow."

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There are many boats docked on both sides of the Nile River, big and small, the sides of the bows are slightly tilted, and the rowers stand on the bows, greeting the passing pedestrians.

Fata and Mu Xiaomu boarded a small boat, which was 2 meters long and about 4 meters long. Besides the two of them, there was also a couple sitting in the boat, talking and laughing, carrying a fruit basket.

The city of Thebes on the left bank of the Nile has a large area of ​​royal tombs and several temples.As night fell, there was a faint blush over the Nile River, and in the west at sunset, the emerald green lake surface glowed with a strange dark red.

Everyone slowly quieted down.

"bang"

A beam of fire rose on the east bank of the Nile River, and the torches crouched around the Nile River in an instant like a long dragon, illuminating the majestic tombs and temples around, as well as the joyful faces of the Egyptian people.

The pious Egyptian bent his right hand on his left chest, and silently recited the hymn.

From the east bank, the fire became brighter and brighter, slowly walking towards the west bank.

Under the dim light, a statue in the dark gradually appeared in front of people.

God Amon sat on the throne, held a scepter, and had a hat shaped like two feathers. He looked westward with piercing eyes, majestic like a god descending from the sky.

The statue was carried on a huge sun boat and escorted to the shore by a boat of priests from the temple.

The priests stood aside respectfully, wearing white cloaks and chanting eulogy.

The image of the deity was sent to a huge altar in front of the temple, which consisted of a circular platform facing east.The priests stood under the round platform, and two higher-ranking priests stood beside the round platform, nodding their heads and waiting for the arrival of the great pharaoh.

Unknowingly, a wide avenue was opened in the crowd, and two rows of guards separated the crowd with spears, guarding the glory of the pharaoh mightily.

Fata pulled Mu Xiaomu behind him, and waited until the distant fire became brighter before pushing him in front of him again.

The two stood at the front of the crowd, and Mu Xiaomu could clearly see what was happening in front as long as he tiptoed a little.

Mu Xiaomu stretched his neck excitedly, wanting to pay his respects to Ramses II, the darling of the legendary god of later generations.

Although Mu Xiaomu is not interested in history, he has been under the influence of his father for nearly 20 years, and he is very famous for Ramses.

Worst of all, Mu Xiaomu remembered that this pharaoh had more than 100 heirs!

As the fire gradually approached, the pharaoh was wearing a white cloak and holding a golden scepter, walking steadily towards the round platform.

Mu Xiaomu's eyes followed the young Pharaoh all the time, but he didn't realize that the surroundings had already fallen to their knees.

Seeing this, Fata quickly pulled him down, and whispered in his ear: "Don't kneel when you see the king, Mu, are you going to die?"

Only then did Mu Xiaomu realize that he had walked through the gate of hell just now, and made a false alarm, "Thank you, Fata."

Fata lowered his head a little more, and his voice became even softer, "Mu, if you don't kneel down when you see the king, it's disrespectful to the king, especially when offering sacrifices, it's a capital crime!"

Mu Xiaomu nodded quickly, indicating that he knew.

Seeing him nodding, Fata breathed a sigh of relief.

Wouldn't it be a shame if you didn't take a look at what Pharaoh looked like after traveling through ancient Egypt?

Mu Xiaomu moved restlessly, raised his head slightly, and cast his eyes up in disobedience, wanting to see what God's darling looks like.

It's a pity that the Pharaoh walked over when Fata pushed his head down, leaving Mu Xiaomu with a tall and pure white back.

Mu Xiaomu was very disappointed. At this time, Fata saw his thoughts and said in a low voice: "If you are lucky, you can still see it when you sacrifice."

Nearly half an hour later, the sky was already completely dark, surrounded by flames, the young pharaoh in a cloak stepped up the steps and walked towards the altar step by step.

The flames stretched out his shadow, and the golden scepter in his hand glowed dimly. The Pharaoh's face hidden under the wide hat was faintly visible, and was painted with a layer of mysterious color by the flames.

The sacrifice lasted until night, because ancient Egypt believed that in a gloomy and dark atmosphere, people could travel through time and talk to relatives in the ghost world.

The young Pharaoh opened his hands, held up his scepter, and chanted the ancient "Book of the Dead" facing the sky above the Nile River in the distance.

People stare devoutly at the east, at the country where the Nile River flows quietly.

Time stops at this moment, cheering for the arrival of the next moment.

Mu Xiaomu raised his head and glanced at the pharaoh on the round platform, and finally understood what Fata meant when he said good luck. At this moment, the two of them had been squeezed behind the crowd, a hundred meters away from the altar. Well, I can only see a white shadow on the altar in the distance, with open hands, staring at something devoutly.

The sacrifice lasted only a short time, and the young Pharaoh left under the "package" of layers of palace guards.The statue of Amon was also sent back to the temple on the east bank.

Although the pharaoh was gone, the feast continued, and the remaining people continued their own joy, tasting the food and wine on the stone table.

Mu Xiaomu looked at the last guard also boarded the boat, turned his head and cut.

"What's the matter, Mu?" Fata looked at him when he heard the sound, his words couldn't hide his excitement.

"It's okay." Mu Xiaomu shook his head, and asked in a very unsightly manner: "By the way, Fata, do you not like Fei Ni?"

In modern times, Mu Xiaomu is a person who is used to silence. Even in ancient Egypt, because of the language barrier, he could obediently play the role of an obedient cat. After a little understanding of the language, the restless factors hidden in his bones began to skyrocket.

After hearing what he said, Fata glanced at him with a dark face, and said in a stiff tone, "She is... Mafeier's daughter."

"So you hate her?" Mu Xiaomu asked with a harmless face, completely ignoring Fata's darkening face.

Fata was left speechless by the question, and looked at Mu Xiaomu with a little doubt in his eyes.

Originally thought that he was a thin person who needed protection, but from this point of view, I was wrong.The black-haired boy in front of him, well, has a poisonous mouth.

Mu Xiaomu blinked, waiting for his answer.Fata coughed in embarrassment, and changed the topic: "Let's not talk about this, Mu, I will take you there to eat."

Mu Xiaomu thought for a while, then nodded with a smile. The dimples on both sides were deeply sunken, which caused Fata to stare blankly for a moment.

"What are you looking at, go eat!" Mu Xiaomu imitated Fata's previous appearance, and slapped his naked upper body with a palm. This time, he used all his strength, but Fata didn't feel any pain, but his hand did. There was a numbness.

Mu Xiaomu grinned and complained secretly: Why is it as hard as iron!

Fata chuckled, followed behind him indifferently, and walked towards a table of sumptuous food.

Halfway, a man wearing a loincloth and gold ornaments ran over to greet Fata. His skin color was the same as Fata's, but his figure was not as tall and strong.

Fata turned around and introduced to Mu Xiaomu: "Mu, this is Hares, a friend in my army."

Mu Xiaomu smiled at Hares, "Hello."

"Hales, this is Mu, my younger brother."

Hares was very surprised that Fata had an oriental younger brother, so he smiled at Fata: "Fata, such a cute oriental, how did you know him?"

Hares said jokingly, Fata waved his arm after hearing this, and Hares quickly dodged, laughing while hiding: "I'm just joking, don't take it seriously!"

Fata then withdrew his hand, pulled Mu Xiaomu to his side, put his right arm on Mu Xiaomu's shoulder, "Mu, Hares likes to joke, don't mind."

Mu Xiaomu also looked at Hares with a smile, and said, "I don't mind, in fact, sometimes, I also like to make jokes."

Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Mu Xiaomu twitched the corner of his mouth, his eyes were sly, "For example, Harley, you are very handsome."

Both Fata and Hares were stunned.

It took Harles a while to realize that Mu Xiaomu was taking revenge for calling him cute just now.Indeed, no man would be happy to be called cute by others.The fault was his own first, Hares was an informal person, and he didn't blame Mu Xiaomu.On the contrary, he felt that Mu Xiaomu was straightforward and a friend worth making.

"Fata, your brother is very interesting, I like it."

Fata nodded with a smile.

After chatting for a while, Hares remembered the business, pulled Fata aside, and said a few words in a low voice.

Mu Xiaomu was not interested in what they were talking about, nor did he care about Hares' defensive behavior, and continued to eat his fruit.

When Mu Xiaomu picked up another fruit, Fata came over, "Mu, I have something to discuss with Hares first, you go back early, not too late."

Mu Xiaomu stuffed sweet dates into his mouth, and nodded obediently.

Fata looked at Mu Xiaomu with some anxiety, and after making sure that he would go back early, he followed Hares with a little peace of mind.

The feast was going to last until very late, and Mu Xiaomu started to walk back after eating and drinking enough.

The streets of Egypt are empty at night, perhaps because everyone is dancing by the river.Mu Xiaomu patted his full stomach, and walked slowly to Ma Feier's house.

Ma Feier's house is on a big street in the east of the river. The house is painted white, and the brown windows are very conspicuous.

To go to Ma Feier's house, you have to bypass an alley, which is very lively during the daytime, with stalls one after another.Now there is only a single crescent moon shining in the sky.

The moon in Egypt was bright and big, and the moonlight was like a street lamp, illuminating the road and also illuminating two black figures at the corner.

Mu Xiaomu continued to walk lazily without any sense of danger.

Suddenly, there was a blunt blow to the back of the head, and he was knocked out without even turning his head.

Seeing that Mu Xiaomu was fainted, the two people in the dark looked around, but seeing no one noticed, they pulled out a sack from behind, put it on him, and walked into the darkness.

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