9 Rules of the village

Ram and Hanu while walking side by side.

"Can I ask why you are called Hanu? Isn't it a little feminine name for a tall, muscular person like you?"

He looked at Ram while not at all being surprised. It was as if he had expected this question.

He then answered,

"Hanu is the name my mother gave me, and only a few close people except my father and mother call me by this name, and the village chief is my father."

Ram nodded, while Hanu continued.

"I seem to like you, so you can also call me Hanu. I don't mind."

Ram looked at Hanu as if being a little suspicious. He wanted to say that he was straight but stopped himself from saying it because he was afraid that he might offend or that Hanu might not understand the joke and might knock him out by slapping him.

Ram silently took a step away from him.

Hanu, being ignorant of Ram's thoughts, continued

"Now do you know anything about this village, or do you want me to start from the basics?"

"Please guide me."

Hanu smiled and said, "This village is called ONE; there is an ancient belief that this place is where the first person who came to this world stayed, and he started the flow and development of this world from here."

Ram, though surprised, looked at Hanu as if he were joking.

"I know what you are thinking, and this is the exact reaction we get, but it's fine; it's just history, and no one knows if there is any truth to it."

"You just need to know this place is called One, and every one in this village lives as a single unit."

"Villagers here are fully organised and work in their specific roles." Farmers live together, miners live together, manufacturers live together, and so on. A person born here is expected to follow their tradition and work in their respective group."

Hanu was continuing when he saw the look on Ram's face. This was the look of doubt, so he stopped and asked Ram to clear his doubt.

Ram then asked,

"Isn't it a little unfair? What if the son of a farmer wants to be a merchant? "Wouldn't it be unfair to him?"

Hanu stopped walking, turned to Ram, and said

"I think you misunderstood; let me make it more clear."

"Everyone is expected to work in their field because, since childhood, a person starts learning his father's job along with education, and once he becomes an adult, he wants to help his father. He takes over his job."

Hanu then continued.

"It is observed, at least in this village, that once a person wants to switch from farmer to merchant, Things usually don't work in their favour. "They have to learn the trade of a new job from the start and establish everything from the ground up."

"Though our village supports people to choose their own work, Children here feel that moving from one profession to another is a waste of time and kind of an insult to their ancestors."

Hanu then started walking while saying it with pride.

"Once you see that the whole village works as a single unit, You will realise there is no one in the village who is dying of hunger or poverty. Everyone gets an equal share, so there is no prejudice, at least in terms of money and work."

Ram felt a little sceptical about Hanu's statement, but he thought if what was said was true, this village would definitely be like a paradise for the people here.

"What work do you think you are comfortable doing?"

"I don't know; I am physically fit and can learn new things quickly."

Hanu thought for a while and started to walk towards the exit of the village.

After certain turns and twists outside the village, they reached a small clearing of woods.

"Can you cut these trees? the woods can be used for cooking and trading purposes?"

"I haven't cut the trees before, but I can try."

Ram saw a huge tree. These long trees he had never seen in his old world made him a little affraid that it might take many days just to cut down a tree.

Hanu, maybe realising what Ram was thinking, smiled and said

"Let me show you how it's done."