STUDY ON THE"SEEKING"OF MUTUAL AID IN RURAL SOCIETY OF QINGSHUI RIVER BASIN:Based on the Investigation of"SEEKING"Contract
"Seeking"contract in the Qingshui River basin includes various types of"seeking"civilian proper-ty,mainly including"seeking temporary ownership"and"seeking permanent ownership"of the property,"seeking to be tenants"as the managers of mountains and forests and"seeking to get back"private lending.In the old days,the"seeking"of mutual aid in rural society not only refers to the various ways of begging others to give property and accepting gifts from others,but also includes methods of allocating resources such as cooperative operation of mountains and forests and debt claims.The"seeking"system among civilians in Qingshui River basin contains various kinds of flow of products and creditor's rights claims.It should be one of the best schemes to realize the mutual aid of rural society,and belongs to a special and practical system arrangement designed by the villagers themselves.Villagers can promote the adjustment of social resources through"seeking",so as to improve their abili-ty to rescue themselves or resist risks through families,realizing mutual aid of rural society in an efficient way,which deepens our understanding of the operation mechanism of rural society in the old days.
Qingshui River BasinMutual AidSeekingAdjustment of Resource AllocationContract