99 Daye and Dafei

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The ancestor of the Qin State was the descendants of Emperor Zhuan Xu, a granddaughter named Nü Xiu, Pretty Girl. When Nü Xiu was weaving, a black bird laid an egg, and Nü Xiu swallowed the egg and gave birth to a son, Da Ye, who also known as Gao Yao. Daye married the daughter of Shao Dian tribe, her name was Nü Hua, Beautiful Girl. Nühua gave birth to Da Fei, who helped Yu control the water and soil. After the successful soil and water conservation, Emperor Shun rewarded Yu with a piece of black jade. Yu accepted it and said, "I did not accomplish the flood control by myself. I also had Da Fei as my assistant." Emperor Shun said: "Fei, you have helped Yu control the flood, so I reward you with a black flag. Your descendants will surely prosper.” Therefore, a beautiful woman surnamed Yao was given to him as his wife. Da Fei bowed to thank Emperor Shun and accepted the reward. He then assisted Emperor Shun in taming birds and beasts. Many birds and beasts were domesticated by him, he was also called "Bai Yi", “Bo Yi”, or “Yi”. Da Fei was given the surname Ying by Emperor Shun.

Da Fei had two sons: one was named Da Lian, who was the ancestor of the Niao Su clan; the other was named Ruo Mu, who was the ancestor of the Fei clan. Ruom Mu's great-great-grandson was Fei Chang. Some of his descendants lived in the Central Plains, while others lived in the barbaric areas of Yi and Di. When Emperor Jie of Xia was in power, Fei Chang left the Xia and surrendered to Shang. He drove the chariot for King Tang and assisted in defeating Jie at Mingtiao. Dalian’s great-great-grandsons are Mengxi and Zhongyan. Zhongyan looks like a bird but speaks human language. When Emperor Taiwu heard about this, he wanted Zhongyan to drive for him, so he asked someone to tell his fortune. The result showed that it was auspicious, so he invited Zhongyan to drive for him and found a wife for him. Since Emperor Taiwu, Zhong Yan's descendants have made great contributions to the Yin State from generation to generation, so the Ying surname became famous in the world and later became princes.

司马迁·史记卷五·秦本纪第五

秦之先，帝颛顼之苗裔孙曰女脩。女脩织，玄鸟陨卵，女脩吞之，生子大业。大业取少典之子，曰女华。女华生大费，与禹平水土。已成，帝锡玄圭。禹受曰：“非予能成，亦大费为辅。”帝舜曰：“咨尔费，赞禹功，其赐尔皂游。尔后嗣将大出。”乃妻之姚姓之玉女。大费拜受，佐舜调驯鸟兽，鸟兽多驯服，是为柏翳。舜赐姓嬴氏。

大费生子二人：一曰大廉，实鸟俗氏；二曰若木，实费氏。其玄孙曰费昌，子孙或在中国，或在夷狄。费昌当夏桀之时，去夏归商，为汤御，以败桀于鸣条。大廉玄孙曰孟戏、中衍，鸟身人言。帝太戊闻而卜之使御，吉，遂致使御而妻之。自太戊以下，中衍之后，遂世有功，以佐殷国，故嬴姓多显，遂为诸侯。