Chapter 154: One Day
Today is a big day for Toba Village to worship the river god.
It is believed that as long as the river god is properly re-worshipped, sacrificed to the river god, and a bride is presented, the river god will no longer be angry with the people in the village, and no one will go missing.
Everyone can live happily ever after.
Of course, as for who will be the bride of the river god, it must be as long as it is not the child of his own family.
Now after all, it is not a feudal society, and everyone is not stupid, and the girl who has worked hard for more than ten years to contribute to the villagers.
Now in this world, there will be no compulsion to say that there is any compulsion, after all, the police do not eat dry food, and the village chief does not want to go to jail.
So, Lin Yuqiong, who has no parents and is very poor, is also willing to dedicate herself to the family.
Getting married, naturally, is a festive day.
Therefore, early in the morning, Shiye Village is decorated with lanterns, red lanterns are hung high, and the sound of gongs and drums can be heard everywhere.
And at the sacrificial position by the river, it is even more drumming and firecrackers are all over the sky.
People gathered around, as if they were having some kind of party, and one by one they were looking forward to the performance in front of the stage, and they were also looking forward to today's bride.
No matter how you look at it, it will make people feel that today is a big day for the village.
No one thought that someone would die on this festive day.
No one cared either.
On the altar, there is a dazzling variety of food.
And the master who was dressed in a strange dance was in front of the stage, dressed no more than a monkey, singing and dancing.
Singing some jumbled "wizard" spells that no one could understand.
I don't know what he's singing, but it sounds powerful.
At the climax of the song, he will also pick up a bowl of water in front of the altar, take a big sip, and then spew out a flame to make the audience applaud.
It seems that it is not so much a master doing it as it is actually more like a street performer juggling.
Even so, it won the admiration of the villagers.
sighed at the power of this master.
"Ulala, whoa, whoa......"
As the master chanted the incantation, the bride, also sitting on the flower, was carried over by four shirtless men.
Flower in the open air.
A bride dressed in red, with a red hijab on her head.
She was like a delicate peony flower, sitting there quietly, bearing everyone's strange gaze.
Then he was carried to the front of the stage, and under the guidance of the matchmaker, he walked to Taichung step by step with small lotus steps to accept the blessing of the master.
The bridal dress is the most beautiful dress here.
Under a red hijab inlaid with various silver ornaments, there is a bright red skirt robe, the ethereal skirt yarn is wrapped tightly in satin, showing a delicate and transparent seductive posture, a red belt, bound to the waist of Xiaoman, showing more graceful posture, and the gorgeous skirt flutters in the wind, bringing up a bit of gorgeous charm.
The biggest difference between people is temperament. She just stood there quietly, her graceful posture, as if there was a dark fragrance of orchid, demure as water, and delicate as a flower.
After a burst of mantras and prayers, the master chanted, "Departure." ”
Under the leadership of the matchmaker, she followed behind more than a dozen strong men and slowly walked to the river.
The strong men threw boxes of dowries into Hanoi and offered them to the river god to pray for his protection.
With the sound of "coo-dong" "coo-dong", when everything has been put in, finally, it is the bride's turn.
Ding Weitian, with Ding Li and Ding Feng, just stood aside and watched the marriage ceremony quietly.
The faces of several people showed a habitual numbness, and they had long been surprised by these things.
To be precise, not only a few people, but also the expressions on the faces of everyone around them revealed a bit of insensitivity.
Then the matchmaker shouted, "Send the bride on her journey." ”
Then a strong man came and tied the girdle around the bride's waist to a round stone of the size of the size next to her.
The stone, which had to be lifted by two strong men, would fall into the water with the bride.
The purpose of this move is to prevent the bride from temporarily repenting at that time, not marrying, or running away, which would be too ugly.
This is the last ceremony, and as the stone is lifted, the sound of gongs and drums around it is louder, and the atmosphere is at its climax.
People prayed from the bottom of their hearts that the bride's dedication would bring good weather to the village, so that the river god would no longer come to the village to arrest people.
But at this moment, when the surrounding gongs and drums exploded, a powerful sound, penetrating all the sounds, sounded in everyone's ears.
"Wait a minute!
This abrupt voice interrupted the ceremony.
Let the sound of gongs and drums gradually stop, and let everyone's attention gather on the figure that suddenly appeared on the stage.
Even the bride who was about to jump into the river turned around in shock, and although she couldn't see it, she was also facing the stage.
Na Ding Feng immediately stood up and said, "It's you, bold, you dare to disturb such an important ceremony for us, come here, knock him out of the village, and never allow him to come in again." ”
After speaking, immediately two strong men ran towards Chen Le on the stage.
At that time, the scene was surprisingly quiet, and everyone's eyes were on Chen Le.
Chen Le's fearless gaze swept over everyone present, with a bit of sadness, a little pity, and a bit of anger in his eyes, and then shouted loudly, "Even if the river god marries today, he won't be happy, in the village, there will still be people missing, or people will die, but as long as you are willing to give me a day, I can guarantee that from now on, no one will be missing in the village." ”
Naturally, Chen Le's words ushered in a bit of ridicule and distrust.
"Nonsense. ”
"Get him out of here. ”
"Why is there a stranger here for such an important ceremony? ”
"Don't let him talk nonsense and gossip here. ”
After Chen Le finished speaking, he looked at the village chief Ding Weitian and said, "Village chief, you also hope that the village will be stable for a long time, whether this river god is useful or not, you should know best, but as long as you are willing to wait another day, I can help you solve this problem." ”
Ding Weitian, "......"
The master was naturally the first to be upset, and yelled angrily, "Hurry up and take him away, don't let him disturb the ceremony." ”
When Chen Le heard this, he sneered and looked at the master.
Take a few steps closer to him. He lowered his voice and sneered, "Master, it's not good for you to talk like that. ”
“......”
The master was shocked by the sharp murderous aura in Chen Le's eyes.
The current Chen Le is exuding a murderous aura like a substance, and how can ordinary people bear it.
The master took a few steps back in fright, and said in shock, "You, what do you want to do?"
Chen Le walked a few steps quickly, helped the master who almost fell, and whispered in his ear, "I don't know, do you feel a little strange in your lower abdomen." ”
These words made the master startled, and he subconsciously reached out and touched his lower abdomen, and then he felt that his stomach was getting more and more painful.
"You...... What did you do. ”
"I'm sorry, I added a little medicine to the water you drank just now, this is my unique poison, without me, no one can cure it for you, you will die if you use the wrong medicine, you had better help me talk and delay for a day, otherwise, at this time tomorrow, you will wait to accompany me to hell." ”
After Chen Le finished speaking, he smiled at the master with a relaxed face, and said loudly, "Master, you can stand firm, don't fall." ”
Immediately let go of the master, walked a few steps forward, and continued to Ding Weitian, "I only need one day, one day, and I can't delay for long." ”
As he spoke, the two strong men had already run up and grabbed Chen Le's arms directly.
Put his arms behind his back, and he will be sent out.
But I didn't think about it, the master spoke, "Wait, wait a minute, one day, one day doesn't hurt, I just calculated another hexagram, the river god has something to go out today, and it is better to get married tomorrow." ”
"Ah......h
This stunned everyone.
But the master can't help it.
He was afraid that these people would send Chen Le away, and he would really be poisoned, and that would be the end of it.
The situation is urgent......
Although the master's words sound ridiculous to outsiders, they sound like oracles to people here.
As soon as they heard the master's words, the two strong men didn't know what to do.
This is also the reason why Chen Le "desperately" asked for the support of the master.
Chen Le took a few steps forward, stared at Ding Weitian and said, "Give me a day, and tomorrow, I will bring you back the missing person." ”
He knew that the village chief was actually in charge.
This village chief is definitely very shrewd, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to take so many people and follow him to save people, he should not believe in ghosts and gods in his heart.
Ding Weitian groaned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "You have caused us enough trouble, how do you want me to believe you?
"It's okay, if I can't find your missing person tomorrow, how about sacrificing me and the bride to the river god and making amends to the river god?"
“......”
These words shocked everyone present.
I didn't expect Chen Le to really dare to say it.
Ding Weitian's gaze suddenly became gloomy.
"You think I'll believe it, I think, you want to run with your bride tonight, I'm afraid you won't even be able to find your people tomorrow. ”
"Don't worry, if you find it, I won't run anywhere. ”
Chen Le smiled, and then took out a few saucer flowers from his body.
Then he stretched his arm forward and clenched the stem and leaf firmly in a fist with one hand.
As Chen Le clenched it, the thorn pierced the skin and pierced the palm of his hand, and a few wisps of bright red blood fell drip by drop onto the stage along Chen Le's clenched fist.
"Ahh
This also made everyone in the audience, some screamed, some covered their mouths in fright, and some were shocked and didn't know what to say.
How could someone take the initiative to hold on to the saucer flower for poisoning, which is fatal.
"This is a flower that only you have, and the antidote is only available in your village, so you don't have to worry about me running away, right?"
“......”
That Ding Weitian suddenly narrowed his eyes, and looked at Chen Le in shock, he didn't understand, he couldn't see through Chen Le at all.
"Why, it's just our village's business, it's none of your business, why, to get to this point, even if it's your life?"
"Because what I promised others is not finished yet......"
“......”
"I'll just say yes. ”
After Chen Le finished speaking, he quickly ran to the bride and smiled, "People and gods have different paths, and the river gods will not be happy, I think, you better go home with me." ”