It's an ordinary little village.

More than half of the young people here choose to go out to work to earn money, and then leave their children at home and send money home every month.

Generally, everyone comes back to see it during the Chinese New Year.

Therefore, this village is also lively during the New Year.

Usually, like today, at night, there are hardly any people on the main road outside.

Originally, this should be a very ordinary village with many nearby.

Until a few months ago, when someone got up at night to go to the toilet, he saw a strong man in the village, dragged into the lake by a black shadow.

This has attracted everyone's attention.

After an investigation, it was found that not only this person was missing, but also several people who said they were going out to work have not passed, and they don't know whether they are missing, or they have changed places to work, and they have not contacted their families (because there is no mobile phone signal here, only landlines have signals, and some people can't contact their families when they go out).

Like Lin Yuqiong, she was waiting for Chen Le's call at the only phone booth in the village, so she hadn't eaten dinner yet.

Then, since that time when one person was dragged away by the dark shadow, several people have disappeared in the village one after another.

Among them is Lin Yuqiong's good friend and classmate, Xie Manzhen.

Xie Manzhen's disappearance is relatively simple.

The two were in high school in the town, and that day they knew that the college entrance examination was out, so they went to the school to report and came back for the final graduation ceremony.

After the two parted that night, they went back to their respective homes.

Then, when Lin Yuqiong went to look for Xie Manzhen the next day, she found that she was gone.

Lin Yuqiong also thought that Xie Manzhen had gone into the woods in advance to pick mushrooms, or flowers, and look for something to eat.

But she didn't come back until the evening.

Only then did I realize that Xie Manzhen was missing. Waiting for 24 hours to call the police is useless.

The man is gone.

After that, Lin Yuqiong and Zhang Liping were in the village again, and they searched for a long time near the village, but they didn't find Xie Manzhen.

Lin Yuqiong even called the phone numbers of her classmates one by one to ask, and everyone said that they hadn't seen it since they were separated that day.

Because this kind of village is more superstitious, I don't know which village old man said first that it was the river god who caused it.

The people who sent the water ghosts to pick up the water ghosts came to avenge the villagers' recent disrespect for the river god.

Because the man who was dragged away at that time was a big man of more than 200 catties, normal people couldn't pull it.

But the water ghost grabbed him, but he was able to walk as fast as flying, and in the blink of an eye he was dragged into the river.

And then there were several people, who stayed at home in a good way, but disappeared the next day.

The door was locked, but the man just disappeared out of thin air.

So, everyone thinks it's weird.

In the end, the more it spread, the more confused it became, and one by one they became more and more convinced, and they all felt that the river god was doing something wrong.

Chen Le also has a general understanding.

When the two of them didn't finish eating, Lin Yuqiong's grandmother also walked out of the bedroom on the left.

Her grandmother looked to be sixty or seventy years old, and walked out tremblingly with a cane to say hello to Chen Le.

Lin Yuqiong introduced Chen Le as her friend.

Hearing the two of them talking about the disappearance of people in the village, her grandmother shook her head and sighed, "It's the river god, it's the river god who is angry, and the river god is angry about our abandonment of the sacrificial rites." ”

In the early days, the village would worship the river god every year, praying for good weather and a good harvest every year, but I don't know when, this habit was gradually abolished.

Grandma was sure that it was the river god who was punishing the people in the village who were disrespectful to her.

For the older generation, Chen Le has no way to communicate.

After eating, he decided to go outside to sit in the courtyard and rest in the wind.

The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the cold breeze at night is mixed with the smell of mountain cement and soil, which is particularly refreshing and makes people feel like they are in the wilderness.

If you look up at the sky, you will find that the sky here is exceptionally clear, and the beautiful night is like washing ink.

It's just that I didn't sit for a while, and I found that Lin Yuqing came out again.

looked like a probe probing his brain, half of his face was outside the door, half of his face was in the door, and he was looking at Chen Le sideways.

Chen Le smiled at him, "Don't do your homework yet?"

Lin Yuqing hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Brother, you're not married, are you?" ”

"Didn't you say no, how could anyone get married so early. ”

"Then you don't have a fiancée, do you? ”

"Nope. ”

"Then you can marry my sister. ”

This made Chen Le laugh, "What, you just want your sister to marry out so much, I'm afraid your sister won't be able to get married?"

"Well, if my sister can get married, she will, she will ......"

Before the boy could finish speaking, three people came through the door.

The leader was a man in his 50s, followed by two strong men in thin leather coats.

Seeing the three of them coming, the little boy quickly retracted his head and hid back in the house.

However, when Lin Yuqiong saw the three of them coming, she asked her grandmother to sit down on the edge of the bed and got up to greet her.

came all the way to the door, and then closed the door, and then called out in a low voice, "Village Chief, Brother Ding, you are here." ”

Ding Weitian first glanced at Chen Le, and asked with some confusion, "Who is this?"

Lin Yuqiong casually explained, "It's mine...... Friend. ”

Ding Weitian said with a bit of sternness, "At this time, the village is not peaceful, and outsiders should not call over, it is already chaotic enough." ”

Lin Yuqiong nodded, "I know." ”

Ding Weitian then continued to ask, "How did you think about that matter?"

These words made Lin Yuqiong's eyes darken, lowered her gaze slightly, and hesitated for a while before replying in a low voice, "I'll think about it." ”

"There's no time, it's not a few days, what else are you thinking about. ”

"I ......"

Lin Yuqiong shook her head and said, she didn't know what to say.

Ding Weitian continued, "Not to mention that this is for everyone in our village, but also for your grandmother and your younger brother." ”

"Think about it, when you go out, who will take care of your grandmother, and what if your brother is studying?

"You know, your father's greatest wish is for your brother to study hard, get into a good university, and win glory for the family, you know. ”

Lin Yuqiong nodded slightly, "I know." ”

In most rural areas, there is a preference for sons over girls, believing that it is useless for girls to read more books, but if a boy is admitted to university, he will have more face, and the neighbors in the township will praise him for his goodness.

Ding Weitian said earnestly, "Your mother has long since left, and your father has also had a work injury, your grandmother has always been taken care of by me before, and now it is time for you to return to the village and everyone." ”

"And, I promise, leave the rest to me, your grandmother and I will always let people take care of him, your brother, the village will also pay until he finishes college, fulfill your parents' wishes, otherwise, if you think about it, you can do it?"

“......”

Lin Yuqiong shook her head lightly and muttered in a low voice, "It can't be done." ”

"So, what else do you think about, it's just 3 days. ”

Lin Yuqiong's lips trembled, first shook her head, and then nodded, "Give it to me, two days, and after two days, I will give the village chief a satisfactory answer." ”

Ding Weitian was satisfied, and after a serious explanation, he left with someone.

After waiting for the people to leave, Chen Lecai asked with some doubts, "What's the matter?"

Lin Yuqiong smiled at Chen Le with a bit of desolation, "It's okay,...... You're going to help me get my friend back. ”

"Well, I'll do my best. ”

"That's good, thank you. ”

After Lin Yuqiong finished speaking, she turned around and went into the room to serve her grandmother and drink medicine.

Until Lin Yuqiong left, Lin Yuqing poked out his little head again.

The probe looked at Chen Le with a probe.

Chen Le asked tentatively, "Why are they looking for your sister?"

Lin Yuqing lowered his voice and whispered, "On the seventh day of July, the river god got married, and they wanted my sister to be the bride of the river god." ”

"Be the bride of the river god?" this made Chen Le frown, "What is this going to do?"

Lin Yuqing said in a somewhat frightened tone, "That day is a festival to worship the river god, and to choose a bride for the river god, is to carry a sedan chair, tie a big stone to my sister, sink into the river, and marry the river god." ”

"Isn't that dead? What kind of kiss is it, Yin kiss?"

Chen Le said that he understood at this moment, "I understand, no wonder you keep asking me if I am married, so as long as your sister is married, they will not choose your sister?"

The little guy nodded his head busily, as if he were pounding garlic.

I very much expect Chen Le to marry his sister.

Chen Le was really shocked, "How can there be such a custom, your sister...... And promised?"

The little boy lowered his face a little ashamed, "Mom died of illness a long time ago because of taking care of us, Dad also died of injury because of work, the family relied on the little money that Dad saved to live, and my sister originally wanted to go to college to earn more money." ”

"But, the family has no money, I also need money to go to school, and my grandmother is sick again......"

Money is needed in every way......

The village chief gave very generous conditions, as long as Lin Yuqiong agreed to be the bride of the river god, he would arrange the rest of the family affairs for Lin Yuqiong......