The children of the White Lady's family next door were also carried to the River Temple last year, which is why the White Lady has this sympathetic persuasion.

It's just that although she is also grief-stricken, she is different from the original owner's only son, and she still has two adult sons to take care of.

"Child, if you want to eat, just say it, and the people in the village will help you buy it, and in the past few days, you can comfort your mother..."

The sad voice of the white lady outside could be vaguely heard, and then a young and trembling boy replied: "I know." ”

It didn't take long for Su Li to hear footsteps coming towards the door, and with a "creak", a pair of dry and thin little hands pushed open the wooden door.

The little child who was still wearing pigtails smiled and handed it to Su Li with a bowl of clear water noodles as if offering treasures.

He stared at it, swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily, and the movement in his hand moved two points in the direction of Su Li, "Mother, you eat." ”

"This is sent from the village, I cooked it, you can eat it. ”

The noodles are dry, there is nothing, not even a little oil foam, and after a long time of coming out of the pot, they form a ball, which makes people have no appetite when they look at it.

Just looking at this bowl of noodles that was not delicious, the original owner's body quickly secreted saliva on its own, and a gurgling sound sounded in his stomach.

Just like the bowl of rice before the severed head, every boy and girl who was given to the river god, the village would try its best to meet their requirements.

It's just that the situation in the village is like this, that is, it requires big fish and meat, and the village can't supply it, at most a few handfuls of white noodles and a bag of grain, at least so that the children can satisfy their hunger at the end.

Seeing that Su Li was silent, the little boy lowered his head, his eyes were dead, and he tried to keep the tears from falling.

After all, he is only a few years old, and in the face of such a situation, how can he not be afraid or afraid.

His crystal eyes were full of trepidation.

Su Li touched the little boy's head and said softly: "You eat it, my mother doesn't like it." ”

"How can my mother not like it, the noodles are the best, the night before the elder brother of the Bai family went to the River Temple last year, he gave me some to taste, I have never eaten such a delicious thing. ”

In Zhengjia Village, because of the large number of sacrifices to the river god every year, the life of the villagers is not as good as day by day.

"Don't worry, my mother won't let you be a sacrifice. ”

The boy's eyes widened in horror, and his hand shook so much that he almost threw the bowl to the ground.

He hurriedly tugged at Su Li's sleeve and said tremblingly: "Mother, don't do foolish things, we can't afford to provoke the river god." ”

It was not that no one in the village thought of resisting, but those people all died miserably overnight, and the villagers were afraid.

The eight-year-old boy is already sensible and pitiful, "Mother, even if your son is no longer by your side, you have to live well." ”

Xiao Tong's biggest worry is that if he goes to the River Temple, his mother will not be able to survive with him.

Su Li showed a faint smile, "Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid." ”

The day of worship to the river god was three days later, and from half a month ago, the people of the village were busy.

The pigs, cows, and sheep for the sacrifice were prepared and tied with ropes to a large pillar in the center of the village.

The livestock had taken almost everything the villagers had, and even the grain that had come from the harvest was exchanged.

Sitting in the house, you can still hear the earth-shattering suona gongs and drums, and the lights outside are more lively than the New Year.

Walking out the door, the scene outside is very eerie.

The villagers beat gongs and drums in their hands, but their faces were sad, sad and desperate.

Almost every household in the village had a child who had been given to the river god, and on the same day, they couldn't help but think of their own children.

Although the noise is endless, there is not a single human voice to be heard.

Every villager who passed by Suli was sympathetic and compassionate, bowed his head slightly and left in a hurry.

In the center of the village, the stage for the sacrifice was almost set up, and the old village chief silently instructed the villagers to place the dishes and bowls of melons, fruits and peanuts one by one.

If you want Su Li to comment, the inspiration king who likes to eat children is still a monster with a sense of ritual.

In addition to fruits and peanuts, the stage was also surrounded by wreaths made of flowers.

Before Su Li walked in, he saw two crazy women who came out of nowhere singing around the village chief: "The mountain is full of sorrow, and they want to take my body." Aquatic ghosts, thirsty for my soul. Feed my heart and feed my gods. Chengxi, Chengxi, too vain. ”

As soon as the accident happened, the two crazy women jumped around the village chief in several circles, and suddenly stretched out their dark and sharp fingernails to dig out the village chief's face.

The village chief's dodge was relatively fast, avoiding eye injuries, leaving only a few bloody scratches on his face.

The surrounding villagers reacted quickly and quickly tied up the two crazy women so that they would not hurt anyone again.

"Black-hearted, you're sorry..... the two of them smirked, revealing their black and yellow teeth, and their crazy eyes stared at the village chief.

Subconsciously, he grabbed the hands of the two crazy women and squeezed the hands of the two people behind their backs a little tighter, making the two frown and twist their bodies uncomfortably.

The village chief shouted in distress: "Be careful, don't hurt them." ”

He cautiously approached the slightly lower, black-and-yellow stained fingers and convicted the hair in front of the old woman.

"It's because I can't stand them, and it's natural for them to complain about me. ”

As soon as the village chief's fingers reached in front of the old woman, he was caught off guard and was bitten by the old woman fiercely, and the ruthlessness was like tearing the prey.

The village chief frowned in pain, and the other hand was clenched into a fist, clutching his trouser leg tightly, as if this would relieve a trace of physical pain.

"Let go and let go. The man who grabbed the old woman immediately reacted and vigorously opened the old woman's mouth, and at this moment she was already full of blood.

If it was any later, the village chief's fingers would have been bitten off by her.

The old woman was still staring at the village chief, grinning with a big red mouth.

She suddenly flashed her head in front of the man behind her, "Has your child been eaten?"

In an instant, he quickly twisted in the other direction, "What about yours, was it also eaten by the river god?"

"Now it's your child's turn to be eaten. Another young voice quietly sounded behind Su Li, "Okay, that's good." ”

Su Li turned his head and found that the young crazy woman didn't know when she broke free from the villagers and slipped behind her.