"Sit down...... I'll go burn wood first. The girl named Wu Tao moved a small bench and said with a smile.

"Well, you're busy with yours. Jiang Yuanjin smiled and nodded.

Looking around, the scene in front of me interprets the idiom of the four walls of the house.

Except for the curtain separating the two dilapidated beds, Jiang Yuanjin couldn't even see any decent furniture.

But even so, this sister and brother are still willing to entertain themselves as an uninvited guest, which makes Jiang Yuanjin feel a little emotional.

At this time, Wu Tao was living, Jiang Yuanjin walked to the edge of the earthen stove and handed over a dry firewood and said with a smile: "I'll help you make a fire." ”

"Would you do this?" Wu Tao asked with a smile, those small eyes curved to form two lovely inverted crescents.

She looked at this clean and refreshing boy who didn't look like a child from a poor family!

Jiang Yuanjin rolled up his sleeves and said, "I won't make trouble for you." ”

"That's it, then I'll wash the wild vegetables. "Wu Tao is straightforward and not polite.

Jiang Yuanjin picked up the fire stick and gently lifted the red dry firewood, and the fire was bright.

Wu Tao saw that Jiang Yuanjin was familiar with the road, and he also gave him this work with confidence.

"What about your family?" Jiang Yuanjin asked softly.

As soon as Jiang Yuanjin asked, Wu Tao was a little silent.

After a moment, she smiled again, "Aren't we adults yet?"

Jiang Yuanjin knew it in his heart, and he didn't continue to ask about it.

"I don't think the people in the village seem to welcome me...... Is it because of any taboo?" Jiang Yuanjin said casually.

Wu Tao sighed and said, "It's not that you are not welcome, but all outsiders are not welcome...... It's going to anger the mountain gods!"

"Mountain God?" Jiang Yuanjin was a little puzzled, why would the mountain god reject outsiders......

Speaking of this, Wu Tao was obviously a little taboo, she leaned in and whispered: "In our place, there has been a custom of worshiping mountain gods since very early days.

In order to bless our health and livestock, we hold an annual festival to worship the mountain gods.

In the past, they used to worship with raw pork, grain, melons and fruits...... But ten years ago, the mountain god was angry!

In the summer he summoned strong winds, thunder and lightning, and heavy rains and floods.

In winter, he summoned the wind and snow to cover the mountains with heavy snow!

We invited Mrs. Xu, the most famous witch in the neighborhood, to communicate with the mountain god and got the will.

Every year, one maiden, ten pigs, and 100 poultry must be used to ensure peace and ......."

Jiang Yuanjin's eyes flashed, and he sacrificed with a girl...... Where would the mountain god do such a thing, this is clearly an evil god, otherwise someone is pretending to be a god......

"What about the girl who was offered...... Where did they end up!" Jiang Yuanjin asked in a deep voice.

Wu Tao showed a sad look on his face, and said in a mournful voice: "Who doesn't want to live well, those girls are all tied with ropes and carried directly to the mountain temple......

Whoever can't get by, they will directly sell the girl directly to the village, and the village will give the family five years' rations.

Only witches are allowed to enter the temple on weekdays, and the girls haven't seen them since they went in anyway......"

"Is that so......" Jiang Yuanjin muttered.

At this time, Wu Rong also came back with a bag of rice.

Hearing his sister talk about the mountain god, Wu Rong snorted and said: "There are many beasts and poisonous snakes on the side of the mountain temple, God knows if it is really the mountain god who took it or was eaten by the beast!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Wu Tao glared at his younger brother and said in a deep voice, "Be careful of being heard!"

Jiang Yuanjin sighed secretly in his heart...... I don't know if this is a mountain god who is a human or a ghost, and I don't know how many lives of girls have been harmed!

He secretly decided in his heart that he would go to the mountain temple at night to see who the monster was!

"Speaking of which, it's not been a few days since the mountain god worshipped, but I didn't know that poor sister was ......victimized," Wu Rong said with a sigh.

"Don't talk about this," Wu Tao also sighed, "You go and wash the rice in the pot, second uncle...... The borrowed rice should also be written down. ”

"Gotcha!" Wu Rong replied with a smile.

The meal is somewhat simple, just a bowl of fried bracken and a bowl of fried wild mushrooms, which does not have much oily smell, but it is better than the original taste.

Jiang Yuanjin hasn't eaten hot food these days, and at this time, the hot food entered his stomach, and his body suddenly warmed up.

"You're going to eat it, it's the best we can get. Wu Tao said with a smile, without any embarrassment.

"Hmm...... Thank you, sister and brother!" Jiang Yuanjin nodded in response.

The three of them were eating, but there was a noisy sound outside the door.

"Does the girl live here?"

"Alas...... That's it, it's a pain for this kid!"

"It is her blessing to be able to serve the mountain god, and others can't ask for it......"

……

Jiang Yuanjin's hearing was much better than that of the sister and brother, and he heard the sound outside the door clearly, put down his chopsticks, and frowned.

There was a knock on the door, Wu Rong muttered, and limped over to open the door.

"Hey, the five masters, the village chief...... Is there something wrong with you?" opened the door, and Wu Rong asked suspiciously.

"Is your sister at home?" said an old woman with goosebumps in a hoarse voice.

Wu Rong recognized the old woman as a witch in the village who communicated with the mountain god, and he looked at her vigilantly and asked, "What are you looking for my sister?"

At this time, Wu Tao also walked out, looking at the surrounding people, his heart throbbed a little, these people ......

"Peaches, no one is willing to go up to the mountain god this year, so the village decided to draw lots to decide...... It's your turn!" said the old village chief in a deep voice.

Everyone's faces changed dramatically...... Wu Rong even stood in front of Wu Tao, and said with a gloomy face: "Why is my sister!

The witch Mrs. Xu snorted coldly, and even said with a little playfulness: "This is a common decision in the village, and you can't agree with it!"

"Peach, you don't have to worry about your brother, the village has decided that as long as you go to serve the mountain god, the village will give your family ten years of rations......" an old man in his seventies and eighties persuaded bitterly.

Many onlookers watched from the sidelines...... Although he is quite sympathetic to this sister and brother, someone must make sacrifices for the sake of the village.

It's not your daughter, it's his daughter, since it's not your own family that suffers, they all watch silently......

Some are numb, some are cruel, but ...... It's good to get used to it.

Only Wu Rong's cold-hearted second uncle came out and said, "Village chief...... This is not very good, these two children have been dependent on each other for so many years, and they have lost their parents early, even if they draw lots...... It should also be drawn publicly!"

"This is a common decision in the village!" the village chief said in a deep voice, without the slightest room for negotiation!

"Then how about letting your daughter replace Wu Tao? If you agree, I'm fine!" Mrs. Xu snorted even more coldly.

Originally, everyone knew this matter, but the two sisters and brothers in this village were the most weak, who were they looking for?

It's not easy for everyone to drag their families with their mouths, and I don't know how to cherish the opportunity left for you, I really don't want to live!