When he was approaching, the village market was already popular, and he was clamoring to go and see it, so Wu Zhaorong took him to the depths. Shen Rihui and the groom stayed nearby to guard the carriage. Shen Yueran didn't want to go far, so she was with Lu Su and only walked around the village.

This does not look like a beautiful village, as far as the eye can see, gray and yellow, sparse houses, sparse people, and a foot on the slightly clumped earth, if you listen closely, you can hear the creaking sound.

Saline-alkali land.

Shen Yueran thought as she walked.

Saline-alkali land is common in the north, due to climate, topography, soil texture and other factors may lead to alkaline land, and areas with high alkalinity may even not grow a single grass. For an agrarian society where men and women weave, saline land usually means extremely low crop yields and poor species, so it's no wonder that the village is less popular.

After walking for a while, there is really no scenery to see. She felt a little relieved, and took Lu Su to a wine shop at the entrance of the village to sit down.

"Feng (Red) Feng (Feng) Restaurant." Lu Su was full of interest, saw the red characters on a white background flying in the air, and read it aloud.

"Haha." When the shopkeeper saw that there were guests, he went out to entertain them, and when he heard Lu Su's words, he couldn't help laughing.

"That's Red Maple! Red red, maple of maple! "The shopkeeper is a young man in his early twenties, and he looks like a cheerful person. He thought that Lu Su had mistaken the word, so he corrected it loudly.

Lu Su's face turned red, and he lowered his head, not daring to speak again.

Shen Yueran smiled lightly and asked for two servings of wolfberry tea.

"Miss has a good eye, wolfberry tea and wolfberry wine are the two major signboards of our store, Miss is one of them, wait a minute." The young man said nice words and turned away.

Shen Yueran remained silent.

Is there anything delicious to expect to eat? Even if there were, it is estimated that the raw materials were shipped from other places. Instead, you can order local specialties, which are fresh and distinctive.

After a while, the young man brought tea.

Shen Yueran took a sip and said with a smile, "The color is bright, the particles are full, if you add sweet spices such as honey or candied fruit, you can remove the astringency in the water, and the taste is better." ”

The young man sighed twice and said dejectedly, "What's the use of making tea no matter how good it is, there are few people in the village and poor, except for passers-by who are willing to sit down and eat a cup of tea and wine, who else usually comes to patronize?" Now there is only one bartender left in the wine shop, and he can't do it anymore. ”

Shen Yueran heard the young man's voice and looked him up and down, "So, you are the shopkeeper of this wine shop?" ”

The young man was embarrassed by Shen Yueran's gaze, and laughed twice, "What, it's not like it?" What shopkeeper is not in charge, now I am all alone inside and out, and the second shopkeeper is all below. ”

Shen Yueran also laughed twice, and randomly found herself a step down.

"I thought 'Red Maple' might be the name of the proprietress . She pointed to the large letters on the sign.

"Haha." The young man laughed again, "Sure enough, it's a passerby, this is Hongfeng Village, and of course the wine shop at the entrance of the village is called Hongfeng Wine Shop." ”

Red Maple Village? Shen Yueran was really surprised at this time.

Endless loess, bare ridges, barren and declining villages, how can there be such a poetic name?

"Why is this called Red Maple Village?" She asked.

The young man said, "Behind the wine shop, there is a red maple forest just south of the village entrance, hence the name of the village. This palm-sized red maple forest has dense foliage and bright colors, and it is a scenery that is unique in a radius of a hundred miles. ”

When Lu Su heard the red maple forest, his lowered little head was raised, revealing a look of anticipation.

Shen Yueran was also interested, inquired about the distance, and walked with Lu Su.

"It's already the time, it's the time for the Red Maple God to open the altar, and the young lady has a blessing in her eyes." The young man added.

The two of them went all the way south, and sure enough, not far away, a red maple forest appeared in front of them.

Lu Su exclaimed, and Shen Yueran couldn't help but secretly admire.

The red maple forest is really as the young man said, the area is not large, the branches and leaves are dense, the colors are bright, especially standing in a barren area, it is as red as blood, red as fire.

At this time, many people gathered in the forest, surrounding a middle-aged man who was covered with **** and only covered with maple leaves.

I saw the man holding a wooden sword carved in the shape of a maple leaf, and his face and body were covered with red lacquer in the shape of a maple leaf. He wielded a wooden sword and muttered words in his mouth.

"The edict of the Feng God, the earth god Xingsun borrows the law and punishes the evil! The edict of the god of maple, the god of fire wishes to borrow the law and punish the evil! Edict of the Maple God, the Wind God borrows the law, stealth! The edict of the maple god, the water god borrows the law, and it is frozen! The edict of the Maple God, the God of Thunder borrowed the law, and punished the evil! The rune commanded you, and Chang Chuan obeyed. Those who dare to violate it will not be tolerated by the thunder axe. Haste as a law! ”

I heard a loud noise, and suddenly three men and one woman jumped out of the red maple forest, all four of them dressed as beggars, each holding a corner of red brocade forging.

The red brocade forging was embroidered with gold thread in the shape of a maple leaf, and the four people supported the brocade forging, covered the man under it, and then quickly rotated around the man.

Dazzling, red maple leaves flutter all over the sky.

The man shouted, and the boy stopped spinning and fell to the ground with a roll of his eyes.

The man lifted the brocade forging on his head and pointed it to the ground with a wooden sword, and everyone looked at it and exclaimed in surprise.

On the originally bare yellow clay surface, there is actually a word "fierce"!

The word "fierce" is composed of falling maple leaves, which is so weird that it is terrifying.

"Ahh

Shen Yueran showed a disdainful expression.

The man then said loudly, "The maple god has appeared and bestowed on the gods, and you have sinned so much that you should repent quickly!" ”

The crowd was frightened, and a middle-aged woman dressed as a peasant woman in the crowd threw herself on her knees at the man's feet.

"Kaede God, forgive the sins of the people's women, please give a good harvest, please take back the omen, no matter how much incense you pay, the people's women are willing!" The peasant woman was extremely religious.

The man nodded with a smile, and was about to lift the peasant woman with both hands, but heard a chuckle from the crowd.

This laughter seems unbearable, and it seems to be deliberately ridiculed.

The man frowned, followed the prestige, and shouted, "Presumptuous! The Tao is heavy, how can mortals be allowed to laugh! Who is it, stand up! ”

"yes, who is it, what if you annoy Kaede?"

"Annoyed Kaede, he asked!"

"Stand up!"

……

For a while, the crowd was indignant.

Shen Yueran knew that she couldn't hide, and she didn't plan to hide at all.

She calmly raised her chin, met everyone's eyes, and looked at the man, "It's me who smiled, what's wrong?" ”

"What's wrong?!"

In the face of Shen Yueran's blatant provocation, the man was furious.

His eyes showed a fierce light, and he pointed at Shen Yueran with a wooden sword, "What's wrong?" Annoyed the Feng God, the sky thundered, the particles were not harvested, and the lives were devastated, these consequences will all be borne by you! ”