The sky was gloomy, but the mood of the Xie family was much better.

The matter of the mine is still hidden, but the news of the sacrifice has been released, of course, it is a sacrifice to reward the emperor and express gratitude to the mountain god.

"Originally, the difficulty was that there were too many collapses and there was no fault for the fracture, but now that Ange can find it, it will be easy to do." Xie Wenchang said, taking a sip from the teacup.

Mrs. Xie's expression was heavy.

In any case, it is really uncomfortable for this to happen at this time.

"Sister-in-law, it's been a day or two since there was a problem in the Qingshan mine." Xie Wenchang said, "Now it's not sudden. ”

Qingshan Mine was in charge of the third master, Xie Wenxiu, and when he heard Xie Wenchang's words, he suddenly jumped to his feet.

"Second brother, what are you talking about, which mine doesn't have problems?" He said, "What's more, the demand for cinnabar in our Xie family has increased greatly during this period, and Qingshan Mine has accelerated mining, which everyone knows." ”

Mrs. Xie slapped the table.

"Alright, now is not the time." She said.

I looked up and saw someone outside the door.

Mrs. Xie frowned.

At this time, who still comes to her to snoop.

"Who's out there?" She shouted.

Xie Yao walked in from outside.

Mrs. Xie's face softened slightly.

"Yaoyao, you don't need your help here, you can go home and play." She said.

Xie Yao was holding a book, looking nervous and a little resolute, and knelt down with a puff.

The people in the room were startled.

"Ma'am, I, I want to help." Xie Yao said. "Let me, let me go to the sacrifice."

Mrs. Xie frowned.

"I don't need to be accompanied by a shrine maiden in this sacrifice." She said. "I know what you want, don't worry. It's okay. ”

Xie Yao pushed the scroll in his hand over.

"But I read the records of the Yushan mining disaster that year." She said, while eagerly unfolding the scroll, "There are also earlier records of mining disasters, it would be better if there were shrine maidens to sacrifice, and even the Dan Lord cut his hair and pierced the blood to sacrifice......"

Mrs. Xie was stunned.

"What do you mean? What are you doing? She asked.

Xie Yao raised his head with a determined expression.

"Big lady, I'm going to sacrifice, I'm willing to accompany the mountain god for the sake of the Xie family." She said.

Accompany the mountain god. The mountain god is invisible and traceless, how can he be accompanied by others, and he must accompany the mountain god, that is to say, people must also become invisible and traceless.

That is death.

Mrs. Xie stood up and looked at Xie Yao in amazement.

Xie Yao kowtowed to her and raised her head again.

"Madame, please let me make a sacrifice." She said, holding up a letter in her hand, "Madam, this is a letter from the eldest lady to you. I'm sorry big lady, I peeked ......"

Megumi's letter?

Mrs. Xie stretched out her hand to take it and opened it, swept it on, and her face suddenly changed.

"This foolish kid!" She choked up and pulled herself up. "Nonsense! What stupid things to say! ”

"Sister-in-law, what did Megumi say?" The people in the room asked hurriedly.

"The eldest lady said that she would come back secretly in advance to participate in the sacrifice. She wants it, she wants ......," Xie Yao said in a choked voice. "She's going to fill the well herself."

The people in the room suddenly roared.

"What nonsense! How is this possible! ”

"This kid is in a hurry, how can he say such a thing! This is where to help quell the mining disaster. Let the Xie family get through the difficulties, this is obviously to make the Xie family ruined. ”

"That is, the Dannu can be the main sacrifice, I haven't heard of the Dannu sacrifice, if there is a mining disaster, then where will our Xie family survive until now."

"How can you say this, Huihui doesn't know who she is."

There was an uproar of doubts, and for everyone, it was crazy for a Dan girl to say this, but Mrs. Xie didn't think that Xie Rouhui's words were ridiculous.

Because Xie Rouhui is not a Dan girl.

She looked down at the letter in her hand.

Although the letter was very vague, she understood what Xie Rouhui meant.

Mother, although you are still hiding it from me, I have already seen it.

Mother, I'm Xie Roujia, I'm the second lady Xie Roujia who was held wrong, it turns out that Huaiye didn't lie, and the nurse's words are not made up, and it is natural for my sister to kill me.

Mother, I'm actually a second lady who wasted your thirteen years of hard work in vain.

Mrs. Xie clenched the letter in her hand tightly and shook her head.

It's not, it's not.

Mother.

Xie Rouhui seemed to be standing in front of her eyes, reaching out to take her arm.

I can't bring you glory anymore, the only glory I have is to keep your blood, although I am not a Dan girl, but I also have half of the blood of the Dan Lord.

Mother, let me go and sacrifice, just like those stories you once said, to appease the gods, to express respect and sincerity to the gods, just like the sacrifice of the body of the ancient witch, just like the king of Tang prayed to the mulberry forest.

Mother, I'm not a Dannu, I'm just a sister of Dannu, so take me as my sister's hands and feet, cut off and sacrifice.

Crying rang out in the room.

"The eldest lady said that this mining disaster must not be lost, and it must be suppressed, otherwise the Xie family will become a joke, how can the Xie family gain a foothold, and the emperor will be angry." Xie Yao leaned over and cried, "Miss, she's really worried, there's no way to do it." ”

I see.

It is true that many major accidents in the past did not take effect at one time.

If this sacrifice is not successful, the matter really cannot be hidden.

The people in the room sighed heavily.

If there could be a person who is more noble than the miner......

But that definitely can't be Dannu and Dan Lord.

Who else is there besides Dannu and Dan Lord?

"Big lady, big lady." Xie Yao got up and knelt down a few steps, pulling Mrs. Xie's dress, "Danmaidens can't be sacrificed, but witches can..."

That's right, there are shrine maidens by Dannu's side, all of them are witches who have shown their faces in front of the mountain gods.

"But you're not a shrine maiden either." Xie Wenxiu frowned and said.

Everyone in the room looked at Xie Yao.

Yes, she didn't participate in the sacrifice.

"I, though I did not participate in the sacrifice. Didn't become a shrine maiden, but. But my heart is willing to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to the god of the mountain. Xie Yao said hurriedly.

Mrs. Xie sighed and put away her messy thoughts.

"Good boy, I know what you want." She said. "It's just that this matter is not child's play, don't say it again, you go back quickly, so as not to worry your parents."

Xie Yao shook her head and tugged at the corner of her clothes.

"Madam, my father and mother also agreed, this is for the Xie family to solve problems, this is a major matter related to the fate of the Xie family, if I can exchange for the stability of the Xie family alone, madam. Xie Yao's life is worth it, Xie Yao's life is not in vain. She said excitedly.

Listening to the childlike crying, the people in the room originally shook their heads, but gradually their expressions became solemn.

Xie Wenchang and Xie Wenxiu glanced at each other. Both men saw a glint in each other's eyes.

Xie Yao was finally dragged home, and her story quickly spread throughout the Xie family's mansion.

"Yaoyao, are you crazy?"

Xie Dezhong, the second master of Xifu, paced back and forth in front of his daughter, stopped and asked in disbelief.

Her mother wiped away tears.

"What are you stimulated by? What's wrong with you? She cried too.

Xie Yao's expression was solemn and clear.

"Father and mother, I just want to make myself important." She said.

"Aren't you important now?" Xie Yao's mother said, "You are the eldest lady's best playmate. You are now relied on by the eldest lady again, and when the eldest lady becomes the lord of Dan, which sister in this family can surpass you? ”

"But it won't last long." Xie Yao said, "I got married and became a member of someone else's family. Even if you are good with the eldest lady, how good can it be? ”

"How good can you be when you're dead?" Xie Yao's mother shouted.

"It's so much better!" Xie Yao immediately said, "How did I die." I died for the Xie family and resolved this crisis. Maybe I can become the first Xie family girl who can enter the ancestral hall like Lord Dan. ”

Xie Yao's mother looked at her with a stunned expression, but Xie Dezhong's expression was condensed. Thoughtfully.

"For now, I have saved the crisis of the Xie family, my father and mother will be respected by the He, my brothers will have more say in the family, and my sisters will not dare to look down on anyone." Xie Yao continued, her eyes shining, "And this qiē will be an indelible glory, the better the Xie family lives, the more I will be admired and grateful, father, this is the real longevity." ”

In exchange for the death of a daughter, the family will be honored for a long time, this is really ......

Xie Dezhong's expression flickered.

"My son." Xie Yao's mother hid her face and cried, "But you are my son, you are only fourteen years old." ”

"Mother, if people are useless, what if they live to be a hundred years old?" Xie Yao interrupted her mother and said, "People are inherently dead, and I would rather finally Taishan than be lighter than Hongmao." ”

"Yaoyao, the point is, you're not a witch." Xie Dezhong said.

As soon as these words came out, there was a pause in the room, and then Xie Yao's mother stood up.

"You, what do you mean? Do you really agree? She shouted.

"What do you mean I agree, I agree, and the eldest lady may not necessarily agree." Xie Dezhong said.

Xie Yao's mother cried.

"So what are you going to do? Do you want to beg the eldest lady to let your daughter die? She shouted.

Xie Yao took a step back, a hint of mockery flashing in his shining eyes.

As the saying goes, to make a show is to do what you think is true.

The drama is to make everyone believe it and be fascinated by it.

But when I saw that my father was also fascinated, I was still a little sad.

But there is nothing to be sad about, in the face of interests, there is nothing to say.

Anyway, she won't really die, and when the time comes, she won't be able to do it, and her father will feel guilty about her.

In fact, she lied, what doesn't die doesn't necessarily last long, and what dies doesn't necessarily last long, it's her who really lasts like this, the play is enough, and her life is saved, as long as she mentions this incident in the future, she Xie Yao is also the first person to take the initiative to ask for sacrifice, and she is worshiped and feared by everyone.

It's great, how can things be so good this time? God finally remembered to compensate her.

Xie Yao stretched out his hand to cover his face and let out a whimper.

"Father, mother, don't quarrel." She said.

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Such quarrels soon played out in many places in the Xie family's mansion, especially after Xie Yao's father went to see Mrs. Xie.

Mrs. Xie's mansion soon became lively.

"They also have the face to go?" Xie Wenchang threw the teacup on the table and said angrily, "Is their daughter a witch?" ”

"yes, yes. But now they are adamant that as long as it is the bloodline of the Xie family, it is better than those miners. The steward whispered. Moreover, some people still talk about eight lifetimes and say that they and the eldest lady are the same root. ”

Xie Wenchang snorted.

"Shameless!" He said. Kicking on his shoes and walking a few steps around the house, "I want to take advantage of the crazy and don't want to think about their turn?" ”

"The second master, the third master is not shameless when he says this." The steward said, "Fourth Miss, she is indeed the serious bloodline of Dafang. ”

"So, the eldest lady is interested in three rooms?" Xie Wenchang asked, "None of his daughters are witches. It's not a shrine maiden. ”

He paced back and forth as he spoke.

"What about the bloodline of the long house, the mountain god only recognizes the bloodline of the eldest daughter of the long house, the fourth miss, the fourth miss, the mountain god recognizes who the fourth miss is, we Rouqing have played the drum in front of the mountain god, and when the mountain god appears, except for the eldest lady, she is on the stage." He said indignantly.

"Second master." The steward took a few steps closer. "The lord of the witch family has given you a message, saying that you want everyone to discuss a charter, and if you continue to mess around like this, you will mess up the rules."

The rules of the negotiation are naturally that the candidates for the sacrifice can only be selected from among the shrine maidens.

Xie Wenchang snorted.

"Discuss and discuss. When the time comes, some people in the province will not be convinced. He said, flicking his sleeves and walking out.

The steward hurriedly picked up the belt on the side and chased him out.

"Second master, second master. Drawstrings. ”

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A group of people poured into Xie Rouqing's house.

"Qing'er Qing'er." Shaw shouted, "Look at these clothes and materials, which ones do you like?" ”

Xie Rouqing put down the drum in his hand. Frowning, a little impatient, looking at the silk in front of him.

"Mother, this family matter has not yet been decided." She said.

"I don't know what I mean. That is to say, in a few days, it will come to the decided. Shaw said that in the past few days, she has been busy preparing for her daughter's family affairs, and she doesn't care about anything at home.

Saying this, he picked up a piece of red peony cloth and gestured at Xie Rouqing.

"Mother, have you heard that Xie Yao is going to sacrifice?" Xie Rouqing said.

"I heard that, no matter what happens to us, her sacrifice is good for the Xie family, and your marriage is also for the good of the Xie family, we are no worse than her." Shaw laughed.

"Mother." Xie Rouqing stretched out his hand and pressed her, "What's so comparable to this kind of thing?" It's a matter of human life. ”

"It's not our life anyway." Shaw said, brushing her hand away, "Come on, look at this, I think this is really suitable." ”

While the room was talking, there was a commotion outside the door, accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps.

"Second lady, third lady, great joy!"

"Second lady, third lady, great joy!"

Several servant women rushed in shouting.

Exultation?

"The Fan family has come to the next Geng post?" Shaw asked excitedly.

"No, no, no." The lady in charge smiled and clapped her hands, "We have chosen our third lady to go to Qingshan to worship!" ”

Shaw's face froze.

"What?" She asked.

"Oh, Second Lady, in the witch to be chosen, the Elders will choose our third lady, and our third lady will go to Qingshan with the old lady and the eldest lady to worship." The housekeeper smiled.

"What did you say?" Shaw grabbed the hand of the lady in charge, "In the end, the choice is to let us Qing'er die?" ”

The lady in charge hurriedly waved at her.

"Madam, how can this be said to be death? This is to accompany the mountain god. She said.

Shaw rolled his eyes.

"My son." She shouted, and fell straight down.

The room was in chaos.

Xie Rouqing was wearing the big red peony cloth that was placed on her body by the Shaw Brothers with a blank expression, and the sound of good news outside the door came from her ears, and the sound of firecrackers sounded in the distance.

Joyful, really, great joy.

A smile appeared on Xie Rouqing's lips.

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Sorry for today's shift, good night. (To be continued......)