The next day, Lin Zhe called home.

However, he was afraid that his mother would worry, so he didn't say much, just said that there was something going on in the village and he stayed to help.

After a few words of advice, Linglong hung up the phone.

Xiao Wu and Ah Hao were a little worried.

After all, last night's incident, now that I think about it, I still have lingering palpitations.

"Brother Azhe, you say, will there be something?" Ah Hao looked worried.

Lin Zhe smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing, we'll just help deliver the goods......"

Xiao Wu was relatively bolder, and when he heard Lin Zhe say this, he was also a little relieved, and said: "It's rare not to start work, and it's a good thing to rest in the village for one more day...... I have heard that in some villages in the southern region, the concept of sacrifice is very strong, and there are ancestor worship activities every year, and they are different. ”

Lin Zhe nodded and said, "Yes, this is true, there are some street parades and the like, it's not a big deal......

didn't want Xiao Wu and Ah Hao to worry too much, so Lin Zhe didn't say anything to add fuel and vinegar.

The three of them chatted casually, but it was not a big deal.

After staying in Shimen Village all day, the three of them also walked around the village.

Obviously, there should be few strangers in the village, so when the villagers saw Lin Zhe and the others, they all looked puzzled.

However, the villagers in this village are simple, and there is no malice.

After a day of wandering, Brother Zhang and a few people came over to entertain Lin Zhe and the three of them, and took the three of them to eat and drink at sea.

There is not much in this mountain, but there is no shortage of game, and the food is authentic game, and the taste is very good.

As soon as night falls, the sound of gongs and drums rings in the village.

After a short time, the villagers gathered at the door of the village chief's house.

Lin Zhe and a few others also followed in the crowd to see the excitement.

"Folks...... Tonight is the annual festival event...... Everyone follow me to the back mountain...... Perform a sacrificial ......"

"Every family, the elderly and children stay in the village, don't go out...... Do you understand? ”

The village chief stood on the steps and shouted loudly.

"Got it!"

Everyone shouted in unison, and for a while, it was very lively.

In the whole village, excluding the elderly and children, there are about 100 young and middle-aged people, and the team is very spectacular.

Lin Zhe and the three of them got into the truck and followed behind the villagers.

At this moment, the sky is dark, and in the mountains and forests, the mountain wind is gusting, and it is a little cool.

The villagers who had torches and held torches, and those who had flashlights held flashlights, and under the leadership of the village chief, went straight to the mountain behind the village.

This kind of sacrificial activity, to be honest, Lin Zhe had never encountered it before, and for a while, he also felt a little novel.

The mountains were dark and damp, and at night there was a mist of mist.

The fog was shrouded, and a group of people were walking in the mountains, and from a distance, the mountain road was covered by mist, and it was impossible to see the situation ahead.

If it weren't for someone from the village, I am afraid that it would be difficult to find this place of sacrifice.

After about a quarter of an hour, a group of people came to the top of a wasteland.

On the wasteland, there are many graves, which look dilapidated.

What is surprising is that these tombs seem to have been some years old, and some of the tombstones have been dilapidated, but they have not been repaired.

"Come to the cemetery to worship?" A look of astonishment appeared on Ah Hao's face, and for a moment, his heart trembled.

Xiao Wu was fine, but his face also showed a puzzled look, and said, "The graves on this cemetery should be the graves of the ancestors in Shimen Village, right?" ”

Lin Zhe said: "It is possible. ”

Xiao Wu shook his head and said, "It's really strange, since the villagers of Shimen Village have the habit of sacrificing every year, why does the grave here look crooked, and the tombstones on the grave have fallen, but they have not been repaired?" Could it be ...... This ancestral grave, will future generations not take care of it? ”

As soon as he said this, Lin Zhe also noticed it, and for a moment, he frowned.

"Three brothers, I'm sorry for you, let's unload the goods here!"

Brother Zhang walked to the side of the car and spoke.

"Oooh...... Good...... Get out of the car and unload ......" Lin Zhe came back to his senses and said.

Xiao Wu and Ah Hao, when they got out of the car, they only felt that the air around them was cold, and they couldn't help but shiver.

It stands to reason that even if it is in the wilderness, there are so many villagers gathered now, how much is this...... It doesn't make people feel cold and cold, right?

"Niu Er, Tie Dan, come here...... Help unload the cargo together......" Brother Zhang shouted.

Although there are many goods on the truck, the speed is very fast when so many people help unload the goods.

Lin Zhe stood there, not busy, but looking at the villagers in the village.

I saw the villagers inserting the trunks of the trees they had prepared one by one on the edge of the wasteland, around the entire wasteland, forming a big circle, and then taking out the five-colored ribbons and tying them to the trunks.

Some villagers held a large ceramic jar and kept reaching out to grab handfuls of dust from the jar and sprinkle it all over the wasteland.

Even the ruined graves were sprinkled with dust.

Lin Zhe walked to the side of the village chief and shouted, "Village chief." ”

"Little Brother Lin...... Tonight, I'm sorry for you! The village chief smiled and said.

"Out of the way." Lin Zhe said, and then asked, "Village Chief, what are they doing here?" ”

"Oh......," said the village chief, "these are the incense ashes that every household has accumulated over the course of a year...... It is put in a jar and sprinkled here during the sacrifice, so that the dead spirits will know that the villagers have been offering incense to them......

Lin Zhe frowned and said, "But...... Why do the graves here look a little dilapidated? Don't the villagers come to build their ancestral graves on weekdays? ”

"This ......" The village chief's face changed slightly, as if he was stunned for a moment, and said: "Don't hide it from Little Brother Lin, in the tradition of our village, there is a custom, that is, once the dead are buried, the descendants will no longer come to sweep the tomb...... It is only during the sacrifice that they come over...... Therefore, the grave in this back mountain is in disrepair for a long time, and naturally looks dilapidated, and on this wasteland, many people who have died are afraid that they have long since lost their tombstones......"

When Lin Zhe heard this, he was stunned.

This......

What is this custom?

Lin Zhe had never heard of it yet.

"Why is that?" Lin Zhe continued to ask, wanting to know the reason for this custom.

Unexpectedly, a strange smile appeared on the village chief's face, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, don't say it...... The things in the village, you, an outsider, don't know, it's understandable! ”

After that, as if he was afraid that Lin Zhe would continue to ask questions, the village chief hurriedly stepped forward and instructed the villagers to do things.