Lin Ran chatted with the old woman for a few words, "Grandma, you have been in Yinsi Town for so many years, and you know everything in the town?" ”

"That's it!" The old woman laughed with a wrinkled face, "It's not that the mother-in-law is bragging, the mother-in-law in this town is clear, and even the mother-in-law knows who has raised a few little piglets!" ”

Lin Ran nodded, pointed to the old street and asked, "Grandma, do you know about the Luo family?" ”

The old woman looked at her a few times, "What does the little girl want to hear?" ”

"Anything!" Lin Ran smiled and said: "I have loved to listen to stories since I was a child, the first time I came to Silver Silk Town, I was curious about everything, and I listened to whatever Grandma said." ”

In the afternoon, the town is lazy and easy-going, there are not many people on the street, and the sweet smell of red bean cakes on the old woman's stall is emanated.

The old woman smiled, and the old voice sounded slowly.

"Our town is small, and remote, and there is not much contact with the outside world, a long time ago has been relying on farming for a living, the Luo family is a big family in the town, at first they made a fortune by doing business, and later became the landlord in the town, and most of the fields in the town are theirs."

What the old woman said didn't seem to have any reference value, and Lin Ran was not in a hurry, so she should chat with the old man and listen carefully on the side.

"Our town is in the south, there used to be floods, when it was serious, the year's hard harvest was gone, there was no rice at home, and the old and young could only starve and wait to die, but the Luo family had a good heart, they were kind and giving, once the harvest in the field was not good, they would be free of rent, and they were still making porridge in the town, and this tradition continued from generation to generation, and everyone in the town knew that the Luo family was a good person."

Even if the old woman has not experienced those things, she has probably been exposed to it since she was a child, and she has listened to the elders, so when it comes to the Luo family, she has a little more respect and admiration in her words.

"Later, in my father's generation, the Luo family built a mountain temple on Fang Mountain, worshiped the mountain god every year, and offered sacrifices, after that, the wind and rain in the town were smooth, and there were few floods, and everyone's life became rich, and everyone said that the Luo family was good."

Hearing this, Lin Ran felt as if she had grasped the point, "Mountain God? Does the town of Silver Silk also believe in the god of the mountain? ”

As far as she knows, most of the local people in the south believe in the land, but to the west, where there are mountains, there are more people who believe in mountain gods, of course, there are exceptions to everything, Lin Ran inevitably asked a few words in depth.

The old woman shook her head, "Of course I don't believe it now, when the four olds were broken, the tablets at home were burned, the mountain temple on the mountain was also smashed, nothing was left, and the current young generation, how can they still believe in any mountain gods." ”

"And what about before, the mountain god is a tradition in Silversilk Town?"

The old woman thought for a while and shook her head again, "Listen to my father, there was no mountain god in the town at the earliest, after the Luo family built the mountain temple, seeing that worshiping the mountain god can indeed keep the wind and rain smooth, everyone began to believe it, and even at that time there was a mountain god sacrifice, and on that day, the Luo family would prepare three animal sacrifices and take the villagers to the mountain temple to worship, I also went there when I was a child." ”

Lin Ran pondered for a moment, "Grandma still remember, what kind of mountain god is enshrined in the mountain temple?" ”

The old woman smiled and shook her head, "There is no statue of a mountain god." ”

"No?"

"Yes, no." The old woman said: "There is only one offering table in the mountain temple, there is no idol of the god to worship, I have asked my father before, what the mountain god looks like, my father said, the mountain god is a god, how can people see, we just need to know, the mountain god is bless us." ”

The old woman couldn't help laughing, "Actually, I also know that it was my father who coaxed the child, but at that time, I was young, and I believed everything my father said." ”

Lin Ran also laughed.

In fact, in many places, the mountain gods and river gods worshipped are not real gods, but some mountain spirits and ghosts, because they are greedy for incense offerings, they enter the gods and accept human offerings, and on the contrary, they will also meet the wishes of human beings, so they can be regarded as demon gods.

Lin Ran originally thought that the mountain god of Yinsi Town that the old woman said should be this kind of demon god, but she said that there was no statue in the mountain temple.

If the mountain spirits and ghosts want to smoke incense and worship, they must first have a parasite, and this parasite is usually a god statue, but the mountain gods in Silver Silk Town do not have a parasite, how to explain this?

Lin Ran asked some more about the mountain gods, such as how the people in the town sacrificed, what the sacrifices were, and even how to deal with the sacrifices after the sacrifice.

"The sacrifices to the mountain gods are all good things, pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, cakes, fruits, everything, a table full of offerings, and everything that cannot be placed is piled aside...... The age is a little old, I really can't remember the specifics, but I vaguely remember that after the mountain god sacrifice, the Luo family will close the door of the mountain temple and let the mountain god enjoy the sacrifice. ”

Speaking of this, the old woman seemed to remember one thing: "When I was young, I often went to the mountains with the children in the town to play, the children were innocent and ignorant, and there were no taboos. ”

"The sacrificial livestock are all alive, that time a few of us slipped through the window into the mountain temple, the temple was messy, blood all over the ground, fruits and pastries were scattered all over the ground, those chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep were gone, a few of us were frightened, all cried and ran back, I told my father about it, and my father beat me, since then, I no longer dare to disrespect the mountain god."

The old woman doesn't remember much about her childhood, but she was deeply impressed by this incident, after all, for a child, it was the first time she saw so much blood, let alone being beaten when she went back.

Lin Ran pursed her lips, thinking that this mountain god was probably not a mandrill ghost, it ate meat, and only ate raw meat, and the mess and blood in that place were probably the noise it made when it was eating.

For the people in Yinsi Town, this matter should only be regarded as worshipping the mountain god, but the Luo family must know the inside story, but now the Luo family can't find it.

Lin Ran regretted a little that she didn't ask the Wang family about these things just now, and then thought about it, even if the Wang family is the daughter-in-law of the Luo family, I am afraid that this kind of thing is not very clear.

"Grandma, are the ruins of the mountain temple still there?"

"Yes, it's on Fang Mountain, you can see it halfway up the mountain, and the ancestral tomb of the Luo family is also on that mountain, but no one has taken care of it for so many years, and it has long been overgrown with weeds."

Lin Ran nodded in thanks, planning to go to Fang Mountain to have a look.

There is a low mountain one or two kilometers west of Yinsi Town, the locals call it Fangshan, there are not many buildings on the mountain, the mountain road is paved with stones, the people of Yinsi Town, especially the middle-aged and elderly people are in good health, after dinner, they will go to the mountain for a walk when exercising.

Lin Ran walked up the mountain road, and when she reached the halfway point of the mountain, she saw a dilapidated building, the roof had collapsed for most of the time, and one wall had also collapsed.

There is a large long stone table in the middle, which should be the offering table of the mountain temple, and there is no statue of the god behind the offering table, as the old woman said.

After so many years, all traces have disappeared under the wind, frost, rain and snow, Lin Ran looked at the system.

"Dog, did you scan anything?"

The system tilts its head, [Nothing is found.] ]

Lin Ran walked around the mountain temple again and decided to go to the ancestral tomb of the Luo family again.

She didn't know that on the same square mountain, there was another group of people doing a big thing in another direction.

Xiao Muxue is a fresh graduate of a second-class school in this province, and she should have been busy with her graduation project at this time, but she was still busy and came to Yinsi Town with her boyfriend and roommate to travel to Silver Silk Town as a graduation trip.

Originally, she only planned to come with her boyfriend on this graduation trip, but her boyfriend Shen Hao's roommate Ning Yuan heard that she was going to come together, Xiao Muxue knew that her roommate Han Mengmeng had always had a crush on Ning Yuan, and if they went down, everyone was going to graduate and go their separate ways, maybe there would be fewer opportunities to meet in the future, so she planned to take advantage of this graduation trip to match this pair.

Silver Silk Town is an antique town, the scenery is very good, Xiao Muxue has made a detailed strategy before coming, three days and two nights should be able to have a good time, everyone was still happy on the way here, but the next day here, Ning Yuan felt bored.

Xiao Muxue knew that Ning Yuan usually had a lot of fun and liked extreme sports, but this town obviously couldn't satisfy him, but he wrote his dissatisfaction on his face.

When the two sides were taken in the afternoon, the two sides had already broken up, Xiao Muxue was so angry that she went back to the hotel, but within a few hours, she received a call from Han Mengmeng, asking her to come to Fangshan.

Although Xiao Muxue was angry, she still went to the appointment, and when she arrived at the destination, she saw that the three of them were there, one of them was holding a shovel in her hand, and Ning Yuan and Shen Hao were digging something.

Han Mengmeng handed her a shovel, and Xiao Muxue asked angrily, "Ning Yuan, what are you doing?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, come and dig it."

Ning Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to her, just started to dig the soil.

Xiao Muxue took a look and found that the dirt he had dug was darker in color and was still steaming outside.

Shen Hao explained: "Isn't there a video on the Internet that is very popular, pouring molten aluminum into the ant nest, and the thing dug out after cooling is simply a work of art, it just so happens that Ning Yuan found one at the foot of the mountain, we have poured the molten aluminum into it, come and help." ”

Xiao Muxue was dumbfounded when she heard this, goosebumps appeared on her body, and she couldn't help but scold him: "Ning Yuan, why are you like this, pour aluminum water into it, and the ants in the entire ant nest can still live, don't you know to revere life!" ”

Ning Yuan rolled his eyes fiercely, "Xiao Muxue, what kind of virgin are you pretending to be here, what you said is so nice, you usually eat less meat, if you have the ability, go to eat vegetarian!" ”

"That's not the same thing!"

Xiao Muxue wanted to refute, but she didn't know what to say, but when she saw that her boyfriend didn't say a word, she was just digging an ant nest excitedly, and she was so angry that she didn't want to pay attention to him at the moment, and pulled Han Mengmeng away, "Mengmeng, don't go crazy with them, let's go back!" ”

Han Mengmeng looked at Ning Yuan and paused.

She has always had a crush on someone's family, and finally had a chance to have a good contact with him, she didn't want to go back like this, and whispered: "Mu Xue, I also really want to see what the ant nest is like when dug up." ”

Xiao Muxue glared at the three of them angrily, "I don't want to pay attention to you anymore!" ”

After finishing speaking, he ran down the mountain, Shen Hao glanced at Xiao Muxue's back, Ning Yuan hooked his lips and said, "If you're worried, go and take a look, me and Mengmeng can also dig it." ”

When Han Mengmeng heard Ning Yuan call herself like this, her face turned slightly red, and she felt a little more joy in her heart.

Shen Hao thought about it and shook his head, "Forget it, when I go back, I will accompany her to visit Yinsi Town, and then take pictures of her, it's not interesting, let's dig it." ”

The three of them sweated on Fang Mountain, and Lin Ran had already taken a turn around the Luo family's ancestral tomb.

It's been a long time, and these graves are covered with grass, and if there are still tombstones, others won't be able to tell that this is a cemetery.

Lin Ran looked at each grave bag, and found a hole the size of a basketball in the grass behind the largest one, which was hidden in the grass and difficult to detect with the naked eye.

"Dog, is there anything in the hole that scans out?"

The antenna on the head of the system lights up, [system scanning......]

[No signs of life have been detected.] ]

Lin Ran squinted, covered the hole again, and looked back at the tomb in front of the cave, the name of the deceased engraved on the tombstone is Luo Yuchun, and the age of the monument has been almost a hundred years so far, and it seems to be in the same era as the establishment of the mountain temple.

Lin Ran touched her chin and pondered, and the system couldn't help but ask: [Does the host have any clues?] ]

"I guess there is." Lin Ran wasn't completely sure, "I don't know if it's what I thought, but I'll have to wait until I find something in this hole." ”

She looked at the sky and sighed, "Let's go back to town first, and find a place to stay." ”

Lin Ran leisurely returned to Yinsi Town, there are a few hotels in the town, but because Director Jia's crew is here, they are basically full, Director Jia heard about it, but she was assigned a room, anyway, she won't stay longer, and she will leave after the matter is resolved.

found the inn that Director Jia said, Lin Ran saw a short-haired girl at the door before she entered the door, and she was feeding a black cat with squid shreds, the black cat was completely black, without any variegation, and looked very beautiful.

Probably very happy to be fed, the black cat let the girl touch its fur and meow.

Because of the exchange of language communication, Lin Ran found that she could actually understand what the cat was calling.

"It's delicious, it's just a little dry......"

Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh, walked to the girl and squatted down, and flicked the black cat's ears: "Do you want to prepare some milk for you?" ”

The black cat was stunned for a moment, didn't even eat the shredded squid, looked at Lin Ran with round eyes, wagged his tail and ran away.

"Eh......" Xiao Muxue wanted to chase after her, but she took two steps and stopped with interest.

Lin Ran said: "You take a small plate and pour some milk and sit at the door, it will come back." ”

Xiao Muxue was skeptical, "Really? ”

"You can try."