Quiescence.

There was silence.

Only inside the ancestral hall, the villagers beat violently with each other.

"If anyone objects, raise their hand, and if they have more than half of the votes, we will veto the proposal." Mrs. Xu said.

But not a single person raised their hand.

Only the people asked in a trembling voice, where to find the living as sacrifices?

Old lady Xu looked at everyone and reluctantly spoke.

"That stupid mother-in-law of Liu Da, her husband committed suicide by taking poison yesterday, she has no other relatives in the village, a stupid and disabled person, and she can't take care of herself, and she is also guilty of living, it is better to give her a good time, and by the way, let her benefit our village before she dies."

After Mrs. Xu's words, the ancestral hall was silent for a long time.

"Is there anyone against it? Raise your hand against. Old Lady Xu asked cautiously.

I was the first to raise my hand.

My parents hesitated for a moment, and then raised their hands.

There were only a few people who raised their hands left, and together, there were no more than ten people.

I looked at the villagers who didn't raise their hands, either frowning or looking out the window casually.

I was terrified.

I was terrified.

I hope that these villagers are just scared stupid, they don't know what to do, they don't really want to kill an innocent stupid woman.

"If no one raises their hand, we will be a minority and obey the majority." Mrs. Xu said.

I put down my hand, squeezed out of the crowd, and came to Mrs. Xu.

"Old lady! This will not work! We can't be careless of human life! The mountain sacrifice of the living is a feudal remnant before liberation! It's the 21st century! I was thrilled.

"You don't need a living mountain sacrifice, so what can you tell me?" Old lady Xu also blushed instantly.

"No matter what you do, the Living Mountain Sacrifice is murder! Make a sacrifice to that woman! All of us are murderers! I yelled.

Old lady Xu stretched out her hand and pointed at my nose, and the white beard on the side of her mouth kept trembling.

"You stunned doll! Why do you dare to leave here and teach me a lesson? Do you think I want to do that? I'm not here for the safety of the whole village? So many people have died in the village, and so many people are missing, and the whole village is about to suffer a catastrophe!

"You say! Is the life of the whole village important, or is the life of a silly woman important? ”

I shook my head and said that human life is not this algorithm.

At this time, there were a few other people in the crowd, who followed Mrs. Xu to oppose me.

"What does this big boy know about the sea? During the three years of natural disasters, they all relied on cannibalism to survive, and at that time, a production team was selected by lottery to eat for everyone! ”

"Special times require special means! What Mrs. Xu said just now is right, Liu Da's stupid mother-in-law will not be able to live alone in the future! It's better to give your life to the big guys! ”

Hearing these words, my head went cold.

The ghost is scary.

People are more terrible than ghosts.

But now, I don't have time to sigh.

"Don't argue yet, I'll tell you my solution." I clapped my hands.

The crowd fell silent.

"Now, we haven't decided whether my uncle, the acting village head, is dead, and according to the rules, we can't listen to the arrangement of Old Lady Xu, a village sage.

"But there are strange things in our village one after another, maybe there will be lives in the future, the situation is critical, no one is in charge of the overall situation, and I also know that everyone is panicking.

"So.

"Let me go up the mountain now and go to the uncle.

"Three days.

"Three days later, I haven't come back, and you will hold another mountain festival."

I looked at Mrs. Xu and the villagers, their expressions were still a little hesitant.

"Uncle, their search team, a total of more than 50 people, are all heavily armed on the mountain, and there are many hunters in it, they can't have an accident, they will only be looking for the child with all their might, and they will not come back if they don't find it." I say.

Hearing this, the mood of those villagers calmed down.

Originally, they were only afraid in their hearts and had no spiritual sustenance, and Mrs. Xu was also in a panic, thinking of the method of sacrificing people on the mountain, they responded.

As long as I convince them that nothing happened to Uncle and his party, they will still be able to hold on to their hearts.

"Okay, you go, you can only do this, there are not many men left in the village now, and you are the only one who can walk the mountain." Mrs. Xu said.

I nodded, and then left the ancestral hall with my parents.

On the way, I asked my parents to go home first, and I turned around and went to Dr. Wang's clinic.

Liu Da's stupid mother-in-law was just rescued yesterday, and today she is still lying on the bed in the clinic on a drip, and Xiao Wang is sitting on the side, drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

"Do me a favor, wait a while to avoid people, send this mother-in-law to the clamp of Tashan South Road, I will take her up the mountain, don't ask why, human life is at stake!" I said to Xiao Wang.

I can't explain it to Xiao Wang.

If he says it, he won't believe it.

A foreigner like Xiao Wang, who is still a college student with a high level of cultural education, cannot understand how barbaric and cruel the mountain people in the poor countryside can be.

Then, I went home and packed my things.

Bow and arrow.

Dogtooth hunting knife.

Boning hunting knife.

Shotgun.

Horn powder cartridge.

Fire folds.

Cordage.

Insect repellent incense.

Mask.

Dry food and kettle.

When everything was ready, I went to the yard and pulled out the rhubarb.

"I'm sorry, I know you're old and can't move anymore, but I'm still scared when I go up the mountain alone." I whispered to Rhubarb.

Rhubarb wagged his tail very excitedly, looking like he was going to do a big job.

"Be careful." Mom and Dad were behind me.

I answered and ran out of the house.

When I arrived at Tashan South Road, behind a big tree, I saw Xiao Wang and the stupid woman.

The stupid woman was still wearing a hospital gown and a black jacket.

"What are you doing with this woman up the mountain?" Xiao Wang asked me.

"Hide her or she'll die." I say.

After that, I led the rhubarb in one hand and the stupid woman in the other, and went up the mountain.

It was evening when I set off, and when I arrived at the mountain temple, it was already dark.

I took the woman into the apse of the mountain temple, intending to hide the stupid woman here first.

"You just hide here, don't go back to the village, the people in the village want your life, you know?" I looked at the stupid woman's face.

At this time, I found out that this stupid woman is quite handsome, maybe because she is a stupid person, her eyes look very clear, her skin is fair, and a woman who has given birth to a child in her thirties still looks like a little girl.

Hearing my words, the silly woman smiled and nodded.

I turned around and went to the ear chamber of the apse, and took out the uncle's food reserves, dried bean packets, and water.

"I've got everything you eat and drink here." I say.

Then I put on my backpack and led the rhubarb out of the mountain temple.

But as soon as I reached the gate of the temple, the stupid woman chased me out and grabbed me.

I thought she was scared, so I comforted her that I would be back soon, and then took her back to the village.

But the stupid woman was in a hurry, stretched out her hand and pointed to the moon in the sky, and then made a gesture of opening her teeth and claws.

I looked up and looked at the moon halo in the sky, the moonlight was very hazy, not bright at all, and the folk called this kind of moon "Mao Moon".

I see what this stupid woman means.

As soon as the hairy moon came out, the Bodhisattva closed his eyes.

On such a night, there must be a hundred ghosts rampant and monsters raging.

The stupid woman gestured again, drew her arms in a circle from west to east, and then made a walking pose.

I understand this, she told me to leave early tomorrow morning.

I looked at this stupid woman fixedly.

She doesn't seem to be as stupid as the villagers say.

I also thought about it, looking for the uncle, it is advisable to be stable and not in a hurry, it is indeed a death act to rush to the night with the hairy moon.

I have a reckless personality, but I must be cautious when it comes to my life.

So, I followed the stupid woman back to the apse of the mountain temple.

Let the stupid woman sleep in the bed, I went to the front hall and took a few futons and put them together, and slept on the ground.

The silly woman was lying on the bed with a solemn expression.

Suddenly, she had a slump in her throat, and then she began to cry.

"What's wrong?" I looked at her in amazement.

She wiped a handful of tears from her eyes, and then gestured to hold the child.

My heart sank, and I comforted her softly, I will go to Zhuan Mountain tomorrow, and I will definitely help her find her lost child.

But the stupid woman shook her head and made a gesture of wiping her neck.

My eyes widened.

This stupid woman knows that her child is dead?

How did she know?

At this time, the kerosene lamp on the table burned dry, and the fire flickered a few times, and then it was extinguished.

The apse also darkened.

I didn't sleep well all night at the village office last night, and I was very sleepy, with my head resting on my rhubarb belly, and I fell asleep with my eyes closed.

I don't know how long I slept, but I was suddenly woken up.

I struggled to open my eyes and look at the stupid woman's face.

With a frightened face, she slipped into my arms, and her body trembled as if she was sifting chaff.

I asked her what she was afraid of.

She stretched out her hand to the transept to the west of the apse.

On both sides of the apse, there are two ear chambers, the one on the east side, which the uncle usually uses to put sundries, and the one on the west side, which is always locked, and no one is allowed to enter except the uncle himself.

I remember one time when I was a child, I was really curious, I wanted to sneak in to see what was inside, but before I could pick the lock, I was caught by my uncle and beaten up, which can be regarded as a long memory for me.

"This house...... What's wrong? I asked the stupid woman.

The stupid woman was in a hurry for a long time before I understood what she was afraid of.

The stupid woman said, "There is a person in this room who is looking at us."