Although the past was heavy, after the emotions were vented, Xiao Hegu's depressed mood was obviously relieved, and Qian Yu's physical strength was also restored, he stood up, hung the rope noose on his shoulders again, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's speed up and strive to go home before dark!" ”

Qian Yu's words made Xiao Hegu shocked again: "No, quickly throw away this firewood, you can't pull it back, you really can't!" ”

"Throw it away? So how to do it, we still have to rely on it to exchange money to repair the house, hire a doctor, today is the first day of no experience, believe it or not tomorrow I can run twice, each trip plus a load of firewood, are you still worried about no money? Qian Yu's words were full of confidence.

Xiao Hegu saw that Qian Yu was still stubborn, and his face instantly turned pale: "No, if you don't throw it away, I won't take you to Uncle Buyi, I'll ...... I went home on my own. ”

Qian Yu kindly touched Xiao Hegu's little head: "I know you're very tired today, then you can go back first, I roughly know the location of the salt well, look for a while, and I'll always find it." ”

"You can't leave me ......"

Ren Xiaohegu obstructed in every way, Qian Yu did not change his mind, he pulled the firewood behind him, and walked forward with difficulty, what made him strange was that Xiaohegu did not leave, but followed him from a distance, which made Qian Yu very moved, although the little guy was young, he was really sensible.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening, the sun was only a little red in the sky, and the surrounding scenery gradually became invisible, only the sound of rushing water and the sound of dry wood rubbing against the ground were left in his ears, but Qian Yu was very excited, because he saw a faint light in front of him.

Taking a deep breath, he mustered up the last of his strength and headed in the direction of the light. Closer, it was a bonfire, and next to it sat a middle-aged man, his face blackened, and his clothes were neat, but if you looked closely, you would see that the clothes were full of holes the size of pinholes, which should have been burned by sparks. If you guess correctly, he is the Uncle Buyi in the mouth of the Hesui brothers and sisters.

When the middle-aged man heard the footsteps, he turned his head with a smile: "You are Qian Yu!" I thought I would have to wait for you for a while, but I didn't expect it to be so soon, just send a load of firewood today, the spike girl said it......"

Buyi stood up as he spoke, and when he saw the rope on Qian Yu's shoulder and the bundle of firewood behind him, his voice stopped abruptly, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, his face darkened, and his tone trembled: "These firewood...... Did you pull it back? ”

"Right?" Qian Yu didn't understand why Bu Yi's face suddenly changed, he turned his head and glanced at the firewood behind him, except for grinding off some branches, everything was normal, he deliberately chose a dry place on the ground to walk, and there was not even a little wet mud on it.

A child's voice sounded, and because of fright, the tone was a little deformed: "Uncle Buyi, Brother Yu'er didn't mean it, I didn't remind him, don't blame him!" You...... It's all me...... It was my fault...... Woooooo ”

"You...... You ......" The excited cloth fell to his knees: "Great water god, please forgive these ignorant people, he doesn't know your taboos, punish me if you want to punish, don't cut off our salt again, the people of this land are your children, please take care of them......"

Listening to Buyi's inflamed tone, is he still a part-time rap master? But you don't have to put your face on the ground! Not to mention dirty, it was easy to catch a cold on such a cold day, so he hurriedly ran over to help the other party up, and persuaded him: "Uncle, what are you doing here?" Even if you worship God, you don't need to worship here, the ground is full of mud, let's go home and spread a futon on the pillar incense, it will look formal......"

It's okay that clinker Qian Yu didn't speak, he opened his mouth, and Buyi immediately turned around, pushed him to the ground, and pointed at him hatefully: "You...... You are so bold that you dare to blaspheme the gods, stones and hammers, and bind him to me, and I will use him to sacrifice to the god of water to appease the wrath of the gods! ”

In fact, when Buyi knelt on the ground and prayed, two young men came out of the thatched hut not far away, and when they heard Buyi's words, the two of them didn't say a word, and directly pressed Qian Yu to the ground. Seeing that the situation was wrong, Qian Yu tried his best to resist, but the two young people were as strong as a cow, plus two against one, where did Qian Yu have room to fight back?

Only then did Qian Yu realize that Xiao Hegu's admonition to him might be true. He heard that the ancients were superstitious, but hearsay and personal experience were completely different, I don't know what the sacrifice god Buyi said, could it be a pig cage or a stone tied to the body, thrown into the Yunxi to drown?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, Qian Yu's face turned pale instantly, he struggled hard, and said anxiously: "Uncle, how can there be any ghosts and gods in this world?" You must not be superstitious, you must believe in science, you must believe in science! ”

"Science?" Bu Yi paused for a moment: "What kind of god is science?" ”

"Science is not God, science is a ...... A kind of ......" Qian Yu's anxious explanation, but he understands the word "science" as soon as he hears it, and he wants to say it clearly, but he doesn't know how to say it.

Qian Yu's puffing and vomiting seemed to Buyi to be more like a dying struggle, he simply stopped listening, waved his hand to the two young men: "Lock him up, and when I gather the whole village, I will use him to sacrifice to the water god!" ”

Qian Yu was really anxious now, he struggled desperately, but he was alone, and finally was dragged into the hut by the two. He shouted with all his might, who would have thought that the dark-faced young man suddenly hit his stomach with a knee, and the severe pain hit his brain wildly, and at the same time he felt a ball of cloth in his mouth, and the black-faced young man looked at him viciously: "Be honest, if you struggle again, I will break one of your legs!" ”

Qian Yu didn't dare to move immediately, what the black-faced young man said was absolutely true, he held the wooden stick with the thickness of his arm murderously, as if he was ready to do it at any time.

Seeing that Qian Yu was quiet, the black-faced young man nodded, and waved the wooden stick in his hand twice in a demonstrative manner: "Boy, you blasphemed the God of Water, a great crime, now repent well, maybe you can have a good home in the next life." ”

Next? Qian Yu's face turned pale in an instant, this is the rhythm of wanting to kill himself, didn't he just pull the firewood? How is it blasphemous?

When he was six gods and no owner, there was a sound of small footsteps behind him, the voice was very familiar, Qian Yu looked at it, and couldn't help but be taken aback, it was not someone else in front of him, but Xiao Hegu, at this moment he was the same as himself, with all kinds of flowers tied up on his body, and he was a wanted criminal.

Seeing that Xiao Hegu was tied up, Qian Yu immediately became anxious, and when He Sui left, he specially asked himself to take care of Xiao Hegu, if he had any accidents, how could he explain to He Sui! He really wanted to tell the young man in front of him that everything was his own idea, and it had nothing to do with children, but he had a cloth in his mouth and couldn't say anything.

The black-faced young man with the wooden stick was also taken aback when he saw Xiao Hegu come in, but the surprise in his eyes quickly disappeared. He stared at Qian Yu viciously for a while, then circled around the hut, closed all the windows, and after confirming the insurance, he whispered a few words to another young man and left in a hurry.

The other young man looked a little wooden, he didn't talk to Qian Yu and Xiao Hegu, he just stared at them intently, and his defensive eyes were like looking at a prey that might run away at any time.

After the black-faced man came out, he walked straight to Buyi's home. It is also a thatched house, but the billets on the wall of the cloth clothes house are ninety percent new, and the roof is a thick thatch mixed with mud, even if the wind is strong, it is not expected to blow a little, which is definitely more magnificent than the mottled wall of the Hesui brothers and sisters.

It is also very close to the salt well, in addition to the convenience of salt production, Buyi is also the guardian of the salt well. At this moment, he was leaning on the bed alone, his eyes were stunned, and his face was depressed, and when he saw the black-faced man coming in, he just swept it with the corner of his eye, and then he was alone in a daze.

The black-faced young man hesitated for a long time, but finally plucked up his courage and said, "Uncle Buyi, do you really want to sacrifice them to the water god?" ”

Buyi didn't expect the black-faced young man to say this, he asked strangely: "They offended the gods, of course they want to use them to sacrifice to the gods, what, stones, do you have other opinions?" ”

It turned out that the black-faced young man's name was Shishi, and Shishi shook his head: "Offending the gods naturally cannot be forgiven, but this is all done by Qian Yu alone, and it has nothing to do with Xiao Hegu, how can I arrest him too." ”

Bu Yi snorted: "Xiao Hegu and Qian Yu chop wood together, seeing that the other party offended the gods but did not stop it, it is the biggest blasphemy against the water god, he himself admitted it, how can he calm the anger of the gods if he does not sacrifice to the gods?" ”

"But he's still a child!"

"There is no salt in the salt well, and the first to starve to death is the child!"

Hearing Bu Yi's ruthless but true words, Shi was stunned for a long time and couldn't speak......

After a period of silence, Bu Yi sighed: "I know you like Sui'er in your heart, and you can't bear to watch her brother being sacrificed to the gods, do I want to do this, Xiao Hegu was grown up by me, usually even if he makes a big mistake, I don't blame him, but not this time, Yanjing is related to the life and death of the entire Yunxi villagers, if you and my selfishness dry up the Yanjing, we are the sinners of the entire Yunxi Village!" ”

Hearing that Buyi still refused to let go, Shi suddenly became anxious: "Uncle, you talk about God every day, have you ever seen God?" ”

As soon as the stone spoke, Bu Yi immediately turned his head, he looked at the stone, and his eyes burst out with a piercing look: "What did you say?" ”

Now, the stone is also out of the way: "Uncle, I've never seen a so-called god when I'm so big, and you haven't seen it either, right?" I went to Qingfeng County to sell salt, and often heard the scholars there say, 'Zi is silent, strange and confused', although I am not very literate, but I know that the officials and masters of the world are all scholars, and their words will not be wrong. I once asked a kind Xiucai old man about the salt well, and the Xiucai old man said that there is only so much salt in the salt well, let's dig some less, and it has nothing to do with the so-called water god, I think he has a point. ”

Buyi looked at the stone, his face was dark and terrifying: "Stone, is this what you really think in your heart?" ”

Stone nodded: "Yes, I do think so. How many times have the gods been sacrificed in the village in the past two years? But the salt from the salt wells is still getting less and less, and how many people starved to death and froze to death in the village last winter? Seeing that winter is coming again, how many people in Yunxi villagers can survive? Since God cares no less about us, what do we sacrifice to Him? ”

Bang......

Bu Yi slapped his palm on the table, with such force, the plates and cups on it were all knocked to the ground, and the hula la was shattered, but Bu Yi didn't even look at it, he looked as if he was going to eat people: "Bastard, a bunch of nonsense!" You...... I don't think I heard what you said today, you get out of here——, get out! ”

As he spoke, Buyi closed his eyes in despair, and the stone also realized that his words were a little heavy, if it weren't for his special identity, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to escape the fate of being sacrificed, right? Taking a deep look at Buyi, he took a sharp breath, as if deciding something, and strode away without looking back.