About what Mama Li did before leaving, Lan E tucked her things, sat cross-legged on the couch, and Wang Xian woke up leisurely.

The man woke up and heard Xiru's tone without the slightest emotion.

Wang Xian rubbed her neck and frowned, "Strange ......." Then he sat up and looked at the door and asked, "I will only sacrifice tomorrow, and I will put on makeup tonight, is this not allowed to rest?" ”

Hearing her ask, Xiru pushed the door into the house, but when she came in, she didn't go inside, she just stood by the door and saluted the two of them: "The ladies just need to sit cross-legged tonight." With that, with a wave of his hand, three or four women dressed in red and green rushed in outside the door.

And when the women came into the house, they came and took hold of the sisters, and stripped and undressed, and tugged at their skirts. After pouring out the clothes, another person brought lead powder, headdresses, and hairpins.

In just half an hour, the sisters were dressed up.

Xiru led the people back again.

Lan'e turned her face to look at Wang Xian, and it just so happened that she also twisted her face to look here.

Wang Xian smiled "poof", pointed at Lan E and said: "What kind of makeup is this, the face is white like a dead man, and the mouth is painted like drinking blood, aren't you afraid that the river god will be scared to death when he sees it?" ”

These women put on makeup like this, and the eldest brother took action.

Lan E's eyes rolled on her face a few times, and she already had a number in her heart, so she said, "In the eyes of these women, you and I are dead. Okay, take care of your spirits, and there will be a lively tomorrow. ”

Just now, all the women went out, and Xiru fell last intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, listening to the two sisters muttering in the room, the woman's eyebrows relaxed, and she listened attentively, and then walked a few steps to catch up with the other women.

Before dawn the next day, a woman came to pick up Sister Lan'e.

Lan E got up and walked outside the door, and saw two low couches with flower shed roofs in front of the door, and the big red and thick silk bed tents were hung on the sheds.

Lan Efang glanced twice, and next to her, Xiru stepped forward to lift the curtain and said coldly: "Please ask the lady to board the floating tool." ”

Not a mat?

This couch ...... I can't sink it!

Lan E frowned, and sat on the edge of the couch.

Sitting on it like this, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

On the outside, the bed is bright and bright, but when you touch it, you find that the board is extremely thin. And some of the mats under him are soft to the touch, and some are hard to the touch, as if the wooden planks under the mats are not tightly embedded together, but two or three inches between the board and the wrench.

There are two or three inches between the boards...... No wonder Ai Niang would say that she was sitting on a mat.

Wang Xian was also supported by the woman to sit on the couch.

Xiru put down the curtain and said, "Let's go." "Turn around and lead the way.

The four of the women carried a couch, and the rest were protected on both sides, and slowly walked forward with Xiru.

After rounding a clump of reeds, Lan E saw through the silk tent and vaguely saw another group of women, also carrying the same low couch.

After a short walk, another woman carried a low couch with a thick red silk hanging on it.

In this way, it was only half an hour, and when everyone went up to the embankment, there were more than a dozen thick silk couches in front and behind.

Xiru looked back and forth, and said to the accompanying woman: "Tell Anniang that everyone has arrived, a total of 12 people." ”

The woman said solemnly, "An Niang is now serving the great witch, I am afraid that it will be flawless and distracted, although the witch should bring someone with her." With that, he folded his hands on his waist and abdomen, and bent his knees to bow to Xiru.

Xiru returned the favor with a curtsiness on her knees.

After the two finished saluting, Xiru was still leading the way, and the women carried a low couch to follow.

Qinghe Ferry.

Wang Bi's eyes swept down, and when he saw Uncle Yun climbing the stairs, he quietly paced to the edge of the stone platform.

After a while, Uncle Yun stepped forward and said, "The old slave has seen Bilangjun. "Salute, don't straighten your waist, take two steps forward, and your voice is low, "It's already set off, and in the last two couches are Lady E and Lady Xian." ”

Wang Bi looked at the river with his eyes and asked lightly: "Are there people planted along the way?" ”

Uncle Yun said: "Lang Jun rest assured, the women who carry the couch are the old slave's subordinates. ”

There are a few warrior women who are close to each other, which is not bad.

Wang Bi breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and was about to say a few more words to Uncle Yun, when someone behind him laughed and said, "Bi Langjun is facing the wind by the railing, it is really leisurely." ”

Wang Bi frowned, only to spread it out again the moment he turned around, and bowed slightly: "Which one should I be, it turns out that Xue Erlang has arrived." After saying this, he glanced around, "Isn't Erlang reluctant to socialize with others?" ”

Xue Fan raised his forehead and sighed: "If you see through it, you ...... You're too straight, too. ”

Wang Bi smiled slightly.

Xue Fan squeezed over and said: "I heard that only a few wealthy people in the county watched the ceremony this time, but looking at the current situation, all the officials in the county have arrived. ”

If there are no officials, how can it be lively? Wang Bi's heart was slightly sunny, but his face was indifferent, and he nodded: "There are many people, so Fang seems sincere." ”

While the two were talking, the sound of pianos, drums and gongs came from afar.

There was a moment of silence on the high platform.

Wang Bi glanced at Xue Fan, and said lightly: "The temple wishes and the great witch have arrived, let's go." He turned around and walked to Wang Ke and stood beside him.

Xue Fan shook his head suddenly, and then retreated to the Xue family.

After a while, two teams of women in silk clothes carried the vermilion lacquer incense case and slowly went up to the stone platform.

Two more teams of shirtless men carried the three animal offerings wrapped in red silk.

After the man had withdrew, two more women took incense and candles the size of their arms, and set them on the right and left sides of the offering, and then placed under the sacrifice a copper bowl full of millet and rice.

When everything was done, the temple blessed everyone to bow down, and the great witch danced and sang the prayer: "The people are unbearable, begging for rain, and the grain is abundant, which is the house of God." Rain, rain, nectar from the sky......"

She had a hoarse voice and sang over and over again.

Thousands of people under the stone platform knelt on the ground and kowtowed, humming along.

There was a buzz on and off the stage.

Wang Ke's teeth were sore when he heard this, and without waiting for the end of the salute, he asked, "Lord Liu, I don't know what else the Lord has prepared in addition to the three animal sacrifices?" ”

Hearing that there was a bit of disapproval in his tone, Liu Yi smiled proudly and instructed the temple to bless, "Sacrifice to the gods!" ”

The two columns of men standing behind the incense case responded in an uproar. Then they went into a group of two, and each of them carried the pig's head, and threw the head of the ox and the head of the sheep into the river.

The river was rushing and swept these things down.

After the three animal sacrifices are thrown, the temple blessings are not equal? Yi opened his mouth, and then he was carried over by a low couch, pointed to everyone and said triumphantly: "This is the bride chosen by God." If the people are so pious, God will definitely bless our county with good weather and abundant grains. ”

It's not a big deal to sacrifice a young girl, not to mention the current drought.

Zhou Juncheng and a few of his subordinates nodded and praised, "I still rely on the temple to pray for rain, and the time is good for the benefit of one party." ”

Without waiting for everyone to finish praising him, Wang Ke interjected in surprise: "This county is lonely and unheard, and I have never seen such a grand occasion, so it is better to invite the bride to take a look." ”

As soon as he said this, the squires and wealthy families who surrounded him, the three elders and Peng Shideng in the county were also interested, and they all said: "Let's see if the bride is beautiful first." ”

"Choosing a woman for the river god must not be sloppy, and carry it up."

Even if the top-grade beauties are sent to the Xingyang County Guard's Mansion, the rest of them can be regarded as one in a hundred.

Miaozhu narrowed his loose eyelids, and then instructed An Niang: "In this way, and lift the brides closer." ”

"Yes." An Niang retreated.

In a moment, a group of women lined up in front of the adults, carrying low couches.

At this time, the great witch had finished singing the sacrificial words, stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the first low couch, pointed to Ai Niang, who was hanging her head and trying to cry, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, this girl has a good appearance, a white complexion, and she deserves to be a beauty." ”

Saying this, Da Wu walked over and lifted the second low couch, pointed to the Xing Gu inside, and said, "Raise your head and let you adults see it." ”

Just now, Xinggu walked all the way and cried all the way, at this time, her eyes were red and swollen, her nose was blocked, and the curtain was opened, and she suddenly shrank up in fright.

Everyone couldn't help frowning when they saw it.

The white face in front of him was like a ghost, and he was panicked when he saw people, and his eyes were red and swollen in the back, and there was a snot under his nose.

This is the beauty picked out by Manjun?

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and no one answered for a while.

"This ......." Zhou Juncheng was also surprised.

He sighed and looked at Liu Yi.

Liu Yi was a little ...... Stunned.

There was a moment of silence on the stone platform.

In the silence, Wang Ke's face suddenly sank, and he said loudly: "Such an ugly girl actually wants to be the wife of the gods, how can it be unreasonable!" ”