The witch didn't want to go to see the county warden.

This year's drought, even if she used the sacrifice as a trance, the money collected was less than half of that of previous years, so she had no choice but to send a few selected girls to the county guard's mansion.

Liujun Shou accepted the girl, and it was really happy.

Liu County Shou Dayue, but the county guard's eyes were on fire when she saw her, and she couldn't wait to eat her raw.

A bitter woman, no wonder Lord Liu doesn't like it. The witch scolded in her heart, but she squeezed out a very smile on her face, and said in a low voice: "It is better for Steward Liu to go and say that I have something urgent to meet the adult." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and took out the silver ingots and handed them over.

Steward Liu shrank his hand, quietly tucked the silver ingot in his sleeve, and with a slight groan on his face, he turned sideways and let the witch in, and then whispered while covering the door: "If the witch is for the fire in the temple last night, there is no need to worry, my lord has been to the fire last night, and today I will recruit craftsmen to come out with a charter." ”

She also went to the fire last night, when the county and the young government in charge of the county's property were there, and she knew a little about the content of several people's discussions.

The witch shook her head, "No, I have other things to do. ”

It's better to pretend to be confused about the affairs of the masters. Steward Liu let out an "oh", didn't ask any more, just turned around and hurriedly went to the West Courtyard.

The witch sat down in a nearby gazebo.

After sitting for a while, Tsing Yi flashed at the bend of the path, Liu Yi hurriedly walked over, and when he saw her, he frowned slightly and said, "I came to see you early in the morning, what happened?" ”

The witch got up and took two steps forward to greet her, and asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency, can you see the great witch from the capital?" ”

Hearing the strange question she asked, Liu Yi paused at his feet and said suspiciously: "See, I made a divination on the riverside, saying that the original day was not appropriate, and the sacrifice was advanced, what's wrong?" ”

The Great Witch divined the fortune for the royal family, how dare the witch on the day he set say that it was wrong?

The witch swallowed back when the words came to her mouth, shook her head, and said, "It's not wrong, it's ...... It's an old woman and it's a little strange. ”

Liu Yi was noncommittal, frowned, and said, "What's so strange about this? He went to Ailao Mountain to visit friends, just passing through Xingyang. If it weren't for the occasion, he might not be willing to come if he was afraid that the county guard would make a special trip to invite him. ”

The tone was rather displeased.

"Maybe the old woman thinks too much."

The witch changed the subject and said, "Your Excellency, the three elders went to see the old woman last night, saying that in the year of the great drought, it is better to recruit the famous rich people in the county to watch the ceremony, first, to show piety, and second, to comfort the souls of the dead who died here before." My lord, the old woman is worried that there are many people and many people, and she is afraid of disaster when the time comes. ”

There are many people and mixed mouths, it is nothing more than which family is reluctant to sacrifice their daughter, and when the time comes, they will cry and make trouble.

The corners of Liu Yi's lips twitched slightly, and he said contemptuously: "It's just some ignorant people, and this county guard has already made arrangements." ”

One was the right time, and the other was that it had been arranged, and the witch suddenly found herself in a state of panic for days, as if she had thought too much.

Since she had thought too much, the witch opened her mouth and said, "Then the old woman will go back ......." ”

Before she could say her goodbye, Liu Yi's face suddenly showed a bit of treachery, leaned over slightly, suppressed her voice and asked, "Can the donations received be checked?" ”

The witch hurriedly changed her words: "I have checked it, and the number matches the account book." Adults are going to ......."

"That's good." Liu Yi's eyes were full of satisfaction, and he raised his hand and pressed it down, interrupting her: "You go to the study with the county guard." With a flick of the sleeves of his robe, he turned and went back along the path.

The witch lowered her eyelids, put her hands into her sleeves, and followed with a muffled voice.

The two of them walked on the front foot, and there was a shadow on the top of the pavilion, and they disappeared into the bamboo forest next to the pavilion like green smoke.

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The next day, Lan E slept until three o'clock in the morning before waking up, she yawned and sat up, and was about to stay, when she saw Wang Xian herself carrying a bamboo basket in, and couldn't help asking, "No one is escorting?" ”

Wang Xian said with a disgusted face: "She dares!" You and I are the daughter-in-law of the river god himself, if you annoy us, let's jump into the river, and the entire Xingyang County will not be able to live. Well, the door was not locked, the windows were not blocked, and even the women retreated far away. As he spoke, he looked out the door.

Lan'e came back last night and fell asleep, and she really didn't have the heart to pay attention to this.

Lan E put on her shoes and ran over to pick up the window.

Half of the windows were still empty.

And not far from the window, at this time, there were two women in Chu-colored shirts who were talking against their heads, and the women with their faces facing the window saw Lan E, and hurriedly smiled and said, "The little lady is awake." ”

The other woman hurriedly turned around.

Lan E smiled and beckoned to the two: "Come over and say, what are your two names?" Is it from Xingyang County or Siyu? ”

The two women trotted over.

Because she was holding on to the windowsill, the two women stopped outside the window, and one said, "The little woman's name is Ah Xiang, and Ah Xiang has seen two ladies." ”

The other twisted and pinched, blushing and said, "My name is ...... He'er." ”

Wang Xian saw it and said curiously: "Is it the harmony between home and everything?" What's so hard to say? ”

He'er's face turned even redder, and she lowered her head and grabbed the corner of her clothes, only looking at Axiang.

"Ahh Ah Xiang giggled and pulled her over, explaining: "The two ladies don't know, her mother wanted to eat apricots when she gave birth to her, and where could she find apricots in October, so her father found an apricot pit." She's the ...... It is the nucleus of the apricot kernel. ”

"That's the case...... Wang Xian covered her mouth and couldn't straighten her waist with a smile: "This nuclear word!" ”

Lan'e glanced at her, then asked with a smile, "So you two families are close?" ”

Ah Xiang smiled and nodded: "The lady is smart, I am from Qinli and I are both from Zhenqinli, and there is only one grange between the two families. ”

"Oh......." Lan'e remained silent, and asked casually, "Then how did you come here?" ”

Ah Xiang's face darkened, turned her face to look at He'er, and saw that her eyes were also red, Ah Xiang said in a low voice: "The lady doesn't know, in recent years, taxes have been strict, and the family has always eaten the last meal without the next meal...... It happened that Miaozhu and Dawumanjun accepted female disciples, and the two of us came here in order to survive. ”

Lan E's heart moved when she heard this, and she couldn't help frowning.

In her previous life, she was born in the Xue family in Xingyang, as the only daughter of Xue Peishan of the Xingyang clan, and then entered the palace to serve the Son of Heaven, she naturally knew that there were 19 counties under the jurisdiction of Xingyang County.

At that time, there were about 60,000 or 70,000 people in these nineteen counties, even if there was a difference between now and then, if the county searched for the first son, the women collected by the temple and the great witch were not a small number.

The temple celebrates the collection of so many women and girls......

Lan E lowered her eyes and thought, but did not speak for a while.

Wang Xian next to her answered with a grin: "Manjun accepts female disciples, is it only so much?" I don't think there are more than 200 people here, right? ”

Ah Xiang smiled awkwardly and said, "Even if you count the disciples, they are divided into three, six, nine and so on." Those who are beautiful and know how to play the piano and dance have gone elsewhere, and I can only do rough work for these mediocre ones. ”

Wang Xian listened to Shuang Shuang Lili and said: "What kind of rough work, isn't it just to be a guard?" Go, go, you don't have to worry about it here, we won't go anywhere, just rest in the house. ”

These two little ladies are good at talking, but they ...... It's a pity that he didn't live long.

Ah Xiang sighed slightly in her heart, and her smile brought a little pity: "It's better for the two ladies to understand, the ladies should rest, and if there is something to tell us, it's good to tell the two of us." He grabbed the nucleus and retreated.

When the two of them walked farther, Wang Xian turned around and walked to the couch, took off her shoes and lay down, muttering: "I can't ask them anything, huh!" There's food for you in the basket, use it quickly, I'll sleep for a while. He closed his eyes as he spoke.

Lan'e turned around to look at the bamboo basket and saw a bowl of rice and two side dishes.

She took the rice out, and when she reached out to get the chopsticks again, she noticed that the hair on her cheeks was very light, light, and almost imperceptible on her skin, and the back ...... Windy ......