It's strange to say, Yu Moji was patient and waited left and right, and the sky refused to be dark; However, she wandered around the market all day, and when she finally forgot the time, before she knew it, the night crept down.

The high shelves used for the birthday celebration were finally erected, covered with colorful fabrics, tied with gaudy flowers, and hung with bright lanterns. As the sky grew darker, the shoddy parts of these arrangements gradually faded into obscurity. In the dim light, these pieces of papyrus rags are put together, and they can even give people a warm and brilliant illusion.

Yu Moji couldn't help but hug his arms.

Yuan Pingzhi glanced at her and said with concern, "It's a little cold?" ”

"It's not." Yu Moji whispered, "I'm a little unaccustomed. She was a little resistant to the evening lights, and she would unconsciously associate the warmth that could be seen and felt with the huge black doorway of her mother's death. Over the years, she has been busy for the Cardinal, and she has rarely paid attention to what kind of life ordinary people are living, so she has never been able to update the contradictory image in her heart.

Yu Moji paused, raised his head, blinked, and said, "I may...... I might have to give it a try. ”

Yuan Pingzhi also remembered the previous conversation, glanced at her, and the two of them laughed loudly at each other.

They walked a few steps slower, and the front of the high platform was already crowded. There was not much population in the small village where the two of them lived temporarily, and now this battle may have been caused by people from various nearby villages and towns. Yu Moji was still strange at first, according to their previous investigation, the core stronghold of the Xuannu Sect should not be in this town; After inquiring, I learned that the influence of the Xuannu Sect in the southwest was very widespread, and in order to congratulate her on her birthday, a similar celebration would be held in the larger markets, and this was just one of them.

In the crowd of people, Yu Moji was afraid that Yuan Yizhi, a noble son, would be uncomfortable, so he wanted to find a restaurant a little farther away to sit down, and he should be able to see it clearly; However, she thought about it, and the two of them can only rent the most dilapidated houses and the worst fields now, and they are not big families who have spare money to go to restaurants, so they have to settle down.

Fortunately, the high platform is indeed very high, and the position where the two of them are located, ignoring the black pressure in front of them, can also take a general look.

Most of the folk celebrations are singing big operas and performing dance juggling, and this is no exception. But the formation here is really big, at the beginning a group of little girls came up, waving a few white cloth flags painted with waves, and ran quickly from the stage, which means that there was a big water, and the waves were rolling; After a while, a large yellow cloth was spread, and the yellow cloth did not know what was surging, which meant that after the flood, there was a drought again; Then there were a few children dressed in black, jumping back and forth, which meant that the sick ghost was haunting and that there was a plague everywhere. A corner dressed as a vendor carried a burden, rushed past these imps, and in a short time fell to the ground without losing his strength.

Yu Moji originally only thought that the scene was lively, and he didn't understand it too well. Fortunately, there was a young man on the side, carrying a two- or three-year-old girl doll to watch the play, with a kind look, it was a father and daughter at first glance. The young man who was the father was very patient, explaining slowly to his young daughter sentence by sentence. Rao is local accent is not easy to understand, Yu Moji also listened to a few ears, and this area of the heart is really full of disasters and difficulties.

She was thinking like this, when she heard the little girl doll open her mouth, and said in a milky voice, "Daddy, why are we so miserable here?" ”

The father sighed softly and smiled bitterly, "You're too young to know these things. When a natural disaster comes, which village or county can hide from it? He sent the little girl doll with a bit of weight on his shoulder, and said, "So, Daddy only took you to see Xuannu Niangniang today, if it weren't for her, we wouldn't know how many sins we would have suffered!" ”

Yu Mozhen was stunned when she heard this, and said in her heart, could it be that Xuannu Niangniang has any other exploits that she doesn't know? She looked up and glanced at Yuan Pingzhi, and knew that the other party had also heard this and had the same doubts.

The lights on the stage flickered, and the mortal Xuan Maiden had already appeared. She stepped on the auspicious clouds from the highest point by means of a slide hidden in the night, and her steps were not as light and slow as the fairies and goddesses common in many religions, but as if there was something urgent, and the wind came in a hurry.

As soon as the Xuannu raised her hand, the plague imps were frightened, and one by one they hugged their heads and scurried, and gradually disappeared into the dry land; Xuannu Niangniang made another volley in the air, and crops and flowers grew on the lifeless loess; Before leaving, the young girls laughed and ran onto the stage, put down the pots and pans one by one, threw off the clothes that could not be washed, shoes and socks that could not be accommodated, put bouquets in each other's buns, and happily rushed to the market, worked, and sold goods.

Yuan Pingzhi smiled, "This is kind of interesting. ”

Yu Moji frowned and said, "I can still see it in front, but it's a little strange in the back." How...... Why are all the girls on this stage who have benefited from it? Although she resented the disparity in status between men and women, what she really demanded was always equality, not that men should bear the calamities and that women should sit back and enjoy the benefits.

Yuan Zhizhi, "After all, this Xuannu Sect respects women, and it is understandable that they are all girls." ”

Yu Moji only said noncommittally "um".

She always felt that it wasn't as simple as Yuan Zhizhi said, and there should be something else wrong. She had doubts in her heart, and she didn't pay much attention to the performances in the future.

After a long while, Yu Moji suddenly felt someone pushing him. She cautiously flashed to the side, and found that the man with the child had turned his head and walked out of the crowd, and said to his daughter with a smile on his lips, "Nan, we should go back, your mother is still waiting for us at home." ”

The little girl doll was obviously a little sleepy, and yawned and said, "Why don't you come?" ”

The man smiled, "Your mother is pregnant with her younger brother, so it's not good to come out to see the wind; And she's going to sew you a new sheet. ”

The little girl doll said a little frustratedly, "My mother wants to give birth to a younger brother." ”

The man took her in his arms, patted her head gently, and comforted, "Just give birth to this one." Our two babies can be fed well, what do you do with so many children. As he spoke, he lifted his daughter high and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go back and sleep on the new sheets!" ”

Yu Mojin watched the father and daughter disappear into the crowd in a daze, suddenly patted his head, and said with a smile, "I know!" ”

"Oh?" Yuan Pingzhi glanced at her, "What do you know?" ”

"Xuannu Niangniang cured the plague, that's why we saw so many women in the market today!" The aftermath of the ink suddenly opened, and he was very excited.

Yuan Pingzhi glanced at her suspiciously, "...... Didn't get it. ”

"Oops, that's what happened." Yu Mochen said, "When the disaster year is sad, the countrymen are willing to have more children, but it is difficult to feed anyway, and if you have a few more, maybe you can still leave one or two." The poor in our cottage were the same in the early years. Later, it was the Qi people who brought the culture and habits of the Great Qi Empire, and subtly changed the old habits that were harmful to mothers and newborn children passed down from generation to generation by the Tusu people, and the newborn children of the Tusu people died less.

She thought for a moment and smiled, "You are ...... You are not a child who grew up in the township, and it is normal that you didn't expect this. ”

Yuan Zhizhi already understood it at this time. He nodded and said, "I see what you mean." You're saying that because of the pandemic, women don't need to have as many children as they have to leave the family and start doing something that really belongs to them. (Note 1)

Yu Moji nodded heavily, "It's worthy of ...... It's you. It makes sense. ”

Yuan Pingzhi smiled and said, "This kind of connection is really interesting, and it does make sense when you think about it." For example, the reason why women in the imperial capital live relatively better is also because the imperial capital has conveniences that the people can't reach. ”

Yu Moji kept nodding, like Wei Xiaoji possessing him. She easily forcibly restrained the smug look on her face before she said, "This Xuannu Niangniang is really far-sighted. ”

"I think it may be a surprise after the plague has been cured, but in any case, it is also a great achievement." Yuan Zhizhi groaned slightly, and said, "I think it's strange that this Xuannu Niangniang treats the epidemic? ”

Yu Moji also picked up his arm and said, "This ...... I don't understand either. ”

The villagers on the side heard their conversation and interjected, "Xuannu Niangniang has given us magic medicine to deal with these epidemics, that's not a problem!" ”

Yu Mochen hurriedly thanked him, turned around and gave Yuan Pingzhi a "somewhat strange" look, and silently remembered the matter in his heart.

The singing of merit and virtue on the stage is endless. Yu Mojin smiled playfully, and said in his heart that if the Xuannu Niangniang really came to the world, I am afraid that she would also be scared back to heaven by the huge pressure brought by this human worship. It's easy to wait until the more and more absurd vaudeville songs and dances are over, the fourth watch day has passed, and it won't be long before the sky will be bright.

The crowd gradually dispersed, but Yu Moji and Yuan Zhizhi only walked behind slowly. Even though the two of them have good physical strength, they are a little tired after running around for a day and a night. Yuan Pingzhi said that it was cold at night, and he was not in a hurry to go back, so he proposed to drink a hot sip to warm up his body first. So the two followed the flow of people after the gathering, found a tea shed that was still open, and planned to sit down and rest for a while, and then go back when the day was completely bright.

Yu Moji was really tired, and there was only Yuan Yizhi by her side at this time, so she didn't have any pressure, and after sitting quietly for a while, she almost fell asleep in a daze. She was half asleep, but she felt someone poke her.

Yu Moji's body reacted faster than his brain, and he reflexively raised his hand to fight back. But her hand was clasped by the other party. Yu Moji only opened his eyes at this time. The sun had not yet jumped out of the mountain, but the sky was already bright. Yu Moji got used to it for a while before he could see the eyes of Yuan Yizhi on the other side. Yuan Yizhi laughed silently, slowly let go of the fist she had just struck, and motioned for her to look into a corner on the side.

Yu Moji followed his gaze, and saw that a village girl appeared in that place at some point, her face was full of despair, her clothes were in tatters, her back was facing the morning light, and she looked so thin that she was about to disappear. She was a few years younger than Yu Moji, but she had a straw mark on her head, and she wanted to sell herself as a commodity. The seller standing on the side, judging by his age and face, even if he is not the father of the little girl, he should be a relative of an uncle or something.

The Xuannu Niangniang's Fangchen ceremony has just ended, and the family came out to sell their daughter, although it is not unreasonable to take a risk under the light, but the prestige of the Xuannu Sect has always been terrifying, and this family is either extremely ignorant or has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall.

The villagers on the side didn't know if they were afraid of causing trouble, or if they were used to seeing this situation, so they just avoided them. Being able to cast a sympathetic look when a villager passes by is already the greatest kindness.

Yu Moji couldn't bear to look at it, and was about to turn his eyes when he saw a young woman walking up to the little girl and stopping. The woman wore her hair in a tall bun and a black piccolo at her waist, and she was dressed completely differently from the people in the surrounding villages, which was quite strange.

Yu Moji immediately exchanged a look with Yuan Pingzhi.

Isn't the envoy of the Xuannu Sect described in the dossier like this?