Divine sacrifice is the sacrifice of gods.

Originated from the ancestors of Taoyuan Village, it has a history of more than 100 years.

Therefore, on the day of the god sacrifice, that is, on the fifth day of the fifth month of May every year, everyone will take out the sacrifices, slaughter the cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, place cakes and fruits, offer cooked meat, light incense wax paper money, and sincerely pray to the river god.

The first is to be grateful for the gifts of the sea and the great river, and the other is to pray to the river god for all the best and all things safe in the coming year.

For a long time, the god festival has been the grandest, lively and grand festival in Taoyuan Village.

Until one day thirty years ago, when the goddess came to Taoyuan Village, the god sacrifice day was dyed with a terrifying layer of blood, and it became a disaster that every household in Taoyuan Village talked about.

The goddess calls herself the messenger of the river god, that is, the messenger of the river god, who can communicate with the river god and convey the will of the god to the villagers on behalf of the river god.

And the first will she conveyed to the villagers on behalf of the river god was-

Sacrifice of virgin boys and virgins.

Must be a boy or girl aged 6 years or younger and free of medical conditions.

Not surprisingly, after announcing this will, the goddess became the object of thousands of people and the spurning of thousands of people.

The man in charge of the family who was designated by her to contribute the dragon and phoenix fetal daughter chased her for more than ten miles with a knife, and he had to hack this nonsense dog goddess to death.

If you want money, who can bear the lives of other people's children?

Fortunately, the village chief and other villagers persuaded and stopped it in time, so that a blood feast was spared.

But the goddess still kept her mouth shut, saying that if she disobeyed the river god, she would be punished by the Tao, and their family would be punished by the river god.

At that time, no one cared, just thought that the goddess was stupid and said crazy things.

But strange to say, after this incident, the family suffered frequent evil things.

The man in charge of the family went out to sea to fish, frequently encountered strong winds and waves, encountered all kinds of strange things, and even met the legendary water ghost, who was dragged into the sea and never came back.

His pair of dragon and phoenix fetal daughters were also swept away by the waves and disappeared without a trace because they were playing on the beach, and when they were found again, they were already two corpses that were unrecognizable.

The women and the old people in the house became even more insane, and when they met people, they said that they had seen ghosts.

Eventually, he died.

An originally happy family of six died in just one month, and none of them died well.

When everyone sighed and sighed, the goddess jumped out at this time, and said that this was the end of disobedience to the river god, and it was the river god who was punishing their family.

At this point, everyone is not so indifferent to the words of the goddess, and even many people choose to believe that the goddess is the spokesperson of the river god and conveys the will of the river god.

Some people have refuted and questioned it, but then they will encounter a series of strange things, such as going to sea to sink ships, fishing without harvest, breaking legs while walking, burning houses, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are riddled with bad luck.

After going to the goddess to help them do the deeds, and after confessing to the river god, these symptoms will disappear inexplicably.

Everyone gradually recognized the goddess.

However, it was still painful to sacrifice boys and girls every year, and after the whole village negotiated with the goddess, the goddess finally compromised and divided the sacrifice into large and small sacrifices.

There are small festivals every year,

Once every three years, a pair of boys and girls must be sacrificed to the river god.

Zhang Ye crossed over two years ago, and he has not yet encountered a big sacrifice.

But counting the time, it seems that the festival is this year.

And what Zhang Xianger just said, is it ...... This time the divine sacrifice, the virgin who was used to sacrifice was Xiang'er?

Zhang Ye's heart chuckled, and an indescribable feeling arose out of thin air, as if he had been pricked by a needle.

Although Zhang Xianger is not Zhang Ye's daughter, she is also related by blood, and in the past two years he has traveled over, most of the time has been spent with Zhang Xianger, or Zhang Xianger has spent with him.

From her toddler to bouncing around.

From her babbling to her articulateness.

Although I often do some things that are out of tune, such as today's "Spring Palace Picture", I am so angry that people's teeth itch, but most of the time is always happy.

Zhang Ye likes and loves Xiang'er in his heart, more than himself.

He was so used to this little troublemaker that he couldn't imagine what it would be like for Xiang'er to lose her forever without him.

"Second uncle, why are you crying? The river god wants to eat me, not you, why are you crying? ”

Xiao Xiang'er's little hand kept scratching on her face, and said with contempt: "Such a big person, still crying nose, are you ashamed?" ”

Zhang Ye grinned far-fetchedly, did he shed tears too?

He reached out and rubbed Xiang'er's head, tried to restrain his depressed expression, and said with a smile: "Xiang'er, do you want to taste the taste of the river god's meat?" ”

Sure enough, when she heard the food, Xiang'er's face was overjoyed, and she nodded her little head and said, "I think, I think, I think very much." ”

Zhang Ye hooked his finger at Xiang'er and motioned for Xiang'er to come closer.

When Xiang'er came over, Zhang Ye whispered: "Catch up with Ming'er, the second uncle will go to the sea to catch the river god back for you to eat, every time the river god eats people, let's also taste whether the river god's meat is sour or sweet this time." ”

Zhang Xiang'er's eyes widened, staring at Zhang Ye in a daze, and it took a long time to come back to her senses.

I saw her stretch out her fleshy little hand, put it on Zhang Ye's forehead and felt it, and said, "Second uncle, are you terminally ill?" ”

Zhang Ye: "......"

Zhang Xiang'er: "Otherwise, how can you talk nonsense?" River god, that's a fairy, can we eat a fairy? ”

"What we eat is immortals, not immortals, so we don't eat yet."

Zhang Ye grinned, pointed to the head of the bed, and said, "Lie down and sleep, and then think about how to eat Heshen meat, steamed or braised ......"

"If that's the case......"

Children's troubles come quickly.

Go fast, too.

The word "eat" has made Xiang'er get rid of her previous unhappiness.

Xiang'er bit her fingers and thought about it very seriously: "Then I want to divide the river god meat into four pieces, one for braised meat, one for steaming, one for sweet and sour, and one for barbecue." ”

"Oh no, divide it into five pieces, leave one piece to dry and put away, and keep it for next year."

"Cheng, listen to Xiang'er!"

Zhang Ye said: "But now, you have to listen to me and sleep obediently." ”

"Howler!"

Zhang Xiang'er flipped over, ran through the big characters, closed her eyes, and began to fall asleep.

It looks pretty similar.

Zhang Ye sat on the edge of the bed, his hand gently patted Xiang'er's shoulder, and after a while, Xiang'er fell asleep.

At this time, the night was already deep, the moon in the sky was not round, and the moonlight seemed a little dim.

Cicadas and frogs can be heard outside.

The oil lamp in the hall to the east was still on, and there seemed to be a faint sigh from inside, and there was a cool sadness in the sigh.

Zhang Ye walked out of the room.

Walk straight to the hall.

There are some things that he, as the second brother of this family and the second uncle of Xiang'er, must carry.

This is the first step he has taken to the world in the past two years.

……