Chapter 22: Du Shi Niang
River God?
Chen Qiqi walked to the edge of the wooden platform, his eyes flashed with wind and fire, looked down into the water, frowned, walked back and looked at the old woman on crutches and asked: "The natural world, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and impermanence are the norm. If there are gods stationed there, it is the duty to comb the water veins and regulate the wind and rain.
You can do as much as you can to make offerings at the ceremony to show your gratitude.
But with the life of the human as an offering, I have never heard of a god who has this kind of need, could it be that you worship a monster who does not worship a serious river god but likes to eat blood and blood? ”
The old woman on crutches took a few steps back, and secretly said strangely in her heart, this young Taoist priest who did not tie her hair was obviously soft-spoken, why did it bring her a strong sense of oppression?
She slammed her cane on the ground and said loudly: "My Hejia Village has been worshiping the river god for generations, this is the rule left by the ancestors, you are a little Taoist priest with a little mana and want to blaspheme my ancestors of Hejia Village, could it be that you have become an immortal?" ”
The old woman's voice was so loud that the villagers gathered and some of them were already scolding, asking who was blaspheming the ancestors of their village......
Chen Chuchu glanced at the rolling river with yellow sand and said with a smile: "According to what I just observed, there are no gods or monsters under this water, and if you throw this little girl down, you will only kill one person in vain." ”
The old woman's voice became sharper, her body squeezed into the villagers who came over, and she shouted with an unkind face: "Little Taoist priest from outside, the river god sacrifice in Hejia Village can't allow you to make trouble, don't think that you can scare the men of my Hejia Village by setting off a little spark out of thin air...... You'd better get out of here! ”
Chen's pupils split in two and swept over everyone present.
He laughed twice and did not continue to deal with the old woman, but walked straight to the pig cage on the wooden platform, and the long sword fell into his palm and swiped it casually, and the cage shattered.
The little girl was lying on the debris shivering, her face was pale, and her eyes were full of distress when she looked at Chen Chuchu.
Chen Chuchu slowly squatted down, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong, why don't you dare to ask me for help?" He took off his coat and draped it over him.
The little girl was in rags, and although her face was covered with dust, she still couldn't stop the girlish atmosphere that permeated her.
Although he is only fourteen years old, in this era, fourteen years old is already the age of marriage, and even fifteen or sixteen years old is already a mother.
She felt the residual temperature in Chen's initial coat, and her frightened and lonely heart also had a sense of security, she subconsciously glanced at the villagers around her, bit her lip and said, "There are many of them, even if they ...... Even if the Dao Leader can fight again, how can he beat so many people......"
I see.
That's why the cage shattered and she didn't get up.
You're going to die yourself, and you still care about the lives of others.
Chen Chu exhaled a breath of turbidity, the palms of his hands kept rubbing, and he silently recited the spell in his heart, the mana swayed back and forth in the palm, and gently stopped at the distance of her back, and the mana slowly penetrated through.
The little girl only felt that the whole person was really starting to become warmer, and the cold wind raging on the edge of the Yellow River was no longer so biting.
She looked at Chen Chuchu's eyes full of encouragement, plucked up the courage and said not very loudly: "Dao Chief, little girl Du Shi Niang, please save me...... Dao Chief"
"Okay, since you're ...... Well, the fate of the Lord calls for help, and the poor road can't sit idly by! ”
Although she is not the pearl of a rich man's palm, casual physical contact between men and women will not only damage her reputation, but also hurt the prestige of the Taoist in front of her! If something happens to a Taoist monk that is related to men and women, it is a devastating blow......
Chen Qiqi pointed to the carriage not far away.
"Lord, Poor Road happened to drive a carriage passing by, if you don't dislike it, please get in the car."
"Okay."
"No, you can't get in the car!"
The old woman on crutches led a group of people to block Chen Chuchu's way, except for a few old people, all of them were strong men, and there were people running over in the distance, it seemed that someone had ventilated the news. Not to mention anything else, at this time, when the family encounters outsiders, it is very united......
Chen initially heard that even after the Qing Dynasty, there were times when the two villages encountered conflicts, such as water sources, such as irrigation of fields.
If the two sides can't get along, they will pick up scythes and hoes and fight, and even in the back, there are muskets and artillery, which is comparable to the lord hegemony war in the shogunate era of the island country......
Chen Shiyi asked Du Siniang: "Where is your home?" I'll send you back when I'm done. ”
Du Shi Niang was worried about Chen Chuchu's safety, but when she heard this at this moment, her big eyes were immediately filled with mist: "I...... I don't have a home anymore, and I'll only be sold when I go back. I will be the bride of Hebo in Hejia Village, which is what the people of Hejia Village bought me on the way......"
"Halfway?"
"Hmm...... My father and mother think that I am a money loser, with an extra mouth, and I eat more food at home, so I am so poor, so my brother always can't get into Xiucai, all because I eat more food.
They had already negotiated a price with the Gui Gong of Yihong Courtyard in the town to send me over, but Hejia Village was in urgent need of a bride and bought me at a price higher than that of Yihong Courtyard......"
Chen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Heaven descends on the people, and they must first work their muscles and bones, their bodies and skin, and boil their minds before they can become a human being!
This is just a sentence that is hard to bewitch and paralyze, Chen Chu has seen too many people who are obviously working hard, but they can't get results, and he has also seen that they don't have to work hard, but they get more things than anyone else.
In this era of the Qing Dynasty, the heavens descended on the Si people, and it was just a ridiculous sentence, and only a few people successfully turned over would feel that this sentence made sense......
How many people have died of hunger and cold, and they don't know what great responsibility God has given them when they die?
Chen Chu subconsciously wanted to brush Du Shi Niang's messy hair, and the hand stretched out in the air was retracted, doing his duty, too many emotional expressions would only make this poor girl misunderstand......
The long sword in his hand trembled slightly, making a metallic humming sound, and his eyes fell sharply on the villagers of Hejia Village: "Most of you are burdened with heavy negative karma, and Poor Dao doesn't want to get angry at this time, if you don't let it, the sword in this hand is afraid that it will be angry first." ”
"He's only one person, let's go together!"
The old woman on crutches shouted, and the men roared, and they came one after another......
His pupils swirled in Chen Chu's eyes, he raised his long sword high, his pupils moved left and right, distinguishing everyone who approached, and said lightly: "Evil is not unique to ghosts, demons, and demons, if you want to talk about evil, talent is the source." Killing is to protect life, and cutting karma is not killing people. Poor Dao washes the dust of this world with your blood......"