The villagers who begged for rain were gathering at the foot of Langya Mountain at this time, two miles away from the top of Langya Terrace.

However, the distance of two miles was not an obstacle for Qin Tian, who had already entered the Dao, and he could see it clearly.

He looked with interest at the villagers begging for rain, and at the little white snake.

The little white snake was only about three feet long, and at this time it was being pinched by the neck of a child who was no more than eleven or twelve years old and pinched in his hands, and he was weak.

The child was obviously very excited, and he pinched the white snake's neck vigorously, shaking it incessantly.

And beside him, there were four or five children who were slightly younger than him, and the children were very curious about the white snake, and their dirty little hands kept trying to grab the white snake in the hands of the older children.

After a tumultuous scramble, the eldest child regained control of the White Snake, and he proudly held the White Snake aloft to show off to the other children, not noticing that the White Snake's head had drooped down.

A calloused slap was raised high and slammed down. The next moment, the eldest child threw the dead white snake aside and cried earth-shatteringly.

The villager who had just slapped the child was obviously angry, and kicked away the other children who were about to snatch the white snake a few times, and then bent down to pick up the dead white snake.

However, at the moment when the children dispersed, the white snake, which had already died, suddenly came to life and rushed towards a pile of rocks with dizzying speed.

And the villagers who begged for rain jumped instantly, whether it was children or the elderly, they all jumped to catch up at this time, ready to catch the white snake back.

Seeing the villagers pouting their butts and carefully rummaging through the cracks in the stones, Qin Tian had a smile on his face.

"Interesting."

He spoke lightly.

"Intelligent, flexible, and knows how to look for opportunities, this white snake is quite spiritual."

"But why do the villagers use the white snake to worship the gods?"

"There may be a deep meaning in this."

His brow twitched slightly.

In the next second, the sea breeze swept by, Qin Tian's big sleeves moved slightly, and the whole person floated up like riding the wind, falling down the mountain like a feather.

The distance of two miles can be crossed in one step. When he landed again, Qin Tian was already standing behind the group of villagers.

A shout with a heavy Yue tone instantly penetrated his ears.

"Fence Fence Fence!"

"Don't let it go!"

"If you don't want to starve this year, you must find this white snake!"

Qin Tian lightly swept the pile of rubble, and more than a dozen old men were leading a large group of children to turn over the stones on the pile of rubbles at this time, and they didn't notice him at all for a while.

A scent of grass and trees came to his nose, and Qin Tian turned his head to look at the altar.

The altar is extremely simple, that is, an earthen platform piled up by the villagers, no more than three feet high. There was a simple pottery stove with dogwoods and other plants stuffed in it, and a trace of smoke came out of the stove.

In these years, there was no incense one by one in later generations, and the so-called burning incense was to use a special incense burner to light sandalwood powder and other spices in it. In addition, there are no Taoist bells and other ritual utensils in later generations.

In addition to the rudimentary incense burner, there is also a fish on the altar.

Qin Tian was slightly puzzled.

There are three animals that need to be sacrificed to the heavens, and according to the weekly rites, the three animals are also divided into ranks.

For example, the princes can use the big three animals, that is, pigs, cattle and sheep. And ordinary Qianshou can only use small three livestock, chickens, ducks and fish.

However, due to the backflow of seawater, the yield of Langya is not high even after water is diverted to wash the land, and it is only for subsistence, and there is no surplus grain to feed the chickens and ducks.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of fish on the seaside, so the villagers only gathered one of the three small animals, and the rest according to later generations, only one petal of heart incense.

This is also normal, the only question is, since there are already three animals, why kill this white snake?

Qin Tian's brows moved slightly, he turned around calmly, and at this moment, a slightly old voice suddenly sounded.

"I don't know this gentleman, his honorable name?"

The one who spoke was an old man with a wrinkled face like goosebumps, who had lived by the sea all year round, and his face had been completely covered with rust. However, his identity is obviously not a Qiantou, but an official, because he is wearing a black robe of the Great Qin official system.

Qin Tian said lightly: "People from the countryside are not worth asking about the elders. ”

He knew that his appearance had attracted the attention of this Qin official.

In this year, there was a household registration system. If villagers want to leave their place of residence, they need to report to the lieutenant and others, and issue so-called road slips. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a fugitive, and according to Qin Shiwu's law, the neighbor will also be punished.

The household registration system of later generations is from the Qin period, after more than 2,000 years, it is still the same, but it is no longer contiguous.

Because of the hukou system and the fact that wild animals are rampant in these years, the villagers rarely leave their hometowns. My ancestors have lived in the same village for generations, and they are very familiar with each other, and suddenly there is a new face, which is naturally easy to attract attention.

In addition, because the first emperor replaced his surname with his surname, he could already know where this person came from if he asked what his surname was in these years.

However, although Qin Tian's surname is Qin, his Qin surname obviously has nothing to do with his surname.

He dodged the question and asked, "What do you call an elder?" ”

Elder is the name given to the old in the Qin period, and Mr. is the honorific title for the scholar. Qin Tian's wide robe and big sleeves, although the white clothes are slightly strange, but at a glance, he knows that this kind of clothes can't do farm work, he is not a noble son, or a student, and it will not be wrong to call him a gentleman.

"I have seven out of thirty this year, but I don't expect to have grown up, and the king is urging people to grow old!" The goosebump old man touched his gray beard and sighed slightly.

"I am the history of Langya County, Mr. can call me Shaoduan!"

Qin Tian's brows moved slightly, and he nodded clearly.

Sashi is a prefectural official. Qin Law, a county order, there are two lieutenants and one Cheng under the order. The captain is the chief. There is also a Zuoshi, called a young official.

Sashi has a lot of things to do, such as repairing county records, reporting documents, doing educational things, and even sacrificing, etc., all of which are his duties.

The name of the early born Zuo Shi of Huafa in front of him is Duan, if he is called according to the Qin period, he should be called Zuo Shiduan or Shao Duan, referred to as Zuo Duan or Shaoduan. This time to pray for rain, it is obviously he who leads.

"People from the countryside have seen Shaoduan!"

Qin Tian spoke lightly again: "I don't know Shaoduan, why do you want to kill this white snake?" ”

Qin Tian's performance was a little unruly, but Shaoduan didn't care.

In these years, the status class was extremely strict, and Shaoduan was only a low-level official, only slightly higher than the status of Qianshou. Any person who has been knighted for military merits does not need to salute Shaoduan.

"Sir, do you know we're looking for a white snake?" He spoke in surprise.

Arching his hand again, he didn't wait for Qin Tian to answer, and continued to speak on his own.

"Sir doesn't know, this white snake is a demon!"