The sky is dark and the sun is setting in the west.

On a dirt road dozens of miles away from the Henghe River, surrounded by dense forests and many earth and rocks, a horse-drawn carriage drove slowly on the path.

The driver of the car was a big man in cloth, with a turban around his head, thick eyebrows and a wide forehead, and a dark red face, and the whole person looked a little naïve.

With a long whip in his hand, he shouted from time to time in his mouth, driving the old horse to pull the cart slowly.

And the group of people sitting in the car was Nan Tianyi and others.

According to the address given by Mei Ziyu's grandfather Mei Ruofeng, as well as the continuous exploration of the location along the way, the "laughing fairy" Mei Ruosong should be living in seclusion in the Fengshan Bamboo Cliff not far from here.

However, to get there, in addition to a certain distance, you still need to cross the river first, and it is estimated that it will take eight or nine days to travel.

"Isn't it early spring now, and on the various crossings of the Henghe River, if in the past, the merchants and hawkers who walked from south to north had to come and go dozens of times a day, so it was not lively. ”

"Today, it's really a coincidence that a few people came, these few days are the days when this son festival closes the river, and the nearby ferries have been stopped, but they will be reopened in three days. ”

As he spoke, the coachman flung his whip outward, and the old horse pulling the cart sped up a little.

The coachman is also a good talker, driving the car, along the way to Nantian and others about the surrounding customs, talking about all kinds of merchants from the north and south of the river.

Nan Tianyi also replied a few words from time to time, and Mei Ziyu sometimes interjected a few words, which made the journey a little less bitter and more interesting.

Hearing that the ferry had been sealed, Nan Tianyi couldn't help asking, "Brother, but has the entire Henghe ferry stopped?"

The coachman shook his head and said, "How can it be? It's just in this area, if you can't wait, little brother, you can also walk down this river for a little longer, but it will take two or three days to get to the next mouth that can cross people." ”

Hearing this, Nan Tianyi asked Mei Ziyu and the others: "What do you think, should you stop here for a few days, or continue to look for the next ferry that can cross people?"

Shen Luo'er hurriedly said: "Just rest here for a few days! ”

Mei Ziyu also said with a look of approval: "Yes, yes, I have walked for so many days, I can also rest here first, besides, I have been walking for so many days, and it is not bad for so many days." ”

Ye Qingwu smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm no different." ”

Looking at Shen Luo'er's nervous appearance and Mei Ziyu's stiff smile, Nan Tianyi always felt weird, but he didn't think about it.

"Well, since you've decided, let's stay here for a few days before we set off as soon as the ferry opens. ”

Shen Luo'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief, okay, fortunately, although she knew that her eldest brother was a road idiot, she didn't expect the road she led to be so confusing.

Thinking of these days, Shen Luo'er felt miserable, half a month's journey, and she walked for nearly a month, not because the journey was difficult, but because she took the wrong road.

If it weren't for the midway night sister who saw the clues, I am afraid that I would have to go to the East China Sea now, and I would be getting farther and farther away from the destination.

If you let the eldest brother lead the way, then you will not have to go to the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon, it is terrible to think about.

Mei Ziyu also thought about it like Shen Luo'er in her heart, she first entered the rivers and lakes, in line with the principle of listening more and watching more, so everything was based on Nan Tianyi and never spoke nonsense.

Moreover, he has never walked far away, so he just thinks about following Nantian, who knows that this person is not reliable.

Sent a message and went the wrong way, and on the way back, thanks to the night light dance who kept pointing in the right direction, otherwise I don't know where I am now.

The night light dance was in a happy mood, and he relied on himself to constantly correct him along the way, but he didn't care much, but by the way, he looked at Nan Tianyi's deflated appearance, but it felt quite interesting.

The coachman said at this time: "The front is Qifeng Town, if a few guest officers want to stop, they can stay in the inn there for a few days." ”

Nan Tian thought for a moment and said, "Then can we find a boat in the village and town in front of us, and add more silver, so that it is feasible?"

The coachman drove the car, shook his head again and again when he heard this, and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult, the villages and towns in this area strictly abide by the customs, even if someone is tempted, they don't dare to break the rules, after all, it's not a matter of one family." ”

At this time, Shen Luo'er asked with interest, "Uncle, is there any celebration here?"

The coachman's face changed slightly, and then he said, "It's not a celebration, it's just that there is a river god sacrifice every year." ”

"The River God Festival, sounds interesting, uncle, have you ever been to the River God Festival?" Shen Luo'er became interested.

The coachman shook his head and said, "The river god festival has never allowed anyone other than their local people to participate, and I am not interested in that, so I have never been there. ”

Speaking of this, the coachman's voice was lowered, and he said mysteriously: "Moreover, they have to sacrifice the river god with a living person every time, alas!

Shen Luo'er covered her mouth and exclaimed, "How come!"

Mei Ziyu also said: "How can there be cruel acts now, won't the government stop it?"

Ye Qingwu also frowned and looked sideways slightly.

The coachman sighed: "The government can't manage such things, after all, it's not a matter of one village or one town, it involves people from several nearby counties, and it's a local custom, so where can the government manage it." ”

When Nantian heard this, he knew a little, just as the rules of the government could not control the local ancestral hall, a clan and an ancestral hall could often set up lynching.

Just as the state has national laws, clans have clan rules, and in their places, if the rules are disrupted, the clan rules can even judge people's life and death, and even the government is not easy to manage.

The elders of the clan are even more useful than the government, not only because of their prestige, but also because it is the rule of their ancestors, an iron law, and a shackle that has been imprinted in their hearts for generations.

Besides, if an official insists on meddling in local customs, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve good results, and how can such a thankless task be done.

The coachman continued: "In the early years, a new magistrate came to the county, and he also sent someone to take care of it, but all the errand officers who went to run errands were beaten away, and the matter seemed to be in trouble in the end to the house, but it was not over. ”

Nantian Yi: "Listen to my brother's words, it seems that you don't believe this." ”

The coachman smiled: "I can't say I don't believe it, I just think that this river god sacrifice is too cruel to sacrifice a living person, how can we take care of these small portals, usually just talk about it!"

Nantian nodded and said no more.

And Shen Luo'er's whole person became depressed and looked a little indignant.

Mei Ziyu sighed lightly: "I didn't expect that to this day, there are such ridiculous things. ”

The night light dance is a little strange, and said slowly: "There are actually many similar things like this, and the customs of different places are naturally different, and what is derived is the wild gods and the like who are self-assured." ”

"It's not groundless for one side of the gods to protect the other, maybe in an unknown small village, there are some mountain spirits and ghosts and the like that they are confident to serve. ”

"In ancient times, there was no change of dynasty, just tribes of all sizes, and it was common to sacrifice people at that time, but now it is rare for people to sacrifice people. ”

Mei Ziyu said with a complicated face: "I have also seen this kind of thing in the book, I only thought it was ignorant and ignorant, and it only existed in an uncivilized place, but I didn't expect that there would still be such obscenity in this prosperous northern land." ”

Shen Luo'er tugged at the corner of Nan Tianyi's clothes, bit her lip and whispered, "Big brother, can we ...... this matter?"

Nan Tianyi understood what Shen Luo'er meant, but shook his head and said helplessly: "This kind of thing, I'm afraid there is nothing that can be done." ”

If it is a grudge between the rivers and lakes, it is naturally happy and convenient, but this kind of local affairs is not something that one person in the rivers and lakes can manage.

There are a lot of things involved, and this kind of thing is best handled by the local government, but there is no way for him to hold a sword around their necks one by one, and force them to stop this kind of sacrifice.

Shen Luo'er couldn't help but be silent, and knew that this was impossible, but she was depressed in her heart.

Nantian sighed lightly and did not speak again, there are many things in the world that are helpless and cannot be changed overnight.

Such obscenity has existed since ancient times, although there are often bans, but it cannot be eliminated, and when manpower is poor, some things can only change slowly over time.

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