Shen Yun has long stopped worshipping gods and seeking immortals, so he asked Qing Xia to collect sacrifices after paying tribute to the Emperor of Heaven, as well as the immortals of Si Nong and Si Yu, and he was not interested at all.

He sneered: "Everyone's offerings are all bought with blood and sweat. Other immortals, those Lei Gongdian who are in charge of Si Yu, and the Dragon King and the like, are they also embarrassed to accept everyone's offerings?"

Li Yi was speechless - the lord is too bold!

After thinking about it, I couldn't help but speculate in my heart: Could it be that the immortal officials are so arrogant?

At this time, Shen Yun said again: "If they want to do it, they will do it according to the old practice." But we don't like this in Zhuangzi. When the rice is ripe, when is the sickle opened, don't ask for any auspicious time with those gods. ”

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Then, I will also reply to the villagers of Baiyun Village like this?"

Shen Yun nodded sharply: "That's it." ”

"Yes. Seeing this, Li Yi didn't want to speak again. I had to get the order. When I left the main courtyard, my heart beat a drum.

To be honest, as he got older, he didn't believe much in the myth of the gods. In the city of Xiandu, there are many people like him. Here, however, having had more contact with his neighbors, he was well aware of how superstitious they were about the gods. The reason is very simple, because the crops in the field need to be controlled by wind and rain, and there are no insects and no disasters. They all depend on the sky for food.

And the villagers who were elected to send the joint certificate today look like stubborn old men.

Will the lord's reply completely anger them?

Li Yi was quite bottomless in his heart.

When he arrived at the Question Hall, he tried to speak softly and told the villagers that Zhuangzili did not plan to participate in the summer harvest sacrifice.

"This ...... How so?"

"yes, why?"

Sure enough, when the villagers heard this, they reacted strongly as if they had exploded.

Li Yi stiffened his head and moved out Shen Yun's words: "My master said that everyone's offerings were bought with blood and sweat. Other immortals are just that. Those Lei Gongdian Mother, who is in charge of Si Yu, and the Dragon King and the like, how can they be worthy of everyone's worship?"

As soon as the words came out, the room was quiet. The villagers sat on the futon and fell into deep thought.

Imaginary anger, rebuttal, etc., did not happen. Li Yi was surprised.

After a while, the white-haired old man at the head stood up, kowtowed reverently in the direction of the main seat of the Question Hall, straightened up, and muttered: "Little old man, thank you for the Immortal Lord's clear statement." In accordance with your order, this year, we will not engage in summer harvest sacrifices in Baiyun Village. ”

That look was very serious. Neither gambling nor joking.

With him taking the lead, the villagers from the rest of the villages also got up one after another, kowtowed, and promised not to carry out summer harvest sacrifices this year.

Li Yi sat cross-legged on the futon, and his whole body was petrified. The summer harvest sacrifice is such an important offering activity in this area! It is not only to thank the gods for their protection in the first half of the year, but also to pray for good weather in the second half of the year. However, just because of the lord's very straightforward words, these villagers canceled this year's summer harvest sacrifice!

After the villagers left, he was still in a dream.

Not long after the New Year, his body also condensed his true qi, yes, his ear power was okay, and he could hear the whispers of the villagers after they went out.

"It's okay not to engage in summer sacrifices. In our village, it used to be 20 big dollars per person. Now it's all over the province!"

"Not necessarily, according to me. What to do, the old man thinks it is best for us to follow the Zhuangzi of the immortals. Anyway, pay more attention these days, inquire more, and see how the dealers here are prepared. How they open the sickle, our village will do it. As for how much it costs...... We'll talk about that then. ”

"Makes sense. ”

"Yes, this thing told me that the gods above were robbing each other of incense. ”

"The gods fight, we can't control it. I, as long as it works, I will offer incense to that side. ”

"That's it. ”

"I said, let's talk to each other, and when the time comes, let's get together together. ”

"Okay. ”

......

Li Yi listened, and his head was full of black lines.

These words were naturally to be reported to Shen Yun. Because of listening to the meaning of the villagers, how to open the sickle, the surrounding villages must all learn from Zhuangzi. This is no small matter.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yun was not surprised at all, as if everything was expected.

His breezy jaw: "The people here are very simple." ”

Can this be called simplicity? Li Yi felt that he had to change his understanding of the word "simplicity."

In addition to being the hall master of the Question Hall, he is also an elder of the Council of Elders, so he said, "My lord, then, is there a ceremony or something for us to open the sickle here?"

After all, the surrounding villages are staring at it. It's not good to be casual anymore.

Shen Yun smiled: "I'll talk to Qi Bo when I go back." Your elders will have a meeting to discuss it and come up with a charter as soon as possible. ”

"Yes. ”

Qi Bo has always been resolute in carrying out Shen Yun's orders. That night, the Council of Elders met to discuss preparations for the upcoming summer harvest.

At the meeting, Li Yi explained what happened in the Wenshi Hall during the day, and proposed to hold a simple and ceremonial opening ceremony.

What is a sense of ritual? He thought it would be useful to learn from the most commonly used method here, divination. For example, when the sickle is opened, you can also divinate any field from which field to start. It won't cost a lot of money anyway.

Several elders immediately spoke out in agreement. Among them, Elder Wang said: "In our Zhuangzi in the immortal capital, in fact, it is also to be offered to the gods. It's just that it's not as grand as here. ”

At this time, Elder Wu put forward a diametrically opposed proposal - to do nothing, that is, to strictly follow the agricultural hours. Wherever the rice in the field is ripe first, start with that field.

The reason: this is the right attitude towards farming.

This point was strongly endorsed by Uncle Ding and Qi Bo. The former believes that farming is to guard the agricultural time. The latter said that if you do divination, you also have to ask for a goddess, and it will inevitably cost money. The main thing is that he himself does not believe in gods and witches, believing that these people are cheating money. This wind cannot last.

Zieber's words reminded all the elders. Li Yi patted his forehead again and again: "It's because I think it's bad." That's what the lord thinks. ”

Zhao Xuan sat next to him, and originally wanted to say that no matter whether the lord meant this or not, he felt that Elder Wu's words were reasonable. No matter what line of work you do, you should keep the attitude that that line should have. However, when the words came to his lips, he swallowed again. Li Yi may not be speculating on the mind of the lord. If he brought it up properly, it would be a big fuss.

As a result, the Council of Elders quickly reached a consensus: no rituals should be carried out, but according to the agricultural hours. Moreover, I am afraid that the neighbors will overinterpret the behavior of Zhuangzi in the near future, so we must let this attitude out clearly.

After the meeting, Qi Bo, as the Great Elder, replied to Shen Yun on behalf of the Council of Elders. The latter did not object.

From the next day, sure enough, there were people who came to work part-time to inquire about the summer harvest.

At this time, the resolution of the presbytery had reached everyone in the village. Hearing the inquiry, all of them followed the orders of the presbyterian council and replied generously: "What is the ceremony? It is always when the rice is ripe and when it is harvested." Whichever field is ripe first, start with that field. ”

That's a lot of answers. The people in the surrounding villages believed it. Well, they don't have the time or energy to figure out what's true or not. Because immediately after the summer harvest, there will be a new round of planting. It's the busiest time of the year.

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