"This son, please come here. ”

The sky was dark, the old man's voice was saying in front, 'squeak', the wooden door shook and opened inward, Lu Liangsheng followed behind and walked into the courtyard gate, this small courtyard is not big, there are earthen walls on three sides, the potholes are all the holes of the earth bees, there are only two houses, and the grass house is built outside, and there is an earthen stove.

"Don't dislike it, there are a lot of old and young people in this village, and most of them don't have vacant houses. The old man put down his hoe and kettle, touched the flint placed in the stove, pushed open the door and entered, and with a few clicks, smashed out sparks, and the dark room gradually lit up with a yellow fire.

In the yard, Lu Liangsheng tied the old donkey, took off the bookshelf, carried it into the house, put it aside and said with a smile: "Don't dislike it, it's good to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, but it's right to disturb the old man." ”

"Don't bother, don't bother, there are people reading at home, and the old man is happy. ”

The old man put the oil lamp on the table, invited the scholar to sit in, poured cold water, and ran outside, came back in a moment, pinched a few green onions in his hand, and went outside to cook on the fire in the earthen stove.

From time to time, he turned his head to the bright room and laughed: "Childe hasn't eaten either, has he? There are no good things to entertain in the mountains, so let's make do with it." ”

"Haha, my husband invited, but I was disrespectful, and it happened that there was dry food bought on the road in the bookshelf. ”

Lu Liangsheng opened the bookshelf, took out two cakes, tore off half of them and put them back in the eyes of the toad Taoist, and took them to the old man to bake.

"Just wait a while, Childe will go back to the house and sit down and drink water. ”

"Okay, then I'm in. ”

The old man didn't let him help, Lu Liangsheng had to go back to the house, with the dim light of the oil lamp, the room he was in was boxy, poorly furnished, with a wooden table and two stools with paint off, only a wooden bed remained, and at the end of the bed, it was leading to the next room, there was no door, only a blue curtain was hung.

There is also a tribute platform in the corner, a white cloth is covered on it, raised high, and it should be a statue of a god inside, which is also common in ordinary people's homes.

'There is only one bed...... It looks like I'm sleeping on the ground for a while. ’

When he thought about it, he went to look at the statue of the god on the offering table that was covered by a white cloth, but Lu Liangsheng didn't reach out to tear it open, after all, in someone else's house, turning things at will is a bit bad after all.

"Childe can watch it if he wants. ”

The old man came in with two bowls of taro paste at this time, put them on the table, wiped his hand on his clothes, and smiled honestly: "That's the god of Qi Shui, bless us safe, son, you might as well say goodbye." ”

Qi Water God?

Lu Liangsheng was a little puzzled, but there are countless mountains and rivers in Kyushu in the world, and there are many unknown gods, as long as they protect the safety of one party and let the local people not suffer, it is okay to worship.

Over there, the old man saw that the scholar believed him, so he came over and opened the white on it, and put it aside, revealing not the statue of the god that Lu Liangsheng thought, but a spirit card, on which the words 'Qishui Divine Position' were simply written, and there was no name.

"Childe, come bye. The old man's face was delighted, staring directly at the scholar, and stretched out his hand to the spirit card.

Lu Liangsheng originally saw the nameless spirit card, and he didn't want to worship, but it can be seen that the old man was attentive and took him in for the night, so he nodded and bowed his hand to the god, however, he didn't bow down.

The spirit card placed on the offering table, with a crisp sound, broke in the middle and became two.

"This ..... This..... Ouch!"

The old man turned pale with fright, hurriedly squeezed away the scholar, knelt on the ground, folded his hands and kowtowed, and begged: "God Qi Shui bless, bless, my family is not short of offerings ......"

The scholar standing on the side, frowned slightly, looked at the broken god position, his face showed doubts, he thought for a while, probably figured out the joints, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook.

In order to absorb the incense of the nearby people and help them practice, they showed some magic and were able to deceive them into worship, and Lu Liangsheng himself was a real person who was enshrined by the living people, and he was also the identity of the national teacher who had sued the sky.

You can't stand me...... However, if it is to protect the people and get incense offerings, let it practice here with peace of mind. ’

Thinking about it, he picked up the old man on the ground and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, old man, it can't be that your god seat is too long, and it is rotten inside, and it happens to be broken at this time." ”

Someone was relieved, the old man felt a lot more comfortable, got up along the scholar's arm, and said two sentences in succession: "It should be like this, it should be like this." Carefully re-covered the white cloth, went outside to bring in the baked cakes, and handed another pair of chopsticks to Lu Liangsheng.

"Childe, eat it. ”

"My husband eats it too. ”

Lu Liangsheng took the chopsticks, and he was not polite, picked up the half of the cake, took a bite, and drank the taro paste with a snort, the lack of oil and salt in the mountains, the taste is naturally not as good as the food made by the usual Taoists, but the taro is greasy and painted, and it is still quite refreshing to eat in the mouth, and it is not difficult to swallow.

During the meal, he was also a little curious about the Qi Water God that the old man said, and asked directly:

"Uncle, how long has this Qi Water God been in the village?"

"How long?"

The old man stopped his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and compared a few fingers: "It's about two or three years, Gongzi is outside, I don't know, Qi Shuishen is powerful, the whole Qi water belongs to him, it is rumored, it is a big turtle, bigger than my yard, at least a thousand years of life." ”

Speaking of excitement, the old man put down his chopsticks and gestured a few times.

"Zhao Daxian said that as long as the god of Qi water is happy, we can't stand the flood and the crops can be harvested every year. ”

The night insect corner whispered, the night wind blew into the open door, the oil lamp standing on the table swayed, Lu Liangsheng held the bowl, ate without a bite, and quietly listened to the old man's story of the so-called 'Qi Water God'

.......

The moon illuminates the night sky, casting a silvery glow on the surface of the river flowing outside the village, and a donkey cart is being driven on the dirt road near the riverbank.

On either side, there were seven or eight other men, carrying sticks and firewood knives, following behind, staring at a bulging sack of burlap in the wooden bucket of the donkey cart, struggling and twisting from time to time.

It seemed to be a person inside, whimpering and moaning.

"Not honest yet!"

The man who walked behind picked up the wooden stick and knocked it on the pocket, and a woman's wail suddenly came from inside, and another man next to him hurriedly reached out and grabbed his companion's arm.

"Whatever you fight, you will go to the village, are you afraid that someone will not know?"

grabbed the wooden stick and threw it to the side of the road, pulling the other party to continue walking: "What if I die?

The man who was told a word turned his face unconvinced, and muttered: "What is the beating, my mother-in-law has beaten me many times, and I haven't seen it killed." ”

However, when he saw the man beside him, he still said a heavy 'um': "I know, don't beat her." ”

Wangwangwws—

A few dog barks sounded in the village, and several men driving the donkey cart glanced at the village under the moonlight, "Go and inform the villagers." ”

Immediately, one of them nodded and ran quickly to the village, while the rest of the men continued to chase the frame, their spinning wooden wheels creaking over the rough road and staggering towards the river ahead.