The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

There was already a sea of ​​people in front of the Tianji Chaoguan in Lucun, and it was impossible to see the end at a glance.

The people were excited and full of anticipation.

For the common people, if it rained at this time, they could plant the autumn crops quickly and have something to look forward to in the second half of the year, so that the whole family would not starve to death.

Some people have already started picking leaves from the trees to satisfy their hunger. In ten days, the drinking water will probably disappear. By then, the people can only lie at home and wait to die.

Jiang Muxia, Tang Zhongbai and their companions finally squeezed to the front of the Chaoguan, only to find that the gate was closed. The people did not urge or make any noise, but just sat quietly on the ground waiting.

Jiang Muxia pulled an elderly lady and asked, "Didn't you ask for rain? Why don't you open the door?"

The old lady looked her up and down and said calmly, "Young lady, you just arrived, right? The immortal servant said that the altar will be opened at 15:30. There is still half an hour to go. Young lady, please sit down and wait!"

Three quarters after noon? This time is very meaningful. Isn't this the time when criminals are executed?

To be mysterious and play tricks.

She thanked the old lady, returned to Tang Zhongbai, and whispered in his ear.

"It's still early, let's find a shady place and wait!" Tang Zhongbai led his men to the eaves of the wall on the right side of the gate, stood against the wall with his arms folded, and waited.

At 2:00 p.m., a waitress opened the gate and stood at the doorway, shouting, "The auspicious time is approaching, and the sacrificial ceremony will begin soon. Please do not make noise, and enter the temple in an orderly manner. Believers who do not have the opportunity to enter the temple, please stay outside the temple quietly. We will surely be able to pray for rain today to save the people from dire straits."

"Okay." A deafening shout echoed in the air, and then the maids entered the temple. The people outside the door lined up in an orderly manner and entered the temple. The scene was so quiet that only the sound of light footsteps could be heard.

Jiang Muxia and his group quickly lined up and followed them into the temple.

The sacrificial ceremony was held on the spacious steps of the front hall, which was well decorated with incense, candles, paper money, wine and other offerings.

The gong sounded, and the scene fell silent. Maids in colorful clothes and black veils came out from the side hall one after another, standing on both sides of the altar. The maid holding the gong sang loudly, "The time has come, please invite the Goddess of Tianji."

As she finished speaking, a woman in a white gauze dress with her face covered walked out slowly from the main hall.

She walked lightly, her beautiful eyes looked alive, she looked straight ahead, and walked slowly towards the altar.

She was like a fairy descending from the sky, so clean that no one dared to desecrate her.

You can't tell her age from her clothes, but she has a pair of beautiful eyes, so you think she must be a young and beautiful woman.

When the people in the audience saw her appear, they all knelt on the ground and shouted, "Greetings, the goddess."

The goddess waved her sleeves and said in a clear voice, "Please stand up."

She nodded to the waitress on the right side of the altar, and the waitress shouted to the audience: "The auspicious time has arrived, and the sacrifice begins."

The sun was shining brightly at this time, without a trace of wind, and it was so hot that people's clothes were soaked.

Jiang Muxia stood in the audience, feeling sticky all over, and beads of sweat on her face formed a stream that flowed down her cheeks.

Seeing this, Tang Zhongbai moved and stood in front of her to block the sunlight for her. Although there was a shadow, the heat was not reduced. She felt that if she stood any longer, she would fall down.

An old lady beside her glared at her and scolded her in a low voice: "The sacrifice is about to begin, don't move. If you disturb the gods, you will suffer the consequences."

Jiang Muxia glanced at her and saw that she was sweating more than him, her face was red and beads of sweat were pouring out. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's so hot, and you're still nagging others! What will you do if the rain doesn't come later?

The goddess swung the wooden sword in her hand vigorously, muttering something, jumping and spreading her wings.

The contempt in Tang Si's eyes grew more and more intense as she danced, and he was almost laughing out loud. Tang San deliberately touched him and gave him a look that told him to "behave yourself".

Tang Si straightened his back, stood up straight again, deliberately twisted his face and retracted his smile.

After dancing for less than a quarter of an hour, the goddess turned around and stood in the middle of the altar. She cut her finger, squeezed out a drop of blood and dripped it onto the wooden sword. She raised the sword above her head, shouted to the sky, "Yes, sir," and stopped moving.

The sky was cloudless, the sun was shining brightly, and there was no change in the weather.

The people in the audience didn't know whether the sacrifice was over or not. No one dared to speak, and all their eyes were on the goddess.

The goddess realized that the people's mood had changed, so she took back the wooden sword and said loudly, "Don't worry, fellow believers. I just saw the rain god in the sky. She told me that someone in the court has done too much evil, and the gods could not stand it, so they punished him. This person has a vicious mind and used vicious methods to transfer the blame to our Chenliu County, which led to drought in many counties throughout the county. She heard my request and has gone to the gods to plead for us."

As soon as she finished speaking, the people below were in an uproar, accusing this person of doing evil and asking why he made them suffer.

The brave people asked loudly: "What should we do now? Goddess, you must save us. We are all innocent. Whoever did evil should be punished. Why do we ordinary people have to suffer?"

"Yes, please help us, Goddess. If it doesn't rain, we will die!"

The cries for help from below were endless and made people's ears hurt.

After Tang Zhongbai and Jiang Muxia looked at each other, they decided to wait and see how the goddess would explain to the people.

Hu Daxin and Tang Si couldn't bear to watch this anymore and were about to question the goddess, but were kicked down by Tang San.

He used only 50% of his strength, and the two of them gasped in pain.

The people in the audience were crowded together, and if one person fell down, the people around him would fall down with him.

Tang Si and Hu Daxin hadn't reacted yet. When other people saw some of their people kneeling on the ground, they thought they were asking the goddess for help, so they all knelt on the ground.

The people responded immediately, kneeling and shouting, "Please ask the goddess to take charge of us, and ask the gods to send rain to relieve our suffering."

Tang Si and Hu Daxin were so angry that they couldn't even get up. They didn't want to kneel, so they were just held there, unable to move.

The goddess seemed to be moved by the people's kneeling and bowed back. She said in a trembling voice, "Please rest assured, I will do my best today. Even if it means sacrificing my life, I will help you to pray for rain."

As she spoke, she repeated her previous practice, shouted loudly, retracted the wooden sword, her eyes full of worry, her voice a little tired, and said: "Dear believers, when I went to heaven just now, I was stopped. The heavenly soldiers guarding the gate told me that the Rain God was reprimanded by the God and told her not to meddle in other people's business. I finally persuaded the heavenly soldiers to let me see the Rain God, and she told me very embarrassedly. If we want to achieve our goal, we can only break the vicious magic of that person and break the situation."

She paused and took a breath, then continued, "However, this method is too cruel. I have always been a plain-clothed vegetarian, and I really can't bear it... But I can't afford to sacrifice the lives of the people in the county. This is really a difficult situation for me."

Her eyes were full of compassion, making people believe her words without a doubt.

Someone asked, "I don't know what the method is. Please tell me. It can save the lives of the people in the county. What if it's a little cruel?"

The goddess was surprised and asked, "Do you really agree?"

"Please tell us the truth, Goddess." The people in the audience said in unison.

"Well, saving a life is better than saving seven lives, so I'll take my own life. This ritual requires a living sacrifice, and in addition to using a live pig, it also requires the blood of ten boys and ten girls to resolve it."