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When he woke up the next day, it was already daylight. Lin Jin lay on the bed with his eyes open and reacted for a long time before he remembered what happened yesterday.

It seems that it is customary to pour tea for Mengshi in the morning...

Lin Jin sat up suddenly, and fell down because of the sore muscles all over his body. At the end of yesterday, he was already a little numb, so he didn't feel the strong pain anymore. After sleeping, the pain seemed to be brewing and then burst out concentratedly. It made her eyes stare.

Someone outside was calling her name, "Lin Jin, Lin Jin? What time is it, Madam is so angry when she doesn't see you, are you in the house?"

Lin Jin sighed, struggled to get up, didn't even have the strength to tidy up his clothes, and went out directly.

The girl who helped her split the bamboo last night stood in the middle of the courtyard, and when she finally came out, she had a complicated expression on her face, "Madam is looking for you, hurry up, don't delay."

Lin Jin responded, and hurried to Meng's room. Thinking of the risk of getting beaten up early in the morning, Lin Jin wanted to give himself some wax in his heart, and he didn't know when he could go back to Zhang Xi .

When Lin Jin arrived in the backyard, Mrs. Meng was admonishing a servant, and what she said seemed to be that the person had stolen something.

"The Bamboo Lady takes good care of us. The weather in Xicun Village has been smooth these years. You little bastard with no eyes, dare to touch the sacrifice of the Bamboo Lady. I think you don't want to live!"

Her words of bamboo lady fit Lin Jin's conjecture, but she had never heard of taking bamboo as a belief. Probably this is a world in illusion, which is always different from reality.

Mrs. Meng was scolding vigorously, when she looked up and saw Lin Jin standing at the gate of the courtyard, she pointed at her and said, "You, come here."

Lin Jin stepped forward according to his words.

"This time I will sacrifice to Empress Zhu, just the two of you."

When the person kneeling on the ground who was accused of stealing heard this, he burst into tears in fright, rushed forward and hugged Meng Shi's leg without letting go, and begged Meng Shi to give her another chance, saying that he would never dare again. .

Mrs. Meng kicked her away, didn't say anything more, helped the slightly crooked golden hairpin on her head, and went back to the house with the help of the maid.

Lin Jin frowned, and looked at the girl who was kneeling on the ground and crying loudly. She was probably older than her current body, but she was skinny and sallow, and she didn't have the look of a cardamom girl at all. Confused and sluggish face and fear of the future.

The sacrifice Meng said was probably a life sacrifice, otherwise the girl wouldn't be so scared. Lin Jin doesn't know what's going on here, so after thinking about it carefully, she still has to ask Xiaoqiu.

Today, Mrs. Meng asked them to go to the mountain to cut firewood. Lin Jin deliberately left behind the others with the bamboo basket on his back, and then sneaked towards the Town God's Temple while they were not paying attention.

That Town God's Temple must have been abandoned for a long time, otherwise Xiaoqiu would not have been able to live there forever.The location of the Town God's Temple is a bit remote, the surroundings are desolate, and there are few people. Lin Jin doesn't know why he easily found that place among the pile of broken bricks and tiles, just like making bamboo leek last night. These things seemed to be sealed in the depths of her memory, and they would reveal themselves when they needed to use them.

Xiaoqiu was sitting on the stone steps in front of the temple gate, twisting a few straws in his hands, his thin figure looked extraordinarily lonely.

Lin Jin couldn't bear it, and started calling her name from a distance: "Xiaoqiu! Xiaoqiu!"

Hearing her voice, Xiaoqiu turned around in surprise, then stood up and ran towards her. Lin Jin noticed that she was still barefoot, with several slender cuts on her feet, and asked her, "Why don't you Wearing shoes? At least weave some straw sandals."

Xiao Qiu smiled foolishly: "Sister Jin, I'm not willing to wear the straw sandals you gave me last time, I plan to save them for the Chinese New Year."

"Wearing that during Chinese New Year will freeze your toes off."

Xiaoqiu didn't care, but still smiled, and took Lin Jin's hand into the temple.

"Sister, I thought you wouldn't come today. Did Aunt Meng beat you when you went back yesterday?"

Lin Jin sat on a straw mat, feeling pain all over his body, "I'm fine, I came here today to ask you something."

Xiao Qiu said, "What's the matter?"

Lin Jin said: "Meng Shi will sacrifice me and another girl to Empress Zhu."

As soon as Lin Jin finished speaking, Xiao Qiu's expression changed suddenly. She threw herself on Lin Jin's lap, tears streaming down her face: "How is it possible, sister, I don't want you to die..."

The child cried miserably, Lin Jin patted her on the back to comfort her.

"I won't die, tell me what happened to that priest, and who is Zhu Niangniang?"

Xiaoqiu raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and said sobbingly: "Madam Bamboo is the god who protects Xi Village. Planting bamboo in other places depends on the water and soil, but Xi Village is different. Fresh bamboo grows all year round. People live by this. After the first snow falls in winter, to sacrifice to Zhu Niangniang is to use the blood of two unmarried girls to melt the ice on Zhu Niangniang's tombstone in the east of the village."

It was still autumn, and there were still nearly two months until winter. Lin Jin didn't feel afraid. She had an intuition that she could escape this catastrophe, or Zhang Xi would come to her, or she could find a way to escape by herself.

Xiaoqiu cried for a while and suddenly stopped, saying: "It's okay, I will protect my sister when the time comes, she can come to me, no one can hurt you."

Lin Jin patted her head, but didn't take it seriously.

Time has been delayed for a long time, Lin Jin didn't want to go back and was beaten for no reason, now she has to find a place to cut some firewood and go back, she is going to say goodbye to Xiao Qiu with the bamboo basket on her back.

Xiao Qiu stopped her and said, "Sister, I still have something for you." After that, she raised the dusty and dilapidated curtain in the Town God's Temple and walked behind the clay statue, Lin Jin could only follow her there.

Several bundles of chopped firewood were piled up on the ground, and the section of the wood looked new, presumably it was freshly cut today.

"Sister, take this back home. I remember that Aunt Meng is going to send someone to cut firewood today."

Lin Jin didn't refuse, judging by Xiao Qiu's expression, it should be like this before, Xiao Qiu prepared things for her in advance, and then she went to the Temple of the City God to accompany her, and took the things with her when she left.

An orphan who was still wandering outside, actually did so much for her. Lin Jin felt a little uncomfortable, but also had some suspicions. A girl as young as Xiaoqiu, living alone in such a wilderness, has not frozen to death so far. Starving to death, but having the experience to do these things is really unreasonable.

Lin Jin walked out of the Town God's Temple, and looked back at Xiao Qiu who was standing on the highest step and waving desperately to her. Xiao Qiu's face was filled with a clear smile and anticipation, and he merged with the warm sunshine behind him, and also with the desolation The dilapidated Town God's Temple is out of place.

Lin Jin raised his hand and waved at her twice, then turned and left.

The author has something to say:

I am too sleepy today, this chapter is not well written, I will revise it when I update it tomorrow_(:_」∠)_

Double update tomorrow XD