Christmas

The boy was talking, his voice was mixed with the same accent as the old man just now, it seemed a bit old-fashioned, but Xia Yao and the others could barely understand it.

The boy looked about ten years old, black and thin, not too short, just like a thin bamboo pole.His hair is also a little long, not pure black, but a little yellow, and it is resting softly on his forehead.

But the boy's eyes were very dark and clear, like two black obsidian, but they were very cold.When you are stared at by him, you always feel a little creepy, like a naked child, nothing can escape his eyes.

These should not be a pair of children's eyes at all.

Xia Yao took the medicine from his hand, subconsciously didn't want to look into his eyes, and thanked him stammeringly.

I looked at the description of the medicine box, it was just an ordinary digestive medicine, and the production date was also up to date.

Xia Yao took a piece out of it and fed it to Xiao Shen, and asked him to swallow it with the warm water on the table.

As if feeling Xia Yao's fear of him, the boy pursed his lips, squeezed his fingers restrainedly, and wanted to leave.

And at this moment, a soft child's voice sounded in his ear, like the cotton candy he had eaten once as a child, and the sweet taste instantly spread along his limbs.

"Little brother~"

Although he took the medicine, Xiao Shen couldn't get better all of a sudden, and he still looked a little sick.However, when he saw a boy who was similar to himself, he still raised his spirits a little bit, and he looked a little brighter.

When Xiao Shen's soft childish voice called him "little brother", the expression on the boy's face softened a little.He glanced at Xia Yao nervously, but couldn't help but took a small step forward and then stopped again. When he saw that Xia Yao didn't say anything, he mustered up his courage to speak slowly to Xiao Shen. Stretched out his hand.

Xiao Shen suddenly giggled and reached out to grab the boy's fingers.The cold fingers were held by the soft warm little hands, and the boy's brows softened instantly.

His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of breaking some beautiful dream.

"Hello."

"Hello little brother, my name is Xiao Shen, what's your name?"

"My name is He Bishen."

Deep love will not last, and wisdom will be hurt.

Touching Xiao Shen's forehead, Xia Yao leaned on the bed and looked at his peaceful sleeping face.Shi Xie came over wiping his hair, put the towel on the side of the bed, lay on the bed with his arms around Xia Yao, and naturally kissed Xia Yao on his hair.

"Go to sleep."

The sky was getting dark, and the dark night enveloped the entire town. Even the moonlight on weekdays seemed extraordinarily stingy tonight, without revealing any light.

The night wind blows, bringing a burst of coolness, and the lush trees shake their branches with the wind, making the sound of rustling leaves

A small figure was standing in a dark place, his face was outlined by the light from the inn not far away, it was He Bishen who had just delivered medicine for Xiaoshen.

I saw that he was looking up at the room with lights on, with no joy or sadness on his face, until the room was completely dark, and then lightly.

Sighed lightly.

Complicated light surged in his dark eyes, he pursed his lips, turned and walked in another direction, his small figure was completely hidden in the night.

Because the night in the ancient town was very quiet, without the noise of the busy traffic in the city, Shi Xie's family had a good night's sleep, and it was already 07:30 in the evening when they woke up.

After tidying up and washing up, the family of three went downstairs.After a night's rest, the little ginseng has completely healed, and the effect of the medicine is also onset. The little face is no longer as pale as yesterday, and has returned to a healthy ruddy.

Xia Yao pulled Xiao Shen to sit at the table, and after a while, other people also came down.

"Did you sleep well?"

Duan Qinghe patted Xia Yao on the shoulder and sat down on the chair next to him, asking with concern.

"sleep good."

Smiling at him, Xia Yao didn't say much in reply, after all, Shi Xie was still watching him covetously.

"You guys are actually in this kind of relationship~ ying ying~ the handsome guy I like has a boyfriend, so what should I do? Wu Meng looked at Xia Yao with tears in his hands, his tone full of sorrow.

He was wearing a tender pink tight shirt today, and his stretched muscles seemed to burst the pink shirt.He is obviously a muscular man, but insists on putting on the appearance of a resentful little daughter. Xia Yao silently shifted his gaze, and for the first time understood the true meaning of hot eyes.

"Guests, are you resting well?"

The proprietress changed into a pink cheongsam today, which made her cheeks more peachy and her figure graceful.

She put the tray in her hand on the table, it was just plain porridge, a plate of pickled radishes and a plate of soft white steamed buns.

"The environment here is beautiful, we all had a good rest, and thank you for yesterday's medicine."

Xia Yao helped pass the porridge to everyone, and said gratefully to the proprietress.

The proprietress smiled and waved her hand.

"You're welcome, kid, are you okay?"

"It's much better, Xiao Shen, please thank the proprietress."

"Thank you pretty sister."

Xiao Shen obediently raised his head and gave the proprietress a smile without hesitation, which made the proprietress tremble.

"Today there is a god worship meeting in the town, you can go over and join in the fun."

"God Worship Assembly?"

"Yes, this has always been a custom in the town. In order to pray for good weather and a good harvest, the sacrifice has been going on for hundreds of years."

Xia Yao nodded and became a little curious about it. He had only seen sacrifices and ancestor sacrifices on TV.

The proprietress chatted with them a few more words and went back to work.

"Let's go and see later."

After Xia Yao finished speaking, the others nodded at the same time. Since they are here, of course they want to join in the fun.

After breakfast, a few people are ready to go.

And the six young people who lived with them had already left before them, Xia Yao and the others packed up and stepped out of the inn.

Xia Yao held Xiao Shen tightly to prevent him from getting separated. According to the position the proprietress said, the few people soon heard a burst of music such as suona and sheng, and the sacrifice had already begun.

The place where the sacrifice was held was in the center of the town, and an ancestral hall was built here.All the tablets of the dead in the town are enshrined here, and there are special guardians.

The way of offering sacrifices is very classical. Many barefooted people wearing masks of pure monsters are dancing ancient and mysterious dances around the flames.

Obscure sacrificial words leaked from their mouths, sacred and humble enough.

The musicians around played the instruments in their hands seriously, and the melodious music was neither intense nor slow.

It was an indescribable sense of stability, solemnity, and solemnity.

The chief priest wearing a red monster mask held a torch in his hand, and he walked on the altar with special steps to the music.

His fingers stroked the long red feathers on the mask, and his steps became faster.He went to the altar, grabbed a large amount of white powder, stuffed it into his mouth, and sprayed it fiercely at the torch, instantly igniting a large group of flames.

The music became more and more urgent, and the chief priest continuously spewed out several large balls of flames, put the torch in his hand aside, and raised a large bowl from the altar.Walking to the periphery of the altar, he looked down at the villagers and Xia Yao and the others under the altar.

The chief priest read a few words aloud, and the surrounding villagers also read a few words at the same time, and then lowered their heads with folded hands.

Seeing the reactions of the surrounding villagers, Xia Yao and the others quickly put their hands together and bowed their heads.As soon as he lowered his head, he felt something fell on his body. Xia Yao picked up one and saw that it was rice.

After spreading the rice in the bowl, the chief priest shouted again, and all the villagers showed grateful expressions on their faces. It should be the blessing of the sacrifice just now.

After the blessing was finished, the chief priest walked down from the other side of the altar, and came to the other side. Several priests dancing around the flames were still beating tirelessly.

The main priest came to stand in front of the ancestral hall, and the dancing priests sang at the same time and dispersed at the same time.

The high priest chanted loudly, and a masked man walked up to the priest holding a one-meter-long mahogany box.

The priest chanted loudly, except for the chanting, the surroundings were quiet without a trace of extraneous sound.

The priest opened the mahogany box and took out a stick of incense that was two fingers thick and one meter long.

The sacrificial words in the priest's mouth did not stop. He held the incense and lit it in the flame, and a faint fragrance slowly wafted out.

The chief priest inserted the incense into the incense burner in front of the ancestral hall, and wisps of white smoke floated out from above the incense candles and spread in the center of the town.

"Tch, cheating."

At this moment, a disdainful voice suddenly exploded in the quiet crowd, like throwing a stone into the calm water.

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on the person who made the sound, and even the chief priest stopped the sacrificial words in his mouth, and his eyes as big as copper bells were fixed on this side.

Xia Yao and the others also looked over.The one who spoke was a young man, one of the six people who lived in the inn with Xia Yao and the others.

Seeing that people's eyes were all focused on him, the man also seemed a little uncomfortable, and his face gradually revealed

Impatient look.

The girl beside him, his girlfriend, seemed a little embarrassed, and kept tugging on his sleeve, but he slammed it away, and then strode away from the spot.

The girl looked a little embarrassed watching him leave first, her eyes were red, and she looked like she was about to cry.She apologized to the surrounding villagers, and left in a panic with her head down.

They left one after another, the chief priest yelled, and the village names bowed respectfully towards the place of the ancestral hall with their palms folded.Then it began to spread out slowly, which also means that the sacrifice is over.

Xia Yao pulled Xiao Shen and was about to turn around to look at other places, but his hand was suddenly grabbed, and then Shi Xie's voice rang in his ears.

"Someone is following us."