Lin Wanwan kept convincing herself, but her mind couldn't help but think of the poem "Catching Locusts" written by Bai Juyi in the face of locusts:
Whose family is catching locusts? The weather is hot and the days are getting longer and I am starving to death.
The Xingyuan soldiers later injured the yin and yang, and the harmonious qi beetles turned into locusts.
Starting from Lianghe and Sanfu, the recommended food is like silkworms flying like rain.
The rain flies and eats away thousands of miles, and there are no green seedlings and empty red soil.
The chief official of Henan Province said he was worried about the farmers, and the people in charge were hunting locusts day and night.
At that time, the price of millet was three hundred, and the price of locusts was the same as millet.
Catching locusts is of no use; it only makes hungry people work harder and waste more money.
Even if one insect dies and hundreds come, how can human beings predict natural disasters?
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Even the boss Bai Juyi believed that manpower could not compete with natural disasters such as locusts, and placed his hope in the illusory yin and yang order. He said, "I heard that good officials in ancient times had good governance and used governance to drive locusts out of the country."
Why wouldn't Xiao Chong?
Lin Wanwan felt a little broken. When she thought that Xiao Chong would worship the Locust God, she felt that his image in her heart was shattered!
The house is seriously collapsed!
She sat on the horse and walked forward soullessly along the crowd. She couldn't believe it and didn't want to believe it.
At this moment, Datang became extremely vague in her heart, and an unprecedented sense of loss surrounded her.
She has never felt so clearly as now that there is a thousand-year gap between herself and the characters of the Tang Dynasty!
So is this what it feels like when everyone is drunk and I am alone?
Not pleasant at all!
This is not the prosperous age she likes. This prosperous age is not what she wants! The Tang Dynasty should be open-minded, tolerant, and capable of swallowing up thousands of miles like a tiger!
How can you practice feudal superstition?
Full of suspicion and disbelief, Lin Wanwan followed the crowd out of the town area and swarmed towards its hilltop.
At this time, the mountain platform was already crowded with people. If it weren't for the guards and bad guys blocking everyone outside the mountain gate, the surging crowd would have trampled down the mountain path here.
Lin Wanwan rode her horse to the foot of the mountain, raised her head and looked through the gauze curtain of her hat at Xiao Chong on the high platform a few hundred meters away.
The distance was too far, so she couldn't see his appearance clearly, but she could immediately identify his slender and elegant figure among the dense crowd. After all, his height, which was more than half a head taller than the others, was too conspicuous.
Today, Xiao Chong was wearing a white robe with wide sleeves, a Taoist bun, and his hair half down. His robe and black silk were blown all over the sky by the wind, as if he would become an immortal at any time.
Lin Wanwan stepped forward, but was stopped by the bad guy.
Huanong took out the nameplate of Mr. Le'an Township at the side. Unexpectedly, these bad guys guarding here couldn't read at all.
"Go, go, go! You can't go any further. We are offering sacrifices to heaven! No one is allowed to come near!" The bad guy held a Tang knife in his hand and pushed people aggressively.
That is to say, Lin Wanwan and the other three are all dressed in Luoqi, otherwise they will be even more fierce.
Seeing that they were ignorant, Huanong said angrily: "The Lord of Le'an Township is right in front of you. If you don't bow to him when you see him, how can you dare to push him?"
"Mr. Le'an Township?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion after hearing this, a little hesitant about whether they should let him go and whether they should disturb the county magistrate at this time.
Although the rank of the township lord is higher than that of the county magistrate, in fact the township lord has no real power and only has a rank. Whether he buys it or not depends on when...
Lin Wanwan was in a bad mood at this time and was too lazy to talk nonsense. She silently took off her money bag and handed it to Huanong, intending to use the money to clear the way.
Although Huanong was not as clever as Yun Shang and Hongyan, the money bag was handed to her hand. No matter how naive she was, she understood what it meant and immediately took out a few pearls and handed them over.
This kind of pearls was purchased by Lin Wanwan online at Modern Times. For 80 yuan, you can buy 50 grams (about 50 pieces) of loose freshwater color pearls with about 8-9mm slight imperfections. They are not very valuable in modern times, but in the Tang Dynasty, even those with slight imperfections are still very valuable.
It is used as a tip when socializing with noble women.
From the moment Lin Wanwan appeared in the Tang Dynasty, she established a wealthy persona for herself because of Pepper, and she continued to maintain this persona in the later period.
It is precisely because of the attributes of a local tycoon, the status of a township monarch, and the cousin relationship with Xiao Chong that Lin Wanwan has gained a place in the upper class society of Luan County.
The bad guy who was guarding here held the pearl in his hand and hurriedly ran towards the inside to report. After a while, word of release came from inside.
Although the pearl given by Lin Wanwan was only quietly stuffed into the hands of a bad person, it would definitely be shared among a group of people on their side in the end.
If the pearls cannot be divided evenly, even if they are sold and exchanged for copper coins, they must be divided as well. This is a common practice. It is impossible to eat alone.
After passing through the heavy guards of delinquents and government officials, Lin Wanwan came to the edge of the mountain platform. The innermost circle here was guarded by the Xiao family's private guards.
It's just that Lin Wanwan didn't want to go any further when she reached this point. From this position, she could see clearly that everything here was indeed preparing for worshiping the gods.
What else do you need to ask?
No matter how hard you believe it, the reality is already before your eyes.
Xiao Chong was indeed engaged in offering sacrifices to heaven and gods.
Just when she was in despair, Huanong beside her said excitedly without knowing how to read: "Madam, look, do the two chickens in the cage over there look like the white-feathered chickens in our farm?"
Lin Wanwan followed Huanong's fingers and saw two white-feathered chickens in a cage next to the busy Xiao Chong.
White-feathered chickens are easy to recognize. The original black-bone chickens of the Tang Dynasty had black crests and feet, and only the feathers were white. White-feathered chickens, except for their white feathers, had the same crests and feet as ordinary chickens, with big red crests.
Golden feet.
Lin Wanwan frowned slightly, what are you doing, offering white-feathered chickens to the sky? But I have never heard of using live chickens to worship gods. Aren't they all killed and cooked as tributes?
At this time, Xiao Chong suddenly looked towards her, gave her a salute and smiled indifferently, and Lin Wanwan silently returned the salute.
Xiao Ce, who was standing next to Xiao Chong, also saluted her, but he was probably really busy and did not come forward to say hello.
Lin Wanwan's heart moved, and she calmly looked at Xiao Chong where she was.
After a series of complicated heaven-sacrifice ceremonies, Xiao Chong took a white-feathered chicken out of the cage and began to recite a sacrificial inscription in classical Chinese.
For modern people who have graduated from school, they basically know every word in classical Chinese, and they have to think about it for a while to understand the meaning.
But in a situation like this, if you just listen to someone read it quickly, you can't even figure out how to write it, don't even think about figuring out the meaning right away.
Just when Lin Wanwan was confused and confused, someone suddenly whispered to her: "Le'an, do you believe what Xiao Mingfu said?"
Lin Wanwan turned around and saw that the person coming was Mrs. Wang, the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family.
Because her mother's family owns a fleet and does ocean-going business, and she has a high emotional intelligence and knows how to deal with things, Lin Wanwan has a fairly close relationship with her.
Although they cannot be said to be close friends, they still get along harmoniously and have entertained each other several times.
Lin Wanwan did not answer her words, but asked in a low voice: "Madam Wang, are you here too? I don't understand what my cousin is going to do, you know?"
Wang said in a low voice: "What, Le'an, didn't you hear clearly just now? Xiao Ming's house offered sacrifices to the sky for divination, and they divined Li Gua, Li is fire, and they want to use fire to burn locusts!"
Lin Wanwan: "..." This chapter has been completed!