The child just now, when his father was still very young, it happened to be the time of the famine!
If the old mayor and the others had not found the precious ginseng from the island in the center of the river, which is what they call the sacred mountain, and exchanged it for food, then he would probably have starved to death when he was a child!
Therefore, he said that the old mayor saved his family's life. From this point of view, it is absolutely true!
Seeing that everyone in the town was almost here, the old mayor cleared his throat and spoke!
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me!"
The crowd suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at the old mayor standing in the center and said nothing, waiting for him to speak.
“In our town, it has been passed down from generation to generation that every ten years, during the autumn, we have to go to the west to offer sacrifices to the gods on the sacred mountain!
I don’t know when it was passed down, but this rule existed when I was very young!
Over the years, I have been adhering to this rule for the time being.
We worship the gods on the sacred mountain, and the gods protect us!
Have you seen the stone monument next to me?
When I was young, my grandparents told me that it recorded the deeds of our ancestors who helped our town reach an agreement with the gods on the sacred mountain!
Nowadays, the deeds on the stone tablet have long been blurred, but I feel that we cannot forget the trajectory passed down from generation to generation and the agreement with the great immortal on the sacred mountain!"
The old mayor spoke with some emotion, but there was also a kind of firmness in his words.
"Yes, the boss is right!" Many people in the square nodded and said.
"Our family lost two lambs, it must be because we failed to fulfill the agreement with the gods on the sacred mountain, and we were punished!" Some people whispered.
At this time, the old mayor Zhong Yuanshan continued to speak:
“Everyone, according to the rules, this year, it’s time for us to worship the gods again!
But due to some reasons, we were unable to proceed as usual.
Of course, this is my fault, after all, that is my grandson.
During this time, some strange things happened in the town, which made everyone afraid to go out at night!
But now, you don’t have to worry!
The gods on the sacred mountain are benevolent!
As long as we make up for the sacrifices, the agreement between our town and the great immortal on the sacred mountain will still exist!
We will still be protected by the gods!"
The old mayor said loudly, and the people in the square suddenly became excited!
At this moment, a young voice came from far away on one side of the square!
"Grandpa, what you are doing is wrong!"
Everyone immediately looked over there.
I saw five or six young people walking from the town committee yard.
The leader, the one who just spoke, is the old mayor's grandson who returned to the ancient town after studying abroad.
I saw him crossing the crowd and arriving in the center of the square!
"Grandpa, I told you last time that we must believe in science. What you said is false and cannot be believed!"
After finishing speaking, he turned back to everyone and said:
"Everyone, there are no sacred mountains or great immortals in this world. These are all deceptive claims from the past. Don't believe them!
It’s useless to pray to gods and worship Buddha. We should believe in science, learn knowledge, and abandon all superstitious thoughts!”
He spoke impassionedly, but most people in the square were silent at this time.
Everyone looked at the old mayor and then at him.
The matter between their grandfather and grandson is a bit difficult!
The old mayor finally gathered everyone here, and when he really got down to business, his grandson jumped out and ruined it!
That was it last time!
At that time, his little grandson spoke eloquently, and in the end the matter of worshiping in the town was dropped.
Unexpectedly, this time, he came to cause trouble again!
The old mayor was so angry that his beard was trembling!
This time, we can't let him do anything nonsense!
"Zhong Yunqi, you little bastard!" The old mayor heard what his grandson said and was so angry that he called out his name!
Zhong Yunqi, who was talking non-stop about science, was stunned by the old mayor's roar!
He stopped and turned to look at his grandfather!
"You little bastard, you are deliberately trying to do something wrong with you, your grandfather and me, aren't you!" the old mayor said angrily.
"Grandpa, it's not that I want to go against you, but what you are doing is wrong! Wherever there are any bullshit gods, those are..." Zhong Yunqi retorted!
"Shut up! Come here!" The old mayor finally couldn't help but yelled sharply.
The majesty of the elders was here, so Zhong Yunqi had no choice but to walk to the old mayor.
"Do you know what this is?" the old mayor asked, pointing to the stone tablet next to him.
"Isn't this just a stone monument? When building this square, it is normal to erect a stone monument." Zhong Yunqi said seriously.
"Let me tell you, this stone tablet was erected here when your grandfather and I were young.
Not only that, your grandpa Zeng told me that he already stood here when he was a child!" said the old mayor.
The older people in the ancient town didn't think it was anything, but the young people who followed Zhong Yunqi and walked out of the town committee were slightly shocked.
If you calculate it this way, it has been hundreds of years!
"Look, what's on this stone tablet!" the old mayor continued.
Out of curiosity, Zhong Yunqi knelt down and examined it carefully.
As if he had discovered something, he stretched out his hand and wiped the surface of the stone tablet.
I vaguely saw a few traditional Chinese characters.
"Come and see!" Zhong Yunqi said to the young people who came to the ancient town to support education.
Several people squeezed to the front and squatted down to inspect the stone tablet with Zhong Yunqi!
Most of it has been smoothed away, but there are a few traditional Chinese characters that can still be barely read.
"This should be a commemorative inscription in the ancient town, but I can barely read a few words. What a pity!" One of the young men wearing glasses shook his head slightly and sighed.
After all, according to Grandpa Zhong Yunqi’s previous statement, this stone tablet can be considered to be hundreds of years old. If the things recorded on it are clear, they can be used as a historical and cultural heritage of the ancient town to attract outsiders!
This will definitely be of great help to their tourism development plan!
After studying, several people stood up.
"Grandpa, what's the use of letting me see this stone tablet?" Zhong Yunqi asked.
This time, he was more curious!
When he was a child, he also grew up in the town!
However, when he was a child, he didn't pay much attention to this stone tablet in the square.
At that time, he often climbed up and played with his friends.