After hearing what Xiao Gu'er said, Chen Zhi was shocked. He hadn't thought about the photo. During this time, he had observed Xiao Gu'er. He was not a simple person. He looked like a silent rural child.
, but in fact, he is the kind of person with very firm beliefs. His mental age seems to be much higher than his actual age. He will not easily talk nonsense.
If it is true as Xiao Gu'er said, this living fox existed before the founding of the People's Republic of China, then she is at least 200 years old now, which does not meet the limit of human lifespan, unless she is really protected by gods, or she is Bai Qian herself.
Could it be that Bai Qian, the ancient god, has never died and will always live in this hidden mountain village in human form? Thinking of Bai Qian, Chen Zhi had some primitive uneasiness hidden in his heart. He still remembered that he was tuned into the double hallucination.
Fear and illusion are so powerful that people are like ants in them.
Chen Zhizheng was talking to Xiao Gu when he saw a man and a woman walking in.
The man is in his twenties and is a typical mountain man, with big arms and a thick waist, thick eyebrows and eyes, and is dark and strong. The girl is about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a black cotton-padded jacket made of coarse cloth. The cotton-padded jacket is very old and shiny.
It was bright, and some cotton wool flew out from the corners of her clothes. The girl had a pink headband on her head, her skin was dark, she had a few freckles on her oval face, and her eyes were red. She looked timidly at Chen Zhi and the others?
"Are you from outside? Which one of you is in charge?" the girl asked.
Qin Yueyang was stunned for a moment after hearing the term "leader", and then pointed at Chen Zhi expressionlessly.
The girl immediately asked Chen Zhi: "Are you the head of the family? What's your name, Hua'er?"
Chen Zhi had just qualified for the position of head of the house and was not sure how to answer the girl's question. He saw Ye Zi coming out of the kitchen, wiped his hands in his apron and said, "Chun Hua'er, why are you here? Our village only needs to come to other places."
You can't even leave me alone, why are you here?"
"No, no," the girl hurriedly explained to Ye Zi, "it was my father who asked me to come over and ask you how the preparations for the fox sacrifice ceremony tonight are going, but what else is missing?
Fat Wei had sharp ears. When he heard the words "Fox Sacrifice Ceremony", he rushed into the hall and asked: "What did you just say about the Fox Sacrifice Ceremony? Let us also watch the fun? I love to join in the fun."
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The man next to Chun Hua'er glared at Chun Hua'er fiercely and said, "In front of foreigners, don't talk nonsense. If you have anything to do, go into the house to discuss it with Ye Zi."
Seeing that Ye Zi ignored Pang Wei and said to Chun Hua'er, "Tell your father, there is no shortage of anything here. There is no need to ask again."
After Ye Zi said that, he turned to the man and said, "Erkui, Chunhua'er is your unmarried daughter-in-law. Watch her carefully and don't run around and make yourself look embarrassed in front of foreigners."
"Humph! It's just a marriage arranged by my parents, and I don't accept it," the swarthy man named Erkui said disdainfully.
Fat Wei seemed to be interested, and asked Ye Zi with a dead face: "Miss, what kind of celebration is tonight? I want to see it too, please let me go! Otherwise I won't be able to sleep all night."
Ye Zi was worn out by him and said: "What kind of fox sacrificial ceremony! People in this village are very superstitious. They really think that my great-grandmother is the blood of the fox fairy. At this time every year, the villagers will do it in the ancestral hall.
They would perform a ritual dance to invite the gods and pay homage to the enshrined fox fairy. At that time, my great-grandmother would come out to meet people and issue a charm by drawing lots to families with girls in the village.
The sacrificial maiden who has been called the Fox Fairy since she was young can usually marry into a good family. It is nothing more than a show performed by the villagers, and it is all a deceptive trick." Ye Zi said helplessly.
"Sister Ye Zi, don't say that." Chun Hua'er seemed a little excited after hearing Ye Zi's words and said, "The reason why you say that is because you don't know the power of your great-grandmother. The fox fairy really lives in the fox cave.
My dad said that our whole village depends on her..."
"Stop talking nonsense, come with me quickly." The man next to him scolded Chun Hua'er loudly, and pulled Chun Hua'er out again and again.
Ye Zi seemed to be very dissatisfied with Chun Hua'er. He curled his lips and said, "I keep talking about it every day. People in my village are so stupid. They even believe this kind of thing. I must leave this village."
After that, he said to Fat Wei: "You guys should eat quickly! Leave the village early soon. No outsiders can participate in the celebration."
After saying that, he went into the kitchen. Fat Wei continued to go in to help and talk to Ye Zi.
Ghost Sword held the knife and pulled a dead face against the wall. Qin Yueyang seemed a little uncomfortable, leaning against the wall with a pale face. Chen Zhi lit a cigarette, left the house, and walked casually in the village.
. He looked at this village in the mountains, and he could not feel the warmth and comfort that the Northeastern countryside should have. He only felt a depressing atmosphere shrouded in superstition.
Chen Zhi was smoking a cigarette in a daze when someone from behind shouted, "Foreigners, feed the outsiders."
Chen Zhi looked back and saw that behind the firewood pile at the edge of the village, someone had half of his head exposed and was calling him. Chen Zhi took a closer look and saw that it was the Chun Hua'er he had just seen. She was hiding behind the firewood pile, trying her best to wave her hands to him.
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Chen Zhi didn't know what she wanted to do, so he walked over and said to Chun Hua'er, "What's going on?"
Unexpectedly, Chun Hua'er didn't say a word, but grabbed Chen Zhi's arm and dragged him into the firewood pile. This mountain girl was very strong, so Chen Zhi staggered and was pushed in. He felt very puzzled and thought about this.
Girls in the mountains are so savage, dragging people into firewood piles in broad daylight?
Chun Hua'er squatted in the pile of firewood, holding her knees with her hands, her eyes were red and her head was shaking, like a lunatic. She first signaled Chen Zhi to squat down and stop talking, then looked around and said softly: "Outlander
, please take me out of the mountain quickly? I have a lot of money, really, I can give you a lot of money."
"Are you giving me money?" Chen Zhi looked suspiciously at the shabby rural girl in front of him, smiled slightly, and said nothing.
Unexpectedly, Chun Hua'er was so excited that she rushed forward, grabbed Chen Zhi's arm tightly with both hands, and dug her fingernails into Chen Zhi's flesh. Her eyes were full of fear, and her face became a little...
Deformed child, he excitedly said to Chen Zhi: "You must find a way to take me out and save me. My mother desperately told me that this year is the tenth year and they will use me to sacrifice to the gods."
As soon as she said this, she heard someone shouting Chun Hua'er's name loudly outside. It was Er Kui who was looking for her just now. Chun Hua'er shivered with fright, pulled up her neck, and whispered to Chen Zhi: "I have to go.
, when the sun sets, we will meet here. As long as you can take me out, I will give you as much money as you want. After saying that, I got out of the pile of firewood.