Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Chapter 179 Something's Wrong (Please Subscribe For Monthly Pass)

The stews and pancakes at noon are all ready-made. In the afternoon, the old lady made another pot of stewed air-dried rabbit meat. Although there are not many condiments, they are stewed with some sauce, but the taste is very fragrant, after all, it is a meat.

Seeing that there was no expression of fear on Qingyan's face, she still ate and drank as usual, and ate a lot.

The weather in the afternoon has not changed, there is no rain or wind, but Qingyan always feels that something is wrong.

After the mark appeared on her forehead, it didn't matter whether she went out or not, so she went out of the house and observed in the yard for a while. There was no sun or clouds in the sky, but it was foggy but bright, not gloomy.

I always feel that there is something strange, but I can't tell where it is strange.

She asked Yin Keqin, mother and son, and they said that it is not like this usually, there are sunny and cloudy, windy and rainy, there are sun, stars and moon, it is no different from the outside, only the three days of sacrifices are like this.

After dinner, the sky suddenly darkened. Even though Qingyan didn't have a watch, she could feel that the day passed by much faster than usual.

It started to rain during breakfast, and it didn't take long for lunch to be cooked. After lunch and stewed rabbit in the afternoon, followed by dinner, the day passed.

But she always felt that it hadn't been that long, at least it should have been less than ten hours, because she didn't feel hungry when she was eating at night.

But just after dinner, it was completely dark. According to the approximate calculation time, even after dinner, it should be five or six o'clock. At least there are still two hours before it will be completely dark.

It was as if the sky had suddenly turned dark, without even a single overshoot, like a light switch being turned on.

There are some abnormalities everywhere here, and it seems that there is no difference if there is more. Anyway, there is still one day tomorrow, so she can study it tomorrow.

After simply washing up, he lay on the bed, turned over, and fell asleep in a while.

It may be that the dust has settled, but that's it anyway, without the tense feeling from yesterday, I fell asleep quickly instead.

What Qingyan didn't know was that after she fell asleep, a bright light flashed across the sky, flashed away like lightning, and quickly disappeared without anyone noticing.

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Early the next morning, Qingyan was still woken up by the sound from outside, this time it wasn't the sound of getting up early to carry water, but the sound of a group of people talking, which seemed to be coming from next door.

Qingyan got up quickly, first made the bed, then arranged the clothes on her body, and raised her arms to smell it. Fortunately, although she hadn't bathed and changed clothes for two days, her body didn't smell much.

There is no way, she has no clothes to change, there is no woman around her age in this family, and there are no extra clothes for her to wear, so she can only make do.

Qingyan came out of the house, the door of the outer room was still closed, she locked it after Yin Keqin mother and son returned to their house yesterday.

After drinking a bowl of boiled water in a clay pot, he pulled out the latch and opened the door. The sound outside became clearer.

It was indeed from the next door, Qingyan listened to those vague conversations, it turned out that the patriarch brought people to check who was selected as a sacrifice.

Now I am asking where the youngest son of the next door has gone, and the old couple next door is saying that their youngest son is still sleeping in the house and has not gotten up.

An elderly person said, let them wake up their children quickly, they have to make sure to see if the other party is selected and whether there is a mark on their foreheads, if not, they will go to the next family with young children.

But the couple tried every means to evade, saying that the heavy rain yesterday made their son suffer from the wind and cold, and then that they ate badly last night and went to bed very late with vomiting and diarrhea, and asked them to go to another house first, and then let the child wake up I went to the patriarch's house by myself.

Qingyan shook her head amusedly, isn't this 300 taels of silver here, the more it is like this, the more suspicious it is.

It seems that the youngest son of this family is very likely to be selected, and doing these things is completely useless.

Sure enough, after a while, there were the crying of the woman and the terrified cry of the boy in the voice-changing period.

The boy in the voice-changing period shouted loudly that I don't want to go, I don't want to die, his voice was trembling and hoarse, it should be the extreme fear.

Qingyan didn't hear the family's voice yesterday, probably because she was selected and didn't dare to say anything, she was lucky and thought she could escape.

The old lady said before that not only can the selected sacrifices not leave the village, even if they want to hide it, it is useless. On the third day of the sacrifice, they will still disappear in the village. It is said that they were taken directly to the altar .

So all this is useless.

Sure enough, I heard the elderly voice say: "You don't have to do that, the sign has already appeared, it's a certainty, no more trouble.

It is an honor for you to be selected. This is an opportunity to get close to your ancestors. In the future, serve your ancestors well. It will definitely benefit you. Just wait with peace of mind.

These are the clothes to be worn tomorrow, tidy them up tonight, if you are still so unkempt tomorrow and make your ancestors unhappy, don't blame us for not reminding you in advance. "

It seems that the patriarch just took people to determine who the chosen sacrifice was, and didn't take people away or anything.

I heard them scolding the old couple next door, and then left. The sound should be coming towards this side.

Qingyan heard the chaotic footsteps, there were at least ten people, and soon the footsteps reached the gate of the courtyard.

Many blackheads appeared outside the courtyard wall, and soon there was a knock on the door.

It was only then that Qingyan realized that the inside of the courtyard wall was higher than the outside, so she could see outside, and people outside had to step on things to see inside.

The old lady and Yin Keqin also came out of the house, Qingyan had already reached the gate of the courtyard, and opened the gate without waiting for the other party to speak.

She has already been selected, and she doesn't want to cause trouble for the mother and son, anyway, she can't avoid it, so why let the two have a training for nothing, it's completely unnecessary.

She opened the door directly, and a group of old men at the door were taken aback when they saw her.

The patriarch and several elders next to him looked at each other, and finally a 60-year-old man on the right said: "The girl is not from our Qi Nian Village, you should already know what's going on, maybe tell me your name." ? We can tell our ancestors to know."

Qingyan shook her head and said: "My parents taught me that you should not reveal your boudoir's name at will."

Although she used Gangcheng's name for Yin Keqin's mother and son, it was her name after all, and she had a registered permanent residence. She casually told strangers that she was afraid that the other party would use it for bad things, such as cursing or something.

Hearing what she said, more than a dozen old men didn't say much, just handed him a basket, and said: "Since this is the case, I will not force it. It is the girl's luck to be chosen by the ancestors. As long as the girl serves the ancestors well , the benefits you can get afterwards will not be less, these are the clothes you will wear tomorrow, you can put them on tonight after tidying them up."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Qingyan to reply, she glanced at Yin Keqin's mother and son in the yard, and a group of people left with a whimper.

When I walked a little farther away, probably because I couldn't hear it here, the conversations of several people came over.

"We didn't even know when outsiders came to the village."

"That kid Keqin brought it back, right? That kid isn't as handsome as Kejian, but he has a good eye."

"It's possible. After all, he is in his 20s, and he has already reached the age of marrying a wife. It's just that he is a little unlucky..."

"It's still not agile enough. If you marry someone back home early, you won't be beaten like this. The ancestors only choose yellow-flowered girls, but don't want little daughters-in-law."

"I don't know how to choose a date. Bringing people back at this time is just rushing to send them to the ancestors..."

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about? I forgot what day it is today? Hurry up and go home to get tributes and tools. There are still many things to do."

The last majestic voice sounded, it should be the patriarch. As soon as he made a sound, the others all silenced and did not continue the discussion.

Seeing that she couldn't hear anything anymore, Qingyan closed it and looked at Yin Keqin's mother and son. Seeing the two of them looking at her silently, hesitating to speak, she smiled and said: "Mother, brother Yin, you don't have to worry, I have accepted my fate, Maybe, as they said, something good will happen.”

Looking at the basket in his hand, it contained a set of red clothes and some jewelry, which were not valuable jewelry, but some wooden hairpins and silk flowers, which were exquisite in shape.

It seems that this is a sacrifice, and you have to freshen up, and you are still wearing red clothes. Why does it feel like you are going to be a ghost bride?
Of course, it seems that the three animals and six ceremonies used for sacrifices in ancient times were also tied with red flowers and covered with red cloth. This may have the same meaning as the same purpose.

Seeing her looking at the clothes, the old lady explained to her: "Every time a man and woman are selected for sacrifice, the patriarch and the others will send a set of red clothes, saying that the ancestors like a festive color.

Our house doesn't have a tub or anything, so I'll boil a pot of hot water for you in the evening, and you can simply freshen up with the tub. "

Qingyan nodded, "Then I will trouble you, Madam."

The old lady shook her head, turned and went to the kitchen.

Yin Keqin sighed, picked up the wooden barrel and pole next to the water tank and went out.

Qingyan took the basket into the room, put it on the table beside the bed, and came out again.Asked the old lady if she needed help, and after being rejected, she started strolling in the yard.

Looking up at the sky, today is still cloudless, and there is no sun. Whether it is day or night, the sky is always foggy, and the sky is not blue, but off-white.

If the sky was not high enough, and there were mountains and trees beside her, she would have thought that there was a high off-white ceiling above her head.

Thinking of this, Qingyan's expression paused, she was about to go back to the house and stopped, and backed back to the center of the yard again.

Looking towards the opposite mountain, the first thing you see is the high stone wall, the stone wall that goes straight up and down, like a wall.

The trees above looked green and shaded, but I don't know if it was because there was no wind, those trees just poked there quietly, motionless, as if they were fake.

It is said that being so close to the mountain, you should be able to hear some birdsong during the day, but not only can you not hear birdsong here, there is not even a cricket at night.

Qingyan said something to the old lady, then simply opened the door and walked out.

The old lady leaned out from the kitchen and agreed, but she didn't stop after a glance, thinking that Qingyan wanted to make a last effort to see if she could leave the village.

She thought it would be good if she could go out, after all, she was a young girl in her prime, it would be great if she could escape.

Sighing, he went back to the kitchen to make breakfast.

After Qingyan walked out, she first walked to the west for a while, because she saw that the stone wall over there was a little shorter, and wanted to see if she could go up the mountain to have a look.

After walking a short distance, listening to the voices of people in the courtyard on the right, there should be quite a few people in these houses, washing and cooking, it is very lively.

I glanced at the cooking smoke on the roof, it was rising upwards, and it floated very high, without encountering any obstacles.

Qingyan frowned, could she be wrong?The sky in this formation is just a different color?
Reluctantly, she walked another hundred or so meters to the west, passing four houses. In this village, there was an alley between each house and two houses, and there were no such wall-to-wall neighbors.

Besides, except Yin Keqin's family's yard is smaller, the yards of the four families here are all much bigger. It should be because there are more people in the house and more houses are built.

When she walked to the end, there was also a stone wall here, and the village seemed to be surrounded.

This is another wrong place. She still remembers that when she and Chou Chou came here, the open space she saw was obviously only a stone wall in the south, and it was not very long from east to west, which was about a hundred meters. If so, there is an intersection up the mountain.

Just now she walked more than 100 meters from east to west. Not only did she not see the intersection up the mountain, but there was also a section of stone wall running north-south, which was obviously wrong.

Of course, it is also possible that this is the original appearance of Qi Nian Village, and the scene she and Chou Chou saw was wrong.

However, now she is going to do an experiment, if there is no abnormality, then she is really wrong.

He bent down and picked up a fist-sized stone on the ground, rounded his arms and threw it towards the top of the mountain wall.

With her strength, the stone flew high with a whizzing sound like a bullet, flying over the still treetops at an extremely fast speed, and soon there was a sound of "Dang!" The same voice on the stone wall.

Sure enough, I guessed right, and this place is indeed fake!

If this scene is real, then the stone should fly for a while after flying over the treetops. Even if it falls on the tree, it will be the sound of hitting the branch, and it will fall directly to the ground. It will be this movement.

And this sound obviously hit the wall, that is to say, this mountain is not fake at all!In other words, the whole village has been moved to a closed place, and what they see now is all created by illusion...

(End of this chapter)