Chapter 27 This is fate!

So many people died in Qinghe Village, but there were only a few corpses because most of them were eaten by hunted wolves.

Carpenter Zhao and his colleagues have collected the villagers' clothes these days and built a cenotaph for them.

Now that Xu Zhong has returned, the cenotaph of Xu Zhong's family must be taken out. Otherwise, it would be unlucky if you set up a cenotaph for someone who is still alive.

Carpenter Zhao gave Xu Zhong an apology.

Xu Zhong waved his hands and didn't take it seriously.

They meant well. If something really happened to their family, it would be great if someone thought of building a cenotaph for them. On the contrary, Carpenter Zhao...

Xu Zhong looked at how he was the only one left in their family and sighed softly, not knowing how to comfort them.

Carpenter Zhao went out to visit relatives that day, and this happened when he came back the next day. He must have been heartbroken.

Several people ate together at night. Because someone in the village had died, the food hidden in each household was turned out. As Carpenter Zhao turned the pages, he said to them, "Aunt, the little girls in the village are still alive. Don't worry, I will find a way to raise them."

"Uncle, I took your family's food. Don't be angry. Your niece is still alive. I took it to support her."

"Brother Zhou, if you're angry, just scold me. Don't bother with Xiaoya and the others. I took all the money. They are still young, and there are so many mouths to feed. I have to feed them."

…

Apart from three or four adults in the village, the only ones who survived were children under the age of five or six. They either hid in the cellar or were stuffed under the bed or in the closet by their parents.

In total, there were seven or eight children, and one of them was drinking milk.

A village that was once larger than Yilan Village now has only these few people left. It's really desolate.

When people heard that Xu Zhong's family had run away and that his wife and children were all in Yilan Village, everyone was envious.

They thought: Maybe they ran away too, but just haven’t come back yet!

The construction of the cenotaph was slow, and with some hope in mind, he discussed with Xu Zhong the matter of building a mountain temple. With so few people in their village, it is definitely not enough. I wonder if they can borrow some people from Yilan Village.

Xu Zhong said, "Village Chief Wumu will definitely agree. The more temples we build, the stronger the power of the mountain god will be, and the more he can protect us. But there are only so many people in our village, and even if they borrow people, it may not be enough, so I wonder if we should find a few more villages?"

"Find a few more villages?" Carpenter Zhao was stunned.

Xu Zhong nodded: "Yes, let's find a few more villages. Yilan Village is my wife's family's home, your wife's family also has a family, doesn't Daya also have a maternal family? And there is Lao Guo..."

In the surrounding area, which village is not related to each other?

It’s fine that there were no gods that didn’t require human sacrifices in the past, but now that we’ve finally encountered one, why not bring a few more people, build a few more mountain temples, and provide protection for everyone together?

"There are only so many people in our village. We can put them aside and communicate with other villages first."

"We didn't ask them for help for free. We brought them the news about the Mountain God. They should at least lend us a few people, right?"

"When Daya and the others grow up, they can also find a live-in son-in-law."

…

A few adults thought it was feasible.

Those of them who are still alive will definitely remarry. There are so few people in this village, and people from other villages will definitely not be happy about this. But if they bring them news about the Mountain God, they will have to marry a girl to them just to repay the favor, right?

Also, Hu Daya and the others will grow up eventually, and they will have to get married.

If there are few people in the village, then don't get married. Instead, find a way to get people from other villages to "marry" here, and slowly their village will have more people.

In addition, some people have relatives and friends in other villages or towns, and they are also wondering whether they should "notify" them.

Of course, Xu Zhong reminded them that not everyone could be notified. If the mountain god temple was not built yet and the messenger of God was attracted first, it would be troublesome.

Upon hearing the messenger of God, everyone fell silent.

Just think about it, worshiping the evil god requires "human sacrifice", so what good can the evil god's messenger be?

They say they want to destroy the "monsters", but only God knows what they are actually doing.

Before their Lord Mountain God becomes powerful, they really need to be careful. They still understand the principle of making a fortune in silence.

Yang Xiangwei didn't know that before her mountain god temple was built, someone had already started planning for her.

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The next day.

The entire Yilan Village was stunned.

Although I knew how powerful the mountain god was, I was still shocked when I saw the seeds I planted the night before grow into a big tree the next day.

"This...is this a persimmon? So big! So beautiful!"

"Yeah! It's so pretty and looks delicious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his mother slapped him on the head and said, "You only know how to eat them. Hurry up and pick them. We will offer them to the mountain god later."

The person who was beaten cried out in pain and quickly found a basket, preparing to get up and pick persimmons.

Some people also ran to the house of Wumu Village Chief and asked him how to pick chestnuts.

Village Chief Wumu looked at the chestnuts in his yard and was a little unsure: "It should be this ball, right? When the time comes, you can all pick some, and I will ask the mountain god during the sacrifice."

"Village chief, what about the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn? I saw the corn, there was a hard thing on the cob, but I didn't see any sweet potatoes or potatoes, I only saw the leaves..."

Wumu Village Chief: "Sweet potatoes and potatoes grow in the ground and need to be dug out. Be careful when digging and don't break them. If you break them, it will be difficult to plant them."

"Oh, I understand, Village Chief."

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Early in the morning, people in Yilan Village were busy.

Some people picked persimmons, some picked chestnuts, some dug sweet potatoes and potatoes, and some even dug bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.

The village chief of Wumu was afraid that the villagers would quarrel, so he sent his wife over to keep an eye on the situation. Each family could only dig two roots and no more.

"Just dig two? I have a big family, can't I dig a few more?" An old lady looked at the vast bamboo forest with envy. Each bamboo shoot was as thick as a baby's arm. If she dug a few more, how long would it take to eat them all?

The village head’s wife said, “That’s definitely not possible. If you dig a few more bamboos, he will dig a few more. The bamboo forest will be dug up by you in a few days. This is a gift from the mountain god. We must cherish it. Two bamboos per family is enough. We can’t waste it.”

"It won't be wasted. I can dig two more and dry them to eat."

The village head’s wife rolled her eyes and said, “If you want to make the mountain god angry and be expelled from the village, you can dig as much as you want.”

After these words were spoken, the old lady was afraid again. After all, there are monsters rampant outside, and their village has finally found a kind-hearted mountain god. If he is driven out of the village, wouldn’t that be a loss?

She muttered that if she couldn't dig more, then she couldn't dig more. At worst, she could just dig a thicker one.

Not only she thought so, many people in the village thought so.

They came here so early, didn't they just want to grab the big ones?

Eyes are the ruler. Once you enter the bamboo forest, look around. Climb the biggest bamboo and hurry over.

“I saw this first!”

“I saw this first!”

…

The village head's wife was speechless. She had arrived a little earlier and took a look. She saw that the bamboo shoots had grown quite big. As long as it was dug earlier, it will basically not be too bad.

Instead of wasting time here, it’s better to start early.

The village head's wife winked at her daughter, telling her to move faster.

Her daughter didn't waste any time. She just picked up the hoe and started digging.

After a while, he had two arms as thick as baby's arms in his arms. When other people in the village saw this, they also rushed to take action. If they couldn’t grab the thickest one, they would grab a similar one. They couldn’t afford to fall behind.