Chapter 285 Sacrifice
Li Jia hadn't expected so many people to die. He had been familiar with the river since childhood and had read many books with the village old man.
He also served Li Jia, who was well-versed in water conservancy, until he made a mistake and was driven out.
He is clever and has lots of ideas, but he likes to take shortcuts.
After he came out, he changed his name to Li Jia.
Pretending to be Li Jia, who is good at water conservancy.
But he didn't expect to be found by the people around Prince Rui. Fortune and wealth must be sought through risk. Didn't he think that he was just building a dam?
He came to Prince Rui with courage.
When he was with the people from the Ministry of Works, his superficial words made them think that he was a master.
During this period of time.
No progress.
If this continues, I'm afraid something big will happen this year.
Qiu Zhiying didn't understand this at all, and was coaxed by Li Jia's words into thinking it was God's will.
"Li Jia, you said that the river god is angry. We need the sacrifice of young boys and girls in order to successfully build the dam?" Qiu Zhiying's eyes darkened.
The death of a few boys and girls is nothing.
Li Jia stroked his goatee, a flash of panic in his eyes.
Pretending to be profound:
"Master Qiu, you don't know that mountains, rivers and streams are all guarded by gods. The people on both sides of the Cang River have angered the river god.
This is what caused the devastation. Now if we want to build a dam, we have to offer young boys and girls to the river god."
Li Jia brought out a book of stories about strange things happening in the mountains and forests.
I briefly told Qiu Zhiying a few of the stories in it.
The more Qiu Zhiying listened, the more he felt it made sense.
"I'll leave it to you. I'll leave this matter to the local county magistrate and gentry."
Qiu Zhiying ordered someone to call the magistrate of Shihan County.
At the same time, local sorcerers and gentry from Xiaoshan Town were sought out.
After several discussions.
It was unanimously agreed to find young boys and girls to offer as tribute to the river god.
"We will search the entire county. All boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 9 will be selected."
The sorcerer Qian Bunen took on the important task of finding young boys and girls. He knew very well that this was a big thing that maximized profits.
In order to prevent their children from being selected, those gentry would definitely spend money to solve the problem.
When the time comes, find a few children from poor families.
Thinking of this, Qian Bunin touched his shriveled purse and seemed to see countless gold, silver and treasures before his eyes.
The gold and silver were beckoning to him.
He exchanged glances with the Shihan County Magistrate, and both of them instantly understood each other's meaning.
the next day.
The mission to search the entire county for young boys and girls began.
It was already the third day when the news reached Yonghe Town.
Chen Xiaogou and others hurried to find Shen Yunyue.
Dozens of people in Baijia Village looked worried. Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they had never heard of using young boys and girls for sacrifice.
They know that if they persist.
Sooner or later, it will be their turn.
Shen Yunyue and Old Madam Mo were chatting, and seven or eight women were sitting in the pavilion.
There were fruits and snacks on the table.
Madam Mo has been well-maintained these days. She sits in the middle with Madam Shen and Ma Shen in high spirits.
He handed the box he was carrying to Shen Yunyue.
"This is what I discussed with your uncles. I'm going to prepare a farm and a shop for you three siblings.
"Your uncle has someone to take care of it. All the produce from the shop and farm belongs to you three siblings."
Mrs. Mo is kind-hearted and her son is very filial.
Even her daughter-in-law and grandson support her actions.
Everyone thought that they were in the capital and that everything in their lives was fine.
Only the exiled Mo Yiran family is pitiful.
Shen Yunyue took the box and looked at Old Madam Mo and Madam Mo.
Madam Mo smiled softly.
"This is given to you by your grandmother. A gift from an elder should not be refused. You three siblings, please accept it with peace of mind!"
Mo Youting smiled faintly, "Cousin, grandma has many treasures. You don't have to feel any psychological burden."
"I have my mother's dowry, so I'm not afraid."
Shen Yunyue felt a surge of warmth in her heart. The Mo family had such a good tradition, and she was happy to spend more time with them.
No wonder the mother who dotes on Baozi is so kind-hearted.
Shen Yunyue opened the box and couldn't help but gasp.
Mo Yiran's eyes were red and filled with mist.
"Mom, we don't have much land at home. You're giving us everything that's in your and Dad's name.
This is unacceptable, as my daughter's dowry will be larger than others'."
Shen Yunyue closed the box.
Pushing the box to Madam Mo, she smiled faintly:
"Grandma, the three of us siblings have accepted your gift.
You don't have to worry about our lives now.
We have bought a lot of farmland here. We also have business cooperation with the Rong family in Jinyang Prefecture."
Shen Yunyue knew, let alone the property in her space.
These businesses alone are not much worse than the Mo family's.
Old Madam Shen didn’t know how much.
You can tell a lot just by looking at Shen Yunyue's attitude.
Feeling uneasy, he sighed:
"My dear relatives, please don't give it to them. Where will I put my old face?"
"To be frank, our family is very grateful to Yunyue."
Old Madam Shen knows more than just the Shen family.
The lives of the people in Baijia Village are getting better and better, thanks to Shen Yunyue.
Madam Mo frowned and said, "Look, the silver can't be given away yet."
Mo Youting chuckled.
"Grandma, give all those emerald headpieces to my cousin. I've got a few I've set my eyes on."
Madam Mo scolded:
"You monkey, I won't give you that either."
Everyone laughed.
Madam Mo was in a good mood. "Don't give it to Youting. I have a few pieces of jewelry that I like, and I'll save them for Yunyue's coming-of-age ceremony."
"Since those manors and shops are given to you, why not accept them?"
Madam Mo continued to comfort her.
Shen Yunyue didn't accept it after all. She asked how much potatoes and cotton they had planted.
He also suggested choosing a smart servant from among the Mo family's servants to learn how to grow rice and cultivate vegetables and fruits.
In the future, the income from Zhuangzi will double.
Madam Mo wrote it down and asked the nanny beside her to choose someone.
The nanny looked up and saw dozens of people approaching. She was startled and asked, "What are these villagers doing in such a hurry?"
Ba Nian took a closer look and frowned:
"Young Madam, I'm afraid something happened in Baijia Village?"
Shen Yunyue stood up and instructed:
"Grandma, Grandma, let me go and see what's going on. You can relax and enjoy your tea and snacks."
Old Madam Shen knew very well that she couldn't solve the problem.
"Yunyue. You might as well go and take a look. Don't put yourself in a difficult position."
"Know."
Mu Ya and Bayanian followed Shen Yunyue.
Mo Youting followed afterward. She felt it would be more insightful to follow Shen Yunyue.
It was different from what she saw in the capital.
Shen Yunyue just walked to the door of the Shen family.
Dozens of villagers knelt on the ground.
In their eyes, since Shen Yunyue and his wife could bring down the Qing Gang, they could naturally deal with these sorcerers.
"Mrs. Dong, help!"
"Help! Madam, we really have no other options."
The villagers knelt on the ground.
Chen Xiaogou was the first to clasp his fists and say:
"Madam Dong, the Cang River is flooding. Now the capital has sent people to repair the dam, but they say we have angered the Cang River spirit.
Ten pairs of boys and girls are needed to offer sacrifice to the river god. The county magistrate has ordered the selection of ten pairs of boys and girls from throughout the county.
Shen Yunyue frowned.
"What? Sacrificing young boys and girls?"
"Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the practice of offering young boys and girls as tributes has been abolished. It's just that the county magistrate and the sorcerer made a comparison with the previous dynasty."
There was indeed a precedent of tribute in the previous dynasty.
Shen Yunyue sneered, "Which charlatan is looking for death?"
Grandma Chen San's old face was full of sorrow.
"Madam Dong, if this sets a precedent, people will die every year from this."
"Madam is very resourceful. Do you have any ideas for dealing with this?"
Shen Yunyue thought to herself: What method is needed? Just throw the sorcerer and the county magistrate into the Cangjiang River and soak them for two days.
Not only do you not believe it, you still have the courage to offer young boys and girls as sacrifices.
"I know about this." Shen Yunyue looked at everyone with deep eyes, "Get up and go back."
"I'll send someone to investigate what's going on first."
There was surprise in Chen Xiaogou's eyes, he knew that Shen Yunyue would definitely take care of this matter.
He kowtowed quickly.
"Thank you for your kindness, Madam Dong."
Wait until everyone in Baijia Village leaves.
Shen Yunyue called Xiaojiu over, "Xiaojiu, go to Yunheng Palace and ask Anming to send someone to investigate."
"Please find out what happened."
Xiaojiu clasped his fists and responded.
Then leave.
Mo Youting was shocked. She had never thought that there would be such a thing as using young boys and girls for sacrifice.
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