Chapter 1029 Burned to Death
During this time, a small incident also occurred.
Pedestrians tried to cut in front of the caravan, but were stopped by the caravan members. An argument ensued, blocking the path. The people queuing behind them kept urging impatiently, creating a noisy scene.
It wasn't until an hour later, when it was getting dark, that everyone at the back finally passed through.
This road was already difficult enough for caravans to pass through, let alone for soldiers. If they were to bring larger catapults, they would get stuck between the two mountains and be unable to pass at all.
Blasting mountains to open roads is imperative.
“Cousin, this mountain is half rock and half soil. Look, there are graves on the mountain.”
Xu Da pointed to the stone tablet that was faintly visible in the mountains and said.
The problem is somewhat tricky, but it must be solved. In the future, when building roads, we will inevitably encounter various difficulties.
Taking a hard line is one approach, but a peaceful resolution would be better, since it's the side in the wrong.
"It's getting late, how about we ask to stay overnight in the village?"
If she revealed that she was a government official, Lin Yuesha believed that her fate would be similar to that of Qi Heng's subordinates. Therefore, she pretended to be a passerby and inquired about the situation in the village.
After entering the village, the group knocked on several doors, but no one answered.
"That's really strange. Could it be that the villagers realized they couldn't afford to offend our young General Qi, so they fled in advance?"
Xu Da peered through the gaps in the fence; the room was dark and there wasn't a sound.
I passed three empty houses, but when I got to the fourth house, I heard a baby crying inside.
"Alright, someone's here!"
Xu Da carried a lantern to illuminate the scene and saw a little boy, about four or five years old, sitting in the courtyard crying, sniffling and sobbing. He was heartbroken.
"Little brother, do you have any elders at home?"
Xu Da shook the lantern and tried to speak to the child in a kind tone.
"Uncle, who are you?"
The little boy wiped away his tears and asked in a daze.
Xu Da couldn't help but purse his lips. He and the little boy were like brothers, yet the little boy called him "uncle." Was he really that old?
Xu Da touched his face and realized that he seemed to have forgotten to shave.
"Little brother, are your parents home?"
Lin Yuesha stepped forward and pushed Xu Da aside, saying, "We are not bad people. We are just passing by and would like to ask for lodging for the night."
"Waaah, sister."
The little boy choked up and said, "My parents aren't home. They're in front of the village ancestral hall. They... they're going to burn the little rabbit."
Xu Da overlooked the issue of the child's address and did not understand what the child was saying. Why would it take the whole village to burn a rabbit?
"Little Rabbit is the same age as me, five years old. Her mouth looks like a rabbit's, and the villagers say she is a monster."
The little boy cried and pleaded, "Fairy sister, can you save the little rabbit?"
It turns out that Little Rabbit wasn't a rabbit at all, but a little girl with a cleft lip.
In Daqi, deformed children often don't grow up. Some are smothered to death by their parents as an omen of bad luck right after birth, without giving them a chance to live.
The little rabbit has grown to five years old, which shows that her parents love her very much.
Lin Yuesha likes traditional customs, but she cannot accept feudal superstitions that advocate violence and bloodshed.
Since we're here, we have no choice but to meddle in other people's business.
Lin Yuesha felt a desire to make amends to the villagers of Kaoshan Village. As long as their demands weren't excessive, she believed that paying a little more money was appropriate.
Moreover, Lin Yuesha was willing to ask Master Yuanzhen of Yutan Temple to help her calculate an auspicious date for the relocation of the villagers' ancestors' graves and to find a propitious burial site.
For the rest of the villagers who are in need of work, Lin Yuesha can also arrange for them to work at the dock.
She could completely understand the villagers' feelings about the dilemma of losing their homeland.
Lin Yuesha originally wanted to resolve the issue peacefully, but things didn't go as planned, and she ended up standing on the opposite side of the villagers.
The little boy led the way, with the three of them following closely behind.
Uya's heart was in her throat; she was pregnant and couldn't bear to see this happen.
Even if the child is not very healthy, he is still their own flesh and blood. The parents did not despise him, so why did the villagers use vigilante justice?
After about half an hour, the group arrived at a flat area where several hundred people had gathered.
In the middle of the crowd, there was a wooden stake, and a little girl was tied to the middle of the stake, with a pile of firewood below her.
The little girl's tears had dried, leaving two marks on her face. She had stopped crying and turned to look at her parents.
"Little rabbit, little rabbit!"
A young woman was being held down, her forehead covered in blood, presumably from kowtowing to the villagers.
The man next to him had a scholarly air about him. He struggled, but was pinned to the ground by two men, his clothes disheveled.
The village chief, standing in the middle, spoke up: "Ever since you came to Kaoshan Village, things have been unsettled. Before, the villagers took pity on your family because you were destitute and didn't hold it against you."
That was before. Ever since this rabbit spirit came to the village, the villagers have been plagued by misfortune.
Aside from minor disasters, a major calamity is looming. The government officials are going to blast the mountain to make way for them and take them away from the village.
"Our villagers have lived here for generations to escape the war, how could we possibly leave?"
The village chief believed that all these changes were caused by the rabbit family, so according to village rules, they had to burn the rabbit alive.
"No, we can take the little rabbit away!"
The woman was heartbroken and pleaded desperately, offering to give up some gold and silver in exchange for her daughter's safety.
The rabbit spirit the villagers talked about was her daughter, her own flesh and blood, whom she carried for ten months and gave birth to. Even if she was a demon, the couple would accept her!
"You wish! You've wreaked havoc on the village, and now you're thinking of running away?"
The village chief sneered, saying that burning the little rabbit was not his decision alone, but rather the unanimous decision of the villagers.
Therefore, this rabbit spirit must die.
"Mother, am I really a rabbit spirit in disguise?"
The little rabbit looked down at the fire on the ground, which had been dotted with oil. If someone threw a torch, it would set the fire on fire.
Being burned to death must have been very painful.
"No, you are Mommy's precious baby!"
The woman replied firmly.
If the villagers burn her daughter to death, she will fight them to the death!
Over the years, with their little rabbit, no one would accept the family of three. They traveled from the south to the north, just to find a peaceful place.
The couple had some money and often gave things to the villagers, hoping that they wouldn't look at their daughter with strange eyes.
Originally, they thought they would live in peace with the villagers, but unexpectedly, the villagers cruelly wanted to burn her daughter to death.
The woman was heartbroken and desperate. She hated herself for being useless and for not giving her daughter a healthy body. From birth, her daughter was disliked and hated by everyone.
After escaping from their home, the couple never stayed in one place for more than a year.
"Village chief, I am willing to give all my money to save my daughter Xiaotu's life."
Unable to break free, Little Rabbit's father said, "How about five thousand taels of silver?"
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