Flowers are expensive

Chapter 5 Saying Sacrifice
"I beg the steward to help my little girl. My little girl is willing to go to the forest, sacrifice herself to the mountain god, and serve the mountain god together with my poor fiance, so as to keep the peace of Zique Mountain forever!"

"Oh, what awe-inspiring righteousness! Wonderful woman through the ages!" Steward Wang got up and said excitedly to everyone, "This is the blessing of Zique Mountain, the blessing of the master, and the blessing of everyone!"

"That's not good, that's not good!" Mrs. Xie hurriedly waved her hands, "We don't have this rule here to sacrifice a living person to the mountain god! Do you think so?" She hurriedly winked at the women behind her.The women all nodded in unison and said, "Yes, yes, there is no such rule! Our son is gone, so we dare not delay the girls!"

Lihua also turned her head and winked at the four sisters behind her, and then the five begged Guanshi Wang in unison: "Please, Mr. Guanshi, please help us!" Mrs. Xie got a little angry, and quickly pulled Lihua and said: " Girl, look at what a pretty girl you are, why bother to sacrifice to the mountain god? Turning around, my aunt will find a good-looking young man with a good temperament and good family affairs, that would be great! Listen to what my aunt says, will you?"

Lihua looked at Aunt Xie with tears in her eyes, and said softly, "Mother, you really sound like my own mother when you say these words! But there is a custom in our hometown. I can't remarry anymore! I've made up my mind, I want to let him go, please don't stop my aunt!"

"This...what kind of thing is this called?" Aunt Xie said anxiously, patting her thigh.Steward Wang secretly laughed for a while, then cleared his throat, and ordered Ma Liu solemnly: "Hurry up and prepare the three sacrifices. They have such a strong idea, they are worthy of being girls from the master's mansion! Let's take a look." , can you find such a girl who values ​​love and righteousness within a hundred miles? If the master knows, he will be very pleased!" Young Master Chen stepped forward and asked: "Are you really planning to send them to the forest? Sacrifice to the mountain god?"

"Oh, Young Master Chen, you have also seen that they are so chaste and fierce. If the younger ones don't agree, they will have to stick a hairpin to their throats. Isn't this a crime? Don't worry, the younger ones will definitely let the village erect a chastity memorial archway for them , the name has been passed down through the ages, and I will never neglect them! Young Master Chen, you should go back to your room, such a thing is not very auspicious for a young master like you who has not yet married!"

"But……"

"Come here!" Wang Guanshi waved his hands excitedly, "help Ma Liu prepare the sacrifices, and send the girls tonight... No, it's a few new wives who go up to the mountain to worship the mountain god!" After he finished speaking, he thanked the aunt Several women smiled and said, "Women, aunts, don't you cry now? Anyway, you should rest assured, your son is really blessed, and someone will accompany him when he dies! Remember it Oh, these girls sacrificed themselves to the gods because of your sons!"

"Wang Guanshi, look at this matter... this matter is not appropriate!" Aunt Xie was so anxious that a stream of sweat broke out on her forehead, "Our village has no such rules, and we can't bear the name!"

"Ma'am," Lihua stood up, and said with sincerity and sincerity in her eyes, "Don't worry, we are all voluntarily offering sacrifices to the mountain gods. After we die, we will definitely not cry or howl in the middle of the night, or knock on you." The ones in the backyard will never come up to you to chat about the oil pot in the underworld, so you can rest assured!"

"Girl, are you really crazy?"

"Alas..." Lihua turned around and said very emotionally, "Once the sea was too difficult for water, except Wushan is not a cloud! Sisters, pack up your things and go!"

"Hey, hey, no!" Aunt Xie patted her thigh anxiously, but Lihua and the others still refused to listen to the persuasion and went back to the house.Wang Guanshi also went to see the sacrifice of Ma Liubei with great interest.

"Ms. Xie," the third aunt next to her tugged at her and asked anxiously, "What should we do about this? Are they really going to sacrifice to the mountain god? If something happens, it will be retribution! Ours The son is hiding!"

(End of this chapter)