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Chapter 135 Candied Haws
Shen Wu got several interesting little things, and his mood seems to be much better. He put away the other things and played with only a nine-chain ring in his hand.His interest is high.
Duan Feixue said that since Wen Ran had found the person he was looking for, he could only continue on his way alone. After saying goodbye to Wen Ran and Shen Wu, he continued to walk to the house outside the village.
Wen Ran pulled Shen Wu to sit on the grass under a tree by the river bank, where the wind was blowing and it was very cool.
She just bought a bunch of candied haws, and first brought them to his mouth. After he bit into a candied haws, she ate a candied haws by herself. She didn't like the sweet and sour taste, but he liked it very much. .
Wen Ran propped her chin with one hand, looking at the crystal-clear river, she was thinking about business, "I don't know if the third brother and the others have come here too..."
Shen Wu untied the Nine Chains in his hand, and took the time to put the Nine Chains back together again. Hearing Wen Ran's distressed voice, he looked at the girl leaning beside him and said softly: "Ran Ran Ran, Luo Huai will be fine."
It's rare that he can comfort people.
Wen Ran raised her face and smiled at him, "Well, I also believe he will be fine."
Seeing her smile, the corners of his lips raised unconsciously. It was very quiet here, and no one disturbed them, so he lowered his head and kissed the corners of her lips.
When he was on the mountain, he gave Wen Ran a lot of fruits, and his stock was gone, so now he can only pay on credit again.
Fortunately, she didn't mind and allowed him to pay frequently.
Wen Ran told him what she had seen and heard, especially about the water temple. After she told him carefully, she said suspiciously: "The water temple seems like we just came to Bai The temple I saw in the mountain village, this Baishan village is also like the Baishan village we saw, but there is a big difference between the two, and the villagers here mentioned Zhuangyuanlang, I remember the village chief said that their village The number one scholar who was born was still eighty years ago..."
"Ran Ran, have we gone back in time?"
Wen Ran shook her head, "Time reversal is against the law of heaven, not to mention that no one in this world is strong enough to shatter the void, and it is impossible for us to go back to the past."
After Shen Wu finished spelling the Nine Chains, he grabbed her hand holding the candied haws, lowered his head to take a bite, and said vaguely: "Then we have entered a fantasy."
"That's what I thought." Wen Ran frowned, "But I haven't found a way to break this illusion."
While eating, Shen Wu accompanied her to find a solution.
Wen Ran remembered something, "Before in Lilin, didn't you break Little Bai's fantasy?"
"Ran Ran, that's an enchantment, not an illusion."
Wen Ran sighed, "Yes, I almost forgot."
The enchantment always has a boundary, but the boundary between the real and the false in the illusion is fuzzy. Even if Wen Xun comes, his sword may not be able to break through the illusion.
"Ran Ran, don't sigh, let's find a way together."
Wen Ran glanced at the young man who was still chewing candied haws, and felt that relying on him as a foodie might as well rely on herself.
When the moon was high, it was as if an agreement had been made, and all the villagers in the house came out.
Regardless of men, women, young or old, they all walked to the river with a river lantern in their hands. Everyone muttered something, and then put the river lantern into the water.
Wen Ran and Shen Wu seemed unable to attract their attention.
This kind of scene should obviously be lively, but every person who released the river lanterns looked too pious, which seemed weird instead.
Wen Ran saw the girl who bumped into her during the day, she put the unfinished bunch of candied haws into Shen Wu's hands, and then walked over, Shen Wu naturally followed her closely like a little daughter-in-law around.
"Xiao Ni."
The girl who just finished setting off the river lantern looked up, and she called out, "Big sister."
"Is today a special day? Why are you all running out to release river lanterns at this time?"
Xiaoni said: "Father and mother said that sister Cui's family will get married at this time tomorrow, and we must wish her sister Cui's marriage a smooth marriage in advance, so that the water god will bless us and make our village smooth and prosperous every year."
It was the first time Wen Ran heard of this custom, and she asked again: "The water god you are talking about is the water god enshrined in the water temple?"
Xiao Ni nodded, "Yes."
"You saw the appearance of that water god, aren't you afraid?"
Xiao Ni said quietly: "I'm afraid...Erya is also afraid, but we dare not say it. Father and mother said we can't be disrespectful to the water god, otherwise the water god won't bless us."
Wen Ran also lowered her voice, "I won't tell others, but tell me secretly, has anyone in your village seen the water god appear?"
Xiao Ni shook her head, "I don't know, but father and mother, as well as uncles, they all said that a long time ago, a person fell into the water, that is, he fell into this river..."
Xiao Ni pointed to the river in front of her, and then said: "Everyone thought he would die, but they didn't expect that after a day, he walked back from the lower reaches, and he also caught pearls. Someone asked him What's going on, he said that he seemed to see something in the water in a daze, and everyone said that it must be the water god who saved him."
"So the appearance of the water god enshrined in the water temple is based on the description of the man who fell into the water?"
Xiao Ni said: "I heard that's what my father said."
Wen Ran was thoughtful.
Shen Wu obediently gnawed on the candied haws beside him without saying a word.
Xiao Ni continued: "Grandpa said that the village was very poor in those years, and everyone wanted to fish for pearls from the water to make some money, but they didn't get much. Later, a girl drowned in the water, and the pearls she caught turned out to be small." People in our village have survived the hard times, so everyone said that the water god was helping us, "
Wen Ran's eyelids twitched, "A girl was drowned, is it the manifestation of the water god?"
Xiaoni explained, "The adults said that it was because the water god lacked a companion, so they brought the girl there as a companion. They gave us pearls to thank our village."
"The girl from the Cui family is about to get married. Could it be that she is marrying this water god?"
Xiao Ni nodded, "Yes, the harvest in our village has not been good in the past few years. The adults said that we should present a bride to the water god, and our village will be better. A few years ago, our village encountered a severe drought, and we presented a bride to the water god. , and soon it rained heavily."
Wen Ran's face darkened.