hotmtlnovel Chapter 567 What is considered eavesdropping?
Chapter 567 What is considered eavesdropping?
The man was wearing a dark blue coat, his hair was not long, and his face was a little dark, but you could tell that he was a healthy person who worked regularly.
The girl who was pulling him was wearing a light blue floral shirt and had a pigtail on the back of her head.
The man tried to pull the girl's arm several times, but she avoided him every time.
Although it was not close, Gu Chaoxi could still hear it.
"Xiu Xiu, listen to me, let's go!"
"No, the Dragon God chose me. If I leave, my parents will be in trouble!"
Apparently, the girls believed that the Dragon God existed.
Pei Yan thought about it, then walked towards that direction. Seeing this, the rest of the people followed him.
Gu Chaoxi, on the other hand, stood there without moving much. She waited until everyone had walked in front of her before she slowly followed, looking at the ground around her from time to time.
Soon, the two found someone coming.
There were seven or eight people coming at once, and the two people who were pulling each other stopped.
When the girl saw that it was someone from the village, she immediately turned around and raised her hands to tidy up her hair and clothes.
The man was fearless. Instead, he thrust his chest out towards them and glared at them: “How dare you eavesdrop on other people’s conversations!”
"This is not called eavesdropping." Shen Yao smiled and raised his hand to point at the surroundings: "There is no fence around here, anyone can come here."
"So, what counts as eavesdropping?"
After he finished speaking, the boy raised his hand and pointed at him, but he didn't say anything for a long time.
The girl turned around and tugged at the man's clothes: "Liang Yi, forget it."
She didn't want to see Liang Yi quarreling with the villagers.
Gu Chaoxi looked at the girl. Her face did not look very good. She frowned and looked a little timid.
It wasn't like this just now, why does he seem a little worried now?
After hearing what she said, Liang Yi put his hand down, snorted angrily, and pushed the girl's hand away.
"Zhao Xiuxiu, you are so stupid!"
Having said that, he turned and ran towards the village.
"Hey! Liang Yi!" Zhao Xiuxiu shouted hurriedly, but Liang Yi did not stop, but ran away faster.
It seems that he is very angry.
Zhao Xiuxiu lowered her head in disappointment, kicked the ground with her toes, and pretended to leave.
Gu Chaoxi blinked and raised his hand towards her, blocking her way.
"Xiu Xiu, you and Liang Yi, haven't broken up yet?"
When she asked this question, Zhao Xiuxiu looked up at her in surprise, as if she couldn't believe it.
But soon, Zhao Xiuxiu's expression became calm and she looked Gu Chaoxi up and down.
"Luo Fangfang, did you deliberately make a mistake when the Dragon God was selecting people so that you don't want to serve the Dragon God?"
She raised an eyebrow.
The old lady yesterday also said that she made a mistake when selecting the person, so she changed the person.
But judging from Luo Fangfang's tone, it doesn't seem like she really wants to be chosen.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile with the corners of her lips curved: "Zhao Xiuxiu, if you don't want to go, just say you don't want to go. Why are you talking about the selection of people?"
The girl was obviously choked by her and couldn't explain what she meant.
He raised his hand again and again, and finally threw it down in anger.
"Luo Fangfang, you don't need to worry about my affairs!"
As he said that, he raised his hand, pushed Gu Chaoxi away, and ran straight towards the village.
She took a step back, staggered, and stood firm. She looked over there with her eyes narrowed.
Luo Fangfang must have some doubts about the existence of the Dragon God.
However, influenced by the thoughts I have been nurtured since childhood, I believe in the existence of the Dragon God to some extent and feel that the Dragon God should not be disobeyed.
Her mental state is very conflicted.
As for Liang Yi, it was obvious that Liang Yi didn't believe in the Dragon God and that sacrifices were wrong, so he wanted to leave in front of Zhao Xiuxiu.
"Are you okay?" Pei Yan walked to her side.
Gu Chaoxi shook his head and looked away.
"It's alright."
She tilted her head and smiled, then raised her hand and pressed Pei Yan's arm: "I heard there is a Dragon God Temple in the village, let's go take a look."
The Dragon God Temple was what Gu Chaoxi heard the old woman mumbling about in the morning.
He was either talking to her or talking to himself.
"Yeah, okay." Pei Yan had no objection. He had no clue at the moment anyway, so he might as well go and take a look.
The group returned leisurely along the same path they came.
In Xianxi Village, the layout of each household is mostly composed of an open space in front of the door, and then a house and a yard.
The distance between each household is not far, basically just separated by a road.
The location of the ancestral hall is quite easy to find. Just walk along the road and you will see a building half a story higher than a normal house. That is the Dragon God Temple.
The ancestral hall was built in the middle of Xianxi Village, leaving a relatively large space.
The gate of the ancestral hall was not closed but open. At a glance, one could see the patio in the middle of the hall and the statue of the dragon god facing the gate.
It is not quite accurate to say that it is a statue of the dragon god.
Everyone entered through the main gate. On the left and right sides of the ancestral hall were wide corridors and two small rooms. The doors were also open, and incense burners could be seen inside.
There are many incense burners placed on the wooden racks stacked up layer by layer, and there is incense burning in almost every incense burner.
Shen Lan walked over and took a closer look. Next to each incense burner was a sign with a name written on it.
It seems that these incense burners belong to different families, and whoever owns the incense burner is the one who burns the incense.
Gu Chaoxi glanced around and walked towards the dragon statue.
Looking up, you can see a stone statue several meters high of a dragon hovering around a lotus, looking up as if it is about to fly.
The scales on the dragon's body seemed to be glowing, and the lotus wrapped in the middle of the dragon's body was also trying to grow upwards.
The blooming lotus was pointing towards the crowd, as if it was making some noise.
"This dragon statue is really strange. The river in this village and the lake over there don't look like they have ever produced lotus flowers."
Shen Yao said this with some sarcasm, looking at a thick case book placed in front of the dragon god statue.
In addition to a few pots of offerings on the altar, there was a desk in the middle.
Gu Chaoxi naturally noticed it, but did not rush forward.
Shen Yao walked towards the case book and turned a page, which recorded who in which family changed the tribute and when.
It seems that when the tribute is replaced, the time will be written in the case book to remind the people behind when the tribute should be replaced.
Shen Yao flipped through a few more pages and found that the handwriting was different.
"This dragon statue eats really well. It has never eaten anything that is not fresh."
This frequency of replacement ensures that the offerings on the altar are almost always fresh.
This Dragon God seems to be enjoying himself.