Chapter 739: Sacrifice
This kind of scene actually made many people present unable to bear it. But the customs here are like this, no one can change it, and it has long been fixed.
Although this custom has long been banned, there are still many places that retain this bad custom.
Many men and women looked at the children on the stage silently, but a considerable number of people looked at the witch on the stage, but were full of respect and fanaticism.
Obviously, without the recognition and support of most villagers and awe, such customs cannot be supported. After all, most people are blinded and believe in these things.
Such things happen every year, just to worship the river god. Many villages in a radius cannot escape this sacrifice.
They take turns to offer children to sacrifice every year, and this time the village is Baihe Village.
The mother of one of the children cried heartbrokenly at the scene. His relatives pulled him. Although the parents had made trouble many times, many people suppressed them and asked them to respect this custom.
But one of the middle-aged men was a little angry: "Our village has been selected several times in a row. This is not normal. Why do we choose children for several consecutive years, but there are no ones in other villages!"
An old villager next to him said, "What's wrong? This was chosen by the River God. Do you still think it's the River God wrong?"
"If we don't worship the river god, who will protect our village?" The other people and matters are not related to them, they are not their children anyway.
"Well, if we don't sacrifice, there are so many ferries every year, and I don't know how many people will die in the boat. What's the point of your village to take out a few children? There have been many people in our village in recent years!"
The same goes for people from other villages.
"We have been doing this sacrifice over the years. Are there any problems?"
Many people, as long as they are not their children, cannot control these things and are lucky.
The two villagers quarreled and wanted to fight. However, after the witch noticed this scene, several strong men immediately came to beat the man who asked the question and fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.
A big man looked grim: "If it weren't for the sacrifices we could have good weather in recent years? Which village had not been sacrificed? These were all taken care of by the river god. One or two deaths could protect us. You still chatter here if you get the benefits of the river god. This is disrespectful to the river god!"
"Everyone kneel down. If you anger the River God, you will all die!"
"You have no good life if you offended the River God!"
Under the threat of several strong men, several villagers knelt on the ground, and the incident calmed down.
The witch then began the entire sacrificial ceremony.
The witch still had some tricks. She covered the selected offerings with blood and painted many strange symbols. She also placed pills in the mouths of children. These children did not make a sound, and their skin was very rosy after taking the pills.
After this witch finished all this, she knelt on the ground and made a strange cry. The whole scene was in full swing, with all kinds of sounds of beating and drums, horns, gongs and drums. Everyone knelt on the ground and stood up one after another, kneeling, bowing, and kneeling.
Their directions are all towards the river, making pious voices.
They are shouting and calling.
At this moment, a group of people walked towards the lively scene here.
Chapter completed!