Liao Zhai's Refining God

Chapter 509 Arrival
Donghai County is a county in the Great Xia Kingdom that is closer to the sea. It is said that the distance is close, but in fact, the county seat is still a hundred miles away from the sea.

In this era, manpower is limited, and people are extremely in awe of the sea, so they stay away from the sea, and very few people live by the sea.

However, the Tonghe River flows through Donghai County, and due to the flattening of the terrain, a huge water area is formed. This water area is connected to the sea and is wide and vast, known as Tonghai Lake.Donghai County is on the edge of this water area, only about ten miles away.

And with this water area as the center, there are a large number of villages scattered here and there, all fishermen living on Tonghai Lake.

Wang Lin came overland with Wang Daniu, and before they arrived at Donghai County, they first arrived at the Shuibo Temple beside Tonghai Lake.

A few miles away from the Shuibo Temple, Wang Lin heard a burst of mournful cries. There were so many people, and the cries were miserable, which really hurt the hearts of those who heard it.

Only when I got closer did I realize that the Shuibo Temple here is extremely magnificent.Originally, Wang Lin thought that the water temple built by Zhenwei Escort for Zhu Ziping was already extremely magnificent, but only after arriving here did she realize that it was nothing short of a big deal.

The Shuibo Temple here occupies a large area, and there is a large courtyard behind the main hall, shaded by blue stones, green tiles and green trees, forming a huge courtyard group.

At this time, on the huge square in front of the main hall, bamboo baskets were neatly lined up, each containing a baby. These small babies were placed in the bamboo baskets just like that, and the older ones tied their hands and feet together. Let these babies cry.

Wang Lin made a rough calculation and estimated that there were at least a hundred of them.But at this time, there are still an endless stream of people sending these babies here.

And outside these bamboo baskets, a large group of villagers knelt down on the ground, begging in pain. It was obvious that these infants were their heirs, but they didn't dare to snatch them, they just knelt here and prayed to the God of Water Forgive, spare their children.

The warriors who took care of these babies were all dressed in black clothes with different patterns embroidered on them, such as fish, shrimp and crab, or water snakes and so on.

And in front of the main hall, a person who was urging and commanding was wearing a long black robe with a giant python embroidered on it. It can be seen from his clothing that this person should be a temple priest.He is also the commander of the baby catch this time.

"Young master, this is too tragic. I will teach them a lesson, rescue these babies and return them to their parents." Wang Daniu saw this situation before, and immediately flew into a rage and wanted to take action.

"Wait!" Wang Lin stopped him.

At this moment, a group of people came from the official road leading to the county seat, and it was a group of government servants who rushed over hurriedly surrounded by one person.

Naturally, Wang Lin had already discovered it with her divine sense, so she stopped Wang Daniu, and Wang Lin also discovered that the person who came was Ning Caichen, who was wearing an official uniform and was hurriedly accompanied by the yamen servant.

I haven't seen him for several years, but Ning Caichen has changed a lot. He is less childish and bookish, but more vicissitudes and calm.

Wang Lin and Wang Daniu were in the dense forest beside the road. The reason why Wang Lin didn't go out was to see how Ning Caichen would deal with it. According to Wang Lin's understanding of him, he seemed a little cowardly. Faced with the current situation, how would he act? .

"The master is here, the master is here." The lonely and helpless villagers who only knew how to cry and plead saw Ning Caichen come, and each of them seemed to have found their backbone and saw hope, and immediately muttered and rejoiced. He looked at Ning Caichen.

"Hmph!" The temple wished to see Ning Caichen coming, and snorted coldly, as if quite disdainful, and looked at Ning Caichen fearlessly.

Ning Caichen looked around the whole square, and the whole square fell silent instantly, even the crying villagers stopped crying and looked at Ning Caichen pitifully.

"My lord is not drinking tea and studying at the county government office. What are you doing in my temple? Do you want to offer incense to the god Shui Bo?" The temple wished neither yin nor yang.

Ning Caichen has been in Donghai County for less than two years, but he is an extremely clean official and handles cases fairly. Second-rate.

"Don't you know what I'm here for? You build temples, worship gods and make wishes. Previously, I respected your local customs and didn't interfere.

But you are harming the common people, I, as a county parent official, can't ignore it.Now, I order you to quickly release these babies and let their parents take them away. The chief culprit and culprit who took the lead in handling this matter will follow me to the county government to plead guilty and punish the law. " Ning Caichen said loudly, his voice was loud, without any fear.

At this time, Wang Lin also nodded secretly. It seems that she thought that Ning Caichen was cowardly back then, which was a bit biased and fallacious.He is not cowardly, when the rogue villagers bullied him, he disdained to entangle with the villain; but now the responsibility is, in such a situation, he is fearless and very tough, which shows that his character and temper are like this.

"Haha. They are believers of Shui Bo Zunshen, and they all voluntarily presented their babies and children. These people rely on Zunshen's protection to live and work in peace and contentment. Offering one or two heirs to Zunshen can guarantee their lives for generations. It's such a good deal Of course, they are willing to buy and sell. If you don’t believe me, you can ask these people if they are voluntary.” Miao Zhu said without fear.

"You, you, you. Bring the three of them here for questioning." Ning Caichen turned his head to look at the crying villagers. Those villagers immediately lowered their heads, avoiding Ning Caichen's gaze. Ning Caichen pointed three times with his fingers. Individuals, ordered the Yamen servants to bring the three over.

"Whether you were coerced or voluntarily sent your child here, report the truth." Ning Caichen looked at the three of them majestically and said.

"My lord, we are voluntarily dedicating our children to the gods. We only pray that the gods will bless us to live in peace and have enough food and clothing for generations to come." The old man put his head on the ground trembling and said this with all his strength.

"So do we!" Ning Caichen looked at the other two villagers, and they both quickly lowered their heads and said.

"My lord, since they are willing to show their filial piety to Zunshen, why should your lord bother with this matter? A good relationship with Zunshen will be of great benefit to your success in Donghai County, otherwise your future may be in jeopardy." .

"Bring that woman here for questioning." Ning Caichen ignored him, and pointed at another woman who was about 30 years old. At this time, the woman almost fainted from crying, her eyes stared straight at him. To a bamboo basket, she was dragged by the yamen servants to Ning Caichen.

"Who is your lady's name, where does she live, and who is in her family?" Ning Caichen did not ask this matter directly this time, but asked the woman instead.

"Li Erhua, a peasant woman, lives in Heishipu. There is a father-in-law who is paralyzed in bed, a peasant woman, and a peasant woman's three-year-old son." The peasant woman forced herself to reply, and when she mentioned her son, she couldn't help crying like rain.

"Where's your husband?" Ning Caichen frowned.

"My husband went fishing in the lake for a year, fell into the water and never came back." The woman reported truthfully.

"Hmph. You are such a vicious woman. You donated the only bone and blood left by your husband. Do you want to remarry and don't want to drag you down with your children?" Ning Caichen said suddenly.

(End of this chapter)