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Shen Budu helped Aunt Yu bury Yao Jie, which was supposed to be sent to the cemetery, but Aunt Yu couldn't bear her daughter, so she only buried her in her backyard.

She said that there was nothing to be afraid of, that was her own daughter, and she didn't want her daughter to be disturbed by pointing fingers after her death, and it was best to be by her side.

After Yao Jie was buried, it was already dark.Aunt Yu was very grateful to these three foreigners who were willing to show kindness to their mother and daughter. Knowing that they had no place to live, she kept them at home overnight.

Aunt Yu's family is in a difficult situation. Apart from Aunt Yu's own room, it is Yao Jie's room.It was not suitable to live anywhere, the three men discussed it and went to the roof of the house.

Anyway, they don't need to sleep, and they don't feel in the mood when something like this happens.

After all, Yao Jie's death seems to have something to do with them if you have to say it.

Shen Budu sat on the roof, silently looking down at the newly built cemetery in the backyard, and couldn't help thinking, if he hadn't bought that girl's flowers yesterday, wouldn't she not have died?

"Don't take all responsibility on yourself." Feng Ce saw through his thoughts at a glance, "Even without us, the result would be the same."

He knew Shen Budu well, perhaps because of his previous identity, Shen Budu had a surprisingly strong sense of responsibility, and was always used to introspecting and finding reasons from himself when encountering things.It's not bad, but if you take everything on yourself, it will be too tiring.

After all, no one is perfect, and no one can predict what will happen tomorrow.

Shen Budu sighed: "I know."

Those people have already convicted Yao Jie, even if they don't show up, or if they are not the ones who show up in the town, those people will automatically start associations and impose all the filth on the girl.

Sooner or later, Yao Jie will be drowned in spittle.

Although the reason is clear, but I can't accept it in my heart.It is clearly a peaceful age, but there are still fresh lives being forced to death by words, only gossip and ugly faces are sometimes more sinister and terrifying than the sharp edge of a sword.

The moonlight on the roof is no worse than last night, but people are not in the mood to appreciate it.Xie Jianhuan looked down at the dark backyard, suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he straightened his upper body slightly.

Shen Budu and Feng Ce also noticed the movement immediately.

Under the cover of the night, two furtive figures quietly turned into the Yao family compound, looking for something in the few rooms.They thought they were thieves, but they didn't steal anything. Instead, they went all the way to the backyard, and they were relieved when they saw the newly erected tombstone.

"Here! The old lady really didn't bury people outside." The two thieves were delighted. They didn't realize that there were three people on the roof at all, and they didn't regard Aunt Yu in the house as a threat, so they took out two shovels, Pretending to dig Yao Jie's grave!

Shen Budu couldn't stand it anymore.

He had long thought that this ancient county was a bit strange, but he never imagined that such absurd things like digging graves and stealing dead bodies in the middle of the night would happen again!He turned cold, stretched out his hand and flicked it, and the two thieves below immediately threw down the shovel, screaming in pain, and looked around in horror.

Only then did they see someone on the roof, and recognized these strange faces: "It's...it's you!"

Shen Budu and the others jumped off the roof, and at the same time, Aunt Yu who was in the room hurried out when she heard the movement, she understood what was going on when she saw this posture, pointed at the two thieves and cursed tremblingly: "You devoid of conscience, Even the dead are not spared!"

She picked up the shovel on the ground and was about to hit her. Seeing that the incident had been revealed, the two thieves didn't dare to stay any longer, and quickly slipped over the wall, clutching their heads.

Shen Budu frowned and asked, "What exactly are they trying to do?"

Looking at Aunt Yu's performance just now, he seemed to have guessed the purpose of those two people.

Aunt Yu threw down the shovel and lamented heavily: "It's a crime...it's a crime..."

From her story, Shen Budu and the others learned another ridiculous story in Lanhai Ancient County.

People in the ancient county firmly believe that there is a "Sea God" in Lanhai.

I don't know where this statement came from. After all, the ancient county has a long history, and the source can no longer be found.But this saying has been passed down from generation to generation, and people believe it.Because the ancient county has always been very peaceful, including the darkest and chaotic days 300 years ago.Even the terrifying demons are unable to invade the ancient Lanhai County, isn't it because of the protection of the gods in the dark?

So people worshiped and appreciated the gods in Lan Haizhong, and offered sacrifices to the gods of the sea every year.

Shen Budu had a bad premonition: "What sacrifice?"

Aunt Yu: "A young man or a woman."

The three of them didn't speak, because the matter was too ridiculous.

"Sacrifice is presented once a year. Whenever a young man in the town dies unexpectedly, the mayor will have his body taken away and put into Lan Hai for the sea god to enjoy."

Shen Budu controlled his tone: "What if there were no young people in the town who died unexpectedly?"

The answer is self-evident.

I am afraid that some young people will be "accidentally" died.

Aunt Yu was ashamed.Although these things were arranged by the mayor and ordinary people like them had no right to participate, she used to believe that there were gods in Lan Hai, and she didn't think the sacrifice was too inappropriate.

But it wasn't until her dead daughter was about to be dug up and thrown into the sea as a sacrifice that she suddenly realized how absurd, cruel and inhuman this was.

She, they, tens of thousands of people in the ancient county have faithfully followed this ancient tradition for so many years without raising any doubts.

Aunt Yu suddenly felt that if there were gods in the world, what they would receive would not be protection, but terrible punishment.

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In the Sun family, Wang Fang was eating fresh grapes under the service of her maid.

She had caught a cold in the past few days, and Sun Yuanmao was so frightened that she ordered her not to go out casually, in case she got sick and her fetus moved.Although she felt that her husband made a fuss, she also enjoyed this kind of care and pampering, so she obediently stayed in the house without going out a step.

But I don't know if it was her illusion, she always felt that the servant girl looked at her a bit strangely, and she always avoided her and whispered something, which made her very suspicious.

Seeing two more young maids whispering something outside the door, Wang Fang couldn't help getting angry, threw the grapes in her hand and shouted: "You two, why are you chewing your tongue in front of the master?"

The two little maids were startled, and hurried into the room and knelt down: "Go back to Madam, there is nothing!"

But the evasive eyes and the guilty expression clearly confirmed that they had ghosts in their hearts. Wang Fang was even more sure that they were talking bad things about herself, and said with a sneer, "Don't tell me? Come on, give me a slap!"

All the servants of the Sun family knew that madam's anger was very frightening, and it was possible to beat people half to death. The faces of the two maids immediately turned pale from fright, and they immediately screamed: "Madam, spare your life! We didn't say it, yes, yes It's spreading outside!"

Wang Fang had a bad premonition, and asked sharply, "Broadcast? What!?"

A servant girl didn't dare to look her in the eyes, and said tremblingly: "It's said outside, ma'am, you...you had a private meeting with your old friend, and put on a cuckold for the master! They also said that the child in your belly...isn't it Sir!"

With a "boom", Wang Fang was stunned by the shock. Because the statement was so unbelievable, she didn't even have time to get angry for the first time, but subconsciously asked: "My old friend? What kind of old friend!?"

The servant girl wept bitterly: "They said, it was your childhood sweetheart, the one who won Ju Ren..."

Only then did Wang Fang remember.

That's right, when she was young, she once had a bamboo horse, and she almost got married.

But the other party left after winning the exam and never came back. Now nearly 30 years have passed, and she can't even remember what the other party looks like. How can there be a "private meeting"?

Let alone such ridiculous words as "the child is not Sun Yuanmao's"!

After recovering, she was furious. Wang Fang's eyes were red with anger, and she slammed the table and stood up: "Who spread it? Whose mouth is so vicious, how dare to ruin my reputation like this!?"

She wanted to catch this man and skin him alive!

The servants did not answer, and all knelt down.Wang Fang took a look and realized that it was Sun Yuanmao who had come.

She found someone to back her up, pounced on her aggrieved, and cried softly the next moment: "Master, there is a villain out there who framed me, you have to make the decision for me!"

She was stern in front of servants, but she always had a different face when dealing with men. Tears came whenever Sun Yuanmao saw her cry. Every time Sun Yuanmao saw her cry, he felt very distressed, and he would agree to almost all requests.

But this time it was different.

Sun Yuanmao pushed her away with an ugly face, and held back his anger under Wang Fang's surprised gaze: "Tell me, are those words outside true or false?"

Wang Fang was stunned. She didn't expect her husband to believe those absurd and baseless words, so she slapped him angrily: "Of course it's false! Don't you even believe me?"

Sun Yuanmao's expression did not soften, and he still looked at her with a gloomy expression.

He also only found out about this not long ago.

Wang Fang caught a cold a few days ago, and he has been taking care of it himself at home. Today, he had to go out because he had to discuss business.After discussing the business, the other party invited him to sit down. He said he would go home to accompany his wife, but politely declined.

The other party showed a surprised smile, and said: "Brother Sun is really an affectionate person. But you have to keep your eyes open, don't be fooled by women."

Sun Yuanmao felt uncomfortable, frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Brother Sun doesn't know? Tsk, your lady is really good at tricks." The other party said with a smile, with pity in his eyes, "I stole a man outside, and she kept it from you."

Sun Yuanmao was startled, and then furious: "Impossible!"

"Isn't it possible? Paper can't wrap fire, many people have seen it." The other party pouted, "Four months ago, your wife and her old friend used to be in broad daylight in a sedan chair."

"And your wife's belly... Let me tell you, Brother Sun, let's have some snacks. If you raise seeds for other men, it will be a big joke."

Sun Yuanmao didn't believe it at all.But he couldn't help remembering that Wang Fang was indeed pregnant for four months.

He came out of the business building in a daze, and walked on the street, only to find that many people were looking at him, covering their mouths while talking in a low voice.

Mocking, pity, pitiful, gloating...

Sun Yuanmao's family was wealthy, and he had always been the envy and envy of the people in the town, and he had never been surrounded by such eyes.

It seemed that his wife was hanging out with wild men, and he was the only one in the town who didn't know that he was cheated on by his own woman, and he treated her wholeheartedly without knowing anything.

No man can bear such humiliation.

Thinking of the stares he had just encountered on the street, Sun Yuanmao became even more furious. He pointed at Wang Fang and yelled angrily, "Tell me the truth! Do you really think I'm a fool who doesn't know anything!?"

Wang Fang had never been yelled at so harshly by him before, and now she burst into tears, screaming, "This is the truth! What else do you want to hear!!"

Sun Yuanmao stared at the woman in front of him, suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked hurriedly: "I was not at home four months ago?"

The servant knelt down and buried his head: "Yes... four months ago, the master went to Danzhou to discuss business, and he left for half a month..."

With a "boom", a stream of heat rushed straight to Sun Yuanmao's head.

How could there be so many coincidences?

This woman is really stealing men outside while she is not at home! !

He was furious, and slapped Wang Fang fiercely, scolding: "You shameless whore!"

Wang Fang screamed, and was slapped down by his slap, belly down, and hit the ground hard.