Chapter two hundred and forty-fifth offering sacrifice to the river god
"Treasure hunting? Just your little body, it's good to not be abducted by others! I heard that many brothels are playing new tricks now, and they like rabbits like you!" The man stretched out his big hand and wanted to touch Zhang Bairen's head.
Looking at the black big hand, Zhang Bairen flashed his steps, retreated without any trace, and looked at the man with a squinted look: "Can you take it in the next journey?"
"You boy, come with me!" The man saw Zhang Bairen and did not care, so he led Zhang Bairen to the dock.
"I don't know how much silver you need," Zhang Bairen said behind.
"It's not easy for you to go out alone, you'll be exempted from money, you won't be alone." The man walked in front with great strides: "My name is Tiejun, and I'm the leader of the Helan family caravan."
"Helan family?" Zhang Bairen shrank his hands in his sleeves. The surname Helan is rare.
Tiejun said in front: "When you arrive on the boat, don't just walk around randomly. If the goods on the face are lost, you can't tell the truth even if you have any mouths. The rest are all taboos!"
After hearing Tie Jun’s words, Zhang Bairen slowly followed Tie Jun and nodded slowly: “It’s interesting to be there!”
When we arrived at a pier, we saw seventeen or eighteen large ships, and the large ships were quietly parked at the port. The merchants and travelers were carrying cargo, and the entire pier was very lively.
"Let's go, the seventeen or eighteen ships in front of me are all from the Helan family!" Tie Jun walked in front, and the guards passed by, and the guy greeted Tie Jun with a smile.
"Brother Tie, didn't you say you wanted to go to the city to buy some accessories for your wife? Why did you come back so soon!" a 14 or 15-year-old guy said with a smile.
"Uncle Tie, who is this little girl? Could it be your illegitimate son outside?" Someone saw Zhang Bairen behind Tie Jun, and showed a burst of teasing.
Although Zhang Bairen is young, she wears a hair crown instead of her sideburns, and looks quite extraordinary.
In addition, he has achieved success in Taoism, his skin is pink and white, and although he is wearing a coarse linen, he has a sense of demeanor.
"Don't talk nonsense, you dare to say something, I'll tear your mouth! If this matter comes to my wife's ears, I will make a fuss with me!" Tie Jun's face changed, he looked around and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed this, he stared at his friend and said, "This kid is going to Zhuo County and take advantage of the caravan's journey. I saw that it was not easy for him to go out alone, so he made a good relationship."
Who is the Iron Army? Needless to say, the leader of the Helan family's guards has his own skills, and he has a certain price for his eyesight.
Although Zhang Bairen is dressed in ordinary clothes, he has his own demeanor when standing there, and no one can ignore his existence.
Moreover, although Zhang Bairen is covered in coarse cloth, she is not stained with dust and has no patch loopholes. Her skin is white and tender. She is obviously not a child from a poor family and has been pampered since childhood.
Although the Sui Dynasty did not have the habit of pretending to be a pig and eating tigers, there were countless hidden masters, countless seniors, and even more powerful people. It would be good to have a good relationship with a slight chance.
And as the Iron Army said, the caravan of more than a dozen large ships is not inferior to Zhang Bairen's room.
Arrive on the boat
The big ship didn't know what wood it was made of. It had a hard texture and high toughness. Zhang Bairen stepped on it and felt like he was stepping on marble.
Each large ship was divided into two floors. Tiejun led Zhang Bairen to the second floor, pointing to one of the rooms and said, "It's this room, and the next half month will belong to you."
"Thank you uncle!" Zhang Bairen was not polite, and walked into the room and looked at it. Except for the quilt a little wet, all the products were complete.
"Don't run around, the water is not safe! And there are passengers on the road. Don't blame me for not taking care of you because you were abducted by someone." Tie Jun turned around and left. Zhang Bairen stretched out his palm, and the water vapor on the bedding instantly evaporated completely, shrinking into a ball and being held in his hand.
Lying on the bedding, Zhang Bairen breathed a sigh of relief, and it had not been so relaxed for a long time.
at night
A group of people were noisy, and the fleet left the dock in the lights and headed towards the pass.
It is rare for Zhang Bairen to not meditate and practice. There is no divine fetus in his dantian, so his life has become much easier.
"Map of the Ancient Kingdom of Loulan!" Zhang Bairen took out the map from his sleeve, slowly opened it on the table, constantly examining the location of the map.
After a long time, I saw a clue and could roughly determine the location of the ancient Loulan Kingdom.
Thanks to the advanced technology in his previous life, Zhang Bairen once used electronic satellite maps to carefully look at the entire Chinese map in order to view the Feng Shui dragon veins in the world.
Although the Sui and Tang Dynasties have changed since the twenty-one worlds, and have changed for thousands of years, and have changed in the world and geology, Zhang Bairen still found a trace of the shadow of that year in the blur.
"It's actually in the territory of the Western Turks!" Zhang Bairen frowned. Even if it was not the territory of the Western Turks, it was the junction between the Western Turks and Dunhuang.
"Western Turks! This is a bit troublesome!" Zhang Bairen looked at the map. The map could only see a general direction. How can we accurately find the ruins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom?
Zhang Bairen stroked his chin, calculated the time, and was struggling and tracking all the way outside the border. It was almost the end of February. Yang Guang was about to turn around in March, and then returned to the eastern capital Luoyang in April.
It seems that this year in the Sui Dynasty was considered a relatively stable year. Apart from causing some small storms, Yang Guang did not make too many moves.
Seeing that the sun was three o'clock, Zhang Bairen walked out of the cabin. At this time, there was a noise at the bow of the ship. Countless guards were holding colorful threads, pig heads tied with red silk, silver and other series of sacrificial objects, igniting the incense in their hands. After a series of worship, the tribute was thrown into the river.
Zhang Bairen frowned. The division of sacrifices has been a long time! Today's world is full of saints and countless water monsters. If you want to cross the river safely, you must worship the river god!
Not to mention whether the River God will suppress those water monsters and avoid them from causing trouble, the River God will not cause trouble for you!
If you don’t worship the river god, don’t think you can go there safely. You can’t dance and make waves, so that you can tell that it’s amazing!
All the major families also swallowed their anger and had no choice. The gods were born on the Sui Dynasty, which was the power of the Sui Dynasty. Those who were appointed as gods may be old gods, or famous generals of the Sui Dynasty, and made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty.
If anyone dares to move these gods without any action, he will ask the court whether he agrees!
After sacrificing all the way, the Iron Army came to Zhang Bairen: "What's wrong, why are you so depressed!"
"Do you have to keep worshiping all the way?" Zhang Bairen looked at Tiejun and asked without answering a question.
"There is no way not to sacrifice! This river is divided into countless river sections and countless river gods. Along the way, it is impossible to get down without ten thousand taels of silver. Incense, candles, colored paper, and tributes are simply life-threatening!" Tie Jun said helplessly.
"What if there is no sacrifice?" Zhang Bairen looked at Tiejun.
"No sacrifice? Believe it or not, the water demon will attack your fleet in the next moment?" Tie Jun shook his head.
"If the Helan family can go east and west, there will be no masters in the family. How could they be afraid of mere water monsters?" Zhang Bairen carried his hands on his back.
"You don't understand. Killing the water demon will cause the water god to take action personally, and the trouble will be even greater at that time! Instead of doing this, it's better to calm down and make more than 100,000 taels of silver on a trip. In addition to manpower, expenses, sacrifices, and the management of various governments, there will be tens of thousands of taels left." Tie Jun smiled bitterly.
Zhang Bairen was silent, watching the caravans of the Helan family continue to sacrifice along the way. The pig heads were sank into the water, wasting in vain, and the fish and shrimps in the water were cheap. The poor people on the shore were starved to death without enough food. Some people may not be able to see the meat fish and shrimps in the water all year round.
"This world..." Zhang Bairen was speechless. At least with his current strength, he could do nothing.
"Don't worry about it! You can't care about it too much! The disasters of aristocratic families have been around for a long time, and the god system is deeply rooted. They are dependent on the good and bad fortune of the Great Sui Dynasty. Let's talk about other things when I become the Yang God." Zhang Bairen took a deep breath, turned around and walked into the room.
The food on the boat is good, at least Zhang Bairen seems to be good. Every meal there are meat buns and mutton stuffed buns, which taste very delicious.
As we passed by, the north was wailing everywhere. Although a heavy snow swept across the north of the New Year and the Sanyang Fire Talisman was removed, it was still in disgrace.
"I hope there will be a great harvest this year!"
Chapter completed!