In the distance, the river was bustling with people and drums, almost the whole village had gathered around the river, blocking Zhu Pingan’s view, so that Zhu Pingan couldn’t see what was going on at the river, but only heard the drums and drums, and the people’s voices were boisterous.
It was about as if they were sacrificing the river, but they were not, the atmosphere was different. Zhu Pingan didn’t even see the incense, the offerings, the heavenly book or the kneeling.
Bam bam bam ……
A burst of firecrackers rang out as if it was New Year’s Eve, pushing the atmosphere by the river to **, echoing the cacophony of people’s voices.
I don’t know if it was a hallucination or what, but Zhu Pingan vaguely heard a burst of cursing, which made Zhu Pingan even more curious about what the village people were actually doing by the river, so he clamped down on his horse’s belly and accelerated towards the river.
Soon, Zhu Pingan arrived at the scene.
Zhu Pingan tied his horse to a tree on the side and just squeezed into the crowd. People were gathered around the river in a group of anger, people’s eyes were focused on the river, not even noticing Zhu Pingan’s arrival. Everyone’s focus was on the riverside, or to be precise, the two people on the riverside.
I Cao!
Zhu Pingan couldn’t help but curse after just one look.
This damn that is a river sacrifice, this is clearly a sinking lake, this is lynching!!!!
This scene by the river is shocking.
In front of the riverside pool there are two gabion cages, fresh gabions with full material, more than a metre long and more than half a metre high, tied into a cylindrical shape, the opening is relatively large, and the bottom end of the gabion weaved up.
The bamboo cage is full of material, not counting the cost of labour, and is strong and sturdy.
This bamboo cage is exactly the same as the pig cage used in the lower river village to load pigs and transport them to the market town to sell them, only that what is loaded inside is not a pig.
In the piggy bank there are two people, a man and a woman, body scars, the man was beaten into a pig’s head, can barely see the human form to, all the clothes have been whipped into a line, covered in blood. Female a little better, although the clothes on the blood stains, but can still cover the body.
From the appearance, although there are bruises on the face, but also can be seen female face pretty, early thirties like flowers blooming age. Women’s clothes at any time bloodstained wrinkled, but also can see the material is good material, earlobes have good pearl earrings, wrist and a good colour jadeite bracelet ……A look is out of the upper class people.
The male was beaten into a pig’s head can not see the appearance, from the outline is about the long face, should not look ugly, of course, now has become a pig’s head. Male clothing than the female to be a lot less, material is ordinary cotton, clothes have been whipped into cloth, but also can see the general outline, some like a big family housekeeper or a bit of status of the steward guards and so on style.
At the moment both of their mouths were strangled by the white cloth strips, can not speak out, can only whimpering and ennui screaming.
Not only that, the two people are also wrapped in chains, arms and legs were focused on the care with chains tied up and then locked up.
This village is surrounded by mountains and water, the big river in front of the village because of the obstruction of the mountain range in front of the village, circled around a U-shape in front of the village, like tying a belt for the village, forming the belt water. This river had a large amount of water, especially at the U-shape was an abundance of water, forming a very deep pool of water, the swirls in the pool could be seen with the naked eye, it was very dangerous.
There was no doubt that these two were about to be thrown into this river pool to sink.
The surrounding crowd cursed at the two people in the piggy bank, and from time to time, they threw rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, and even stones at the two people in the piggy bank.
In the crowd are several old men, the middle is a white bearded old man, grey hair, hale and hearty, a pair of eyes deep into the eye sockets, deep eyes, face is full of wrinkles, full of traces left behind by the wind and frost.
For these old men, especially the white-bearded old man in the middle, the villagers were very respectful.
“The hour has arrived.”
Only when Zhu Pingan came in, he saw that the white-bearded old man in the very middle raised his head to look at the sun, then forcefully disliked the walking stick in his hand towards the ground and said in a deep voice.
After the white-bearded old man finished speaking, an old man in his fifties next to him nodded and walked out, sweeping a glance full of contempt at the two people in the piggy bank before waving his hand towards the crowd and commanding away:
“Sink the lake! Whether you live or die, let the River God judge you!”
After the old man finished speaking, there was a chorus of people responding, and then eight burly juniors stepped forward, bare-shouldered, carrying ropes and thigh-thick sticks in their hands. The eight boys walked to the front of the pig cage, first tied the opening of the pig cage with ropes, then wrapped the ropes around the head and tail of the pig cage and lifted it up with a stick.
The two people in the pig cage whimpered and struggled, but because they were tied and chained, they tried their best but it still didn’t help, and the two people’s eyes were in despair for a while.
“One two, one two, one two.”
The eight juniors carried the piggy bank to the shore, opened their arms and lifted and shook it, using one and two to fling it in the same direction. Shake, shake, shake, the inertia build-up is complete, and the arms fling away.
Looking at it, he was about to throw it into the river pool.
“Stop!”
Just at this moment, a teenager’s voice reached everyone’s ears, and suddenly, the eight juniors on the riverbank who made a gesture to throw the piggy bank stopped their movements and turned their heads.
Not only them, the village people by the river, including the old men, all focused their eyes on the youngster who had spoken. Of course, this teenager was Zhu Pingan.
“Outlander, it’s not your turn to meddle in our village’s affairs!”The old man in his fifties walked out.
“You guys are abusing lynching, I saw it, so naturally I can’t just sit back and do nothing.”Zhu Pingan shook his head.
Bullsh*t it’s up to the River God to judge whether it’s life or death, right? Both of their hands and feet were chained, the piggy bank was also sealed, and a few stones were placed inside, being sunk into the river pool in this manner, there was no possibility of survival at all! And talk about the River God’s judgement!
Such behaviour, how could he himself sit back and do nothing!
“Abuse of private practice?”The fifty year old man sneered twice at the words, turning his gaze away from Zhu Pingan to land on the two men in the piggy bank, and gave a hard cold snort, “This is what they deserve!”
“What are you still waiting for, sink the lake these two scourges!”The old man in his fifties waved his hand towards the eight postulants once again.
The eight postulants sniffed and once again lifted their sticks and turned them upside down, ready to scatter them together once they found their rhythm.
“Stop!”
Zhu Pingan once again raised his voice to stop it.
Outrageous, treating human life as grass! I had long heard that in many villages, cases such as prison lawsuits were not reported to the county magistrate, but were handled by the clan chiefs or the village’s council of elders or respected elders, abusing lynchings and disregarding the state’s public weapons!
Two human lives, how can one turn a blind eye!
“What qualifications do you have as a foreigner to dictate the family matters of our Ma Clan Village, humph, don’t listen to his nonsense, sink the lake for these two scourges!”The old man in his fifties swept his eyes at Zhu Pingan with a dark face, then shouted towards the frozen few descendants.
That’s right, why listen to a foreigner.
The old man’s words made these few descendants firm up their thoughts, then lifted the piggy bank and shook it once again.
“That’s right, adulterous couple, should have been dipped in the piggy bank a long time ago.”
“Our Ma’s village’s reputation has been tarnished by these two ah, only sinking the lake of them can wash away our Ma’s village’s shame.”
“That’s right, how good Master Wang treats her, no longer need to do farm work, eat fragrant, drink spicy, brocade clothes and jade food, this is how she returns ……. the favour.Not abiding by the ways of women, hooking up with others, hurting the wind, living is a scourge.”
“Especially that Steward Song, even more should be a thousand cuts, a poor boy who can’t even eat, Master Wang cherish his talent and kindly mention him as a steward to help him get a wife and start a family. I didn’t expect this white-eyed wolf, eat people’s master Wang’s meal, live in people’s master Wang’s house, receive people’s master Wang’s salary, but also on the bed of the mother of the result! Sinking the lake for this kind of person is a bargain!”
“Sink lake, sink lake ……”
Seeing this, the people around them showed solidarity and shouted loudly
