dognovel Chapter 242 River God
Chapter 242 River God
The Xue family was located in the northeast of Qingzhou, not very close to the capital, so the four little ones rushed to Qingzhou without stopping.
Although this was a secret operation, she still had to tell her family about it. Zhou Ning also specifically asked Liu Qingxiu and Shen Shi to take good care of her clinic, as she would be back soon.
Zhou Wan complained while packing things for Zhou Ning and Shen You.
"The Emperor is really a fool. Why is he torturing you little girl so much? One moment he sends you to the battlefield, the next he sends you to investigate the Xue family. He really treats you like men."
Zhou Wan has had a bad temper since she became pregnant, and she was even more outspoken now.
Shen You could only comfort her, "We will be back soon, and maybe we can catch up with the birth of our niece and nephew."
Zhou Wan stroked her belly and let Shen You touch it with a smile.
Shen You felt a child kicking her and was startled.
"Are you so scared? What will you do if you get pregnant after you marry Qi Ji?"
The secret love between the two was almost known to the entire capital.
Shen You blushed and quickly changed the subject.
"Brother, have you chosen names for them?" Shen You asked.
Zhou Ning had already diagnosed Zhou Wan's pulse and found out that she was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl.
Zhou Wan complained, "I did come up with a lot of names, but I always feel like they're a little off, too... elegant? They lack the innocence and childlike fun of a child."
Shen You smiled and said, "Just give it a cute nickname."
Zhou Wan then said: "Why don't you start it?"
"Me?" Shen You thought, and suddenly made himself laugh. He said, "My nephew should be called Little Coke, and my niece should be called Little Sprite, okay?"
Zhou Ning was drinking tea out of exhaustion, and when he heard these two names, he almost spit out tea.
Zhou Wan was very happy: "Coke means happiness, Sprite means snow is pure, and Sprite means green jade, both are good images. These two names are good. I will tell your eldest brother later that the children's nicknames will be these two."
However, when Zhou Wan turned around, she saw Zhou Ning and Shen You smiling at each other. She was confused and had no idea what they were so happy about.
The four little ones set out on their journey, but because it was a secret operation, they kept it as low-key as possible. Their families didn't see them off, and the carriage for four people was as plain as possible.
Along the way, Zhou Ning either ate or slept, and his life was more fulfilling than that of others.
"A Ning, why do I feel like you're getting sleepier and sleepier?" Shen You asked worriedly, "Are you sick?"
Zhou Ning held the wooden sign on his chest. The sign had completely changed its shape, becoming the black half of the Bagua diagram, with a little white in the black.
"I don't know either, but I took my own pulse and everything is normal. Besides being sleepy, I have no other problems. Maybe it's because I have a special physique and I love to sleep, or maybe it's because the weather is hot. In short, it should be nothing." Zhou Ning comforted Shen You.
In fact, she herself felt that something was not normal, but it didn't seem to be life-threatening.
Shen You muttered, "Indeed, it's already autumn, and it's still so hot here. It's indeed a little abnormal."
"Aning, look, there's a wedding outside. Do you want to see the fun?" Bai Zhao said as he lifted the curtain.
Generally speaking, Bai Zhao and Qi Ji sat outside the carriage and drove, leaving space for the two girls to rest.
Shen You and Zhou Ning both like to join in the fun, so they hurried out to watch.
The huge wedding procession, all dressed in red, was extremely spectacular.
"Which county magistrate's daughter is this? Or is she the daughter of a wealthy businessman?" Shen You asked curiously.
Qi Ji pointed at the eight-man sedan chair and said, "I'm afraid it's the Xue family."
There are many children in the Xue family, so it is normal for them to meet occasionally.
But, for some reason, this team always has a gloomy feeling.
"Follow and see."
Shen You suggested that several people get off the carriage and sneak around.
When the team reached the river, they stopped and began to chant something.
But it was sung in dialect and several people didn't quite understand it.
"What are you talking about?" Shen You asked anxiously.
Qi Ji frowned and said uncertainly: "It seems that they are talking about a young girl, a river god, and... a sacrifice."
"Sacrifice!"
Shen You and Zhou Ning shouted in surprise at the same time, but their voices were not loud enough for those people to hear.
I saw a young girl in a red wedding dress being tied up and thrown down from the sedan chair. Regardless of the girl's struggle, she was put directly on the stage. Several beautiful women in gauze skirts were dancing in front of the stage.
After the dance, those people were about to throw the girl into the river.
"Oh no, they're going to kill her!"
Shen You was just about to talk to a few people about wanting to rob the bride, when she saw Zhou Ning drawing the bow, Bai Zhao cleaning the sword, and Qi Ji pretending to protect her.
Boy, everybody's ready.
Shen You touched the two swords and gave an order: "Go!"
The people had clear division of labor. Shen You went to rescue the girl, Qi Ji and Bai Zhao covered Shen You, and Zhou Ning pulled the bow to its full extent, ready to shoot anyone who got close.
For a moment, facing this huge team of hundreds of people, the four people actually gained the upper hand.
The few of them didn't intend to fight and just grabbed the girl and ran away.
The wedding procession was not willing to let a few people go, so they hurriedly chased after them.
"Oh, you will be punished by God for doing this."
"Yes, they kidnapped the bride. The river god will be angry."
Several older people slapped their legs and cried out in agony.
Apart from anything else, the four little ones have a very good ability to hide, and they soon got rid of those people.
Shen You quickly untied the girl and asked, "Are you okay?"
The girl knelt down in front of the men and cried, "Thank you for saving my life, but, if this continues, other women will have to suffer."
Shen You helped the girl up and asked, "What's going on?"
The girl sniffled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that the Lord River God is going to get a bride."
Hmm? I seem to have heard this story before.
Zhou Ning and Shen You looked at each other.
Zhou Ningfa asked, "Is it because of drought here that you need to offer a young girl to the river god as his wife, so that the river god will continue to bless you. Dressing you in red wedding clothes and then letting you go to see the river god is actually just throwing you into the river and letting you fend for yourself."
The girl hesitated and said, "Yes and no. We will be dressed in red wedding dresses and thrown into the river, but we will not die. It is said that they will all become the wives of the river gods and send money home. It's just that..."
The girl showed fear on her face: "The way they are alive is more terrifying than death..."