In ancient times, he became a god in the mountains.

"Gousheng, what is this? Why does it look like a person to me?" The statue was too tall, so Gouzi and the other kids stood on tiptoe, shielded their eyes from the light with their hands, and tried to look upwards.

My neck was sore from the operation, but I still couldn't see the full picture of the statue.

Zhang Gousheng took a deep breath and said solemnly, "This is the statue of the Golden Saint Goddess!"

He had seen the Golden Saint Goddess from afar. She stood tall and upright, taller than the sky, with her ankles like white jade pillars reaching the sky. Her clothing and appearance were similar to the statue in front of him.

That's why he was sure that this was the statue of the goddess.

Zhang Gousheng was extremely sure.

He was so excited that he exaggerated: "I have seen the Golden Saint Goddess before. She is taller than the sky, and the clothes she wears are almost the same as those of the stone statue."

"Gousheng, you are not bragging, right? Does the Golden Saint Goddess really look like this?" Zhang Gouzi said in surprise.

"Why would I lie to you? Don't forget, I'm the only one in our village who has seen the Queen!" Zhang Gousheng raised his head proudly: "She is taller than the sky, and this stone statue can only show half of her charm."

He stroked his chin again, puzzled: "It's really strange, how come the statue of the goddess suddenly appeared in our village?"

"That's not even necessary. The Queen values ​​the people of Taohua Village the most. The village chief said before that when the harvest is in and the gold and silver are exchanged, a statue will be made for the Queen, so that the Queen can enjoy incense and offerings for eternity."

"The Queen must have sympathized with the hard work of the villagers, so she directly gave the statue to us as a reward." Gou Zi guessed.

Zhang Gousheng felt a surge of respect in his heart: "That makes sense. Let's go and tell the village chief the good news."

Several people knelt down respectfully, worshiped the statue, and ran towards the village.

"Grandpa Village Chief! Mom! Something big has happened! Something big has happened--" Zhang Gousheng and his companions shouted as they ran. They were so excited and anxious that the birds in the trees were startled and flew away.

Everyone in the village heard the children's voices and began to discuss.

Some villagers were worried: "Could it be that a dragon really turned over and the land at the entrance of the village collapsed? Then...are the crops okay?"

"What should we do? We have just had a few months of good life, and now God is going to start to make trouble again?" An old woman wiped her tears.

The village chief's face was full of solemnity: "Be quiet, what are you afraid of? If something really happens, we still have the Golden Saint Goddess to rely on. One by one, we have survived the three-year drought. What else can stump us?"

Zhang Youhe's words were both comforting and instructive.

The purpose of appeasement is to prevent the villagers from panicking, after all, the crisis is still unknown. The purpose of lessons is to deter the villagers and let them not forget their perseverance during the three-year drought.

Under Zhang Youhe's soothing and intimidation, the villagers' discussion became quieter, and several children ran into the crowd breathlessly.

"Gousheng, what happened?" Gousheng's mother asked anxiously.

"Dogs, come and look for water, what do you see?"

Other villagers also surrounded the children and asked them questions.

"Huff, huff, huff--" Several people bent over, holding their knees and gasping for breath.

The foot of Qihuang Mountain is some distance away from the village entrance.

"We see..."

The villagers stared at them anxiously.

"Hurry up and tell me! Hurry up and tell me!" someone urged.

Zhang Gousheng licked his lips and said, "We saw a tall stone statue at the entrance of the village. It looked like the statue of the Golden Saint Goddess to me. It was placed on the open space at the foot of Qihuang Mountain."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it wasn't a disaster.

Everyone was shocked again. It turned out to be the statue of Golden Saint Goddess!

"Why is there a statue of the Golden Saint Goddess at the entrance of the village?"

"Could it be that the loud noise just now was caused by the statue?"

A group of villagers exchanged glances with each other in surprise.

Suddenly, Huowa, He Jinzong, Luo Yousong and several guards from the county magistrate's mansion appeared out of nowhere without any warning.

"oops!"

The villagers were startled and screamed one after another, and several people fell to the ground in fright.

"Fairy boy?" Gousheng's mother was the first to recognize the person.

"Mr. Luo?" Luo Yousong came into everyone's sight.

They looked at He Jinzong with a strange expression on their face.

Who is this dignified old man? The villagers didn't know He Jinzong, and they were all guessing his origins and identity.

"The fairy boy is here?" Village chief Zhang Youhe hurried over and asked respectfully in a low voice, "Fairy boy, a stone statue suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village. Several children said it was the statue of the Golden Saint Goddess. What's going on?"

Huowa pointed at He Jinzong and introduced him to the villagers: "You have all seen Mr. Luo, you should all know him. He is the county magistrate of Xiping County, and the others are his guards."

There was silence all around...

The villagers were stunned.

What is Fairchild talking about?

County magistrate?

"Mr. County Magistrate?" Village chief Zhang Youhe recalled the previous conversation between him and Mr. Luo.

Suddenly it dawned on me.

Mr. Luo said that he knew the magistrate of Xiping County, and that he would spend a large sum of money to buy the stone king to cast a statue for the goddess. When he thought about the statue at the entrance of the village, everything became clear.

It turned out that the statue was carved with money paid by the county magistrate and Mr. Luo.

"I greet the County Magistrate!"

The villagers knelt on the ground.

The children didn't understand what the county magistrate was. They were a little confused when they saw the villagers kneeling down, and were severely spanked by their mothers.

"Hurry up and kneel down. He is the official of our Xiping County." Lai Shui Pan Shui's mother hurriedly pulled the lapels of her two sons.

He Jinzong hurried forward to help, saying in a gentle tone: "Hurry up, folks, hurry up!"

Huowa lifted up the villagers with his spiritual power: "The county magistrate asked me to put the goddess' statue there. He wants to discuss something with you."

He Jinzong thought that the villagers were a little afraid of him, so he asked Luo Yousong, who was more friendly, to speak for him: "Brother Luo, you speak."

Luo Yousong understood and nodded.

"Fellow villagers, this is what happened. A few days ago, I discussed with the village chief Youhe about casting a statue for the goddess..."

After listening to Luo Yousong's explanation, everyone understood.

"The goddess's statue has already arrived at the foot of Qihuang Mountain. We still need to build an altar to house the statue. We will start building the altar after we finish our farm work. What do you think, fellow villagers?"

After hearing this, the villagers talked about it in surprise.

"It turns out that the statue was carved by the fairy boy, who also placed the statue of the goddess in our Taohua Village. From now on, we can worship the goddess in Taohua Village!"

"The goddess saves people from suffering and has a kind heart. She deserves to be worshipped for thousands of years."

"Our lives were saved by the goddess. There was a drought for three years and the villagers had no harvest. They suffered from hunger and thirst. It was the goddess who woke up and sent rain to save our lives."

"If you have anything to say, please feel free to ask, my Lord County Magistrate and Mr. Luo. Although there are only women left in Taohua Village, they have been doing farm work for a long time and have plenty of strength."

"That's right, we are no worse than men!"

The villagers patted their chests and made a solemn promise.