The twenty-first day of the second month.
Today was a day for worshipping the gods, and Jiang Yun hid at home.
She was actually quite curious about what a god looked like.
But her father never told her, nor did he ever dare take her to offer sacrifices to the City God.
This was the most important day of the year, and worship took place three times a year.
Every household had to go pay respects to the god, and it was not as simple as merely offering incense.
They also had to bring chicken, duck, fish, meat, fruit, and vegetables.
In any case, the City God liked anything worth money.
Just then, a knock came at the door.
"Who is it?"
"Miss, I am a wandering traveler. Might I trouble you for a cup of water?"
Jiang Yun hesitated for a moment, then opened the door.
Before her stood a man wearing a bamboo hat and leading an ox.
Travel-worn and dusty, he certainly looked like a traveler who had been wandering for a long time.
"Where did you come from, big brother?"
"Great Sui."
"Great Sui? Where is that?"
Jiang Yun looked curious.
Li Ping'an smiled. "Somewhere very far away."
A girl her age was naturally very curious about the outside world, and Li Ping'an looked kindly, nothing like a bad person.
She immediately invited him inside to warm up and poured him a bowl of water.
Li Ping'an added, "Could I trouble you to give my ox some water too? My ox is thirsty as well."
The girl was a little puzzled.
Didn't people traveling far from home all ride horses? Why would he ride an ox?
But she had never traveled far, and these were only things she had heard from others, so she did not