People are afraid of becoming a saint, but they can't let go of the glory brought by the name of a saint.
Therefore, many families will push out their unfavored daughters and select the best-looking girls to be crowned.
On the day when she comes of age, it is the day when the saint sacrifices her body. It is said that she becomes a believer in the god and can protect the city after her body disappears.
This day is also the day when the church is open to the public.
People in the town and villagers from far away came here early in the morning.
Originally, the villagers were not prepared to come. They had already been abandoned by the church, but when they thought about the little girl saying she wanted to find a church, a few young people came to the village.
So Gardena, who had just been woken up and fumbled around, bumped into someone she knew.
Seeing her, the other party's eyes lit up, and she quickly said something to her companions, and several people waved to her.
The ceremony hadn't even started yet, so Gardenia rubbed her eyes and simply slipped into the crowd.
Then several packages were stuffed into his arms.
Afraid of her rejection, the other party spoke quickly.
"I didn't bring much, just two or three days' worth of food. It can be stored for a long time, so just accept it. There are also some fruits that you can eat on the way. They were picked from the trees."
"Yes, we just sold meat for more than this amount. If we don't accept it, the village chief will scold us, otherwise you will accept the money."
The people in Gardenia were still confused and shook their heads subconsciously after hearing this.
"don't want."
"That's right, so these are not worth anything. We still have to prepare to pray and leave first."
After saying that, she got into the crowd without waiting for her to react.
Gardenia blinked, feeling a little confused, but watching more and more people, she silently pulled on her hood and turned into the corridor.
She originally wanted to go out for a stroll, but she didn't care because there were so many people, and the food inside happened to be enough for her little brother to eat.
While muttering, she opened the package and saw the juicy fruit inside, which was obviously not the kind that could be grown in the forest.
With a small sigh, Gardenia still hugged it and walked back.
It was inconvenient to open the door, so she just knocked, raised her little head and waited.
Mias quickly came over and opened it, and saw the little girl holding several packages in her arms, almost blocking her sight as she came in so staggeringly.
Putting the things on the table, Gardenia turned to greet him.
"Have you changed your clothes? Then come over and have something to eat. It was sent here by the villagers before."
Because they wanted to hide their identities, both of them put on cloaks and prepared to pretend to be ordinary believers, not to mention they had to do big things.
Mias blinked slowly, as if thinking about who she was talking about, and walked over to sit down.
Then he obediently was stuffed with a few fruits by the little girl.
Gardenia held her cheek with one hand and just sat across from him and looked at him. After a while, she felt that it was not enough, so she put on his hood and hid the hair, and then nodded with satisfaction.
It shouldn't be noticeable now.
They refused the pope to come, so they just followed the guards and blended into the crowd. Of course, they had to stay away from the people and sit where the church officials were.
As soon as I sat down, I heard faint conversation behind me.
"Hey, I don't know which family this girl is from again. She suffered a lot when she met such parents. I hope she will find a good family in her next life."
"Then what can I do? Even if I don't want to, I have to find someone. I don't know when this kind of life will end. My girl will be ten years old next year."
"What's the use of this? Wasn't it said that there were vampires a few days ago? If it's useless, why continue this tradition? If you ask me, there are still people who believe in God. They don't believe it themselves."
(End of chapter)
