"Lao Waizui, west of the Weishui River, has more than ten acres of cultivated land. The soil is as rammed as glutinous rice. People and animals don't get close, and those who get close will faint. According to legend..."
Since the After the county library discovered the content of this ancient book, Song Yijin and the four of them decided to seize this clue and launch an investigation. The amount of information contained in just over thirty words is huge.
"Let's first go to the archives and find the deputy director of the archives as suggested by the director to find out about the old crooked mouth of Weishui River and Hexi, and then study the missing content behind this passage." Song Yijin clarified the ideas for everyone.
"I know the deputy director of the archives. I was able to go there during the May Day holiday and happened to meet the deputy director." Jiang Xiaobao said.
Jiang Xiaobao took out his cell phone, flipped through it, and said, "By the way, I secretly took a picture of an ancient book map in the secret room of the archives. It was drawn with a brush. It's quite mysterious. Take a look. "
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be lucky. Don't you often secretly take pictures of girls when others are not paying attention?" Chen Mingzhi raised the corner of his mouth and showed a playful smile. I really enjoy this feeling of tit for tat with Jiang Xiaobao. After all, he is young and energetic, always has endless energy and the ability to have fun.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaobao turned green with anger. He glared at Chen Mingzhi with wide eyes and retorted angrily: "Shut your lousy mouth! Show me some respect, okay? ! There are other girls here, don't talk nonsense!" He felt that he was greatly insulted and felt very unhappy.
Song Yijin secretly felt that these people were very interesting. Although he was much older than them, he felt no sense of isolation when communicating with them, as if time had not created a deep generation gap between them. He couldn't help but sigh that the relationship between people is really mysterious. Sometimes age cannot be a stumbling block to spiritual communication.
Zhao Xixi took Jiang Xiaobao's mobile phone and looked at the map carefully. Except for the Weishui River and Diao Taigong Temple, which could barely be seen clearly, Zhao Xixi couldn't see clearly what was drawn on the map.
Zhao Xixi squinted her eyes and tried hard to see the pattern on the phone clearly, but it was still in vain. She couldn't help complaining: "You can't see clearly, but you can see a Fishing Taigong Temple on it. , do you know about this temple?"
Jiang Xiaobao, who was sitting nearby, immediately replied excitedly: "I understand, I have been to a temple to commemorate Jiang Taigong before! , where Jiang Taigong fished in history, there is historical evidence that the temple is in the fishing village, and there is also a fishing park in that village!"
Zhao Xixi's eyes lit up after hearing this. Then he asked: "Is the fishing village on the west side of the Weishui River?"
Jiang Xiaobao shook his head and explained with a smile: "It's not on the west side of the Weishui River, but it is indeed right next to the Weishui River. By the way, when I went there last time, I picked up an interesting brick in the fishing park.There are actually patterns on the noodles! "
As soon as the words fell, Song Yijin and Chen Mingzhi suddenly became interested and asked in unison: "Where is the thing? "
Jiang Xiaobao smiled, patted his chest and said, "The things are kept at my home. Although they look a bit old, they don't seem to have any special value at the moment. I'll go back in the afternoon and take it out for you to take a look at! "
"Then I'd better leave quickly, have a good meal and then go do business. The weather today is too hot! "Song Yijin said as he walked quickly towards the convenience store nearby. When he reached the door, he couldn't wait to open the door of the freezer, then turned around and waved to the people behind him and shouted: "Come over and pick something up! ”
“Wow, my eldest cousin is treating me again, I want to eat Menglong!” "Zhao Xixi was as happy as a child, and her tall figure was so beautiful.
Song Yijin put away his thoughts and quickly took a salt water popsicle. He smiled to himself and hurriedly went into the store to ask for more. Three packs of cigarettes, one pack each for Jiang Xiaobao and Chen Mingzhi.
Just when Song Yijin was about to pay, Jiang Xiaobao suddenly stopped him: "Cousin, wait a minute! I want to change to another pack. I want that pack. I like that brand better and the price is more affordable. "
Hearing this, Song Yijin quickly nodded in agreement: "Okay, okay, no problem, as long as you like it. Then, he picked up a bottle of drink and handed it to Jiang Xiaobao, and said: "Take this bottle of drink to Zhao Xixi." "
"There is a time-honored restaurant next door. Let's go have a meal and enjoy the air conditioning. In the afternoon, we will drive to the archives to find the deputy director. Jiang Xiaobao, you know this person. When he goes to work, you should go to him as soon as possible to avoid going to work. I can't find anyone when I go out again. "Song Yijin said.
It was almost noon. The peak period in the restaurant seemed to have passed, and there were not many people eating. The four of them found a seat by the window and sat down, each ordering noodles. Or the wooden bucket rice. Song Yijin ordered another lotus leaf chicken. The waiter said it was a special dish in the store. The whole chicken was wrapped in three lotus leaves and cooked with rock sugar and Dangshan pear.
" Cousin, do you think the deputy director really knows about Lao Waizui? "Chen Mingzhi asked.
The eldest cousin nodded and said confidently: "Then the director of the library said he was an old county magistrate. He should know that. "
Then the eldest cousin asked Jiang Xiaobao: "Did you hear about any farmland or land with different soil quality when you went to the fishing village? "
Jiang Xiaobao thought for a while and said: "I don't think so, and I didn't expect to think about it. But there was an old man in their village who seemed to know a lot. He even told me the legend of Taigong. As for me, I also know a fisherman in the village who is very enthusiastic. Or, let's go there tomorrow. It's not far away. If it's early enough for us to go back in the afternoon, we can go. "
Zhao Xixiang looked at Jiang Xiaobao and expressed his agreement.
Chen Mingzhi said: "ZhenI've been to every village, village, and house in the world. I've never heard of any old crooked talker, except for people who have had a stroke. But people who have a stroke have nothing to do with ancient books. I know a lot about people from other places, but I have never heard of it. During the winter vacation when I was in the first grade of junior high school, I sold couplets for a few days in Diaoyu Town and set up a stall in the town. "
"However, cousin, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many villages have changed their administrative village names. In the past few days, many villages have been merged. Could this old Waizui be the name of which village in ancient times? ? "Chen Mingzhi said as if he had a lot of knowledge.
"Haha, let's make a blind analysis. Which village can be called Lao Waizui? Would you like to be called Lao Waizui? "Jiang Xiaobao didn't think so.
"I'm telling the truth. It's said that our village needs to change its name. It's not cool to call it Ye Lao Guo. The village next door is called Guojia Village. It sounds like our village is not a formal one. It is the orthodox Guo family, and it is said that it will be changed to Xinguo Village. "Chen Mingzhi said.
Jiang Xiaobao stopped arguing this time. He said: "My grandfather said that Ye Lao Guo was not called Ye Lao Guo before, but was called Ye Guo Shezi. In the past, two brothers named Guo fled to the next door. In Guojiazhuang, the three families of Guojiazhuang, the Guo family, the Qian family, and the Jiang family, have common surnames and are related by marriage for generations. They always bully the two brothers and do not allow them to build houses in the village. They are not even allowed to use the river beach next to the village. Only they were allowed to live on the ship. Seeing that their children were growing up and living on the boat was no longer an option, the two brothers angrily found a plot of land and built several houses on the edge of the swamps and wetlands more than ten miles away. The people in Guojiazhuang called this place Yelao Guo Shezi, which means broken shed. Later, this place attracted many people fleeing the famine to settle here. The crowd gradually grew and formed a new village, so the name Yelao Guo Shezi was also used, and was later compiled as the administrative village Yelao In Guocun, the villagers habitually call Yelao Guozhuang. "
Jiang Xiaobao kept talking for a long time as if telling a story, telling it with gusto and enjoying it.
Unexpectedly, Chen Mingzhi would catch him again. I saw Chen Mingzhi pretending to be surprised. Said: "Isn't your ancestor a great county magistrate? Now I hear what you think is that you came here to escape the famine. "
"Hahaha, you don't seem to be talking about Yelao Guozhuang. Isn’t it okay to issue a county order on my door later? "Jiang Xiaobao squinted his eyes and said contemptuously.
Chen Mingzhi asked for trouble and was forced to quickly change the topic. He said: "It is very likely that Lao Waizui is the old name of a certain village in the past. "That makes sense, which Zhuangzi could it be?
The time soon reached two o'clock in the afternoon. Song Yijin and the four of them got up and drove to the archives to find the deputy director.
Unexpectedly, the gate at the entrance of the archives was not lifted. Song Yijin got out of the car and communicated with the security guard. The security guard said: "You can't enter without a reservation. Our state agencies and units do not enter casually. "
Chen Mingzhi looked at Jiang Xiaobao and said, "Don't you know their deputy director? Call and ask. ”
At this time, Jiang Xiaobao saw the security guardsHe felt a little unsure if he was not allowed in. He said: "It's just one face. People may not remember me. Besides, I don't have his phone number."
"It's okay, it's up to me." Zhao Xi Xi pulled Jiang Xiaobao out of the car. Women's half of the sky is much more powerful than men's in this situation.
"Security brother, please help call the deputy director, or let us go in to find him, okay? We know each other and we had a small meeting together in May." Zhao Xixi exclaimed. Didi said.
This security guard has just returned from the army and has only been working here for two days. How can he withstand a girl begging like this? It seems that this girl comes from a big place.
Okay, you register first, then park the car, and I will take you up to find the leader. The security guard said with a smile.
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"Quick, that's the deputy director's car, about to come out." The security guard pointed at the black car in the courtyard.
Jiang Xiaobao, Zhao Xixi, and Song Yijin quickly went in and trotted to the deputy director's car to say hello. Seeing someone saying hello, the deputy director rolled down the window with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Hello, curator, I am Jiang Xiaobao. We met two months ago." Jiang Xiaobao was a little shy at this time for some reason.
The deputy director hesitated for a moment, and after a few seconds he suddenly said, "Oh! Yes, yes, yes, I remembered, you did come here to check the information last time."
p>At this moment, the quick-witted Zhao Xixi stepped forward and said to the deputy director with a smile: "Hello, director! I have heard your name for a long time, and it is like thunder. I have long heard that you are a prominent figure in our local area. It is a great joy to see such a famous scholar in person today! We are here to ask you a question because we were entrusted and recommended by the library director. I hope you will not hesitate to ask me. Please teach me and give me some pointers!"
I have to say that Zhao Xixi can hold up the show better than Jiang Xiaobao at critical moments.
"Oh, hahaha, what the hell." Who doesn't like to hear compliments? The deputy director was also very happy after hearing this. Then open the door and get out of the car. Said: "Come, let's go to Weimen to chat. There is air conditioning there. It's too hot outside."
Zhao Xixi winked at Song Yijin proudly. I wonder if Jiang Xiaobao noticed that this was a sign to Song Yijin. Song Yijin takes credit.
"Director, we accidentally found an ancient book in the library. This book is quite incomplete. There is a passage on another page like this: The old crooked mouth of the river west of the Weishui River has cultivated fields. More than ten acres, the soil is as rammed as glutinous rice. People and animals cannot get close to it, and those who get close will faint. According to legend, the content behind it is missing from the paper and is gone. "Zhao Xixi continued: "Director, this is the west of the Weishui River. Does Lao Waizui refer to a person or a place? "
"Hahaha..." the deputy director laughed.
Everyone was puzzled and could only look at the deputy with a smile.curator.
The deputy director said: "Very good, very good. It's rare that you are willing to study history. Lao Waizui does not refer to people, but a small village in ancient times. Around the Baoqing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was not popular among the people. It was called Lao Waizui, but called Laohe Bengzhuang. It was named because the village's terrain resembled a river. During the Anti-Jin Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, the entire village was destroyed by the Jin people. The surviving people moved to other villages with the help of the Yamen at that time. "
Chen Mingzhi said: "So it has a history of more than a thousand years, curator, where was the destroyed village at that time? "
" The specific location is very long to define, and the time span is thousands of years. The river topography and landforms will undergo great changes. There is no relevant information on whether the village was rebuilt after it was destroyed. Most of the county annals and related historical information in this part have been destroyed in the war years. The scraps of paper that can be left behind are quite precious. In my personal opinion, the specific location may be five to ten kilometers south of Diaoyu Town. In the current..." The deputy director suddenly thought of something. , asked Jiang Xiaobao: "Where are you from?"
"Director, I am from Yelao Guozhuang, and I belong to Caigao Town." Jiang Xiaobao said.
"Oh, Cai Gao, what a coincidence, Lao Waizui might be in the territory of Cai Gao, south of Diaoyu Town, within this range, because the Wei River passes through Cai Gao Town, this Lao Wai Zui The crooked mouth is on the west side of the Weishui River, so it is on the west side of the town," said the deputy director.
"Do you have a map? Look at the map. It's like Zhuangzi over there now." Song Yijin said.
"Okay, boys, I have a meeting at 3:30. I have to leave first. If you need anything later, come back to me." The deputy director got up to leave, then turned back to the security guard and said : "Please write down my mobile phone number and give it to them for easy contact. I'm leaving first."
"Wait a moment, curator." Zhao Xixi chased out again.
"Director, it is said that the missing content behind that paragraph is..." Zhao Xixi's voice was full of curiosity and expectation, as if she couldn't wait for the next answer.
The curator smiled slightly, with a hint of mystery in his eyes: "What is it? Of course it is the coveted tens of thousands of tons of gold! This is a legend that has been passed down for thousands of years!"
After saying this, the deputy director himself couldn’t help but laugh out loud: "Haha, it has been said for thousands of years, you really believe it! Could it be that there are also legends about a thousand-year-old snake demon or a ten-thousand-year-old clam that has become a spirit? No? What age is this? You have to believe in science!"
But Zhao Xixi was not swayed by the deputy director's words. They were still full of yearning and mystery for this legend. After all, the temptation of such a huge treasure is too great, who can not be tempted by it?
Perhaps, there is an unknown history hidden behind this text; perhaps, these ten thousand tons of gold are just a fictional story, otherwise why would it have become a mystery in people's minds for thousands of years.
Zhao Xixi watched the deputy director’s car leave,She was thinking: "Maybe. In this world full of fantastic ideas, everything is possible..."
Laowaizui, west of the Weishui River, has more than ten acres of cultivated land, and the soil is as rammed as glutinous rice. , people and animals don't get close, those who get close will be stunned. According to legend, there is a thousand-year-old snake demon.
Laowaizui, on the west side of the Wei River, has more than ten acres of cultivated land. The soil is as rammed as glutinous rice. If people and animals don't get close, those who get close will faint. According to legend, there are ten thousand-year-old clams that have become sperm.
Laowaizui, west of the Weishui River, has more than ten acres of cultivated land. The soil is as rammed as glutinous rice. People and animals can't get close to it, and those who get close will faint. According to legend, there are ten thousand tons of gold.
Chen Mingzhi slowly read out these three possibilities, and then said: "In my opinion, this first theory - it is said that this place has been guarded by a thousand-year snake demon - is the most reliable. After all, Only this kind of monster that is buried deep in the ground and makes waves can make it impossible for humans and animals to approach this place. Once they get close, they will become dizzy."
Jiang Xiaobao nodded and agreed: "Well, indeed. It's very possible! Chen Mingzhi, your analysis is right! In ancient times, people often like to give everything in the world a mysterious color and deify it. They may deliberately spread such rumors, claiming that there is a thousand-year-old snake demon guarding the village. Let those gold people feel afraid and not dare to offend easily."
"Why can't there be a third possibility - there are tens of thousands of tons of gold here? You know, if a village has such a huge amount of gold? , what a shocking sight that would be! This is a huge wealth comparable to the national treasury in ancient times! Perhaps, these golds were the treasures hidden by the Southern Song Dynasty court, or they were trophies robbed by the Jin people. In my opinion, the so-called "gold" is not limited to pure gold itself, it is more like a general term for this treasure. In fact, it should also include a large amount of gold jewelry, gold nuggets, and silver. Blocks, coins, precious gems, etc." Zhao Xixi analyzed clearly and convincingly.
After hearing this, Song Yijin nodded repeatedly and agreed: "I think what Zhao Xixi said is very reasonable. The reason why the Jin people wanted to destroy this village is obvious. It must be to protect this batch of gold! If not, , What other motives do they have?"
Song Yijin continued: "The deputy director said that Lao Waizui is in the west of Caigao Town, and my village is in the west of the town."
Chen Mingzhi also joined in at this time: "Yes, yes, in addition to my eldest cousin's village, there are Liulao Village, Jinshe Village, Aquatic Village, Laoshe Village, Nanshe Village, Jinjia Village, and Zhangjia Village in the west of the town. There are Mogu Village, Xizhang Village, Dongzhang Village, Haihe Village, etc. that belong to Diaoyu Town in Dahexi."
"Oh, Chen Mingzhi is the ruffian River Chief after all, and this series of endorsements are the same. Zhuangzi has so many treasures that even the deputy director cannot name so many villages in one breath. It's amazing." Jiang Xiaobao said, not sure whether this was a compliment or a derogation.
Chen Mingzhi naturally took it as a good word, and he only had to take advantage of it.
"Then let's put it this way, the old crook in historyZuizhuangzi has disappeared, been destroyed, and no longer exists. Is this one of our clues broken? "Song Yijin said a little disappointed.
"That's not necessarily true. Didn't you hear what the deputy director just said? There is no exact historical record, and there is no information to prove where the village is. It's just that the history has been Destroyed, but there is no definite evidence to prove this, just an analysis. "Jiang Xiaobao comforted Song Yijin and said.
"Cousin, maybe we will visit the fishing village again tomorrow and find the old man in the fishing village. Maybe he can understand the secret of Laowaizui Village. Let's go back later and drive along the road along the Weishui River to learn more about it. "Jiang Xiaobao said.
It's a good idea. Let's go to the fishing village tomorrow.
"Let's go shopping in the old streets of the county and go back later. "Song Yijin likes to play, which is deeply recognized by the team members.
So the four of them drove to the old street in the east of the city.