The summer afternoon is quiet, with roses as dense as stars climbing all over the red brick wall. Although the busy farming season has passed, the cuckoo's cry of "Wheat yellow grass is dry, wheat yellow grass is dry" can still be heard in the sky from time to time. .
Who would have thought that the Lao Waizui on the west side of the Weishui River recorded in ancient books had a history of more than 3,000 years, and was finally destroyed at the hands of the Jin people in the Southern Song Dynasty. Fortunately, a wandering Taoist "Wu" Clothes cover the sun, and wishes turn into trees." He sacrificed his life to save others, thus saving some villagers from disaster.
The four of them listened to the old man’s story about Lao Waizui and were deeply immersed in it. Even Zhao Xixi and Jiang Xiaobao, who had read countless classroom historical materials, felt that everything they learned in the past was not as good as today. At this moment, no one spoke, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
A long time. Zhao Xixi broke the silence and said softly: "Since Laowaizui is the Sanguan New Village here, what is the content of the incomplete page in the ancient book?"
"It must be ten thousand tons of gold!" The answer Chen Mingzhi gave first seemed to be well-prepared.
Song Yijin immediately put his index finger close to his mouth and let out a hiss, so the four of them turned their heads to look at the old man. Unexpectedly, the old man was snoring and had already fallen asleep leaning on the back of the chair. .
"This... Madam, Madam, do we still have a problem?" Song Yijin called out to the old man and pushed him. The old man was sleeping too deeply and did not respond.
"Old Master..." Zhao Xixi shouted softly again. She was fully expecting that the old man must know the incomplete content, since even the experts in the county joked that the incomplete content was "It is said that there are ten thousand tons of gold," then she really hoped that the old man could confirm it.
This is so amazing. The old man fell asleep while telling stories. It was so cute. Chen Mingzhi said with a smile.
"Let's go. Grandpa is asleep. Don't disturb his sleep. Grandpa sleeps most of the day." Song Yijin already understood at this time that the old man was not asleep at all. , still awake.
The four of them had no choice but to go out. Song Yijin closed the door gently, making no trace of it, making the great grandfather think that he didn't notice. However, Song Yijin smiled bitterly again, pretending to be like the old man was undoubtedly redundant.
"Cousin, what should we do next? Where are we going?" Jiang Xiaobao said.
"Follow me, let's go to a mysterious place." Song Yijin said mysteriously, and glanced at Zhao Xixi. Suddenly he realized that he had lost his composure, and made the same move towards Jiang Xiaobao. .
"Where to go?" Zhao Xixi said.
"First go to the pavilion at the south end of the village. I will tell you my thoughts in detail when we get there." Song Yijin said softly.
The pavilion at the south end of Sanguan New Village is a new rural reconstruction project. It is used for villagers to rest here after working hard. It is particularly well built and is surrounded by wheat fields on three sides., with the river on one side, the breeze blowing on your face, cool and comfortable, especially suitable for four people to enjoy the scenery and talk about things.
"Cousin, stop being mysterious and tell us what we should do next?" Chen Mingzhi said.
Song Yijin took out cigarettes, lit one each, but was not in a hurry to speak. Zhao Xixi was anxious as he gnawed on the apple, but did not know what kind of medicine Song Yijin was selling in the gourd.
"Do you still remember that ancient book said that there are more than ten acres of cultivated land, and the soil is as rammed as glutinous rice. People and animals don't get close, and those who get close will faint..." When Song Yijin said this, he suddenly lowered his voice, mysteriously He looked around nervously, as if he was afraid of being overheard by someone. Then he came up to everyone and continued: "Do you know where this place is?"
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads to express their ignorance. At this time, Jiang Xiaobao couldn't help but ask: "Where is it? Stop telling me!"
I saw Chen Mingzhi frowning in thought for a moment, and then suddenly said: "I remembered, it is My cousin’s fish pond! Didn’t we discuss this mound before? We found that the soil quality on it was consistent with what the ancient books said. Why, cousin, now that I’m thinking about this, I’ve discovered something else. "?"
Others were surprised when they heard this and started talking about it.
"I didn't expect that the fish pond at my eldest cousin's house really has such a secret. Could it be that the Wanli Gold is under the mound of the fish pond? It's not that simple, or it has been dug up a long time ago. ”
“Yes, if it were really there, every dynasty would have dug it out at all costs. How could it be left to this day? Ancient books say that every time you approach that place, you will feel dizzy. This is true. Is it true or not?"
"This is really amazing!"
Seeing this, Song Yijin waved his hands to calm down, and then said: "Since we have already I have confirmed that Lao Waizui is here, and my grandfather has never let me get close to the mound in the middle of my fish pond, saying that it will make me dizzy, so I think there is a way to try?"
" What method, what to try?" Zhao Xixi was too curious about this.
"Go to the mound and test with human flesh!" Song Yijin said seriously, but suddenly he thought it was funny and started laughing again.
Everyone fell into silence.
"What's wrong? Why didn't you speak again? Are you scared?" Song Yijin asked puzzledly. He originally thought that his idea would make them very excited, but he didn't expect that they all shrank before he started. I'm confused.
"Cousin, there are two big snakes in your fish pond, as big as calves. I dare not go there." Zhao Xixi said timidly.
"The two big snakes are no longer there. They went to Laojun Mountain in Henan. Didn't the fisherman also see them?" Song Yijin said with a smile.
Zhao Xixi said: "Yes, I can't be 100% sure at all.The two big snakes that the fisherman brother saw were the two in your fish pond. Besides, snakes are not migratory animals, they are hibernating animals. It is summer and it is not the season even if you need to change places to hibernate. ”
“It makes sense. It’s not unscientific that a snake can migrate thousands of miles.” "Jiang Xiaobao said without worry.
Chen Mingzhi saw that Zhao Xixi and Jiang Xiaobao were so timid, and said disapprovingly: "You are afraid of two little snakes. How about the treasure hunter in the movie? In the ancient tomb, we encountered a snake with a head as big as a dozen meters long. Maybe we, who are looking for tens of thousands of tons of gold, will encounter some even bigger and strange creatures? "
"That's right. It is said that there have been several incidents of dragon walking in the Yangtze River. The most recent one in 1998 was someone who witnessed the Yangtze River dragon. It looked like a giant python, with its head It also has two big horns on it! By the way, those two big snakes in our fish pond might have come from the Yangtze River waterway! "Song Yijin was excited as he spoke.
"That's right! It takes thousands of years for a snake to become a dragon. I have seen relevant records when I was studying. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a book specifically about this, saying that a snake could turn into a snake after practicing cultivation for five hundred years, and then the snake could transform into a dragon after continuing to practice for another five hundred years. After this dragon successfully survives the tribulation for another thousand years, it can enter the sea and transform into a real dragon! "Chen Mingzhi also spoke vividly and eloquently.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiaobao seemed to remember something and said: "Yes, I remembered that there are two dragons guarding ten thousand tons of gold! "
"Shuanglong guarding? Who did you listen to? Or was it found in the archives? "Even Song Yijin was surprised at this time. Everyone looked at Jiang Xiaobao.
Jiang Xiaobao realized that he had let the news slip, but it didn't matter. The second master did not ask him to keep this secret, and he also asked him to keep it a secret. If he is interested, he can do research. So Jiang Xiaobao said: "Isn't the second master from our village? I went to see him before when I came back from the May Day holiday and asked him for clues about ten thousand tons of gold. He said that it was just a thousand-year legend. The gold is surrounded by two dragons, and no one knows the exact location. "
In fact, this was said by his eldest uncle. He was afraid of bringing out his eldest uncle and arousing everyone's curiosity and being questioned. The uncle’s secret came out.
“Oh my god, there are two dragons guarding us. How big these two dragons must be, it’s scary to think about. " Zhao Xixi said.
"Hahaha, it's just a myth and legend, you really believe it. "Song Yijin comforted Zhao Xixi and said.
"Not digressing, seriously, the phenomenon of dizziness near this place mentioned in ancient books can also be related to the geographical magnetic field, just like the report I didn't know where I read in the future. , there is a stream of water flowing uphill, which may be this gray geographical phenomenon. Now I think the best way is to try it ourselves and get close to the mound to see if falling to the bottom will cause dizziness. It is better to go during the day and not at night. "Song Yijin said.
Chen Mingzhi said: "Why don't you go at night?"
"It's so dark at night that you can't see, so it's not safe." Song Yijin said.
At this time, Jiang Xiaobao looked at Zhao Xixi, and he advised Zhao Xiran: "It's okay, that fish pond is huge, more than 200 acres, and my cousin's family has been raising it for many years. I haven’t seen those two snakes hurt anyone.”
“That’s right. Feed them fish every day, and they will definitely come back to repay their kindness when they become dragons.”
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"Don't be outrageous. Let's go. Go now. We'll be there in half an hour." Song Yijin said.
Zhao Xixi still didn’t want to go, so Jiang Xiaobao forcibly pulled her up and dragged her away.
As the four of them walked along the field ridge, chatting and laughing, Zhao Xixi felt completely relaxed, and she looked at the field scenery on both sides of the field ridge, especially the fields of lotus ponds and neat corn. When there were jagged metasequoia trees growing on both sides of the ground and river, I thought the scenery here was more beautiful than Jiang Xiaobao’s Ye Lao Guo Village. Chen Mingzhi did not forget to tease her and asked her and Jiang Xiaobao to move here after graduation.
"If we move here to live, don't we have to work to make money?" Jiang Xiaobao said.
"Hahaha, when you find gold, will you still work to make money? Just hold on to the gold and earn bank interest. You will not have to suffer for money for generations to come." Chen Mingzhi said.
"Look at you, you are just making such a small fortune. You think that even if you hold on to the gold mountain, it will be empty, and you will not have to suffer money for generations." Jiang Xiaobao said.
As he said this, he arrived at the fish pond and was really stunned by Zhao Xixi.
"This is not a fish pond. This is a lake. My eldest cousin's family is guarding such a big fish pond. It's incredible. No wonder Chen Mingzhi said there is no need to go out to earn money. I think I will come here after graduation. You can work at the fish pond, and the salary can be paid by your cousin." Zhao Xixi said in amazement.
"Hahaha, if an archeology student from a prestigious university comes to work in a fish pond, the newspaper will make headlines." Song Yijin said, and went to the side to pull the cement boat to the shore to make it easier for everyone to get on the boat. .
"Is that small island in the middle of the lake in front the mound you mentioned?" Zhao Xixi asked.
Everyone looked towards the center of the lake, and sure enough, there was a small island in the distance. The island was covered with lush green trees and egrets flying around. The scenery was very beautiful.
"Wait a minute, we were just enjoying the scenery and forgot the purpose of coming here. Are you feeling dizzy now?" Zhao Xixi said.
"I'm not dizzy. How about you, cousin?"
"I'm not dizzy either. How about you, Jiang Xiaobao?"
"I'm not dizzy either."
"I'm not dizzy."
"You didn't feel dizzy when you were walking all the way here, right?" Zhao Xixi asked again.
"No."
"Then let's get on the boat. Oops, I was negligent. I didn't prepare a life jacket. I should have bought it for Zhao Xixi in the town in advance. I didn't expect this. I was negligent. That's all we can do. Let's get on the boat. Pay attention to safety at all times. All three of us can swim. Zhao Xixi, just squat in the middle of the cabin and grab the hands of Jiang Xiaobao and Chen Mingzhi. Don’t worry, the boat is stable."
Song Yijin looked proud. Colorful, he jumped onto the boat with one swift movement. Immediately afterwards, the three of them also boarded the ship one after another. Jiang Xiaobao and Chen Mingzhi carefully held one of Zhao Xixi's hands and sat down in the cabin together. Zhao Xixi frowned and complained: "The smell of fish in this cabin is too strong, it's almost unbearable!" "Haha, you city dwellers are so squeamish!" Jiang Xiaobao couldn't help but joke.
At this time, Song Yijin was concentrating on driving the boat steadily towards the mound in the center of the lake. As the boat moves forward, long water ripples appear on both sides of the boat, and sometimes frightened silver carps jump out of the water. When Zhao Xixi saw this scene, she couldn't help but scream in surprise, but she also found it very novel and interesting.
"Dong——"
"Did you hear any noise from the bottom of the boat?" Zhao Xixi asked doubtfully.
"No feeling," others said.
"How are you feeling now? Are you a little dizzy?"
"Not dizzy."
"We are almost at the mound." Song Yijin explain.
"Boom——"
"Did you hear it this time, the sound from the bottom of the boat?" Zhao Xixi asked again doubtfully.
Only then did Jiang Xiaobao and Chen Mingzhi react, and felt from the soles of their feet that there was a thumping sound coming from the bottom of the boat.
"It may be the sound of fish hitting the bottom of the boat. There are many big fish in this fish pond." Song Yijin said.
"Dong, dong——"
"It's two now."
Song Yijin also paid attention and heard it. After the four people looked at each other, they looked at each other again. Look around. Immediately afterwards, there were two more "dong, dong" sounds on the bottom of the boat.
At this moment, an indescribable strange feeling quietly crept into Song Yijin's heart, because not long ago he had witnessed two big snakes scurrying under the boat for the first time on this boat. , the thrilling scene made him panic, and he lost his footing and fell into the water.
What confused Song Yijin was that logically speaking, the two snakes should have left this place long ago! Are there more than two? At this point, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and worry in his heart. Although he has mastered the unique light skill of Lingbo Weibu and can easily deal with various crisis situations, there are three other people traveling with him at the moment, especially Zhao Xixi, who is completely ignorant of water, so nothing can happen to him. Song Yijin thought so in his heart.
Song Yijin was not sure. He said: "I either have to ask my dad about what's coming from the bottom of the boat.Is the sound coming from the fish striking? "As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and prepared to make a call.
"Quick, look at the right side, what is that? "Suddenly, Chen Mingzhi shouted, pointing with one hand about twenty meters to the right of the boat, while the other was still holding Zhao Xixi tightly.
Song Yijin was so surprised that his hand slipped, and the phone slipped out of his hand. He fell onto the boat and slid straight into the water. But Song Yijin didn't care about his phone and looked in the direction Chen Mingzhi was pointing.
They were clearly two meters long and red. Yes, there was a big snake with the thickness of an adult's calf, swimming slowly in an S shape on the water, but it didn't come towards the boat.
"Ah, that's a big python, it's really a big python." "Jiang Xiaobao's eyes widened and his words were incoherent.
"Don't be afraid, everyone, they won't attack us. It seems they haven't noticed us. Let's leave now. "Said, Song Yijin immediately turned the bow of the boat and drove back to the shore. As he drove, he looked back and saw that the two big snakes were still where they were and had not followed them, so he felt relieved.
After landing on the shore, , Zhao Xixi was in shock, and the four of them walked back a few hundred meters before stopping to rest.
"There were really two snakes in the lake. They didn't leave. Didn't my cousin say they did. Is Laojun mountain gone? "Jiang Xiaobao said.
"I don't know either. Grandpa did tell me so, saying that they went to Laojun Mountain, but judging from the shape and color of these two big snakes, they are indeed The two I saw that day were the same, that was them. Are they back again, or have they never left the fish pond? "Song Yijin said.
This sudden change made their original relaxed and happy mood disappear in an instant, replaced by endless fear and doubt.
"What can we do? If those two big snakes stay in the fish pond, how can we get up to the mound next? "The four people are in confusion again. No one can predict what the future will bring...