There was a flood a while ago, and several ancient tombs were indeed washed out, but they were all from the Song Dynasty.
Apart from a few almost rotten bones, the rest were just some broken pots and bowls, nothing of value.
If it were a few years ago, I would still have received some valuable things, but now they have been collected by you antique collectors.
Even some foreigners came to collect them and collected them more than a dozen times a year. No matter how much stuff there was, they couldn’t withstand this collection method.
Coupled with the increasing number of tomb robbers in recent years, local villagers have also begun to participate. In autumn, when the wind blows, there are holes under the dry grass, and you can fall down if you are not careful when walking.
The place where ancient tombs are concentrated outside Gulan City has been dug into a sieve.
"Let me ask you an old question, have there been any big strange fish in the crossing river near Gulan County in recent years?" Lin Ruoyan asked.
Old Liu Tou glanced at her in surprise, "What is this?"
"Oh, she is our girl, and I want to show her this time." The fat man said while pouring him wine.
"I didn't expect the little girl to have heard of this. Yes, there was also a flood a few years ago.
A small boat undergoing maintenance on the Yellow River was knocked over by it. The big ship in the distance could only watch helplessly, not daring to pass by.
The poor boatman and his son on the ship did not know whether they were buried in the mouth of the strange fish or fell into the Yellow River and died without seeing their bodies. "
When Old Liu Tou said this, he sighed and shook his head.
Lin Ruoyan thought to himself, it seems that this is the big fish that Hu Bayi and the others encountered in the original work.
But without their help this time, the boatman still died there.
Hu Bayi also looked at Lin Ruoyan in surprise. Lin Ruoyan leaned in his ear and said something he had heard before, and he put away his expression.
The old man drank another glass of wine poured by the fat man and continued.
"Speaking of that big fish, many people in the area have actually seen it. I don’t know its scientific name. I just know that the locals call it the Iron-headed Dragon King.
People who run boats on the Yellow River are superstitious and say that it is the incarnation of the river god. It is rarely seen except when there is a flood. ”
“During the liberation period, the water was flooded that year. It retreated quickly, and the ancient blue river was shallow, so a fish like this was stranded on the edge of the Yellow River.
The local superstitious villagers originally wanted to find a way to return the fish to the river. But before he could do anything, the fish died."
"People were praying by the river. It was a huge crowd, and I followed to watch the excitement."
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"Then what does this fish look like? Could it be a whale or something?" the fat man asked.
"NoWhat kind of whale is it? Things in the sea cannot appear in inland rivers.
This fish has several layers of green scales on its body, but its head is black, which is harder than an iron knot. The whole fish is about the same size as a Jiefang truck. "
"If this were to happen now, we could make a lot of money by selling the fish carcass to a museum or research institute. "The big gold tooth is a pity.
"Not necessarily. It was hot at that time, and the Iron-headed Dragon King began to rot on the first day.
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The stench could be smelled several miles away. In this case, people were afraid of the plague, so they cut off the fish and burned it with fire. In the end, only a skeleton was left on the river beach. ”
“Originally, people planned to burn the fish’s meat and internal organs before offering sacrifices to the Dragon King.
In the end, only a big skeleton was left, and I didn’t know what to do with it. A businessman from other places came here. This businessman is doing business and is quite superstitious.
So he spent some money to build a fish bone temple not far from here. "
Da Jinya said: "I have heard of fish bone temples in other places. Are they made of fish bones as beams? A temple dedicated to the river god with a fish head as its door? "
Old Liu Tou said: "Is it also available elsewhere? I don't know, but it's similar to what you said. The foreign businessman claimed that he often crossed the river by boat and believed in the Dragon King for peace and stability. So I spent money to build this temple.
The scale of the temple is not large, that is, fish bones are used as the beams and fish heads are used as the temple doors. In the middle, only a clay tire is used to enshrine a statue of the Dragon King.
After it was built, surrounding villagers often came here to worship. But it has never been effective. Over time, fewer and fewer people came. . "
Hu Bayi asked: "Is the Fish Bone Temple still there now?
Old Liu Tou said: "It is still there, but it has been abandoned for a long time. The Dragon King statue collapsed within two years." The businessman who initially financed the temple's construction never appeared again.
Some people say it was because the businessman was insincere. Some people say that they have done things that lack great virtue. In addition, the fish bone temple is located in the Longling Mountain Col, so the road is relatively difficult.
After a while, no one went there, and it was just abandoned. Even during the turmoil, those people did not think of destroying it. So the basic layout and fish bones are still there. If you want to take a look, you can take a look. "
Da Jinya had a plan in his mind and whispered in Hu Bayi's ear: "Master Hu, you have a good rest tomorrow. Let's go to the Fish Bone Temple and take a look inside. Can the child's fish bones still be disassembled? Then sell it for a sum of money."
Hu Bayi smiled and scolded: "Big Jinya, you are really into money, you are plucking your hair when the goose passes. "
Several people took turns pouring wine for Lao Liutou. They asked him about the nearby area.Have any ancient tomb antiques been unearthed?
Old Liu Tou was so drunk that his eyes were blurry and he could hardly hold his tongue straight.
It may also be that the truth is spoken while drunk.
He said: "I have heard some secrets. But that's what I said, and you just heard it. Legend has it that there is a large tomb from the Tang Dynasty deep in Longling.
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The scale is very large. Many tomb robbers have been looking for it in the past few years, but maybe because it was hidden too deeply, they all came back empty-handed. But I don’t know if it is there. After all, it is just word of mouth. "It may not really exist."
Hu Bayi vaguely heard something from Old Liu Tou's words. Businessmen before liberation built a fish bone temple, and this temple was not It was built on the nearest river bank, but it was built in the stone ridge.
Is there really any perfect geomantic omen suitable for building a temple among these rugged mountains, forests and mausoleums?
And it took so much effort. Only a small temple was built?
In addition, Old Liu Tou said that there is a local legend that there are ancient tombs of the Tang Dynasty hidden deep in Longling, which makes it even more strange.
Hu Bayi sneered, maybe the businessman who paid for the temple was also a colleague. Building temples is fake, but touching gold is real. Building temples is just to deceive people.
But one thing I don’t understand is that the terrain of Longling is dangerous and sparsely populated. Why bother?
Could it be that this tomb is very deep and takes a long time to dig? He was afraid that people around him would see him frequenting Longling and arouse suspicion, so he just built a temple to cover it up? This way it won't be surprising if others see it.