As Lin Jianguo told me, I realized that the focus was on that tidal flat, which was exposed after the Yellow River changed its course inexplicably.
"Changing the course of the Yellow River has always been a disaster, but that time it was so quiet that even the people in our village didn't notice it for many days." Lin Jianguo said lightly.
I don’t understand what kind of disaster it would be if the Yellow River changed its course, but it’s terrifying to think about it. How many innocent people would be drowned by the inexplicable change of course? Speaking of the small deviation of the silent river, is this a coincidence, or is it the meaning of heaven
I didn't speculate on what the truth was at that time. I was just curious about why the people in the village didn't notice that the Yellow River flowing around them day and night had changed its course for several days.
But without me asking, Lin Jianguo showed a strange expression on his face, then rubbed his nose and continued: "Most people will be curious, why are the people in our village better? It was only a few days ago that we discovered that the Yellow River had changed its course. In fact, there have been problems with the tidal flat where the course was changed."
"You mean the location of the altar? The backwater bay?" I finally couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, before the tidal flat was exposed, the backwater bay was even bigger, but do you know where the backwater bay was in the past and present, right? There are many innocent souls on the Yellow River, and many people are buried every year. In the Yellow River, backwater bays are usually places where dead bodies gather. In such a huge backwater bay, when people in the village occasionally pass by there, they will almost always find floating corpses. There are also professional corpse collectors who have been active in the area for a long time. However, Do you know? If you go there to retrieve corpses, the price given by your family will definitely be different, and it will be several times the usual price." Lin Jianguo said to me seriously.
"Why?" I asked this question almost subconsciously, although I already had some guesses as to why.
"Because people and boats often go missing in that backwater bay, and they are unable to get out for no apparent reason. This kind of thing happens almost once or twice every few years. Therefore, if the body fishermen are active in this area, they will naturally collect more. Several times the price." Lin Jianguo gave me a thoughtful look. [
But I already understood and said: "The so-called inability to get out is because we took the same road and this happened?"
"Probably so? Or can we just walk on this waterway over and over again forever? I'm not sure about the situation. Not everyone can reach the end point. Once you reach it, it will be a dead end." Lin Jianguo said in a tone of voice. Some regrets.
Such a simple sentence makes me feel extremely terrifying when I think about it carefully. Will it be repeated forever? I felt the despair just now. What is even more despairing is that judging from Lin Jianguo's tone, the end point is not a good place. It is absolutely impossible to go back to a familiar place.
Looking at my expression, Lin Jianguo sighed softly and continued: "It is a place like this where people and boats often go missing. People in the village believe that these people have been eaten by the ghosts that gather in Huishui Bay. Therefore, if it is not necessary, we will definitely not take the secret passage to the backwater bay, which is why it took many days for the people in the village to discover that a tidal flat was exposed there."
"Hasn't it been discovered by other people? For example, the corpse collector?" I asked.
"Money is more important? Or is life more important? After what happened there for decades, how many people do you think will take risks? Even though this is a relatively remote place on the Yellow River, something like this happened again. The place where our village is located is getting quieter and quieter." Lin Jianguo explained, and then continued: "It was a coincidence that we found that tidal flat because someone in the village went to a certain place to take a shortcut, that The place said there was something good, and he wanted to get ahead of others, only to find that the course of the Yellow River had shifted slightly, exposing such a tidal flat."
"This discovery made the man extremely frightened, and he immediately turned around and returned to the village. Don't think this is an exaggeration. People who depend on the Yellow River for food and live on the Yellow River are extremely reverent to the river god, so this little bit A small deviation, you will subconsciously think it is a warning from the river god! You know, the reason why our village has been inherited for so long and lives so carefree is all because of the secret of our village, which is like a paradise for this kind of place. The warning is even more important, because I am afraid that the river god will get angry and flood our village." Lin Jianguo continued.
And I nodded, not laughing at the superstitious awe of these people that exists everywhere in China. Regardless of whether this kind of awe is absurd or not, you have to admit that people with awe have deep feelings in their hearts. Only then will there be some restraint. Once the human heart loses its restraint, the horror is unimaginable.
"So, when that person passed the news back to the village, the village's senior officials decided to mobilize the whole village to hold a large-scale sacrifice to honor the river god." When Lin Jianguo said this, his expression showed a hint of " It was painful, but he quickly put away this emotion and continued: "At that time, I had already been born, and I was still a child. If there were no accidents, I would have become a village robber who robbed tombs on the Yellow River, but unexpectedly It just happened.”
"How did that happen?" I couldn't imagine that a sacrifice could lead to an amazing accident.
"Remember that capable man I told you before? That man is the mayor of our village. He has a pair of very vicious eyes. He can see the difference at a glance even though others cannot see the clues. , what he judged about the things under the river surface and the famous temples under the tidal flats would basically not be missed. He himself said that he had luck skills and so on. Anyway, I didn’t quite understand it. That day I followed the people in the village. When we arrived at the tidal flat and prepared to offer sacrifices, we saw him excited Yi Fuga. He was as excited as crazy and told everyone in the village that the exposure of the tidal flat was not a warning from the river god, but a warning from the river god. Our favor and reward.”
Lin Jianguo did not specifically describe the situation at that time, but only described it in a few words. But I seemed to be able to see the excitement of the so-called village chief, and at the same time I was shocked. When I looked up, I was not traveling with Chengzhen, but I had never heard of Chengzhen. If you really have this ability, you can spot the ancient tomb master underwater at a glance. Is this what you mean among the people
"In short, the result is that the village chief told us with great certainty that there are amazing good things hidden under the tidal flat, so we have to dig up that tidal flat. Everyone in the village has a share, because of the reward from the river god, It cannot be obtained alone. I still remember that the village chief was very excited and said that if we were lucky, the things under the tidal flats would keep our whole village happy for many years, probably like this." At this point, Lin Jianguo smiled bitterly. .
"What's the result? What was dug up?" I couldn't help but ask.
"What was dug up?" Lin Jianguo frowned slightly, then tapped the table of the short table with his fingers. After a long silence, he said: "The village chief was right. We quickly used special methods to dig in the tidal flats. I came out of a tomb passage, and after going down, I didn’t know whose tomb it was. In short, the burials inside were very rich and very weird. I was still a child at that time, and I was not qualified to participate in the specific excavation. Anyway, I remember that At that time, everyone in the village was shocked by everything in the tomb, because there were so many weird places. My parents were still there at that time. I remember when they came home, they also said at the beginning, how is it in the tomb? That’s it, and then I kept silent about it. So, I’m not very specific about what I know. I know that it was the last thing that was dug up that overturned everything.”[
"What was dug up in the end?" I think this story is extremely complicated, and I don't even know how this matter is connected with Lin Jianguo's son.
"It was something hidden under the coffin. It was only discovered after opening the coffin. I have never seen that thing. I just heard that it was a gossip-type box." Lin Jianguo told me.
Box? I couldn't help but show an expression of doubt on my face. It was obvious that I had been deeply attracted by this magical past.
"It's probably just a box. In short, the tomb was very magical. It was filled with all kinds of runes that people in our village couldn't see. The box was even more tightly protected. It is said that there were stickers on the bottom of the coffin at that time. It is full of various talismans, and there is a piece of jade inlaid on the box. According to experienced people, it is a jade talisman. In fact, I don’t know the details." Lin Jianguo looked at me apologetically.
Jade? I don't know why, but I had a bad feeling in my heart when I heard this.
I felt like I had grasped something, but I still couldn't figure out the key point. However, the inexplicable tension in my heart already made my fingers go cold.
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