I lived in the Yellow River Beach since I was a child, and I lived with my dad and lived by fishing.
The small fishing boat used for fishing in my family was handed down from my grandfather's generation, and it is really unusable. When I was fifteen years old in the early summer, Dad took all the savings in the family and went to Zhengzhou to buy wood with someone to build a new boat.
After Dad went out, I was not idle, and I went down to the river by myself from the old river bay five miles away from home, preparing to net a few small fish. The current in Laohewan is slow, but there are not many fish. I am still young and dare not drive a boat too far.
When I walked to the small bay where I usually go down the river, I was stunned. I saw a layer of ice in the river bend ten meters away.
In the early summer, it was already quite hot, and I couldn’t understand how could there be a layer of ice in the river bend on such a hot day
This piece of ice on the surface of the water is about the size of a house. As long as you approach the river bend, you can feel a chill. I have never seen such a strange thing before, and I walked forward again. After a few steps, I suddenly looked into the middle of the ice on the river, and there was a person frozen.
It was obviously a floating corpse that died in the river, face down and frozen into the ice. It's impossible for people who grew up on the riverbank to have seen floating corpses, but it was the first time I saw a floating corpse that was frozen in the river in the summer.
At that time, I was young. Although I was a little scared when I encountered this kind of thing, I still wanted to see what happened. I courageously stretched out a leg, stepped on the icy water and tried it, to see if I could bear my weight.
I didn't dare to use too much strength, but when I stepped on this foot, the ice surface cracked with a click.
As the ice cracked, I was immediately stunned, and the hairs all over my body stood upright.
The floating corpse in the middle of the ice surface raised its head slightly. This floating corpse should not have been dead in the water for a long time, and his face was a little swollen from the river blisters. This is an elderly man with few hairs sparsely left on top of his head, and one eye is blind.
My eyes widened suddenly, and I saw clearly that this floating corpse with one blind eye was slightly raised and looked at me.
This time I was really scared, and no matter how bold I was, I couldn't resist this eerie and horrible scene. I immediately retracted my foot, took two steps backwards, ready to turn around and escape.
"This year... This fall, you come to me..."
The moment I turned and escaped, there was an intermittent voice behind me. My head seemed to explode. There was no one besides me in Hewan. Could this intermittent sound come from the one-eyed floating corpse on the ice
I was completely frightened and ran away desperately.
I ran home in one breath, hiding at home and daring not to go out. It wasn't until late at night that Dad hurried back with the wood I bought. I told him about it, dad
He took the harpoon and ran to Laohewan.
However, when Dad arrived at Laohewan, the frozen ice and the one-eyed floating corpse with few hairs had disappeared.
I was terrified, but after looking around for a while, Dad felt that I must be mistaken. How could I have misunderstood this kind of thing, but what happened today is too evil, and Dad doesn't believe it very much. I guess if you tell others, others won't believe it. I have no other choice but to admit that I am unlucky.
The next day, my dad hired a carpenter to be his helper and started building boats with the wood he bought. In a few days, the small fishing boat was built, and several layers of tung oil and varnish were repeatedly repainted, and dried for more than three months. After the early autumn, the new boat was finally ready to be launched.
Although the boat is small, in order to seek auspiciousness, my father bought some incense candle tribute according to the old customs of the river beach, and prayed to Lord Dragon for blessing.
After the fall, it is the busiest time of the year for small families like us. The winter on the river beach is very cold, and I can't go down to the river. I have to fish in the autumn for food, drink and clothing to survive the bitter winter.
That day was October 16, and the weather was cold. My father and I went down to the river at noon when it was slightly sunny. We were so busy until the sun went down that there were less than ten catties of miscellaneous fish coming online. My father said, that's it for today, and take the boat back home. We never go down to the river at night. For the sake of such a few small fishes, it is not worthwhile to encounter any danger.
"Father, we only save a little money now. This winter, I am afraid it will be difficult." I am reluctant to return like this. I am deeply moved by the bitter cold of winter. It is nothing to work hard now. Earn more money in winter. It will be more comfortable.
"Child, go home." Father touched my head: "In winter, many people will repair houses. I will help others. I will never starve you and go home."
I don't want to violate his words, with a trace of unwillingness, turn the bow of the ship, take the boat back and go home. From here to the river near home, about seven or eight miles of water. After rowing out for less than one mile, I felt that the boat had been sinking to the left. At first, I thought it was because the new boat was not dried properly and it leaked after launching. But after looking around, there was no water dripping in the cabin. Obviously it did not. leak.
At this time, I obviously felt that the fishing boat was sinking more seriously, and subconsciously stretched my head to look up at the boat.
The setting sun only left the last afterglow. As I stretched my head and looked at it, my scalp immediately tightened.
I saw a person on the side of the boat close to him. The person had only a few strands of hair on his head, one eye was blind, and his face was a little swollen from the blisters of the river.
It's the one-eyed old man! It's the floating corpse I've seen!
My mind suddenly became confused. In addition, the boat sank to the left, not stepping firmly on one foot, and fell directly from the boat.
I grew up on the river beach, and I often went down to the river with my father to fight
Fish, watery, dare not speak superbly, at least it is quite proficient. But this time, after I fell into the water, my hands and feet seemed to be tied up by an invisible rope and sank directly into the water.
At this moment, I suddenly recalled the words I heard when I saw this one-eyed floating corpse in the Laohewan Riverway three months ago.
This fall, you come to me...
Actually, my guts are not small, but under such circumstances, I am totally out of ideas. He couldn't move his hands and feet, and his body sank under the water.
This feeling is so confusing that it can't be added, but there is nothing to do. People with good water quality can hold their breath longer, but how long can they hold their breath for longer
Just as I was sinking, a strong stream of water suddenly burst up beside me. People were in the muddy water and could not see anything. Following me, I felt a hand gripping me tightly.
This hand held me up and kept holding me out of the water. When I got out of the water, my sanity instantly recovered, and I felt my hands and feet could move again. Without thinking, I grabbed the side of the boat and flipped into the boat.
When I got off the boat out of breath and shook off the water droplets on my face, I realized that my father got into the water and rescued me. My mind was still sober, and when I saw my father still in the water, my heart was tightened, and I hurriedly looked at the surface of the water with my probe.
The one-eyed floating corpse has disappeared. I am even a little confused now. The one-eyed floating corpse that I saw lying on the side of the ship when I fell into the water just now, is there really or is it that I am dazzled.
"Father, come up soon!" I didn't care much, I reached out and grabbed the boat's poles on the boat, and handed it to my father. All of them are people who go on boats and water all year round. Falling into the water is not really a terrible thing, but I can’t tell why, and I always feel unreliable in my heart. I think there seems to be something hidden in this river channel that used to go back and forth every day.
Chuanzhu handed it to his father. Just as he was about to reach out and grab the Chuanzhu, I saw his body sink down suddenly.
Father's water quality is better than mine. He suddenly sank into the water so well, it can only show that something is holding him in the water.
"Father! Catch it!!!" I was taken aback, and the panic buried in my heart completely broke out at this moment. I stretched out my hand vigorously, wanting to pass the boat to my father again.
But it was too late, and his father sank very quickly, and there seemed to be an overwhelming force underwater that dragged him into the water at once.
The setting sun fell completely and the surface of the water was drowsy. When my father was completely submerged in the water, I saw a cloud of shadows, haunting his father.
My mind is messed up, I don't know if what I see in this dimness is really true, but I always feel in my heart that the shadow that haunts my father is a one-eyed floating corpse with sparse hair.
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