I looked in the direction that Laoguai pointed, and sure enough, on the surface of the sunken ship, there were circles of whirlpools, densely packed, one by one. I couldn't help but walked forward again, trying to see if there were floating corpses in those whirlpools.
The vortex on the river turned for a while, and gradually disappeared. I didn't see the floating corpse, nor the people who fell into the water on the ferry emerged. They must have sunk in the water and were taken away by the floating corpses.
Except for me and Laoguai, no one had seen such a scene. However, these corpse scavengers and passers-by were generally more courageous. After being surprised for a while, they began to discuss and speculate with each other, guessing whether the boat passengers were anymore. Can't come back either.
"I definitely can't come back." Laoguai stood on the bank of the river, took another sip, and said, "I was taken away by the river god, how can I come back again?"
"Laoguai, there really is a river god in the big river? Have you seen it? What is the river god like?"
"I haven't seen it." Laoguai shook his head: "If I had ever seen the river god, I would probably have been taken away like those boat passengers."
A few people said for a while, those boat passengers who fell into the water still disappeared without a trace. By this time, everyone knew in their hearts that people who fell into the water for so long had not been up there, and they must have been bad luck. Some corpse scavengers want to go downstream. The boats and passengers fell into the water, and their families estimated that they would look everywhere. If the deceased were washed downstream by the current, they might have to accumulate in a slow-flowing river bend.
"Don't go." Laoguai turned around, walked toward Xi Temple again, and said: "The river god has taken people, and won't let them back. Most of these people can't be found."
A group of people followed Laoguai back to Ximiao. I originally planned to spend a while and go home, but once again I met the so-called River God Shouren, so I wanted to stay and wait and see. See if there will be any more accidents.
I waited until the sun went down, nothing happened again, and the river was completely calm. Most of those corpse collectors have a family and a mouth. When the sun goes down, they want to drive home. After most of the people are scattered, there is only one old bachelor and old crutches left in Ximiao. I still don't give up and plan to wait and see.
"Have you ever heard that the River God will send back some things after receiving people?" Laoguai waited until most of the people had left, and asked the two of us while drinking while leaning on the wall of Xi Temple.
"Send something back? What to give back?"
"The river god is very fair. It accepts people and releases some valuable things. It's in the river anyway, whoever gets it." Laoguai smiled and said, "I also heard people say. , I don’t know if it’s true or not."
The sun was sinking in the west, and the setting sun slanted slantingly on the river, sparkling. Laoguai was chatting with another old bachelor in full enthusiasm, thinking about what kind of treasure he could get from the river one day, and after changing it for money, he could beg a wife and live a good life with enthusiasm.
When it was getting dark, I gave up completely. According to my experience, after the so-called River God takes over, there will probably be no more accidents. I stood up happily, planning to go home.
At this moment, Laoguai's eyes lit up, and he stood up with me and looked up at the river. I knew his eyes were sharp, so I quickly closed my steps and stood beside him and looked over there.
"What do you see?"
"Have you seen? There is something over there that is undulating in the water." Laoguai pointed to the river and exclaimed, "It seems to be... It's a coffin..."
"coffin?"
"It's not right, it's not a coffin
. "Laoguai glanced at it again, and shook his head: "It looks like a small boat again, shining with golden light!" "
As Laoguai said, he ran over there, and the other person and I hurriedly followed. When I was halfway there, I saw something shining with golden light on the surface of the river, which was undulating.
Laoguai was right. When I first saw this thing, I felt that it was a coffin floating in the water, because the thing in the water looked like a long square.
But as the thing fluctuated with the waves, I felt like a small boat with the head and tail slightly upturned, but the distance was far away, and the thing was always up and down, and I couldn't see clearly.
Lao Chuan, limping on one leg, didn't run slowly at all, and rushed to the river in one breath. When the three of us stood by the river, the things undulating in the water seemed to move closer to the river bank.
The thing gradually floated to the water, with a strange appearance, roughly the shape of a boat. The weird boat is very small, and there is a little bit of golden light outside it constantly refracting with the afterglow of the setting sun, that light is like gold. Laoguai and the other person opened their eyes wide and looked at each other. The way I looked at them, it seemed that I wanted to get that thing up.
"Is it possible that the rumors in the past are true?" Laoguai patted his companions hurriedly and said, "Old man, push your boat into the water. The river god has finished collecting people, so he wants to put some valuable things out. , For those of us who are destined."
Without thinking about it, the old bachelor immediately went to push his boat parked on the shore. I felt that something was wrong, because I had seen the river god earn people more than once, and I never heard that the river god would even give out some valuables after he paid people. Things come.
When the old bachelor pushed the boat into the water, the weird boat on the river was a little closer to the shore, and he jumped on the boat and beckoned at me: "Brother, come up, let's try our luck. Anyway, it's a poor life, so you might as well fight it. After the river god accepts people, he won't accept it again today. It must be safe."
"Still don't go and take a look again." I always felt that it was not appropriate, and stood on the shore to persuade: "Something went wrong, it's too late to regret."
"Wealth and danger." Laoguai was afraid that the weird boat would sink into the water or drift downstream. When I saw that I was unwilling to go into the water, he did not force him: "We will get some good things later, don't you be envious."
Laoguai and the two of them drove the boat and slowly approached the target. In fact, the things in the water were not too far from the shore. Laoguai and the two of them took a row, and they arrived in front of the thing in a short time. I watched here, and felt that it was still calm for the time being.
That weird boat has been emitting dots of golden light. When the sky subsides, the little golden light seems to be submerged in the vast night. I vaguely saw the old crutch and his companions knotting with a rope, maybe they wanted to tie the weird boat, and then tow it to the shore.
The two of them worked very hard. The old bachelor tried to get into the water. I don’t know if I misunderstood it or something happened. I think the surface of the river at this time seems to be quiet and a bit strange. , It suddenly became like a dead water.
At the moment I stared at it, the boat they were riding in, Lao Cai, shook violently from side to side. The boat shook very suddenly. Lao Cai and the two of them were unprepared and were thrown into the water.
I squeezed my sweat secretly and took two steps forward. However, whether it is a corpse scavenger or a passer-by, it is impossible for me to live by the river all year round, without water. The river is calm now, and after falling into the water, he can quickly climb back into the boat.
However, what I did not expect was that after the two of them fell into the water, they seemed to have disappeared, leaving only a circle of ripples on the surface of the water, as well as the small broken ship that was still swaying from side to side.
I was taken aback and involuntarily ran into shallow water that was knee-deep, but when Laoguai and the two fell into the water, they sank like a rock in the ocean. There was no more movement. I looked at a bag of cigarettes and didn’t want to die, but in my heart. Frightened again.
At this time, the weird-looking boat was slowly sinking into the water. I watched it, and it became less and less reliable. Both the weird boat and the old crutches were gone. Now even if I go into the water to find it, I should How to find
I have been standing on the shore for a long time, but there is still no movement on the surface of the water. The small broken boat left by Laoguai and them floats on the surface, unmanned, drifting far along the water, without a trace.
In desperation, I could only retreat. This matter is very strange. I thought about it, but I was afraid for a while. Fortunately, I was still sober in my mind, and I didn’t commit a mess and went down the river with the old man. Otherwise, at this time I guess I won't be able to come back either.
The night was getting dark, I left the river bank and returned to the small thatched house where I usually live. I felt that I couldn't let others know about this. The next day the corpse hunter near Xi Temple came, and I had to take care of my mouth.
After a tiring day, I was sleepy at first, but when something like this happened, I couldn't sleep lying down in my **** tossing over and over, thinking about it and thinking about it, but couldn't understand what was going on. What is that weird boat? The river god took the people, and the weird boat appeared on the river right after that. Is this a coincidence
The brain that I thought was aching, and I couldn't think of a reason. In the end, I simply stopped thinking about it. After emptying his mind, sleepiness struck, and it didn't take long before he fell asleep deeply.
I don't know how long I slept, and then I was awakened. Outside the room, there was a rustling sound, and when I opened my eyes in a daze, I still felt it was the sound of wind. But afterwards, I heard that this rustling sound came from not too far away, and it was definitely not a windy sound.
I heard people in the village say that in the sandy land next to the hut, sometimes I grow watermelon, sometimes some peanuts, and some wild animals will occasionally come to eat. I put on my clothes and gently picked up a stick behind the door. The stick opened the door of the hut again and listened.
Rustle... rustle...
The sound of the rustling was intermittent, and it was getting closer and closer. I really couldn't hear what it was, so I opened the little door again, walked out slowly, and glanced around.
The weather was still clear, and there was a bright moon in the air. When I walked out of the house and looked up, I saw two people about five or six feet away from here, slowly walking towards this side.
At this moment, my head suddenly rose, because I vaguely distinguished that the two people turned out to be the old crutch and the old bachelor.
The two of them walked side by side, each with a rope hanging on their shoulders, dragging something vigorously. I took another look, and the hairs on my body stood upright.
Old crook and old bachelor dragged the weird-looking boat with a rope, and walked towards my little thatched cottage step by step.
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