I was taken aback, because I didn't think it would be such a thing dragged up from the water.
Not only I was surprised, but other people were also surprised. The people on the boat and the people on the shore stopped their hands and stared at this thing blankly.
This thing is a big ball, round and round, like a cast of gold, with golden glow all over it. But I know that this is definitely not a golden ball, let alone a solid one, otherwise, so many people would not be able to drag it up.
After a brief astonishment, someone slowly leaned in and watched carefully. I didn't want to be in the limelight. I followed the crowd and went up and took a few glances.
As I thought, this half-person-high sphere is not solid. It is composed of two hemispheres joined together. The gap on the sphere is still clearly visible.
Someone tapped the ball lightly with their fingers, and listened to the sound, like gold and iron, but you have to find someone who knows what it is.
"Is it gold?"
"Dream your big head dream, it's really gold, the ship was crushed just now."
The villagers talked a lot, but I pondered on the sidelines. The hollow ball did not surface, but it may not sink to the bottom. I guess that the person who made the ball calculated very accurately. After the ball enters the water, it will float in the water. Therefore, this one is used. The chain fell.
"The iron rope hasn't ended yet." The old cat eased his energy on the big boat, walked to the side of the boat, looked at the iron rope, and the ball, and said, "Let's drag and see, there's something behind."
No one knows what this sphere is, but the villagers feel that the more things they don’t recognize, the more valuable it might be. A group of people were full of energy, dragging the chain and dragging back.
Not long after, the iron cable was dragged out by two feet. At this moment, another golden light flashed under the water, followed by another gold-colored ball, which was dragged from the water to the shore.
There is almost no difference between the two spheres, except that they are slightly stained with sand. There was an elderly person in the crowd who was obviously a little excited. He told everyone that things like copper and iron, when they are soaked in water, must rust. Only gold does not rust.
A group of people cheered and all wanted to verify whether the two spheres were gold. Even if you only save a layer of gold, it is not a small gain.
"Don't worry about it." The old cat looked up at the sunset and said, "It's getting dark, drag the iron rope again, and it's not too late to wait for it to be dragged out. For such a big ball, are you afraid that it won't make it? "
"Brother Cat is right and right."
A group of people worked together and kept dragging. As I watched attentively, my head didn't feel dizzy or burnt.
When the sun was completely set, three more spheres were dragged out, but the iron cable was too long to get out of the water, and everyone went into battle together and couldn't drag. Someone hurried back to the village and brought all the usable animals such as mules and donkeys.
When the sky was completely dark, the iron cable was finally completely dragged out. The wire rope is very long, and I can't tell how many feet it is, but I can check it clearly that there are nine golden balls in total.
After the spheres landed, people began to wonder what exactly these spheres were for. However, in my opinion, they are more concerned about whether the ball is gilded or not.
I took the opportunity to walk around a ball twice and took a serious look. The sphere is so smooth that you can make a peace if you touch it.
Like a mirror, the gap in the middle of the ball was filled with sand. Someone tried to pry it with a shovel, but it couldn't move.
Because it was dark, some people wanted to get the ball back, but when the iron rope and the ball were in the water, they could still be dragged up. When they all landed, the iron rope alone could not be dragged. The villagers tried many ways, but to no avail, in the end, the old cat had an idea, and the ball couldn't move, so he could only stay on the river bank temporarily, leaving a few people to guard it. After dawn tomorrow, try your best to find someone who knows how to come and take a look.
People can't think of another way, they can only do it according to the old cat's idea. A few young people stayed to look after the ball. In order to be safer, they pulled a few carts of grass from the village and covered the ball with grass.
This is very strange to say, because I have lived by the river for so many years, don't say I have never seen this kind of thing, I have never heard of it. On the way back, I chatted with Lao Liu for a while. Lao Liu said that he had lived for more than 30 years, and it was the first time he had witnessed it with his own eyes.
I slept in the shack. After all, the shack was not as comfortable as the fire kang. When it was almost dawn, I woke up from the cold. Seeing that the time was almost the same, I wiped my face casually, started a fire outside the shack, roasted some dry food, and boiled some water. After eating and drinking, the sky was already dark, and people in the village gradually got up.
People who get up are all worried about the balls. There is no need for anyone to convene this kind of thing. People from every house go to the beach to guard the balls. When there were more people, the old cat called two young people and went to a small town six or seventy miles away to invite a big fairy who usually helped people see the fragrant things.
The two young men left in a hurry. Although it was cold, it was clear. After the sun rose, they finally felt a touch of warmth. When the orb was fished out yesterday, it was already dark and I didn't care about it. After watching it carefully, I felt that although the sphere was large, it was cast very delicately. As for the others, it was temporarily invisible.
The smooth, mirror-like sphere can reflect the reflection of people. I watched for a while and felt that I was an outsider after all. After staying here for a long time, I would be misunderstood because I wanted to make a profit. Just when it was time to go down the river, I turned and left and walked towards the place where the boat docked last night.
"Brother, where are you going?" Xiaoyong trot all the way to keep up with me, and asked: "Are you going down the river? Take me to fish."
"It's cold, the fish are all in the sand, and you can't catch it. When it gets cooler, I'll take you down the river."
"Brother, please, let me catch a fish."
Xiaoyong kept begging, but I didn't dare to take him down the river casually. This is the only seedling of Lao Liu. Something really happened and Lao Liu and his wife couldn't survive. I coaxed for a long time, and finally agreed to bring him a fish when I came back, and he gave up.
On this day, I was cruising around the river for about 20 miles. This kind of unintended search is hard to come by. When the day passed, I felt a little lost in my heart, and that day was wasted again.
However, this result was also expected, so I quickly recovered my emotions and returned by boat.
I went back a bit late today. When I arrived at the place where the boat usually stopped, the sky was already dark, and the full moon was high. With the moonlight, I could see the ball on the river beach still in place, still surrounding some people.
Guard the ball.
After I parked the boat, I didn't expect a promise made to Xiaoyong during the day, which made him wait until now. With a fishing rod in his hand, he ran over to hold me.
"Brother, you don't know what to say." Xiaoyong saw that I was empty-handed, and immediately quit: "I should bring a fish, why didn't I bring it? I was fishing here by myself, and I didn't catch it."
"Then I will catch a fish for you." I pinched Xiaoyong's ear and said, "Give me the fishing rod."
Xiaoyong is at the age of playfulness, as long as someone accompanies him to play, he is very happy. The two of us chose a place by the river and then sat down to fish. While hanging bait on the hook, I looked towards the ball. I remember that when I went down the river in the morning, the old cat asked someone to invite Daxian.
"The person who went to invite Daxian hasn't come back yet?"
"What a fairy." Xiaoyu grinned: "Just an old liar."
"Who said that?"
"My dad said that he was an old liar, he didn't have any real abilities, and he pretended to be fools all day long, saying that he could see incense, he could treat people's illnesses, he could be treated, and if he was not sick, he would be treated to death." Xiaoyong tilted his head for a moment and said, "Didn't you see the third uncle at the back of my house? I got sick two years ago and found a big immortal to show him. Daxian gave him a pack of incense ash and asked him to eat. , I went to taste it secretly, it was unpalatable. Can I heal someone if I eat it?"
I laughed haha, and Xiao Yong laughed along with it. The two of us were fishing by the river. Old Liu told Xiaoyong to go home. Xiaoyong refused. I told Old Liu that I would go back after playing here for half an hour.
It's about to fifteen, and the moon is very round. I was fishing while talking to Xiaoyong. Tong Yan Wuji, dare to say anything, but the more you say this, the more people feel simple and sincere. There were fewer people guarding the ball in the distance. It was too cold at night, and the older people couldn't stand it. The old cat stayed here for a day and a night. When he went home to sleep, two young men were left by the river.
The two of us sat here for a while, and finally we finally caught a small fish for him. Xiao Yong was very happy, filled a small jar with water, threw the fish in, and then went back to the village with me carrying the jar.
"Brother, someone said, those balls are made of gold?" Xiaoyong asked as he walked: "If they are really gold, they are valuable. Can you exchange more good things?"
"Hurry up and go home and dream."
We both talked and laughed. Although we had a hard life like this, there was nothing to eat or fun, but our hearts were relaxed. If it weren't for Master's advice, I would really like to live here for a while.
When he was about to walk to the village, Xiao Yong was holding a small jar in one hand, scratching his head with the other, stopped, stepped back, walked a few steps to follow me, and turned around behind me. After repeating this several times, I turned around and grabbed his ears and said, "Hurry up and go home, eat some more, your father and your mother should be anxious."
"No, brother, how did I see a rare thing?" Xiaoyong scratched his head again, looked at me, and looked at the ground: "Brother, did you lose something?"
"I lost something? I lost something." I touched my body easily. When I went to the river, I usually didn't bring any important things. There were nothing more than the few sundries on my body. : "I didn't lose anything."
"I didn't lose anything, then... What about your shadow..." Xiaoyong said, "Why is your shadow gone."
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