Zhentian coffin

Liu Laodao can be said to be so inconspicuous that he can't stop talking. One sentence confuses me. That old Huang looks healthy and healthy. If there is no accident, it will not be a problem to live another ten or eight years. The key is his life. Why is it connected with that bridge? Is that bridge so strange?

"Old man, don't be foolish when you talk, what's wrong with that bridge, why is Lao Huang associated with that bridge, tell me quickly"

I lost all sleepiness and became very curious. I saw a lot of strange people along the way, and this old Huang must be the same.

"Have you ever heard of a living pile?"

Liu Laodao looked back at me and said.

"What, living pile, I'll go, it's real or fake, it's impossible, isn't that banned long ago?"

I was taken aback by Liu Laodao's words. Of course I know about the living piles, and this is a very vicious thing.

In the age when science and technology were underdeveloped, building bridges and paving roads was a very difficult task, and it was easy to encounter some strange things when building mountains and breaking ground.

The piling used to build bridges is one of them. Sometimes the geology is normal, but the piles just can’t be erected. If you ask a Fengshui master to see it, it must be that you have encountered a ley line, an eye or something, and something is blocking it. So what to do, use blood sacrifice.

It's not as simple as killing a pig and a sheep. You need to employ people, and you need living people. If you drive the living people into it, it is said that the evil will be used to fight the evil.

The legend of the living pile has existed since ancient times, and there are even many legends in modern times. In order not to delay the construction period, the contractors and bosses sometimes deliberately let the workers die, and some of them bought some beggars and vagrants from other places.

But this is a tragic thing, it is extremely vicious, the Feng Shui master and the contractor who came up with this idea will end up in a terrible end, and they have been banned for a long time now, who dares to take such a big risk to do such a thing, this is not an accident , is proper murder.

"Yeah, it's banned, then do you know why live people are used to drive pilings, don't cattle and sheep work?"

Liu Laodao sighed and asked, he is not good at commenting on the matter of living people, the society is like this, sometimes human life is very valuable, and sometimes human life is worthless. Without that environment, no one is good at judging, just For example, the human sacrifice in ancient times was of course devoid of morality and humanity from the current point of view, but it was not like this at the time. At that time, some slaves and captives were not considered human beings at all in the eyes of some people.

"I don't know about this, but I heard people say that the reason why we use living people instead of cattle and sheep is because cattle and sheep are not smart enough, and their resentment is not strong enough to suppress things in the water."

I shook my head, how did I know this, I also heard it from hearsay, if it could be replaced by cattle and sheep, I am afraid no one would use a living person.

"It's almost the same reason. When cattle and sheep are raised by people, they are supposed to be slaughtered for meat, so they will accept their fate. Even if they are killed, the resentment is not enough. People are different. If they are killed for no reason, the resentment will be great. up"

I agree with Liu Laodao's words. I was so innocent and buried alive by Boss Chen, so my resentment was not so great at that time, and now I have not been able to forgive Boss Chen.

"That old man, there is a living pile on that bridge, right?"

I asked Liu Laodao with concern, that bridge is almost 50 years old. 50 years ago was not before the founding of the People’s Republic of China. At that time, the era of breaking the four olds was upright. If you dare to play this superstitious routine, you will die.

"No, there were indeed strange things when the bridge was built. The last pile could not be drilled no matter what. The leaders at that time were in a hurry. It was useless to consult many experts. Finally, they began to look for the solutions of the older generation. They poured the blood of a lot of cattle and sheep, but they couldn't hold it down. In the end, Lao Huang proposed the matter of the living pile, but it was rejected at the time, and finally used a water monster in the water."

"Water monster? Is there a water monster in this water?"

When I heard it, I became even more excited. Why are all the water monsters coming out?

"Why not? This river leads directly to the Yangtze River. Isn't it normal for some water monsters?"

"Okay, okay, I won't interrupt, you continue to talk, and you have something to do with the water monster."

I quickly shut up and let the old man finish the story.

"At that time, Lao Huang proposed a living pile, which was not only rejected by the leader, but also leaked the news. For a while, Lao Huang was criticized by everyone, but the pile still couldn't be laid, and it took more than 20 days time.

Later, the leader couldn't help but found Lao Huang in private and told him that he would be given a chance to make a contribution and if he could solve the matter, he would be let off.

Lao Huang had no choice but to agree, but the premise was that no living person could be used. At that time, Lao Huang and I were good brothers. Lao Huang came to me to complain, and Lao Huang’s final preparation was..."

Liu Laodao's eyes became confused, as if he had returned to the original years. That Lao Huang came to Liu Laodao. At that time, Liu Laodao was just an ordinary worker, not a Taoist priest. Lao Huang's final preparation was to sacrifice himself, because he really I can't think of any other way.

This method startled Liu Laodao, and stopped him quickly. The two discussed for several days but failed to reach a result, but later they got an expert's advice and told them the meaning of the living pile, and It is not impossible to replace the living pile, such as the ghost in the water.

Those spirits have practiced in the water for decades or hundreds of years, and they have already become spirits, and they are even more spiritual than humans. If spirits are used instead of living people, they can still drive down the pile.

The two were overjoyed when they got the advice, and began to ask around where there was a water monster. Coincidentally, a water monster appeared in a water area downstream of the city at that time.

In those days, unlike now, there were air conditioners and electric fans at home, and the only electrical appliance in most people’s homes was an electric light, so most boys would go swimming in the river in summer, so drowning incidents also occurred frequently.

But it is very strange that there have been no drowning incidents in that area of ​​water for several years. The reason is that there are water monsters in the water. It is said that if someone drowns, there will be something in the water to lift them up and send them to the shore, but there is no specific information on what it is. People know that most people also attribute this kind of thing to the gods enshrined in their villages.

And this kind of statement was going to be criticized at the time, so someone wanted to catch the water monster for a long time, and Lao Huang and Liu Laodao volunteered to catch the water monster.

After Lao Huang inquired about the deeds of the water monster, he suddenly came up with a vicious idea. He pretended to be drowning, and when the water monster came to save him, he sent a signal to have the prepared big net round him up, and caught the water monster in one go. That water monster turned out to be a turtle the size of a millstone.

That night, the tortoise entered their dreams and told them that it was an old tortoise who had practiced for more than 100 years, but he had never done anything evil. He was very unwilling to build a bridge, and threatened to take revenge or something.

The two woke up and realized that they had made a big mistake. They wanted to release the old turtle secretly, but they didn't expect that the old turtle was dying at this time. It turned out that some workers heard that this kind of old turtle had pearls in its belly. , I want to dig it out to see, the old turtle is almost dead.

Lao Huang was furious and started fighting with the worker, which finally alarmed the leader at the time. Lao Huang pleaded with the leader and wanted to let the old turtle go, but was rejected by the leader. If the piles cannot be driven, the construction period will be delayed. At that time, this project was the most important.

Under the leadership's insistence, construction was carried out overnight, and the old turtle was thrown into the pile hole. If not, the pile was laid down after a delay of almost a month.

But the matter was not completely over yet, the piles were laid, but accidents happened frequently in the follow-up projects. Several accidents happened in succession, which injured many workers. Lao Huang and Liu Laodao knew that the old turtle was angry, so they went to find I asked the expert who pointed them out at that time, and asked him to find a way.

The expert also agreed, taking advantage of the way that no one was there at night, but once that method was done, it was terrible. At that time, a strong wind began to roll up on the river surface, and a vortex began to turn in the water. Can't help the old turtle's resentment.

In the end, Lao Huang gritted his teeth, knelt down on the ground, smashed his scalp three times, and swore to God that he did something wrong, so he was willing to bear all the consequences, and he was willing to suffer together with the old turtle, Going down to Huangquan, in the next life, he will be the old turtle, and the old turtle will become an adult, and he will not have any complaints when he is slaughtered by the old turtle.

As soon as the poisonous oath was made, the river calmed down immediately, and the second project went smoothly, and was finally completed and opened to traffic, and that old Huang stayed on the bridge day after day, becoming a bridge guard.

And Lao Huang's life is also closely related to this bridge. When the bridge is demolished, it will be the time of Lao Huang's death. This is the original oath.

"Master, don't be too sad, I, I don't even know how to comfort you"

After listening to what Liu Laodao said, I didn't know what to say for a while, that old turtle is poor, Lao Huang and Liu Laodao did something wrong, but Lao Huang is also a poor man, tied up by a bridge Lived for a lifetime.

"I don't need to comfort you. Tomorrow, let Lao Huang take you on a treasure hunt, so as not to hurt others."

Liu Laodao shook his head. When I heard it, my eyes widened. Treasure hunting?There's still a baby here?