Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1613 Wu Ranyan

Afterwards, old man Wu told them about the events of that era.

This remote fishing village in the north has been in a semi-closed state before liberation, and has little contact with the outside world except for the fish trade.

At that time, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, and there were daily wars outside, and Marshal Zhang could never be more confused than Marshal Zhang.

But this place is poor, even if there is any war, they can't fight here. When the Japanese invaded, they didn't bother to find trouble in this poor and remote fishing village.

But this small island was really called Shark Pearl Island in the past, and the name was taken from the sharks in this area.

Mr. Wu's full name is Wu Ranyan, because he lacks fire in the five elements and horoscopes, and the water is too prosperous, so the family gave him such a name to suppress his water transportation to prevent being swept away by the sea.

But Wu Ranyan was born very close to the sea. He has big soles and a stable chassis. He can go into the sea as soon as he can run, and he can drive a boat to fish before he is an adult, which is better than the boys in the village.

At that time, the young people in the village followed him to go fishing, saying that Grandpa Sea God liked him, and every time they went out with him to catch more fish and shrimp than usual.

Later, Wu Ranyan got engaged when he was 17 years old. He married the daughter of a fishmonger, who asked for a bride price of 200 yuan.

This was indeed a fair price at the time, but for these poor fishermen, it was a sky-high price.

In order to save enough money to get married, Wu Ranyan went out early and returned late to fish every day, but the coolies at that time were worthless, and there was still not enough savings.

Later, his eyes became red, and he went out to sea in the middle of the night without telling his parents...

There is an unwritten rule in this Wujia village, no fishing late at night.

The waves in this bay are very big at night, sometimes as high as a floor, and a small fishing boat capsizes in a single wave.

But Wu Ranyan relied on his proficient driving skills to catch fish twice at night and come back.

I don't know why, but the fish at night are actually very fat, and there are even many valuable species. Wu Ranyan tasted the sweetness, and since then he has become more courageous, and went to the deep sea tentatively.

One night, he steered the boat, escaped several big waves, and entered the deep sea.

Just as the fishing net was thrown into the sea, a very heavy object was caught in the net, and it could not be pulled out no matter how hard it was. The object was obviously a living thing, and it was still struggling desperately in the fishing net.

Wu Ranyan was so excited that he thought that some big fish had caught in the net, and when he tried his best to pull the net up, he saw a fish tail flapping on the deck, struggling constantly, and the boat was about to give way. He flipped over.

Only then did Wu Ranyan realize that he had caught a mermaid coming up...

Wu Ranyan took out the dagger, nailed the merman's tail to death, then tied the merman with a rope, intending to capture it back and sell it for money.

But the merman begged bitterly, saying that he was willing to exchange his life with a priceless bead.

Then she shed a tear, and that tear really turned into a pearl, which fell into Wu Ranyan's hands.

Wu Ranyan was very surprised, so he agreed to let the shark go.

Before leaving, the merman said that if there is any need, Wu Ranyan can take this pearl to find her in the sea.

Those who hold the pearl can find the island of sharks, where there are countless treasures of gold and silver, and beautiful women like clouds.

Wu Ranyan got the benefits, so he put the shark back into the sea, and then came back...

"Only this?",
After hearing this, Chen Zhi asked:

"Didn't you say that you were captured by them? Then you escaped back!

Since you let her go, why did she come to catch you again? "

"Yeah! It's true that I was arrested~~", when Wu Ranyan said this, he frowned tightly, as if the memories made him very painful, and he held back for a long time before uttering a sentence,
"But it's weird to say!

I can't remember how I was arrested!

I just remember that the merman was very scary, he opened his mouth wide to eat me, and then I fled back in a daze, and when I woke up, I was already on the shore!

Then later..., and later...", Wu Ranyan scratched his head, frowned and said vigorously:

"I came back later and got married, but I really can't remember what happened at that time.

But since then, every year in the middle of the night, I will see that shark on the seashore.

I also asked others to look at it, but they all said they couldn't see it.

But I really saw it, I saw that merman hiding in the crevice of the waves, smiling at me!
That ghostly appearance scared people to death. From then on, I never dared to go into the sea at night again! "

After hearing what Wu Ranyan said, Chen Zhi and Fat Wei looked at each other, as if they didn't trust what the old man Wu said just now.

Fat Wei grinned for a while, then looked at him,
"I said old man, in fact, I never thought you were a braggart!
Look at your spirit, how can you look like the kind of nonsense person?

But the more I listen to this now..., why does it get more mysterious?

If you have been to that island, how can you not even know how you got there?Could it be that the mermaid came ashore by herself and dragged you away?

Old man, we are talking about serious business now, don't make up stories to fool us!

We don't have time to chat with you..."

"Look at you, what did I lie to you for?",
Old man Wu's stubborn temper was suddenly provoked by Fat Wei.

Then he stood up, got under the head of his bed, and pulled out a wooden box from it.

Then he took out another fish skin case from the wooden box, took out a small cloth bag from it, and peeled off layers of cloth.

Finally, hand the contents inside to Chen Zhi and Fat Wei,
"look!
Am I bragging to you?
Have you ever seen this thing?

You probably won't find such a valuable thing in your city! "

Chen Zhi glanced at the things in the cloth bag, and felt a "thump~~" in his heart.

I saw a pure white pearl in the rag, the pearl was the size of a pigeon egg, glittering and translucent, the whole body was sublimated, and the precious light radiated everywhere.

It's really like Li Shangyin's poem, "The Moon Beads Are Tears in the Bright Sea"
(End of this chapter)