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Chapter 10 The Big Red Fish That Killed People
Generally speaking, pheasants on trees cannot be caught. This is a rule of thumb.You see, the slingshot failed to hit several times. It either flew past the pheasant or was intercepted by a branch in the middle.Of course, it's not entirely to blame for the poor accuracy, the main reason is that the branches are scattered all over the place and it's really not easy to launch.The ones on the tree can't be hit, and the ones on the ground, there are many insects on the ground, there are always a few greedy pheasants who only realize that they are being watched by four children when the danger is approaching.But every time they found a pheasant, the children couldn't wait to jump up. As a result of no strategy, they were easily tripped by the branches on the ground and fell covered in dirt when they were in a hurry.One of the pheasants was not caught, and all four of them were thrown by Saka.The expedition team members who fought against the pheasant were all groaning and itching with anger.The goal is ahead, but I can't catch it myself, there is no way!
After working for a long time without gaining anything, the exhausted expedition members no longer thought about pheasants.After a short rest, I started to look for the bamboo forest and completed the second task.This task is not difficult, just need to go forward a short distance to reach the destination.In addition to the bamboo forest in front of everyone's eyes, there was another thing that made everyone ecstatic, and felt that there was nothing wrong with this visit.

I saw a white and fat doll standing on the ground in front of the bamboo forest.The fat baby looked less than one year old, and was wearing a red bellyband.

Barefoot, the eyes are as big and round as black grapes, blinking and blinking, full of aura, making people involuntarily want to hug them.Looking at the four children in front of him, the doll neither spoke nor moved, but suddenly grinned.

This smile made the two little girls call out: "It's so cute, let's take him home..." As the aunt said, she stepped forward to pick up the doll with her hands.Seeing that she was about to hug her, the doll stepped back a long way in an instant, and she didn't see her walking on her legs, just like she was moving.

This is weird, not to mention that it is already weird for such a small child to stay alone on the mountain, not crying or making noise, and standing on the ground and moving in parallel, the speed is not at all what a human baby should be. some.However, such a pink and white doll really has nothing to do with KB.

Looking at the surprised look of the little girl in front of her who is not hugging her, the doll is smiling very happily. Although he can't hear his laughter, it can be seen from the crescent-like eyebrows that he is extremely happy.I wanted to ask the child if he could speak, and if he knew where his family was, but the continuous questions from the four children failed to make the baby say a word.He couldn't be hugged, and he ran away and played with him as soon as he was hugged. It really makes people wonder if this little kid is deliberately teasing everyone.

"Ah, I caught you..." The five-year-old girl looked happily at the baby in her arms and said with a smile.Before she was happy for a few seconds, the doll was one meter away again, and this time the mouth opened wider.

"Okay, you did it on purpose, see if I don't go home and let my mother catch you..." The aunt didn't look back after she finished speaking, and she was going home to ask her grandma to help bring the fat baby home. individual.Father, uncle, aunt, and the others saw that it was getting late and it was time to go home, so they all said goodbye to the fat baby and turned to go down the mountain to go home.

In fact, they still had some thoughts in their hearts at that time. If someone else's child was taken away, the baby's parents would definitely be sad.Besides, mom and dad always said that the four children in the family would not be able to support them.Before taking a few steps, the fat baby followed up, but after only a few steps, he stood still and watched them run away from the forest.

As soon as they got home, the four of them scrambled to tell you and me about seeing the doll.After all, a child is a child, and I always think that it is not as simple as a doll.But in the eyes of adults, this is not unusual.According to the things mentioned by the old people in the past, grandma soon realized that this fat baby might be a little ginseng essence, that is, Shen baby.It is transformed by the ancient ginseng that has been shaped for thousands of years by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.This ginseng baby is a good thing. Eating it can prolong life. It usually grows in deep mountains and old forests.

I also heard people who went to the mountains to collect herbs before say that ginseng will keep moving underground, so if you want to catch it and encounter ginseng essence, you must deceive it to trust it.Then tie a red thread to the doll's wrist, and the thread will stay wherever the ginseng moves.Even if the doll does not appear, you can dig out the ginseng underneath according to the red line on the ground.When I listened to it before, I just listened to it as a story. I didn’t expect such a magical thing to exist in this world.

Grandma also wanted to see this legendary ginseng doll for a while, so she followed the children to the bamboo forest.Once in the bamboo forest, there is no fat baby.There is nothing in front of me except the straight green bamboos.Grandma wasn't too disappointed. After all, most people don't see this thing. It may be an auspicious omen for her four children to see it today.However, it was fortunate that the children saw it, otherwise the ginseng doll would have been caught, and in the end it would have ended up being used as medicine.

In any case, the beautiful legends and magical stories in the mountains continue to be staged.

The days flew by day by day, the seasons changed in a blink of an eye, and a year passed like this. The story of ginseng essence was also nagging countless times in the mouths of women in the village.After the old banyan tree was burned down, the whole entrance of the village felt bright and spacious, and there was no square like it is now.People after tea and dinner have nothing to do, so they like to gather in the open space at the entrance of the village, play the long cards in the countryside, and gossip about their parents.The hot news in the village is spread and fermented here, and the boring people can always talk about it for half a month.In the evening of this day, there were a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the village, as if every family was out in force.No need to guess, another major event happened in Wusi Village. After some inquiries, it turned out that Wang Dashan, the 20-year-old son of the old Wang family, fell into the weir pond in front of his house and drowned.

Wusi Village is in the shape of a crescent as a whole, and in Crescent Bay are two weir ponds, which are commonly known as ponds.Two weir ponds divide the village into upper village and lower village. The slightly larger weir pond corresponds to the upper village because of its slightly higher terrain, and the other weir pond corresponds to the lower village.Wang Dashan's home is facing the slightly larger weir pond, and the entrance of his house is less than 7 meters away from the weir pond. Usually, people in the upper village wash their clothes and vegetables on the hemp board in the weir pond.Because Yantang is so familiar to the villagers, no one dared to wash and wash vegetables in Dayantang a few days after the accident. Psychology brings worry and a hint of uneasiness.

No one knows the exact time of Yantang's existence.As for the haunted water ghost in the weir pond, although I have heard old people talk about it before, there has never been a case of a child drowning for many years, and no one has ever been curious about it, as if it existed Thousands of years old, no one will doubt the meaning of its existence.But this drowning, like a wake-up call, woke up everyone's hearts. Children who usually play with water also started to stay away from the weir pond under the thousands of reminders from their families.

Originally, a simple drowning incident would not make the villagers suspicious, but in the past few days, the whole village has been discussing the strange cause of the child's death.

Because Wang Dashan can swim, and he is not the only young man who goes swimming every year, but he has never heard of anyone drowning in the weir pond in front of his house.

It would be understandable if the child was young or unable to swim and fell into the water and drowned, but now he is in his 20s, and secondly, he is very good at water, so logically nothing will happen.

The strange thing is here, at the door of my house, there is a little noise when such a big man falls into the water, even if he yells twice, his family can still hear it, even if his family didn't hear it, there are still so many families in this village who pass by there Can you see it too?
Since no one went into the water with him and there was no witness, even his parents didn't know when his son went to the weir pond, and no one in the village saw when he fell into it. Everyone has something unclear.

After the corpse was picked up, the Wang family rang mournfully for several days. The suona and trombone blew mournful tunes, coupled with the heart-piercing mourning of the relatives of the Wang family, the whole village was immersed in sadness and regret.

In his 20s, when he was young and strong, his daughter-in-law hadn't married yet, and his grandson hadn't been embraced, so the only seedling of the old Wang's family was gone, and the incense was cut off.Alas, nothing but sighs.

Since coffin burials are still practiced in the village, and the temperature is high this summer, the coffin at home cannot exceed three days, or the corpse will rot early.The coffin was buried on the third day, and the Wang family finally managed to find out the real cause of death of their son.

If it is said that his son accidentally fell into the water and drowned, even if he killed Lao Wang, he would not believe it.My son has been swimming in the river since he was five or six years old, and he knows the water quality clearly.Every year during Chinese New Year fishing in the village, my son always paddles a raft with himself and casts nets on the water for fishing.

Those whose jobs are not good at swimming are generally not allowed to go, for fear of accidents.Who knew, this son just disappeared without a trace.

How come there must be a saying, maybe it was murdered by someone else?

After much deliberation, Lao Wang decided to call together the people who salvaged his son's body that day and asked them if they had any minor discoveries at that time.Even a small wound or a bruise can show that the child was murdered by someone else. If you don't find out the matter, you will always feel like a knife is hanging in your heart, and you will not be able to settle down.

I can only blame myself for being stunned when I heard the news. When I saw the dead body of my son, I cried miserably with my wife, and didn't pay attention to other details at all.

After calling those people together, Lao Wang questioned for several hours but did not find any meaningful clues. He only knew that they all said that his son had some small wounds on his face and neck.The wound on the face is in the shape of a small triangle, which seems to be bitten by something, but it is also likely to be bruised by stones in the water.

As for the wound on the neck, I can't see clearly, and I can't say what the reason is. There is only a red and purple bruise, which is preliminarily estimated to be caused by being entangled in aquatic plants.

In this way, it does not rule out the possibility that he fell into the water and was entangled in aquatic plants and suffocated to death. If this is the case, it can well explain why the son did not have time to struggle and was not discovered by passers-by.

Since no valid conclusions can be drawn for a while, Lao Wang no longer makes it difficult for others. After all, it is not good to always remind others of that scene. A drowned body is not very good-looking.

After talking for an afternoon, seeing that it was time to eat, Lao Wang asked his wife to arrange a sumptuous meal to express his sincere gratitude.

Although my son is gone, no matter how sad I feel, I have to thank those who should be thanked first.They have helped me so much, so I invite people to have a meal first. Although the peasants are not rich or educated, they are the most polite.

(End of this chapter)