Chapter 384 The true face of Mount Lu [Part 1]
“Brother-in-law, isn’t the earth dragon an earthworm? How did it turn into a water monster? It couldn’t be that the earthworm became a spirit.”
This morning, listen to After receiving the news, Chen Ling's family rushed to the reservoir.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu walked together with their baby in their arms, while the little girl Wang Zhenzhen restlessly stood in front of their family of three.
While swinging his arms and walking backwards, he asked with confusion on his face.
"What about earthworms turning into spirits? Earthworms are called earth dragons. This is earth dragon. I guess earth dragon means crocodile..."
Chen Ling looked at her speechlessly. She must be following her sister to collect medicinal materials. , saw the medicinal name of earthworms.
But when he heard the word earth dragon, he thought about it for a long time before vaguely remembering that this might be the native name of a crocodile.
He was just thinking about it in his mind. If he doesn’t see the water monster later, he will ask Fourth Grandpa. He was born before the founding of the People’s Republic of China. He has experienced many things and has seen a lot. Before the reservoir was built, it was still a big lake. He often went to play when he was young, maybe he knew something.
"Huh? Crocodile? Is it the kind of crocodile with hard scales on its body and such a big mouth?"
Wang Zhenzhen looked very surprised. She knew about crocodiles. It was in the aquarium atlas bought by Chen Ling. It was also mentioned in some extracurricular books that a kind of bird could pick the teeth of crocodiles.
She was naturally interested in such things, so she was deeply impressed by the ferocious-looking crocodiles and remembered their appearance clearly.
"Yes, that's the crocodile."
Chen Ling nodded, then was stunned again.
But I remembered that in the autumn of last year, someone saw the water monster for the first time. They said it had a green face and fangs, was covered in scales, opened its bloody mouth, and could swallow two ducks in one bite.
At that time, he felt that the villagers' statement was too exaggerated. If it was spread from one person to another, and everyone would add a little bit of jealousy, the truth would have changed beyond recognition.
But now that I think about it, if it were a crocodile, this slightly exaggerated statement would really be true...
The big earth hole that has always puzzled Chen Ling and made him feel uncertain. , and it was solved in an instant.
After all, although crocodiles are not as good at digging holes as badgers, as amphibians that have lived in the world for tens of thousands of years, they have extremely superb digging skills.
It’s a crocodile, not a water monster, and it’s not a water monkey as the old people say, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.
After hearing what Chen Ling said, Wang Susu breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried when she heard about the water monster just now.
Wang Zhenzhen also became lively again. While walking backwards, he teased the little guy in his sister's arms: "Ruirui, look, aunt, I can walk backwards, can you? Hee. Hee."
"Okay, stop making trouble, let's go and see what this thing is, my parents are still at home waiting to go to the county to save money."
Chen Ling. After saying this to the little girl, the three boys and one boy rushed towards the reservoir.
On the dam at the entrance of the village, there were a lot fewer tourists, but there were a lot of stalls, so it was surrounded by water.
But when he saw Chen Ling's family, they all politely let him in.
There were villagers who carefully explained the situation to him.
Soon, Zhao Dahai waved to him and pointed to two collapsed earth caves.
“These are two connected earth holes. When digging a hole, one collapsed and the other was exposed...”
“At first, we thought it was a badger or a fox. Some other hole, but as soon as this hole was dug, a gray thing ran out of the reeds, jumped into the water, and swam away. An old man on the side saw it and was shocked and said that It’s a water monster.”
Zhao Dahai wiped the sweat from his face and gasped, but he was frightened by the scene just now.
"Are you sure it's one, not two?"
Chen Ling looked at the two soil holes and asked.
The traces inside these two soil holes are very new and are not the two holes he blocked at that time, which proves that something is living inside.
“Well, we just saw one clearly.”
Zhao Dahai scratched his head and knew what Chen Ling meant by asking.
"Okay, then who said that thing looks like an earth dragon?" Chen Ling asked again.
Hearing this, Zhao Dahai looked left and right, looked around, and finally pointed at the old man to the west of Chen Ling: "He said that."
Old Niwai also hurriedly echoed: "Uncle Gannian said it. He said that the thing's tail and the water vortex it stirred up looked like an earth dragon." Then he talked about the first time he discovered the water monster in the autumn of the year before last. He saw the characteristics of the water monster and added evidence.
He said that many of them saw it clearly at that time.
He also talked about the green face, fangs, and bloody mouth, and how many people saw it at that time, for fear that others would not believe it.
"Does it sound like Tulong to you? Fourth Grandpa."
"It must be that. Tulong looks like that. When I was fleeing, I saw militiamen fighting by the river. There are rows of these things hanging on shelves and trees."
Chen Gannian gestured with his hands and described the characteristics of the earth dragon in more detail.
Listening carefully, Chen Ling was convinced that the earth dragon was really talking about the crocodile.
But the crocodile that lives in the wild in China is probably the alligator.
Why did you come to them?
At this time, someone next to me asked: "Uncle Channian, didn't you say earth dragon? They are called dragons. How come the militiamen dare to use guns to fight."
Chen Gannian After thinking about it, he said: "The earth dragon is a dragon on the ground. It has no horns and cannot fly. It is far from the real dragon that flies in the clouds and mist in the sky. It is useless to shoot it with a gun. If the earth dragon in the reservoir is messing around, If you dare to hurt someone, we will shoot him with a gun.”
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Many people also laughed and said that the reservoir is controlled by Prince Turtle, so the earth dragon is nothing, he will definitely not dare to cause trouble.
Because everyone has made a lot of money recently, they believe that the fortune is given by Prince Turtle, so no one questions this statement, but they agree with it.
Chen Ling himself felt a little relieved.
If it is an alligator, it is not ferocious. It is timid and will run away from people. It generally does not hurt people. Children can stay away from it. It is not harmful to adults.
Because the earth dragon was scared away, the true appearance of the earth dragon could not be seen.
Chen Ling's family did not stay here to watch the excitement.
The villagers were not as excited as they had been when the old turtle showed up.
Because everyone has known about the water monster for a long time.
So I was just a little surprised, so I set up my stall and had a normal chat.
This side of the reservoir is far less lively than last time.
Only those tourists who have not left and a few villagers from other villages are very excited and curious. They are still pestering the villagers who know about it and asking questions about water monsters and earth dragons in more detail. They enjoyed doing all kinds of things, wandering back and forth around the reservoir, reluctant to leave.
After Chen Ling returned, Jiu rode his motorcycle without stopping and took his father-in-law to the county town, where he saved the money he earned during this period.
I stopped by the small yard in the south of the city to have a look, and then went to a small village in the east of the city next to the forest farm to find someone to buy three guns of different models.
Take it home for self-defense.
Not only to protect against wild animals, but also against people with evil intentions.
The village has been so popular recently, and most people from all over the country know that their village has made money, so it is inevitable that they will be remembered.
It is the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and we are gradually entering the busy farming season.
As soon as the farming season comes, it is a good time for many idlers and second-rate people to do bad things everywhere.
At this time, the farmers are busy in the fields and there is no one at home, or only the young and old are left at home, which is an excellent opportunity for stealing.
In recent days, the flow of people in this village has shown signs of gradually dissipating. After this prosperous period, we must be alert and take more precautions.
Besides these, I will go to the city soon to attend the wedding of Bobcat and Cuckoo.
Although Zhao Dahai said he would drive with them, this time Wang Susu and her children also wanted to go with them, attend the wedding, and then look at the house they bought in the city.
With his wife and children following him on a long journey, Chen Ling cannot be too cautious.
I and Zhao Dahai took two guns and gave the rest to my father-in-law to use at home.
(End of this chapter)