Chapter 4: Bonfires
Green sea, yellow shore. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½?? Huo Ran ?Wen w?w?w?.?
The sun had sunset, leaving only the last faint red glow in the sky, and almost everything was silently swallowed up by the darkness.
Hong Yanwu held the "net drifter" in his hand, Chen Liquan supported the "old knife fish" hard, and the three of them were like three wriggling sea cucumbers, crawling together from the rising sea water to the warm shore.
As soon as they landed ashore, the fifty or sixty sea cucumbers in the "net drifter" began to squirm nervously, and they all made a "card" sound of spitting water.
This familiar sound is really beautiful to the "old knifefish". Because if a sea cucumber leaves the sea, it is death, and if he climbs to the shore, it means life.
Obviously, this time, thanks to God's favor, he once again defeated them and won the victory.
After going ashore, the wet servants did not stop for a moment, but walked directly to a large bonfire that was more than 20 meters away from them, and the "little Baizi" had just lit for them.
The pile of firewood and grass is the life of the "sea bumper", and the pile of firewood is carefully prepared before the "old swordfish" goes into the water.
The thin branches are laid at the bottom, and the thicker ones should be placed on the top, so that the layers of herringbone are overlapped to ensure that the burning power is sufficient and easy to ignite.
The matchbox was pressed with a pebble to prevent it from being blown away by the sea breeze, and the "old saury" even left half of the three best matchsticks selected in advance. It was his preparation for the worst, for fear that he would freeze far more than he had imagined.
It's just that the match trick is not used at present, because the "old saury" has already smelled a faint smell of gasoline. This made him immediately realize that these boys had lit the fire in the most convenient way.
At the same time, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, because gasoline is a scarce material, and it is really not easy to come by.
Could it be that in the past few days, all of them have lit fires in this way from their own bonfires eight feet away? No wonder they are cooking so quickly! What kind of way do people from the capital come from......
And what surprised the "old saury" even more is still happening. Because Hong Yanwu immediately beckoned the "little Baizi" to bring a temporary new towel quilt and a bottle of "Zhuanghe Laojiao", and ordered the "old knifefish" to be draped quickly, so that he could drink wine to warm his body.
Machine-woven towel quilts are the most fashionable of things, and they sell for five dollars a piece in department stores. "Old Saury" is only willing to buy it for his daughter, and he and his wife have always been reluctant to build it. I never thought that anyone would use such a good thing to wipe the body that crawled out of the sea.
"Zhuanghe Laojiao" is the same, it is a recognized good thing in ten miles and eight townships, and even the village cadres are reluctant to drink it.
Not to mention the fragrant noodles that had been cooked in the aluminum pot, who could still get fine grains to eat these days! His own dry food has always been only corn flour tortillas.
No wonder everyone says that people in the capital all live in high-rise buildings, talk on the phone, and realize ** in advance. It seems that this statement is indeed true, and the life of the people in the capital is really comfortable.
Otherwise, it is these children, and the family is all big officials......
In his thoughts, he was moved to be moved, but the "old knife fish" still refused Hong Yanwu's kindness, and he even prevented Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, who went into the water to save him, from being wrapped in towels to keep them warm.
Because the sea water is still very cold at this time, if you don't use the method passed down from thousands of years to completely drive the cold out of the body, most people will fall ill. Moreover, the "old saury" is still in the sequelae of "diving disease", and he knows that he can't get drunk.
So after explaining, "Old Knife Fish" asked Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to learn from him, and then he began to pour his whole body towards the fire desperately, trying to spread his arms, and carefully grill every inch of skin on the flames that jumped high.
And after Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan glanced at each other, they also approached the flames in the same way.
The tongue of fire was like countless fiery steel needles, which suddenly penetrated the skin of the three people who roasted the fire, pierced into the muscles and bones, and began to drive away the cold that made people stiff and tremble.
Seriously, this burning pain, at the beginning, not only does not make people feel the slightest pain, but makes people feel an indescribable comfort and happiness.
In the rapid heating, the goosebumps on the skin of the three gradually began to subside, and even the body of the "old saury", which was frozen like a stone, began to soften.
Due to the short time for Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to enter the sea, their bodies also regained consciousness at the earliest, and it didn't take long for them to feel the scorching pain brought by the flames, so they couldn't help but retreat.
But the "old saury" stopped them again, saying that it was not yet time, and they had to continue to roast.
And they have always respected the "old saury", and when they saw that his solemn instructions knew that it must be reasonable, they had to step forward again like two prawns to hug the raging flames.
Frankly speaking, the taste of the roast starts to become unpleasant at this time. If it were usual, the "old saury" would surely let out an irrepressible moan to share the pain.
But at this time, he was absolutely unwilling to show such an embarrassed appearance in front of these young people. So he tried his best to control his desire to speak out, and deliberately pretended not to care.
At the age of "Old Knife Fish", his body already looks a little rickety. And because he had encountered a swordfish, his injured skin seemed to have been tempered in boiling water, and he was missing an ear, which made him look like a twisted and hideous monster in the light of the fire.
Hong Yanwu, Chen Liquan, and even the "little hundreds" who were adding fire and firewood to the side, couldn't help but cast their eyes on him.
However, because they knew about it, they didn't think the "old knifefish" was so scary, but they were filled with a heartfelt respect in their hearts. Even the "saury" should definitely be famous on this curved coastline with this face.
And when the "old knifefish" returned to normal function under the intense scorching, he also glanced at Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, and carefully observed the two young men who fished him out of the water.
In the same way, in the red light, he could see it very clearly. The muscular, vascular-strained bodies of these two men were covered with many scars, especially on the arms and thighs, and the sparse wounds made them look majestic and look as if they were ancient warriors.
In addition, the two of them did not snort because of the power of the flames under this rough roasting, so there was only one explanation that made sense.
These two boys have been sinned against since childhood! A person who has never been sinned against will never have such ability!
"Old Saury" was really surprised when he made a firm judgment. Because in his concept, the capital is the first good district, and everyone should be fine-skinned and tender-skinned, well-dressed. That side of the wind and rain in the world, it is impossible to grow this kind of good material that should be born to be a "sea bumper"!
But the reality is so bizarre, these two boys are actually no less than the real fishermen who grew up in the wind and waves, whether they are physical strength, physique, courage, or endurance......
At the moment of incomprehensibility, the "old knife fish" suddenly discovered that the dark skin of Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan had begun to show patches of red spots. He didn't care about anything else, and immediately shouted in surprise.
"Ahh
This is the jargon of Hai Bangzi, that is, it is baked to count.
At this time, the tongue of fire had gradually retracted to the ground, and the body of the "old knifefish" also fell down until the belly was roasted hotly and painfully. Only then did he slowly turn over, prop up his limbs again, and demonstratively began to teach Hong Yanwu how to roast the ridge beam with the correct posture.
In this way, the roasting pain was turned over again, and the three of them were like acrobats, repeatedly doing difficult movements. As the red spots on their bodies gradually expanded, they finally joined into clouds and emitted light, finally revealing the dried salt particles.
The old knife fish let out a long breath, reluctantly gave up the pile of charcoal that was still breathing, and then sat on the beach, and then threw the whole "net drifter" at the feet of Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
"Thanks to you, my life didn't stay in the sea......"
"Old man, we don't want it. ā
"What, you guys are too little?"
The "old saury" rubbed his salty skin, and sighed in his heart for his shabby gift.
He naturally saw that these young people were not short of these money, and even these things could only be found by others.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan both saw the expression of the "old knife fish", so they hurried to explain.
"This is what you exchanged for your life, we can't ask for ......," Chen Liquan's words were as kind as usual.
"Old man, it's right to stretch your hand, you don't need to be so polite......"
And "Hong Yanwu" said this, his face seemed to be red, but then he still expressed his opinion.
āā¦ā¦ You...... If you really want to thank us, can you tell us about 'Frustrating the Tiger Dragon'......?" It would be nice to catch a ...... for us."
"Old Knife Fish" raised his head in surprise, he didn't expect Hong Yanwu to always think about this matter, so he looked at him carefully. Only then did he see clearly, and his face was full of determination and affirmation. It seems that it is a bit of a vow not to give up until the goal is achieved.
"Do you know how fierce the thing you are looking for is, and few of the people you have met survived? Catch one? That's wishful thinking! If you want to find it, you're going to die!"
"Old saury" has a straight temperament, which is a bit unkind.
"It's up to you, don't you survive? What's more, now that the times are different, you can always come up with a good way!"
Hong Yanwu didn't mind, but he refused to give up, and he looked full of confidence.
The reaction of the "old knifefish" was stunned again, but he didn't move, he just sneered in his heart.
I can't listen to the old man's advice? Hmph, young people don't know what to do! Smallmouth fish eat crab roe, and they don't measure how big their teeth are!
But then, he thought of the kindness of the others just now, and finally sighed, and had to restrain his contemptuous eyes.
He is a man who knows how to repay his kindness, although the other party can't help but be a little coerced, but he can't help but repay this favor. So, I only had to say what I didn't want to remember the most, the details of the "frustrated tiger dragon" I met back then, and I said it without reservation.
If you want to talk about the general situation of this matter, in fact, Hong Yanwu and the others have already learned about it from the mouths of the villagers of "Clam Bay", but the description of the form and ferocity of the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon" by the "Old Knife Fish" is quite detailed, but they have never imagined.
According to the "old swordfish", the appearance of the "frustrated tiger dragon" is actually very similar to the "swordfish".
The one he had seen was more than a meter long, but it was not silver, but dark black, and the scales were like iron, and the harpoon knife was difficult to hurt, and the dorsal and caudal fin were as sharp as the blade, and when they were ruthless, they could even break the wooden boat.
And this kind of murderous thing is also extremely scheming and absolutely cunning. On the surface, it is not as fierce as a shark, but it is very gentle and cute, and if you meet it, you will find that it will shake its head on your left and its tail on your right, as if it has no intention of attacking.
But don't take it lightly at this time, this guy is actually confusing and observing, first letting people relax their vigilance, and then they will look for the best angles and opportunities to attack.
Once this guy sees the right time, he will rush over at an unimaginable speed with lightning speed, and in just a moment, he can cut people's bones and disembowel.
In fact, back then, barely dodging the first attack, the bloody "old knifefish" had already escaped to the boat, but he was not prepared for the "frustrated tiger dragon" and finally jumped up from the sea, but he was bitten off half of his face by the fish with a row of sharp teeth.
If it weren't for the solidity of the newly entered fishing boat, I am afraid that he would not have been able to avoid the destruction of the boat. But even so, when he fled to the shore in the small boat, the bottom of the fishing boat began to leak......
Finally, "Old Knife Fish" also tells an additional legend about the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon". In those days, this was a familiar allusion to many "sea bumpers".
It is said that Snake Island was originally the place where God imprisoned the "Sin Dragon". In the cave of Snake Island, there are two giant snakes, one male and one female, which are the "sin dragons" punished from the heavenly court, so they can breed thousands of poisonous snakes here.
But the male snake has always been restless in the lonely life on the island, and wants to cross the sea all the time to escape. Because there are clouds in the "Heavenly Strip", once the sin dragon successfully crosses the sea, it can take off its snake form and become a real dragon again.
So one foggy morning, the male snake thought that he had a good opportunity, so he did not listen to the female snake's persuasion and swam straight into the sea towards land.
In this process, the snake's body gradually flickered with scales, and dragon claws and horns began to sprout.
But seeing that it was about to reach the land to form a dragon, he had long been aware of the gods, but he sent down two sword-like "frustrated tiger dragons" to snipe.
They flew up from the waves in time, only to hear the sound of "click", the opinion turned into half of the dragon body of the male snake immediately broke into two, blood gushing, tragic death fell into the sea, into a scene in the sea of the Liaodong Peninsula, "Slender Dragon Island".
Since then, the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon" has officially become the guardian of Snake Island, forever guarding the countless poisonous snakes on the island so that they will no longer escape......
Ah, these charming and terrifying stories, accompanied by the rising moonlight, made Hong Yanwu, Chen Liquan and "Little Baizi" by the fire all dumbfounded...... (To be continued.) )