Chapter 137: The Turtle (Text)
Wu Chen chatted with him for a while, relatively speaking, his impression of the county magistrate Tu is still better, although the two have not met, but the county has submitted an island wind power project before, the construction unit is a subsidiary of the provincial power group, in the approval process, Wu Chen knows that the county is still very supportive, especially the county magistrate Tu, but the city is very inactive, repeatedly delaying the reporting time, which makes this project yellow.
After drinking for a while, Wu Chen listened to their lively conversations, and his stupidity came up again, and his head was a little confused, so he found an excuse to go out and blow the cold wind.
The air outside is very fresh, and there is a faint smell of aquatic plants, which wafts in the wind, and there is an indescribable pastoral feeling.
Wu Chen lit a cigarette and watched blindly while smoking. It is a large food stall built on the edge of the reservoir, and in addition to a row of simple wooden houses, there are several rows of covered corridors. Just after the catastrophe, no one came to eat, and the place that was blown down by the wind had not had time to clean up, which looked a little dilapidated.
According to the regulations, the area around this kind of water source is an area where no one can move, but in this kind of place, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the old people have passed it down, so it has always been like this, and no one cares about it.
After smoking a cigarette, Wu Chen simply walked along the dirt slope to the water's edge, looking at the reservoir water that had become clear in a daze, only feeling that the blue waves were rippling, could there really be what Daddy said here, what kind of monster is that? When it comes to the Great Lake Monster, the most famous one is probably the Loch Ness Monster, but it is a natural lake, and how can there be such a powerful thing in just a few decades when such an artificially dug reservoir like this is located?
If he had been in the past, he didn't even believe in the folklore "water monkey", but after this incident, he has a better understanding of this world, and maybe there are really many things that are unknown or unacceptable.
Just as Wu Chen was about to throw away the cigarette butt, he suddenly felt a little weird, as if something was wrong.
He looked intently and found that there was a turtle at the water's edge, probing his brain, the little head turned slightly, and his two eyes seemed to be clear, looking at him blinkingly.
What's going on? Wu Chen was in a trance for a while, as if he saw a trace of naughtiness in the eyes of the turtle, he didn't know what to do, he suddenly thought of the little monk's smooth head, couldn't help but smile, and whistled at the turtle, but he didn't expect the turtle to look up at the sky slightly, with a look of disdain, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with his frivolity.
"Come on! Come! Wu Chen was surprised, squatted down, beckoned to the turtle, and greeted him in his mouth, but he didn't expect the turtle to really get up, walked in front of him slowly, looked up at him, one paw stretched out in the air, grabbed and grabbed, as if he wanted to shake hands with him!
Wu Chen saw that he was not afraid of people, and he became more and more curious, wasn't he afraid of being caught by himself and stewed soup? Turtles are very effective. Wild turtles like this are even more sought-after!
He looked at the turtle more closely, the head was smooth and scaleless, and the eardrum was distinct and round; The dorsal armor is golden-brown, with clear, dense black concentric rings on each shield, and the carapace in the middle of the ring is more golden; From beginning to end, there are three black longitudinal lines that are clearly raised, like a Sichuan character.
Wu Chentong's heart came up, and he discussed it twice, but when he saw that it didn't react, he turned it over with his hand, and pinched it on its narrow neck corner with his hand, and sure enough, he could feel the toughness, and it was not as hard as other parts of the back armor. Looking at the abdominal armor, there are also clumps of black, and the edges of the horns are golden.
"Morning, what are you doing?" The village chief saw that Wu Chen had come out for a while and hadn't gone back, so he came out to look for him, and by the way, he was also breathable, for him, the town mayor was very familiar, but the county magistrate was not often seen, the system was crowded, the hierarchy was orderly, separated by two layers, Rao was bold, and he couldn't let go of his hands and feet.
When I went outside, I saw Wu Chen squatting there and didn't know what to do, he was having a good time, and he suddenly sweated in his heart, such a big person, he wouldn't sneak out to play in the mud.
"A turtle, it's fun." Wu Chen smiled, stood up, took out a cigarette and handed it to the village chief.
"Wow, this looks like a money turtle!" The village chief is a knowledgeable person, and when he saw it, he forgot to light a cigarette, and when he came over, he squatted down, and saw that the turtle was on all fours, and he scratched it very unpleasantly, but he couldn't turn it over.
The village chief turned it over easily, and saw that the back shell of the turtle was as big as two palms spread out side by side, "Such a big one, it's rare!" ”
"This is the Golden Turtle?" Wu Chen had heard of it many times, but he hadn't seen it, but it was a little interesting to see it circle around its back shell, so he didn't know if the name Lu Dao came from like this, he looked at it with interest, and didn't notice that the turtle kept rolling his eyes at him.
"You're a blessing! It's a tap turtle! The village chief was very surprised when he heard Wu Chen say how he met the turtle, and remembered what Mr. said, this kid is a nobleman! Seeing that the turtle didn't seem to be afraid of Wu Chen, he said, "You go and see." ”
When Wu Chen heard this, he stood up and pretended to go back, the turtle heard the movement, shook his head and looked, and saw that Wu Chen walked away, and chased after him on all four feet, and the speed was quite fast!
"Sample, you fooled me, didn't you? Tell you, I don't have anything to eat with me! Wu Chen turned around as he walked, and when he saw the turtle following, he was slightly surprised, stopped and turned around, bent over, and deliberately teased the turtle.
Unexpectedly, the turtle stopped, tilted his little head, yawned, and looked lazy, which amused Wu Chen, this sluggishness is very similar to his.
"How?" Seeing this, the village chief also said happily, this old turtle is spiritual, this is to recognize the master!
Since ancient times, there have been rumors about "tap turtles" in the countryside, which is a great omen of wealth and peace, and very people can encounter them. For example, when and what kind of turtle there is, whose house did he climb into, and he didn't leave, and from then on the family was either rich or expensive!
Wu Chen had also heard of this, although he didn't believe it, but seeing that the turtle was very cute, he seemed to be willing to follow him, which was also fate. Just hold it in your hand, it feels quite thick, this little guy, it seems that the food in the reservoir is still good! see
He saw that there was something slimy on the turtle shell, so he washed it, and looked at it as if the boss was unhappy, Wu Chen didn't care, it was small! I don't know how old Lu Dao has lived, if only he could speak, at least ask if there are really monsters in this reservoir.
When they returned to the big room, they were talking lively, and when they saw Wu Chen coming in with a turtle, they were all surprised, and they came up to join in the fun. The turtle was also well-behaved, lying in Wu Chen's hand, unmoved by the surroundings, only staring at two eyeballs, and the old god was looking at everyone.
"It's male!" The mayor of the town said very firmly, pointing to the turtle's shoulder and explaining that the male turtle's dorsal armor is narrow, the tail looks thick and long, and the two pieces of armor on the abdomen form a deep notch, "You see, this circular circle doesn't know how to grow in the road!" It is said that one round is a year, how many teenagers this is, they have all become fine! ”
Everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, they saw that this turtle was still a little different from the ordinary money turtle, the circles on the back were black and yellow, and they were exceptionally clear, but the black edges were not round, but a little like N-sidens, but there were too many sides, each edge was extremely short, and it looked rough and round, and these black lines were not blindly black, but were made of countless dense small black coils, and they couldn't help but be surprised.
"Brother Wu, you have found a treasure!" The county magistrate was a little envious in his heart, as an official in this area, he was somewhat contaminated with some superstitious thoughts, what a blessing this is! I invited a master to tinker with feng shui in the office for a long time, and I didn't see a turtle coming from it!
Listening to everyone's envy and jealousy, Wu Chen smiled stupidly, and responded one by one, still a little unaccustomed to this feeling of being the center. Fortunately, the owner of the restaurant who was gathered on the side, after a few words of praise, casually told a legend about the reservoir, which attracted everyone's attention and finally relieved him.
This area is forbidden to the Holy Spirit! Originally, there was no reservoir, but some continuous hills, but it is strange to say, between those small hills are winding waterlands, according to legend, these waterlands, there are all kinds of strange things, often people here, inexplicably missing.
At that time, the red flag was planted all over every mountain, sweeping away all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, and the force of hundreds of thousands of people every day finally transformed this place into a reservoir, and there was nothing abnormal! It wasn't until the flood that year and the collapse of Mashan Lake that there were rumors among the people, but no one knew what was going on in Ludao, because the army quickly blocked the surroundings, and all kinds of people and horses came from above, and it took more than half a year to leave.
"I heard that this place is connected to the area of Phoenix Mountain! What does Mr. Feng Shui say! The boss said mysteriously, "Because there are dragons lurking here, and they are all relatives of the dragon kings in the sea, so the typhoon and water have never been here!" Alas, it's a pity that it's now completely destroyed! ”
He was also red-eyed in his heart for Wu Chen to pick up the old turtle, but it wasn't for any blessing, this wild money turtle had never grown to such a big size, and it would cost millions to say the least! If it weren't for a bunch of leaders, he really wanted to say that this turtle was raised by him! Grandma's, she is from this nearby village, and she has been running a restaurant here for more than ten years, why haven't you encountered it!
The countryside people are a little superstitious, except for talking about the past and the present, they are talking about all kinds of mysterious phenomena. was teased by the topic of the boss, and everyone had a lot of "supposed" to talk about.
At this time, the dishes had already been eaten, and several plates of peanuts were made.
Wu Chen saw that they were all full of interest, with a mysterious expression on his face, and he felt like an underground meeting on TV, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It's not the first time he's heard about the weirdness of the reservoir, the last time he heard his dad talk about it, that's called expressiveness! Among the group of people in front of him, none of them were older than their fathers, and they were all little children back then, and they probably listened to the old man, but now when they talk about it, they are all colorful, as if they have experienced it personally.