Han Tong walked over at this time, held the hands of the two old men, and bowed his head: "The two parents are here, please accept my worship, and you two old men will be my parents in the future." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

When the two old men helped Han Tong up, the villagers remembered the cheerful applause.

That night, Chen Xu and Zhang Kundan, Han Zhimin, Meng Fu and Han Tong stayed in an inn, after the discussion of his grandfather, Chen Xu absorbed the suggestions of several people, and finally formed a complete set of plans to drive away crocodiles, at that time, these people did not know whether Chen Xu's practice could play a plan to drive away crocodiles, and they did not understand whether Chen Xu's practice could be fulfilled, but they all followed his intentions and hoped to do things well.

On the second day, with the help of Yuan Sheng, the son of his grandfather Han Baohu's adjutant and now the mayor of Nanchang County, Han Tong stamped the official seal of the list written by Chen Xu and posted it in more than a dozen towns where Mingjingxi passed.

Although Mayor Yuan didn't know whether Chen Xu's plan could be effective, he was still impressed by Chen Xu's courage and talent, and was shocked by this group of young people who sincerely served the people and were determined to eliminate evil. In fact, this Nanchang county is diligent for the people, with clean sleeves, an innocent official voice, and loves the people like a son, he wanted to benefit the people and drive away the crocodiles that hurt people, but he couldn't think of a way, so he had nothing to do, and he delayed.

Chen Xu's set of methods in accordance with the name of the mayor of Nanchang County, the surrounding cities and counties heard that the mayor wanted to drive crocodiles, for the people to eliminate harm, all applauded, as early as a few years ago, the people's wisdom was not opened, people thought that the crocodiles in the Spiegel Creek were turned into evil spirits, and did not dare to rashly hunt on a large scale, until Chen Xu with the title of an anonymous man in the mountains inspected the local terrain on the spot, and summarized the real reason why the crocodiles sneaked into the Spiegel Creek, so as to eliminate the concerns in people's hearts.

In recent years, crocodiles are rampant, endangering one side, the villagers on both sides of the river have suffered great losses, they have long hated crocodiles, heard that the mayor has eliminated evil, people love him because of his innocent reputation, care about the suffering, and have a very high prestige in the hearts of the people, so they have no scruples to carry hoes, iron catalpa, shovels, mountain axes, and drill the sky to pry to a place where the Ganjiang River and the end of Mingjing Creek are in a T-shaped junction in the lightning and thunder are very serious and the grass grows on the highland. Due to the help of villagers from more than a dozen surrounding cities and counties, there were more than 20,000 migrant workers digging the river, and the formation was very huge.

At the same time, Chen Xu and Han Tong also mobilized the villagers of several townships to go up the mountain to collect poisons, everyone did not know much about the mountain herbs, but Chen Xu was very patient to draw the specific characteristics of the poison to be collected on the paper, and the villagers also went up the mountain to collect all kinds of poisons, including dozens of poisons such as belladonna, hook kiss, aconite, carucilla, quinoa, Araceae, Euphorbia, yellow medicine, ginkgo seed, bitter almond and so on.

When Han Tong drove into the bamboo basket and the poisons that the villagers had collected in the past three days, he asked Chen Xu in confusion: "I have lived in this mountain woodland for 20 years, why have I never seen these poisons on the mountains near here, when did you know these poisons and draw the original shape of these herbs, and let the villagers go?" ”

Chen Xu smiled: "Do you know, the last time I went to a mountain in Mingjing Creek with you, when Zhang Kundan and I were chased by crocodiles, we carried Han Zhimin on the high hill and hid, and forgot the past far away on the high hill, but found that there were poisonous weeds such as belladonna, hook kiss, aconitum aconite, locus locus, and quinoa on the hillside, but wild boars like to get into these poisonous weeds to avoid the damage of crocodiles, crocodiles did not dare to come forward to catch wild boars when they saw these poisonous weeds, I had read some medical classics in my early years, Recognize these poisonous weeds, and thus know that the reason why wild boars are not afraid of these herbs is because when the wild boar cubs run, their fangs and big mouths will pant loudly, producing a lot of white foam, which secretes some toxins produced by accidentally being stung by poisonous weeds, and crocodiles have lived in the water for a long time, and they have not been able to adapt to some poisonous herbs, so as soon as the wild boar gets into the poisonous weeds, the crocodile naturally does not dare to step forward. ”

Chen Xu and Han Tong were expecting to be energetic, Han Tong gradually felt that Chen Xu was an "extraordinary person" who could always observe carefully when encountering problems, and became more and more convinced that he could drive the crocodiles out of the stream, but at this time, Han Zhimin leaned on the door beam worriedly, stared at the sky in a daze, and said to Zhang Kundan with words in his mouth: "Brother Kaihe, Brother Lu said that according to the plan he made, if you want to drive away the crocodiles in the stream, the condition you have to rely on is to pay attention to the right time, place and people. The so-called ten days after the morning of the day needs heavy rain, this set of plans can be effective, people is to combine the local respected predecessors or talents to unite the villagers, let them voluntarily send labor, then the first condition for the implementation of the program, the geographical advantage is to send a good teacher to investigate the terrain and the flow of the stream, to find the end of the stream in a place where crocodiles are less infested, then the whole program is necessary, the latter two conditions we have done, only ten days later in the morning to rain heavily, now have passed four days, the sun is still shining outside, the sun is fierce, and the heavy rain is coming. ”

Zhang Kundan persuaded him with words: "Don't be too anxious, have you forgotten, Brother Lu's ingenuity on the road, if it weren't for him, when we crossed the Bailu Creek, we would have been drowned in the water when we got on the boat to the heart of the river, I admire his talent, since he said that in the morning ten days later, there will be heavy rain in the sky, then there will be no mistakes, but I still can't understand why he mobilized the villagers to dig the ancient village in the mountains on the other side of Mingjing Creek the last time we went to Mingjing Creek. I really can't figure out the place where there is no grass to grow. ”

And Han Zhimin also said: "The truth is also said: the fool must have a thousand thoughts, and the wise must have a mistake in a thousand thoughts." If Brother Lu miscalculates at this time, how will he explain to the villagers in the future. ”

While Han Zhimin was talking, the thunder in the sky was rolling, and the dark clouds in the sky had covered the sun, Zhang Kundan said with a smile: "Just say that you don't have to worry, you see that the sky is beautiful, don't you." ”

The extremely abnormal weather lasted for several days, Han Zhimin still walked around the house, his mood was extremely nervous, and he always said to Zhang Kundan and Meng Fu: "The weather is so strange, I have never seen a few of them, the sky is cloudy, the wind is tight, the weather is extremely hot, but it is not raining." ”

Zhang Kundan was also worried about Chen Xu at this time, and said to Chen Xu, who was calm: "Brother Lu, didn't you say that it would rain in the sky on the morning of the tenth day, the time you said has come, why is it not raining now." ”

Before Zhang Kundan's words were finished, the wind outside was dusty, lightning and thunder, and bean-sized raindrops fell one after another, hitting the eaves, stirring up water splashes on the sparkling tiles, beating a cheerful rhythm, crackling like a tight and orderly drumbeat.

Chen Xu stood up from his chair and said, "The time has come for us to be nervous. Immediately, he asked Meng Fu to inform Han Tong on the artificial river channel that had been completed, and told him to untie all the sandbags when the flood flooded the hillside early tomorrow morning, so that the water flow and Mingjing Creek could figure it out.

Chen Xu led several strong young men in the village, wearing hats and green coats, to wait for the embankment of Mingjing Creek in person, and prepared dozens of flat boats to the upstream where crocodiles are less infested, and sprinkled the lime, sulfur, and mercury powder collected with the help of Han Tong a few days ago, the raw materials for making explosives, and dozens of poisons, belladonna, hook kiss, aconitum aconitum, locus locust, quinoa, Aracea, etc., with flour and grass grinding into medicinal powder, and sprinkled them into the gushing and turbulent stream.

The next morning, when the flood was raging, the rape flowers in the fields, the pear trees full of fruit, the rice lying in the fields, and the golden corn with red tassels hanging upside down were all sunk into a sea of water, and the peasants were all sad.

At this time, Chen Xu felt that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive away crocodiles, and specially explained to Meng Fu to call on the farmers who raised poultry in the village to throw some sick and infected chickens, ducks, geese, poisonous dogs and cattle into the downstream area of the stream.

When the flood overflowed the embankment of Mingjing Creek, Han Tong instructed the villagers to pump out all the sandbags that had been stacked in recent days according to Chen Xu's plan. The surging flood water flowed down and merged into the Gan River, which was dug out by manpower and figured out with it.

At this time, in the upstream area, Chen Xu led the villagers to throw the poison through the soaking of the stream, the medicinal power gradually spread, the crocodile in the stream was soon attracted to the downstream area covered with livestock and poultry carcasses, the villagers standing by the stream looked at the huge scene of the crocodile as a whole, and appreciated the bloody and thrilling scene when the crocodile was killed, and they were deeply shocked, most people began to admire this close and clever plan, they all thought that this was made by the mayor of Nanchang County, and he was not a prophet, The ability to observe the world all expresses his admiration for him.

And Han Tong and Meng Fu stood on the big stone facing the surging flood, as early as when the weather was thunderous, windy and rainy, they came to the stream where Chen Xu arranged manpower to excavate, they guessed Chen Xu's plan, and now they watched the crocodiles in the stream in order to avoid the damage of poison, they all migrated to the mighty and turbulent Gan River, he stood on the cusp of the storm, and praised sincerely and in unison: Chen Xu is really a prodigy. ”

Chen Xu saw that all the crocodiles in the stream escaped from the Spiegel Creek, and the rest were killed by poison in the churning stream, Chen Xu invited the middle-aged people who provided them with shelter, and sent the two bags to Han Tong's hands, Han Tong saw the date on it, and tore the first bag to see, and remembered that at the fifth watch tonight, he asked him to lead everyone to refill the water flow that had been excavated, because the poison in the water could only last for fifteen hours. Meng Fu and Han Tong did exactly what Chen Xu explained, and that night because the floods flowed into the endless Ganjiang River, the vast area from Nanchang County to Baojing Town was restored to its vitality, and it was no different from usual.

But it shows that the villagers on the mirror river drove away the crocodile that has been in trouble for a long time, and they all think that this is the credit of the mayor of Nanchang County, and the next day dozens of residents of the surrounding cities and villages gathered together, carrying a big plaque that reads "God in the sky", when carried to the mayor's mansion, the mayor did not dare to accept it, and said to the kind villagers: "This official thanks to the love of the villagers, as an official in this place, doing things can often benefit the people, at this time relying on the enthusiasm of the local villagers, now you send me this shaking mountains and rivers, I am ashamed to be the plaque hanging over the sun and the moon. ”

Everyone heard what the mayor was, and the mayor told the truth, and the people suddenly realized that it was a natural prodigy who drove them away from the crocodile that had always been regarded as a big problem by local officials, although everyone knew that it was not the mayor who did a good thing, he just did a little bit of effort, but considering that he was an official, innocent, and accumulated favor for the people, he changed the plaque to "God Heart Mingde"

The mayor was deeply moved by the behavior of the people, so he invited several old people who could represent the villagers to the riverside building in Nanchang County to celebrate the successful results of the crocodile drive, and when he was drunk, the mayor called a few entourages to Liwan Village to set up all the young men who participated in the crocodile removal operation, and several young men who came to see him before came to drink and celebrate, but tossed for a morning, and finally heard the entourage come forward to report, only invited Meng Fu and Han Tong.

Han Tong and the mayor were acquaintances, and after the two greeted each other, the mayor asked him: "The three young men who have contributed the most to this crocodile operation are there."

I saw Han Tong bow his head and sigh: "After the three young men learned that the crocodiles in Mingjing Creek were all driven away from the Ganjiang River, they left silently, and I also looked for a long time before coming up to this restaurant." I asked many of the villagers in the village, but I couldn't find out where they were going. ”

The mayor sighed again and again: "Oh, one of these three young people, after listening to Meng Fu's introduction, I realized that this young man is really a rare genius in a century. ”

The old man in the village knew that the matter of driving away the crocodile was done by Chen Xu using his own ingenuity, and they were all the same as the mayor, patiently looking for the whereabouts of these three people, just when he asked this person, he learned that Chen Xu was a talented and beautiful woman, and it happened that a new white jade pavilion was built in Liwan Village, and he wanted to find him and hold a celebration for him, in recognition of his extraordinary deeds, and let him inscribe a poem on the day of the completion of the white jade pavilion to commemorate it, but now it seems that it is the moon in the bamboo basket - a sweet dream.

Everyone couldn't find Chen Xu's whereabouts, but they didn't know that he and his two friends Zhang Kundan and Han Zhimin drove a boat across the river to the mountain in the Mingjing Creek without the harm of crocodiles, and once stepped on the temple where the statue of Liu Niang and his sweetheart was originally located.

When the two returned to the temple, they also met the ferryman master who had a small boat on the Bailu River to support them across the river to Panyang Lake, and the reputation of the three of them was also spread in the Ganzhou realm at that time, the old ferryman quickly recognized these three people, and after bowing to Chen Xu sincerely, Chen Xu was flattered, and bowed down again and again and said: "Old man, you are old enough to be my grandfather, and you have been so nameless in your later life, it is really condescending to me, so how can I afford it." ”

The ferryman said: "Prodigy, there is no need to be so polite, you have expelled the crocodile plague for the people on both sides of the stream, and it is a matter of course that you will be sincerely worshiped by me." ”

Zhang Kundan said with a smile: "Old Ah Weng, you are so strange, although the deeds of the three of us driving away crocodiles have spread in this land, but you have never met a real person, how can you make this great gift, are you not afraid of recognizing the wrong person, like a monkey getting off the stage and walking in front of people - something ugly." ”

The ferryman said: "The last time I took the three of you across the river, the fairy child on the shore expected that the boat to the center of the river, there will be a strong wind, so that I can escape a catastrophe, these ten days, I sleep every night to remember what the fairy child said, like drinking wine, the aftertaste is endless, you show the endowment, but let me admire it to the extreme, this time to drive the crocodile I heard that it was done by a young man half an age, who will you be if you have such a ability in the world." ”

Han Zhimin smiled at this: "Although the old man heard about it, he can guess who did it, so it can be seen that you can also predict the prophet, which is really admirable." ”

The three of them sat on the stool in front of the temple, chatted for a long time, when Chen Xu asked why the old ferry master appeared here, the old ferry master said: "In fact, the six mothers here are not others, it is my relatives, since the time and empty, I will come here to clean up the dust and soil clods in the statues and temples, otherwise after a few years, the grass will be barren here, the road will grow moss, become unrecognizable, and no one will know this place anymore." ”

Chen Xu comforted the old ferry master, asked him not to sigh, and patted his chest and assured him: "After a period of time, there will definitely be kind-hearted people who will come to this secluded mountain forest to repair this temple and statue, which is a testimony of great love in the world, and there will always be people who think of here." ”

The old master of the ferry worker smiled openly, knowing that what Chen Xu said would be verified, so he was no longer worried about this matter, the old master took off a wine gourd from his waist, and held a few cups, Chen Xu, Zhang Kundan, and Han Zhimin drank the wine, while listening to the old master of the ferry to tell the poignant and beautiful story of Liuniang, tears oozed from the corners of Chen Xu's eyes, it was really not intoxicating, and people were already drunk when they heard the moving story. ”

When he was leaving, Chen Xu also got some inspiration from the story of Liu Niang and the young teacher falling in love, and took a brush to write a poem recording the great love on thin paper:

He met under the moon every year, and he thought about it for half a lifetime

There is a carp at the south gate that does not like to jump, and there is no wave in the east

E tears Xiangjiang water, why bother looking for the voice of the emperor's hometown

Qingluan is silent, who sends it, and a curtain of spring mountains locks eyebrows

Don't go to the spring river. Since then, the green silk has been revealed

Reminiscing about the past is not the present. The gold makeup table looks sad

The male and female phoenixes go to the sky, one word and one double haiku

This is not easy to Wushan Yun, and he is willing to be a husband stone

And took these two gentle and beautiful poems to the statues of Liu Niang and the teacher and burned them to ashes, hoping that the two of them can stay together for a long time no matter when and where, until they are old.

Zhang Kundan also thought of a good thing that could benefit the villagers at this time, so he gave the family heirloom, the precious amber to the master of the ferry with both hands, and told him: "This piece of amber is a holy treasure of the family, priceless, I hope you can find a good buyer, sell it at a real price, and distribute the proceeds to the villagers on both sides of the strait who suffered losses in the crocodile action.

Chen Xu and Han Zhimin admired Zhang Kundan even more from their hearts, saying that his behavior was an ancient way of warmth, a wise move, and a benevolent act.

After wiping away his tears and waving his hand, the three of them walked on the mountain road, at this time the night was approaching, the grass dyed the sunset, the glow turned to the ground, Zhang Kundan was a little vague, walking on the mountain road, on the mossy talc, almost fell, fortunately, Chen Xu and Han Zhimin were supporting him, he had no intention of appreciating the agile posture of the mountain ape walking through the forest, and the cry of the cuckoo flew to the brood's nest with the fruit again and again, and handed over the cage rope on the head of one of his dusty horses to Chen Xu, And Han Zhimin watched the butterfly dancing smartly and lightly on the side, Zhang Kundan almost fell down once, this time he complained to Chen Xu: "Oh my God, this kind of forest path is really not a place for people to walk, I am about to be thrown into a big horse monkey." ”

Chen Xu smiled and said that there was no need to be nervous, and pointed to the direction of the stream below the mountain to call the two friends to see, only to see that in the Mingjing Creek, the light waves were like fish scales, the sails were like butterfly wings, the young man was holding the boat, and he was whistling leisurely to command the cormorant fishing on the water surface, the beautiful village girl carried the flower basket, and there were several large baskets of fragrant flowers that could be used as rouge gouache picked from the mountain on the small bamboo row, and they sang pleasant and moving songs along the leisurely stream.

Han Zhimin and Zhang Kundan didn't understand what he meant at all, so they asked him, Chen Xu smiled: "Since there are no crocodiles in the stream, the villagers on both sides of the river have come and go, many villagers come here to collect exotic flowers and plants, precious herbs, and the people of the ancient village also have to go to the market on the other side of the stream to collect goods and communicate with each other, and this mountain road is the only way for the ancient village in the mountain, I believe that soon, the villagers will lay a new road here." ”