Chapter ninety-nine
After discussing with Wang Qiu for a while, I borrowed a pair of diving glasses, and walked downstream with a bear's lifebuoy.
"I said that you are really idle, and you still want to see water ghosts, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes when you say it, isn't this brain-dead?" Wang Qiu said as he tied a dead knot in the swimming ring with a rope.
"You just hold it down. I'll pull you on the shore, just look around, don't swim too far, I can't guarantee if I can pull you back"
I looked at the rapids and nodded silently.
I took it to the swimming ring and put on my goggles, took a deep breath and swam over, today I must give myself an explanation, I don't want to run away again.
Relying on my memory to swim to the position just now, the distance of the rope is almost here, the current is not too urgent now, I checked the rope and glasses again, took a deep breath and dived to the bottom of the water, my heart was not as anxious as just now, thinking that there was still Wang Qiu Xiongzi waiting on the shore Naturally, I was also a lot more relieved, and I was cautious and boldly looked at the place where I was entangled just now.
The rich aquatic plants reminded me that it was here, and I peeled off the aquatic plants in these stones, adjusted my breath back and forth several times, and finally noticed something unusual. The weeds under the pile of rocks were covered with a wooden plank, and I kicked it open half with my foot and found that it was a hole. There's actually a secret passage under this big river? The entrance to the cave was only half the size of a body, and the current quickly formed a whirlpool. The suction wasn't enough to pull me, and I looked at the pitch-black hole as if it were bottomless, as if it was a gateway to another world.
I surfaced to say goodbye to Wang Qiu, leaned on the swimming ring and rested for a while, the curiosity in my heart became more and more intense, if I could breathe in the water then I would definitely go in to see what was going on, what would be hidden in it?
"That's pretty much it! Don't play there! "Wang Qiu and the others are impatient, thinking that I am looking for guilt in nothing,
I dived down again to pull the plank back a little bit, and stepped on it a few times before I was able to get out of the water.
"How? See a water ghost? As soon as I got to the shore, "Wang Qiu looked at me with a foolish look, and he must have thought he was making a fool."
"Nope!"
After I finished speaking, I handed the glasses to Xiongzi and asked him to return them to others.
"You're really stupid at reading, I haven't heard the people in the village say it, if you want to see the water ghosts, you have to come in the middle of the night after the rainstorm to see them, at that time you are waiting on the shore, maybe if you are lucky, you can see those water ghosts come out and cry, how can anyone go into the water to find the water ghosts, you really think you have lived too long, right?" Wang Qiu counted me down and gave me a hint that maybe this would work.
"Where...... Has anyone seen it like this? I still couldn't help but ask the idiot
"How do I know? Is this a legend good, are you stupid? Everyone says there are witches in the village, have you seen them? Has anyone seen it? Really, you've drunk too much in the morning, what's going on in your head for the day? ”
By the time Xiongzi ran to the two of us, Wang Qiu and I had already finished talking to the water ghosts. I ate a few more packets of corn, smoked a cigarette and chatted for a while, and then went home.
"I'm going to the mountains to find Xiaohua, are you with me?" Wang Qiu didn't wait for the two of us to answer, he was about to leave after speaking, Xiong Zi was going home to read, so naturally he didn't go, and I was not in the mood for the mystery to be solved yet. After leaving the king ball and saying goodbye to the bear, he returned to the basement. Maybe Sister Liu knows some things about water ghosts.
I knocked on Sister Liu's door, and Sister Liu looked at me with some surprise.
"Just came out of the river, right? My hair didn't dry, take it and wipe it" Sister Liu said, handed me a towel, I didn't rush to use it, but sat on the edge of the bed and picked up a bottle of wine and said to Sister Liu: "Do you want to drink two glasses?" ”
"Yo, do you want to drink after taking a shower? Then I'll have a drink with you," Sister Liu said with a shocked face, sat cross-legged on the bed, picked up the wine bottle and took a sip.
I really wanted to ask Sister Liu about the water ghost immediately, but I was too embarrassed to say that it was too abrupt and purposeful, so I had to talk and drink a lot, and I didn't say much wine but had already drunk a few bottles.
"You kid, you want to get me drunk, right?" Sister Liu looked at me with a puzzled look on her face, one bottle after another, wondering why I suddenly came to her for a drink.
I looked at Sister Liu's somewhat reddened eyes, felt that the time was ripe, lit a cigarette and asked, "Do you know the water ghost?" ”
Sister Liu was stunned for a while: "Water ghost? You know, water monkey, why are you asking this all of a sudden? ”
"Oh...... I was full of joy and said calmly: "I heard others talk about swimming for a while, and I always feel a little mysterious, and I want to ask you."
Sister Liu put down the wine bottle and said leisurely: "You really have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, I said why did you suddenly want to drink with me, it turned out that you wanted to trick me" She pointed at my nose with her finger, and finally saw through my purpose.
"I'm just curious, you can tell me anything you know" I didn't dodge, I looked at Sister Liu seriously.
"What's so curious about this, the water ghost is a ghost in the water, lurking in the water to see the right person to pull them into the water, drown one by one, what else can be strange?" Sister Liu said lightly.
"And what are they like, and where do they live?" I asked very impatiently, I couldn't control my emotions, and I almost spilled the wine in my hand.
"Hey! What kind of questions are you asking, how do I know these as a weak woman, I haven't seen a water ghost, if you want to see it, just stay in the river, maybe you can meet a female water ghost, and take you in" Sister Liu was a little angry, and no longer answered my questions, in fact, that's all she knew.
I looked at Sister Liu's expression, knowing that I couldn't ask anything more, and I wanted to leave, but I couldn't find a suitable excuse, so I could only accompany Sister Liu to continue drinking.
"You men of the Zhang family are really elusive, I haven't seen your father these days," Sister Liu said, shaking her head and leaning on the foot of the bed.
I sneered and sighed and thought to myself, "It's not just you, I often can't find him, and I don't know what my father is doing in a day......"
I haven't been to the clinic to see my mother for a few days, and I don't know how she's doing. I wanted to visit my mother more than anyone else, but I was always afraid of seeing her unconscious at the clinic, so I could only stand outside the door and do nothing, and the feeling of helplessness was so frightening to me. I really don't want to experience it anymore, I can only hope that the doctor will bring me good news. Just wait...... When I gradually forget these recent troubles, when I adjust my state, I will go to see my mother, hoping that she can still accompany me to bask in the sun and talk about family life......
"Oh, it's boring, let's have some games!" Sister Liu didn't fall asleep, and sat up again.
"Just go out for a walk, I see you haven't gone out every day when you've been in the house."
"Hmph, what are you doing out there? I have to put on makeup and pick clothes, stay at home at least you drink with me, I can tell you, the only man I have contacted during this time is you, you have to cherish it"
Sister Liu's words don't seem like a joke, I don't know what she is trying to say. Now that she has drunk again, who knows what weird and embarrassing games she has come up with, it is better to find an excuse to leave first, and then chat with her when she sleeps and wakes up.
"I've got to go find Xiongzi for some things, and I'll hang out with you later?" casually found a reason to make a promise, and after saying it happily, seeing that Sister Liu nodded slightly, I hurriedly fled the room.