Around its body, there are thousands of carp of all sizes and sizes.

Compared to it, the carp were much smaller, and the largest of them was just over a meter long.

I heard my grandfather say that there are carps in the Liao River that have lived for hundreds of years, and those who follow them are its descendants.

Perhaps because of the heavy water, it swam out of the depths of the river. This fish already has spirituality, so it's better not to touch it.

This large school of fish was unusually conspicuous, and they were soon spotted. A dozen small boats rowed towards them. The fish were still swimming slowly and leisurely as if they were not afraid of people.

Although everyone is very curious, no one dares to do it, and if you provoke this kind of thing, you will get into trouble.

They swam towards the whirlpool in the middle of the river. Around the whirlpool, five stone pillars more than ten zhang high are neatly erected.

The stone pillars have different appearances, more like five evil ghosts with hideous faces. The river rumbled against the stone pillars.

Chen Bo said that the center of the vortex is the eye of the Liao River. This pattern is extremely dangerous, and it is known as the Five Ghost Splitting Bureau in Feng Shui.

He was right, ships close to the stone pillars would always have accidents for some reason, and in the end, even the bodies of the crew could not be found. Some say that the vortex leads to hell, and no one dares to approach it.

I saw a huge school of fish swimming towards one of the stone pillars. Although others didn't dare to do it, the Liu family's father and son didn't believe in that evil.

Under the leadership of the boss Liu Yuanhua, the five brothers each rowed a boat and approached the fish. Seeing them coming, the others quickly hid to the side.

Liu Yuanhua said proudly, "After fishing on the Liao River for so many years, it is the first time I have seen this kind of big fish, and we are going to be developed!" ”

Seeing them raise their bright harpoons, Uncle Chen's brows immediately furrowed. He whispered to me, "That red carp must have some aura." If the father and son of the Liu family attack it, not only will they be unlucky, but the entire village will suffer. ”

I didn't care and said, "It's not that serious, is it?" It's just a carp that's been around for some years. ”

Chen Bo said with a solemn face, "This matter is very serious, because the red carp is running towards the river. Haven't you heard the legend of the river god marrying? ”

People who live by the river have heard of this legend.

Hundreds of years ago, the people of the village were very superstitious, and if there was a big flood or something bad happened, they would think that the river god was responsible.

They will pick out the prettiest girls in the village. Those girls must be virgins, and the time of their birthday must be pure yin.

They dressed the girl up beautifully, put her in the boat, and scuttled the boat so that it could carry her down the river. In fact, they were all sacrifices to the river god.

Marrying the river god has become a good opportunity for the village chief to make money. Rich families can save their families with some money, but children from poor families are not so lucky.

They had to watch as their children sank into the river with the boat. They watched as their daughter struggled desperately in the water and was finally swallowed up by the river.

Since the beginning of the village, the people in charge of the village are the ancestors of Liu Dehai's family.

What's even more strange is that every time the river god is married, the boat will drift in the direction of the river eye and finally sink near the five stone pillars.

Some people say that the river god lives in the eye of the river, and those girls who marry the river god will eventually turn into a big red carp.

There is an unwritten rule in the village, if you catch more than 50 catties, the carp with red body must be released respectfully, otherwise you will anger the river god, and something will happen in the village.

The father and son of the Liu family have always been domineering, and of course they will not take this rule seriously.

Several boats are in a semicircle, enclosing schools of fish. Uncle Liu shook his head silently and sighed slightly.

Liu Yuanhua commanded, "Do it!" ”

Together, the harpoons were thrown at the red carp in the center of the school, which was about two meters long, with an unusually sharp tip and a barb. Once stabbed, no matter how big the fish is, it can't break free.

But before the harpoon could stab the red carp, the other carp scrambled to swim over, and several carp were stabbed in a row.

They are not small, weighing twenty or thirty pounds. The Liu brothers grabbed the rope on the harpoon and pulled the harpoon back along with the carp.

The other carp didn't know how to escape, and still gathered around the red carp.

In a few minutes, the surface of the water near the red carp was stained red with blood, and the blood flowed down the water to the eye of the river.

The school of fish was beating restlessly on the surface of the water, almost like a heavy rain, and the sound of thumping was incessant.

Although the people of the village have been fishing by the river all year round, they have never seen such a spectacular scene.

To everyone's surprise, the red carp no longer swam to the side of the river, and it was surrounded by schools of fish and kept floating in place.

Seeing that the Liu family had gained a lot, the others couldn't bear it anymore and joined in one after another. A harpoon with a harpoon shining with a cold light stabbed on the carp, and it was a massacre!

By the end, dozens of small boats surrounded all the fish. The fish were dwindling at a visible rate, but they did not flee and remained in front of the red carp.

"It's finally here!" Liu Yuanhua was so happy that he danced with his hands.

Together, the five brothers threw their harpoons at the red carp, and with a popping sound, the harpoons all stabbed into it. The red carp turned over violently in pain, and a huge whirlpool immediately appeared on the surface of the water, and then rushed towards Liu Yuanhua's boat like crazy.

Liu Yuanhua didn't expect that it would fight back. The red carp is much bigger than the boat, and if it is hit, the boat will have to be smashed to pieces.

He rowed as hard as he could, but the red carp was faster, and he saw that the huge head was about to hit the boat.

Seeing that the eldest brother was in critical condition, the others hurriedly rowed the boat in all directions, and the rope tied to the harpoon tightened, and the red carp was dragged backwards.

Liu Yuanhua's head was covered with cold sweat. The red carp was held back by other boats, and it was difficult to move an inch.

Liu Yuanhua pulled out the harpoon on the carp, and a blood hole immediately emerged, and the blood water stained a large area of river water red.

Liu Yuanhua said viciously, "Fight with me, you're still far away!" ”

He simply rowed the boat to the red carp, and the harpoon stabbed it one after another, but in ten minutes, the fish's body was densely covered with blood holes.

Eventually, it ran out of strength and stopped struggling, and floated on the surface of the water.

Uncle Chen was looking at the stone pillars around the whirlpool with a frightened face, and I followed his gaze.

Although it was far away, I could still see that at the top of the stone pillar, two blood-red liquids were flowing down the stone pillar. It was more like two bloody tears, falling down the hideous face.

"Five devils cry blood, no one can save them!" Uncle Chen was so anxious that he stomped his feet, but he knew the temper of the Liu family very well, and no one could stop them.

The Liu brothers dragged the carp and rowed the boat to the shore. The others also returned with full loads, and the boats were full of carp, large and small. They wiped out almost the entire school of fish.

As the five Liu brothers came ashore, the crowd hurriedly dodged to the side. Together, they dragged the red carp up the river.

Looking at it up close, everyone was even more surprised. The red carp is so big that even the oldest man in the village has ever seen such a big carp.

What surprised everyone even more was that its two eyes turned into two black holes, and it was actually a blind fish. It turned out that it couldn't see anything, and relied on the fish around it to guide it. No wonder when the fish stopped, it stopped with it.

When they saw the carp's two empty eye sockets, the Liu brothers also had a look of displeasure on their faces.

Liu Dehai said, "For fishermen, catching a fish with a disability is a very unlucky thing in itself, and this kind of fish should be released if you catch it." But it's dead, and it's impossible to put it anymore. ”

Among the five brothers of the Liu family, Liu Yuanshuang is the youngest, almost the same as me. He was even more fearless of the temper, and said with a smile, "Dad, why are you so superstitious." It's just a fish, so let's go back and make a whole fish feast. ”

That fish is hundreds of catties, and the Liu family can't eat it all. Liu Yuanshuang asked people to drive the car over, and everyone carried the fish to the car.

As he passed by me, Liu Yuanshuang looked at me with slanted eyes, and said with a sneer, "As a descendant of the Shen family, you don't even dare to go into the water. The face of the Shen family is really embarrassing! ”

In the eyes of the villagers, the Shen family is simply the king on the edge of the Liao River, and even has a strong sense of mystery. And for me, a descendant who doesn't even dare to go down to water, of course, they can't look at it.

I'm used to the eyes of others, and I've always taken to heart what my grandfather told me.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Liu Yuanhua said with a smile, "Your Shen family has done a lot of good things for the village. You didn't do it, but you still have a share of the fish. ”

I quickly said, "Thank you for your kindness, you might as well keep it for yourselves." ”

Liu Yuanhua glanced at me and said, "Don't be ignorant, in the village, there are not many people who can make our Liu family look at it." I'm giving it to you for your grandfather's sake. You must keep it for me! ”

After saying that, he ordered someone to drive. The red carp was longer than the carriage, with a long section of its body exposed, and as the car started, the fish's body shook as if it had come to life.

The others happily unloaded the fish from the boat and carried them home.

The villagers benefited a lot from this heavy rain, and everyone was elated. Uncle Chen always kept his face calm, and he had a very bad premonition.

Uncle Chen and I followed behind the crowd. Kuroko casually followed me, occasionally turning her head to look at the river.

Uncle Chen lives alone in a dilapidated temple at the edge of the village, and he knows some Taoism, and the villagers treat him as an alternative, and everyone respects him.

Walking to the gate of the ruined temple, Uncle Chen stopped and said to me, "Chao'er, remember, you must not eat the fish they catch." Hopefully, the people in the village will survive this fate. ”