So what really happened in the fishing village 50 years ago? What happened to Nono and his father? Is it really on the lake, or is it missing? There is no way to answer all these questions.

Another point, is Uncle Li, who received Xiaodou and Yueyue, the same person as Lao Nuo, who received Yun Yeyao and Xie Yunmeng 15 years later? They are both surnamed Li, and they are also the owners of the artificial island inn, and according to the three aspects of work, surname, and age, there is a high probability that they are the same person, and they also look similar.

But nothing can be decided so quickly, and judging from attitudes, people 15 years ago and people now seem to be afraid of something, which must have something to do with the long-abandoned fishing village of Dahu Lake. Especially the current Lao Nuo, he is still very jealous of Xie Yunmeng's identity as a criminal policeman.

Now let's put aside these questions and follow the two groups of people around 15 years ago to see what they experienced after that.

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Go back 15 years

Xiaodou and Yueyue wanted to help Uncle Li do what they could, but they said it too nicely, but in fact they couldn't do anything. There were a lot of jokes, and finally Uncle Li said, "You can play here for two days, it doesn't matter, we often receive a lot of free customers here, because we don't mainly sell hotels, but umbrellas." ”

"Umbrella sales?" Yueyue was curious, and she asked, "Why did you build such a big house, but the main business is not a hotel?" How much can an umbrella be sold for? ”

"We have a unique recipe for making umbrellas, each one is stronger than a sail, it's cheap, it's beautiful." Uncle Li said proudly that he was not hunched over in his 50s, and when he laughed, he felt refreshed.

Xiaodou also looked at him and asked, "What kind of umbrella is that?" Can we take a look at that too? Oh, by the way, did you deliberately make the bow of the boat in the shape of an umbrella to advertise to attract customers? ”

"That's true, you seem to be very smart, but in fact, customers who buy umbrellas don't need us to introduce more, everyone who has come to our hotel to stay, will bring a lot of umbrellas back, and some will come to buy them again or four times, not only for their own use, but also for friends and relatives, our umbrellas are really very popular."

"And what's the name of your umbrella?" Yueyue asked.

At this time, Aunt Ye had already taken care of everything in the counter, she was holding a black plastic cloth bag in her hand, and came out and said, "Our umbrella is called Chongming Lantern, and there is one in this bag, you can take it and take a look." ”

"Heavy light? Why do you name an umbrella a lamp? Yue Yue didn't understand the meaning of the heavy lantern.

"Little girl, have you ever heard of the Chongming Bird?" Uncle Li asked rhetorically.

Yueyue pondered for a moment and asked, "No, Xiaodou, have you heard of it?" ”

"It seems to be an ancient divine bird, my father told me when I was a child, but I don't remember exactly what it was." Azuki replied.

Uncle Li put down his work, stood up, and explained seriously: "The Chongming Bird is indeed an ancient divine bird, its shape is like a chicken, but its chirping sound is like a phoenix, especially its two eyeballs, which shine like two fine pearls, so it can also be called a heavy eye bird." ”

"This bird has great strength, can drive out tigers and leopards, fight demons, so, the ancient people called it the bird of five virtues, do you know which five virtues are the five virtues? It is what people often call benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith. We hope that the person who buys the umbrella can also have these five virtues. That's why we named the umbrella we made as a heavy light. ”

"There is another meaning in this," Aunt Ye interjected, "We hope that the person holding the heavy lantern will not have another accident no matter when and where, whether it is on the lake or at sea, and can live a safe and healthy life." ”

Aunt Ye's words seemed to mean something, and Xiaodou immediately asked rhetorically, "Another accident?" Could it be that there have been accidents on the Great Lake before? ”

"You probably don't know!" Aunt Ye handed the bag in her hand to Yueyue and asked her to open it to look at it, while continuing: "In the past, the living conditions of the fishermen here were poor, and the boats were also dilapidated. Sometimes, the wind and waves on this large lake will last for many days, but the fishermen will not have food to eat if they do not go out to fish. ”

"So when the wind doesn't stop on the big lake for more than three days, a lot of people can't wait and take the risk of fishing. I always felt that there were many souls buried at the bottom of this lake, and the lantern should be made to pray for them. ”

"Xiao Ye, don't mention the past again," Uncle Li suddenly stopped Aunt Ye and said, "There are still a lot of things that need to be done over there, you go and help the young men, I'll take care of them here." ”

"Okay, I'll go." Aunt Ye seemed to listen to Uncle Li's words, gently tugged her hair behind her head, and walked towards the other side of the artificial island. The whole artificial island is rectangular, the inn is in the easternmost part of the island, and the southwest side is the pier, and there is a passage that extends forward, the first half of the passage is flat, and after a bend, it slopes downwards until it reaches the deck of the lake.

In the area enclosed between the bend of the passage and the artificial island, there are many boats docked inside, and Shodou took a general look, and the bow of the ship is all made in the shape of an umbrella, but in different colors.

The night was already very deep, almost 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, but the song and dance performance that Uncle Li said had not yet begun, and Yue Yue had already opened the umbrella that Aunt Ye handed her. Sure enough, the fabrics used were all fine silk silk, and on the inside of the fiery red umbrella, a huge human bird was drawn.

It is called a human-like bird because of its human head and long black hair, which is tied up on the top of its head and flutters forward like the tip of a brush. Its face is very fair and delicate, with pearl-like eyes, thin lips, and a slender neck.

The flaming red body is below the neck, and the feathers fly forward with the wings, like a flamingo. Between the feathers, you can see beautiful ribbons fluttering, and the lower part of the body is also in the shape of a bird, with slender legs stretched straight out, and the huge claws that extend to the center of the skeleton on the inside of the umbrella, as if grasping on the handle of the umbrella.

"It's a bird!" Yueyue's voice sounded a little depressed, and she said, "I prefer umbrellas with flowers, are there any ones with flowers?" ”

Before Uncle Li could answer, Xiaodou suddenly asked, "How much does this umbrella cost?" As if completely captivated, he stared straight at the inside of the umbrella, especially the bird's face.

Uncle Li glanced at him and said, "This umbrella is not for sale, it is a sample, and we sometimes hang it in the hotel to solicit customers." ”

"Really? It's a pity that such a good-looking umbrella is not sold. Xiaodou whispered, then closed his mouth and said no more, his eyes left the umbrella, looking at the lake in the distance, but Uncle Li's eyes were still staring at him. To be precise, it should be staring at Xiaodou's eyes as bright as pearls, which are exactly the same as the people and birds on the umbrella.