There are many legends about water ghosts in this world, and the most representative one is the water ghost ascending to the city god.... 。

Legend has it that once upon a time there was a fisherman named Ah Mian, just because there was an old mother with insomnia in both eyes at home, and she married without a wife in her forties. Ah Mian is very filial to his mother, and he has to choose the best fish to cook for his mother to eat every day.

In the stream harbor where Ah Mian fished, there was a water ghost, and he saw that Ah Mian was a filial son, so he often helped Ah Mian drive the fish into the net, so that Ah Mian caught a lot of fish every day. Later, Ah Mian also became friends with this water ghost, and often invited his water ghost friends to drink on the boat. During the conversation, I learned that this water ghost was an old man who fell into the water and died nine years ago. He's a well-meaning water ghost.

Originally, after a person fell into the water and died as a water ghost, he could "plunder" in three years. In the first three years, he snatched a pregnant woman, and he couldn't bear to rob her body and two lives, so he helped her up the river and let her go home. In the second three years, it was a mother and son who came to dive, and the mother jumped into the river with her son in her arms. The water ghost uncle couldn't bear to plunder their mother and son on his behalf, so he helped their mother and son up the river again, and turned into an old man to send their mother and son home.

Now that the water ghost Boyi has been immersed in the water for nine years, he thinks that this time he must have a substitute no matter what. Who knew that the water ghost uncle saved four lives and moved Guanyin Niangniang. Download Guanyin Niang's intention to test the water ghost, how can it be really kind? She became an old woman with insomnia in both eyes, crying and scolding her son for her heart's heart while walking, and jumped into the water when she came to the river. Seeing that this old woman was angry with her son like himself, the water ghost was very sympathetic to her, and he would rather be immersed in the water and never be overborn, and would never pass an old woman as a substitute. Immediately picked up the old woman and persuaded her to go home. Guanyin Niang saw that the water ghost uncle really had the kindness of saving people, so she learned about the 'jade' emperor and named him the local city god.

After the water ghost became a city god, he told Ah Mian not to go fishing in the future. You may sell incense and candles in front of the temple, so that you may still be friends with him every day.

However, the legend of the water ghost on the bank of the Yangma River is not so friendly. The representative water ghost here is the golden doll. To this day, there is still a popular burial method called 'fish and shrimp substitute burial' in Yangma Village. It is said that the fishermen along the river were wrecked in the Yangma River and their bodies were lost, so their families took the nets to the river to catch them, and the fish and shrimp caught in the nets were considered to be the substitutes of the deceased, and they were collected and buried.

It's this custom, but there is a little problem.

On the Yangma River, fish and snakes should not be encountered when the boat is sailing. When a snake crosses the boat, the boat must speed up and get ahead of the snake before it crosses the bow. Free txt eBook It is said that the ship is a dragon, and if the dragon loses the snake, it will be unlucky; When the boat is moving, some fish jump on the boat, and instead of catching them, they are put back into the water, and they have to catch two handfuls of rice and throw them into the water, and it is said that the fish are relatives of the dragon king, and they jump on the boat to feed. Others say that these fish were turned into water spirits, and that they jumped on the boat to test people's hearts, and that if they coveted small profits, they would be punished.

The fog was very thick this morning. Zhao Fan rowed the ferry boat to the left bank of the river early and waited for customers to come to the 'door'. Due to the wide Yangma River, there are not many bridges that can be passed. And this section happens to be a place where the two sides of the strait are densely flowed, and if you want to cross the bridge, you have to go around at least more than 10 kilometers. Many people want to be convenient, so the ferry business here is booming.

Zhao Fan graduated from high school six years ago, but because he was not admitted to college, he was too lazy to retake the exam, so he simply took over his father's business and became a boatman. Early in the morning, I started my day's business without waiting for dawn.

At the beginning, his father didn't want to live or die, saying that going to the river before dawn was easy to provoke water ghosts, and his life would not be saved at that time. Zhao Fan is also a high school student, so of course he scoffs at this kind of thing. After a long time, my father saw that he was alive and well, so he didn't pay attention to it anymore.

Zhao Fan looked at his watch, it was only a quarter past six. For early spring, the sky is only bright at this time, and because the fog is so thick, it is not even possible to see clearly from five meters away. It's cold. He craned his neck and ran to the cabin to sit down.

It seems that the fog is thicker. The billowing white smoke had an icy aura, which not only numbed his sense of smell and vision, but also affected his sense of hearing. There was something strange about him. Today is the day of the rush, and generally at this time, there are already villagers who have already run to the field with their goods to occupy a good position. But until now, I haven't seen it alone. Is it a miscalculation of the day? Or is the alarm clock at home broken?

Wrong! He stepped out of the cabin and looked up into the sky, where a faint light could be seen through the fog. Judging by my own experience, such a celestial 'color' should be in the early sixth. But why, do you always feel that something is not right?

Look at the watch, it's indeed a quarter past six, and you didn't mistake the time!

He sat on the edge of the boat and watched the 'waves' and 'flowers' that kept hitting the hull. Suddenly remembering something, he shook his whole body and stared at the watch on his wrist.

Problematic! Definitely problematic. I got up at five o'clock, had breakfast and prepared it, and it was already a quarter past six when I sailed the boat here. Why did you wait so long and the hands of the watch still stay at a quarter past six?

The mechanical watch on the wrist, the second hand ticking, without the slightest pause. It was only then that he realized that no matter how hard the second hand went, the minute and hour hands remained as immobile as a rock. It looks like it's broken!

Zhao Fan sighed. I have to 'spend' money to repair it, and I can simply use an electronic watch in the future. It's cheap and durable, much more convenient than this old antique, which is said to have been handed down from your ancestors.

It's just that I don't know if it's an illusion. The sky, like the hands, shows no sign of brightening. It's still as bleak as when I first arrived. I've been here for at least an hour.

Suddenly, there was a burst of suona sound from the shore, which was extremely lively. He listened intently, and soon heard clearly. Someone actually got married, and they started to give the bride so early.

It is very unlucky for people on the banks of the Yangma River to give a wedding before 8 o'clock in the morning. Zhao Fan secretly prayed, hoping that this business would not be thrown on his head.

Unfortunately, things often don't go as planned. I don't want to come to anything, but I have to find the 'door'. The noisy suona sound is getting closer and closer, and in the white 'color' mist, the black 'color' figure seems to emerge from the end of the sky, walking towards this side in a string. Headache, despite thousands of reluctance, Zhao Fan couldn't refuse to send the business to the 'door'. If you're unlucky, you're unlucky. He pushed the wooden ladder to the shore and looked at the figure that was getting bigger and bigger, and when he saw it clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned. These people are not ordinary eccentrics. All of them were dressed in black, with only a white belt tied around their waists. Moreover, he also 'covered' his face tightly.