The old ghost of the Yellow River continued: "We are specialized in salvaging corpses, since we specialize in eating this line of food, that is our special rule, we use a long bamboo pole to pick up weeds and branches floating on the Yellow River, and after finding the corpse, cover the corpse with a white cloth, and then take a hemp rope mixed with black dog hair and tie it to the waist of the corpse, hang the corpse on the cliff in the shade, and wait for the family to identify and recognize it clearly, and then carry the corpse ashore." This is because there is less resentment on the corpse, and another reason is to protect the corpse from the sun.

We found the body, and the deceased's family claimed it, and we had to be invited to their house for a vegetarian meal, and then we were tied to a strip of red cloth three inches wide and one foot long on our middle fingers. This is to ward off evil spirits, and over time it has become our rule, and those of us who rely on the Yellow River to eat must abide by the rules everywhere, otherwise it is possible to go down to accompany the Yellow River carp.

On the Yellow River, if you see dead people with hair floating on the water and standing on the body, the ordinary corpse fishers on the Yellow River will never touch them, turn around and leave, because those are not dead people, but a kind of evil, just like what you say here.

This kind of evil is different from other dead corpses, many people die in the water, the corpse does not float up, and when the corpse is fished out, it is still as if it has just died, and the corpse is still the same as before. Not only that, but these underwater corpses will always stand upright in the water, maintaining a walking posture, and the corpses will slowly move forward with the waves, as if they are walking slowly. Many times in the dry riverbed, you can see clear footprints under the water, step by step to the deepest point, and when you reach the end, you will turn in another direction and continue walking, as if you are walking underwater.

These dead people on the Yellow River are too resentful, and they refuse to leave for a long time, and they are willing to fall until they kill others. Therefore, this kind of evil has another name, called death, that is, this kind of evil is more in the Yellow River. The Yellow River is not like other rivers, since ancient times, the Yellow River floods, the people on both sides of the Yellow River also worship the Yellow River Dragon King from time to time, worship the eight kings of the Yellow River, in the flood season, also often lead the whole head of cattle and sheep into the Yellow River, but the most terrible is the living sacrifice, some places are dedicated to the Yellow King boys and girls, and there are also places to worship the Yellow River Niangniang to the Yellow King.

This Yellow River Niangniang must be an untrained yellow flower girl, beautiful, young, kind, and able to sing folk songs, so as to relieve the boredom of King Huang, so that he will not be irritable and flooded. After such a girl is chosen, she will wrap a layer of silk on her body, soak it in sesame oil, and then in front of the eyes of the whole village, she will be thrown into the surging water of the Yellow River in a special Yellow River estuary altar to complete the sacrifice to King Huang.

These young girls are thrown into the river, anyone will be angry, so the altar of the Yellow River Niangniang is often in trouble, often people see the naked girl playing in the river, and often hear the folk song tune of resentment in the water in the middle of the night, each family has closed the doors and windows, and at night there is a big thing and dare not pass by there, but no matter how to prevent it, there are still people drowning there, the deceased has a hideous face, a big belly like a drum, and the fingernails are full of river mud.

Therefore, the walking dead in the Yellow River are the most terrifying, at this time, once you encounter the walking dead, you have to invite us old ghosts of the Yellow River, most of us old ghosts of the Yellow River, most of them have no children and no daughters, and they have raised a black dog with no miscellaneous hair on their bodies since childhood, this kind of black dog is very rare, especially the black dog born on the side of the Yellow River, there is a nickname called Dragon Dog, which is dedicated to guarding the Yellow River.

The black dog is pitch black, there is no trace of miscellaneous hair, its blood belongs to yang, and the ghost is yin, these black dogs have psychic eyes, can see the ghosts of the underworld, so they can drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits, we who are perennial on the Yellow River to fish for corpses, we must raise a black dog, and the black dog is accompanied day and night.

After we fished out the walking dead, when we returned home, if the black dog bites, we take out the copper mirror and take a look, there is blood in the mirror, this is the walking corpse's resentment has not disappeared, and followed us ashore, our rule is never to bring the evil qi home, so when we encounter this situation, we will generally go back to the Yellow River and throw the evil gas into the Yellow River. ”

The old ghost of the Yellow River was talking, and suddenly a beam of light appeared on the surface of the lake, at that time, there was no flashlight, and such a light suddenly appeared on the surface of the lake, which surprised all of us. The light was small at first, but gradually it cracked a crack, and the golden light shone brightly, and slowly the light became bigger and brighter, and a pillar of light rose to the sky.

At this time, the old ghost of the Yellow River stared at the water, looked at it for a while, and said, "Dzi, the river mussel in the water has opened the dzi." ”

As soon as I heard that the river mussel essence opened the dzi, I asked the old ghost of the Yellow River, "Uncle Ghost, what is the dzi?" ”

The old ghost of the Yellow River said excitedly: "Do you know such a thing as a river mussel? ”

I nodded, and the old ghost of the Yellow River continued: "The river mussel has a special ability, that is, it can give birth to pearls in the body. ”

I said, "Uncle Ghost, is this the dzi?" ”

The old ghost of the Yellow River said: "Fei also, Fei also, this dzi is like a pearl, but it is much more precious than pearls, not so much a pearl, but a river mussel that can produce dzi, must be an old river mussel that becomes a fine old river mussel, this old river mussel must be at least the size of the table, the dzi formed by the river mussel, it can be said that they worship the moon and absorb the essence of the moon."

This kind of dzi can't see the sun, and if you see the sun, you will definitely die, so the river mussel essence can only open the river mussel at night, and then let the dzi absorb the essence of the moon, and then slowly practice. The water is really illuminated by the dzi of the old river mussel. ”

We looked into the water on the boat, and it was indeed like a bright light at the bottom of the water, illuminating that piece of water, but unfortunately although we had the eyes of the sky, we could not penetrate the water, and we could only sigh secretly when we watched the mussels in the water spit out the dzis, but we could not see the true face of the mussels.

At this time, the old ghost of the Yellow River said: "This river mussel spits out the dzi, but it is a rare sight, if you can't see the old river mussel, it is a pity." ”

When I heard the old ghost of the Yellow River say this, I said, "I want to see it too, but my eyes can't penetrate the water, and I can't see the mussels inside." ”

When the old ghost of the Yellow River heard this, he said: "It's okay, it's okay, I have an ancestral secret technique that I can let you see." ”

As he spoke, he took out a delicate small porcelain bottle from his arms, then took a small bowl from the side, scooped a little water from the lake, and poured the contents of the small porcelain bottle into the bowl. ”

As he spoke, the old ghost of the Yellow River handed me the bowl, and I took the bowl and suddenly remembered the cow tears that the master gave me back then, and now the things in the bowl are similar to the cow tears, and after using it, maybe it is really as magical as the cow tears. So I didn't hesitate to put the water on my eyes, a cool feeling, straight into my eyes, that feeling like a sudden opening, my eyes, my eyes became clearer than before.

After I finished my eyes, I handed the bowl to my junior brother next to me, and then closed my eyes, wanting to feel the coolness, then the old ghost of the Yellow River smiled and said: "This medicine is handed down by our ancestors, specially for the water ghosts who fish for corpses, you open your eyes, look into the water, how big is the river mussel essence in the water." ”

When I heard this, I slowly opened my eyes and looked into the lake, I was a little stunned, my eyes changed dramatically, the original water, now it has become transparent, I can see the fish swimming in the water at a glance, it has become clear, they swim around.

At this time, I looked at the old river mussel that opened the dzi, and saw an old river mussel the size of a table, which had opened the shell of the mussel, and there was a bead the size of an egg, emitting a dazzling light, the bead was so beautiful, and the light emitted from a distance, like a colorful glow, was eye-catching.

The light also illuminated the open mussel shell very well, and the mussel meat inside could be seen clearly.