At The Beginning, Caishikou Beheaded, I Chose To Be Reborn

"Water God?"

Ye Yuan and Zhu Qingqing looked at each other.

the latter asked.

"Where are you talking about the water god? Have you seen it?"

Perhaps it was because the boat was sailing on the water, the boss of the boat didn't dare to say it directly, but put his hands together, and prayed to the water surface.

Then came back and said.

"How could I possibly have seen the water god? Anyway, everyone said so, and I just heard it... But Mr. Ye, if I remember correctly, you seem to be going to the Minjiang River? Could it be that Haven't you heard any wind?"

Ye Yuan shook his head.

"Ye is from the east. He has never traveled far before, and he feels fresh wherever he goes. The reason why he went to Minjiang River was invited by a friend, but I have never been there before, and I have never heard of Minjiang River. The matter over there has left us in a hurry when sailing. If possible, I would like to ask Brother He to talk about the Minjiang River.

"It doesn't matter if you say this, it's not a secret anyway, but I can't guarantee the authenticity of the matter. For people like us who beg for Life on the pier, I have seen a lot of people of all kinds, and rumors are flying all over the place. I said Listen, just for fun, don't take it too seriously."

"Ye knows."

The boss of the boat cleared his throat, felt the gaze of Ye Yuan and Zhu Qingqing, and was inexplicably stressed.

It was the first time in his life that someone who had read books and such a beautiful girl listened to him so attentively.

He adjusted his mentality, and finally opened his mouth slowly.

"Well, if you want to trace it back, it can actually be traced back two or three hundred years ago."

"Two or three hundred years ago?"

"Yes, it's that long...Mr. Ye, you must know the Zhanghe River. The Minjiang River is one of the important tributaries of the Zhanghe River. It's 800 miles long, so it can be called a big river." Zero "Five zero" But the Minjiang River is not as noisy as the Zhanghe River, and the number of floods has not been many since ancient times, so both sides of the Minjiang River are land of fish and rice. To put it bluntly, it is much richer than our Xinghua Prefecture, but It was just two or three hundred years ago, and the exact time is not sure, anyway, that's what the old people said."

The boss of the boat showed the color of memory.

"In short, at that time, the Minjiang River suddenly changed, flooding every now and then, and the timing of the rain is not sure. It should rain in spring, but it will not rain, and it will rain vigorously in winter.

As a result, a large amount of food production has been reduced, and the common people have been complaining. "

"After more than ten years of tossing like this, a large amount of land on both sides of the Minjiang River was destroyed, and ordinary people were forced to abandon it."

"Fortunately, the government at that time was okay. At that time, the emperor daddy was also able to do things. Unlike the current one, he only knew how to seek immortality... It's far away, let's get back to the topic, the government at that time continued After changing several terms of sheriff, after taking office, he built water conservancy projects and built embankments. He made a lot of efforts, but it was useless. After two or three years, the Minjiang River flooded again, and the embankment that was built with great difficulty It's all broken."

Zhu Qingqing frowned.

"How is it possible? It's only been a few years, how can the Minjiang River be so changeable?"

Ye Yuan thought of something, showing a thoughtful look.

"The Minjiang River was originally a very quiet river, but it suddenly became so irritable. Could it have something to do with the gods?"

The boss of the boat slapped his thigh and praised.

"As expected of Mr. Ye, he is more knowledgeable than ordinary people. In fact, the government at that time also suspected that the gods were offended, so they organized a huge sacrificial activity, not only expanding the temple for the Minjiang River God, but also offering sacrifices with three animals and five sounds. Another group of priests was invited, and they read the scriptures for half a month, wrote a chapter of the memorial, and sent it to Jiangzhong... I don’t know if it’s because Jiangshen received the memorial. A hundred years after that, the Minjiang River returned to its former peace, so people on both sides of the river returned to their homes to farm, and Guangning Prefecture became a land of fish and rice again."

"It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. After a hundred years passed, there were problems on the Minjiang River again, heavy rain, drought, and flooding... Alas, it brings tears to my eyes.

"It has been tossing until today, but it has not recovered. The government later repaired the embankment and held a sacrificial ceremony again, but it was useless... To be honest, when I sailed to the Minjiang River, I felt a little distressed. , You don’t know that large tracts of fertile land have been abandoned for decades because of floods. Let’s say that my baby’s mother’s second uncle lives tens of miles away from the river bank. Logically speaking, It is right to say that there should not be too many disasters, but last year, it rained heavily for four consecutive months, not to mention the fields at home, even the houses were washed away, and the whole village moved out... . . . "

Speaking of this, the boss of the boat showed pity on his face.

Even his careless daughter-in-law sighed again and again.

They are all working people at the bottom. Knowing this kind of suffering, they can't bear to mention it.

Ye Yuan knows that the boss of the ship is just an ordinary laborer. Although he has been extroverted for many years, he is uneducated and his ability to organize words is not strong. However, he can still feel from his plain and simple words that Minjiang has given the people these years. the pain caused.

Others don't know, but he doesn't know that there is a river god in the Minjiang River.

The Zhang River is the lifeline of the Qian Kingdom, and the number of forces involved is too great, so no one is qualified to occupy the entire Zhang River and become the god of the river.

But the Minjiang River is different. It is just a tributary of the Zhanghe River. In the past, an old dragon became the Dragon Lord of the Minjiang River.

Later, the old dragon died, and his grandson inherited the position, which was used for the sake of obedience.

It was Ao Ding, the host of the Dragon Sun Banquet that Ye Yuan was about to go to.

Calculating according to the time, the first catastrophe occurred in the Minjiang River two or three hundred years ago, and it was already under the rule of Ao Ding at that time.

I don't know what happened. Longsun seems to have neglected the matter of flood control and rainfall, but later the government expanded the temple for him, offered sacrifices, and wrote memorials and sent them to the river. They should have received them, and then restored the Minjiang River to peace. .

But this kind of peace only lasted for a hundred years, and it became the original again.

This made Ye Yuan puzzled.

"What happened? Longsun, as a river god, let the whole family suffer?"

Of course, without investigation, there is no right to speak.

Ye Yuan is just guessing according to the words of the boss of the boat.

But what the boat boss said can only be used as a reference. After all, he is just an ordinary person, and all these things he knows are based on hearsay.

So Ye Yuan didn't have a bad impression of Longsun because of these words.

Just as Ye Yuan was thinking, Zhu Qingqing asked.

"Old He, didn't you say earlier that the catastrophe on the Minjiang River was related to the water god's inactivity? How did you determine this?"

She blinked her big eyes, but she still remembered how the boss of the boat swore before.

Ye Yuan also remembered this, and looked at the boss of the boat.

"The things I said before were all based on what others said, but this matter is real.

The boss of the boat said swearingly, pointing to the direction of the water flow.

"Let's go all the way down, we can reach the Minjiang River, and the Minjiang River goes down, and there are several forks. Among them, the water flow in the east is called Fengqiaodu, and there is a river temple there.

"Because of successive years of disasters, many people go to the Temple of the River to offer incense, hoping that the God of the River will bless them and bring good weather and good weather in the coming year."

"As a result, just eight or nine years ago, the river god actually responded to everyone. Everyone who went to offer incense was entrusted by the river god to dream at night. I have a fellow who went on the boat with me, who was one of the pilgrims who went to offer incense. One, he patted his chest and assured me that this matter is absolutely not a lie, at least hundreds of pilgrims can testify.

"The God of the River said that he is just a small River God, whose jurisdiction is only forty miles away. His position is low and his authority is light, and he has no control over the affairs of the River God. If you want a solution to this matter, you must go to the River God!"

Jiang Shen?

Zhu Qingqing looked at Ye Yuan.

"If this is the case, then Longsun is not a good person."

This was said by voice transmission.

Ye Yuan did not comment, but responded.

"Don't rush to draw conclusions. Let's attend the Dragon and Sun Banquet as originally planned. If we want to find out about this matter later, we only need to ask that river god."

Zhu Qingqing nodded, able to understand Yuan's caution.

This kind of matter really cannot be easily concluded, just like she was regarded as a protective umbrella by the spider spirit.

If Ye Yuan indiscriminately punished her with a single portrait, wouldn't she have to die unjustly.

"I didn't expect that there are so many mysterious legends in this Minjiang River. What brother He said today has given Ye a lot of insight.

Ye Yuan gently arched his cupped hands to the boss of the boat.

"Hey, I, Lao He, have no other abilities. It's just that I have been on this ship for many years, and I have heard a lot of messy things. If Mr. Ye is interested, I have a few more

..."

Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Then brother He, please tell me."

As I said before, there is nothing left and right, it is better to listen to the anecdote on the water from the boss of the boat.

The boss of the boat is superstitious in this line of work, and knows a lot about gods and ghosts.

But the stories told later lacked authenticity, at least after Zhu Qingqing heard a few, she didn't bother to listen anymore.

The whole family of the boat boss went to rest.

Only the old boatman operated the boat and kept watch at night.

There is no wind or waves on the road, so you don't need to worry too much.

Ye Yuan didn't go back to the room, but lay on the deck and watched "Qing Yu Miscellaneous Notes" by the starlight.

These days are very leisurely. The scenery on the river is different from that on land. Ye Yuan enjoys the scenery during the day, reads at night, and chats with the boat boss from time to time, which makes Yuzi very comfortable.

In the blink of an eye, another few days passed. During this period, the passenger ship docked at the pier several times, and almost all the passengers on the ship were disembarked......

As the boat boss said, both sides of the Minjiang River are now deserted, and the entire Guangning Prefecture has also been affected. From a land of fish and rice, a dry country's granary, to the current barren land.

So except for Ye Yuan and Zhu Qingqing, no one on board would go to Guangning Mansion at all.

As soon as he entered the Minjiang River, Ye Yuan looked towards both banks, and sure enough, everything he could see was desolate.

Many places that should have been villages are now only ruins.

Weeds are overgrown, and the highest point is already 15 meters high.

There are many potholes where you can see stagnant water.

Although there were no victims of the disaster, just looking at the scene felt a little shocking.

Ye Yuan has never seen victims of disasters. In his previous life, the country was prosperous and the people were safe. He was able to survive disasters and restore order quickly. In this life, there was a snowstorm in Xiaoning County, but because of the Spring Festival couplets he sent out, the people were saved.

It was the first time for him to see the scene of the disaster area so intuitively.

"Master, this Longsun is really not a good guy, do you want to teach him a lesson?"

Zhu Qingqing asked via voice transmission.

"It's still the same sentence. If you don't investigate, you don't have the right to speak. You have to ask the river god to find out what the real situation is. Besides, I'm here for a banquet this time, and I got an invitation from Danyangzi fellow daoist. If I Being a villain, how can you make Danyangzi fellow daoist feel so bad?"

Ye Yuan said, and then sighed helplessly.

"And the most important thing is that I am not the elder of Longsun, even if he made a mistake, how can it be my turn?

lesson?"

Zhu Qingqing whispered.

"It's his good fortune that the master can teach him a lesson. If the dragon's grandson is not the dragon's grandson, if he can't successfully transform the dragon after so many years, he will be ashamed sooner or later."

At this time, the boss of the boat leaned over, carrying one.

"Mr. Ye, come and have a cup of tea. In two hours, we can dock."

"So fast?"

"It's not too soon. If we put it in the past, we can dock now, but because the Minjiang River is too flooded, the pier here is also deserted, so we have to take a long detour to Taiping

Landed on the other side of the town, and now that side is still a little popular. "

"So that's how it is... However, Ye Mou has a compromise. We don't need to waste any more time. Why don't we just stop on the river and wait until dawn tomorrow."

Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Tomorrow is the day of the Longsun Banquet.

There is no need to land again, just wait here.

"Huh? Wait here all night? It's not dark now..."

The boss of the boat looked at the sky and was a little puzzled.

What is Mr. Ye thinking, the surrounding scenery is not very good, why stop here?

"It's just that there are some things that need to wait for a while. Is it possible that Brother He is afraid that Ye is a robber and will harm people in the middle of the night?"

Ye Yuan made a small joke.

"What did Mr. Ye say about 4.9? How can I be worried about it, Mr. He, I just feel a little strange."

The boat boss didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't have any doubts about it at all.

Ye Yuan, a powerless scholar with a beautiful girl, what kind of military experience can he have?

If he had evil intentions, it would be because he is so many and powerful. Ye Yuan is not afraid, so what else is he afraid of?

"Brother He, just wait a little longer. Ye will leave some money for you."

"Just wait, anyway, this night's work is not bad, so you don't need money, and what we chatted on the road can be regarded as speculation...

"In this case, let Ye Mou cook a meal of fish soup, and take it as a thank you to Brother He."

Ye Yuan said with a smile.

The main reason was that he was hungry and wanted to eat along the way, but there were too many people on board and he was afraid of causing trouble. Now that all the guests had left, he changed his mind.

One is to satisfy the gluttony by oneself, and the other is to thank the boss of the boat in a small way.

The first reaction of the boat boss was to decline, mainly because he thought that a scholar like Ye Yuan would not be able to cook, but Ye Yuan was very persistent, and Zhu Qingqing was advocating on the sidelines, so he just

can believe.

Ye Yuan borrowed a fishing net, fished casually pretendingly, and then took out a spirit fish and brought it into the kitchen.

He didn't use any seasoning, just threw two slices of ginger into it symbolically, and after a while, the aroma wafted across the entire river.

Even the fish under the water couldn't help but scurry upwards, as if they also wanted to drink fish soup.

Seeing this wonderful scene, the boss of the boat reacted really fast. He grabbed the fishing net and started fishing. He caught an unknown number of nets in a row, and the whole boat was a bit drafty.

Down, the eyes are incredible.

"What's the situation..."

(At the last moment, I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!!!).