Fork demon master in the eyes of monsters

Chapter 2 Belief in Science

When Chen Chuanwang came back to his senses, he had already returned to the village with the two children who were soaked all over.

Until now, he still has some trances, talking monster crows, and unknown big fish that disappear in a blink of an eye...

"Awang!"

Grandpa's call made Chen Chuanwang tremble.

"Hurry up and take a shower, rinse your body with cold water, don't catch a cold."

"Oh~"

Chen Chuanwang took the towel in a daze, and while wiping his hair, he searched for his clothes.

Whoa!
Hot water is sprayed from the shower to the top of the head, and the rising water vapor permeates the not too big bathroom.

"monster?"

Chen Chuanwang has a casual personality since he was a child, and he has an onlooker attitude towards most things, but what he saw and heard today made him have that strong curiosity for the first time.

"Is it dangerous? But those crows don't seem to be dangerous."

Chen Chuanwang still wanted to contact those monsters, not many people could reject the unknown world, curiosity occupied Chen Chuanwang's heart.

"What kind of monster is that big fish? It looks very dangerous."

While Chen Chuanwang was full of thoughts, he opened his mouth to the shower and gargled.

Xiaochen Village has existed by the South Lake for more than 100 years. People here cannot live without the South Lake. To be precise, the South Lake has become a part of the surrounding villages.

The water candles on the shore sway with the wind, the lotus leaves intertwine, the lotus flowers bloom, children play in the water, touch fish and pee, and adults take their children to row boats to pick lotus pods. This is a daily routine in summer.

Scattered by the cold wind, sporadic egrets and wild ducks stay here, building nests in the withered clumps of water candles. Occasionally, villagers passing by will fly up in fright, and then land in the center of the lake, lingering for a long time.

In the winter when the lotus leaves disappear, greedy people will wear water pants and step on the lotus root on the shore that is not too deep. When they really can’t wait, they will wash off the mud on the lotus root in the lake water. Fresh lotus root.

This happens almost every year, so Chen Chuanwang doesn't really want that potentially dangerous big fish to stay in the South Lake.

If possible, he hoped there would be a way to drive that fish away or kill it directly.

After a while, Chen Chuanwang put on his clothes and walked out of the steaming bathroom. As soon as he walked into the living room, he heard blah blah blah blah.

Listening to the voice, it was the little aunt who lived in the back of the village and the mother of the two children.

Chen Chuanwang didn't know the name of his aunt. In fact, except for his family members, he didn't know the names of other people in the village.

Since I was a child, I have been called aunt, uncle, uncle, and second master. Most people in the village call them this way. They are all from Xiaochen Village, and they are relatives for several generations.

When Chen Chuanwang came out, he saw his aunt talking in front of grandpa with the child who had just taken a bath. There were tears in her eyes, and there was a basket of eggs and duck eggs beside her.

"If it weren't for your Awang, I really don't know what to do? These two little bastards are too bold. They dare to row a boat to the middle of the big lake in this weather!"

"Children, it's normal to play in water. We often played in the lake when we were young." Grandpa smoked a cigarette, showing his yellow and black teeth, pointing at the child and said, "But you two are too brave. , dare to go into the water without an adult around, I'm really not afraid of being dragged down by the water monkey."

"You're right. I'll kill them both when I go back. I'm so mad. If it wasn't for your Awang, I wouldn't know what to do? What if I die? You two little bastards, will you let me go?" alive?"

The little aunt was very emotional and repeated her words from time to time. She was really scared. When she saw Chen Chuanwang sending the two wet children back, her hair stood on end in fright.

In decades of life, she was so scared and angry for the first time.

Falling into the water is not a big deal in the village, because besides the South Lake, there are many small ponds and ditches near Xiaochen Village.

No one in the village can say that he has never fallen into the water, and no one can say that he has never returned home wet.

But in addition to the child's whole body being wet, the adult Chen Chuanwang was also completely wet, so the situation was different.

This all proves that these two children did not simply fall into the ditch, but drowned!

While talking, the aunt who was facing the door saw Chen Chuanwang, and her legs bent in excitement. If Chen Chuanwang hadn't seen it and stretched out her hand in a hurry, she would have knelt on the ground.

"Auntie, I won't, I won't..." Faced with this situation for the first time, Chen Chuanwang didn't know what to say, and while he was talking, he supported his aunt up hard.

"Ah Wang! If it wasn't for you, I would be scared to death. If it wasn't for you, I really don't know what to do."

The aunt was very emotional, and she took out a wad of money from her pocket. Although it was not a new bill, it was square and square, without many traces of folding.

"Here is 1000 yuan, and there are eggs and duck eggs. I really don't know how to thank you. I must accept it. I must accept it."

1000 yuan is a lot for the people in the village. The men work in the factory and the women take care of the children at home. It is considered as much as three or four thousand yuan left over from one month's wages.

Looking at the red banknotes that looked like new banknotes, Ngawang shook his head again and again: "No need, they are all people in the village. Whoever sees them will not save them? Take the money back and buy some good ones for the children. They are the ones today. scared."

Faced with the 1000 yuan delivered to his door, Chen Chuanwang was not at all tempted. Anyone who encounters such a life-saving matter will take action.

Besides, if it weren't for those monster crows, he wouldn't know that the child would fall into the water. Thinking of this, Chen Chuanwang said to his aunt: "If you want to thank me, you might as well scatter some rice on the edge of the big lake every day. If the crow sees the child falling into the water and keeps calling, I will not find the child."

What Chen Chuanwang said made my aunt stunned for a moment, but at this moment, she was grateful for everything, so what happened to the crow, even if others said that the crow had a bad meaning, she regarded it as a life-saving crow.

The aunt nodded: "Understood, I understand. I will send the two of them to scatter some rice later, but you have to collect the money, otherwise I don't worry. If you don't want it, I will let you open the door."

With that said, she had no choice but to go straight into the house and throw the money on the table.

Just as Chen Chuanwang was about to take the money back, his aunt ran away with the child.

Chen Chuanwang shook his head: "Grandpa, you can give the money to your uncle when the time comes, I'm afraid she will give you something again when I go to her house."

"You can't ask for money, but you have to collect the eggs and duck eggs." Grandpa took out another basket from home, put the eggs and duck eggs in it, and then he took out another piece of cloth, put the wallet in the basket: "wait for you Uncle is off work, just give him the basket like this."

"Ah."

Chen Chuanwang touched his wet hair and said to his grandfather, "When I rescued the child, a big fish came out of the big lake. I think it was trying to drag the child into the water."

"Big fish?" Grandpa tilted his head, the cigarette in his mouth flicked, and the ash fell down.

"Yes, I didn't see it clearly, but I saw the tail, at least thicker than my two legs." Chen Chuanwang gestured with his hand: "I don't know how such a big fish grows. I suspect it is a monster."

When speaking the last half of the sentence, Chen Chuanwang took a special look at his grandfather's expression.

"The tail is thicker than the two legs?" Grandpa has lived for more than 70 years. He has never seen any big fish, but he has never heard of the "big fish" mentioned by Chen Chuanwang.

"In my impression, the largest fish in Nanhu Lake weighs only a few dozen catties. Herring is more than one meter long and as thick as my calf. The fish you mentioned...is it wrong?"

"Absolutely not."

Chen Chuanwang shook his head: "I see it for real. With a snap, the tail flicked on the water like a firecracker."

"Such a big fish still wants to drag the child into the water. Could it be a water monkey?" Grandpa held the cigarette between two fingers and took a deep puff: "It seems that the child can't go into the water. At that time, we will discuss with the village party secretary to see if we can find a way to bring the fish up."

Grandpa knows how to measure. If the big fish that Chen Chuanwang is talking about is real, then he must bring it up. Otherwise, such a big fish will be dangerous even for adults, let alone children.

"Water monkey, tsk tsk!"

The deep sunken eyes were slightly absent-minded. Grandpa seemed to have remembered something. His forehead wrinkles were even more wrinkled, and his fingers kept tapping his legs.

"Water monkey...it seems...Awang, you go and buy some sandalwood, and then go to Xiao Wang's house in the town to buy some old tree chestnuts, and then buy some roasted seeds and nuts."

"Why buy those?"

Chen Chuanwang was a little dazed, why he was asked to go shopping all of a sudden, it was so fragrant and chestnut, it was too strange.

"I remember that your great-grandfather (great-grandfather) said that something strange happened in Nanhu Lake, and it was necessary to burn incense and sacrifice it. Don't ask so many questions, go buy it quickly, and we will sacrifice it tonight."

Grandpa, that is a bit far away from Chen Chuanwang. Chen Chuanwang also saw the name of Grandpa on the tombstone, but I don't remember it very much, but I remember that Grandpa's surname is Chen.

Chen Chuanwang muttered: "This is superstition. This kind of thing is worse than fishing with a net. What's the use of burning incense?"

Grandpa stared, the old man was superstitious, the big fish that Chen Chuanwang was talking about was rare, so grandpa naturally thought it was a strange thing.

He said angrily: "If you want to buy it, you can buy it. Why are there so many words? How long will it take to cast a net for fishing in such a big lake, and how much will it cost?"

"Burning incense is not as good as a new energy fishing rod. We must believe in the power of science."

"What did you say?"

Grandpa made a gesture to fight, but Chen Chuanwang hurried into the house: "Understood, I understand, I'll go right away."

He dressed and rolled out his dusty bike.

Before leaving, he asked, "Apart from incense, chestnuts, and roasted seeds and nuts, is there anything else you want to buy?"

Grandpa thought for a while: "Buy some more fragrant pears."

"Oh."

Chen Chuanwang kicked his right leg and rode away.

(End of this chapter)