Paranormal Investigation Notes

Chapter 63 The Cowherd (for further reading)

The story has developed to the present, and there is nothing surprising about it. It is nothing more than a story of a troubled foreigner temporarily staying in a mountain village.

But the subsequent development made Lu Ming feel a little strange.

According to the story, this foreigner taught children in the village, but not only taught enlightenment books such as the Thousand-Character Classic and the Three-Character Classic, but also taught many other things besides these.

For example, medicine.He would teach children to identify herbs and treat simple wounds.Children will also be taught woodworking, making simple tools and the like.In addition to this, there are many miscellaneous things, it seems that this foreigner is proficient in everything and knows everything.

This kind of situation, if it is in a place where ancient culture is developed, I am afraid it will be regarded as not doing business properly.But in mountain villages, this extremely practical technology is very popular.

So, the villagers went to him when they were injured, went to him when the wheat was not growing well, went to him when they were sick, went to him when they were hit by evil spirits, went to him when the family dog ​​was lost, and even went to him when the chickens and ducks were sick. he.

Strange to say, no matter what the matter was, this outsider could always solve it in a slightly weird way.Even if it doesn't solve it, it can make the situation much better.

As a result, his prestige in the village became stronger and stronger.But the companion he had been looking forward to all this time never came to him.He recovered from his injuries, and did not propose to leave the village to find his companions.

The villagers hoped that he could stay in the village, and of course they would not have any objection to this.

Time passed slowly, and slowly, the "Zhou's daughter" in the village began to fall in love with him and pursued him passionately.

Of course, in terms of ancient social customs, the so-called enthusiastic pursuit is nothing more than bringing him food, taking the initiative to mend his clothes, taking care of his life and so on.

The villagers are happy with this.

But the foreigner never made any further comments.

When Zhou's daughter finally couldn't bear it, regardless of the restraint of etiquette, she expressed her feelings to him and asked him to marry her, but the foreigner didn't say a word.

In the eyes of the ancients, this is a bit outrageous.

The reason is very simple, if you have no intention of being interested in Zhou's daughter, why didn't you refuse Zhou's daughter when she first showed her love?As a result, Zhou's daughter thought you were also interested in her, and she became more and more enthusiastic towards you. It was wrong for you to delay in explaining to others. Now that Zhou's daughter is actively courting her, you still refuse?
This makes no sense.

Zhou's daughter was so humiliated that she threw herself into the well in a fit of anger, and died when she was rescued.

The Zhou family was heartbroken, but looking at this outsider who had brought so many changes to the village, it was hard to do anything, so they could only cry sadly.

In the end, the stranger showed a dazed look, and even asked the villagers, "Why did Zhou's daughter seek death?"

Some villagers were outraged and stood up to blame the foreigners.Under the agitation of the crowd, the outsider seemed to have just realized it, and even looked up to the sky and sighed: "I really don't know."

Then, the outsider told the villagers that Zhou's daughter was not dead, but was saved.The villagers were skeptical, but the dead horse was used as a living horse doctor, so let's give it a try.So they put Zhou's daughter's body in ice cubes according to the requirements of outsiders-it was winter, and fireworks were strictly prohibited from approaching, and the body must be kept intact.

After that, the outsider went into the mountain alone, saying that he was looking for medicine.

The villagers guarded Zhou's daughter's body for three days, but the outsider still hasn't returned.Just when some people began to question whether the outsider had left, the outsider came back.

He was "gaunt and bruised", as if he had suffered some hardships in the mountains.

After that, he moved the body of Zhou's daughter into the house, lit firewood, and asked Zhou's daughter's mother to wipe Zhou's daughter's body with warm water for two hours, and then "pressed her heart with gold and iron", "Pricked her hands with needles", "shaved her hair and covered her with an iron crown", and "forcibly fed decoction", after a long time of tossing, Zhou's daughter unexpectedly came back to life.

This is an incredible miracle.The villagers were all in awe, thinking it was a miracle.

Later, the outsider married Zhou's daughter, the husband and wife were harmonious, the husband sang and the wife followed, and others envied others.

But the two heirs seem to be a bit difficult.They have been married for several years, but Zhou's daughter has not yet given birth to a child.In ancient times, this was all the responsibility of women.Zhou's daughter is ashamed and ashamed, and very sad.As a result, the outsider went to the mountain again, came back and gave Zhou's daughter some medicine, and then Zhou's daughter finally gave birth to a child.

The story should end here, logically speaking, it is nothing more than a family continuing to live happily.But when the fourth child was just toddler and the eldest son was ten years old, the accident happened suddenly.

On this day, the foreigner had only taught half of the time in the village school, and suddenly his expression changed drastically. He hurried back home and told Zhou's daughter a news like a bolt from the blue.

The stranger said that his companion had come to pick him up, and he had to leave here.He didn't want to leave either, but there was no way.

Not only is he leaving, but the four children he gave birth to will also be taken away together.

Of course Zhou's daughter refused, crying and begging.The foreigner was also very sad. He hugged his wife and said that he had no choice but to leave. Even if he didn't leave, his companions would take him away by force.But he can think of a way to try to keep the child.

Zhou's daughter refused, but the outsider said that preparations should be made early, otherwise the child would not be able to stay.

Zhou's daughter was unwilling, but the situation was stronger than others, so she could only accept it.

So she followed her husband's instructions, went to the blacksmith's shop to make a big iron box, dug a hole by the small river, put the iron box in, put enough food and water in it, left holes for ventilation, and put the iron box in. The four children were also put in.

Afterwards, the iron box was covered with a lid and covered with wet soil mixed with chicken blood.Later, some weeds were transplanted on it, and two monkeys were caught from the mountain and locked there with iron chains.

After all this was done, the outsider told Zhou's daughter that his companions would take him away tonight. At that time, Zhou's daughter and the villagers must not mention the child.

Moreover, the children must stay in the iron box for three days.It took three days to open the box.If the child is still there, it proves successful and the child can stay.If the child disappears, it is a failure and the child is taken.

After thousands of exhortations, Zhou's daughter agreed with tears.At night, the villagers hid in their homes as ordered and did not dare to look outside, but there were also some people who peeked through the windows.

They saw that the dark sky was suddenly full of rays of light, and even illuminated the entire village.Then, the mournful cries of Zhou's daughter came from the village.

The light lasted for about a quarter of an hour before disappearing.When the villagers walked out of the house and came to Zhou's daughter, they saw that the foreigner had disappeared.

Not only that, but there is also a bright star in the sky, brighter than any star that can be seen before.It can even be seen with the naked eye when it is bright enough at noon.

The villagers didn't dare to say anything more, they just waited.

The star appeared in the sky for three full days, before disappearing suddenly at night three days later.After that, the villagers set off overnight, dug out the iron box in a hurry, opened it, and saw that the four children were still in the box.

There is still food and water left, but the children have been crying for a long time and have no energy left.Everyone rushed to appease the children, and it took a long time for the children to recover.

After that, Zhou's daughter continued to live in the mountain village with her four children, and nothing happened after that, and the foreigner never appeared again.

A sorceress who claimed to be able to invite the upper body of a god heard about this, specially invited a god, and then told people that the foreigner was not a human being, but a god in the sky.He didn't respect the rules of heaven, so he went down to earth privately, and was framed by evil gods in the middle, so he couldn't go back to heaven for the time being, and could only wait for the other gods to rescue him.

Before he showed up, the thunderbolt from the blue sky in the mountain was not actually the thunder that slayed demons, but the news that he was framed by evil gods to prevent him from returning to the sky.

Originally, he just waited for the other gods to rescue him, but unexpectedly, he actually moved his heart, married with a mortal, and gave birth to a child, and he didn't even want to go back to the sky.When the Jade Emperor found out about this, he was furious and sent the gods to arrest him and return him.

He knew that he was doomed, and he couldn't escape, so he could only find a way to keep the child.

The sorceress said that gold and iron dominate the killing among the five elements, which can cover up a person's anger, so that the gods who come to capture him cannot feel the child's breath.But in order for the child to survive, the ventilation hole must also be left.This requires the use of wet soil mixed with chicken blood and monkeys to confuse the escaping "popularity" and let the gods ignore it.

In this way, the gods searched for three days but could not find where the child was, so they had no choice but to go back.

After listening to the sorcerer's explanation, the villagers recalled all the miracles that the foreigner showed, for example, he seemed to know everything, and for example, when Zhou's daughter was rescued after she clearly passed away, they realized in their hearts that The strangers turned out to be gods, each sighed.

This story ends here.

Lu Ming fell into deep thought.

On the surface, what this story tells seems to be another "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" story.It's just that in this, the roles of men and women are reversed.

But even so, there's nothing surprising about it.However, under Lu Ming's interpretation method of "seeing the core of the story through the appearance of the story", this story can be interpreted with many unusual meanings.

In particular, there seem to be many coincidences in this.

This foreigner has a big head and a small body, with thick hair.This coincides with the image of the mountain god.

The Hag.1 gene can only be passed from male to male or male to female, but not from female to offspring.In this story, the roles of the cowherd and the weaver girl are reversed, and the male is a god in the sky-culturally speaking, this kind of story is rare.

The time when this story appeared basically coincided with the time when the first ancestor with the Hag.1 gene appeared as determined by gene tracing.

This story is not widely spread, and there are only legends in Woye County and its surrounding areas. In this way, the region also matches.

So many coincidences, so, coincidence... just coincidence?

(End of this chapter)