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Chapter 145 Fire Demon Legend
The Minjiang River flows through Sichuan, benefiting countless people.In particular, the Dujiangyan project has created a prosperous land of abundance for thousands of years.

Niejia Village is located on the banks of the Minjiang River. It has been thousands of years since the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty moved here to escape the war and corvee. The villagers make a living by fishing and farming.

On the banks of the Minjiang River, there are several small wooden boats tied up.

This wooden boat is five feet wide and two feet long. It doesn't look big, and people will wobble when stepping on it, but it is the thing that fishermen rely on for survival.

The wooden boat floated unsteadily by the river, a fishing rod was protruded from the cabin, and a fishing line was tied to it.It is not appropriate to say that it is a fishing line, because this line is as thick as a little finger, and it may be more appropriate to call it a hemp rope.

There is no bait attached to the tail of the fishing line, but a small metal piece, shining silver, like a small fish thrown into the water under the sun.The long fishing line floats in the river with the waves and flows downstream.

In the cabin, several immature voices came out:

"Oh, brother Ye, is your hook good? I've never seen a fish that can be fished without bait!"

"Yes, yes, I haven't caught any fish for so long, it's so annoying. Brother Ye, tell us a story, I want to hear the story of the white lady." It was another immature voice, but it was a girl.

"No, I want to listen to Monkey King!"

Several children quarreled.very messy.However, the fishing line has already floated a hundred meters away, so there is no need to worry about scaring away the fish.

Or, a few children don't believe in fish at all.

On the fishing boat, there was a man in white, with a young appearance and a tall figure, like a rich man, with an outstanding temperament.

At this time, he was holding a fishing rod in his hand. The fishing rod made of bamboo was extremely resilient, and the rod moved slightly in the wind.

This person is Ye Jun. A few days ago, he left No. [-] World, came to this world, and appeared in this small mountain village.

Ye Jun was not in a hurry to go out into the rivers and lakes, but stayed here to understand some basic conditions of the world.After a few days, I didn't get much news, but he was very familiar with the children in the village, and he looked like a king of children.

Ever since he told a story about making a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, it became even more serious. These children have completely become followers, they circle around him all day long, clamoring for the story.

"Brother Ye, you can't catch fish like this. If you want to eat fish, I'll ask Father to catch some fish for you!" The little girl shook her head, the braid of sheep's horns on her head was like two antennas rising into the sky.Shaking Ye Jun's arm, he said, "You should tell us a story."

The little boy next to him had a sticky slug flowing from his nose to the corner of his mouth. He licked it with his tongue, sucked it again, and said, "Yes, yes, let's tell a story!"

At this time, there was the sound of crackling firecrackers in the distance.

Only now did Jun Ye know that today is the Chinese New Year, and he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. This is the first time he has gone through several worlds to celebrate the New Year.

With a thought, I already had a story, and said with a smile: "Today is Chinese New Year, I will tell you a story about the Nian Beast!"

"Okay, let's listen to the story!"

A dozen or so children sat side by side, like little monkeys, so honest and honest.

"It is said that every midnight at the end of the year, there will be a monster called Nian Beast attacking the village... In order to drive away the Nian Beast, the villagers invented firecrackers. When the Nian Beast came, they set off firecrackers to scare the Nian Beast away..."

"No, no, no!"

The little girl suddenly objected and said, "Brother Ye, you are wrong. Setting off firecrackers is not to drive away the Nian beast, but to drive away the fire demon..."

"Yes, the fire demon will come out to eat people during Chinese New Year. The carrot head was taken away by the fire demon the year before last. It was the villagers who set off firecrackers to scare it away."

"Fire demon eats people?" Ye Jun raised his eyebrows slightly. Could it be that he came to a fairy world with monsters and beasts?
Several children pointed to the towering Buddha in the distance: "That's where the fire demon came from!"

A giant Buddha, carved from a whole mountain, towers into the clouds, which is rare in the world.

It is impossible for Ye Jun not to know this "Leshan Giant Buddha", which is famous in later generations.

At first, when he came to this world and saw the Leshan Giant Buddha, Ye Jun didn't pay much attention to it. After all, since the Tang Dynasty, the Leshan Giant Buddha stood on the Minjiang River, and it has lasted for thousands of years.Does anyone know which dynasty this is?

The villagers in the village are all uneducated and isolated from the world. They don't even know who the emperor is, let alone tell Ye Jun what era it is.

However, now Ye Jun has some guesses in his mind.

A proverb came to mind: water floods the knees of the Buddha, and fire burns the Lingyun Cave—that is when the fire demon appears in the world.

However, the children seem to be very afraid of the fire demon, or they may have been told by adults since they were young not to talk about the fire demon, otherwise they will be taken away by the fire demon if they hear it.

At this time, Ye Jun suddenly felt the fishing line in his hand tightened suddenly, and changed the subject: "Look, isn't the fish hooked?"

With a slight flick of his wrist, the [-]-meter-long fishing line was thrown back in an instant. A hundred meters away, a big fish broke through the waves, drew a perfect parabola in the sky, and fell into the fish cabin.

This fish was more than five feet long, straight like a long pole, with a pointed mouth full of fine teeth, and it was still "thumping" and "thumping" after entering the cabin.

A group of little kids were dumbfounded.They were born in a fisherman's family and have been fishing for generations. They have followed their parents to fish since they were young, but they have never seen this kind of fishing method.

The slug exclaimed in surprise: "I recognize it. It's a water tiger. This thing is very tight. Last time Dad caught a three-foot-long water tiger in his net. The fish dragged the boat for more than a mile. Finally The net was also pierced with a big hole, and when the net was repaired, Auntie would have complained!"

At this time, the smoke from the cooking stoves in the distant villages curled up, and there were bursts of crackling sounds.

The children immediately cheered: "Set off the firecrackers, and go home for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"Brother Ye, come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner!"

"Go to my house……"

The children started making noises again, and dragged Ye Jun to their home one after another. It wasn't that these little guys were really so hospitable, they just wanted to hear more stories about Monkey King.

With the big fish in his left hand and the little girl in his right hand, Ye Jun walked towards the village under the envious eyes of all the children.

He just came to this world, and the first person he met was a little girl.At that time, the little girl thought he was a drowning person and fished him out of the river with a paddle.

The little girl's name is Ye Zi, and she has a certain relationship with Ye Jun.

Xiao Ye Zi's parents are honest people. Seeing Jun Ye brought the child back, they smiled and said, "Why are you playing so late, the food is almost ready!"

"I don't have anything long on my lower body. I've relied on you to take care of me these days, so I caught a fish and brought some food for the family!" Ye Jun smiled and took out the fish.

Xiao Yezi's father couldn't help being surprised and said: "You went fishing? Today is the day when the fire demon comes out. Fortunately, it is daytime, and you can't fish at night..."

"Hey, this is a water tiger, and it's rare! It can be sold for two taels of silver in the city!" Xiao Yezi's mother didn't care so much, and happily hung up the fish.

Xiao Ye Zi's father scolded: "This old woman is not sensible at all...You still don't cook the fish that Brother Ye catches, and make it for Brother Ye as a side dish!"

Xiao Yezi's mother was a bit reluctant, two taels of silver... But, thinking that today is the Chinese New Year, she gritted her teeth and let's have a meal.

A pot of boiled fish, a few plates of pickled vegetables, a small plate of lard residue, and a pot of cloudy and yellow rice wine.

This is the New Year's Eve dinner.In this era, ordinary people's homes can only be dipped in lard and meat during the New Year.

After drinking for three rounds, Ye Jun saw that Xiao Yezi's father looked slightly drunk, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Nie, I heard that today is the day when the fire demon comes out. Do you know what the fire demon is?"

"The fire demon is the fire demon, a monster that can eat people..."

Xiao Yezi's father didn't want to talk about it, and it might be that they ended up with the fire demon. Most of them came from legends passed down from generation to generation, and they didn't know much about it.

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