During the meal, I also asked Jin Jiuye if the thing they were talking about was the legendary "kappa". Jin Jiuye thought about it and said, "It's probably so."
I asked him again if he had ever seen that kind of thing. Jin Jiuye thought about it again, nodded, and then shook his head.
Seeing him like this, I was confused. I scratched my head and asked him what he meant by shaking his head. As a result, Jin Jiuye said "I've never seen a living person" and just sat down to eat with a fried dough stick.
There, my thoughts were already flying to the sky. I was very curious about what that thing looked like, so I finally asked when I was about to finish eating.
This time, Jin Jiuye answered me without much thought. His metaphor was concise and vivid. He said, "It's not a big deal, it's just a toad in a turtle shell."
Okay, I thought about the scene at that time, and I couldn't help but feel sick. Then I turned around and asked the village party secretary what the smell of the stuff they encountered was. The old man thought about it, frowned and said to me, "I can't remember the smell."
It's clear, but it doesn't taste good anyway. When cooked in one pot, it's slimy and smells like the smelly Pippi shrimp... Moreover, the cook didn't do a good job.
The fish scales floating on the thick grease made me sick to look at. I couldn’t bear to take a bite and vomited it all..."
Well, when I heard this, I almost got stuck while I was drinking tofu. I turned around and looked at the little black fat man, feeling very depressed. When the old man saw this, he laughed, and in the middle of laughing, he seemed to remember something.
Sighing, I didn't know much about the situation on their side, so I quickly asked him why he was like this. At this time, the villager on the other side took over and told me a second story.
Naturally, they had their reasons for asking us to help. From what they said, I realized that their reasons for spending the money were actually very good—several people died here recently.
Downstream of the reservoir we went to, there are some ditches that can divert water for irrigation. Where the ditches are connected, there is a medium-sized pond. The pond existed a long time ago. I don’t know when it was created. Inside
There are many lotuses growing there, and they are intertwined and connected together. During the flowering season, some tourists come here to take photos and take pictures. Of course, there is also a secret legend about water monkeys passed down from ancient times.
This story is not that old, but it is very famous in the local area. It is said that in the late Republic of China, an army was stationed in the local area. The military camp was set up on a nearby mountain. The people in the army would come down from time to time to collect some things and bring them with them. The war
Materials were poor at that time, but the locals could only deal with these soldiers with a smile on their faces and be careful to kill people with a single glance.
In August and September, which was also the hottest time at that time, the cicadas on the trees kept making noises, and the children ran to the river to escape the heat. One day, the village security chief led two soldiers carrying box guns and ran there.
A local family named Jiang asked them to get some fresh fish and shrimp to try. The old man of the Jiang family was a well-known local fisherman and was best at fishing with nets. What they used most were not the common cages and sticky nets nowadays.
It's not the kind of "wire hooks" that are placed in bundles in the water. They use a large net laid flat on the bottom of the water, similar to a trampoline.
When necessary, they would use something like a windlass to tie the noose and pull the surroundings of the big net into the air. In this way, the fish and shrimp above the big net would become their delicacy. The larger the area of the net.
, the harvest will be more. However, the closing time of this kind of net must be strictly controlled. Generally speaking, harvesting once every two or three days has the best effect.
When the security chief spoke, it was already on the third day. Although the old man surnamed Jiang felt distressed, he did not dare not listen. He wanted to lose money and avoid disaster, so he simply invited the security chief and his party to set up a fishing net together. The three of them did not
I had seen it with my own eyes, and it felt fresh and interesting at the time, so we decided to go together after some discussion.
When he turned the pulley for the first time, the old man from the Jiang family felt very heavy, and the pulley pulling the fishing net above the pool made a squeaking sound. He secretly cursed the three turtles for their good fortune, but he did not dare to relax his hands.
Half a point, but as the fishing net continued to rise, the force of the rampage became more and more obvious. Just as I was wondering if I had caught a spermatozoan fish, I heard a scream from the other three people.
The old man surnamed Jiang quickly put down the clip and looked up. He felt his head buzzing and was almost frightened to the point of losing his balance.
At this time, there was no big fish in the net bag. Sitting inside was a big monkey wearing red clothes and red trousers!
"The drowned ghost!"
According to legend, there is a local monkey-like thing called a drowned ghost, also called a water monkey. Seeing that thing showing its mouth and fangs, it is very ferocious. The old man surnamed Jiang and the security chief were convinced. In normal times, they would definitely treat the monkey
They burned incense and kowtowed for a few days, but the two soldiers carrying guns laughed and didn't take it seriously at all.
"Nonsense, there are some ghosts and gods in the world, let me kill them with one shot."
One of them said that he pulled out the cannon and was about to shoot at the thing. When the other saw it, he pressed down his gun and said hurriedly: "I don't know which trickster threw this monkey into the river. It is said that the monkey has a brain."
It's a rare feat, why not capture him alive to honor the company commander?"
After the two of them finished speaking, regardless of the obstruction of the old man named Jiang and the security guard, they took a rope and made a slip knot, then used a bamboo pole to hold the water monkey. As soon as the water monkey left the water, it quickly shriveled down and let the trap go.
The rope was tied around his neck and he didn't struggle much. After a while, he was brought to the shore.
I have never eaten monkey brains, but I have heard from others that the way to eat them is very uniform. Generally, you dig a hole on the table, then pull the monkey's head out from underneath, and use something like a hammer.
Crack the monkey's head open and pour hot oil over it. When you eat it, the monkey is still alive. When you eat it with a chopstick, the monkey will still scream under it. This method can ensure the freshness of the monkey's brain.
To be honest, this is so cruel, it makes me feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.
The two soldiers were not as good-for-nothing as me. They tied the monkey's feet with ropes and walked back happily. The old man of the Jiang family and the security guard followed behind them, and they were very nervous.
, the old man asked the security guard if that thing was the legendary water monkey, and the security guard said it should be. He also asked how the water monkey was caught so easily. The security guard said that the water monkey cannot show its power once it leaves the water.
When the two soldiers heard them muttering, they became unhappy. They grabbed the security guard by the collar and gave him two big slaps. They also yelled at the villagers to watch the fun. Most of the local villagers listened.
There is a legend about the water monkey. When they saw it, they were so frightened that they ran away. An old man reminded them that this water monkey cannot touch water. The two soldiers didn't believe it and they really wanted to find a water tank to try it.
Yes, you won't die if you don't do it. The security guard was frightened when he saw how awesome they were. This guy is also a genius. He knew that resisting was useless, so he rolled his eyes and pretended to be sick until the two soldiers took the water.
When the monkey went to the home of the security guard, the security guard turned over and sat up, shivering. That night, the security guard and the old man named Jiang did not dare to sleep until noon the next day, when the security chief estimated that the two soldiers had returned to the mountain.
At home, when he opened the door, he suddenly found two soldiers dead in a large water tank in his kitchen.
This story was widely circulated in the local area, and there were many versions, but the general situation was the same. After that, the Jiang family removed the net, but the legend of the water monkey appeared more and more frequently, every two years.
There will be rumors of several children being torn apart by water monkeys here, and several people have died unfortunately, and countless others have been scratched by those things.
In recent days, the thing has become more violent. Several children have been killed by it in the past few days. They burned incense and kowtowed for more than a month, but nothing got better. Later, people in the village called
I reported the case, but the people from the police station took one look and left. After that, the village committee raised some money and found a few well-known hunters to catch it. After several months of trying, there was no result.
, up to now, I can still hear something paddling in the water at night, and I don’t know where the sound of splashing comes from. It’s okay if you don’t go there. As soon as you get to the water, say
Maybe he was captured by a monkey at some point.
I really had no choice but to invite us over after being introduced. I saw that they didn’t look like they were lying. I also had a bunch of questions in my mind that I couldn’t answer. If they were telling the truth, then this monkey must be at least seventy years old.
Come on, why are you arresting someone at such an old age? Judging from common sense, it is unlikely to find an apprentice, and it is unlikely to recognize a godfather. It is reasonable to satisfy certain physiological needs, but...
..Maybe...could it be...
Is it for eating?
"Are all the victims girls?" the fat little black man said with a shy face, one step ahead of me.
As soon as I heard this, I turned to look at him. At this moment, I saw their answers from the angry eyes of everyone. Even Jin Jiuye, who was sitting upright, glared at him calmly.
so close.
I felt happy in my heart and couldn't help but admire his outspokenness. I leaned on the chair and patted his shoulder and quickly brought the topic back, "Old secretary, are you sure that the water monkey did all of this?"
"What do you mean?" The old man was slightly startled after hearing this.
"Do water monkeys eat people?"
"Eat." Hearing this, the old man said seriously. Seeing that some of us were noncommittal, he stood up and led us to an ancestral hall. In the ancestral hall, two simple stretchers were placed aside, and the unique stench of rotting meat loomed far away.
You can smell what looks like two corpses placed under the white sheets.
Jin Jiuye stepped forward and lifted a corner of the sheet, frowning and saying nothing. I also leaned over to take a look, and without saying a word, he vomited out what he had just eaten.