Chapter 96 The River God Waterway
Next, we chatted with the old man all the time.
Slowly, the fat man and I found it more and more unbelievable. The fat man said with a mysterious face that he was a senior official sent by the government, but the old man was extremely confused. We asked a few more questions, and then we discovered that the old man’s thoughts were actually
Still stuck in the Anti-Japanese War period.
He even thought that China was still fighting against the little Japanese devils!
The fat man and I looked at each other, both of us were a little funny. This place was like a peach blossom garden, completely isolated from the world. It is estimated that it would be difficult to see an outsider in this village for several years, otherwise this old man would not even have the most basic common sense.
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"Shh."
The fat man suddenly looked mysterious, and then patted his arm at the old man.
Seeing that the old man was a little confused, he wrote the word "Eight Road" on the table.
"You are..." The old man suddenly became excited, and the fat man's expression immediately changed.
"Fellow fellow, we killed many Japanese Japs along the way, and we are finally here to liberate you!" The fat man showed a simple and honest smile, and held the old man's hand cordially, as if the military and civilians were close friends.
The fat man went on to say that the Eighth Route Army sent him to Dawang Village this time to carry out a secret mission, which required the active cooperation of the villagers. After hearing this, the old man was so excited that he cried. He probably would have done it if the fat man asked him to block the gun.
Do it without hesitation.
"Fellow, the organization asked me to ask you, where is the waterway?" the fat man said with a frown.
"Chief, this waterway is invisible to most people and connects to the Yellow River." The old man answered knowingly.
"Yellow River!"
The fat man and I were immediately excited. If this waterway is really connected to the Yellow River, it must be the location of the dragon's tail.
"Nonsense, how can you not see the waterway? Did you collude with the little Japanese devil and become a traitor?"
The fat man slapped the table with a sullen face, startling the old man.
The old man quickly explained: "Commander, please don't be angry. This waterway is really invisible. The river god sleeps in it."
"Oh, you old man is very eloquent! The waterway cannot be seen, so it must be transparent? If you don't give me an honest account, believe it or not, I will shoot you on behalf of the people."
The fat man's belly puffed up and he made a gesture of drawing a gun. That look almost made me burst out laughing.
"Commander, please don't talk nonsense. If I am a traitor, you won't need to do anything. A flash of lightning will kill me. It is really an invisible waterway. If you don't believe me, I will take you to have a look."
The old man waved his hands repeatedly, feeling very depressed about the fat man's behavior.
"Okay, lead the way."
The fat man raised his head a little and said with a majestic look.
The old man was immersed in the fat man's majesty and did not dare to neglect at all. He opened the door and walked out without even putting on his coat.
I picked up the old man's coat and followed him. Seeing that the fat man was still pretending, I couldn't help but get angry and kicked this guy's ass.
Ma Rulong and others at the door were also stunned. They didn't expect this matter to be solved so easily.
"Not bad, uncle fat."
Katherine came over and was about to pat the fat man on the shoulder. The fat man shivered violently and almost collapsed to the ground without being frightened.
This girl was merciless just now, and her skills were very agile. The fat man didn't dare to resist even if he could. Maybe when this little girl got angry, she would really tie him to a big tree and blast him with a rocket launcher.
We followed the old man to an ancient well covered with weeds. The old man turned back to the fat man and said:
"Chief, the Yellow River is right below here."
"What, you fucking told me that the Yellow River is in a well?"
When the fat man saw that the old man looked serious and seemed to be deceiving a fool, he immediately became furious.
"Oh, chief, you will know when you get down, otherwise why would you call it an invisible river..."
The old man explained with a sad face.
After saying that, he took the lead in carrying the kerosene lamp and climbed down the ladder at the wellhead. We were completely baffled by the old man. Is there really something strange in this ancient well?
"You guys go down first and see what's going on."
Ma Rulong was also a little confused. He waved to me and the fat man.
"Isn't this old man trying to get rich and kill himself?" The fat man was a little embarrassed at this moment. He took a flashlight and shined it down, but found that the well was empty and the old man's figure was gone.
"Chief, come down quickly! There are two boats here, just enough for you to take a look."
The old man suddenly revealed half of his face from the bottom of the well.
"There really is a waterway down here!" I was stunned and didn't know what to say.
Under a small well, there is actually a waterway that can be used by boats. No wonder we have searched all over the kilometer radius of Dawang Village before and found no trace of lake water. It turns out that this water is actually hidden in the well.
The fat man and I climbed down the iron ladder and found a hole drilled horizontally under the well, just big enough for people to pass through. After we got in, we discovered that the hole was a waterway that was two meters wide.
There were two boats tied to the water, and the old man was sitting on the bow with a kerosene lamp. The dim light shone towards the end. This should be a winding river.
"Have you seen it, Chief? I didn't lie to you, did I? This is Heshen Road. Don't say that I am a collaborator. What I hate most are traitors..." When the old man saw the fat man about to get on the boat, he hurried over to help him.
"Well, if you're honest, does this river channel flow to the Yellow River?" The fat man got out of the hole with difficulty, and then stepped on the boat.
The boat staggered for a while and almost turned over. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and jumped to the other side, thus maintaining balance.
"No, we row a little further to reach the Yellow River. This river god road was opened by the river god specifically to bless Dawang Village." The old man and the fat man explained carefully.
"Dingdang, do you fucking understand what it means?"
The fat man heard this inexplicably.
"I don't have two more ears." I said angrily.
While we were talking, Ma Rulong and others also came down. Seeing the scene at the bottom of the well, several of them were very surprised.
"Why does this passage look like a hole dug during a tunnel war?"
Wang Yuanchao said.
At that time, in order to deal with the Japanese raids, many villages began to dig tunnels to avoid the Japanese massacres.
The entrance to the tunnel is usually set up in a relatively secret place, either under the kang or under the well.
This well really looks like it was dug during the tunnel war.
"No, no, no, you will know by touching the walls of the well on both sides. The bricks have been washed away by the water until there are no water chestnuts at all, and they feel very smooth. It would not be like this without hundreds of years of hard work." Ma Rulong's eyesight
Very sophisticated, he immediately got to the crux of the problem.
"Let's go and take a look first."
Ma Rulong said softly.
I noticed an unconcealable excitement in his eyes, and he seemed to have confirmed that this waterway was the dragon's tail.
Ma Rulong definitely knew more than thirty-two characters of that inscription, and there was also some other information that he did not tell us.
Chapter completed!