Chapter 24 The Wonders of Crossing the River
Mincheng fits the fate of Wu Shetang. Behind the prosperity is making life and death less obvious, but happening all the time.
After crossing the Mincheng River, the visual impact of the villages on the road made the irritation gradually subside.
The gurgling river turned a big bend, and when viewed from the mountain loop, it looked like a silver dragon embedded in the dry land.
The wooden fence built beside the river makes this bend of the river even more precious.
The sun was shining, and the light dotting the river attracted the master and others. The master had not been as excited as he was today for a long time.
With a smile on his face, he pointed to a tree shade in the distance and said: "Let's rest here for a while, I want to take a nap!"
The men under his command were already very tired from walking all the way around the mountains. The master's words could be said to be finally considerate.
After a few people came down the mountain, they lay down in the shade of the tree, but once they arrived here, the sound of the rolling river was a bit harsh.
The master took out thin clothes from the bag and put them on his body, enjoying the breeze. The children looked very comfortable and were about to close their eyes and rest when the master suddenly shouted.
"Sleep after eating, eat after sleeping, and snoring and grinding my teeth all night disrupt my sleep. You'd better keep an eye on it. It's not winter yet, and there are the most snakes in this kind of weather!"
Several people were instantly frustrated and sat cross-legged on the ground with long faces and angrily, but they did not dare to talk back.
The youngest among them, Agua, was only twenty-five years old. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't stop. From a distance, he saw a wooden bridge not far away.
This was something rarely seen in the red flower forest, which made him very curious.
He watched several of his fellow passengers complaining and complaining, and walked towards the bridge while the plane was empty.
Not long after, the master was awakened from his dream by a scream. When he woke up like a corpse, he saw several followers lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.
Just when he was about to lose his temper, Agua's shouting came from next to his ears.
"Master...Master..."
The master followed the call and looked at Agua with strange eyes, how could this dirty kid come from that way?
Agua was running out of breath. When he got there, he kept pointing to the other side of the bridge with both hands, and reported out of breath: "Master... Master, over there..."
"What's going on over there?"
"There's someone crossing the river over there!"
The master thought about it, what was strange about crossing the river? Could it be that he was still soaking in the water?
Suddenly, the screams from his dream flashed through his mind. The master looked at the river with vigilance, and then looked at Agua who seemed to be very anxious.
The master felt curious, thought for a while, took Agua's hand and said: "Take me to see!"
When he was almost reaching the bridge, the master kept looking around and looking at the bridge. He was a little confused and called Agua to him and asked: "Are you sure there is someone crossing the river in front of you?"
"Yes, Master, there are many people crossing the river, and there are many villagers standing by the river!"
The master was puzzled. The boy's sincere eyes didn't look like he was lying at all, but there was clearly a solid bridge in front of him.
"Come on, come on, tie the rope around your waist!"
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard an impatient roar from the other side of the river.
Moreover, there are many people!
Master thought this way, if he encountered bandits, it would be the end.
He suddenly stopped and confirmed to Agua again: "Are you sure you are really a villager?"
"They are villagers. There are some people wearing black jackets in the river. I saw them when I was in Mincheng. They can't be from Wu She Tang, right?"
According to Agua's description, the master felt something strange no matter what he thought about it. He and Agua hurriedly walked through the tall weeds.
The master was immersed in thought as he walked away, when Agua suddenly grabbed the master from the back and made a gesture.
As soon as the master saw it, he rushed forward and rushed into the crowd, and quickly stopped.
You can see clearly from here. Looking through the gap, you can see a pile of farm tools scattered along the river, and there are about one to two hundred people on the bank.
I could only hear the noise of people rescuing people from time to time in the river. Just when the master was about to stick his head out and take a look, he heard the whispers of people by the river.
Some of them seemed to be watching the fun, while others were secretly laughing.
The master didn't understand even more, so he moved to another place with less people.
A scene in the river almost shocked the master. He had never seen anything so absurd and funny.
The river there was not very fast, and the depth was only below the knees.
What's disgusting are some of the things that happened during the river crossing.
The master recognized that the so-called rescuers were wearing the clothes of Wu She Tang, but he had been surprised before that the people of Wu She Tang would actually care about the life and death of the people in Mincheng.
Come here and take a look and the truth will be revealed!
The seemingly serious slogan was to save people, and the shouting was shocking, but surprisingly, those crossing the river were extremely happy to cross the river on the back of the rescuer.
The master almost laughed and muttered silently: "The atmosphere in the shallow puddle is so tense. It is indeed the work of the great benefactors of Wu Shetang. I have learned a lot!"
"Master, these people can't stand the bridge? Not to mention whether they can save others, can an eight-year-old child lie down in such shallow water?"
Even Agua can tell that the master knows what is being sold here.
It was getting boring at first, but now the master is very interested in watching this "spectacle" carefully from beginning to end.
Seeing that the people around him were paying no attention, he squeezed out from the crowd with Agua.
"Hey, people are here early in the morning just to see this?"
"Speak less. Watch when others ask you to, and whatever they say will be what they say."
This remark went straight to the point, and the master slowly discovered some hidden things in the absurdity just now.
No wonder the news heard in Honghualin is sometimes good and sometimes bad. It turns out that this vague method allows others to hear things that are so false that they can no longer be false.
Seeing that the two young men were chatting animatedly, and originally wanted to interrogate the cause of the matter, the master stopped them in time.
He forcefully grabbed Agua, who was looking at him in rapt attention, and hurriedly left here.
Agua was very puzzled.
"Master, is this strange crossing of the river some kind of ritual in Mincheng?"
Agua's question made the master laugh. He turned his hand behind his back and kicked Agua's butt hard. Agua immediately jumped up in pain, touched his butt and looked at it in confusion.
Master.
At this time, the master took out a piece of dried meat from his bag that he was not willing to eat. After hesitating for a long time, he tore off a needle-like piece and handed it to Agua. He touched his head and said with concern: "Does it hurt, kid?"
Agua felt miserable, but he had to tell a lie that everyone knew, "It doesn't hurt, the master rewarded me with meat that is more valuable than gold!"
The master said again: "You will slowly understand the truth behind the river, but I am interested in playing a game with you!"
Speaking of games being the most popular thing at this age, Agua nodded happily.
The master said: "From here to the shade of the tree, for every ten steps you take, you give me a copper coin, and I give you a kick, and I give you a piece of meat, okay?"
When Agua thought about it, this was just bullying. Even if the master had been in trouble before, it was not like this. He immediately stopped doing it.
"Master, you're going to take my life just because you want it. You're going to blame me for three generations with this kind of torture!"
Chapter completed!