Ancient people's productivity was backward, and they basically relied on mountains and rivers to feed themselves.
Lujia Village is built by the river, so naturally our ancestors have made a living by fishing for generations.
This river is called Lu River. It has open water and abundant fish.
As the saying goes - a small temple has a strong wind, but a shallow pool has many bastards.
Although the water in the Lu River is not shallow, it is full of bastards.
Among them was an old turtle that had become sperm.
No one knows how old he is, but it existed when there was no Lujiacun.
It's huge and as big as a mountain.
But he never makes trouble and takes people's lives. On the contrary, he will rescue fishermen in time whenever his boat capsizes and falls into the water.
Over the years, I don’t know how many lives I have saved.
Therefore, the villagers of Lujia Village worshiped it as a sacred beast that protects the village, and it has been passed down from generation to generation to this day.
But in the past, when worshiping, you only had to give tributes such as pig heads, chickens and ducks. The old turtle spirit is not picky. Anyway, if you throw it into the river, it will catch it and leave after eating.
But ten years ago, this beast's temperament suddenly changed drastically. He was no longer satisfied with some tribute, but made a very excessive request.
It requires that whenever there is a newly married daughter-in-law in Lujiacun, she must be allowed to sleep on the first night.
Otherwise, Lujia Village will no longer be protected, and it will cause trouble and cause all the people who go fishing to drown in the river.
The people in Lujia Village refused at first.
Well, no one would agree right away.
Besides, there are so many middle-aged men in the whole village. Are we really afraid of you, an old bastard?
result……
Lujiacun was almost wiped out.
On the night of the wedding, the old turtle spirit came in a big way, went directly into the bridal chamber and spoiled the bride.
No one can stop it, and those who get up will die.
At the end of the day, it doesn't work anymore, so let's move together.
So the current Lujia Village is not the original Lujia Village.
The original one was upstream, now it's downstream.
But even if we move downstream, it is only a few stops away for the old turtle spirit, and we can just follow the current.
Unless Lujiacun moves into the mountains, they will not be able to escape this guy's clutches for generations to come.
However, fishermen are not good at farming and hunting, and although the mountains seem vast and sparsely populated, in fact, all the good places for growing crops and hunting are occupied by people.
So entering the mountain is actually a dead end.
Helpless, the villagers had no choice but to compromise with the old turtle spirit.
However, they also made a request, that is, they can only come once a year.
The old turtle spirit agreed at first.
In the first three years, it did commit mischief only once a year, and then it continued to protect the people of Lujia Village in the river. It would still help rescue anyone who fell into the water.
Sometimes when there is a flood upstream, it will notify the villagers in advance so that the villagers can evacuate in time.
But three years later, this guy stopped playing by the rules.
As long as someone in the village takes a wife, it will come at night.
The villagers have also fought several times, but each time they ended in failure.
In the end, I had no choice but to accept this fact.
Then in order to keep this secret, both the wife and the daughter must keep it secret and must not talk about it to outsiders.
Because once people find out, the men in Lujiacun will never be able to marry a wife.
But this is not a long-term solution.
After all, secrets are bound to be exposed one day, and in the past two years, this old turtle seems to be no longer satisfied with spoiling his new wife. Sometimes he will turn into a human form and seduce young women and girls in the village.
At first, when someone found out and scolded me a few times, I felt ashamed and retreated, but then my skin became thicker and thicker, and it became a bit blatant.
Therefore, the people of Lujia Village have long reached a consensus that only by completely eliminating this old turtle spirit can they live a stable life.
It's just that I don't have the ability and means to do so, so I can only swallow my anger for the time being.
Today is a happy day for Lu Sanshun, the youngest son of village chief Lu Sanwang.
According to the usual practice, the confession should be laid out by the river first, and the old turtle spirit should show his favor. It is best not to come at night.
During this process, Yazi was suddenly captured by a strange bird.
Yazi and her mother Lu Erya came with the bride.
Lu Erya married a family in the nearby mountains a few years ago, and now her brother has married the youngest daughter of this family, so there is a back-and-forth.
Yazi and a few friends were playing by the river. Unexpectedly, a big bird fell from the sky, grabbed the two children and flew away.
Yes, a boy was also arrested.
However, this boy was fatter and stronger. After struggling hard, his clothes were torn and he fell directly into the river.
Then he was rescued by adults.
I originally thought that the girl was in bad luck and must have been eaten by the strange bird, but unexpectedly she was sent back.
This man looks like he is no ordinary person. Who can fly in the sky?
Seeing that he spoke kindly and didn't look like a villain, the villagers began to have thoughts.
Well, it would be great if he could kill that old turtle spirit.
It’s just that I can’t say this.
First, who is willing to help you, not a relative or a friend?
Second, even if you are willing to help, what will you get as compensation?
The fishermen were so poor that they could only give away a few bundles of dried fish, which they couldn't get rid of.
Therefore, the village chief Lu Sanwang wanted to let his benefactor have a wedding drink first. If he drank well or happened to run into the old turtle spirit and wanted to do something bad, he might be willing to help.
At this moment, they were waiting for Chen Yan to come back, and the villagers were all anxious like ants on a hot pot.
Not to mention Lu Sanwang and his son, both of whom sighed and regretted that they should not have let Chen Yan go.
Only Lu Erya remained calm because Yazi told her that her benefactor would definitely come back.
Well, the benefactor did come back, but instead of flying back, he appeared where he was.
When Chen Yan, Lu Xiaojun and Roaring Sky Dog came out of the Void Gate, the villagers almost fled in fear.
In addition to the sudden appearance of this door, Lu Xiaojun and Chen Xiaoqiang are also a bit scary.
The former is huge, has horns on its head, and has a dark face, like a monster.
The latter is as big as a wolf, with sharp canine teeth and fierce eyes.
Fortunately, Chen Yan was walking in front, so it didn't cause too much panic.
Lu Sanwang's family hurried over to say hello. When they heard that Lu Xiaojun's surname was Lu, they thought they were from the same clan and were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.
Yes, with such a big guy, I guess he could kill that old turtle spirit with a few punches.
Chen Yan introduced himself again, and the old man quickly called him Mr. Chen.
"Call Young Marshal!" Xiao Niutou never forgets to correct other people's titles, and now he said in an angry voice.
"Oh, it turns out to be Marshal Chen!"
Woof!
Chen Xiaoqiang barked lowly.
Chen Yan raised his hand and touched the dog's head, "It is also called Chen Xiaoqiang by our Chen family."
"It turns out it's... General Chen!" Although Lu Sanwang didn't know a word of Chinese characters, he was very understanding of the world. Otherwise, how could he be the village chief?
The words "General Chen" made Chen Xiaoqiang so beautiful that he couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick the old man.
It was getting late at this time, and a blazing bonfire was lit in the open space in the village.
Flowing mats had been set up all around, and everyone in the village, old and young, sat on them.
Chen Yan naturally sat at the main table, with Lu Sanwang on his left and Lu Sanshun on his right.
Lu Xiaojun and Chen Xiaoqiang were sitting at the next table.
Well, General Chen also has a seat, which makes the villagers happy.
