Rainy Rain
The rain in northern Myanmar never stopped. It started raining a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it never stopped. The mood of the people was as gloomy as if they were shrouded in clouds and fog. The rain in northern Myanmar is not like ours. It stopped at every moment, like a postmodern painter splashing paint on a baffling masterpiece, free to do whatever he wanted. The sky had just cleared up after the rain, and as soon as he went out, another dark cloud came down. You can't do anything but stay in the bamboo shed.
The rain should not delay things, but also cause inconvenience to life. When it rained, the road became a muddy road. For the next two days, no one dared to drive on the road. Driving on the narrow and winding winding mountain road was no different from driving a car into the abyss and seeking death.
Xu Gang had not gone shopping for food for more than a week, and the vegetables were long gone. It finally stopped raining yesterday, and it didn't rain this morning either. After noon, he boldly drove on the road to investigate the situation, but he turned back after driving for a while. He said that things were complicated. The road was not just a problem of mud, but a landslide and was completely cut off.
When the news came out, everyone was in an uproar. The collapse of this road was not a small matter. It would take at least a month to repair it. Moreover, he had to wait until the rain stopped. Besides, he didn't know who would repair it.
What everyone was most worried about was the belly problem. Everything else was fine.
There were still a few bags of rice and some oil and salt, but there was only a piece of beef jerky and a bag of potatoes. He had been eating dried potatoes every day for the past few days. Fortunately, Xiao You had superb craftsmanship and changed the pattern. Fried potatoes, fried potatoes, fried potatoes, braised potatoes, old milk potatoes, cold potatoes... but all these things were the same. The potatoes only tasted like potatoes, and they would never taste like fish.
Everyone was afraid of eating potatoes every day. They lost their appetite when they saw potatoes.
"Humans are herbivores, not lions or tigers. If they don't eat green vegetables for a long time, their teeth will bleed and they will get sick. How can this be?" Chen Peng said. "Xiao Gang, this logistics work is very important. There are always more solutions than difficulties. Oh?"
"What's wrong? I think some people eat meat like lions and tigers.”Xu Gang said with a dark face.
However, Qi Tonggao was experienced and knowledgeable. He had dug up many wild vegetables, such as Xuanwei Han Cuisine, Bamboo Leaf Vegetables, and Crow Leaves. Whether it was stir-fried or cold, they all had their own flavors. However, the few meaty tigers were still frowning.
"Maitreya Buddha, how about this wild vegetable? Delicious, right?" Zhu 'er said with a smile. "You usually say that you don't eat without meat. Why are you eating now? I suspect that you threw too much pork, so you have this retribution.”
"Fatty Zhu, you have to blame others for your own suffering. Didn't you brag about how you ate meat, drank wine, and got married every night when you were the general manager of some company? This time, he would be drooling every night!”Luo Ruhui smiled.
"How can you not suffer in your work? Isn't it hard? Think about the 25,000 Red Army soldiers.”Chen Peng said," Oh, Da Bao, why don't you go fishing these days? Didn't he catch some white bars a few days ago? That fish is very delicious."
"Yes, Da Bao, can you catch a bigger fish?”Duan Ming said.
I was thinking about that too. I've been fishing with my father since I was a child. Later, he was busy studying and making a living, so he hadn't fished for a long time. After arriving here, he often heard the sound of flowing water in the dead of night, but he did not know where it came from. One day, when he went down from the back of the mountain to the bottom of the valley, he found a small river formed by a mountain stream. It meandered between the rocks and the water was very clear. There were many small fish swimming between the rocks and the dark green moss.
Life in the mine was boring, so I had the idea of fishing. It just so happened that Zhou Xingzong was returning to Cangyuan, so I asked him to help me buy two sets of Nielon line and two packs of Iseki hooks to start making fishing gear. There were plenty of bamboos on the mountain. I cut two golden bamboos that were about four meters long and used candles to dry them. I tied a stone to the roots and hung them on the tree. After a week or so, they became two straight fishing rods. Then, I tied two lead wires 30 centimeters above the roots of the fishing rods for coiling. I removed the rooster's tail feathers, leaving only the rod. I cut it into small pieces of more than one centimeter and used a needle to pierce the fishing line. A total of seven pieces were pierced, and it became an exquisite seven-star float. Finally, he tied a hook to the fishing line, a flattened fuse pendant, and a two-centimeter-long plastic wire tube (which was used to adjust and fix the fishing line at the tip of the rod). It became a delicate and useful fishing rod.
When it was sunny, I dug some earthworms in the kitchen and went down to the bottom of the valley to try fishing in the river. I actually caught more than a kilogram of small fish. This fish was about ten centimeters long, with a straight back and a wide mouth, somewhat like the white strips in our area. The small fish was fried and stewed with chili noodles and soy sauce. The taste was extremely delicious, and they were all snatched up in an instant. They asked me to go fishing again, but it kept raining.
The next day, I pried the earthworms. When the clouds and mist in the valley dispersed at noon, I took the fishing rod and went down the mountain to the bottom of the valley.
Because of the rain, the little river water was a little muddy. The river was shallow, so I only picked the deeper part of the river beside the big rock, but the deepest part was only 70 to 80 centimeters. After fishing for a while, he only caught a few small fish.
There was no one in the valley, only the sound of the forest waves and the gurgling water. If only Bi Min came with me. But she was still lukewarm to me, so I didn't dare to call her. She heard from Xiao You that she had seen her and Chen Hui go to the mountains to play, but she didn't know if it was true.
I couldn't help but feel pain in my heart. I lit a cigarette and watched the river flow in a hurry in the valley. I didn't know where it came from or where it was going. Just like me, unable to grasp my own future.
It's not easy to fish here, so I went down the river to find a good fishing spot. After turning a corner at the mouth of a mountain, the scene before them suddenly became clear. There was actually a piece of water in front of them.
He didn't expect that there would be such a huge pool here! I was very excited. The pool was the size of two basketball courts. On one side was the mountain, and on the other side was the forest in the valley. On the other side of the mountain, black rocks extended into the pool. There were some strange and uneven rocks on the water surface, like ghosts standing in the pool. The water in the pond was clear, and the drizzling rain did not disturb the water much. The visibility could reach two to three meters deep. At the foot of the mountain, there were a few tall and dense banyan trees with small leaves. Their dense roots coiled around the rocks and extended into the water. They intertwined with the water grass in the pool, forming a dark hole. There seemed to be something hidden in the cave.
The river water flowed into the pool and disappeared, but there was no exit river. It was really strange. This meant that there was an underground river at the bottom of the pool. Otherwise, the river water could only enter and not exit, and the pool water could not overflow?
Upon closer inspection, he couldn't help but gasp-this pool was unfathomable. The river water flowing into the pool didn't cause much disturbance to the water. Only the water grass at the entrance of the river swayed slowly, like countless green snakes swimming in the pool. The other surface of the pool did not move at all, not even a ripple.
For some reason, this pool gave people a strange feeling that actually made people feel a little scared, but there was clearly nothing strange about it. Oh, right, why is this pool so quiet? It was unusually quiet and unsettling. Normally, there should be butterflies or dragonflies flying on the surface of the pool, and fish swimming or jumping in the water. However, this pool was lifeless, without any signs of life.
Could it be that there were no fish or prawns in this pond? It was impossible. I arranged my fishing rod and hooked it into a hole in the grass. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked. This pool was truly unfathomable! No matter how long the water line was, the seven stars were still floating on the water surface, which meant that the hook had not reached the bottom. It was still the same even after it was more than fifteen meters away, and the spare wires of the pole had all been lit up. This pool was so deep that it seemed bottomless!
If the hook couldn't reach the bottom, he could only float. However, after fishing for a long time, the float didn't move at all. It was still the same when he changed places. Nothing bit the hook. Seeing that it was almost dusk, just as he was about to pull back the rod, Seven Star Drifting suddenly sank into the water. I quickly lifted the pole,"Teng" to the ground, as if hooked on the rock at the bottom of the water, motionless. Just as I was about to change direction, the fishing line suddenly fell to the bottom of the pool. The force was unusually strong and almost pulled me into the pool. I was shocked and wanted to lift the fishing rod, but I couldn't lift it at all. The tip of the rod was pulled into the water. I held the fishing rod tightly and didn't let go. With a light sound, the fishing line broke.
I was dumbfounded. What was this? There was still no movement on the surface of the pool, as if nothing had happened.
The line was broken, so he had to pull back the rod. When I returned to the bamboo shed, everyone saw that I had only caught a few small fish and asked if it was difficult to catch.
I told him what happened. "Brother Wang, you can't go to the pond you're fishing in. There's a monster in there!" Little Yin said in surprise.”
"What monster?" Everyone was surprised.
"We call that pool the Black Pool.”Little Enz said," That pool is so deep that there's no bottom. I heard that it leads to the underground Yin Sea. What was even more terrifying was that there were monsters in the pool that would eat humans and animals. Several children had disappeared for no reason when they were playing by the pool. The chickens by the pool and the sheep that came to the pool to drink water would also disappear for no reason. Not even a skeleton could be seen. The people here don't dare to go there for nothing. Why did you go fishing there? Besides, there are no fish in the pond. They were all eaten by demons…"
When everyone heard this, they all said that it was strange.
"Monster?" I laughed out loud." How can there be any monsters? It's a good pool."
"Brother Wang, you'd better not go there. It's too quiet there, and it's hard to say if there are no monsters or water monsters. Be careful." Little You said.
"If you don't say it, he won't dare to go. Da Bao, I think if a water monster really appears, it will drag you down with it. When that time comes, it will be difficult for us to explain to your family.”Zhu 'er said with a smile.
But I decided to go. Enz's words piqued my curiosity even more. I don't believe in monsters, but there must be some huge unknown aquatic creature in that pool. Xiao You was right.
I switched to Line 6 and hooked up with Iseni on Line 12. Thread diameter 0.405, pull force 11 kg; It was not a problem for Iseni to catch a 15 - 16 kg fish with his hook.
I didn't dare to be careless. If a water monster really appeared, it wouldn't be a joke. To be safe, I called cousin to go with me.
The water in the pond was much clearer than before. I was still fishing in the water grass cave at the foot of the mountain. Cousin wasn't used to fishing, so he ran to the grass beside the pond to feel. I didn't think much of it when I saw him sticking his butt out and touching the ditch. What kind of fish could there be in the ditch? Unexpectedly, he shouted,"Watch!" He actually pulled out a big fish from the ditch and threw it on the grass. He liked to shout and roll on the grass with the fish. I was very surprised and was about to go over to take a look when Seven Star Drifting was suddenly pulled into the water. I quickly lifted the rod, but a strong force came from the bottom of the water. I still couldn't lift the rod like last time. Before I could do anything, the fishing rod was quickly pulled into the water. I formed a tug-of-war with the thing in the water. This time, I relied on the thick line and the big hook to desperately pinch the pole and not let go, to fight it out. But the line snapped again.
My heart was beating so fast that I could even hear it. Such a thick hook line couldn't even withstand it. What the hell was this? This was so strange! Looking at the deep and dark grass holes in the water, a chill crept into his heart.
I went over to see the fish that my cousin had caught. This was a catfish, and it was really small. It probably weighed two to three catties.
"Second Brother, I say, stop fishing. You might as well go into the water and touch it.”Cousin was in high spirits, touching the ditch even more energetically. "Aiyo, another one ran away! Little dog…"
I was puzzled. There were such big fish in this shallow ditch, but I couldn't catch them in the pool. Why was it a huge thing that made the hook break? What was it? Was it really a water monster?
I remembered what Enz said. " Tian Lin, don't touch it. The situation in this pool is unknown. It's a little strange…" He shouted, his hands fumbling in the water. I was shocked, but he jumped onto the shore.
"Ouch, something bit my leg. Ouch…He clutched his left calf, and blood flowed out from between his fingers.
I quickly looked at his wound. There was a row of tooth holes. Fortunately, it wasn't too deep or too big, so the bite wasn't very serious.
"What bit you?" I was shocked and scared.
"I don't know. It was really terrifying. I felt something beside my leg and it bit my leg. I reached out with both hands and felt something as thick as a pipe. It was slippery and looked like a snake, but it didn't have scales. I squeezed it hard with both hands, and it finally let go and ran away…"
Back in the bamboo shed, everyone listened to our adventure. They all clicked their tongues in wonder. There were many different opinions about what bit cousin. Some said it was a water snake, some said it was a big eel, some said it was a water monster, and some said it was a mermaid.
"So there really is a monster in the pond?" Luo Ruhui said. I want to take a look. Da Bao, are you still going to fish it? I'll go with you."
I thought about it and said,"I still want to go fishing." However, he had to prepare special fishing gear.”
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