Chapter 221: The Old Farmer Releases the Fish

The sound of firecrackers was deafening all around. It was a great test for a Taoist priest to concentrate and calm his mind in this environment. It was like what you saw on TV. Which Taoist priest performed a ritual amid the sound of firecrackers?

I clenched my teeth and kept the energy in my stomach. I heard that the fight in the house had reached a white-hot stage until the sound of firecrackers stopped. Suddenly, the red cloth bag in my hand swelled up and down as if someone was blowing air.

When I felt the cloth bag in my hand fall down, I immediately tightened the mouth of the cloth bag and tied a knot with a hemp rope. I lifted it and felt that it was only about ten pounds. Looking at the villagers around me, they pointed at the bag in my hand. Some people said I was performing magic tricks, and some people said there was a monster in the bag.

Zhou Xia was trembling and was supported to my side. Her lips were purple and she asked me, "Master, have you caught the monster?"

I pointed to the room and said, "You will know if you go in."

The yard of Lao Liu's house was crowded with people. They were all curious to see what the monster looked like. When Zhou Xia led the crowd to open the door, screams came out.

Because the bone girl was born with a skin change, her body had been caught in the bag by me, so the skin would naturally remain. So you can imagine how bloody the room was. Later, I took some villagers to find a pine tree in the village, hung the cloth bag under the branch, and told them to take the cloth bag off early tomorrow morning and burn it with a big fire.

However, something unexpected happened. Someone saw the blood in Lao Liu's house and called the police. I think that even if the police came, they would not give a perfect explanation for the death of a good living person who turned into human skin in an instant.

In order to solve the problem here quickly, I hurried to find Zhou Changfa and asked him to organize some people to pray for rain with me. Although the evil of the bone girl has been broken, in order to ensure the good weather and good harvest in Zhenjiang Village in the future, the Anping water in the Dragon King Temple must be restored to clarity.

We acted separately. Zhou Changfa used a loudspeaker to urge the whole village, while I went to set up the altar. At around 2 pm, nearly a hundred villagers gathered in the Dragon King Temple again. However, this time I was the one praying for rain. In front of the Dragon King Temple, I burned incense and worshiped, killed a pig head, and the Yangko team blew trumpets and danced in the square. It was as lively as the New Year.

The evil-removing talismans were burned 32 times in a row. I was in the front and bowed to the Dragon King instead of kneeling. That was because I held the Heavenly Master Order, and the Heavenly Master Order was like the Heavenly Master himself, so theoretically speaking, our generations were similar.

After writing the prayer for rain and burning three imperial edicts, the village chief then read the prayer aloud, saying how difficult it was for the common people and how they couldn't survive if it didn't rain. After he finished reading, I asked him to leave and said to the Dragon King, "The evil spirits will be killed. What else are you dissatisfied with, Dragon King? It should rain. I have something else to do."

Some people around were stunned. I guess they didn't expect that I would talk to the Dragon King in this tone.

Seeing that Anpingshui had no reaction, I frowned and said, "How about this, I'll lend some first and let the people plant the land first. If you are not satisfied, ask them to give you a few more fat pigs as compensation."

So I said to Zhou Changfa, "Get me two live fish."

The river is far away from the village, and it is not convenient to catch fish. When everyone was at a loss, the village accountant suddenly pointed to an old farmer carrying a bucket by the Heilongjiang River and said, "He should have one. I'll go get one."

Seeing the village accountant go and find the old farmer, the two of them talked for a while but there was no result. I was also a little dissatisfied. It's just a fish, and they don't want a big one. Why are they so stingy?

"Let's go and take a look." I said to Zhou Changfa. Seeing that he was a little absent-minded, I patted him again: "I'm talking to you, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing." He looked embarrassed.

I said to go and see, and he came to my senses and went with me. I walked in and then I could hear what they were arguing about. It turned out that the old farmer was going to release the fish. He refused to give it to me no matter what. The village accountant even took out a hundred yuan, but the old farmer still refused to give it to me.

So I said, "Uncle, I want to use this fish to pray for rain. Can't you lend it to me? After you use it up, can't you release it?"

The old farmer shook his head again and again: "No, I don't care about anything related to Zhou Ba Pi."

Zhou Changfa said with a stiff face: "Old Han, don't talk nonsense. When did I peel the skin? Hurry up and give the master two fish. We are praying for rain. If it doesn't rain, your family will die of drought."

The old farmer snorted coldly: "Bullshit, no matter whose family is droughty, my family will not be droughty. You just did too many bad things, and the Dragon King deliberately punished you. Don't pray for rain or not. If you resign as the village chief, it will rain immediately on this day."

Zhou Changfa's face was red from being choked. He pulled me and said, "Master, let's ignore him. This guy is mentally ill. I'll ask someone to drive my car to the town to buy it. I'll be back in half an hour."

"Who are you talking about who is mentally ill!"

The old farmer put down the fish bucket and ran towards Zhou Changfa angrily. He looked like he was going to fight. He cursed and said, "Zhou Paopi, you bastard, you really think you can cover the sky with one hand here. You have done too many immoral things. Sooner or later, you will get retribution."

The old farmer was a little strong. I didn't hold him back. Zhou Changfa was knocked down by his electric cannon, and the village accountant took the opportunity to secretly snatch the fish bucket and ran away.

I always felt something was wrong. After all, nothing happens for no reason in this world. Because we had a dispute here, many young men in the village also came to join in the fun. Zhou Changfa was obviously very powerful in the village. Several strong young men stopped the old farmer and then robbed him openly.

When I returned to the altar, I looked at the stinking ampoule again, because whoever touches the green water will be unlucky, so I thought of using the saliva of the two fish to change the Feng Shui. Thinking of the old farmer's words made me hesitate again, maybe it was God's will?

Outside the temple, Zhou Changfa held a bucket and said, "Master, you see there are a lot of fish here, big or small? I'll fish them out for you."

Because I was struggling with whether to take care of this Feng Shui, I was a little distracted, but Zhou Changfa was very anxious to put his hand into the bucket. It didn't matter that he stretched out his hand, but suddenly there was a scream of "Ah", and he pulled his hand out painfully, and the finger was still attached to a black catfish, and the catfish bit his middle finger and kept "flopping", and Zhou Changfa screamed in pain.

Then the catfish fluttered and turned around, and actually bit off his finger. I was surprised, the power of this fish is too great!

The village accountant and several young men came over and carried Zhou Changfa to the hospital. Someone hurriedly said, "Take the catfish too. Let's go and find a car." Zhou Changfa's face turned pale: "Let's go to my house. The car keys are with my wife. Take me there quickly." Because the broken finger can be reattached within two hours, he desperately ran to the village surrounded by a group of people. The rain-praying ceremony ended in an accident again. The crowd dispersed. I sat under the temple and lit a cigarette, looking at the fish in the bucket. I was very surprised. How could a catfish bite off an adult's finger? "Young man, are you a Taoist priest?" The old farmer suddenly appeared at the entrance of the temple. I nodded and said yes, and he said, "Don't bother. Zhou Baopi has been greedy for money these years. Two pig farms and a paper mill have occupied the village's land, and they keep draining dirty water into the river. I think the Dragon King is angry. It will definitely not rain for a while. I advise you to get the money and leave as soon as possible." After listening to him, I really didn't expect that Zhou Changfa had so many tricks. But seeing that the old farmer didn't care whether it rained or not, I felt a little strange. If it didn't rain, wouldn't he be upset? Most people in a village still make a living by farming. Unexpectedly, the old farmer smiled. He pointed at the bucket and said, "Have you seen my bucket?"

"What's wrong?"

The old farmer said proudly, "These fish are all from my rice fields. Besides, I don't eat fishy things. It's useless to leave these fish in the fields. It's better to release them."

I was a little curious about the raw fish in the fields he mentioned. You know, the water in the fields is dead water. If there are fish, it will become running water, which can easily form Feng Shui. Could it be that this old farmer has occupied a Feng Shui treasure land?

We chatted for a few words out of curiosity. I suggested going to his house to have a look. The old farmer was quite enthusiastic when he saw that I was a Taoist priest. So I followed him out of the Dragon King Temple. Before leaving, I gave the big pig head to the old farmer.

I felt that he was very optimistic. He hummed Errenzhuan all the way and seemed very energetic. I asked him, "Uncle, are you alone?"

"No, there is a girl." He looked very proud when he mentioned the girl.

I also smiled and asked: "That's great, they say girls are like little cotton-padded jackets, you are so lucky."

Who knew he actually sighed and said: "I used to be very lucky, but my girl hasn't been home for two years. Although I occasionally call her, I miss her too. There were a few times when I wanted to go to the city to find her, but I was afraid of causing trouble for her."

I comforted him that it was okay and she might come back during the Chinese New Year. As we chatted, we passed by his rice fields. The rice fields had rice seedlings, which looked very beautiful with green. There were some small fish and shrimps in some waterlogged places. The fields were peaceful, and what was even more spectacular was that there was a big yellow cat lying beside the rice fields.

This can be called 'fish send seedlings to the sky, wild cats guard the fields'. It is difficult for the old farmer to have a bad harvest, and the fish can be born here, which means that the vitality is strong. When he plows the land, he will be nourished by the vitality, and all diseases will disappear. It is estimated that he will not get sick for several years.

This Feng Shui is not suitable for those who are not virtuous. But when we were chatting, he said that he had offended Zhou Changfa before, so he was given this broken land when the land was divided. At first, everything he planted died, and it was not until two years ago that it started to get better.

I thought his luck must have changed. After all, there is an old saying that "Feng Shui changes with time", so I didn't say much. When I entered their house, most of the rooms were some Errenzhuan props, handkerchiefs, and some folk art photos.

He asked me to sit on the kang for a while, and he went to the kitchen to pour me some water. It can be seen that the old farmer used to be an artist, but when I found a person in these photos, I was surprised!

It was a beautiful girl, in her early 20s, wearing a flowery dress for Errenzhuan, holding a peony lantern in her hand, and a happy smile on her face!

I was stunned. She was actually the illusion wandering in front of the Dragon King Temple. Could it be that the dead bone girl was actually the daughter of the old farmer? But at this moment, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, dark clouds covered the sun, and strong winds slapped the windows. Amidst the lightning and thunder, raindrops as big as beans fell from the sky. It was raining in Zhenjiang Village, which had been dry for a long time!