My years as a fortune teller

After the stone slab was lifted, a trickle of water emerged from the ground.Then the water gathers in the small pool above, and then slowly flows down a channel.Just such a little water, somehow enough for the whole village to drink.

I scooped up a handful of water with my hand and put it on my nose to smell it. There was no peculiar smell in the water.Moreover, the blood jade that he carried with him did not issue a warning.But I just faintly smelled a stench.

I sprinkled the water, then covered the stone slab, clapped my hands and said to Old Lu, "Old Brother Lu, who designed this for you? How can such a little water be enough for the people in your village?"

Old Lutou pointed down and said: "See, this is only the source. But we don't use it for drinking directly. When the water reaches the foot of the mountain, there is a well for storing water. We use the water from there. You Ask me the source and I will bring you here. This has been there for a long time, but this location is rebuilt every few years."

I nodded and continued to ask: "Then you all have water sources, why do you need to dig a well in the yard? Isn't this superfluous? Besides, if you use the water in the well, then we should find the source of the well water."

Old Lu said with a smile: "You don't know this, the government asked us to dig the well. Just after the liberation, didn't they popularize hygiene knowledge, saying that our drinking water is unhygienic, and we are prone to various diseases. We dig wells. You don’t know, the well water is not as good as this water. Later, we still use this water a lot, but now the well water is turbid and we almost don’t use it.”

I nodded, and asked as I walked down the drain, "Then you didn't install tap water later, that's more practical than this. And the sanitation effect is also good, the most important thing is convenience!"

Old Lu smiled and said: "At first, I wanted to install it, but I didn't want to install it when I heard the money was collected. Besides, you see, this is a mountain road, and it would be inconvenient to install it. Everyone thinks it is convenient. In fact, the most important thing Unfortunately, we are relatively remote here.”

I shook my head with a smile, and saw the water in the ditch flowing down like a small silver snake.Old Lutou said to me: "Brother Xiao Zhang, don't underestimate this little water. No matter how hot the weather is, the water has never been cut off. No matter when, we never forget to worship."

I smiled and didn't speak. This is the habit of people in the countryside and in the mountains.I always sum up some things that are unclear, and they all have gods, so I have to worship.This habit is still there in some remote areas today.

At this moment, something like a red thread flowed through the water.What is this, is it an earthworm?It stands to reason that I have seen long earthworms, but it seems that I have never seen such a long one.

Just at the moment when I was stunned, the red line disappeared.Old Lu Tou patted me from behind, and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhang, what are you looking at and why are you fascinated?"

I looked back at Old Lu and said, "Brother Lu, did you see a red thread flowing through the water just now? It's very long, maybe as thick as a willow branch!" After speaking, I looked carefully at the water.

Old Lutou smiled and said to me: "It may be an earth dragon! The earth dragons in the mountains are relatively large and long, and you may not have seen them. Sometimes we often see them when we fetch water."

The earth dragon that Old Lu is talking about is what we often call earthworms.In some places, it is called Qulu, which is not only helpful for soil improvement, but also a famous medicinal material, especially for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which has very good curative effects.

When I was young, I also caught earthworms, but I didn’t seem to have seen ones as long as before.But I still have some doubts in my heart, because the thread-like thing just now seems to be much brighter in color than that of earthworms.

Forget it, anyway, I didn't see it clearly just now, so let's treat it as an earthworm.The pace under my feet quickened, and I ran towards the reservoir that Old Lu said.Because I wanted to see if it was really an earthworm.

Under the guidance of the old Lu Tou, I came to the edge of the so-called cistern.This place is obviously artificially repaired. The stones on the edge of the pool are not to mention smooth, and there are many moss.It seems that this was done by the older generation, and it has been used to this day.

The water in the pool is a little green, because there are some aquatic plants in it.I scooped up another handful of water and sniffed it under my nose. The water here also has no peculiar smell.

After I sprinkled the water into the pool, I looked at Old Lu and said, "There is no peculiar smell in the water. It seems that I should be thinking about other aspects. It is best to find a professional organization to test the water quality."

Old Lutou asked a little puzzled: "Brother Zhang, can you tell the quality of the water by smelling it like this and touching it? If you look at it this way, can you see what's in the water?"

I smiled and said: "In Feng Shui, we often use water as wealth, so it is also very important to look at the shape and quality of the water, such as whether there is a fishy smell after holding the water, or whether there is any other smell; At the same time, check whether the water feels greasy; if there is a fishy smell, or if the smell of earth is too strong, it means that something else has entered the water, which needs to be checked carefully; if it is too greasy, it means the source of the water Or there is meat in the place where the water is stored, think about the meat under the water, will it be greasy on the top? This kind of water can’t be used, we have to adjust it in Feng Shui, generally speaking, it’s buried etc!"

Old Lu nodded and said to me; "So there are so many ways here, hehe, I really don't know if you don't tell me. Then if you look at it now, the water quality is not a problem?"

"En!" I replied; "It can be said that the minerals in it will be tested by modern means. However, the pool is so deep, so I can't guarantee if there are other things."

In fact, I’m a bit speechless. Pools like this are springs flowing from the mountains, and he also said just now that in the past, floods would rush out things.This shows that there are ancient tombs in the mountain, and it is possible that the poor water quality is because the source in the mountain rushed to a certain tomb or something.

This kind of thing has also been encountered in Henan in the past.That's why I scooped up some water in my hand and sniffed it, just to see if I was carrying something from the tomb.Because the tomb has been in the tomb for a long time, in addition to the smell of dead bodies, there may be a smell like copper rust.These are not the scariest things, but what I am really worried about is that something has become a spirit here, hiding in the water source, if that is the case, the danger will be even greater.

I stood up, clapped my hands, and asked Old Lu, "Have you ever been in this pool, and how deep is it? Is there any passage leading to other places?" After speaking, I looked at Old Lu.

He thought for a while and said to me: "No, none of us have ever gone down, because there are rules in our ancestors. If we take a bath or swim, we will all go to the river. Although we are a little far away from the river, but the people in the village There are still many master swimmers. But no one dares to go down this place. No matter how mischievous the younger generation is, they all abide by the rules of their ancestors."

I nodded, and then asked, "That means you don't know if there is a passage below, right?" Old Lu nodded.I thought for a while and continued to ask: "Then what should I do if the water here is full and overflows!"

The old Lutou said with a smile: "This is the strange thing. The water here has never overflowed. Even when it rains heavily, it has never overflowed. Walking a few hundred meters west from here is the original spillway. .As long as there is a flood on the mountain, it will be removed by the spillway."

I looked over there in amazement, it's amazing!The person who designed and built this place must have been a very remarkable expert.I even thought of the things after the flash flood. It seems that there are many things worth learning here.

Thinking of this, I picked up a palm-sized stone and threw it into the pool without looking at it.The water splashed me and Old Lu all over, just when I was about to say I was going to leave.Suddenly, two red things appeared at the bottom of the pool...