The last turtle
The TV station once predicted with great fanfare that there would be heavy rain from Monday to Friday, but Monday and Tuesday passed and there was no rain yet.
The water in the river has disappeared without a trace, leaving only half gray and half white dust on the riverbed. The bottom of the river is divided like the territory of old China, and pebbles lie there quietly, bored. On the bank of the river are listless willows, waiting alone. There is a Dragon King Temple not far from the river. The villagers flocked to pray for rain for dozens of miles these days. Seeing that the Dragon King was indifferent, the villagers collected a lot of money from poor neighbors and did not know where to invite the beating team. From then on, the sound of suona is endless, the drums are deafening, and the smoke from kitchen chimneys pervades the temple.
I am an urban resident, more specifically, I am a person who came to the city after being born in the countryside. But I watched TV a few days ago and knew that it would rain heavily in a few days, so I packed my tent and rain gear in a hurry and went to the countryside alone. Turtles are spiritual, and people may not believe them. Whenever the land is about to crack and the river is about to dry up, turtles and fish can predict it in advance, so they get into the depths of the river early and hide. In this way, even if it doesn't rain or drink water for several years, the tortoise can survive. And whenever there is rain and water, the more spiritual turtles and fish are, the sooner they can feel it, so the sooner they can come out. This is what my grandfather told me. My grandfather lived in the river all his life, summed up a lot of experience and realized a lot. Of course, he knows more about the things in the water. I asked why we didn't catch turtles in the storm and flood after the river dried up. Grandpa told me that would be great. First, if the turtle with the highest spirituality is caught, the whole turtle family may perish. I heard that turtles are different. Fishermen have a way of fishing. If you fish and catch turtles in this situation, you are vulnerable to natural disasters, and fishermen can only catch them when there is water. Grandpa also told me that the tortoise won't show its true colors for the time being, and it won't show its true colors until it rains heavily at night.
Grandpa's words really came true. Every time the night river bursts with rain, I see the creatures in the water show their bodies one by one. After several times, I got up the courage to bring back a turtle. When I got home, I raised a turtle. Later, my second uncle in the city came and was very interested in the turtle I fed, so he took it out for observation. It seems that my second uncle pulled me over and asked me with a puzzled face: "Why is this turtle born so special-two tails!" "
I leaned down slowly, only to see that this turtle has two tails. When these two tails go up and down, they don't set each other off, but they make people feel strange and a little scared.
Seeing that my face turned white, my second uncle quickly said, "What are you afraid of? Going out is more knowledgeable. Besides, I'm a biology student-I've seen all conjoined twins and two-headed snakes. This turtle may have some genetic problems. You country people only know ... "Uncle said after dinner," I took the tortoise to the biological research institute in the city and asked them to study and describe it. I also know a doctor who has studied Compendium of Materia Medica the most. Dr. Xu found many mistakes in Compendium of Materia Medica. Maybe Dr. Xu knows this kind of turtle. Will you let me study it? "
This just breathed a sigh of relief and said eagerly, "Uncle, you must go."
"Then how can I not go? First of all, I am curious. Second, our biological research is boring. Third, maybe this turtle is a good thing to replenish the body, which is hundreds of times more likely than ordinary turtles. Besides, scarcity is precious, and this turtle is not allowed to sell for tens of millions. "
After listening to my uncle's words, I have some hope in my heart and a premonition that I will get rich.
My uncle will leave soon after lunch, so I will take the turtle to him. My second uncle said that if there was any news, he would call me immediately and joked that if I made a fortune, I must not forget him.
The phone kept ringing the next morning. I answered the phone naked, with no clothes on. That's really my uncle's cell phone. He said happily that the tortoise is not a question of leaving a message, but a rare tortoise. Dr. Xu said that this kind of turtle is recorded in ancient books and can cure many incurable diseases, but it is rarely found that he is willing to pay 5,000 yuan for this turtle.
I said that's good. I thanked my uncle and promised my uncle 500 yuan to thank him for his help. My second uncle said that he didn't want the money, and it was enough for them to study after catching the turtle. Don't forget to show him anything unusual. This is enough to satisfy his curiosity.
I didn't have time to use this 5000 yuan, for fear of some natural disaster. However, since then everything has gone smoothly without any mistakes. I don't want to be afraid that this is a lie deliberately made up by fishermen. In case people catch all the fish and turtles, the fishermen should not wander around and drink the northwest wind. Everyone thought it was true, and grandpa believed it-I saved 5000 yuan and added a few striking figures to my passbook.
In the following years, I caught dozens of turtles several times on dry and rainy nights. Turtles still have two tails, but I thought about it, and it seems that there is a current all over my body: so many turtles are the same size! I didn't think much about it after that. Dr. Xu still bought every turtle at the price of 5 thousand yuan. Later, Dr. Xu introduced me to the president of the Health Association. His surname is Li, so I call him President Li. President Li, a close friend of Dr. Xu, is willing to buy it at the price of 10 thousand yuan each, with a large quantity and a favorable price.
Then on a rainy night, when the river dried up, I went there three times alone. Every time I drive, I catch a lot of turtles. The tortoise is in the carriage, bustling and crawling aimlessly. I was afraid that the tortoise would escape, so I covered it with a net. The carriage drove at full speed along the highway to the president's house. After counting the turtles, President Xu happily took out stacks of brand-new tickets and handed them to me. He also said that I made a fortune and they kept fit and refreshed themselves. This kind of transaction is harmless to others and belongs to mutually beneficial business, unlike exchanging drugs, where one party makes money and the other party spends money to die. I said this is, I hope we can cooperate happily and continue to cooperate in the future. President Li patted his thigh and said, why not? As long as you supply it, we will definitely take this pair of tail turtles.
Last time I sent a turtle to President Li, a * * *, I sent 50 turtles. Turtles are still double-tailed, but they are still as big as ordinary turtles. President Li bought them at a price of 10 thousand yuan each. I asked President Li why a turtle is so expensive and what's the use. President Li said bluntly: "Don't you know that eating this turtle can generally live for three to five years, so it is expensive, but it is by no means affordable for ordinary people."
I sold more than 400 turtles, which is a lot of money, and moved to the city to buy a new building.
However, although I have caught many turtles, I have never eaten any myself. It's not that I can't bear to eat it, but I don't know that the two-tailed turtle has the strange effect of prolonging life. Once again, I took a tent and rain gear to the countryside by car, intending to catch some turtles and sell them, leaving another turtle to eat.
However, the TV station's forecast really disappointed me this time. It is clearly said that there will be heavy rain from Monday to Friday. Today is Tuesday, but it still hasn't dropped. It seems difficult to have rain these days, so I came for nothing. But I waited. -I'm sitting in a tent, listening to the sound blowing around not far away, just for fun.
It was late, and I slept in a tent. When I was asleep, I was awakened by a thunderbolt. I held a flashlight and saw that it was raining heavily. It's raining heavily in the distance, so I don't have much foresight. I quickly carried a small bucket and took a flashlight to the river.
Unexpectedly, I haven't seen a turtle climb out for a long time, and I haven't gone far before I saw a turtle stretching its head and shrinking its head. I'm afraid I caught all the turtles, but I don't think so. Last time I caught dozens of turtles, I wouldn't catch them all at once. So I walked down and suddenly found a little turtle crawling in a pool of water. It's different, and it's the first turtle of different sizes I caught. I happily put it in the bucket, but I seem to see the turtle's expression in the corner of my eye, which is obviously a terrible profundity. I gasped, and when I saw it, there was nothing. I kept looking, but I didn't find the other half. The next day, I packed my tent and drove back.
Shortly after returning to China, President Li urged me to say that the two-tailed turtle was short and hoped that I would catch it again. I said I caught it all, but he said it was impossible. He also teased me that I have money, and I don't care about 32 thousand. He asked me if I could increase the price. I said I'll wait and see.
Dean Li once told me that two-tailed turtles eat very fastidiously. Eat the hind legs first, then the head, then the body, and eat a part every day. This turtle tastes good. I still want to eat it after eating my hind legs, but I still can't bear to let my wife put it away, otherwise it won't work well if I don't pay attention to how to eat it.
I woke up after a night's sleep and suddenly felt a dull pain in my thigh. I'm afraid I'm tired of running. I asked my wife to bring the tortoise, and my wife brought the tortoise. When she saw me crying, where was your leg?
I said, stop joking, and then I took off the glans and ate it. ......
Soon the TV station reported two news: First, the precious double-tailed turtle population was extinct. Second, a person's legs and head mysteriously disappeared without a trace. ......
The story is over. Does it taste good？
Don't eat turtles. I still feel lucky in your dream, but the thought of this old story makes me feel terrible! There is another saying that I saw from dream interpretation, and that is longevity, because you absorbed the aura of the old turtle.
Come to think of it, it's all made up, isn't it But I quite like this story.
Dreaming is only related to people's thoughts, surroundings or imagination, and has nothing to do with life. I think you know, don't think about anything.