Chapter 6 Visiting Jiuye and hearing about the Yellow River
"The house is simple, just sit there." Jiuye pushed open the wooden door of the cottage and let Zhang Mingyu into the house.
The decorations in the house are all in one glance: there is a wooden bed on the left, with thick mattresses on the bed, and quilts and pillows neatly placed on the mattresses.
Facing me was a window. Under the window was a small wooden table, next to the table were three benches, and an oil lamp and bowls were placed on the table.
On the right side is the stove, and the wall close to the stove has been already darkened.
Seeing that the Jiuye family was like this, Zhang Mingyu felt uncomfortable, but he didn't show it too much. He smiled and nodded and entered the house.
After the two of them found a place to sit down, before Zhang Mingyu could speak, Jiu Ye asked first: "Young man, tell me about Lao Shen's situation now. I see how you looked just now, it seems that Lao Shen's situation is not very good."
Zhang Mingyu nodded: "That's right. I won't hide it from you. Director Chen's current physical condition is indeed not very good." Zhang Mingyu roughly mentioned what Mr. Shen encountered in Tianjin. Before he came, Xiong Xiaoguang specially ordered Zhang Mingyu because he guessed that Master Jiu might ask about Mr. Shen.
"So that's the case. It's hard for him to endure such troubles after he's old bones. Going back to more than ten years ago, Old Shen was one of the best figures in China at that time." After hearing Zhang Mingyu say that, Master Jiu nodded, but he felt uncomfortable. After all, he has known old friends for many years. He can't feel sad when he hears his friends suffer.
"But Master Jiu, don't be too sad. Mr. Shen's body has basically been cured after treatment. I guess Mr. Shen's health will be better if I go back from Henan."
"Our brothers are the least worry-free. Just talking about him, and before you ask you, what's wrong with me, come to the Yellow River to find me?" Jiu Ye was a sensible person. After saying a few words, Old Master Shen directly led the topic.
Zhang Mingyu took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Master Jiu. Master Jiu took the photo and looked at it twice, shook his head: "This kid looks at him, I haven't seen him before. Why are you here to find him?"
"Yes, the task I received this time is to come to find him. Master Jiu, you have lived on the bank of the Yellow River for a long time. Are there any abnormalities in the Yellow River during this period?"
Jiu Ye put down the photo and tapped the table with his fingers regularly: "There is nothing unusual, but the nearest water flow of the Yellow River is much smaller than before, and it is probably time to stop flowing again."
Zhang Mingyu raised his eyebrows: "Duanliu?" He subconsciously linked Duanliu with Jiuding.
Jiu Ye stopped his finger: "Yes, Huanghe is a guy with an unstable temper. Maybe one day you wake up and you will see a dry river in front of you. I remember it was in the 1970s, and it has been going on until now, and it has become more and more powerful recently."
Zhang Mingyu moved the stool to Master Jiu, almost next to Master Jiu: "Master Jiu, can you tell me about the interruption of the Yellow River?"
Master Jiu laughed: "Okay, if you want to listen, I will talk to you."
"That must be that time in the mid-1970s. The special meeting has not been established yet. Lao Shen is still on the front line of Vietnam, while I planted acre of three-point land by the Yellow River. At the rest, I went to swim around the Yellow River when I had nothing to do. Now I think about it, I still miss it so much." When I said this, Master Jiu couldn't help but sigh, but unfortunately it was a memory.
Jiu Ye paused, organized the language and started talking nonstop: "I forgot which summer it was. It was surprisingly hot that summer. After watering the fields, I was so hot that I had to take a shower. Who knew that when I arrived on the shore, I found that the Yellow River was dry. I didn't believe it at that time, but when I ran down the river and looked at the river full of people, I believed that everything in front of me was true."
"Just when I was stunned, someone said it was dangerous on the shore, but people turned a blind eye and were picking up things in the river. After years of this, there were more treasures in the Yellow River than any emperor's tomb. When those people saw the treasure, they were like hungry wolves seeing meat."
"I then climbed ashore and walked to the old man who dissuaded people, and asked the old man why he did this. The old man said that the Yellow River had actually stopped flowing once before, but it was when he was a child. A few days after that, the Yellow River suddenly returned to its original state. Many people died at that time. After many years, the Yellow River broke down again, which made him think of the tragic situation at that time."
"I nodded, looked at the people who were snatching treasures in the river, turned around and returned to their hut, got some water to cool down in the ground."
"Just shortly after I took a shower and went home to lie down, there was a loud noise in the sky. I got up and went outside the house and saw a scene that I would never forget in my life."
"I saw the rolling Yellow River as if it was coming from the sky, rushing towards the people who were robbing treasures in the river. People didn't have time to react and became ghosts in the river. Unfortunately, they were greedy for finance but lost their lives." Jiu Ye looked out the window and was as if he was back to the past. Seeing the Yellow River roaring and rushing towards people, people in the river watched the Yellow River coming from the sky but did not move, because they were full of treasures in their arms, they could only watch the Yellow River roaring and approaching, and then devouring themselves.
Zhang Mingyu was shocked. If Master Jiu didn't say it, he probably wouldn't know about it forever.
"Boy, I've finished talking. I don't know what clues can I provide to you. In fact, it's not just the Yellow River, but the Yangtze River has had similar things. Now no one can give an accurate answer, even if it's special, it can't be done." Master Jiu looked at Zhang Mingyu staring blankly in front of him and shook his hand in front of him. Zhang Mingyu blinked, and then he pulled his consciousness out of his thoughts and returned to reality.
"If he cut off the flow, it would be convenient for us to go down to investigate. I am afraid that it will be the same as before, and I will not even be able to find the body at that time." Zhang Mingyu thought for a while and said, thinking about how to find the Jiuding with the most effort.
Master Jiu shook his head: "That was the time when the Yellow River cut off the flow, and there was no such thing happening again in the years after the break. Because one learns from one's mistakes and the longer the breaking time, so if the Yellow River cuts off again, you can go down and find what you want."
Zhang Mingyu was about to speak, but the wooden door slammed, and the field staff kicked in. After seeing Zhang Mingyu, the boss turned around and said to his subordinates: "Look at what I said, this guy is definitely here. Remember your bet, go back and give money."
Master Jiu looked at the group of people coldly, laughed, stood up, walked to the head, stood still, raised his head to look at the head that was taller than him: "Young man, have your parents taught you to knock on the door before entering?"
The head lowered his head and stared at Master Jiu for a while. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room frozen. Suddenly, the head laughed, raised his head, and patted Master Jiu on the shoulder: "Zhang Mingyu, this little old man is quite interesting. Where did you find it?"
"I didn't expect that Chen Wanshan taught you these terrible things. Today I will let me educate you little bastards." Master Jiu smiled slightly, grabbed the head's wrist with his hand, and buzzed his thumb, and the head grinned and screamed: "Old man, who do you think you are? Don't scare us with the name of Director Chen, I, Liu Huquan, weren't scared!"
Master Jiu smacked his lips: "Young man is not bad, but I don't want to scare you, I just want to beat you." As Master Jiu raised his leg and pointed it at Liu Huquan's belly. At that time, Liu Huquan's waist was bent to ninety degrees, and there was a colic in his dantian.
After letting go of his hand, Master Jiu took a few steps back and sat on the stool: "How is it, isn't it very comfortable?"
Liu Huquan covered his stomach and took a rest for a while before slowly straightening up, completely losing his previous arrogant look. Now he looks like a little sheep seeing a big bad wolf.
Although he was very dissatisfied, after a brief fight just now, Liu Huquan knew that the old man should not be underestimated, so he quickly convinced him and bowed to Master Jiu: "Senior, I just now didn't know Mount Tai, and I have some collisions. I hope you don't blame me."
Master Jiu waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I won't use it anymore. Mingyu, they are with you, now everyone is here, can you tell me what you are looking for?"
Liu Huquan scratched his head. In fact, he didn't know anything. He only knew that Xiong Xiaoguang asked him to follow Zhang Mingyu to attack. "This, you'd better ask Zhang Mingyu, we're all here to attack."
Master Jiu turned his head to look at Zhang Mingyu, and Zhang Mingyu nodded slightly: "Everyone is in harmony, let me tell you the purpose of our trip. Compared to what you have heard about Dayu's story of controlling the flood, Dayu re-divided the nine states after the flood, and then cast nine large cauldrons to divide the nine states and then conquered nine states. Later, people regarded it as a symbol of imperial power. However, with the demise of the Qin Dynasty, the nine cauldrons disappeared. The purpose of our trip was these nine large cauldrons."
"What, how to find this fictitious thing? Isn't it difficult for people to find it?" Liu Huquan and the people under him were worried when they heard this. It was no problem to ask them to exorcise evil spirits. They asked them to find Jiuding, but they had a problem.
Jiuye smiled: "The Nine Cauldrons are not a false thing. I think there was something about King Wu of Qin lifting the cauldrons. If this thing was not available, then what was King Wu of Qin lifting?"
Liu Huquan scratched his head: "Don't talk about this. I'm not good at history. Just tell me what to do next."
"The next step is naturally to have a meal."
Chapter completed!