It is said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a small village north of Bianliang. The village is not big, because by a big river, most people in the village have become fishermen.
There is an old man from Wang Xing in the village. His children are all married, working in the city and rarely coming back. The old man weaves some fishing nets and often carries the big river on his back to fish.
One day, Wang Weng had lunch and went fishing in the river with his fishing net on his back as usual. Arriving at the shore, the old man untied the rope of the wooden boat and rowed to the middle of the river.
In the middle of the river, the old man threw his fishing net into the river and slowly began to close it. Halfway through the harvest, the old man felt that the fishing net was dragging down little by little. He was overjoyed to know that there was a big fish in the fishing net. He sped up and quickly put the fishing net into the boat.
He bent down to look at the fishing net carefully and found that there was really a big fish in the fishing net. He slowly opened the fishing net and looked intently. A red carp appeared in front of him. He roughly estimated that the carp was three feet long.
The old man smiled and reached out to touch the big carp. The big carp kept rolling in the boat, as if avoiding the old man. The old man shook his head and said with a smile, "This cabin is deep, and you can't escape no matter how hard you struggle!" " ! You'd better save your energy and be honest! "
After that, the old man grabbed the carp and went over to pick it up.
Under the sunshine, the scales of carp glowed with dazzling red light, which surprised the old man. He said to himself, "Why are the scales of this fish so strange?" It can emit red light, which is incredible! "
The old man dared not make a move, and looked at the fish's eyes carefully. What surprised him even more was that the carp's eyes were full of tears, and the old man quickly put the fish down when he saw this scene.
"The old fisherman has never met a strange fish like you for many years. Although you are big, you will get a good price, but there are rules in my ancestors, but whenever you meet a crying fish, you must set it free. I dare not go against the teachings of my ancestors, so I will let you go. Please leave quickly and be careful next time! "
The old man said, picked up the carp, pushed it with his hand and put it back in the river. After the carp swam around him twice, one of them jumped into the river.
The old man watched the big fish leave with a wry smile. Later, he tidied up his fishing net and continued to fish in the river. It was not until dusk that the old people closed their nets and went home.
He told the old woman about catching big carp. Although the old lady feels a little pity, she is very much in favor of the old man's practice.
The days passed quickly, and half a year passed in an instant. One day, the old man and the villagers went fishing by the river. They rowed the boat into the middle of the river and threw fishing nets into the river one by one.
After a long time, the sky suddenly clouded and a gust of wind blew. The water was rough, and huge waves rushed towards their boat.
Soon, the day was like night, the rainstorm poured down like a note, and the strong wind rolled the big waves and beat their small wooden boat. The old man shouted: "folks, don't close the net, hurry back to the shore!" " "
Some villagers haven't had time to collect fishing nets. Seeing that the situation was not good, they dropped their fishing nets and rowed desperately to the shore.
The old man is old and weak. The big waves hit him, and his boat swayed from side to side, almost capsizing several times. The old man was so scared that he tried his best to paddle to the shore.
But he had just advanced a few feet when a strong wind came with huge waves and hit his boat back. The villagers arrived at the shore one after another and shouted at the old man, "Uncle Wang, come here quickly!" " "
Didn't the old man want to get back to the shore quickly? At this time, he was exhausted, moving more and more slowly, and the small wooden boat swayed from side to side in the big waves.
Suddenly, a gust of wind came and big waves hit his boat. The boat turned upside down in an instant and the old man fell into the water.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the villagers rowed to save him, but the old man disappeared. After a while, the old man finally surfaced, but the waves drowned him again and again.
"I'm afraid Wang Bo's luck is running out, and our ship can't cross the river at all. What should we do? "
Just when the villagers were at a loss, suddenly the old man's half body surfaced, as if something was supporting him underwater.
The old man walked slowly to the shore, and the villagers were surprised to see this scene. Because the old man didn't swim, but stood, as if floating over.
The old man soon reached the river and jumped back to the shore. Looking back, there was a big red carp in the water, nodding at the old man. The old man was so surprised that he remembered the red carp he released six months ago.
The old man suddenly realized that he quickly fell to his knees and kept thanking the carp. The carp swam in front of him twice and then disappeared into the river.
The villagers were shocked by the scene in front of them and quickly asked the old man why. The old man went on to tell the story of meeting the red carp while fishing six months ago, and then released the big fish. People don't understand until they hear this. They helped the old man return to the village.
This storm is rare, and the old man was able to escape this robbery thanks to the rescue of red carp. After all, it has something to do with his release from prison six months ago.
Every time I think about it, the old man is haunted. He always thanked the red carp in his heart. Since then, the villagers have always kept this ancestral motto of the old man in mind, but whenever they encounter this strange big fish, the villagers will release it in time and never be greedy for petty gain. And the villagers have never seen the red carp again!
Disclaimer: Folk stories are intended to tell the truth to the world, and can never be compared with feudal superstitions. Thank you!