Having a pair of shoes by the river is really not a big deal, and everyone who lives by the river knows that there are often one or two shoes that don't know whose one is in the debris that the river rolls up. ()

Just because, people often have to take off their shoes when they go into the water, and if they don't pay attention, it is normal for their shoes to be swept away.

However, this pair of shoes that was discovered by accident caused an uproar in the village, but unlike the usual uproar, this time no one talked about anything, and everyone was stunned after knowing the news, and then they were silent and did not comment on anything, but the emotions in their hearts were surging like stormy waves, and there were any speculations.

Why does a pair of shoes cause such a reaction from the villagers?

Let's talk about the characteristics of this shoe, first of all, it is a pair of leather shoes, in those days leather shoes were not a bargain, not everyone could have it, let alone in such a small village? Therefore, whoever has a pair of leather shoes, the whole village will slowly know, it is a normal thing.

Second, one of the leather shoes had a distinct patch on the side, and it was evident that its owner had worn it for a long time, and it was old and broken, and he was reluctant to throw it away, so he patched up that patch. A pair of shoes with a patch of black cloth on them is rather strange and impressive, and if its owner often wears it and walks the streets, people will naturally remember it.

What made the villagers even more uneasy was that when these shoes were found, they were neatly placed on the riverbank, and the shoes were full of silt, which the villagers were all too familiar with, because this silt was the silt at the bottom of the river!

In the past, when I fished for aquatic weeds in the river, didn't I often bring this kind of silt?

A pair of familiar shoes, the silt at the bottom of the river, people can't avoid it - the old village chief!

Do you still need to ask? These shoes belong to the old village chief! He is the only one in the whole village who has owned leather shoes, which he specially bought in order to participate in the advanced commendation meeting, and everyone is impressed! After wearing it for a long time, the old village chief gave it a patch, and everyone knows it.

What does it say that the shoes are full of silt from the bottom of the river? No one dared to think about it, and they didn't dare to say it when they thought about it, the matter of the old village chief was like a thorn in the hearts of the villagers.

The villagers are silent, but there is one person who is not silent, and that is the old priest in the village!

On the day he got the news, he suddenly ran like crazy, first to the main road in the village, and then to follow the road back and forth in the village several times, until late at night, refusing to go back.

Someone persuaded: "You're so old, go back and rest?" People who walk and walk like this, and the footsteps are noisy, can't sleep? ”

But the old priest did not answer, but when he was in a hurry to persuade him, he would shout, "What do you know? ”

The villagers refused to persuade him and let him go, but after 12 o'clock in the evening, the villagers were woken up again, because the sound of crying and laughing from that night made the villagers who were already nervous feel frightened.

The men went out to see the situation, but found that the old priest was really crazy, running back and forth on the road in the village, crying and laughing, and the voice was like a ghost howl.

This is a new era, the country has just ended its suffering, and it is also popularizing education, breaking some bad habits, and as rural people, while accepting new ideas, it is difficult to forget some things that were once deeply believed.

Maybe the villagers in this village are also about to succeed, but the performance of the old priest has undoubtedly aroused the fear that they have buried in their hearts, and it makes them afraid! After all, as a person from a remote village, I have never heard of anything, but I have heard a lot of legends about ghosts, ghosts, gods and gods.

People couldn't help it, and finally someone went to pull the old sacrifice, but his strength was surprisingly strong, and he broke free, and began to run back and forth again, laughing back and forth! Thanks to his age, he has such vigorous energy!

After all, if someone started, it meant that more people participated, and finally seven or eight Chinese characters, with a lot of effort, finally held the old priest down, and sent him back to his own courtyard regardless of whether he wanted it or not.

I couldn't sleep anyway, and in the process of returning to the yard, many people followed.

But when he entered the courtyard, the old priest suddenly began to laugh wildly, and the laughter was sharp and desolate, and people were furious when they heard it, and finally a grumpy man couldn't help it, and slapped the old priest and roared: "You are sober, the village has disturbed you with chickens and dogs." ”

The old priest really didn't smile, his face was so red and swollen that he didn't even touch it, he suddenly turned around and yelled at everyone: "I'm making the village restless? You know what a fart! All of our village is going to die, all of them are going to die! It's one thing you can't save it, it's another thing not to save it! Now it's okay, he's back, he's back."

Death-like silence, except for the old priest who was roaring wildly, everyone was silent, and the old priest's words were like a sledgehammer, hammering into everyone's heart!

"Hahaha, are you scared? Scared, right? Wait, everyone is going to die, the messenger of the river god is a powerful ghost, we all have to die well, I have to go to see our village, it will be gone, hahaha" The old priest was incoherent, and began to laugh like crazy again!

Finally, someone couldn't help it, when people were fragile and nervous, they were always sensitive and irritable, and a person rushed out and gave the crazy old priest a kick: "What are you talking nonsense? What nonsense? Stirring people's hearts upset, do you good? I'm going to kill you! ”

"Hahaha die, that is, all of them will die" The old priest didn't care about whether he was beaten or not, he just laughed and just muttered this sentence.

More and more people couldn't help it, and more and more people went up to the old priesthood, but no matter what people did, he was laughing, all of them were that sentence, death, all of them had to die, and they couldn't run away.

Finally, a woman couldn't see it anymore and shouted: "Don't fight, it's just an old man, and he hasn't done enough evil?" ”

This sentence finally made people sober up a little bit, and they dispersed one after another, but they were still angry, and people had forgotten that they were beating an old man.

It's not that they're vicious, it's because they're too fragile to bear a little bit of wind and grass, even though it's just an old man's brought.

"Hahaha, it's too late to say evil, it's too late," the old priest lay on the ground, his hair was scattered, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and there were even blood stains on the corners of his nose and mouth, but he still said to himself.

A man couldn't help it, and went up to fight again, but was stopped by his woman, who said, "You said that we did evil, and you were the first to go, and I saw it!" And, don't talk nonsense here, it's normal for the river to roll up a pair of shoes. ”

The woman's statement has been agreed by people, yes, it is normal for the river to roll up a pair of shoes! Suddenly, people feel relaxed, are they too sensitive? The appearance of soldiers in all plants.

The atmosphere relaxed, people suddenly stopped being angry, some lit cigarettes, some finally began to regain their conscience, began to help the old priest, began to apologize, began to wipe his face.

But the old priest didn't appreciate it at all, but just said: "I'm leaving, so I'm going to die too, I see the river god appearing, I know that I want to die, I don't want to see the dead, so I go." I'm going so I'm going to die too."

"All of them are going to die!" The old priest suddenly shouted loudly again.

However, people were already at ease, so they didn't bother to bother with him anymore, helped him take care of his wounds, comforted him casually, and then dispersed.

This night, people had a good night's sleep, and the river rolled up a pair of shoes, which was too normal.

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Bangzi also went to see the excitement that night.

But he did not participate in the beating of the old priest, although when the old priest went crazy, he also clenched his fists, almost unable to control it, that day he was also the one who could not be saved, the old priest touched his most vulnerable string.

However, he still didn't, he was still honest and simple by nature, and he always felt that beating an old man was a bit of something, so he held back.

Later, the woman's statement reassured him, and he began to sympathize with the old priests, these superstitious old men, always nervous, this is all Bangzi's thoughts.

After peace of mind, he, like most of the villagers, slept well.

It's just that after getting up the next morning, Bangzi couldn't help but think about it again, and suddenly thought of a little thing, which made his heart uneasy again.

Why are the shoes rolled up by the river neatly placed by the river?