Ye Tian has returned to the village, and Zhu Jinsheng has been waiting there with a special fork in his hand.
There is a barb on the top of the fork, which is specially used to catch old turtles.
"Throw it in the car. We have to go downstream to catch it."
"Brother Ye, is it reliable?"
Zhu Jinsheng also threw the wooden basin and bags into the back of the pickup truck.
He felt that catching an old turtle was unreliable. If he wanted its essence and blood, the turtle had to be at least a hundred years old. There were only a few hundred-year-old turtles in this wild river.
Even if there is, a thousand-year-old turtle can become a spirit in a hundred years. Can you catch a spirit turtle with a broken fork?
"Don't worry!"
Ye Tian led Zhu Jinsheng along the river and headed downstream.
There is a backwater here. Ye Tian used to swim here when he was a child.
I don't know since when, there have been sand-stealing boats digging sand here at night, and the riverbed is now full of pits.
If there are many pits, there will be vortices.
At first, some people didn't understand and drowned in the river after having a picnic here.
For three consecutive years, people drowned, which made everyone realize that this place is quite dangerous.
No one swims here anymore, so old turtles and other fish begin to reproduce here.
Old turtles like holes the most, especially in sand pits.
It is summer now, and the backwaters are on the sunny side, where you can occasionally see old turtles basking in the sun. Of course, if you want to swim across, you need to have a certain level of water ability and be careful of undercurrents.
"Old turtle!"
Zhu Jinsheng spotted the old turtle from a distance. It was lying on the riverbank, heading toward the water. Behind it were a group of little turtles.
"These are too small. Besides, are we supposed to swim over there?"
"Yes, swim over here. Can you swim?"
“A little bit!”
Zhu Jinsheng began to take off his pants and stood in the water in his briefs, just like Nezha.
"You'd better hold the basin. It's a bit awkward holding a fork."
"awkward?"
Zhu Jinsheng had no idea that the image of Nezha holding the Tongtian Fork appeared in Ye Tian’s mind. Nezha was not Nezha, and the patrolling sea yaksha was not a yaksha. Ye Tian was laughing all the time.
When Zhu Jinsheng held the wooden basin, Ye Tian laughed even more.
"Brother Ye, did you do this on purpose?"
Zhu Jinsheng also became depressed. Looking at the wooden basin, he felt like he could sit in it.
"You think too much. This wooden basin is used to catch old turtles, not for you."
"Who would believe it!" Zhu Jinsheng had no choice. Since it had come to this, he sat in the wooden basin and was pushed by Ye Tian towards the backwater bend.
As soon as Ye Tian got into the water, he could feel the undercurrent.
No one has come here for so many years, and this area of water has become even more dangerous.
There were also some crucian carps in the water, swimming through the wooden basin.
Ye Tian turned around and escaped from the undercurrent from the other side, heading towards the backwater bend.
Ye Tian’s swimming ability was amazing, and he reached the backwater bend without even needing to breathe.
First go ashore, then take the basin.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Jinsheng looked at Ye Tian in confusion.
Ye Tian found a good position and suddenly turned the wooden basin upside down on the water.
"Bang!"
The sound of muffled thunder came from the water surface. Following these sounds, Ye Tian pointed at the bubbles coming from the bottom of the water and shouted directly: "Look among these bubbles, there must be old turtles."
"Why?" Zhu Jinsheng still didn't understand.
"The wooden basin is used to make thunder sounds, and old turtles are most afraid of muffled thunder. When they hear thunder, they burrow inside. As long as they move, bubbles form. The older the turtle, the more afraid it is of thunder."
"Many people in our village catch old turtles this way."
"Muffled thunder?" Zhu Jinsheng nodded secretly. Folk heritage is the crystallization of wisdom from generations.
Who would have thought that with a wooden basin, the old turtle's position could be located.
"Remember, use a fork and poke it in here. The hard ones are rocks, the soft ones are mud and sand, and the ones that are neither hard nor soft are probably old turtles."
"What do you mean by should?"
"Perhaps, there are also worn-out shoes, especially slippers, which are most likely to be caught in mud and sand."
"Wait until you meet him!"
Ye Tian gave some instructions to Zhu Jinsheng. Zhu Jinsheng stood in the water with a fork in his hand and inserted it into the place where bubbles had just appeared.
Soon, Zhu Jinsheng felt it was neither soft nor hard and was about to move.
"Hook it to the side so it's right next to the turtle skirt. It's easy to get it out."
Zhu Jinsheng nodded and quickly pulled the boat back and forth. The water surface was murky and muddy. The mud and sand inside were smelly and black, and it was impossible to see anything.
However, as the mud and sand rolled, Zhu Jinsheng shouted excitedly.
"I caught it. It's quite big, weighing over thirty pounds, and it's almost a hundred years old."
Zhu Jinsheng was still holding the fork, but Ye Tian took a step forward and reached into the muddy water.
"Be careful, the old turtle bites!"
"They won't bite in the water, but they will when they get out of the water."
Old turtles are different from tortoises. Tortoises eat plants, but old turtles are omnivores and like to eat meat the most.
The old turtle was pulled out, with its limbs hiding on its shell. After its head left the water, it stretched out half a meter long and was about to bite Ye Tian's wrist.
Ye Tian raised his hand and threw it directly onto the shore.
The old turtle was stunned and didn't move. Zhu Jinsheng rushed over and threw it directly into the net, and also took a big stone and pressed it on it.
"I caught it, haha, it really exists!"
"This one won't do, it's not big enough!"
"There's a lot more down here!"
Ye Tian's eyes were as sharp as torches, and he was always looking at the water. At this moment, Ye Tian suddenly froze.
"people?"
Ye Tian actually saw a little man in blue clothes and a yellow hat underwater, baring his teeth at him.
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