Yichun Ji: Years Voiceless

Wenjia Village is located in a swampy land in a water town, with a warm climate and mild seasons, and even the people are warm.People in the village rely on Pingyang Lake to irrigate paddy fields and fish with nets at the same time.But the villagers know that this seemingly peaceful life actually implies risks.

Pingyang Lake is usually calm and calm, but occasionally there will be a surge. For no reason, a huge vortex will be rolled up from the center of the lake, swallowing the fishing boats in the lake.The vortex appeared without warning. Sometimes it was a windy season, and sometimes it was a sunny day, which made the villagers of Wenjia Village hard to guard against.

The old man passed on an anecdote, saying that there was a rebel army stationed in Pingyang County, and the imperial court could not break it for a long time. The eunuch who led the army cut off all the tributaries of the upstream river in Pingyang, leaving nowhere for the mainstream water to flow. All rushed downstream in one breath, submerging the low-lying area of ​​Pingyang, that is, the area where the rebels were stationed.The people around the rebels who hadn't had time to move out also suffered from this disaster. Since then, there will be no Pingyang County in the world, but there will be a piece of Pingyang Lake.

The old man also said that the souls of the rebel army and innocent people buried in the heart of the lake are the culprits of this man-eating whirlpool.I don't know how many villagers will believe these rumors of ghosts and ghosts, but this man-eating vortex has indeed caused great harm to the villagers.

There are a few low thatched huts at the east end of the village. There used to be a solid and kind-hearted couple living there.But this child has a birth defect, he is a little blind.The husband and wife did not dislike the child's handicap, but they were very worried that the blind child would have many inconveniences in life. They sought medical advice in every possible way, and even tried countless folk remedies, but they still couldn't cure the child's eye disease.

Although he was blind since he was a child and has never seen the colorful scenery outside, the child always has a gentle and warm smile, which also comforts the husband and wife a lot. In view of this, they named the child Wen Xu.Although Wen Xu has a natural defect of being blind, he is excellent in other aspects. He is extremely intelligent, and his hearing and sense of smell are much more sensitive than ordinary people.If there is a visitor, you can accurately tell who it is by the warm footsteps. Every time you shout with a soft child's voice, the hearts of the guests are warmed up, and they love this poor blind child even more.

Occasionally, the couple heard a folk prescription for eye diseases from a neighbor, saying that the freshwater pearls in the center of Pingyang Lake were ground into powder, mixed with honey juice brewed from Sophora japonica flowers to make a paste, and applied on the eyes of the child. After staying for 49 [-] days, Wen Xu can be restored to light.The husband and wife discussed it, and seeing that the prescription might not be effective, but it was always harmless, they decided to go to the center of Pingyang Lake to catch pearl oysters.

The couple chose a cloudless and calm day, boarded a fishing boat and sailed to the center of the lake.Wen Xu felt inexplicably uneasy at home, and carefully explored the way with both hands, and walked to the door of the house. He didn't dare to go far, fearing that something would happen if he fell down, and his parents would worry, so he had to slowly touch the big door at the door. The locust tree leaned on the trunk and waited anxiously for the return of the parents.

It is the season when Sophora japonica is in full bloom, and the quiet fragrance of Sophora japonica fills the heart and spleen, soothing the warm and anxious mood a little.Xu Shi was tainted with the fragrance of flowers every day, and Wen Xu felt that even the trunk of the locust tree he was touching in his hand had an elegant fragrance.Wen Xu was tired from standing, so she sat down and leaned against the locust tree, squinting her eyes for a rest, and after a while, fell asleep in the soothing fragrance.

Opening her eyes again, there was still endless darkness in front of her eyes, Wen Xu listened carefully to the birdsong around her, to judge the current time, after distinguishing for a while, Wen Xu concluded that it was already dark, the tired birds had already returned to their nests, and the sky was completely silent.Wen Xu began to panic, her parents never sailed at night, everyone in the village said that Pingyang Lake was very dangerous at night, and her parents would catch the nets and go home before dark.

Just when Wen Xu was panicking, a series of hurried footsteps sounded not far away. The footsteps were very strange, and Wen Xu seemed to have never heard them before.The footsteps approached and stopped in front of Wen Xu, and Wen Xu vaguely heard the sound of water dripping from the person in front of him.The person in front of him hesitated for a while, and then slowly opened his mouth. It was a young and steady voice. His voice was very comfortable, but what he said made Wen Xu feel cold: "Wen Xu, your parents... problem occurs……"