I raised monsters in the Song Dynasty

September [-]th is the Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival.Every year on this festival, relatives and friends always get together to appreciate chrysanthemums, or have a good time with wine.And a special cake sold on the street is to put small colorful flags on the steamed cake, and then inlay pomegranate seeds, ginkgo, pine nuts, etc., which is called "Chongyang cake". Some shops also use rice powder to make lion cakes. The shape is placed on the cake, which is called "lion barbarian".

The emperor would build a platform outside the capital to worship the sky, and sometimes he would gather the royal family to worship the sky together, and the scene was quite grand.There were many temples in the Song Dynasty, and all monks and temples would hold fasting banquets, and among the people, the common people would hold chrysanthemum feasts, inserting chrysanthemums or cornel in their hair, or drinking chrysanthemum tea or cornel wine.

Tea and wine were the most important drinks in the Song Dynasty, and at the time of enjoying the family happiness, it was inevitable to enjoy it and drink it to one's heart's content.

And after thirty days of drinking, drinking orders are indispensable.

"Come here! Liu Yuanwai, drink one first!" On a large boat in the middle of the river, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance yelled.

And the one called "Liu Yuanwai" was a thin middle-aged man with sallow skin, but his appearance was passable, and he was eye-catching among this group of ordinary people.

And who is this Liu Yuanwai?

Earlier, there was a family in the town of "Liurenzhuang", surnamed Liu. It turned out that the man opened a small dyeing workshop, and the women in his family made a few tailor-made clothes for the neighbors in the neighborhood.Then five or six years later, because of their good quality and honesty and trustworthiness, they gradually expanded their business, and now there are several stores just in front of them, and they have become the most famous "clothing workshops" in this town.

And "Master Liu" became "Liu Yuanwai", and "his woman" became "Mrs. Liu".

Liu Yuanwai and his wife have two elders and one younger, so why is there only one young in the family business?

It turned out that this little girl from the Liu family was born before starting a business. After she was born, she began to busy herself with other things before the confinement was over. After five or six years of overwork, she became ill. After seeing a doctor, she was diagnosed as "the It may not be easy for Madam to have another heir."

If it was five or six years ago, it would be nothing more than infertility after giving birth to a son, and it would be a good care for the Liu family as an only seedling.It's just that now that the Liu family's property has grown and their wealth has increased, there will naturally be more people asking for it.

Some people are very thoughtful, and after seeing that the Liu family has only one child, they don't know where to find out the news. After knowing that the original wife is unable to have children, they think of a way to stuff a look at Liu's family. Girls who go up to seventeen or eighteen.

That girl is quite pretty, compared to that messy wife, I don't know how much younger she is!And the corners of the brows and eyes have their own style, and it seems that they have been in the romantic place for a long time.

But Mr. Liu has been too busy with business all the time, so he has no time to go in and out of Fengyue place, so he doesn't know how this seductive woman seduces people.Sure enough, he ticked right, and before seeing him twice, Yuanwai Liu was ready to take this woman who claimed to be from a poor family as a concubine.

The original wife was unwilling to take a concubine in an upright manner, but she had no real power in her hands, and she felt ashamed because she couldn't have children. Although it was bitter in her heart, she could only smash her teeth and swallow it in her mouth.

Sure enough, men are always dedicated, because no matter how old a man is, he is only in love with the little girl who can squeeze water out.On the night when the two consummated their marriage, the original spouse cried in the house until her eyes were blurred, her heart was broken and no one cared about her, but in the new house, the two of them turned upside down, and the family was also full of joy.

Especially the two elders of the Liu family, who have always complained about the infertility of their original wife. This concubine seems to have solved the worries of the two elders for many years, and even the dark clouds accumulated between their brows dissipated on the day of worship.

On the second day, the bride got up and secretly cut her hand and smeared it on the bed sheet. Member Liu loved her even more when he saw the blood stains on the bed sheet, and then lingered here every night. Soon after, the bride became pregnant. .

As a result, the concubine's status was higher than that of the main room, and the second elder was overjoyed to see her. He didn't want to do any work, and even prescribed a bunch of expensive anti-fetal drugs for her from the doctor.

Seeing such a scene in the concubine, he became even more domineering and tempered, but Zhao Yuanwai still likes his sometimes aggressive and coquettish personality. Seeing Chongyang, he wanted to take this opportunity to thank the concubine for dedicating this little concubine to him my dear friend.

And this thoughtful man is called Wednesday, and everyone in the town calls him "the third child".A few days before the Double Ninth Festival, Yuanwai Liu invited a group of friends who had only made friends since they made a fortune, including the third child.In order to show ostentation, he spent a lot of money renting a "flower boat".

This "flower boat" has no special meaning. It is not a place where you can drink flowers and wine with melodious silk and bamboo, singing and dancing, but a boat full of chrysanthemums and cornel flowers.

And when all the people got on the boat, the boatman drove to the middle of the river.At night, there are many like-minded people on the shore who are putting Kongming lanterns. For a while, they either fall to the surface of the water without the candles being extinguished, or float in the air and emit warm yellow light.

And on the biggest boat in the middle of the river, no one appreciates this rare beauty.And the boatman was oars at the bow of the boat, and the smell of wine from the boat was so strong that it could make people drunk just by smelling it.

Inside, there is already a scene of interlacing cups and cups, and changing cups.

Although there was a lot of noise inside, the boatman squinted his eyes and dozed off while sitting at the head. He had caught fish for a day, and at night he had to wait here with a pontoon, and the next day he had to go to the market to sell the fish non-stop. To maintain the household, he was already exhausted, and his eyes seemed to be glued with brown sugar.

Just when the boatman was dozing off and preparing to fall asleep, a white light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, which made his eyes hurt, so he couldn't help covering his eyes with his hands and squinting through the gap between his hands.

Seeing this, he couldn't help doubting his own eyes—because he had never seen such a creature in all these years of fishing.

The creature was white and big, and the part above the water was in the shape of a hemisphere, with a diameter as large as a square table in an ordinary house.At first the boatman thought it was something that had fallen into the river and floated up, but when he got closer, he realized that this sun-like thing actually had the right eyes and blinked a few times from time to time.

And those eyes are even more strange, very much like the luminous pearls that are only kept in the homes of royal officials.

Although the people on the boat had drunk too much, most of them were also stabbed by the dazzling white light. Everyone walked out of the boat house and came to the bow. Their drunken minds were blown by the river wind at night, and they were suddenly sober.

At the same time, the huge monster also attracted many people from the shore to stop. The hawkers who had set up stalls on the street didn't even close their stalls and went to watch the excitement.

"What is this!"

"I don't know, maybe the sun is falling!"

"No way! Wouldn't it be night after that!"

"Stupid you, why did the sun fall, someone must have thrown the painted bags or clothes into the water."

"How can the clothes emit such a strong light? I think the water ghost has appeared!"

"Oh no!"

For a while, there were different opinions, and even ghosts and ghosts came out. It is estimated that tomorrow it will become a piece of opera in the mouth of the storyteller at the east end of the street.

Although some people guessed that it was the illusion of ghosts and ghosts, no one left on the shore. After all, curiosity is sometimes stronger than the desire to survive.

And the youngest who was sobered by the river wind rolled his eyes, and even a few pots of wine could not numb his full of ghost ideas.

"Mr. Liu," the third child approached with a flattering smile, "This thing has been floating for a long time and hasn't attacked us. It doesn't look like a dangerous thing. Look carefully at its eyes—" After finishing speaking, he moved his hand towards the big thing. The upper part refers to go.

Mr. Liu was too drunk, he was still three or four points drunk, and he couldn't see what it was, so he opened his mouth vaguely and asked, "Then... what is that...?"

The third child approached, and the expression on his ordinary face made him extremely treacherous: "That's the night pearl!" He lowered his voice, and said in a voice that only people nearby could hear: "That's a treasure! How old is this place? I haven't seen one for a year, and they are all under the custody of the officials!

Today you fish this thing up, dig out this night pearl, you don't need to worry about the rest, I'll take care of it, how about it? "

Seeing Mr. Liu's hesitation, the youngest took another dose of medicine: "You don't know! Women like this thing. Didn't you take a concubine a while ago? Just give it to her, and promise her... "After finishing speaking, there were a few smirks, and the content hidden in the smirk probably could be heard by a man.

Liu Yuanwai thought of the concubine at home, so he no longer hesitated, and ordered the boatman to fish up the things, but the boatman refused at first, and then because he was tempted by money, he finally agreed to catch them with the net.

That thing looks big, but it is light when you lift it up. After picking it up, the boatman tried to touch it. It was extremely soft and sticky, and it felt like a steamed cake just out of the pan. People couldn't help but want to lean on it.

Liu Yuanwai was a little scared at first, but when he saw that the thing was just lying there without moving, neither attacking nor resisting, he became bolder and pointed at the boatman: "You—I'll give you double the money, help me Dig these two things out of it!"

The two things he mentioned are the night pearls that the third child mentioned before. If you look closely here, these things do look like night pearls, but they are the eyes of this creature.

The boatman waved his hand: "I dare not do this! I have offended the river god by fishing it up, and I will live on this water in the future. This sinful thing must not be done!"

The third child said sinisterly: "What a crime! Why didn't you say sin when you fished fish from this river to sell? This fish is the same as this thing, but the shape is different. You still don't eat the fish to improve your eyesight." What about it!"

After speaking, he said to Liu Yuanwai: "If he doesn't come, I will! This fisherman is used to relying on water, and his temper has become as weak and incompetent as water!"

Liu Yuanwai was also afraid in his heart, he was afraid that this thing would suddenly attack when it was gouging out its eyes, and he was not familiar with water. If he fell into the river on the night of September [-]th, he would be frozen to death even if he was not drowned. , so he hesitated and said: "None of us know this thing, nor do we know its habits. Will they suddenly attack us?"

The third child is not only thoughtful, but also a cruel and merciless person. He said decisively, "Stand aside first, and I will dig out the eyes, but... Yuanwai, these two words, one for you to dedicate to your lovely wife at home. The other one will belong to me.” It means that you don’t have the guts, if I come to dig it, you can share one for yourself and get the benefit, and the other one will be considered a favor for Liu Yuanwai.

Member Liu thought about it for a while, and realized that he had already spent money to fish it up, and it was impossible to send it back intact. Businessmen pay attention to one principle - not to lose money.So Yuanwai waved his hand, let's do it!

The third child rolled up his sleeves, took a dagger used for cutting fruit from the boat house, walked into the thing, first gently chiseled along the seam, and then turned it over after finding the skill, and forcibly removed the eyeball from the creature. Dig out of the body!

The creature still didn't cry or fuss, it just trembled a bit, and there was no bleeding from the small hole where the eyeball was missing, only a few drops of tears flowed faintly.

The third child dug out the two night pearls and put them in his hands. With greed in his eyes, he pointed at the creature whose eyes had been gouged out and said, "Leave the rest to me, you don't need to worry about it!"

The author has something to say:

Gouging eyes... so cruel