Chapter 44 Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio: Overall Modernization III: Sun Bizhen

By the time the passengers on the ship were full and felt nothing, the boss of the ship had already sensed that something was wrong.The boat was in the middle of the river, and the river water looked turbid. Not far from the bow of the boat, there were several big pigs jumping up and down in the river water, with white spray, which made the sky dark gray.In the distance, the river and the sky became one color, blurred, occasionally there were a few muffled thunders, accompanied by lightning, and hit the river, there was no wind, and everyone was sweating in depression. The boss of the boat looked at the sky and the river, and quietly ordered a few words to the sailors, praying silently in his heart: storm, rain and thunder, come back half an hour later!As long as half an hour later, the ship can dock.At the same time, he was also muttering in his heart, half an hour ago, the sky was still clear and clear, how could it change so suddenly, it suddenly became like this?If the sky had been so ugly half an hour ago, he wouldn't have set sail no matter what!

The natural moat of the Yangtze River, from Jiangnan to Jiangbei, or from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, has been crossed by boat since ancient times.In the whole Yangtze River, I do not know how many ferries there are. The widest and longest crossing is naturally near the exit of the Yangtze River, the section from Haimen to Hupukou. It will take a long time for a light boat to cross quickly. Now there are about two hundred passengers on board, and the wind is not strong. , It is possible that the ship capsizes and people die, causing a catastrophe! When the captain of the boat thought of this, his palms were sweating, he rubbed his body, raised his head, and was surprised again: there was no wind at all just now, but at this moment, the raised sails were bulging, trembling, and fluttering. There was a sound, and even the thick mast seemed to be shaking, as if it could not withstand the strong wind.

And the hull of the boat was also violently turbulent. There were waves of white waves on the river surface. The waves hit the hull, and the splashed water splashed down like a torrential rain. Got wet. At the stern, several strong men worked together to pull the rudder, but even though they shouted loudly, they still couldn't stabilize the ship. All the passengers on the ship felt that the situation was not good. Some were yelling loudly, some were hugging their bags tightly, some were turning around, and some were running back and forth. In an instant, the ship became chaotic. lump.

The boss of the ship climbed onto the mainmast and shouted hoarsely: Don't run around!It will be fine after the wind and rain, everyone hugs what they can hug! His call sounded extremely weak amidst the howling wind that was getting stronger and stronger.As soon as he stopped talking, the big raindrops fell down quickly and merged with the waves on the river surface, making the river surface a mess, and it was just a piece of whiteness.The waves were very high, and the hull of the boat was pushed high when the waves surged. Once the waves passed, the hull of the boat sank suddenly, almost as if it had sunk to the bottom of the river, surrounded by walls and turbid, foamy river water The hearts of all the passengers on the ship also rose and fell.Many people covered their faces and wept bitterly, some hugged the board tightly, some chanted Buddha loudly, and some yelled frantically: Someone must have offended the gods!Offended the Dragon King, the Bodhisattva, and the Heavenly King!

There were not many people shouting at first, but gradually, all kinds of shouts merged into a terrible sound wave, which was especially helpless and mournful in the storm. Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt that shook everyone's hearts. The lightning was like a huge blade piercing down from the sky, everyone's eyes were blurred, and the howls were even more astonishing.The boss of the ship has completely given up. He is holding on to the mainmast. It seems that the fate of the ship is fixed and it is irreversible. He has to plan for himself and see how he can save his life after the ship capsizes.

Those who failed to hold on to the fixed objects rolled and howled amidst the violent shock of the hull, and their voices calling for gods became louder. Suddenly, everyone felt that there was a sudden light in front of them. The light came from the sky, but it was not lightning.Looking up, I saw the sky covered with dark clouds, the clouds rolled and scattered to all directions, and there was a cloud hole, and the golden light was shining in the cloud hole. face. The people in the whole boat immediately held their breath, let the raindrops sprinkle on their faces, and opened their eyes as wide as possible: the gods appeared, and naturally they came to save them!

The god in the cloud cave seems to move slowly, but everyone can see it very clearly: the god raised his hand, and there is a sign in his hand, with three words shining in gold on it. Sun Bizhen. The boss of the boat called out first: Who is Sun Bizhen on the boat? A dull-looking passenger agreed in a hoarse voice, and the people around him immediately grabbed him tightly.Blame came to him from all directions: What sin did you do, offend the gods, commit the punishment of the gods, but implicate the whole ship!Damn you, damn you, get off the ferry! Shouts and curses were interspersed with thunder, wind, and rain.Sun Bizhen had no room to argue, a small boat was untied, and he was almost lifted by several people and thrown into the small boat.

He fell into the boat, and the boat was bobbing and sinking in the huge waves. He only felt that his head went dark, and the god had already disappeared.He wanted to yell heart-piercingly, but struggling on the small boat, he raised his head halfway, opened his mouth wide, and before he could make a sound, he saw a huge wave coming, dragging the ferry boat into the middle of the river. middle.The rain was so fast that his vision was blurred, but he could still see the ferry if it came up again after it was swept up and sank. The ferry did not resurface. The wind and waves gradually subsided, and on the chaotic river, only Sun Bizhen was lying on a small boat.