I am used to living in Jiangnan, but when I first arrived in Dalian, a coastal city in the north, I had a different feeling.
It has the meandering golden coast and the tidal beauty of water and sky. Because it is located in the north and is close to the sea, Dalian is an ideal choice for summer vacation.
This guy Lao Qi was very kind. Not only did he book a flight for me, he even paid for my hotel stay. He also signed me up for a tour group and asked me to stop by for a trip.
I have no intention of traveling, but this route includes Snake Island, so I can take this opportunity to explore the route.
You have to take a ferry to go to Snake Island, but you can also choose to charter a local fisherman's boat. The latter has the advantage that you don't have to queue, you can just pay and set off.
Since Lao Qi provided sufficient funds, I naturally chose a more comfortable fishing boat. By the way, I could also ask the fishermen about the story of the island.
The boss of the boat is called Lao Chen, who is in his thirties. This boat belonged to his father. It was originally used for fishing. Since the resort was built here, the boat has changed its use, so he used the boat as a "sightseeing boat".
If you don't charter this kind of private boat, the boat owner will usually have to hire seven or eight people before he can send it out. This is also to save costs. Although I didn't want to spend my own money, I couldn't squander it too much, so I agreed to wait until it was full before setting off.
Two young men had already boarded the boat before I arrived, and I was the third passenger. Although Lao Chen looks young, he is very sophisticated, talks in one way, and is also very humorous.
"Hey, Captain, how old are you this year?" the little girl asked, looking at Old Chen.
"Captain? Oh my sister, this is the first time I've heard someone call me captain!" Old Chen put his hands on his hips and said with a smile, "When you said that, I suddenly felt like driving a yacht."
"Hahaha, you are so funny, what should I call you?"
"Boss of the ship."
"Okay, then I'll call you the boss of the ship. Tell us, are there really snakes on this Snake Island?"
This little lady looks like a college student. She has no experience in the world, asks idiotic questions, and doesn’t even have a travel guide. However, the question she asked had the same goal as mine, and it made me curious.
I looked at Lao Chen and echoed: "Yes, boss of the ship, while it's not full yet, please introduce us."
Seeing that we all seemed interested, Lao Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then I will tell you about it?"
"Tell me about it!" Everyone nodded in unison.
Old Chen coughed, cleared his throat, and said: "Snake Island, as the name suggests, there must be snakes on this island, and they are gone. So, little sister, I can tell you clearly about the question you just asked. , there are snakes on the island, and they are poisonous snakes!”
"Ah——" The little girl was really startled and unconsciously leaned against the boy next to her.
I looked at it with envy. Why was it that everyone was in a couple, but I was alone. Thinking of this, I thought of Lin Xiaoyu and Huai Rujin again. It would be great if they were by my side right now. Even if there was only one of them, I wouldn't be so lonely.
At this time, Lao Chen continued: "But, it turns out that this place is not actually called Snake Island."
"If it's not called Snake Island, what is it called?" the girl asked curiously.
"Because it is not an island yet, but a small mountain peak connected to the mainland. This is a paradise for animals. It is not cold in winter and not hot in summer. The air is moist all year round. There are trees and green grass on the hill. Of course there are many such good places. It is a paradise that animals yearn for. Many animals, flying in the sky and running on the ground, carnivorous, herbivorous, ferocious and docile, have come here." Old Chen said it so matter-of-factly that the two young people listened. Your eyes should shine.
"Wow, the scenery on the island must be beautiful, right?"
"Yes, the scenery is really beautiful. Under the blue sky, deer, goats, and white rabbits are running and playing, birds are singing beautiful songs on the branches, and frogs and cicadas are also joining in the fun." I have to say, This guy Lao Chen is really smooth-talking and speaks in such a way that I almost believe him.
At this time, he changed the topic again, "Suddenly! The sky fell and the earth fell. It was surrounded by cliffs, and outside was the sea. It became an isolated island - a very small isolated island."
I knew that the words this guy used were nothing more than using vivid language to artistically transform the process of crustal movement. I thought to myself, "Haha, it would be a pity not to be a drama actor."
"Paradise turned into hell. The animals that survived the earthquake still felt the disaster, and the island became a cruel battlefield. The herbivores had no food and no strength to run, so they could only wait to be eaten by carnivores. Later, Almost all the herbivores, small animals and birds on the island were eaten up by the carnivores, and the carnivores began to kill each other." Lao Chen finished this line in an exaggerated tone.
Yes, I bet that this guy must have memorized his lines. Otherwise, just choosing words and making sentences would be mentally taxing enough. What’s more, there are personification, parallelism and other rhetoric in this paragraph. How could it be possible for a fisherman to do it? ?
"Ah, what happened next?" The girl seemed to be brought into the situation by him and asked very worriedly.
"In this way, within a few months, the island became a desert island with almost no signs of life." Old Chen sighed and shook his head, then continued, "Autumn is here, and migratory birds are flying here. They come from Those flying from the north are preparing to fly to the south for the winter. This is the place they must pass through. The island is full of life again. They sing songs, drink water and eat grass seeds. They are very happy here to recuperate their bodies and prepare for the winter. Fly to the warm south.”
Suddenly, he stopped suddenly, "At this time, a crawling thing crawled out from the cracks in the rocks!"
"They climb into trees, grass, and rocks and wait motionless. When an unsuspecting bird lands next to it, it pounces and quickly injects venom into the bird's body. The bird is quickly poisoned and becomes its delicacy!”
The girl's face turned slightly pale, as if she was a little scared, "It's so scary..."
"It's okay, it's okay. The boss of the boat is scaring you. As long as I'm here, nothing will happen." The little boy comforted you.
However, I noticed that the boy's face was no better than that of the girl, and he was probably feeling a little nervous.
"Boss, is it as mysterious as you say?" I asked with a smile.
"Hey, the speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. I also listened to the stories told by the elders, but the island was full of vipers. I really am not exaggerating."
In fact, the story told by Lao Chen happened tens of millions of years ago. I checked on the Internet that the orogeny caused the Bohai Sea area to subside, eventually forming the Bohai Sea. The Liaodong Peninsula and Shandong Peninsula were separated by sea water. Snake Island was also formed during that orogeny, and traces of fractures can still be seen around it.
Why are almost all animals extinct and only vipers survive? Vipers are extremely tolerant and will not die without food for a long time. During that disaster, they crawled into caves and of course many died in the strong earthquake, but some survived. They endure without food. A few months later, migratory birds arrived and saved their lives.
At this time, the boy finally woke up and was no longer dragged into the trap by Lao Chen. He took out his mobile phone and checked it. After checking, I found out that what Lao Chen was talking about happened tens of millions of years ago. Even if there are tens of thousands of snakes on the island now, the law of natural selection still exists, but the situation on the island is no longer what he said. That way.
Seeing that the other party had become enlightened, Lao Chen knew that there was no need to keep pretending, so he openly told us his true purpose and sold us a snake repellent potion.
"Guys, I would like to remind you with good intentions, although tourists are now allowed to log in on Snake Island, the poisonous snakes on it are hard to guard against. Last year, two young people were bitten by poisonous snakes. Fortunately, they were sent to the hospital in time. , otherwise the consequences will be disastrous." Lao Chen took out two batches of snake repellent spray and said with a smile: "This spray was developed by the scientific researchers on the island. It is specially used to repel venomous snakes. The effect is very nice. Do you want to buy two of them? Bottle, it’s better to be prepared for any trouble.”
After all, he is a businessman. Everything he says and does is inseparable from making money. But I am also in business, so I should understand him better. After all, it is not easy. So I treated him as a favor and took the lead to buy a bottle. Seeing that I had bought it, the two young men also bought two bottles each. This time Lao Chen took three hundred yuan from us and was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
Seeing that he was happy, I asked: "Ship boss, you said there is nothing edible on this island. Only migratory birds come in spring and autumn a year, so those snakes can eat food. What about other times?"
Lao Chen was immersed in the joy of making money and blurted out: "Hey, Xia Mian, in order to save physical strength, so that I can survive until the migratory birds fly. All other snakes in the world regard summer as the best hunting season, but only The Snake Island vipers will hibernate in the summer, and it is precisely because they have evolved this ability that they have thrived and survived on the island for tens of millions of years."
"Oh, so now that we go to the island, all the snakes on the island should be sleeping, so our potion..."
When he heard what I said, Lao Chen realized that he had let something slip, and quickly added: "No, no, no, what I just said is not accurate. In fact, not all snakes have aestivated, there are still many snakes, they , it, does not..."
I didn’t want to embarrass him in public, so I smiled and said, “Yes, yes, there must be some people who don’t like to sleep, just like me. I don’t like sleeping in the summer. It’s so hot, how can I sleep? .”
"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.
After about ten minutes, five more passengers came on board one after another, and our boat was considered full. Lao Chen didn't waste any more time and was ready to pull anchor and set sail.
