The captain shouted to us to stop, especially Li Na, whose eyes lit up instantly, and she pulled me and ran back.
I was really speechless. I said, aren't you sick? Corpses are fished out of the Yangtze River every day. Why are you so excited?
Li Na said, can that be the same? The other corpses are all floating, but you didn’t hear the boat owner yell, this one is standing upright!
This involves a blind spot in my knowledge. I only know that if you find a vertical coffin in a cemetery, it is very unlucky and a serious disaster, so you must deal with it carefully.
But I had never heard of corpses standing upright in the river, so I asked her what was going on.
Li Na said to me: "There are also rules for those who fish for corpses. It is said that there are three ways to fish out corpses. The first is not to fish out corpses that are standing upright. The second is not to fish out when there is thunder and rain. The third is not to fish out after three times." It’s not worth it.”
I am a landlubber and don’t know anything about these things in the water. I was shocked when I heard this and said: "What’s the reason? The upright corpses are not fished out. Maybe it’s because there is some saying that the corpses have grievances or something like that, but secondly What’s up with the third rule?”
Li Na shook her head: "Then I don't know. I've heard about it too, but I don't know the specifics. After all, I'm not a corpse hunter. You have to ask them about this..."
At this time, several people on the boat had stopped, as if they wanted to turn around and avoid the corpse in the river.
In fact, the boat was only more than ten meters away from us at this time. Because it was dusk, I couldn't see clearly what was going on in the river. I could only vaguely see something floating near the side of the boat, about three or four meters away.
Today's boats are no longer rowing. Most of them have diesel-powered engines. I think if this boat wants to run, it shouldn't be difficult.
But for some reason, the boat couldn't start the fire at this time. No matter how busy the boat owner was, it just stayed put and even started to spin!
The boat owner was a little panicked and hurriedly called for someone to row the boat manually, trying to leave the place quickly, but it was completely useless. The boat kept spinning in a small area and could not escape at all.
Li Na was also anxious beside her, and couldn't help but mutter: "It's over, it's over, it's a water ghost causing trouble and trapping the boat. Do you think it's the boy we just fished out?"
I thought about it and said, "Probably not. The man's body has been taken away. Will his soul still cause mischief in the river? Besides, although these people took money from their family members, they still fished it out for him. It's him. Your benefactor shouldn’t want to take revenge for this, right?”
Li Na said: "That's the issue of erecting the corpse. This corpse must be very resentful. It depends on whether these people can fish it out for her."
I roughly understood what Li Na meant. This corpse was floating in the river, and she definitely wanted people to fish it out. But because of the heavy resentment, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible for ordinary people to fish it out.
It would be fine if these people can be fished out, but if they cannot be fished out, it will probably be dangerous...
But the boat is still some distance away from the shore, and we can't help at all. We can only worry about it.
At this time, the boat owner obviously came to his senses. He stood on the boat and bowed to the river, and kept mumbling.
"Sister, we had no grudges in the past and have no grudges in recent times. I am also begging for food on the river. There are old people and young people. I don't blame it. Why don't you try someone else? My baby is still waiting. I’ll go home for dinner…”
The eldest brother's voice was very low when he spoke. He was totally different from when he was bargaining with people just now.
I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't, because I could tell from his tone how afraid he was of the corpse in the river.
Li Na nodded slightly from the side: "It seems that this is a female corpse. No wonder he is so scared. Generally speaking, female corpses in the river are more resentful and more difficult to deal with than male corpses, not to mention it is an upright corpse."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but say: "In that case, why don't he try to fish the body out? I think it's fate that people found him. Maybe it will be fine if he fishes it out."
When Li Na heard what I said, she raised her head and shouted over there: "Hey, brother ship owner, do you want to give it a try? Maybe it will be fine if you fish out the body. It's useless for you to beg her like this."
The boat owner hesitated for a moment, and seemed to be considering whether to fish it out. A young man next to him also said tremblingly: "Uncle, how about we give it a try. If we can catch it, does it have nothing to do with us?"
The boat owner hesitated again, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's give it a try, but follow the rules. If you can't catch it three times, you'll have to find a way to escape."
As he said that, the boat owner picked up a long bamboo pole with a hook on it and went to hook the body. Others were helping beside him, stabilizing the boat while helping the boat owner hook the body.
In fact, this step is not difficult. After all, the distance is not far and the water is buoyant. Normally, it should be easy to hook it.
This was also true. Without much effort, the captain and his men hooked the body and then tried to pull it back.
It went smoothly at first, but for some reason, when they got to the side of the ship and tried to pull the body up, they couldn't pull it up.
After exerting more force, the boat owner exclaimed, and the hook was released!
After the hook was released, the female body sank down and disappeared in the blink of an eye, but after a few breaths, it popped up again three or four meters away.
The captain's expression changed drastically. He stared at the female corpse in the river. He packed up the hook and gritted his teeth and said: "I'm fishing for you for the second time now. If it still doesn't work, it means we are not destined to be together. I have to leave. According to this According to the rules in the river, you are not allowed to stop me!"
As he spoke, he straightened the hook again and hooked the female corpse more carefully.
But this time the difficulty obviously increased. It took him a little effort to hook the female body and then slowly pull it back.
When the woman's body was pulled to the side of the boat, he stopped pulling it and signaled his men to go rowing. It was obvious that he wanted to take the woman's body away from the river and bring it to the shore.
The men started rowing, but they were still moving slowly and spinning in circles. After struggling for a long time, they only moved two or three meters to the shore.
We watched the excitement for a long time. At this time, I saw that the boat owner was really in trouble. I couldn't bear it, so I shouted: "Master, how about you throw the rope over and I can help you drag the boat to the shore?"
Hearing this, Li Na pulled me and said, "Don't be too troublesome. When you turn around, be careful that the female corpse comes to find you."
I smiled bitterly and said: "It's okay, I'm used to it. This can be regarded as helping ghosts for fun. I don't need to be kidnapped by human morality. I take the initiative to help."
Li Na chuckled: "Why do you enjoy helping ghosts? You obviously enjoy helping corpses."
I said: "It doesn't matter what it is, just help me anyway. Since we can come here, it means we are destined to do this."
At this time, when the boat owner saw that I offered to help, he was not polite. He greeted me and thanked me, then coiled up the cable and threw it over hard.
