Mythical Invasion of the Heavens

Chapter 303 Cave Village and Fish

The two stopped at the door of a villager's house.

"Cave Village was formed naturally thanks to the dozens of large caves behind the village. There is a well in it, which was dug by the ancestors of the village, and it can produce clear well water."

The village chief slowly explained the origin of the cave village. It can be seen that he is very enthusiastic about introducing the cave village, and his words are full of pride.

If it were Lin Yuan, he should have the same idea.

The drought caused the land to dry out and no crops could survive, leading to a famine. However, the village was not affected. This is something that the villagers are thankful for.

They agreed that it was the blessing of their ancestors.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan asked curiously: "Aren't wandering hungry people settled here? There won't be any shortage of food and drinking water here, right?"

Looking around, there are only a dozen families in this village, which is not at all like a place where displaced and hungry people gathered.

When mentioning this, the village chief also said strangely: "I don't know why, but very few hungry people come to our cave village. It may be that the land is too big, and our village is so small, so it's normal not to meet them."

"What about the villagers I met?"

Lin Yuan kept asking, wanting to know an answer.

The village head shook his head, and then explained: "The hungry people who occasionally come to our village will leave the next day, and the people who stay here will disappear after a while. Maybe they have to find another way to make a living."

After finishing speaking, in Lin Yuan's eyes, the whole village was like a ghost with its mouth wide open, waiting for someone to walk in.

The hole village is indeed not simple. Those who disappeared probably did not seek another way of life, but had other reasons.

He intuitively thought so.

Leaving a village where there is no need to worry about food and drink, but running to a world full of famine, isn't that waiting to die?

As for the cave village being rarely discovered, the village chief’s words make sense.

It may be that some kind of mysterious power has affected the people passing by here.

The more than a dozen large holes behind the village are the focus of this incident. Lin Yuan thought about it thoughtfully, and he asked, "Village Chief, may I ask if anyone has gone down and looked at these holes?"

"Yes, there is more than one person."

The village head continued to walk forward, and Lin Yuan followed behind.

The village chief told Lin Yuan that every few years, curious young people or children would go down to the cave, but no one would ever come up.

In the historical records of their village ancestral hall, a village chief weaved a long rope so that curious villagers could go down into the burrow, and the rope would naturally break after a short time after going down.

Since the cave was recorded, it has swallowed more than a hundred people.

"Why, do you want to go and have a look?" After finishing speaking, the village head looked at Lin Yuan and said with a smile, the smile was particularly piercing, as if he would turn into a demon in the next moment.

"No, no, no."

Lin Yuan waved his hand, staying in the village first, knowing more information is the kingly way.

Seeing that Lin Yuan was not intimidated by him, the village head felt bored, so he waved his hand, pointed to a small hut in front of him, and said, "This hut is empty, you can stay here. "

Lin Yuan stepped forward and pushed open the door. The inside was not as full of dust as he had imagined, but rather neat. There was only a wooden single bed, a chair, and a small wooden table. Extinguished, there is still a little lamp oil inside.

"It will be evening soon, go to the open space in the middle of the village, where we will share dinner."

The village head spoke briefly and left.

The sky is still gloomy, slightly darkened, it seems that the night is coming.

After digging around, I found the fire folder under the table, lit the oil lamp, and the dim yellow light shone around the room.

Lin Yuan searched the room again, but did not find anything of value.

This is an ordinary house.

Sitting on a wooden stool in a daze, there must be something strange about the dozen or so holes in the back of the village, so take the time to look.

But if you live here for a long time, will it disappear one day inexplicably, as the village head said.

When it was completely dark, Lin Yuan left the house.

There are several big torches in the center of the village, which are very conspicuous. The villagers rushed to the central open space one after another. Everyone chatted with each other about today's interesting stories, whose dog gave birth to cubs, whose chicken was killed by dogs.

"Brother, you are very unfamiliar." The plainly dressed villagers came over.

After Lin Yuan explained, the villager nodded and said, "Then you are lucky, today's dinner is well fish, which is delicious and rarely seen on weekdays."

"fish?"

Lin Yuan was puzzled.

In the dry land, it would be nice if the cave village could have water to drink, and fish to eat?This place is inland, and there are no lakes nearby.

The villagers explained it to him in detail.

There is a well behind the village, the water in it is cold and icy, and the well is in the middle of those big holes. Every day, villagers fetch water, and occasionally a bucket of water will be full of fish.

This fish has no spines or scales, and is completely black, without even internal organs.

At first, no one dared to eat this kind of strange fish, but the first brave person would always have it. He carefully dug up the village's historical records, and found a record of this kind of fish, named Jingyu.

The previous ancestors ate it, so it must be fine for them to eat it.

Thus, the first pot of fish was cooked like this.

According to the historical records of the village, the fish has no fragrance after cooking, even if all kinds of seasonings are put down, it will not emit any flavor.

After everyone tried it, they found that it was indeed the case.

But after the fish is in the mouth, there is a unique cold feeling, which is so refreshing that people can't help shivering. The taste of any seasoning can't compare with the taste of the fish itself.

In other words, all kinds of seasonings were put in, but none of them worked.

The way everyone cooks well fish is simply boiled in water. The longer the cooking time, the longer the refreshing coldness will last.

"Today, some people were lucky enough to hit five or six barrels, and they were all well fish."

The villagers couldn't help but licked their lips. In normal times, they would only have two or three barrels of well fish at most once a month.

According to the villagers, there are eighty or ninety well fish in five or six barrels, and each person can share at least one. The well fish are as big as a child's forearm.

Lin Yuan followed the villagers to speed up their pace and came to the open space in the center of the village.

The huge iron pot is being roasted on the fire, and the black fish inside is densely packed up and down, as if swimming.

He saw clearly that there was only water and fish in the pot, without any seasoning.

You can't smell any fishy smell, you can only hear the sound of gurgling and tumbling water.

The villagers formed a circle and waited eagerly for the black fish. Lin Yuan asked the villagers beside him, "Does the fish feel cold when you eat it cooked?"

The water is boiling continuously, and it has already boiled, so the fish is very hot.

"This is the magic of the well fish. No matter how long the water boils, the well fish is still cold, but we don't need to boil the water. We can't bear the cold feeling of the well fish."

The villagers told Lin Yuan and let him taste it for himself.

During the long wait, the village head gave him a bowl, and filled it with a bowl of well fish. There were two of them lying quietly in the boiling water.

(End of this chapter)