Chapter 1044

The so-called water monsters are all stories in anecdotes. Anyway, no one has ever heard of them. But if it's nonsense, what's the matter with these ship wrecks?

Moreover, the boatman saw a huge shadow under the water with his own eyes. At that time, their ship was suddenly attacked. How can this be explained? It is impossible to smash the ship like this by manpower.

The point is that Li Changting saw it with his own eyes, so it can't be true.

It's also good that the summer is not over, and there are not many ships coming and going, otherwise the situation will be much more serious.

How to deal with this water monster magistrate is also at a loss, but after learning Li Changting's identity, he is not worried at all. He looks like he's going through fire and water at his disposal.

When the village head learned that Li Changting was an official, his attitude became more respectful. He was even more shocked to learn that the water monster was probably a landslide on the mountain near them and had run down from the Tianchi Lake.

If so, the missing villagers in their village may be buried in the belly of the water monster!

The villagers were very afraid, but they were relieved to think that the water monster couldn't get on the bank as long as they didn't get close to the river.

At first, they were afraid that the water monster would follow the current to their stream.

But the boatman said it was impossible, because the water monster was too big for the stream to hold, and it would run aground.

Stranded two words as if a ray of light, the moment let you enlighten!

This water monster can't help it in the water. If it runs aground, it will not be killed at will.

Just how to make this water monster stranded still have to think of a way.

There are many tributaries of the river, but in the vicinity, except for the small stream in the village, there is only the town in front and a place downstream, which are far apart.

Moreover, we have to find a way to lead the water monster to other rivers.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Towards evening, a fisherman came in a hurry.

"What did you find out?" Asked the magistrate.

"My Lord, there are survivors in the town ahead. They all say they saw the water monster."

"When did it happen?"

"Just two days ago."

The captor also brought a rich merchant family. At that time, there were ten people on board. Two boatmen were the first to die, followed by two servants. The rest of the people were terrified. The man made a quick decision to take advantage of the water monster biting people and swam to the shore with others.

The people on the other boat were unlucky. None of the five people survived.

These two ships happened in these two days.

"Why didn't you report to the official?" The magistrate asked the man.

The host cried and said, "my Lord, it took us two days just to get on the road. In the morning, we heard that the captor was inquiring about the water monster."

The magistrate sighed and asked a few more questions.

"What does the water monster look like?"

"The whole body is covered with scales, has a long beard, is huge, full of fangs, like a big catfish many times bigger!" The man described it.

Xu Qing has read reports before that there is a giant catfish like this, which is big enough to swallow a living person, but there are few giant catfish with full fangs.

County Magistrate: "how big is it, please describe it."

The man thought, "at least there is a sailboat with a building boat."

County Magistrate: "so big?"

Male host: "swallow two people alive, you think about it."

Duanmu ring: "if it is so big, good."

Male host: "OK?"

Duanmuxiang: "this river is deep and shallow. Giant catfish should not go to the shallow water area, so its range of activity is limited."

The county magistrate suddenly realized: "this is it!"

Li Changting: "do you know the depth on both sides of the river?"

The magistrate shook his head in shame: "I don't know, but I think someone will know. I'll send someone to look for it."

It was getting late. Xu Qing and his family went back to the village.

After dinner, several people discussed in the room.

Xu Qing: "I think that man should exaggerate. Giant catfish shouldn't be as big as a boat. Otherwise, the river is too small for him. Moreover, we went to Tianchi Lake on the top of the mountain to see that giant catfish can't be as big as a boat."

To know how big a building ship is, it is not a problem to accommodate dozens of people.

Duanmu ring: "at most half of it."

Xu Qing: "so what can you do to deal with it?"

Li Changting: "the town in front of us is a small wharf. The tributaries flow to the sea. We can use bait to lead the giant catfish to another river and drive it to the shallow water to see if it will be fooled."

Xu Qing: "OK, let's move to the small town tomorrow."

The next day, Xu Qing left the village head and took a carriage to the town in front of him.It took a lot of time on the road, and they didn't arrive at the town until the afternoon.

The river here is not too shallow. In fact, the best trap is the stream in front of the village. But the stream is too shallow for the giant catfish to be fooled. I don't know. It's estimated that it can't swim in.

At the beginning of the flood, it swam into the river from a small stream. If this guy had a memory, he would not go back.

Duanmu Xiang looked at the tributaries beside the town: "this direction If it swam into the sea, wouldn't it be worse? "

Li Changting: "wait, catfish can still live in the sea?"

Xu Qing: "there are many kinds of catfish, some live in fresh water, some live in salt water. Have you ever heard of big sea catfish?"

Li Changting

Xu Qing: "although this giant catfish grew up in fresh water, it can't be regarded as an ordinary fish after all. In case it can live in the sea."

Li Changting: "tomorrow we'll take a boat to see the topography of this tributary. It's better to have shallow water to trap giant catfish."

Back at the inn, lingdang is feeding his son. Qin Tiantian's spirit is not good because of his acclimatization and strange environment. He doesn't get sick, but he doesn't have much spirit.

After entering the space, Xu Qing made some small biscuits and shortcakes, and then filled half a jar of candy and sent them to Qin Tiantian.

The little guy didn't eat much at night. When he smelled the sweet biscuits, he immediately became greedy and ate them one by one.

Xu Qing comforted the little guy and promised him that when he got to her house, there would be more delicious food, which was better than this one. So now let's feel aggrieved and wait for the adults to solve the trouble here, and they can go home.

Qin Tiantian was cured by the delicious food. His unhappiness was swept away and he became lively again.

The next day, Xu Qing, Li Changting and duanmuxiang took a boat to the lower reaches of the tributary. Things are not optimistic. The closer to the sea, the wider and deeper the river is. It is impossible to trap giant catfish by this river.

They went back by boat and rode all the way back to the village to see where they arrived.