Chapter 24: 【023】Believe in Science_2
However, because the entire statue was wrapped in red cloth, no one knew which deity was worshipped in the temple or what the statue looked like.
According to the saying "You can’t just enter any temple or worship any god", no one dared to approach that deserted temple.
Until one time, the son of a family from the top of Changkeng Village went down the mountain during the day to buy clams at the pier, but by 5 in the evening, he hadn’t returned.
The whole community of Changkeng Village set out to search for the whereabouts of this family’s son.
Finally, as night was falling, someone found him sleeping for unknown reasons in that rundown temple, lying under the altar.
When they shook him awake and asked him, he said he had bought clams during the day and, while walking on the mountain path, felt the sun was too strong and got very sleepy. He happened to see a pavilion by the roadside, so he went over and laid down for a nap.
But everyone in Changkeng Village knew there was no pavilion on the mountain.
The situation was inexplicable, but if no one had found the guy, the consequences might have been serious.
3. This story was told by Wang Longhu’s mother. Although the place didn’t occur at the top of Changkeng Village, but elsewhere in Dong County, it was still somewhat creepy.
It was about an aunt of Wang Longhu’s mother. In those early days, the roads in the rural areas were made of dirt, not cemented, with dense grass and trees alongside, and encountering snakes and lizards crossing the road was a common occurrence.
That aunt was carrying buckets of water on a shoulder pole while walking back home on the dirt road with her little daughter. As soon as the daughter ran in front, she suddenly stopped and stared at something by the roadside, and soon started crying.