The Legend of Chengzi Lake

Legend has it that there is a county seat of Shihua County at the bottom of Chengzi Lake. How did a county get to the bottom of the lake? According to legend, such a story happened.

A long time ago, there was a Shihua county here. There is a small Zhuangli in Shihua County. There is an orphan named Han Yu in the village. His life depends on the care of the people in the village. He grew up eating hundreds of meals. It's true that people say that a hundred families cook. When a fool is fifteen or sixteen years old, he is extremely powerful. Whose ox cart fell into the ditch, and the stone rolled into the mud pit. As long as the fool arrives, he will get up easily. Soon all the four townships and eight towns spread, and everyone knew that Han Yu was a Hercules.

One day, the county magistrate of Shihua County came to see Han Yu. Han Yu asked him what he wanted. The county magistrate said matter-of-factly that he was in his fifties and had no children. He asked Han Yu if he would be his son. Han Yu thought for a moment and said, "I can be your son, but you have to promise me three things: first, let me go back to the village often;" Second, people in the village should be exempt from paying rent; Third, if people in the village have no food, they should be given food. " The county magistrate agreed without thinking, set up a written evidence in front of the whole village and drew a bet.

A Dai went to the county seat and became a gentleman of grandpa's family in the county seat. He does whatever he wants, and the county magistrate really treats him as his own son. He often goes back to work in the village and talks with the villagers. County officials can solve any requirements of the villagers.

One day, the county magistrate suddenly said to Han Yu; "Son, I have something to tell you for my father. I wonder if you can help me? " Stupid questions; "What is it?" The magistrate said, "There is a Black Dragon Pool 80 miles from the city. There is a golden boat hidden in the pool. It appears once a year in the evening of August 15. My son is strong and can hold on, and we will be rich. " Han Yu asked, "How much can a golden boat be worth?" The county magistrate said, "Ten Shihua counties can be built." Han Yu then asked, "Can I share the golden boat with the people after I take it out?" "Of course, I will share it with the people." But the county magistrate thought it was not up to you to fish out the golden boat.

On August 14th, the county magistrate came to Heilongtan with a silly hat and dozens of officers. The county magistrate personally prepared a meal for Han Yu and gave it to Han Yu. The next day, the county magistrate, Han Yu and others stood by the Black Dragon Pool early, waiting for the golden boat to come out. They waited until midnight, when suddenly the golden light of the Black Dragon Pool flashed and a golden boat surfaced. The county magistrate shouted excitedly: "Come out, come out! My son, get down, get down! " A fool jumped into the water. After a while, I saw the golden boat move, and it was lifted out of the water by stupid hands. But the golden boat is too heavy, and the fool is really tired of eating it. It is difficult to lift it, walk to the shore, then put it back on the surface and push it to the shore with all your strength. The magistrate watched the golden boat move slowly to the shore, and his heart was full of joy, as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest. He shouted at Han Yu on the shore, "My son, push, push!" " "

At this time, a dark cloud came from the southern sky, and turtle essence stood on the cloud. It turned out to be in charge of the golden boat. I was invited by a friend to drink and enjoy the moon last night. I went for a long time and didn't come back until now. Standing on the cloud, it suddenly saw a young man struggling to push the golden boat to the shore. He flew into a rage and used magic to push the golden boat to the bottom. Seeing that the golden boat sank to the bottom of the water, and the sinking force was getting stronger and stronger, the fool rushed into the water and pushed the golden boat up. The golden boat gradually fell down, and the fool gradually lost his support and was gradually crushed to the bottom of the pool by the golden boat. The old turtle pushed the golden boat and the fool into the bottom of the pool, stirred up the water in the Black Dragon Pool, grew a few feet high, rushed to the shore and washed the county magistrate to the bottom. The longer and higher the water head, the more it overflows the pool and overflows in all directions, flooding fertile villages and the whole Shihua County ... Since then, Shihua County has become a lake.

People call this lake "Shenzi Lake" because it is the son of the county magistrate who sank at the bottom of the water. Later, people thought the word "Shenzi" was unlucky, so it was called "Chengzi Lake".