Chapter 27 Cockscomb snake?
"Later I heard that the snake had horns on its head..."
"I also have an impression of this. I heard Pang Xiazi said that he was the snake king of Mixiangou. He failed to transform into a dragon and was killed. Damn it..."
"Who is Blind Pang?"
"An old magician from Pangpo Village who was quite accurate. Unfortunately, he has been gone for many years!"
"Oops!"
The Second Master sighed, "Yes, Blind Pang, he was the one who named Long Tuo Cao. He said that the Snake King failed to transform into a dragon, and he had deep resentment. He gave him such a name, so he was worthy of it. He even asked us to build a Snake King Temple in our village..."
"You think, is there something going on in this rice noodle ditch?"
"Turtle is talking nonsense! There is no such thing as bad weather, what age is this..."
A few old people were talking to each other one by one.
Chen Yang listened carefully and interrupted with questions from time to time.
The rain is still falling and has not stopped.
The sky is still very cloudy, and I don’t know when it will rain.
The fog on the mountain was very thick. Chen Yang looked in the direction of Longtuo Groove, and there was Rice Noodle Groove below.
Song Daneng has not yet come down the mountain. It rained so heavily last night in the mountains, so it would be dangerous.
...
In the evening, the rain became a little lighter, but the dark clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker, and it seemed that a big one was still brewing.
At the east end of the village, there is a low tiled house.
The owner of the house is Song Kaiming, who is in his fifties and belongs to a poor household in the village.
Early years ago, he was bitten by a snake in the mountains. After he was rescued, he had a broken leg. From then on, he became withdrawn and irritable.
His ex-wife couldn't stand his beatings and scoldings and ran away.
I later married another man, who was extremely tough and could not be beaten, so he drank instead, and he has been addicted to alcohol ever since.
I gave birth to two sons, both of whom had some intellectual problems.
The villagers secretly nicknamed him Shaju Immortal, saying that he had offended the Snake King and suffered retribution.
When Chen Yang came, he happened to see Song Kaiming jumping around in the courtyard with a cane.
"Who are you?"
The younger son was playing with mud in the courtyard dam. When he looked up and saw Chen Yang, he threw a lump of mud directly over him.
Chen Yang ducked sideways.
What came into view was a hostile little face. The child was about ten years old and did not look wise.
“Little beast, look for a beating!”
Chen Yang didn't say anything, but Song Kaiming cursed first and hit the child directly with the crutch.
There was a snap.
It’s really cruel.
The child immediately sat down on the ground and started crying.
"You cry again?"
Song Kaiming scolded, and the child's cry suddenly stopped.
Chen Yang stood nearby, a little embarrassed.
As soon as the guests come to the door, the host hits the child. Isn’t this just chasing people away?
"Uncle Kaiming!"
Chen Yang shouted. Although he had never seen him before, his characteristics were so obvious that he was not afraid of calling the wrong person.
Song Kaiming just glanced at Chen Yang, with an expression that said he should keep strangers away from him, then turned around and jumped into the house.
"Uncle Kaiming!"
Chen Yang quickly chased after him, "My name is Chen Yang. I am Chen Jingzhi's grandson. I have something to ask you..."
Song Kaiming ignored it.
Chen Yang said, "Uncle Mighty went into the mountain and he hasn't come out yet!" "What does it have to do with me?"
Song Kaiming replied coldly, Song Daneng almost had a fight with him a few days ago, and the relationship between the two families was not harmonious.
“They went to Rice Noodles Valley!” Chen Yang said.
Hearing this, Song Kaiming paused and stopped.
Chen Yang remained silent, watching the back closely.
"Come in and talk!"
A moment later, Song Kaiming uttered a few words and without looking back, he jumped into the main room.
"A little kindness, don't dislike it, Uncle Kaiming!"
Chen Yang gave the gift he had brought and placed it on the square table in the main room.
Two bottles of old wine are just what I like.
This house is really simple, with few decent furniture.
The house was still leaking, so I put a few pots on it and they were clanging. It was really poor.
"Where's Auntie?"
Chen Yang looked around and didn't see the hostess of the room, nor Huang Can.
“We had a fight this morning and went back to my parents’ house!”
Song Kaiming answered simply, looking at Chen Yang with his dull eyes, "You just said, where did he go?"
"Mixian Ditch!" Chen Yang said.
"This old bastard really thinks he has a long life!"
Song Kaiming cursed directly. Although he and Song Daneng did not deal with each other and often quarreled and fought, they could not write it in one sentence. Two Song characters.
The two of them were close friends, and if they encountered any difficulties, Song Daneng would always help him.
"It rained so heavily last night, I'm afraid something will happen to him. I heard, Uncle Kaiming, that you entered the rice noodle ditch, so I wanted to ask you about the situation in the ditch. Is it convenient for me to tell you?"
Chen Yang said this very carefully.
I am afraid that I will offend the other party's taboos. After all, this should be regarded as exposing someone else's scars.
Song Kaiming was silent for a moment, picked up the wine bottle on the table, opened it skillfully, poured a glass, picked it up and took a sip.
"What's going on? Do you still want to save him?" Song Kaiming asked.
Chen Yang shook his head, "It's so dangerous in the mountains. Where do I dare to go? I just want to ask about the situation. I'll talk about it after the rain stops!"
"Young man, don't know that the sky is high and the earth is high. There is no place you can go. It’s not your turn to rescue him. The village asked him to go. The village should take the lead in this matter!”
Song Kaiming sighed and continued, “I was young and energetic at that time. People go deep into the mountains, thinking that they are familiar with the mountains and call them home. Alas, they still have to be in awe of the mountains..."
"Remember that was two thousand years ago, a drug store owner in the county , I bought snake gallbladders at a high price. I was also obsessed with money. I went into the mountains alone and went to Mi Nian Gou..."
"Actually, I didn't go very far. It was a dense forest with big and small snakes everywhere. It can be seen that not long after I entered, fog began to appear in the forest, and soon I couldn’t see my fingers..."
"At that time, I was so frightened that I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly ran outside. Fortunately, I have a habit of leaving marks along the way. Otherwise, when the fog comes, I can't tell the direction..."
"At the exit of the valley, a cockscomb snake suddenly jumped out. I couldn't dodge and was bitten by it!"
"Cockscomb snake?"
Chen Yang was a little uncomfortable. Explanation, what kind of snake is the cockscomb snake?
“You haven’t seen it, right? I haven’t seen it before that either.”
"The snake is not big, only three feet long, as thick as a thumb, and is red like blood. It has a cockscomb on its head. It looks quite weird and evil..."
Although it has been many years, but When he said this, Song Kaiming still shivered and his face turned slightly pale.
"What happened next?"
Chen Yang asked eagerly. There was no image of this kind of snake in his memory.
He even had some doubts about whether Song Kaiming made it up casually.
(End of this chapter)