Chapter 51: Poisonous Snake
After struggling until four in the morning, my eyelids were so sleepy that I turned around and fell asleep. After waking up, it was afternoon. Liu Jun called Fatty to eat something and went directly to the store. I practiced for a while and read some books. Although I didn't make much progress, I at least learned some Taoism.
Two days passed in such peaceful days, until a phone call broke this quiet life.
“The vast horizon is my love, the flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green mountains, what kind of rhythm is the most swaying, what kind of singing is the most joyful”
Liu Jun He took out his cell phone and looked at the caller ID. It belonged to his aunt. Due to some family reasons and personality reasons, Liu Jun rarely interacts with relatives at home. But when he was a child, his aunt did take good care of him.
"Hey, what's wrong, auntie?"
"Xiaojun, your second grandfather is gone. He doesn't have any relatives there. It's not convenient for me to go. Can you go and sign something?" Bring the ashes back?" The aunt's voice was a little sad, after all, her parents were gone.
Liu Jun was silent for a while. He knew about the second grandfather, but he had not had much contact with him. He had met him several times in the past twenty years since he was a child. He only knew that he worked as a forest ranger in Daxinganling. He was a member of the Communist Party of China, had no children, and lived alone all his life.
Second Grandpa used to be a very good hunter. He often hunted with a shotgun, and he always got a lot of harvest. Later, when I became a forest ranger and had a source of income, I stopped hunting and turned in my shotgun. In his mind, he recalled the happiness and kind smile of his second grandfather when he came back to visit relatives occasionally when he was a child. I also feel a little depressed.
Liu Jun agreed with his aunt, asked for her address, and talked to the fat man. The two packed up their things and prepared to leave for the Black Province.
First, I went to the store to find Brother Dog and got some transformation pills for the little fox. There was no way, the little fox couldn't pass the security check, so she had to be turned into a little girl first.
Along the way, Liu Jun didn't say much because of his second grandfather, and Fatty didn't enjoy himself as much as before, and was just as dull as Liu Jun. The little fox carried the snacks and ate them all the way until he got off the bus.
When I arrived in Heilongjiang Province, I didn’t buy a bus anymore. I just took a taxi and negotiated the price, which was four hundred. The driver masters also have their regional personalities and are very talkative. Knowing that Liu Jun and the others were going to the mountains, he told them some strange things there.
After driving for about three hours, we finally arrived at the funeral home. Second Grandpa’s body has not been cremated yet because it requires signatures from relatives.
After completing a set of procedures, I finally met the second grandfather. He closed his eyes tightly and lay there quietly. Liu Jun walked over and looked at it quietly for a while without saying a word, remaining silent.
Just when Liu Jun was about to leave, he suddenly frowned, walked quickly to the second grandpa, and looked at the second grandpa's clenched hand. Liu Jun stretched out his hand and slowly opened it, for fear of hurting the second grandfather. He caught the thing that Grandpa Second was holding tightly with his hand, which was a ginseng tendon.
Liu Jun picked it up and smelled it. It smelled like a monster. It was a ginseng root that had turned into a spirit. Without disturbing the second grandfather, he went out and signed, agreeing to be cremated and the ashes temporarily stored.
"Brother Liu, what's going on?" Fatty asked in confusion as he watched Liu Jun come out empty-handed.
"Second Grandpa's death may have something to do with spirits. Let's go to the place where Second Grandpa lived before his death."
After Liu Jun finished speaking, he didn't wait for the fat man to ask again, and directly waved for a taxi, together. Get in the car and go to the ranger station. Second Grandpa is not at the ranger station. The place where he stays is a wooden house in the mountains. The reason why I went to the ranger station first was because I needed to know where the cabin was.
Arriving at the ranger station, I got off the car and found the stationmaster. The webmaster’s surname is Wang, Wang Youshun, and he is wearing a camouflage uniform.
"Hello, I am Liu Yuming's grandson. I came here to inquire about something." Liu Yuming is Liu Jun's second grandfather.
Hearing what Liu Jun said, stationmaster Wang hurriedly invited them to come in and sit down. He poured some tea and started chatting with them.
"Brother Liu, who is usually very strong and strong, suddenly fell down. Xiao Lin, another ranger who was with him, got up in the morning and called Brother Liu, but when he didn't wake up, he realized that Brother Liu was gone. Don't be too sad, Brother Liu passed away peacefully, he must have just gone to another world to enjoy his happiness," Stationmaster Wang said sadly. "Webmaster, can I go to the place where my second grandfather used to guard the forest for a few days?"
"It's possible, but there are many ferocious beasts in this mountain. It's not safe for you to take this child with you." Stationmaster Wang looked at the little fox as he spoke.
"Don't worry, stationmaster, we promise to pay attention to safety." Liu Jun talked hard with stationmaster Wang before allowing them to enter the mountain. He also gave them a machete for cutting firewood for self-defense and a map. To prevent them from getting lost, there are also ones on each forest ranger cabin.
The air in this place is good, and I feel refreshed just standing there. There are patches of woods, and the big trees are lush and green. After walking for a certain distance, not only did I not feel hot, but I felt a little cool.
The little fox transformed directly into a fox body, chasing butterflies for a while, teasing the birds in the forest, playing happily, and occasionally bringing a few fruits back to Liu Jun and the others.
The wooden house where the second grandpa was guarding the forest was a bit far away. It took a long time to reach it. So I sat down to rest for a while, took out some snacks from my backpack and ate them.
"Brother Liu, did you hear anything?" The fat man stopped chewing and looked around.
As soon as Liu Jun heard what the fat man said, he stopped eating and listened quietly to his surroundings. There was a rustling sound, and Liu Jun looked at the grass behind him. The grass shook slightly, as if something was inside.
Turn around and listen to the sound in the grass, like something crawling. Liu Jun picked up the machete and carefully groped towards the place where the sound was coming from. After looking around for a long time, I found that the sound was gone, and the crawler didn't know where it went.
"Brother Liu, let me ask you something, what do you think a venomous snake looks like?" The fat man's voice sounded a little scared.
"They usually have triangular heads, and some have colorful ones, and most of them are poisonous snakes," Liu Jun replied casually while searching around.
"Brother, I may have won the lottery. Please save me quickly and come here slowly." The fat man's voice was filled with tears. Liu Jun finally realized something was wrong and slowly moved towards the fat man.
I saw a venomous snake that was as thick as a thumb and about two feet long, with colorful scales all over its body. It raised its triangular head and spit out snake messages, looking at the fat man attentively. This snake seems to be quite venomous.
The fat man was so frightened that he didn't move, sweat dripping down his face. I heard Fatty say before that he is most afraid of reptiles such as snakes. To be honest, this zombie ghost is not timid, but this thing is really a bit timid.
The snake seemed to feel Liu Jun's approach, and turned its raised triangular head towards him. Liu Jun felt drumming in his heart.
"Master Snake, we two brothers have no ill intentions, but we have undoubtedly offended you. You see, you have a lot, how about letting us go?" Liu Jun said as quietly as possible, for fear of irritating him with a louder voice. Give him a bite of this venomous snake and the fat man. In the mountains and forests, there is basically no way to survive if bitten by a venomous snake.
Just then, the little fox wandered back. He looked at Liu Jun and Fatty, who looked nervous, and then at Viper. He threw away the fruit in his mouth, walked up to the snake and bared his teeth in a fierce gesture.
When this poisonous snake saw Liu Jun and Fatty, he was still eager to attack. But after the little fox came over, the poisonous snake seemed a little timid. Slowly move sideways to the right, trying to get out of the little fox's sight.
After the venomous snake moved a certain distance, seeing that the little fox was not chasing it forward, it turned around and burrowed deeper into the grass. At that speed, it was like a swimming fish, disappearing into the grass in the blink of an eye.
The little fox turned to look at Liu Jun, as if asking for credit. Liu Jun reached out and touched the little fox's head, and then picked it up. This place was too scary. How dare I continue to rest here? I just picked up the fat man with weak legs and left.
(End of this chapter)