Chapter 391: Snake Hole Dug Under the Foundation
Only Shang Zhen knew Ye Xiaomei's secret. She spoke without thinking:
"What color is the snake?"
Ye Xiaomei's eyes widened.
Zhang Changjiang was delighted that Ye Xiaomei finally looked him in the eye, so he said mysteriously:
"The project has stopped. I have asked a few people to go dig holes and catch snakes today. If you want to know what color it is, come with me to take a look later."
In this way, Zhang Changjiang can also lure Ye Xiaomei over there.
Ye Xiaomei was suspicious for a moment. She didn't quite believe Zhang Changjiang's lies. Just because he had a welding certificate, it didn't mean that his personality had changed.
"I came back last night, but I didn't hear that a snake hole was dug in anyone's homestead."
"Hey, we live in the westernmost part of the village. How did you know? But I can remind you that it is the home of General Niu. Do you know General Niu?"
Zhang Changjiang was anxious. He realized why Ye Xiaomei didn't believe him. He tried his best to explain:
"He's the Marshal Niu who specializes in butchering pigs. He used to butcher pigs at Ma Qijun's house. I'm afraid your family has never raised pigs before. If you had, you would definitely ask him to butcher them."
A pig raiser? Ye Xiaomei had some impression. Her family had never raised pigs because they were too poor to buy piglets. But the big-mouthed aunt next door had asked him to raise a pig.
"I have some impression." Ye Xiaomei said lightly.
"Yes, a snake hole was dug out on his family's homestead. A few small snakes ran away, but there must be a big snake in the hole." Zhang Changjiang patted his chest and guaranteed. Only in this way would it be attractive enough to lure Ye Xiaomei over to take a look.
Shang Zhen interrupted: "What does the little snake look like?"
Zhang Changjiang scratched his head and pretended to think: "I've never seen such a pattern before. Most of our generation has more spotted snakes, which are the kind with black and red spots. But these little snakes that escaped not only have red and black spots, but also white. What's interesting is that the snake heads are pure white."
"..." Shang Zhen looked at Ye Xiaomei subconsciously.
Ye Xiaomei also gasped. Zhang Changjiang was right. This generation of water snakes was khaki in color, and spotted snakes had red and black spots. But she had never heard of white, red, and black ones. The most unbelievable thing was that the snake's head was pure white.
"How about we go and take a look?" Shang Zhen suggested.
Zhang Changjiang looked at Ye Xiaomei expectantly: "Go and have a look. With me here, you don't have to be afraid of the snake, no matter how big it is."
Ye Xiaomei was not afraid of a hammer, but she suspected that it was a hybrid of a white snake and a spotted snake.
But will there be a White Snake in this generation?
But Ye Xiaomei suddenly remembered something. Her mother said that she was frightened by a white snake when she was eleven or twelve years old. Could it be the one seven or eight years ago?
"Okay, let's go and take a look." Zhang Changjiang was delighted by Ye Xiaomei's willingness.
The tractor brought Ye Xiaomei directly to the door of her home. Wang Lan was not at home. Ye Xiaomei opened the door and put the two bags of clothes into her bedroom. She locked it deliberately, otherwise if Wang Lan found out, she didn't know how much she would take away.
Bathed in the afterglow of the evening, Ye Xiaomei and the other two walked towards the west end of the village.
Some people went there to see the excitement, and some came back after seeing the excitement.
——Lao Li, did you see the snake?
——We haven’t found it yet. More than ten people are digging together. It will probably take until midnight.
Some people were discussing and speculating.
——How big would the snake be in such a big hole?
——Yes, I guess it can swallow a person in one bite.
——It’s better to dig it out quickly, so that no one can sleep at night if they run around everywhere.
——That’s right. I remember encountering a snake a few years ago, but I couldn’t find it. I couldn’t sleep for several days.
When we arrived at the place, we saw that the homestead of General Niu was surrounded by several circles of people.
Everyone was waiting anxiously and curiously. The weather was so cold that everyone was shivering more than the other.
"Xiaomei, come with me." Seeing that they couldn't squeeze in, Zhang Changjiang called Ye Xiaomei to follow.
The next-door neighbor is his family's homestead. Now a gable wall more than one meter high has been built, the north room is almost completed, and the door has been installed in advance.
Ye Xiaomei and Shang Zhen followed Zhang Changjiang into his unroofed house. The three of them lay face to face in a place without windows and looked inside.
This angle is just right to see all the scenes in the crowd.
Someone was waiting outside the cave with a net, and six or seven people were digging hard.
With a few shovels, the entrance of the cave would collapse, directly blocking the so-called snake hole. With a few more shovels, the entrance of the cave reappeared.
"Wow, Xiaomei, this thing must be as thick as a bucket." Shang Zhen exclaimed.
Zhang Changjiang glanced at Ye Xiaomei with some pride: "Of course not. Look at the wall of the cave. It's so smooth. It's obvious that the snake has been rubbing against it. I just don't know how deep this cave is."
Ye Xiaomei stared at it intently: "The hole is tilted downwards. I guess it will get deeper the deeper we dig."
Zhang Changjiang moved closer to Ye Xiaomei. He didn't know why he particularly liked her smell, especially in winter. Her fragrance was all wrapped up in the space suit and came out from the collar.
Ye Xiaomei suddenly felt her neck itchy and turned her head sharply: "What are you doing?"
Zhang Changjiang took two steps back in fear: "Nothing, I was just looking at the snake hole again."
"Isn't this room very spacious?" Ye Xiaomei frowned and said impatiently. Nowadays, the windows of new houses are much bigger than before. Three people can lie on the windowsill without feeling crowded. It's true that a dog can't change its nature.
"Snake tail, snake tail, look!"
At this moment, the villagers outside suddenly shouted.
Everyone was in an uproar. Some of the timid ones stepped back subconsciously, while the brave ones stretched their necks and moved forward.
The men digging the hole took two steps back with grim expressions, holding the shovels in their hands and taking defensive stances.
Who would have thought that when Ye Xiaomei looked carefully, the snake cave was empty.
"He went in again." Shang Zhen said dully. She was distracted just now, and she was seen by him after all.
"The tail must be as thick as a rolling pin..."
"What color?" Ye Xiaomei asked subconsciously. If the tail is this thick, the snake must be really big.
Shang Zhen looked at Ye Xiaomei and said word by word: "White."
Ye Xiaomei took a breath of cool air.
Suddenly, something was missing from the peripheral vision. He turned around abruptly and saw Zhang Changjiang standing in the distance with an unpleasant expression and eyes full of fear.
"How can you, a grown man, be so scared?" Ye Xiaomei blurted out. Even as a woman, she had never been so scared.
"No... I've been afraid of snakes since I was a child." Zhang Changjiang swallowed his saliva, looking frightened.
Shang Zhen was also stunned. How could one of these masters be afraid of snakes?
At this moment, the handsome Niu in the crowd burst into tears and cried:
"What can I do? Snake Fairy, please leave quickly. I just want to build a house on my homestead for my child to get married. I didn't mean to offend you. Please forgive me. I kowtow to you."
Marshal Niu was also in his fifties or sixties. He looked haggard and his eyes were full of fear. He was about to kneel down as he spoke.
One hand suddenly grabbed the other's shoulder: "Dad, why are you kneeling before this harmful thing? If it were a dozen years ago, I would have labeled you a superstitious and feudal person and paraded you through the streets."
The person who said this was the son of General Niu, a big and strong man in his early thirties. He immediately waved his hand and said:
"Keep digging. If that doesn't work, set it on fire to smoke out the harmful stuff."
Ye Xiaomei's heart beat wildly for a few times, and after the pain subsided, she felt a little dazed.
——Help, help, ancestor, help me.
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