Chapter 401 Have you ever seen such a big toad?
Ye Xiaomei's grape-like eyes sparkled. She raised her hand to shake off the old man's hand, but he stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Why should I tell you?"
After saying that, Ye Xiaomei picked up the Luoyang shovel that fell beside him and inserted it into the hole he had dug with two shovels.
This digging is not a big deal. The three shovels of soil were thrown aside. Ye Xiaomei felt it was soft, so she quickly put away her hands and threw the shovel aside.
"Don't touch my things, stop it, girl..."
The old man grumbled and got up, hugging Ye Xiaomei's legs tightly: "Stop!"
Ye Xiaomei immediately stopped digging the hole and looked down at her body.
"I know you came here on time. The black toad is different from other toads. It does not distinguish between spring, summer, autumn and winter. You just saw that the black toad stone would wake up at this time, but you..."
Ye Xiaomei kicked him. When the old man rolled over and got up, he found that the girl was digging with her hands.
There was a look of pain in his red eyes.
"But you use it to hurt people. If I'm not mistaken, the stick in your hand is made of red maple wood."
Ye Xiaomei did not stop her actions. This digging did not matter. The soft thing underneath was startled and made a series of sounds.
"Guwa..."
Alive?
Ye Xiaomei was also stunned at that time. He was really alive. She just saw some images from the old man and his inner thoughts. He was targeting the ten-year mark to dig out the black toad.
But... I was still surprised to see this thing alive with my own eyes. It seems that this old man has a deep understanding of black toads.
At this moment, the old man's eyes widened. How did this idiot know that the wood in his hand was a red maple?
But when he heard the cry, the old man suddenly perked up, turned over, got up and looked into the pit.
Ye Xiaomei was also frightened at that time.
The pit is about the same size as the wellhead.
However, the back of the black toad buried under the mud was exposed. Yes, it was just a black back covered with bumps.
Ye Xiaomei's scalp suddenly went numb. Such a big black toad? She never dreamed that it must be as big as the soup basin at home.
This shock that destroyed her worldview and impacted her cognition made Ye Xiaomei feel goosebumps on her back. It must be a spirit, so big.
The old man's expression was one of surprise and joy. After a while he calmed down and then burst into laughter: "Black Toad King, Black Toad King...hahahaha."
After laughing loudly, the old man fell to the ground in the pit and tried to get up with both hands.
Ye Xiaomei stared in amazement. Black Toad King?
The old man looked so crazy, as if he had seen the most precious treasure in the world, and had forgotten who he was.
"Old man, what are you doing..."
Looking back, Liu Zhihua was running over with Marshal Niu, and it seemed that he had already explained what Marshal Niu had done.
Every family in Meihua Village who wanted to build a house quickly started to build it in July and August. Now, more than 20 families have built houses with red bricks and tiles.
The other villagers were naturally jealous. Besides, Liu Zhihua had promised a completion date. By that time, the construction team led by Li Dayun at the west end of the village would have completed the project first, and his reputation would also be affected.
Look, Master Niu has made it very clear.
But when the old man and the young boy came up to them, they were both shocked.
Because at the same time, the old man was holding a black toad as big as a soup basin in his hands and laughing so proudly that he didn't even realize that his drool was flowing out of his mouth. All he could see was the so-called Black Toad King.
"What...what is this?"
Liu Zhihua had been leading workers for many years, but he had never heard of a toad that could grow so big, let alone seen one, let alone a black one. At this moment, just one glance at it frightened him so much that his legs kept shaking.
Marshal Niu's eyes were as big as cow eggs, his already haggard face was now even paler, and he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a single word.
The most sober person at the scene was only Ye Xiaomei:
"Master Niu, this is very simple. This thing is called a black toad. He buried it at the base of your wall ten years ago. This thing is likely to attract white snakes."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Zhihua, who was already frightened out of his wits, sat down on the ground:
"It turns out that this thing brought in the snake's nest... Quick, take it away, it's too scary."
Marshal Niu finally reacted, pointing his finger at the old man, trembling in the air: "You bad guy, you killed my son... I'm going to beat you to death."
Just as Marshal Niu was looking around for a handy tool, he saw the shovel, picked it up, raised it high and was about to hit it.
Unexpectedly, the old man yelled at this moment: "Ah, ah..."
Ye Xiaomei was stunned as she looked at it, and at that moment she remembered an important piece of information.
That is, black toads are poisonous. The old man was so excited that he forgot about it.
At this moment, both of his hands were covered with gray-black stone skin. For ordinary people, the shock of this scene was much greater than that for Ye Xiaomei, who had seen it before.
Seeing the old man gasping and throwing the Black Toad King far away in panic, the next second he quickly tore off his torn cotton jacket with a distorted expression. Sure enough, the venom that seeped into his cotton jacket left a bowl-sized stone skin on his heart.
The air was still filled with the stink of burnt skin.
I don’t know if the old man was poisoned or just scared, but he just rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.
Marshal Niu was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly with the shovel in his arms, shaking his head and saying in horror:
"I didn't hit him. I didn't hit him. You saw it, girl. I didn't hit him. It has nothing to do with me."
He looked down and saw that he still had a shovel in his arms, so he quickly threw it far away.
The villagers are all born and raised here, and they usually have the heart of a thief but not the courage to do anything. What they fear more is getting sued, and they will always be branded as a murderer or a labor reform prisoner.
Seeing him look haggard and frightened, Ye Xiaomei felt a pain in her heart. The most painful thing in the world is to see a younger person die. "Master Niu, don't worry. I saw that you didn't beat him. He touched the poisonous toad himself."
After these words were spoken, the terrified look in Mr. Niu's eyes was replaced by fear, and he looked at Ye Xiaomei with eyes full of gratitude:
"Thank you, girl. If anything happens, you have to testify for me."
"I will testify for you." When Ye Xiaomei said this, she subconsciously glanced at Liu Zhihua and thought, how can he be as bad as Zhang Changjiang when he is over 30 years old?
He was leaning against the wall with his legs crossed. One look at the water stains on the crotch of his work pants showed that he was scared to death.
Ye Xiaomei poked the fainted old man with her toes:
"Old man, stop playing dead. Your toad has run away."
Huh? Not moving?
"Old man, if you don't get up, we won't be able to catch you."
Ye Xiaomei saw that although the toad was large in size, it could jump over ten meters in one jump and it quickly drilled into the white snake cave.
Fortunately, Mr. Niu didn't notice it at that moment, otherwise he would be frightened again.
But the old man still didn't move.
Grandpa Niu swallowed his saliva. Even if someone could testify that he was not the one who beat the man, it would still have a bad impact if the man fell on his own homestead.
Although the country people are honest, they are also timid. If they die, who would dare to live in this house?
"Girl, this man won't die, will he? I'll lead the cows to take him to the county hospital."
Ye Xiaomei glanced at Master Niu for a moment longer. He hated this old man so much just now, yet he still wanted to send the person to the hospital.
Is this what is called kindness?
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaomei took the pulse with her backhand. The petrified stone skin was not poisonous, but it blocked her from exploring the pulse, which was a problem.
Ye Xiaomei could only put her hand on the old man's neck and found that his breathing was weak, but he was not dead. There was still time to send him to the county hospital.
"Liu Zhihua, stop pretending to be dead. Hurry up and find a car to take him to the hospital, or there will be another death on your construction site."
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