Upon hearing this, Qiao Haisheng went over and looked inside. There were still two scales left in the basket, which was enough to prove that he was not lying.
Where did you find the golden python?
Song Facai slumped to the ground, dejected: "My wife and I had a huge fight, and she ran away from home. My son also went out with a kitchen knife. I felt so hopeless that I wanted to go up the mountain and end it all."
But he couldn't bring himself to do it, and he was so tired and sleepy that he fell asleep in the cave. He didn't know how long he slept, but when he opened his eyes again, he found a golden python next to him.
I thought it was good fortune brought to me by God, so I didn't want to die. I wove a basket out of bamboo strips and carried the golden python down the mountain.
"You're incredibly brave!" Qiao Haisheng was shocked. The golden python was a legendary divine creature. Everyone who saw it had died, yet Song Facai had encountered it and carried it down the mountain.
"I had no choice but to do this. Half of my house collapsed, and it's uninhabitable now."
"They both ran away, I have to keep living!" Song Facai clutched his head in his hands. "Now that the golden python is gone, how am I supposed to survive?"
Seeing his pitiful state, Qiao Haisheng knew that finding him a job, preferably one with room and board, was the most urgent thing he could do. He thought for a moment, then remembered that the lumberyard in the distance was hiring night watchmen. It meant watching over things at night and sleeping during the day since there were workers on duty.
"Get rich! I do have a job that I think would suit you. It's at a lumber mill. You don't need to do any physical labor; you just need to keep watch at night."
Three meals a day are provided, but you have to cook them yourself. The boss will deliver rice and vegetables to you, so you'll definitely have enough to eat.
"This is the salary, it won't be too high. Do you want to do it?"
Song Facai rubbed his eyes: "Brother Haisheng, are you telling the truth? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Qiao Haisheng: "How could I lie to you about this? If you want to do it, just wait here. When things calm down at the shop, I'll take you to the lumber mill. Talk to the boss, and then you can ask him to stay on your own. He should be willing to let you stay."
“Okay! I’m willing to do it. Anyway, there’s no one left at home. As long as I have enough to eat and drink, I don’t care if you don’t pay me.” Song Facai wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve.
Qiao Haisheng saw a few more people come into the shop: "I'll go take care of things first, you wait here."
"Yes!" Song Facai responded, squatting down on the ground again. The golden python was gone, and that was that. He had lived an honest and simple life, and he would just consider it a dream.
The golden python, hiding in its den, knew it had escaped a calamity and that no one would come looking for it again, and its heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled.
"I'll go out and get you something to eat. There should be fewer guests now, so just wait for me. No one will come into my den." After giving these instructions, the husky left its den and ran into the house.
The golden python lay down lazily, taking a good rest in between, and decided to consider the rest later.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, I smelled a particularly fragrant scent.
When I opened my eyes, there was an object in front of me, with steaming hot meat inside.
"Eat up! This is the meat they saved for me. I've been eating it non-stop these past few days, so my stomach is full."
"This whole bowl is yours. We're good brothers, so don't forget me if you get anything good to eat next time," the wolf king said smugly.
The golden python leaned closer to the basin and took a sniff. "What a wonderful smell! Is this stuff really edible?"
When it's hungry, it goes up the mountain to hunt, and after eating a rabbit, it doesn't need to eat for a long time.
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