After scolding, Uncle Zeng squatted down and began to smoke vigorously. Grandpa also realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly asked what to do.

Uncle Zeng said, "What should I do?

The pleats mean that this thing is not easy to do, and if you can't get it, you have to smash it.

"Isn't it just the heart of the tree? Can't I go and cut down another one?" Grandpa couldn't help but say, if there is nothing else in the countryside, there are as many trees as there are, and there are all kinds of camphor banyan and cypress willows on Taiqing Mountain behind the village, and some old trees are not smaller than the old banyan trees in Baisha Village.

Uncle Zeng shook his head and sighed and said, "The important thing is not the heart of the tree, the important thing is the heart of this old banyan tree." Guess why the snake spirit would take possession of this tree and refuse to leave? ”

A tree that has been struck by lightning is also called a lightning strike tree. It is a common natural phenomenon in science, but in the eyes of great-uncle and others, there is another meaning.

The banyan tree gathers Qi, the sky thunders to the sun, and the thunder that is attracted is not an ordinary thunder, but a thunderstorm in the nature of the Tiangang robbery. This old banyan tree has been struck by a thunderbolt once, and it can be avoided by living on this kind of tree.

This is the reason why the snake spirit and the yellow skin value the heart of the tree so much, but there is only one part of the heart of the tree, how to divide it between the two families?

Now it can be said that it is difficult to ride a tiger, even if you don't want to agree to Huang Pizi's request, there is no way to return to the previous situation. If the snake spirit is not treated, it is possible that the cut down tree can be replanted?

"At the beginning, the condition I talked with that yellow skin was to use the leftovers of the banyan tree to rebuild the small temple and recast the spiritual seat. The offcuts of the banyan tree are not as good as the heart of the tree, but they also have a certain effect. Uncle Zeng sighed, "I didn't expect that yellow-skinned thief to have such a big heart." ”

"Then what now? The trees have been cut down, Captain Zhao, and they are all counting on you. "Grandpa is also anxious, if this matter is not dealt with completely, the snake spirit will not make a fuss when he comes back!

Uncle Zeng thought about it, paced back and forth, and finally gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and scolded: "Damn, I have to force Lao Tzu out of the mountain! You inform Carpenter Ge that the big banyan tree still makes a coffin! Be quick, there are no first four and last three, we only have two days left!"

After Uncle Zeng finished speaking, he turned around and went out to Taiqing Mountain. At this time, Uncle Zeng was the backbone of his grandfather, and when he saw that Uncle Zeng had made up his mind, he was very determined, shouted hello, and hurried to Carpenter's house.

Carpenter Ge was still asleep, and he was woken up by his grandfather. At that time, the rural people were also sincere, and when they heard that the situation was urgent and related to human life, they didn't say a word, and called their two sons to start work.

The carpenter himself was five big and three thick, and the two sons were also strong-blooded, and the three of them were busy for a day, and the sawdust flew all over the sky before the big banyan tree was stripped of its bark and branches, and it was made into a big column.

Because of the rush to work, the original construction period had to be shortened, and the three carpenters took a few minutes off when they ate, and when it was dark, they lit the lamp and continued to work, and they did not stop all night.

Captain Zhao and they were also grateful, in addition to the three catties of white noodles they said, they also slaughtered an old hen, stewed soup, and sent it over to make up for the three of them.

At that time, you couldn't eat meat all year round, and white noodles and stewed chicken were more expensive than they are now. Captain Zhao is willing to take out these, which is really a bloody investment.

That night, grandpa didn't dare to sleep, and when he saw the Huangpizi Temple at the head of the village, he itched to kick it.

Originally, he still had a good impression of this 'godfather', but now that he came out like this, he asked his grandfather to sweep him directly into the ranks of cow ghosts and snake gods.

That night, the grandfather stayed in the shed where the Ge family's father and son worked, and when they were working, he would bring tea and water to people, and do what he could. In a hurry, there was no way, and he couldn't do the carpenter's work.

At about three o'clock in the morning, several people couldn't stay up, the grandfather dozed off on the chair for a while, and the three fathers and sons also took turns to rest, and when the coffin was finally carved, another strange thing happened.

Grandpa also remembers it vividly, the heart of the tree that was exposed after being cut off the bark is not like other tree trunks are bare, but like snake scales, covered with layers of lines!

Where is this tree? It's a snake!

This kind of wood is unheard of and unseen, and the father and son of the carpenter are also working with courage, asking from time to time, 'Where did Lin Shenxian go'.

Grandpa guessed that this was probably the reason why the snake spirit and the yellow skin were worried about the heart of the tree.

And after my great-uncle went up to Taiqing Mountain, he didn't come back for a day and a night, and seeing that it was the seventh day of the first month, there was only one day left, and my grandfather was anxious to fidget, but he still had to pretend to be calm on the surface.

Because the coffin that Uncle Zeng wanted could not be nailed, but a whole piece of carved craftsmanship, that is, not hollowed out in the middle, solid.

This craft, the three fathers and sons also have the carpenter himself, so the final step is the carpenter Ge with a chisel to complete little by little.

And strange to say, as soon as the snake-scale coffin was finished, Uncle Zeng's great-uncle walked into the work tent from outside.

At this time, he wore a clean robe, and his temperament was much better than before, and he felt like a master in the world.

Seeing Uncle Zeng, Grandpa put his heart at ease and followed him around the coffin.

Uncle Zeng carefully inspected the new coffin and made sure that it was made according to his requirements, six feet and three minutes long. If you want to say that you want to put it into an adult, it's a little too small.

But everyone present knew that this thing was not for ordinary people to sleep on.

"Dazhu, find a few people to carry the coffin to that acre of land. Uncle Zeng commanded everyone, and then called Zhao Erzhuang, who was watching the excitement, out of the crowd, "Erzhuangzi, go find a black dog." ”

The acre of land that Uncle Zeng mentioned was a thin field borrowed from the widow Wang, with a hole of seven feet and three minutes dug in the middle. There are four small yellow flags standing around, which look very strange.

Some of the coffin bearers volunteered, but they all complained about the weight on the way. It shows that the empty coffin is outrageously heavy?

Grandpa held back a smile in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it. This is a solid coffin, can it not sink?

Waiting for the coffin to be carried to the field, it was just put down.

Before a few people could catch their breath, and I don't know who screamed, dense red-headed centipedes suddenly gushed out of the empty burial pit.

No one knows how or where these things came from, but such a group of centipedes really scared everyone's souls.

Especially the few villagers who came to carry the coffin, they were even more frightened, and they ran away!

The coffin fell to the ground, and the red-headed centipedes did not attack people, but all flocked to the snake-scale coffin.

Grandpa was also scared, which was much more scary than a bunch of toads.

Uncle Zeng frowned and said, "It shouldn't be... This is led out by the snake spirit of the snake spirit, who has a big rooster that is more than three years old? Hurry up and hug one. ”

There are big roosters, but there are not many in the countryside. After all, roosters don't lay eggs, it's a waste to raise more, at most one is left for breeding, and there are fewer for more than three years, and what is kept is also their own baby.

At this time, most of the villagers of Baisha Village and Taiqing Village heard the news and watched the excitement nearby, and were startled by the centipede swarm, but they ran away and did not run away.

When Grandpa asked if there was a big rooster that was more than three years old, everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and no one took a stubble.

Captain Zhao was anxious, and stood up and said: "Folks, this matter is our village's business, and it is our village's responsibility! I am the captain of the production team, I am the guarantor, whoever has a big rooster for more than three years will take it out, and I, Zhao Dabao, promise not to treat him badly!"

At this time, Zhao Erzhuang stood up and said that his family had one, but he was not sure if it had been three years.

Uncle Zeng asked him to bring it to see first, and soon Zhao Erzhuang trotted back with a big rooster with a blood-red cockscomb and shiny chicken feathers. As soon as the big rooster arrived, he didn't need to be greeted by anyone, flapping his wings and landing on the coffin full of centipedes.

As soon as the big rooster flew up, the dense red-headed centipede immediately retreated from the coffin, avoiding it.

The big rooster's eyes were burning, and the highly poisonous centipedes were all rations in front of it, and in the blink of an eye, several were eaten.

"Xiaohua, good job!" Zhao Erzhuang didn't expect his big to be so powerful, and couldn't help but applaud loudly.

Grandpa asked Uncle Zeng what was going on, and Uncle Zeng replied that this is called natural restraint.

Chickens are the natural enemies of centipedes, even centipedes with Taoism will be afraid of big roosters, and big roosters that are more than three years old have begun to have spirituality, so this group of evil red-headed centipedes will be so afraid of it.

The red-headed centipede took a step back, and the big rooster took a step after him, and after a while, a group of red-headed centipedes were forced back by a chicken. Grandpa took a few bold people over to take a look, this burial pit was empty, so the group of red-headed centipedes didn't know where to go, just like when they appeared.

Zhao Erzhuang went over and hugged the chicken back, kissed and kissed, the baby was amazing.

Grandpa looked up at the sky with dark clouds, and his face was a little unpleasant. Even if he didn't know this knowledge, he knew that the red centipede gushing out of the burial pit would never be a good omen.

But the wood is already in the boat, and I'm afraid I can only bite the bullet.

The burial coffin was personally commanded by Uncle Zeng, and the coffin was buried vertically. At the same time when the coffin was completely in the burial pit, there was a sudden thunderclap in the air, which shook the earth.

The dull thunder rumbled into the distance, making everyone feel inexplicably panicked. The thunder sounded like it was blowing above their heads.

At this time, the four thick hemp ropes that put the coffin down broke invariably, and the coffin fell to the ground with a thud. The four small flags planted around were also broken at the same time!