Chapter 8: Felling of Banyan Trees
With the assistance of the yellow coat, Uncle Zeng went against the norm and immediately made preparations to clean up the snake spirit.
But he still can't do it himself, so he can only pretend to let his grandfather do it. No way, who let him get this cause and effect?
Grandpa had no choice but to do it. And because of the fire that has been held back for several months, he is especially willing to take revenge with his own hands!
According to what Uncle Zeng said, I had to go to the neighboring village first and find the widow's family in the west of the village to borrow an acre of thin land from her family.
Grandpa didn't know how Uncle Zeng knew about that place, but he had to meet Captain Zhao first. In order not to let the snake spirit notice, grandpa specially asked Zhao Erzhuang, who had a good relationship with him, to invite Captain Zhao over.
Captain Zhao was holding back his strength, and when he heard that he was going to deal with the big banyan tree, he didn't say a word, and directly took him to find the widow Wang.
The man in the widow's family died early, and the woman's family couldn't do the work in the field, and they usually needed the captain's help.
It is also strange to say, it is obviously the land of Baisha Village, but that land is quite close to Taiqing Village.
That piece of land, Grandpa looked at it and thought it was strange, bare. Obviously there is no one to take care of it, but there is no grass, and it looks desolate and weird.
Uncle Zeng also had a hard time getting out of Taiqing Village, and personally went to the scene to measure the entire acre of land, and took the most central seven feet and three points of land. A small yellow flag was planted in the four corners, and on the flag was a pattern that Grandpa couldn't understand.
However, Uncle Zeng's ability to measure the land also stunned his grandfather, and he actually measured it with his feet. Later, grandpa specially found a tape measure to measure, and I was even more impressed, it was actually exactly the same!
Uncle Zeng didn't say anything, and asked Captain Zhao to find some people and dig a pit seven feet and three minutes deep in the position he circled.
Captain Zhao is quite convinced of Uncle Zeng, he is the captain of the production team in Baisha Village, and he can't engage in feudal superstition on the surface. I went back to the village and called a few people I trusted, and it took two days and one night to dig out the pit.
Strange to say, the place looked desolate on the surface, and the soil dug up was dry and hard, but when it reached a depth of seven feet and three minutes, the soil was wet and red, and water would come out when you twisted your fingers!
And grandpa hasn't been idle for two days and one night, why is he?
Only then did Grandpa know what the paper that Uncle Zeng was going to take from him was used for, it turned out to be folded into hundred-legged centipedes, which were enough to have a basket.
Those centipedes are folded vividly, quite expressively.
Grandpa asked what this was for, and Uncle Zeng smiled and didn't explain.
When Captain Zhao sent someone to ask them to inspect the pit dug in the field, Grandpa took the time to secretly ask Fu Lijuan about her situation. Because they hadn't seen each other since she fell into the water last time, Grandpa felt guilty about it.
Captain Zhao thought for a while before hesitatingly saying, "That little girl seems to have been dating someone recently, I always thought it was you, a little comrade." ”
As soon as he heard this, Grandpa felt as bitter as a coptis in his mouth. But thinking about the last time they met, the embarrassing ending, it seems that people can't expect people to maintain a good impression of him.
Putting down Fu Lijuan's matter, grandpa devoted himself to cleaning up the snake essence, and he became very active in doing everything.
Two days passed, and on the evening of the fourth day of the new year, the yellow coat in Grandpa's dream came again, this time to say that he was going to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Hu, and said that the first four and the last three, they had a maximum of seven days.
When he woke up, his grandfather relayed the words of the yellow coat to his great-uncle. After hearing this, Uncle Zeng was a little undecided, and after a while he said: "The first four and the last three, seven days, it's almost over." Dazhu, inform Captain Zhao that he is going to cut down the tree today. ”
If someone said to cut down the tree, Grandpa would definitely not agree, and he would think that person was crazy. The examples of Baisha Village and Zheng Huanian are still there!
But this was said by Uncle Zeng, and he also had the confidence to go to Captain Zhao. Captain Zhao was also surprised to see him coming, because his grandfather had never entered Baisha Village because he was afraid of snake spirits, and he had asked someone to talk about anything.
As soon as he heard that he was going to cut down the tree, Captain Zhao's brows furrowed, and the previous events obviously made him remember it vividly, for fear of doing it again.
Captain Zhao smoked a cigarette and asked worriedly: "Comrade Xiaolin, is this reliable? I don't doubt it, but... The village can't afford to toss anymore. ”
"It's okay, my uncle said you can cut it. Grandpa patted his chest and promised, Captain Zhao looked at it, stepped on the cigarette in his heart and said, "Fight, Lao Tzu has endured it for a long time!"
Although Captain Zhao agreed to cut down the tree, this time he had an extra heart. didn't call the whole village men to a mobilization meeting, but only found a few of his own trustworthy starters.
It was the four of them who dug the pit before, but it was okay to dig a pit, but this time I heard that it was going to cut down a tree, and suddenly the head shook more than the other.
There are even crying that they have an old mother to support at home, and they can't afford to offend the immortals. Captain Zhao was so angry, but he was not easy to force people, when Grandpa brought a dustpan of grass and wood ashes, Captain Zhao rolled up his sleeves and almost went up to cut it himself.
Grandpa hurriedly stopped Captain Zhao, because this matter was in a hurry, and if it was discovered by the snake spirit who went out, this matter would be smashed.
"Captain Zhao, don't worry. My uncle also explained that this tree can't be cut directly, and it will be hourly. Grandpa said, "Do you think, you demolished the house, and the fairy can promise to come back?"
Captain Zhao thought about it too, so he asked his grandfather what to do. Grandpa took out five talismans from his bosom and gave one to each of the five people, and asked them to stand around the big banyan tree. Then he spread a circle between the five people with plant ash, which, according to Uncle Zeng, could disturb the snake spirit's perception of the big banyan tree.
And you can't cut down trees casually, and the only props that can be used are the axe that was glued to the blood.
Grandpa waited until the sun was in the middle of the day, and after being mentally prepared, he closed his eyes and cut it with an axe, and with a click, the bark collapsed, and the tree that was still bleeding when he was cut last time was only cut down this time with only some sawdust.
Just as Uncle Zeng expected, the snake spirit had already left Baisha Village to celebrate the birthday of Third Master Hu.
The rest of the villagers, including Captain Zhao, watched nervously, and they were all relieved to see that the wound was not bleeding.
If there is a little thing in the countryside, it will definitely spread faster than anything else. Grandpa just started cutting down trees here, and a group of people came to watch the excitement outside the yard.
There are those who say that they have suffered with sad faces, and there are also those who roll up their sleeves to help.
In the end, it took a day to jingle and finally fall down with a clatter, the old banyan tree that had stood in Baisha Village for hundreds of years.
Captain Zhao and the others all breathed a long sigh of relief, and Grandpa also followed Uncle Zeng's instructions, found a stick, and hung the tip of the wooden sword he had used before downwards on the stump.
There were a lot of people who helped this time, and Captain Zhao added three points to each person, and then sent most of them back. Leaving a few people, they set up a car and pulled the cut down big banyan tree to Taiqing Village.
The villagers of Taiqing Village all came out to watch the excitement, and the carpenter that Uncle Zeng had called in advance was also ready, pulling things into the shed and preparing to start work the next day.
After a tiring day, my grandfather went to bed early, it was already the fifth day of the new year, and it only took about three days to make a coffin, and the time was quite abundant.
The first time to participate in this real demon subjugation, grandpa is actually quite excited. Thinking that he could solve this trouble once and for all, he fell asleep happily.
Unexpectedly, not long after he slept, a cloud of mist came from the side of the bed, and the mist looked like a yellow coat, but it was not as clear as the previous times.
He said, "Dazhu, I know you have cut down that banyan tree. Tell your uncle, I want the heart of the big banyan tree, this is my condition for helping you. ”
With that, the fog lifted.
Grandpa woke up from his sleep, and the things in his dream were clear, and he rushed directly to his great-uncle's house. As soon as he said the words of the yellow skin, Uncle Zeng suddenly widened his eyes, slapped the table heavily and scolded: "Okay, you yellow skin!
It was the first time for Grandpa to see Uncle Zeng's anger so big, so he hurriedly asked what was wrong.
Uncle Zeng slowed down before saying that his original intention of asking Captain Zhao to pull the big banyan tree was to use the heart of the banyan tree to make a coffin for the snake spirit and coax the snake spirit in to clean up.
Otherwise, as soon as the snake spirit comes back, he will see that his home is gone, and there will be no peace in Baisha Village.
Huang Pizi actually said at this time that he wanted this tree heart, what is the starting price of not sitting on the ground?
But if you don't give it to it, I'm afraid that the snake spirit will immediately know that something happened to the big banyan tree, and then it will be even more bloody and bloody!
But if you want to give it, what will you use to lock up the snake spirit?
Grandpa never thought that after just one night's work, the originally good situation suddenly turned sharply!