A gust of wind blew from the small hole, it was cold, Sha Dutian looked at the dead snake lying on the ground, and then looked at the hole, he gasped, and didn't dare to care about the dingdong sound anymore, he immediately crawled out of the cellar, for fear that this was a snake nest, if there were a thousand and eight hundred, he would really have to explain here.

Zhao Ruozhi asked with concern: "How is it, Lao Sha, are you okay, what about the snake?" ”

Sha Du Tian said in a sneering voice: "It's a piece of cake, I don't have to make any effort to Lao Sha, it will see the Buddha as if it were coming." He was relaxed, but the ding-dong sound still came back to him.

Zhao Ruozhi saw that Sha Dutian was fine, so he was about to cover the cellar mouth with a sesame straw, he just put a bundle on it, and suddenly saw a face at the bottom of the cellar, and smiled at himself with a miserable white face, Zhao Ruozhi's face was green, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks, he opened his mouth wide, his eyes stared at the cellar, and large beads of sweat leached out of his pores, and his expression froze instantly.

Sha Dutian looked at the courtyard and said: "Mentally handicapped, where is the cool water from the well, my old sand has to be washed well, and he is covered in sweat." He didn't hear Zhao Ruozhi's answer, so he turned his head and found that Zhao Ruozhi was staring at the cellar motionlessly, he found an abnormality, ran over and shook Zhao Ruozhi and shouted: "Old Zhao, what's wrong, old Zhao, old Zhao..."

In a trance, Zhao Ruozhi heard someone calling him, his sloppy eyes slowly condensed, and he saw Sha Dutian's anxious eyes looking at him.

Sha Dutian put his heart down and said, "I'm scared to death, are you losing your soul?" I told you to be unresponsive for a long time. ”

Zhao Ruozhi shuddered and said, "Lao Sha, there is a human face in the cellar. ”

Sha Dutian looked at the cellar, there was nothing abnormal at the bottom of the cellar except for the dead leaves and dirt, and he said, "Nothing, you are scaring yourself, it won't be the soul of a beautiful snake that comes out to seduce you." Seeing that Zhao Ruozhi was fine, he began to tease Zhao Ruozhi again.

Zhao Ruozhi asked himself: "I obviously saw a human face just now, could it be that I saw it wrong?" He wasn't sure if he was wrong, but the weird smile was real, and it was so deep in his mind.

Sha Dutian said with a smile: "I knew that I brought that beautiful snake up and let you step on its feet, so that you wouldn't be afraid." ”

Zhao Ruozhi was really frightened, he stood up with difficulty, patted the dirt on his buttocks, twisted his head to the side, and didn't dare to look under the cellar anymore.

Sha Dutian thought in his heart, the appearance of the beautiful snake, the sound of dripping water, Zhao Ruozhi was frightened by his face, everything was very strange, he felt that the cellar was not simple, thinking about the fact that he was still fighting the beautiful snake below just now, he couldn't help but be afraid, he thought about it again, will the cellar have anything to do with the twelve street caves? Thinking of the purpose of his visit, he took a keen interest in the cellar.

Zhao Ruozhi walked to the hall, I don't know where to find the water pipe, and then walked to the east side of the courtyard, there is a well, he connected the water pipe, walked to the kitchen, pushed open the sluice, and the water pipe immediately made a sound of water absorption, it seems that the dilapidated water pump did not strike because it has not been used for a long time.

Zhao Ruozhi's well is self-dug, the water pumped out of the well is cool and sweet, the taste is refreshing, Sha Dutian gulped and drank, and the slightly propped up stomach expressed his satisfaction, Zhao Ruozhi brought a basin, his expression was natural, it seems that the fright just now has faded a lot, Sha Dutian saw the basin, and excitedly shouted to take a bath with the basin.

In the grass, in the shade of the trees, Sha Dutian was bare-chested and bathed.

Zhao Ruozhi bought a few cold dishes from the village commissary, and after taking a bath, the refreshing Sha Dutian couldn't wait to drink, thinking about the wine that had been treasured for decades, his saliva was about to flow out.

Sha Dutian opened a bottle of Wuliangye, a smell of wine filled the air, he took a sip, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, extremely enjoyed, being able to take out such a good treasure for himself to drink, which shows Zhao Ruozhi's true feelings for himself.

Sha Dutian drank a glass, reluctant to put it down, remembering what happened in the cellar, he asked, "Retard, have you ever had a snake in your house before?" ”

Zhao Ruozhi replied: "There were a few before, but they were all very ordinary snakes, and all of them were caught by my mother. ”

Hearing Zhao Ruozhi's words, Sha Dutian was a little incredible, but he didn't expect Zhao Ruozhi to be so bold, he said: "That's weird, could it be that the snake in the cellar came out of the ground?" Zhao Ruozhi said: "It's the first time I've seen such a strange snake, and I've never seen it before." The thought of the terrible snake made him shudder involuntarily.

Sha Dutian asked again: "Mentally handicapped, did you hear the sound of dripping water when you were in the cellar?" Zhao Ruozhi poured wine for Sha Dutian and said: "I didn't hear it, I was digging wine at the time, and suddenly a snake appeared from the wall, and I climbed up directly." ”

Sha Dutian thought for a moment and said, "There is something strange in your cellar, and it seems that you have to go down again." In fact, he suspected that Zhao Ruozhi's cellar had some connection with the purpose of his visit, and he didn't know what it was.

Zhao Ruozhi couldn't help but shudder, and that weird smiling face appeared in his heart again, his face turned white, and he said, "What's weird?" ”

Sha Dutian saw that Zhao Ruozhi's face turned pale with fright, and he smiled slightly and said, "Look at what scared you." He took a hard bite of the chicken leg, and his mouth was full of oil.

Zhao Ruozhi was scared from the bottom of his heart, he was 10,000 unwilling to go to the cellar again, he asked worriedly: "What if there are snakes again?" I think it's better for us to call the police, that snake is so weird, maybe it's a new species. ”

Sha Dutian put the peanuts in his hand, slapped them hard, and flew into his mouth, he chewed the peanuts and said: "Let's take a look at the situation first, if the situation is not clear, you will call the police, and you will not be afraid of taking any responsibility?" ”

Zhao Ruozhi was right when he thought about it, he said: "Let's take care of the yard first, and we'll talk about the cellar later." ”

Sha Dutian looked at Zhao Ruozhi with disdain, he knew that if he wanted Zhao Ruozhi to go down together, he would scare him, he said softly: "Old Zhao, aren't you afraid that there is a long worm nest under the cellar and hollowing out your house?" Maybe one day you come back and open the door of the hall and a whole bunch of long worms crawl out. ”

Zhao Ruozhi trembled all over, thinking of that scene, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, his mind was full of strange snakes, he shook his head, and tried his best to calm himself down. Although what Sha Dutian said was scary, it was not unreasonable, what if there was anything strange in the cellar and destroyed the old house, after all, this is the place where his mother has lived for most of her life, Zhao Ruozhi was very confused in his heart, and he didn't know what to do.

When Sha Dutian saw that Zhao Ruozhi didn't speak, he knew that he was hesitating, since he was hesitating, there must be a drama.

Sha Dutian stood up, patted Zhao Ruozhi's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, there is a buddy, what are you afraid of, there is really a female ghost, I tore her up, you have been a buddy for a few years in vain." He knew that there must be a large space in the cellar, otherwise there would be no dripping sound, and the reason why he didn't break the wall at first was that he was afraid that it would be a snake's nest.

Zhao Ruozhi couldn't earn Sha Dutian, and seeing that Sha Dutian was determined to go down, he had to nod and agree. Zhao Ruozhi laughed at himself for being unproductive, cowardly, his own home, afraid of being like this, he knew that if this matter was not clear, it would be a big safety hazard, and he would not dare to come back alone in the future, so it was better to follow Sha Dutian to find out the facts.

Seeing Zhao Ruozhi nodding, Sha Dutian said happily: "This is like a gentleman, come on, take a sip, and be brave." ”

In order not to delay the exploration of the cellar, Sha Dutian did not drink much, Zhao Ruozhi prepared garlic, realgar, liquor, flashlight, lighter, candles, rope, kettle, and dry food according to what Sha Dutian said. Sha Dutian went into the kitchen and found a fire pestle, he waved it, feeling very handy, Zhao Ruozhi took a kitchen knife, the kitchen knife was full of rust, black, and the blade was blunt and lost its previous sharpness. Sha Dutian didn't say that Zhao Ruozhi was naïve, after all, Zhao Ruozhi hadn't experienced any danger, and he didn't understand the real danger at all. Sha Dutian looked at the fire pestle in his hand, full of confidence, believing that the power of this thing was enough.

For the sake of safety, Sha Dutian asked Zhao Ruozhi to sharpen the kitchen knife, and the past glory of the kitchen knife bloomed, shiny and shiny, Sha Dutian made a simple kitchen knife bag, pinned it to Zhao Ruozhi's waist, and then put the garlic up and hung it around his neck, if there was really a snake, it would not suddenly come out and seal his throat.

Everything was ready, Sha Dutian kicked away the sesame stalk, and the terrible sesame stalk was smashed by his kick, and they fell down one after another, and he was the first to go down. Looking at the familiar cellar in the past, Zhao Ruozhi's heart was beating a drum, and his heartbeat was pounding, as if he was about to jump out, his hand slowly stretched out to the edge of the cellar mouth, and then slowly stretched out his legs, gritted his teeth, and went down the cellar.

The vine was still covered with bunches of grapes, and the man in black reappeared under the vine, a wisp of black wandering in his eyes.

"Did you release that snake on purpose, it was brought back from Qinling with great difficulty, don't you want to go into the snake's den?"

"It's just a snake, you have also seen the situation of the snake den, as long as we go in, the body will solidify, and you and I can't get the black box at all, so I changed my mind and let someone else take it for us."

"I can't let my son wade into this troubled water, he doesn't know anything."

"Your timid son, it's really useless, I have another eye."

Sha Dutian turned on the flashlight, shining on the small hole, Zhao Ruozhi lowered his head and saw the dead snake, the snake face showed a weird smile, Zhao Ruozhi was scared into a cold sweat, he turned his head, tried his best not to look at the dead snake, and then pulled out the kitchen knife, for fear that the snake would suddenly come to life.

'Ding Dong', the sound of dripping water came from afar.

Sha Dutian said: "Mentally handicapped, you heard it, it's the sound of dripping water, which means that there is a cave behind this wall, you stand back, I'll see if I can poke it open with a fire pestle."

Zhao Ruozhi stepped back, and the dead snake appeared in his field of vision again, his hands clenched the kitchen knife tightly, and his palms were full of sweat. He saw Sha Dutian waving the fire pestle, and suddenly stabbed into the earthen wall, until it reached the handle, Sha Dutian pulled out the fire pestle, and put his foot on the earthen wall, the earthen wall collapsed instantly, Sha Dutian shone it with a flashlight, and it turned out to be a passage inside.