Volume 1 Memoirs Chapter 2 The Old Longan Tree at the Door
There is a small pond next to my aunt's house, which is naturally formed. Although there is no source of living water in the geographical location, this pond is clear and clear all year round.
Later, I heard that it was because there was a hole under the pond that led to the river in the distance, in front of my grandmother's house. Therefore, we can keep the living water continuous, and the water is clear all year round.
But the pond is not the key, the key I want to say is that next to the pond, that is, next to the aunt's house, there is a huge longan tree.
This longan tree can't be surrounded by four adults, and its height is more than three or four times that of my aunt's house. The longan trees are luxuriant, like giant umbrellas, and the canopy can be seen from anywhere throughout the village.
It was this huge longan tree that became the main place for my sister and I to play during the day.
At that time, my sister and I didn't actually speak the local Zhuang vernacular, but could only understand it. That's why we speak Mandarin. So the local kids don't play with us. As a result, once the holiday is over, there are only two people in me, my sister and I playing.
That season, when the longan was ripe, many children came to pick up longan under this ancient tree. What's very interesting is that they, the locals, don't climb trees to pick them up at all, they just pick them up.
My sister and I stood at the door of my aunt and watched them pick it up, and we didn't go over to pick it up. When they had finished picking up and left, my sister and I walked under the tree.
At this time, there was no longan to pick up, but looking at the hanging canopy, the fruits, I really couldn't resist the temptation.
So, my sister volunteered and climbed the tree.
The huge old tree was very easy to climb, and I wanted to climb it, but my sister wouldn't let me do it, so I just had to pick up the fruit below, so I had to give up.
My sister climbs trees very fast and is also very agile. In a few minutes, I climbed to the height of my aunt's house.
This location is the largest fork of the tree, with three stout branches extending out.
My sister stood in the middle of this big fork.
And on this fork, there are also some small branches growing, and there are longans hanging on the branches.
My sister rushed to these longans and stopped at that position.
She picks it up and throws it down, and I'll pick it up. All of them are fresh and full, and all of them are sweet.
I was so happy that I started eating it violently.
My sister has always doted on me, and when she saw that I ignored her, she ate it, and she didn't say anything, just picked it vigorously.
I picked it up as I ate, and looked up at her from time to time. But when I had picked it all up, I looked up at her, and when she dropped it, I suddenly saw behind her, behind the largest branch, a snow-white torso peeking out.
That's right, that's the torso! Still trembling, the torso of the creature.
Layers of delicate white scales were densely covered on it, and the thick flesh made me stunned at a young age, looking at that thing motionlessly.
I was very familiar with that torso, and not long after I saw it, I remembered the thing I saw in my aunt's room that night.
These two are exactly the same!
And at this time, the torso suddenly disappeared, and immediately after, a scene appeared that still makes my heart tremble.
Behind the huge trunk, a huge head was exposed. The cheeks are long and narrow, and they are extremely white. The bulb-sized eyes glow green. The huge slit of the mouth was slightly open, and a long, narrow tongue was constantly spitting out.
The most important thing is that the tip of this narrow scarlet tongue is actually forked, and it is a huge letter in two.
So, I read that right, that huge, exposed head was a snake head covered in white scales!
And those glowing eyes were looking at my sister at this time. Looking at her back, he spit out letters from time to time.
I was frightened, and the longan in my hand rolled off one by one. My sister couldn't see the back in the tree, she only saw me drop the longan.
So, standing on the fork of the tree, he yelled at me.
I was awakened by her shouting, and at that moment I don't know where I suddenly got my composure. shouted at her, don't move, don't look back, I'll call my aunt.
My aunt was actually in the house, and I hurried in, not daring to say more, so I pulled her out.
My aunt was about to cook, but I pulled her out, annoyed, and was ready to scold me. But when I looked at my fingers, her face turned white in an instant.
I could clearly see that after my aunt's face changed, her body trembled. Looking at the fork of the tree, he kept shivering.
I suddenly realized that it was wrong to find my aunt, and she felt less bold than me.
I suddenly remembered my uncle's cold face. It's not that I don't want my parents, it's that my parents went to the factory, and the only people I can find are people at home.
However, at this time, because of my sister's cry and my voice, the big white snake has been startled. At this time, it writhed unsteadily and moved closer to its sister.
And in its mouth, it suddenly made a hissing sound of air leaking. At this time, I finally understood what the sound I heard that night was.
But the strange thing is that the voice is so loud, my sister doesn't feel it at all, she still stretches out her arms, supports her waist, and is picking longan.
I was so frightened by her actions that I opened my mouth to tell her not to move.
But at this time, my aunt suddenly hugged me and covered my mouth, so that I didn't make a sound.
I looked at my aunt in astonishment, only to see my aunt making a silent movement. And this action was also seen by her sister, and she became nervous in an instant.
Because when my aunt was doing this, her eyes were staring at her sister's back.
Seeing that her sister had found out, her aunt hurriedly glanced at her and made movements.
My sister's comprehension is better than mine, and she has been taking care of herself and taking care of my life for a long time, so she is very strong and very calm.
After being blinded by her aunt, her sister immediately stopped moving, and she didn't scream because she was panicked.
In fact, I have always had this kind of calm and self-reliant, and I have always had this kind of performance. This is all related to the fact that when I was young, I was in a foreign country, I was not familiar with my life, and it was a problem to even talk and talk, and my parents rarely took care of me.
Without the care of his parents, he developed a very self-conscious personality. And the courage is extraordinary!
The serpent was no longer disturbed, and it was quiet. But those green eyes are always staring at my sister, which really makes people palpitate. Moreover, it never looks like it is leaving, which is even more reassuring.
My aunt suddenly let go of me at this time, and then looked at me meaningfully, and then slowly retreated, and ran after retreating to a certain distance, running in the direction of my grandmother's house.
I know what my aunt is doing, so I'm relieved. But the most reassuring thing is not me, the sister on the tree, at this time actually peeled off the longan heartlessly and ate it slowly.
The big white snake behind her, a pair of light bulb eyes followed her movements, shaking and shaking, I was frightened, and I didn't dare to scream if I wanted to tell my sister to be honest and not to move.
After she ate the fifth longan, the aunt finally arrived with her uncle.
There were also a few men from the same village who came with the eldest uncle, and when they hurried to the periphery of the aunt's house, as soon as the eldest uncle stretched out his hand, several people immediately slowed down, became cautious, and slowly approached the longan tree.
The moment I looked up and saw the big snake, I saw with my own eyes that the faces of the big uncle had changed, and two of them immediately knelt down and lowered their heads in the direction of the big snake.
I was stunned, and my sister and aunt were also stunned. But what I thought in my consciousness was that the two of them were scared by the big white snake.
Perhaps my thought was right, and these two people knelt down among the people who came, and the rest of the people stood firmly behind him after looking at the eldest uncle.
The aunt was very anxious, and she was talking to the uncle vigorously. The voice was so soft that I couldn't hear it even when I was next to it.
After the aunt finished speaking, the eldest uncle immediately turned around and left with a group of people.
And I was instantly stunned, thinking that my uncle had given up the rescue, so I rushed up and grabbed my aunt's arm.
My aunt gave me a calm look, meaning to reassure me. For this reason, I let go of my little hand trustingly, and looked in the direction of my uncle's departure.
But the two kneeling there suddenly kowtowed, and then cautiously got up and stepped back. Immediately afterward, I heard the two men shouting as they ran into the village.
The content of the shout is exactly to say, Lord Ryujin is here, Fury has arrived, everyone come out to worship.
I was shocked and stunned when I heard it, where is this dragon god? This is a snake that eats people.
The villagers reacted faster than the eldest uncle and a few of them, and a large number of people gathered in an instant, and many people came to the tree with the offering table and tribute in an instant.
These people are noisy and shouting, without any scruples, and they don't care about startling the big white snake.
The big white snake was indeed startled, twisting its huge snake head uneasily, and a pair of green eyes glanced at the villagers below in a bit of panic.
The aunt was so frightened that she stopped the villagers one by one. But in exchange for pushing and abuse.
Soon, the cattle, sheep and pigs were sent and tied alive under the big longan tree. Then an old woman came up, standing behind the pigs, cows and sheep, with her hands outstretched, constantly making exaggerated movements, and then muttering some unintelligible language in her mouth.
I later learned that the old woman was a village goddess who was reciting the so-called mantra.
The serpent listened to these spells, and actually settled down, and then crossed his body, crossed over his sister's head, and stretched his head in front of the pigs, cows, and sheep.
This is the first time my sister has seen the white snake, and the huge and hideous appearance finally startled my sister, pinching a longan, and didn't move for a long time.
The sudden arrival of the big snake made the villagers very happy, and they bowed and prayed one by one.
The big white snake ignored it at all, and after looking at the goddess, he took the middle buffalo in one bite.
With a click, the buffalo's neck was bitten off and the cow's head was swallowed alive.
Cow blood spurted out of my broken neck, shooting half a meter high, and I was stunned by the bloody side, and my head buzzed.
My sister didn't look at her for a long time, looking at the big white snake, she trembled.
It's a strange thing if you don't tremble, and when you really see how powerful it is, I also tremble.
The terrifying scene did not last long, and the white snake bit the cow's neck, swallowed it in one bite, and then rolled around and coiled into the tree.
I didn't know what it was for at the time, but I learned later that it was a digestive aid for snakes.
Even though the white snake strangled the big tree trunk hard, the huge snake head kept staring at her sister again.
When my sister saw the white snake, she was already scared, where did she dare to move? Tears flowed silently, swishing, and seeping to watch.
Not long after the white snake coiled, the snake's head was raised and its mouth opened to its sister. As soon as the mouth opened, a fishy smell came to my face.
My sister was facing the white snake, and I watched it open its mouth, which was big enough to swallow her whole. In an instant, my sister was stunned, and she didn't even know how to cry.
The white snake's actions also made us under the tree stunned, and a group of villagers all fell silent, staring blankly at the tree.
I glanced at the goddess, for she was reciting the mantra and the white snake had listened to the mantra before eating the cow. I thought she should have a way to save her sister.
It's a pity that she is also confused, standing there anxious.