Chapter 47: The Great Serpent
The wooden door was very brittle, and we used a lot of strength because we were in a hurry, and we knocked a few holes in three or two clicks, but we still couldn't see the scene inside.
Junko pushed us away and kicked at the wooden door, and the sawdust under the eaves fell to the ground, and at the same time shook off a large cloud of musty dust, so hot that we couldn't open our eyes.
I hurriedly took a few steps back, and when the dust cleared, we all froze. A large white python with the thickness of a thigh was wrapping around Grandpa Mazi's feet and waist, and he grabbed the python's neck with his hand to prevent the head of the snake from getting close to his pockmarked face, and he couldn't see any expression in the dim light.
"Save ...... Save ......" Grandpa Mazi barely squeezed out a few words for help, followed by a painful scream, it should be that he was entangled in a snake.
We were all stunned by the situation in front of us, and for a while we felt at a loss, but Runzi was still bold, picked up the iron tongs that fell on the ground (it should have been dropped by Grandpa Mazi when he was fighting with the python) and inserted it into the tail of the python. Dabao and I were also looking for tools that could be used as weapons.
Junko's movements were extremely heavy and fast, almost cutting off the tail of the python, and a stream of blood sprayed directly onto his face and body.
The python felt the pain, a pair of red eyes stared at Runzi viciously, and a bloody mouth came in an instant, but it didn't let go of Grandpa Mako, but jumped high and took him into the air, the power was beyond our expectations.
At about the same time, Junzi also realized the danger, and the iron tongs could not be used to resist the attack of the python, so he hurriedly fled to the door, but he didn't know that Dabao and Xiaobao and I had been preparing for a long time.
"Bounce ......" I ordered, and the slingshot in my hand bounced towards the python's head.
"Papapa......" The peachwood projectile bounced into the neck and mouth of the python, although it was somewhat useful, it still could not stop the python's attack.
I had an idea, since you are staring at Runzi, then I will play your eyes and make you blind.
I greeted again, and sure enough, this trick had an obvious effect, and one of the projectiles in the second round hit the python's eye, and after a hiss, the python retreated to one side, and at the same time let go of Grandpa Mako.
"Can't let it escape...... "Grandpa Asako shouted.
We also killed the red eyes, and quickly pursued the victory, and under the attack of several rounds of projectiles, the python climbed onto a wooden table by the window and tried to escape from the window. Seeing that the snake's head had broken through the window paper, at this time, Runzi jumped up from the ground with the iron tongs, and then rode on the snake, looked at the position, and pierced the python's seven inches, pulled it up, and a blood-red heart beat on the iron tongs, and after a while, the heart stopped beating, and the snake's head also drooped on the edge of the window and remained motionless.
Wu Song fights the tiger, this is my first impression when I see this scene, and Runzi really became a hero.
I almost applauded, but it was more important to care about the injured Grandpa Asako first.
Dabao and Xiaobao picked up Grandpa Mazi and led him to a wooden bed. Runko blushed and flipped off the python's body weakly, panting heavily, almost all of her body covered in the python's blood.
After inquiry, I learned that Runko and Grandpa Asako were just flesh wounds, and they were fine, so I was relieved.
"Thank you so much, I almost died in the mouth of this brute." Grandpa Mazi still has palpitations. I didn't understand why there was such a big python in the village, and I only had the impression that I had encountered a few small snakes sporadically in the farmland, and besides, Grandpa Mazi was so experienced, he couldn't even go out of his way to catch a big python that he couldn't even deal with, so he asked: "Why did you bring this big python to your house, you are still catching snakes?" Grandpa Mazi smiled bitterly: "Ahem...... What kind of snakes are you catching, that's the old business, don't you see that the iron cage in front of my door is about to rot? "I think about it." How could that be ......" "Hey, when I was young, I caught snakes everywhere, I couldn't sell myself to soak wine and eat meat, I killed too many creatures, and I caused a lot of evil, and now there is retribution. Grandpa Asako shook his head and pointed to a corner of the room. As he pointed, we saw a dazzling array of snake products on display in the room, snake molt, snake wine, snake medicine, and some sun-dried and blackened snake meat. Grandpa Mazi recalled: "About fifteen years ago one winter, I passed by a mountain called Python Mountain by the locals, and I heard that there were many snakes on the mountain, so I went to catch snakes and ......" That day, Grandpa Mazi came to Python Mountain, and before he entered the mountain, he could smell the unique smell from the snake, which made him happy, and in his eyes this is a treasure house. Because it is winter, the snakes are hibernating, if it is too time-consuming to dig directly from the snake hole, and only the layman will do this, he is an old snake man naturally has a simpler and neater way, so he prepared two jars of vinegar, intending to lure the snake out of the hole. There are many skills in catching snakes in winter, from looking at the terrain, finding holes, selecting holes, listening to holes, attracting snakes, etc., all of which are meticulous work. He roughly observed the terrain, and saw snake holes in sunny places. Generally speaking, the snake itself does not make a hole, almost occupies the burrow of the mouse, if the hole is smooth, there are no traces of scratching, eight or nine points is a snake hole, the bigger the cave wall, the bigger the snake, or the more snakes there are. If the head of the snake is facing outward, it means that the snake is in it (vice versa), then it is 100% certain that this is a snake hole, and there must be a harvest. After he finished selecting the hole, he broke a long branch and poked it into the hole, testing the movement inside, and then there was a slight "rustling" sound, and the sound was very mixed, there should be many snakes hibernating. Finally, he dug the hole a little bigger, poured vinegar on the hole, and then used his body to block the cold wind, bent into a bow shape and continued to blow hot air into the hole, and after a few minutes, a thumb-thick cauliflower snake slowly crawled out of the hole. He grabbed three inches of the snake and put it into a burlap bag, and then two more came out, and put them all into the bag. Concocted in the same way, Grandpa Mazi caught dozens more, and just when he was excited about today's harvest, a person was unconsciously standing behind him with a pistol. "What for?" The man snapped.
Grandpa Mazi turned his head to look, the gun eye was close to his eyebrows, and he was immediately frightened, and begged for mercy with half-closed eyes: "I...... I'm just a snake catcher, the chief spares his life, the chief spares his life...... "Peeking in, I saw that the man was dressed in coarse cloth, dressed like an ordinary person, but how could ordinary people have guns, he couldn't figure it out.