When the old bustard said that the child had grabbed the corner of his clothes, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "It's good to catch it, it's good to catch it." So it seems. He was saved. ”

The old bustard smiled bitterly: "Yes, I was about to be saved." I stood up, clutching a stack of paper money, ready to take the child away. Unexpectedly, as soon as I turned around, I saw a group of people standing behind me. These people stared at me with fierce eyes. The leader sneered: "Old fellow, you are engaging in feudal superstition." "And kicked me to the ground."

I was surprised and asked the bustard, "Who are those people?" ”

The old bustard smiled bitterly: "Who else can there be?" Those activists of the movement. They beat me up and knocked me to the ground. The pain in my body was secondary, and I clearly felt that the child was so frightened that he fled back into the yard. Then he screamed twice, and there was no sound. I heard it clearly, but the youngsters couldn't. They just beat me up. Then I shaved my yin and yang head overnight and put it back. ”

Wushuang nervously asked, "How is the child?" Dead? ”

The old bustard sighed: "I haven't seen him since, probably eaten by the snake." ”

Wushuang sighed and sat down by the fire with a disappointed face.

The old bustard said, "If the child dies, he will die, and if he dies, he will die." but the living will continue to suffer. At that time, I became a remnant of feudalism. and a gang of landlords and right-wing capitalists. I'm actually quite unhappy in my heart. They used to eat and drink spicy food, but now they should be sinned. I'm an eighth-generation poor peasant, and I've been liberated so easily, and I'm eating in an orphanage. It's too late for me to be happy, how can I become an enemy? ”

The thin man stopped the old bustard's complaint: "Let's get down to business." ”

The old bustard nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, let's get down to business." I've experienced a lot over the years, and I thought that my heart was like water, but I didn't expect that at the critical moment, I still couldn't help it. ”

Then he changed his expression and said with a little sanctimoniousness: "No one cared about me later, but I didn't leave the orphanage." This will continue until the reform and opening up. In those years, I lived a similar life every day. Get up, sweep the floor, finish eating, and watch the night. New imps are constantly coming, and old ones are disappearing. At that time, I was already surprised. Until I met Xu You. ”

I looked at the old bustard and said, "Meet me?" ”

The old bustard shook his head, and had the same virtue as my adoptive father, and he said, "It's not you, it's Xu You." Whether you are Xu Yu or not, I have to say two things. ”

I nodded helplessly: "Okay, you go on." ”

The old bustard said: "When Xu You was sent over, he was already able to speak. Can clearly tell us who our parents are and what their home phone number is. ”

The adoptive father nodded: "It was indeed the orphanage who took the initiative to contact me and asked me to bring people back." ”

The old bustard looked at his adoptive father and said, "But you don't know. When you know Xu You's whereabouts, it's already three days later. ”

The adoptive father looked at the old bustard: "What? Three days? Why Does It Take So Long To Make A Phone Call? ”

The old bustard shook his head: "It only takes five minutes to call, but no one called you at that time." When Xu You said the phone, the dean was standing next to him. He promised to let you know, and then let us disperse. ”

The adoptive father looked at the old bustard: "Do you suspect the dean?" ”

The old bustard said, "It's not a suspicion. At that time, the dean was indeed a little wrong, and after seeing our staff, his eyes were a little strange. Every time I was looked at by him, I felt chills all over my body. We also discussed privately that the dean is becoming more and more prestigious. ”

Wushuang said: "I'm afraid it's not the official authority, it's the dean who has been eaten by the snake." ”

The old bustard nodded: "Exactly." At that time, there were many children in the orphanage, but I was very concerned about Xu You because he was very small, but he was very smart. I see that he looks good, has a good head, and has no disability on his body. I don't know which parent was so ruthless that he was put in an orphanage and didn't come for three days. ”

I asked the bustard, "Is it because the dean didn't call?" ”

The old bustard nodded: "It should be like this." One day I went to see Xu You. Xu You saw that there was no one around. Holding on to my collar, he told me, "The Dean is a snake, be careful." "I didn't take it seriously at the time, and I was about to leave. Xu You said again: "The dean shouldn't have called my parents, you can call one for me." Don't tell the dean. When I heard this, I thought to myself, anyway, it was a matter of making a move, so I called him for a while. Sure enough, his parents came that day. Your adoptive father should have already told you about the rest of the story. ”

I nodded: "Later, a lot of children who looked exactly the same came. After they killed each other, only one remained. ”

The old bustard said, "Yes, it was true at that time. It stands to reason that those children look exactly the same and shouldn't be kept together, but for some reason, they just get mixed up. In the middle of the night, when I was on patrol, I heard movement. Then I leaned over and saw the tragedy. I was in a hurry, so I kicked in the door. Unexpectedly, the door was kicked open by me, and a hand was on my shoulder. I looked back and saw that it was the dean, staring at me with a sharp light in his eyes. I was so scared that my legs went limp. ”

We looked at the old bustard nervously, and we all wondered: Why didn't the dean eat you at that time? It's just that we were anxious to listen to what was going on, and we didn't interrupt the bustard.

The old bustard said: "At that time, I wanted to escape, but the dean's face suddenly turned hideous, and it was impossible for anyone to make that kind of expression. I saw his skin crumpled up and slowly fall off to the ground, and then a snake came out, fangs and claws. At that time, my soul was scared away, and there was only one thought in my mind: "It's over." What Xu You said is true. The dean is really a snake. ”

"To be honest, the snake was nowhere near as strong as it is now, and it was still too weak to swallow me in one bite. Just wrapped me up tightly. I plan to crush the ribs and swallow them slowly. And yet, just when I thought I was going to die this time. Xu You shouted beside him: "Let him go, he is innocent." "The snake actually obediently let me go. He then burrowed into the dean's skin. The dean stood up in an awkward gesture and said to me, "Don't do your business, you'd better be nosy." "With that, he dragged me away."

"I looked back and saw that Xu You had already mixed up with the children. A fight arose. Xu You shouted at me: "Old man, these snakes will not let you go." If you want to sign up, you have to train the toughest chickens. Ten chickens out of one phoenix. When you have the Blood Phoenix, you can come back here. ”

We nodded: "It turns out that ten chickens and one phoenix came from here." According to that, the blood-colored rooster just now is the blood phoenix? ”

The old bustard nodded: "That night, after the dean dragged me away, he hurried back to that room. And I didn't dare to stay in the orphanage any longer, so I escaped. Tell my family that the dean is a snake, let them save me, let them train the most ruthless fighting cocks, ten chickens out of one phoenix. But my family thought I was crazy and sent me to a mental hospital. ”

I looked at the old bustard sadly: "You are really unlucky. ”

The old bustard said: "Actually, it is good to stay in a mental hospital, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry. The dean wanted to kill me, but it was difficult. Later, when he was able to chase him to a mental hospital. But I relied on the familiarity of the terrain and quickly escaped. All these years I have been living in a psychiatric hospital, and I have been thinking about Xu You's words. I knew that the dean would find me one day. So, I started trying to train cockfighting.

"In the beginning, I followed the method of Tibetan mastiffs and chose fighting cocks. However, these chickens are indeed fierce, but they are far from enough to compete with those pythons. I've tried for a long time and I don't have a clue. Until I met a mute. He taught me some tricks, and I did what he said, and it worked. ”