"Oh my god!" The group of people were all stunned and took several steps back.
Liu Ruxiang was not afraid at all, she curled her lips and smiled, walked forward, bent down to pick up a big snake with black and white patterns, grabbed it in her hand, and asked in a deep voice: "You want to bully my apprentice by taking advantage of the strength of the crowd, ask me first Ask me if the snake on my hand will answer."
A terrifying and highly venomous bungara snake, one drop of venom can poison ten cows. At this time, Liu Ruxiang stretched out his head in his hand, opened his red mouth, revealing two pairs of white and slender fangs, and made a pose. Attacking forward.
Liu Ruxiang feinted twice with the snake in her hand. The old woman was so frightened that she fell to the ground, covering her face with her hands, and screamed.
"Pfft -" I laughed out loud. Why did these guys who bully others stop screaming?
When a group of people knew that they had encountered a problem, they immediately dispersed and went home. After all, no one wants to step on a cold poisonous snake when they stretch their legs under the quilt at night.
After the people dispersed, Liu Ruxiang put the bungara snake in her hand on the ground, as if talking to someone: "Let's go, let's go."
The silver snake seemed to understand what the person said, and led the other two snakes, swaying and crawling into the grass not far away, and disappeared after a while.
I looked at Liu Ruxiang with more and more admiration: "Master, where did this snake come from that is so obedient?"
The cook said with a smile: "You want to learn? I won't teach you."
After pestering her for another long time, Liu Ruxiang was willing to explain.
It turns out that the technique just now is called "Snake Summoning Technique". It is a side technique, which can be regarded as a heretic. It is a bit like the Gu technique in the southwest.
Regarding why he was able to summon the big snake, Liu Ruxiang told me this:
"You know about realgar, right? The smell it emits can drive away snakes, right? Then, in reverse thinking, why can't there be something that can attract snakes?"
"Snake calling technique is like this. You need to use medicine stones and herbs to make a special formula. When you want to call a snake, you first sprinkle it out to let the snake come over. Then you use another formula powder to sprinkle on yourself, so that the snake smells it. If there is no 'human' smell on your body, it will not attack you. At this time, combined with some skills and simple formulas, you can handle the snake carefully."
I suddenly became enlightened.
Liu Ruxiang smiled disdainfully: "There are many, many kinds of little tricks like this. When you enter the society and get in touch with the world in a deeper way, you will find that there are such things everywhere. They are not orthodox in the teachings at all, and there is no inheritance. , can only bluff people.”
I nodded, half understanding.
Many years later, I actually met the person Liu Ruxiang mentioned. This person's surname was Wang, and his name was two characters. He was very good at calling snakes, but his snake calling skills were much better than those shown by Liu Ruxiang. He was a little trick that he had taken to the extreme. .
At a party, there were many celebrities from all walks of life, and everyone encouraged Master Wang to perform snake calling. Master Wang smiled and agreed, flicked his sleeves, clapped his hands and applauded, and then shouted, "Snake comes!" Here comes the snake! Then within a few seconds, a small black snake with thick fingers fell out of the ceiling and hit the stage. Everyone present cheered.
At this time, Master Wang handed business cards to the directors, directors, and bosses and said, I know a director somewhere, and he likes to watch me perform the Snake Calling. If you need anything in the future, you can call me for this performance. The fee is negotiable. I am familiar with the director and the boss elsewhere and can contact them.
Later I saw him going to the toilet and I immediately followed him.
I stopped him and memorized the medicinal stone prescription that Liu Ruxiang told me. I immediately saw a humble smile on the master's face and asked me respectfully: "Which sect do you belong to, sir?"
I reported: "Lijiangxi, Yumen Liu."
Master Wang bowed his hand to me, took out a fire and lit a cigarette for me, and then a flattering smile appeared on his face: "See through but don't tell the truth. Thank you brother for giving me face. Our little tricks can't be put on the stage and we can barely make a living. Let’s get to know each other. If brothers need me in the future, just call me and I will definitely help you.”
In fact, this kind of people essentially rely on their own tricks to attract attention, and weave a large network of relationships with the individual as the center.
It's like saying you are the boss of so-and-so, and now an upstream supplier no longer wants to do business with you, and you find another boss who offers you half of the company's equity. What should you do? However, if a snake charmer tells you that he has good connections and can arrange a dinner party, he will help you get it done for 10 million. Finally, if you are asked to evaluate whether he is good at playing snakes, you can still say that he is not good at it.
A little off topic, but then again, as for why you didn't teach me, Liu Ruxiang said: "Although the snake calling technique is a little trick, the snakes are real. Even if you sprinkle the powder, you don't have the power to control the big snake. If it gets out of control, people may die."
Liu Ruxiang was very skilled in martial arts. Even if all the snakes went crazy and bit people, their galls would probably be pinched out before their heads were turned around. It was just more convenient to take them out to scare the villagers.
Now I completely understand.
As for who turned my family into a chicken farm, I definitely can’t let it go. I have to ask again.
Liu Ruxiang was also more supportive. Knowing that I was going to visit a grandma who was kind to me, she took out a wad of bills from the car and handed them to me, asking me to be smart and decide whether to give them or not depending on the situation.
First, I went to Mrs. Zhang’s house in the west end of the village. She was one of the few people in the village who was kind to me. As I said before, she gave me candy several times and once even boiled eggs for me. She was such a nice person.
Aunt Zhang was also alone, so I shouted from a distance, then opened the door and went in.
Then I saw a gray-haired old woman sitting in the house peeling peanuts. She squinted for a while, then she recognized me and asked me where I had been.
I just said that I would go to a relative and go home to see him now.
Aunt Zhang nodded, and then talked about the changes in my house.
"It's all my fault to the Qiangzi brother in front. The eldest brother took away all the things he gave you. The second brother raised chickens in your house for several months. As a result, they all got sick and died some time ago. He also said that your family's feng shui is not good, shouting You ask you to pay for the chicken."
"Hey, how can you fight with those strong men? My child, listen to me and don't go to them to cause trouble, otherwise the two brothers will definitely beat you up," Aunt Zhang was saying, then slowly stood up and put the cabinet next to her He took off a quilt on the bed and handed it to me, "My child, it's still cold when you sleep at night. Take it back and cover it up. Don't let it freeze. When it's dinner time, come over and do some work for me. I'll take care of it all day." You have two rough meals to eat.”
