However, as I dug again and again, I couldn't help but wonder, what on earth is under the ground?
Zhan Chongyu, Zhan Chongyu, I kept repeating this name in my heart.
This name...
I paused for a moment. Could it be some kind of bug? It looked like an earthworm, but... how could a bug be in the ground? It was called a strange name like a blood pimple.
I continued to dig deeper, but soon my shovel hit something and made a "clunk" sound.
Liu Ruxiang, who was standing on the edge of the big pit, naturally heard the sound and immediately said: "You should have dug something out. Be careful and slowly remove the things below with your hands to see what they are." thing."
I was so shocked that I put the shovel aside, then squatted down and pressed the smelly mud on the ground bit by bit with my hands.
I dug out lumps of sticky, wet mud from the ground, piled it behind me, and quickly cleared out a whole layer.
Then with the sunlight above my head, I could clearly see what was underneath.
A solid, damp board with a coat of red paint.
When I told Liu Ruxiang the news, a hint of gloom quickly appeared on her face.
"Ask the mountain and keep digging."
I nodded, finished cleaning the dirt, and saw the thing in its entirety.
It was a small coffin that was as long as an arm!
There seems to be something hidden inside the small coffin. I can even clearly feel that there is a slight vibration coming from inside.
When the onlookers saw this thing, their expressions could no longer remain calm.
"Coffin, it's a coffin. Who can hide the coffin under this fountain? This is an unlucky thing."
"It's hard to say. Coffins also mean promotion and wealth. Moreover, coffins are also called longevity coffins. When some old people are seriously ill, they will buy themselves a coffin in advance and put it at home. In this way, the illness may be cured. ”
Liu Ruxiang shook her head and denied this statement.
"This meaning does exist. However, this coffin is unusual. It is a small coffin. We need to see what is inside."
Liu Ruxiang looked around and called two reluctant young servants from the side to come down.
"Be careful not to knock the coffin over!"
Liu Ruxiang stood on top of the big pit and helped us carry it.
But at this moment, something strange happened. A few of us squatted down, grabbed the bottom of the coffin with our hands, and with a sudden force, we almost sat down on the ground with our waists flashing.
Even two grown men and I couldn't lift this small, arm-long coffin!
Liu Ruxiang looked gloomy: "This thing is so ungrateful. Liu Wenshan, prepare five dragons of water and pour it on me!"
I climbed out of the pit, ignoring the mud on the Master's robe, and opened a bowl of freshly poured water. I muttered something and poured it all onto the small coffin.
"puff!"
It was done. I went down at this time and carried the coffin with two brothers. As expected, it didn’t feel that heavy and it was lifted slowly.
but……
I looked down at the coffin and my eyes slowly widened.
A bowl of water had just been poured on it, and now I found that the bottom of the coffin was ice cold. What was even more incomprehensible was that the red coffin was actually losing color again, and was slowly starting to change back to its original wood color.
The two young men who were carrying the coffin with me also noticed it. They were so frightened that their legs were shaking.
Fortunately, we were already up there, and the few of us endured the smell, coldness, and fear in our hearts, and slowly placed them back on the marble floor.
"Crack-" The coffin landed on the ground, and I took a few deep breaths.
Those guests who were not afraid of the smell gathered around the small coffin and looked at it, and they all marveled at it.
"The next step is to open the coffin."
Liu Ruxiang calmly took out a knife made of jade and handed it to me.
Although I felt uneasy, looking at the coffin which was the color of blood and exuded a fishy and rotten smell, I was afraid, but there was nothing I could do.
I have promised Jiang Lishan that I can help him, but now I can only count on myself, otherwise I will lose all my merit.
"Bang! Bang!" I took the knife and pointed it at the seam on the coffin board.
As Liu Ruxiang said, it seems that this thing called blood pimple cannot touch gold or iron, otherwise it will run away, so there are no iron nails on the small coffin, it is all inlaid with wood chips, because after so many years, the texture has deteriorated It became very soft, and I was able to pry out a gap with just a little force.
I was originally afraid that the situation would happen in Mojiacun. The coffin was as hard as iron and could not be broken. That would be embarrassing.
Once, twice, three times, it took about two minutes, and a gap as thick as a finger was exposed in the little red coffin.
At this time, I put down the coffin board, boldly put my hand into the gap, and pulled hard.
"Bang!" The wooden wedge stuck in the coffin board broke, and the entire coffin board flew up.
The sunlight from the sky shone into the dark little coffin, and all of us stared wide-eyed.
The internal force of this red coffin seemed to be as bright red as blood. This bright red color had soaked into the wood. At this moment, it suddenly dawned on me that this was not a red coffin at all, but that the coffin was the original color of the wood, but it was blocked by the wood inside. The color of the stuff flowing out was dyed red!
A huge toad, as big as a washbasin, was lying calmly inside the coffin. The toad's body was covered with small black bumps, and there were small holes as big as sesame seeds on these small bumps. Surprisingly, it was these small holes that pointed out from the inside. Slowly flowing crimson water.
All of us were stunned to see such a big toad, a toad with red water all over its body. Even those well-travelled businessmen couldn't help but gasp when they saw it.
"What a strange toad!"
The toad closed its eyes tightly, as if it was unhappy with the sunshine in the sky. It slowly twisted its legs and crawled towards the corner of the coffin.
It was at this time, when it moved, that all of us discovered that this toad had two legs at the back, but only one front leg in front, which happened to be in the middle.
This is a veritable three-legged toad!
I stared at the toad in the coffin with my eyes wide open, almost stunned.
Liu Ruxiang breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
"Okay, don't rest any longer. I already know what formation this is, and there's a toad waiting for you to dig it out!"
