Whether it was a venomous snake that was crushed to death or bitten to death, Wang Ke broke out in a cold sweat. The snake weighed seven or eight kilograms. Wang Ke turned around.
Let's take another look at the little toad that had just been entangled by a poisonous snake. We saw that its back had been injured, and one side of its skin had been bitten open. What was exposed inside was dark flesh. When Wang Ke was in his hometown, he had seen countless toads, but he had never seen one so big. It was five or six times larger than the normal toad, and the flesh was actually black, similar to silky chicken. Same!
The two toads looked at Wang Ke warily. Wang Ke didn't know what to do with the two toads. After thinking for a while, he stood up and climbed up along the edge of the well. After climbing out, he picked up a bundle of straw from the edge of the rice field and threw it back into the well. At least this winter, the two toads won't be too cold.
Wang Ke clapped his hands and looked down at his clothes. They were covered in mud and there was no way to go to the farm health clinic. Wang Ke turned around and walked back to the command platoon. When he returned to the room, he filled a basin of water, washed his face, rinsed his mouth, and wiped his clothes again with a towel. Only then did he think of the two toads, especially the injured one.
Wang Ke thought for a moment and realized that he still had some anti-inflammatory powder and a tube of tetracycline eye ointment. So he walked around the yard of the mechanized farming station and found a large amount of dry cotton yarn for wiping the machine. Taking these things, he went to the dry well he had just visited.
I lay down on the edge of the dry well and saw that the two toads were still there. The bigger toad was licking the injured area with its tongue. Wang Ke thought for a moment and jumped into the dry well.
When the two toads saw Wang Ke go and come back, they immediately jumped to both sides and looked at Wang Ke warily.
Wang Ke jumped into the dry well and threw the poisonous snake up first. Then he squatted down and said to the injured little toad, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." He first threw the large handful of dry cotton yarn to the big toad on the other side, and then gently touched the toad with his hands. Only the smaller toad was injured, but both toads avoided it. During the jumping process, Wang Ke discovered that the little toad also had a wound on its leg.
So Wang Ke tore open the bag of anti-inflammatory powder and sprinkled the anti-inflammatory powder on the injured toad's legs and back. Wang Ke thought that this medicinal powder should be similar to humans and animals. After finishing this matter, Wang Ke said to the two toads: "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."
At this time, Wang Ke discovered that there was a hole in the corner near one side. Wang Ke thought that this was probably the cave where the two toads spent the winter. The poisonous snake that he had just smashed to death wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the magpie nest. He did not expect to encounter the desperate resistance of the two toads, let alone the desperate resistance of the two toads. When Wang Kelu saw injustice, he helped with bricks.
Wang Ke placed the ball of dry cotton yarn next to the hole, and then used the bundle of straw to cover the hole, leaving a smaller opening for the two toads to enter easily. After finishing all this, Wang Ke waved his hand to the two toads and said, "You go in, no one will disturb you again this time. Put cotton gauze in the hole to keep warm. The medicine has been applied. I'm leaving!"
After saying that, Wang Ke stood up and wanted to climb up to the wellhead.
Suddenly, the bigger toad called out behind him.
Wang Ke turned around, looked at the toad, smiled and said, "Do you understand what I said? Then you should go into the cave and sleep early. I have to leave."
The bigger toad seemed to really understand Wang Ke's words. His stomach squirmed, his mouth opened, and he spat something out. Wang Ke walked over and saw that it was a black object the size of a small fingernail. , like a button, and like a black bean, Wang Ke picked it up and squeezed it with his hands. It was soft, and there was some sticky mucus on it.
Couldn't this be a psychic gift? Can toads understand human nature?
Wang Ke picked it up and wanted to put it in his pocket. After all, courtesy is more important than affection. Unexpectedly, the big toad at my feet made a "gua, gua, wa" sound twice, then stuck out its tongue and made two swallowing movements.
Wang Ke took the black gift, put it to his mouth and asked, "Do you want me to swallow it?"
The big toad responded with a "guwa" sound.
This is really a strange person, a strange thing, a strange thing, an adventure. "Okay." Wang Ke put the pill on his tongue and licked it. There was no taste, but a coolness was immediately transmitted to the brain through the tip of the tongue, like an electric shock.
Is this really a mysterious gift from animals in nature? Even if the elixir spit out from the toad's belly is poisonous, it won't go far. So Wang Ke pursed his lips and swallowed the black pill.
Suddenly, my throat felt cold, and I felt something cold going down my esophagus and into my abdomen.
Wang Ke swallowed the black pill, turned around, and prepared to climb out of the edge of the well. Suddenly, there was a heartbreaking pain in my abdomen, and the entire abdominal cavity was stirred up like a blender, turning the river upside down. Immediately afterwards, his chest suffocated, and there was a fierce collision between the heat in his body and the ice rising in his belly. Wang Ke's eyes went black and he fell headlong into the dry well.
I don’t know how long it took, but Wang Ke slowly woke up. The pain in his chest and abdomen was still there, but it was obviously relieved. Two toads, one small one, squatted on his chest and kept spitting out from his mouth. A puff of air rushed straight into Wang Ke's nose; while the other big one squatted beside his head, and his tongue stretched out to lick Wang Ke's lips.
Seeing Wang Ke regaining consciousness, the two toads quickly jumped to the side and looked at Wang Ke with their four eyes.
Wang Ke understood that the two toads were trying to save him. He didn't understand why he fainted suddenly. And this dizziness lasted for an entire afternoon.
Wang Ke waved his hands to the two toads and said, "I'm fine. You can go into the cave and rest! I'll come see you next year." After saying that, he stood up and stood for a while, holding on to the edge of the dry well. He felt that the strength of his hands and feet had returned, and he began to climb up the edge of the well. At this time, he heard someone shouting in the distance: "Wang Ke, where are you?"
Wang Ke crawled out of the edge of the well three times. He first turned around and looked at the two toads in the well. The two toads saw that Wang Ke had escaped from the trap and got into the holes behind the straw one after another. Wang Ke turned around at this time and saw several comrades looking for him from a distance.
Wang Ke stood up and picked up the poisonous snake next to him. Wave to the distance, "I'm here!" and walk towards them.
"Wang Ke, where are you running to? Ah..."
The person who said this was Huang Zhonghe, the wireless monitor, who is from Yuzhou. He is also very kind to Wang Ke on weekdays.
During dinner at three o'clock this afternoon, Wang Ke disappeared again. Platoon leader Hu Zhijun was so angry that he started to see so many clothes hanging to dry and so many shoes washed in front of the door. Everyone thought Wang Ke fell into the well. went. Later, someone went to the rice field and rummaged through the straw piles again. They searched all over a five-kilometer radius, but there was no trace of Wang Ke at all.
Company Commander Bearded Tian became anxious when he heard this. This soldier really didn't make people worry. After eating, they all dispersed. He dug three feet into the ground to find Wang Ke. He said angrily: "This time we are going to If Wang Ke is found, he must be punished."
After all was said and done, people still needed to be found, so the whole company was divided into four groups, one each in the southeast and northwest. Among them, Baiyangdian is to the east. Led by Deputy Company Commander Lu Zeran, a platoon spread the net and searched the surrounding reed marshes and lakeside. There is a village three kilometers to the south, led by instructor Ding. The logistics driver class and the cooking class went into the village to inquire. To the west is nearly 10,000 acres of land in the division farm, of which there are more than 1,000 acres of hemp fields. The tall hemp fields are grown tall. Company Commander Bearded Tian is personally responsible for that, and he leads the second platoon into the hemp fields to look for them. Only in the north is the division's farm area, which is not large. The command platoon is responsible for it, including the rice fields, and the front and back of the house are all searched.
Seeing the venomous snake in Wang Ke's hand crawling up from the ground, with faint traces of blood on the corners of its mouth, Huang Zhonghe, the wireless squad leader, understood everything. It turned out that the boy was bitten by a poisonous snake and fell into a dry well.
"Wang Ke, throw this snake away quickly. Have you been bitten?"
Wang Ke smiled and raised the snake in his hand again, "He was beaten to death by me. I was in a dry well..." He was about to say that he fainted because he accidentally swallowed a black pill. But then I thought about it, I couldn’t talk about it.
It is still unclear whether swallowing the black elixir vomited out of the toad's belly would be a blessing or a curse. Even if he told it, others would not believe it, and it might even implicate the two toads.
"Squad leader, this snake is too big. He and I struggled for more than an hour to kill it, and then it fell into a dry well next to it and slept. It's fine now."
When Huang Zhonghe, the wireless squad leader, heard this, he realized that Wang Ke's body was so weak, and killing such a big snake would be very tiring for a normal person. He said with concern: "You have exhausted the whole company this time. Throw the snake away and come back with me!"
"Monitor, the gallbladder of this snake is a good thing. Monitor Yue of our class likes to eat snakes the most. Let me bring this snake to him."
Wireless squad leader Huang Zhonghe arranged for several soldiers to be divided into three routes: southeast, west and south to inform the news that Wang Ke had been found. He accompanied Wang Ke back to the command platoon's residence. As I walked, I thought, what should I say when I go back? Wang Ke did fall into a dry well more than three meters deep, and he was still carrying this big snake more than one meter long. Everything happened for a reason. He encountered an unexpected situation, not because he was unorganized and undisciplined.
When he arrived at the mechanized farming station, Huang Zhonghe took out a lunch box, which was for Wang Ke's dinner. As usual, it was three steamed buns, one stir-fried cabbage with shredded pork, and some pickles. Only then did Wang Ke feel that his stomach was empty, so he quickly took the lunch box and ate hungrily. Just after taking a few bites, I heard a stern voice coming from behind me.
"Stand up, you still have the nerve to eat!"
Wang Ke knew it was platoon leader Hu Zhijun without looking back. He guessed that the platoon leader Hu Zhijun must be livid at this time.
He turned around slowly, and sure enough, platoon leader Hu Zhijun was not only livid, but his eyes were almost spitting out fire.
"You're a new recruit. You've been missing twice since you came back from the hospital in two days. The whole company is so tired from working, and they have to look for you everywhere. Think about it for yourself, what kind of punishment should I give you?"
"Platoon leader, he had an accident..." Huang Zhonghe, the wireless squad leader, stepped forward to smooth things over.
"You Huang Zhonghe, there is no need to intercede for him. If you don't take care of him today, he will still be missing tomorrow."
"Platoon leader, I'm not interceding for him. He was bitten by a snake today and fell into the well. Look at the snake behind the door." Huang Zhonghe, the wireless squad leader, closed the door. There was a big snake piled behind the door.
Platoon leader Hu Zhijun looked back and was startled. "Wang Ke, were you really bitten by a snake and fell into the well?"
"Bite, not bite, but it did fall into the well." Did the snake bite him, or did he bite the snake? It’s hard to tell anyway.
