At this moment, an old man on a cane called She Qingye outside the house. She Qingye now signaled Shi Jiuming to let the old man come in. The old man had a copper-colored face, dense wrinkles, and an anxious expression. He looked at She Qingye who was coming towards him and said, I heard that you have some magical powers. Can you see a doctor with my son? Now She Qingye counted with his fingers, nodded slightly, and said, I understand what happened to your son. Is it related to snakes?
right! That’s right. My son Zuo Suo caught a big python yesterday morning. It was two meters long and weighed 45 pounds. At that time, a villager bought it at a high price. In the afternoon, my son fell ill for some unknown reason. He said that he always felt like a snake was wrapped around his neck. It was very uncomfortable and it was difficult to exhale, as if it was suffocating people to death.
Not only that, he was still dizzy. I wanted to bring my son to you, but my family refused, saying that you were engaged in feudal superstition, so it was better to send him to the commune health center for treatment. So I didn't bring my son and came to you alone. You just said it was related to snakes. I wonder if it was my son who caught the big python that caused the trouble?
The old man's consideration is good. But there is nothing I can do to save your son. Now Yu Qingye said, however, I will tell you a way, and your son's disease will be cured without treatment.
Speaking. The old man bowed his hands and saluted.
Your family should quickly find the villager who bought the snake, return the money he paid for the snake, and let him release the python and keep your son back to normal. He will be fine. When She Qingye said this, he paused and continued with a frown, "It's better to do this sooner rather than later. If it's too late, if that big python is killed by someone, your son will definitely die too." Because the big python has a lifespan of 300 years, has begun to become a spirit, and can do sorcery. If your son catches it, of course he will suffer its revenge.
When the old man heard this, he became more and more anxious, and a line of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He wiped it with his sleeve and hurried back to the second production team where he was on crutches. He found Zuo Laicai, the villager who bought the snake, and wanted to refund him the money he paid for selling the snake.
But he said that I had already handed over the python to Xiong Dan, the boss of the fourth team of snake collectors. Even if I asked him to withdraw, he might not agree. What reason would there be to go back on the deal? Old man, if you want to return the snake money to me and give me the snake to your son, you have to give me a reason!
Zuo Laicai, you know that Zuo Suo is sick because he caught the big python and shouldn't have sold it to you. If you return the big python to Zuo Suo and release it, his illness will be cured. As the old man spoke, he stamped his feet on the ground with his cane and heard the sound of "ragging".
Damn it, you are really superstitious. Zuo Laicai accused the old man and said that Zuo Suo's illness had nothing to do with catching snakes. The boss you want to collect the snakes from is Xiong Danda. He used to be a snake catcher. He has killed countless snakes and nothing happened. Only your son catches snakes. Just catching one snake can cause trouble. Who would believe it?
The big python that Zuo Suo caught yesterday morning is 300 years old and has become a snake spirit. If it is not done well, my son's life will not be saved. The old man said this seriously.
What you said is too mysterious, I don't believe it. It's impossible for me to go to Xiong Dan to refund the money to get the snake back and return it to your son for release. Zuo Laicai started criticizing, looking unconcerned and speaking in such a tough manner.
Seeing that it didn't work, the old man used a crutch to go to Xiong Danda, who was collecting the snakes from the four teams. He explained that his son Zuo Suo's sudden illness was directly related to the capture of the big python, and asked him to let it go. As for how much he had to spend to come from Zuo Suo. He bought it from Cai, and the old man said he would pay it back to him slowly.
Xiong Danda sneered and said that I didn't buy the boa constrictor from your son. You can't find it even if you look for it. I can't possibly listen to you. He also pointed to the large pythons coiled up in a snake cage and said, now that the snakes have arrived at my place, their value has increased. The day after tomorrow, a boss in Guangdong will offer a higher price for this python. It is said that the gallbladder of the python is used to prepare medicine and is extremely valuable. Can you afford it?
How can the old man have any money? He had no choice but to say no to Xiong Danda, so he said, "Boss Xiong, I can kowtow to you, Boss Xiong, but you must not kill this python, otherwise my son's life will not be saved."
The old man on crutches turned around and left, and wanted to ask the current She Qingye, who had supernatural powers, to solve the problem. When he walked out of the courtyard, he heard Xiong Dan retort, "Whether I kill this python or not is my business, not yours?"
The old man became more and more anxious and once again came to the door of Shi Jiuming's house in the first production team on crutches. The door and windows of his house were closed, so maybe no one was home. The old man did not give up. He stood at the door and called several times, "Are Qingye at home?" There was finally a response from the house: she was not home. It was the voice of her man, Shi Jiuming. The old man asked again, when will she return? Shi Jiuming answered in the room again, "I'm not sure. I might have to go back very late."
I waited for her to come back and begged her to save my son. The old man said stubbornly, and stubbornly stood at the door and refused to leave.
This put pressure on Shi Jiuming in the room. He was an old man. It was not good to keep him waiting at the door for a long time. It seemed that he was unkind and disrespectful to the old man. Then he persuaded through the closed door, old man, you'd better go back! Can't you come to my Qingye again tomorrow?
no. I just kept waiting until Qingye came back. The old man spoke firmly.
Shi Jiuming said nothing. Seeing that it was getting late, he approached the door and looked out from the crack in the door. He saw that the old man was still standing at the door. Maybe he was tired from standing. He grabbed the crutch with both hands and leaned on it. Shi Jiuming felt that he couldn't persuade the old man to leave, so he took a chair from the house, opened the door, put it at the door and said, "Old man, it's rare for you to stand, so sit down! Since you want to wait, there is nothing I can do."
Then he went in again, closed the door, and bolted it. As soon as the hand was removed from the door latch, the old man was heard outside saying, "That's weird. Why did you close the door so tightly?" Are you afraid of me? I'm not a robber. Even if I were a robber, would I be disrespectful at this age?
Shi Jiuming said in the room, old man, you have misunderstood. I closed the doors and windows before you came. It was not against you.
Then why do you close the doors and windows? It was a clear day and there were people at home. It was so strange. The old man was scolding outside the door.
Old man, just wait at the door and don't say anything else. I can't explain much. Shi Jiuming in the room could only say this. Of course he knew that She Qingye was lying on the bed now, but her spirit body left for a while. When she left, just like last time, she told Shi Jiuming to close the doors and windows of the house tightly and not let strangers enter the house. When things are done, I will come back.
Around the second watch, it was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers. The old man hadn't left yet. He was still sitting at the door of Shi Jiuming's house, waiting for She Qingye.
He was so anxious that he tapped the ground with his crutch from time to time when he suddenly heard the sound of opening the window of Shi Jiuming's house, and then the door opened, and a light shone on the person who opened the door - now She Qingye. The old man was shocked when he saw it. He wanted to say something, but She Qingye smiled and spoke first, "Dad Zuo, I kept you waiting for a long time. Now the matter is resolved and your son is fine."
The old man looked at her inexplicably and said: Why don't you, a woman, come out at home and come out so late? You said my son is fine, is that true? A big question mark hangs in my heart.
The old man was very frustrated and thought that he had waited so long in vain and that it would not make any difference. Just as I was shaking my head, I suddenly heard a familiar voice, Dad——
The old man followed the sound and saw his son Zuo Suo walking past the row house with a torch, still shouting, "My illness is cured."
The old man greeted his son and saw that his son's face was illuminated by the luster of the torch, and he looked very bright. Asked, how did you recover from your illness?
I know both clearly and unclearly. What is clear is that Xiong Danda, who collected the snakes, took the big python in the bag and released it into the wild in front of me and Zuo Laicai. What is not clear is that Zuo Laicai and Xiong Danda were both very ill this afternoon. They had the same symptoms as me, as if a snake was wrapped around their necks, they could not breathe out, and they felt dizzy. They both went to the commune health center. Come and share the same hospital room with me.
Suddenly there was a woman's voice in the air saying, if you release the python, all three of you will be cured. Xiong Danda agreed to release the snake at that time. Before the snake was released, we felt much more relaxed, as if the snake wrapped around our necks suddenly left.
This is amazing. The old man sighed, how could he know? This afternoon, the doors and windows of Shi Jiuming's house were closed tightly. It turned out that the current She Qingye broke away from his possession and became a white snake spirit to discuss with the snake spirit of the big python, and cast a spell to harm Zuo Laicai and Xiong Danda, thus forcing them to They surrendered.
Dad, I specially lit a torch to pick you up. Zuo Suo held the old man with one hand and held a torch high with the other hand to light the way home.
You two, father and son, have a good time. Now She Qingye said, still standing at the door watching the father and son go away.
Qingye, you have been a big help, and the father and son don't know it yet. Shi Jiuming said this, feeling that She Qingye's secret efforts were not worth it now.
Since I practice cultivation, I don’t care about gains and losses. If I care about gains and losses, it’s not called practice. I did this favor so that they, my son, and others don't know about it. Now that She Qingye said this, Shi Jiuming felt that she was really detached.
That night, She Qingye seemed to be a different person again. Instead of sleeping in the same bed as Shi Jiuming, she spread a quilt and slept on the bamboo bed. Shi Jiuming wanted to be intimate with her. She said, "Jiu Ming, tomorrow I will go to Baji Temple in Baji Mountain to be ordained and become a monk. Normally, I have to fast for three days to show the piety and purity of a monk's heart. But I only fasted for one night, and I am already ashamed and uneasy. If I am still like a layperson, If you are just as indulgent, how can you talk about becoming a monk?
Qingye, I like you, and I like you even more now. Can you not become a monk? Shi Jiuming knelt in front of her and begged her to stay.
Unexpectedly, She Qingye shed tears now, stood up from the bamboo bed where she was sitting, bent down to help Shi Jiuming up and said, of course I don't want to leave you either. But Jiu Ming, do you know? In fact, I am not your She Qingye. She Qingye has died long ago. I am just She Qingye’s possession. I am the White Snake Spirit who has been practicing for 500 years. Don’t be afraid. I never harm others and will always help them.
Shi Jiuming nodded repeatedly: No wonder you are much more powerful than the original She Qingye. You have supernatural powers and can treat people's illnesses. The people in Shijiafan Brigade are now praising you for your good work. Even if you are a white snake spirit, you are still a good snake spirit. I admit it and I like you too. Is it okay if you don’t become a monk? I will be with you every day and will be kind to you. Saying that, Shi Jiuming hugged the current She Qingye tightly and refused to let go.
