The Song Family Courtyard.
Song Yijin’s wife was due to give birth within a few days. His mother was so anxious that she called Song Yijin from all over the world. No one knew where Song Yijin was and the phone was turned off.
Song Yijin’s family has contracted 200 acres of fish ponds. His father’s only son is Song Yijin. Apart from Song Yijin, the family’s source of income relies entirely on these 200 acres of fish ponds. This is also Song Yijin’s strongest point. rear.
The fish pond is a large lake.
There is a mound in the middle of the lake, shaped like a small island, covering an area of more than 100 square meters.
This mound was originally the land contracted by the Song family. After the policy was given by the superiors fifteen years ago, the Song family transferred more than 100 acres of surrounding land to it, forming today's scale.
The mound is very mysterious. Except for grandpa, the old man never let anyone else go up there.
There are two brick houses on top of the mound.
There are also a dozen thorny nail trees with a few nests of magpies on them, but nothing else.
Song Yijin’s father said that the old man would go up there often and didn’t know why.
A ninety-five-year-old person may be seeking peace and quiet.
When Song Yijin was young, his grandfather often talked about the two fiery red chain snakes on the mound, which were five meters long and as thick as an adult's calf, which was very scary.
Song Yijin has been afraid of snakes since he was a child, just like toads and frogs are afraid of snakes. He trembles at the mention of snakes.
The Fire Red Chain is a poisonous snake. The five-meter-long Fire Red Chain is almost a spirit, which is rare in the world.
Therefore, Song Yijin never thought about going to this mound, and he would not go there even if he was beaten to death.
But the atmosphere on the mound today was unusual, because the old man was dying!
The reason was that Grandpa Song Yijin became anxious when he heard that he had contacted Song Yijin for several days, so he went to the mound to find a solution for the old man. Unexpectedly, he walked in and saw the old man lying on his side on the bed. He shouted for a long time and there was no response. , I stretched out my hand to search, but there was no breath.
When Grandpa Song Yijin went back to look for help, he happened to meet Song Yijin who was driving back.
After hearing the news, Song Yijin cried immediately. He didn't even bother to go home to see his wife, and went straight to the fish pond mound.
He went alone, but his grandfather was very calm and went back to call someone.
There was a cement boat next to the fish pond. Song Yijin stepped on the boat and took a punt.
Before the boat reached the fish pond, "Ah...!" Suddenly, Song Yijin shouted, his eyes widening. I saw two big snakes walking back and forth in the water, four to five meters long, with creepy black and red markings on their bodies.
These are the two terrifying snakes!
Song Yijin felt his scalp explode, his feet trembled, he staggered, lost his grip on the helm, and fell headlong into the water with a "plop".
He struggled desperately, but his body was stiff and his legs had no strength at all, and he went straight toThe bottom of the water is heavy, but the top of the head is bright.
He wanted to shout for a piece of water, but the water choked from his nose.
He can swim, why can’t he use his limbs now?
"Are you going to die today? My wife hasn't given birth yet?" He was desperate, and the feeling of suffocation was getting stronger and stronger.
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At the critical moment, a branch rushed out quickly, and Song Bolong, the great grandfather of Song Yijin, stood on it.
I saw the old man stepping lightly on a branch and submerging himself into the water. He squatted down and picked up Song Yijin, carried him on his back, then turned around and drove back to the mound quickly.
At this time, Song Yijin was conscious. The old man was like a Taoist immortal, with a series of moves that flowed smoothly. He was not the old man who usually used a cane at all.
Song Yijin never expected that the honest and loyal old man who had been working as a farmer all his life would turn into a master of crossing the river with a reed.
At this time, on the mound that Song Yijin would not climb up even if he was beaten to death, two brick houses stood quietly, with the words "Tai Gong Jiang has no taboos here" engraved on the lintel, which was quite interesting.
This brick house was a mound house before, and was later rebuilt with red bricks.
The old man helped Song Yijin into the house and asked him to sit on a chair to rest. Although the room is not big, it is unique. I feel a mysterious breath blowing towards my face. This is not the breath of ordinary people's life, but has some simple fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine.
In the center of the room, there is a square wooden board hanging, with the Yin and Yang Tai Chi diagram carved on it. Below the Yin Yang Tai Chi diagram, there is a huge flat futon made of lotus leaf stalks on the ground.
Song Yijin understood everything. His great-grandfather was a Taoist martial arts master, and he must be the "Song Zhenren" whose name was only heard in the early years of this place.
In folklore, Song Zhenren is like a mythical figure. In addition to being able to cross the river with a reed, he is also highly skilled in martial arts. He is also a half-immortal in divination and masters the art of burning earth and alchemy. He is very capable.
"My dear, did you see anything just now? Why did you suddenly drift into the lake?"
Song Yijin settled down and said, "Madam, there is a pond outside. There are two big pythons inside. They are so big that they would scare me!" He said and showed his great grandfather with his legs.
Hahaha.
Grandpa laughed loudly: "That's not a big snake, it's just a bigger fish, don't be afraid."
"It's really a big python! Fire red chain!" "Song Yijin was a little anxious when he saw that his grandfather didn't believe it.
"Hahaha, okay, you can call it a boa constrictor or a boa constrictor, but those are the two pets I keep, but they are obedient. They are older than my wife. Don't be afraid , "My family member."
The old man called the boa constrictor his family member, not his own pet, which may seem like an unusual sentiment.
In the past, it was normal for people in northern Jiangsu to have one or two snakes in the house as long as they had brick walls or earth mound walls. They were called house snakes and would not be beaten or scolded. They would live under rice vats, in cracks in walls, or On the roof beams, let it come and go.
Some timid people will ask the elderly grandmother and aunt in the family to talk and ask the snake to come out. The snake will be obedient and will not be kept in the house the next day.
"Sit cross-legged on that futon." The old man ordered.
Song Yijin sat obediently on the futon under the yin and yang Tai Chi diagram, crossed his legs, closed his eyes slightly, let his breath sink into his Dantian, and stop his nose and abdomen. After touching it for about half an hour, Song Yijin felt his legs were sore, but he felt that there was a warm current flowing from bottom to top in the two veins of his back, which was very smooth and transparent. Although he closed his eyes slightly, he could see the wind and currents in the outside world, the sun, the moon, the stars, and everything was the same. Movies usually appear one by one in front of your eyes, which is very wonderful.
A long time. Song Yijin felt that the sound of fetal pulse entered his ears, which was very regular and the sound was strange.
"Come back quickly, your son is about to be born." Grandpa said happily.
Song Yijin's heart skipped a beat and he quickly asked: "Madam, I just heard the sound of the fetal pulse. Was it a premonition? How did you know it was your son?"
"No need to ask. If you don’t get it, you have to ask for it, and if you get it you don’t ask for it. One yuan, ninety-nine stretches, everything is determined.”
“Go quickly, don’t waste time.”
Song Yijin hurried out, and the cement boat had mysteriously drifted to the dock.