80s Taoism

Ma Sibao brought the black-snake snake back that day, and Ma Sibao's parents, Ma An and Liu Yuehong, praised his cub's great achievements everywhere. I thought how powerful my own cub was. But something was wrong that day, the snakes around the village rushed into their house like crazy. Ma An also disregarded the persuasion of the old people, and did not care about the old tradition that the snakes in the house should not be beaten at all. When he saw one, he caught one and packed it in a snakeskin bag.

Ma An usually catches snakes and sells them in the town, and he specially sends snakes to several restaurants in the town. People in the town like to eat snake meat. In just one morning, Ma Anjiang packed a dozen snakeskin bags. The snakeskin bags are full.

Ma An hung the snakeskin bag on the rack of the truck, and was about to go to town when his father, Ma Changzhi, stopped him.

"Why are you going?" Ma Changzhi asked.

"What else can I do? I caught more than a dozen snakes at home today, and I'm going to sell them in the town. Not to mention too much, a snake costs two yuan, and there are more than twenty yuan here. It's much better than working as an assistant worker." Ma An put down the brace and was ready to go.

"Don't go. If you listen to me, release all these snakes quickly. You have caused a catastrophe! Don't even think about it, why are there so many snakes rushing into your house today?" Ma Changzhi hurriedly stopped Ma An.

"Father, what else is there? I don't care why they broke into my house. I wish there were more. This way I can catch more. This snake is a good thing, full of treasures. People in the city love to eat it very much." Ma An said indifferently.

"Bastards! They rushed to your house as if they were dead, because your family must have done something to offend them. If you offend them again now, they will retaliate crazily. Tell me! Did Sibao bring a big snake back today?" Ma Changzhi asked.

"That's right. Sibao is really capable. At such a young age, he dared to hit a snake like that. This is like me." Ma An laughed.

Ma Changzhi's eyes turned dark after hearing Ma An's painting, "It's over, it's over. It's a big disaster."

"What a disaster. Daddy, don't listen to other people's nonsense. Forget it, I'll tell you when I come back from selling this bag of snakes. Yuehong is catching snakes at home alone. I'm afraid she won't be able to do it. Daddy, if you are free, go and help him." Ma An saw that the sun was already above his head, and if he didn't hurry up, he would almost disperse in the town.

"Let me help you with a hammer!" Ma Changzhi hurriedly went to the side of the road to pick up a stick, planning to use the stick to beat this poor guy.

Ma An kicked his feet quickly and stepped on the pedals quickly, and the black permanent bicycle immediately rushed out with him flying.

Ma Changzhi threw the stick in his hand, but missed the target. The stick fell on the infrastructure road in the village and jumped several times. Ma Changzhi sighed a few times, his grown son can't control it anymore! But even though the family has been separated, this son is still his own son. Ma Changzhi had to worry about his children's affairs frequently. This eldest son usually likes to do some crooked ways, catching snakes, catching frogs, setting wild boar traps in the mountains, setting wild animal traps, frying fish... as long as he can get money, there is nothing Ma An dare not do. Ma Changzhi knew that if he did something wrong, there would be retribution one day. But he couldn't stop it.

Ma An's brains work, he is the best among the sons. I bought a TV first, and also bought a permanent brand truck. The roads in the village are rough and muddy when it rains. Even if it is sunny, such a road can only pass walking tractors. Sitting on it is even bumpier than taking a boat with strong winds and waves. But it is very convenient to ride a bicycle, and it is really hard to get through, and you can also carry the car. The road is only built to the entrance of the village, but bicycles can be ridden to the house.

During Ma An's trip, more than a dozen snakes were sold for 50 yuan. He was so happy that he smiled. When I came back, I even went to the trading place to cut a catty of meat. The four guarantees have been calling for meat for many days, and I have been reluctant to spend money. After earning forty or fifty dollars a day, he was finally willing to cut a catty of meat. Because someone else picked the leftover meat, the price was 20 cents cheaper, and two ribs were also given away.

But what was discovered was completely beyond Ma An's expectations. In the afternoon, there were more and more snakes. There was no way to catch them. When Ma An returned home, his mother-in-law Liu Yuehong had already caught several snakeskin bags. When I was catching a snake, I was accidentally bitten by a snake. Although it was a non-venomous snake, it was still very swollen.

"The head of the house, something is wrong. There are too many snakes. They only burrow into our house. What should we do?" Liu Yuehong's face was already full of fear.

"What are you panicking? What are you panicking about? The more you come, the better. Boss Zhang in the town told me to send more over there. No matter how much they can eat. In fact, they not only sell them in the town, but also sell them to big cities to make more money. Unfortunately, we don't have their connections. Our family catches snakes. What are we afraid of with such a few snakes? Don't say they are all non-venomous snakes, even if they are all poisonous snakes, I am not afraid. The price of poisonous snakes is higher." Although Ma An felt that something was wrong, but He was even more eager for the five brand new cards of unity in the bag.

"It's really all right?" Liu Yuehong was worried.

"What's going to happen? Hurry up and go cook. There is still meat on the shelf, so you can cook a hearty meal. Don't be afraid of snakes. The more snakes come, we eat meat every day." Ma An laughed.

The joy brought by the pork slightly dilutes the horror atmosphere gathered at home.

Because the big black-snake snake was dead, it wouldn't sell for much money in the town, so Ma An prepared to eat it for himself. When he went out, he peeled off the snake skin and put salt on the snake meat, so that it could be preserved for a longer time at room temperature. After frying the water with oil, it can be eaten for a long time.

When Ma Sibao came home, he had already smelled a strong smell of meat from the kitchen before he entered his yard. This taste made the joy in the boy's heart soar to the peak.

"Father, mother, do we eat meat today? I smelled it before I entered the yard. Don't fry the fat meat, fat meat is the best." When Ma Sibao talked about eating meat, his eyebrows were beaming.

Ma An counted today's harvest and calculated how much income he would have tomorrow. Tomorrow, I should be able to cut another catty of meat back. There is meat to eat every day!

Ma An had sharp eyes and quick hands, and quickly caught a figure who had just entered his house. But after he caught it, Ma An was a little surprised. The snake he just caught was no longer the cauliflower snake or black-headed snake, but a very poisonous snake-coral snake.

Did the poisonous snake come in too?