Old dog tell weird stories

Big Snake Monster

I heard this story from the train.

I was still living in Beijing at the time, and the summer heat was unbearable, so every year I would go to Yangshuo to stay for a while to escape the heat. When I went to Yangshuo, I usually took the train, lying on the bunk, looking at the receding houses and woods outside, I felt a kind of trance of going back in time.

Night trains are especially good for storytelling. The strange travelers, the unknown journey, the rumbling sound, it's all like one big cozy mystery story. It's like lying on a hot bed as a child, watching the red jumping flames in the fireplace, listening to the old man tell stories from deep in the mountains.

This time the story was told to me by an old northeasterner.

At that time in the dining car, I ordered two dishes and sat on the side. He took his little grandson with him and ordered a box lunch to sit on the other side. The little grandson looked at my plate of food, refused to eat the box lunch, I simply ordered a few more bottles of beer, invited them to eat together.

The old man was embarrassed and chatted with me there. Hearing that I love to hear strange stories, he slowly drank half a glass of wine, mused for half a day, and finally, accompanied by the sound of clanking trains, told me a story of a big snake monster in a low tone.

He was talking about the late 60s, the years, the whole country is in the big repair reservoirs. The northeast side of the mountain, to repair the reservoir, you have to use dynamite to blow up the mountain, and then digging at the bottom. During the Cultural Revolution, eating pot rice and earning work credits. The northeast land is small, work early and late for a day, but also not much work points. Many people are aiming at mining. Mining is dangerous, especially as a gunner, which is a job that ties your life to the waistband of your pants. So the gunner not only had more work, not much work, but also had good cigarettes and good wine to serve.

To pull a g*n, the gunner had to cut a hole in the mountain, put in gunpowder, and then use a long fuse to ignite it. As a result, one time, one of the cannon holes could not be pulled. He reloaded the gunpowder, and the g*n went off with a bang.

The group cheered, but the old gunner's heart thumped, he heard the sound is not right. He went over to take a closer look and found that the crater was full of blood, and after picking up the debris, he found a large snake that had been blown into several pieces. Someone said, this old snake is the town of the mountain, see, here is the accident. Everyone is a little panic, but next to the year to criticize the cattle, ghosts and snakes, can only continue to dig down. Digging for about a month, suddenly digging through the water veins, a thick column of water rushed up, at once washed down a few people, and then a person did not run out.

After the incident, people are afraid, do not dare to blow up the mountain. Some people say, the mountain is the mountain god grandfather's residence, can not be bombed, a bomb will be accident. We are mountain people, rely on the mountain to eat the mountain, no one wants to harm the mountain, but the top sent down an instructor, led by an expert, a group of young people, rattling the sky, shaking the sky and earth, who can stop?

The experts wandered around the mountain for a few days and chose a small mountain bag. It is strange to say that our town is surrounded by a large mountain, but there is only a small mountain bag of more than 100 meters high. The hill is only a hundred meters high, shaped like a person's half-pulled a*s, it is called the a*s mountain. That hill bag also surrounded by a few streams, murmuring, it seems to do the reservoir is also quite appropriate. 

Since the above to bomb, so let's bomb.

We follow the meaning of the experts, first in the small mountain bag cut a few g*n eyes, stuffed into a bundle of detonators, far detonated. A few g*n eyes blew up, debris all over the ground, we came close to see, the collapse of the mountain body actually flowed out of some sticky red water, like blood. Then the blood water and black, we take a closer look, the original in those sticky red liquid, crawling with a finger belly thick black ants, is desperately crawling out, looks really creepy.

Everyone has backed up, this finger belly thick black ants, who has seen, may be with poison, was bitten a few mouth is not 

It's no fun. Some people muttered, said this guy can be finished, this mountain bleeding is a bad omen ah, this mountain can not be bombed again, then bombed we are finished. 

And then bomb we will all be finished.

Experts came forward, with a hand picked up a little red liquid, smell, shook his head and said, folks, do not panic, this is not blood. This should be a plant sap, do not believe that you can smell. We will believe, there are bold past smell, found that the red liquid does have a faint in the d**g. That thing in the end is what plant liquid do not know, anyway, certainly not blood. Look again, the original tidal wave of large black ants rushing outward, simply do not care about everyone, just desperately running towards the outside, not long to run away clean.

Everyone relaxed, continue to blow up the mountain digging rocks. A few more shells, the small mountain bag to blow up. Everyone was surprised to find that the hill was an empty shell, the bottom was empty, a pool of water. The pool of water is quite deep, cold, throw a stone into it, thud thud for a long time before sinking to the bottom of the water. We understand, no wonder there are several streams of water flowing under the hill to this, feelings all flow into the deep pool of water underneath.

According to the original is to dig the reservoir, the hill bale underneath just a ready-made deep pool, which is not just right. But the experts refused to do it, saying that the water pool is too little water storage, you need to pump the water in the pool first, everyone to expand the water pool deeper, in order to complete the task.

The commune quickly transferred a few pumping machines, drainage overnight, I did not expect that the water in the pool is really a lot of water, a whole day of pumping, are not clean. There was no other way, the brigade branch secretary arranged a few stick boys, set up a bonfire by the water pool, pumping water overnight, so that the folks went home.

As a result, the next day at dawn, the villagers came back to see that the campfire by the waterhole had been doused, several boys were nowhere to be seen, and the pumps were lying quietly on the dam, long without oil, and went off automatically.

There are experienced old hunters in Tuen Mun, looked carefully at the earthen dam, and found that the foundation of the shack deeply into the ground was knocked down, a few bowl-thick wood scattered underground, not far from the grass and a broken hunting knife. The old hunter checked the footprint, could not help but suck in a breath of cold air, the boys last night encountered a terrifyingly large beast, the beast a head into the ground more than a meter deep, the pole-thick wooden stakes broken by the waist, and then easily killed a few

The next easy to kill a few boys with knives, but even a little trace did not leave, this guy in the end is what the d**k thing?

The old hunter said these analysis, we are also a little scared, thinking that this is a wild boar king, or a surprisingly large giant bear, later if the charge over what to do? The bodies of the boys and where did they go? It is impossible to be eaten without even a scrap of bone left, right?

After half a day of discussion, an old man knocked on his cigarette bag and said, "I'm afraid this evil thing is not like something from the mountains. Such a large object, it is impossible to injure a few people, but also did not leave any traces on the ground. This thing, simply under the water, it dragged people underwater to eat.

Now, we have no choice, since the water monster can break the wooden stakes of the shed, it can definitely climb up and eat people. 

The town is not far from here, what if it takes advantage of the night to rush to the town one day?

We all went back to the village and put on our hunting rifles, brought our hunting dogs, drove the women and children far away, surrounded the waterhole, and then started pumping water. Unexpectedly, yesterday a whole day pumping, the water pool of water down half, now full again. Experts analyzed, said the water pool should be passed under the dark river, the dark river in the night to fill the water. It seems that in order to drain the pool, we must pump day and night continuously, pumping it dry in one breath, and then blocking the dark river.

Everyone while pumping water, while carefully guarded, so until the next evening, the water pool is still quiet, no problem at all.

Seeing that it was getting dark, everyone was nervous. The brigade support briefly and everyone had a meeting, decided to let the women take the children first, the men in the town tonight who do not go, here and the water monster dry on it!

Learning from last night's experience, we built the shed in a place far away from the waterhole, inserted a lot of sharp knives into the waterhole circle, and let go of the dozens of hunting dogs with a great record in the village, so that they are firmly guarded by the waterhole. And also from the canton moved a few gasoline barrels, filled with large wooden stakes, pour in half a barrel of gasoline, the fire is burning, shining around like daylight, we will then turn on the rumbling pump, want to see that the water hole in the end of things dare not come out.

So to the second half of the night, the light of the gasoline barrel gradually dimmed, we are also a little sleepy, but also dare not sleep, are holding a shotgun doze. At this time, suddenly a person felt something wrong: how so quiet around? That pumping machine how not to ring?

He struggled to stand up, just out of the shed, and found a huge twisted black shadow, towards their shed viciously lunged. He was completely dumbfounded by the black shadow, and unconsciously fired a shot, the sound of the g*n boomed, and the black shadow was so scared that its body lurched and lay still on the ground. This shot is to wake up the others, we all woke up, see the huge black shadow, also do not care about fear, towards that side is a g*n, the guy's body twisted, knocked down a large tree next to the flap and scampered back to the water pool.

At this point, the people in the shed are dumbfounded, we can not believe the scene just now: the pool of water out, but a full ten meters long, bucket-thick snake!

No one thought that this pool of water was hiding a giant snake, the world would be so thick giant snake? Someone secretly staggered: "My goodness, this can't be a small dragon, right?!"

Everyone slowed down and hurried to count the number of people, but the good thing is that this time found early, no one has been injured. Someone thought of a group of dogs put outside, that giant snake are killed into the door, how that a bunch of broken dogs do not even put a fart? Go out to see, found that a group of usually formidable, even the giant bear dare to jump up to bite a bite of the hounds, are one by one on the ground, shivering, legs and feet are soft, not even dare to raise their heads, let alone pounce on it.

We recall the scene just now, and then look at the dark pool of water, moonlight white, gusts of wind, goose bumps are up, which dare to stay here more, a group of people ran back to the canton overnight.

The next day, we met in the village to discuss how to catch this big snake. Some people proposed poisoned bait, some proposed using explosives, some proposed fishing for snakes. The poisonous bait was quickly dismissed, the snake is eating live things, can not be poisoned in the live bait. Dynamite also can not, less explosive can not kill the snake, more afraid to affect the later construction of the reservoir. It seems that there is only one last method, snake fishing.

Snake fishing and fishing is not the same. Snakes do not eat dead things, to use live bait. General fishing for small snakes, catch a live frog as bait can be. Catch this giant snake, we specifically find a dozens of meters of small finger-like thick cow hair rope, one end tied to the birch tree on the river, one end tied to a large iron hook. Finally, we tied the hook firmly to a few large geese, the geese to the water pool, waiting for the snake on the hook.

Unexpectedly, we waited for a day, the snake not only did not hook, the group of geese is quit, constantly running to the shore, can not drive down. We began to think that the geese are afraid, found that the wrong, the geese on shore to grab the grass, they are hungry.

Everyone in the water pool that observed for a long time, also feel wrong, how even a fish in this water pool, even a small shrimp are not?

No wonder these geese feel hungry!

Think about it is not right, the snake is really big, but it is not so big that the entire water pool of small fish and shrimp are eaten out of it? Besides, if it ate all the small fish and shrimp, what does it rely on to survive? Then I remembered that when the hill was blown up, the tide of black ants ran forward desperately, as if they were afraid of this big snake, what was going on?

Half a day of hesitation, an old hunter in the village put forward a possibility: folklore says that the dragon is a big auger, auger big dragon, this water hole hidden in the mountains, on this one water hole, fools also guessed that the feng shui is very good. Could it be that the water pool cultivation

The snake has become a spirit, to turn into a dragon?

The guys are half a lifetime of hunting in the mountains, what evil objects have not seen, the old tree that was split open by lightning and bleeding, the white hair wolf that speaks human language, the ginseng doll that transforms into human form, the deep mountains, what evil objects do not have? Not to mention, this thing is really possible. The yellow skin can become a spirit, why people can not turn into a dragon snake? Yes, that's what happened!

But when it comes to the snake in the pool to become a dragon, we are more worried. It is not necessary to ask, the dragon's residence were blown up by them with a detonator, if it becomes a dragon, it will not immediately drop a huge flood, drowning the canton?

The old hunter jarred, and came up with an idea, said he had heard someone say a method, specifically to catch this unformed dragon. The old saying "dragon and tiger fight", the dragon and the tiger are born to be deadly rivals, no matter when they meet, they must fight to the death. It is said that the small dragon is not formed, general things do not eat, but only the tiger bones hate to the bone, as long as they see, have to swallow a bite. So to catch the little dragon, we must replace the fishing line on the goose with tiger bones, the big event.

Zhao Dahuizi said, in those days, the mountains were desolate, not so many people. Three nine days, the snow closed mountains, tigers can not find food, three days down the mountain, often dry up with the villagers. Many people have brewed tiger bone wine, that stuff is easy to find!

Everyone picked up a few large tiger bones, replaced the goose from the iron hook, and once again cast into the water pool. Tiger bone cast down not long, the water pool began to gurgle out into a scurrying water bubbles, then the water surface like boiling up, half of the water pool are exploded, followed by the rope tied to the birch tree whoosh straightened, and then head into the water, and then in the water pool drew up a circle.

Everyone's heart a joy, but also some fear, the snake did swallow the tiger bone, was hooked firmly by the iron hook. The cow hair rope was dipped in water, more solid, not to mention the snake, even if you help a few black blind, it can not break. Afraid that the snake is angry, recklessly rushed to the shore, breaking the tree, who can stop it?

The old hunter has been squatting on the ground snapping a dry cigarette, this time not panic and get up, a bucket of Xiong Huang wine prepared in advance to take out, a scoop and a scoop scattered on the shore. The snake is afraid of Xiong Huang, this Xiong Huang wine scattered on the shore, it will not dare to come up, only underwater tossing.

We just put our hearts down, all sitting on the ground to watch the snake. The snake's mouth hanging an iron hook, nothing can eat, certainly not last long, it will have to float out. This underwater objects, under the water is the king, on the shore is finished ball la!

The cow hair rope taut straight, in the underwater rowing around, the whole day, the rope is not the slightest slack. The old hunter greeted everyone, the food, the drink, the snake has to toss a few days to do.

 So for a week, we almost give up the snake. The rope finally slacken down, the water pool gurgling bubbles, like the snake to come up.

 The old hunter waved his hand and commanded everyone to carefully untie the cow hair rope tied to the old tree and bolted it to a four-headed cattle car. The old hunter sat in the car, the first will be the wine to the cattle car sprinkled once, and then yelled loudly, the cattle car began to slowly move forward, the rope immediately taut.

 We all sweat for him. The old man went down a few whips, the several cows full of energy, desperately stirring forward, the cattle hair rope taut water beads trembling, finally the rope pulled up a few points.

 The old hunter drove the ox cart, pulling the snake, walking in a circle around the water pool. The big snake in the water desperately fluttering, from time to time out of the water, in the water to make huge waves, but afraid of the yellow, how do not dare to lean