I had dinner with a friend from Binzhou some time ago. During the dinner, he told us a story that happened to him.
It seems to have happened in a village in Huimin, their hometown. It was also the wheat harvest time of the year. An old couple from his neighboring village returned from harvesting wheat. As soon as they opened the door of the main house, a snake suddenly fell from the beams. The couple was shocked. The male host didn't think much and swung the sickle in his hand, breaking the big snake into two pieces. Before he could catch his breath, another big snake fell down. The old farmer passed by with another sickle, and the big snake broke into two pieces again. Just like this, five pieces fell in a row, and the old farmer solved them one by one in fear. The old farmer was also frightened. He had just finished cutting the fifth one, and the sixth one fell down again. At this time, the old farmer was so frightened that he fell to the ground accidentally, and his mouth was covered with blood. His wife quickly helped him up and went to the health center to bandage him. As soon as the news spread, the whole village felt it was quite evil.
After returning home, the old couple was also uneasy. They thought that the matter would be over, but a few days later, another piece of bad news came. Something happened to the son of an old couple who was serving in the army. While he was training outside the army, he accidentally fell and broke his waist. Coincidentally, the day of the incident was the day when a snake fell into the house. The army doctor looked at his condition and thought that there was no problem in his recovery. However, after a long period of treatment, he was not getting better. There was no other way, so the army had to arrange for him to be demobilized and go home.
After I came back, my family tried every possible means, but they couldn't cure it. An experienced old man in the village gave them some advice and suggested that they seek treatment from a Taoist doctor. Later, the family seemed to find a Taoist priest who managed to cure his son's waist.
Do you think it’s strange? Is it just a coincidence that his son’s accident happened?
