He walked towards the field, the sun shining on his shoulders, bringing a touch of warmth, making him feel that he was not alone, but had the company and support of his family. Li Xiangqian stood at the edge of the field and looked up. The green leaves swayed slightly in the morning light, as if welcoming his arrival.

At this moment, he saw the grass next to the vegetable field swaying slightly, as if something was moving through it. His nerves immediately tensed up, but he immediately forced himself to calm down and not be swayed by fear.

He walked over slowly, holding the hoe tightly in his hand, but this time his steps were much more steady, not as flustered as before. A small black shadow suddenly jumped out from the bushes, which frightened his heart, but when he looked closely, he found that it was just a bird, which jumped away quickly after being accidentally disturbed by him.

Li Xiangqian smiled bitterly and felt a little relieved. It seemed that he was indeed too sensitive. Any slight movement would make him overreact. Thinking of this, he decided to slowly relax and stop focusing on every detail. Instead, he tried to face it with a calmer mindset.

He continued to patrol the fields, checking the growth of each seedling to see if there was anything unusual. In the warm sunshine, he gradually felt a long-lost peace, as if the tranquility of the fields gradually soothed the waves in his heart.

He first raised the hoe and dug heavily into the soil, turning up the thick soil. As the hoe rose and fell, the fragrance of the soil spread, as if carrying the memories of his father when he was alive. The dry soil was turned to the surface, and the wet mud was uncovered and slowly exuded a moist scent. Li Xiangqian took a deep breath, and felt a little relieved, as if the soil was filling the gap between him and his father. He continued to turn the soil, and sweat slid down his forehead and dripped into the soil, as if he had merged with the land.

However, just as he was immersed in the comfort brought by this labor, the hoe suddenly got stuck. Li Xiangqian was startled, and when he looked down, his heart skipped a beat - a gray-brown snake was curled up in the soil that had just been turned up, trembling slightly. The snake was about three feet long, with fine scales all over its back, blending into the soil like the color of the earth. Only under the sunlight could its slightly cold figure be seen.

Li took a step back, his heartbeat quickened, and the hoe in his hand trembled a little. He was not afraid of snakes, but seeing such a cold-blooded animal lurking in his vegetable garden always made him feel a little ominous. His palms were a little sweaty, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the hoe, staring at the snake, afraid that it would suddenly attack him.

But the snake didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him. It curled up, with a primitive indifference and indifference in its eyes, as if it didn't care about anything around it. Li Xiangqian exhaled slowly and slowly relaxed a little. Just as he was hesitating whether to drive it away with a hoe, the snake seemed to sense his presence, slowly raised its head, and stared at him with two small eyes flashing with cold light. Its body began to move slowly, as if it wanted to retreat.

Li Xiangqian was a little curious, and his original vigilance was replaced by a slight curiosity. He didn't want to kill the snake. Snakes were not uncommon in the countryside. When he was a child, he heard his father say that snakes were the guardians of the land and usually would not attack people. In addition, they could help catch insects in the fields and were friends of the farmland.

As he thought about this, he slowly put down the hoe in his hand, and even wanted to watch the snake leave. At this moment, the snake seemed to really intend to leave. It crawled slowly, and when it passed by Li Xiangqian's feet, it suddenly retreated, glared at him with its head, as if expressing some meaningful threat, and then quickly slid into the weeds and disappeared.

Li Xiangqian looked at the direction where the snake disappeared, feeling a little scared, but also a little relieved, thinking that maybe the snake just passed by in a hurry and had no ill intentions. The sun gradually rose, and the air in the yard began to become hot. His sweat soaked his clothes, and his palms were sticky. He sat on the stone bench and poured himself a cup of tea. The scene just now lingered in his mind for a long time. Why did the snake sneak into his yard without making any noise? Was it because this land had not been cultivated for too long and had become the home of the snake?

After drinking a few sips of tea, Li Xiangqian suddenly felt that this piece of land seemed to have some mysterious colors, and even a bit of eerie atmosphere. He looked at the land bleached by the sun, and a vague worry rose in his heart. If he continued to cultivate this land in the future, would he encounter snakes again? Would there be other creatures lurking in this land that he had not expected?

However, he was unwilling to give up this land. This land was the legacy left to him by his father, and it was also the connection between him and his father. He thought that perhaps his father had also worked on this land so carefully when he was alive, living in harmony with the creatures on this land and unwilling to harm them, because this land and the creatures on this land were his life and the comfort in his heart.

In the next few days, Li Xiangqian continued to get up early and turn the soil. He began to observe everything around him more carefully, not even ignoring the insects and small stones that were turned out of the soil. He found that snakes did not appear every day, and sometimes only some lizards and small insects appeared when he was working. Gradually, the fear in Li Xiangqian's heart faded a little, as if he had slowly gotten used to the existence of various creatures on this land.

However, a few days later, when he was turning the soil again, he encountered the snake again. This time, the snake was quietly coiled on the ground, looking calmer than last time. Li Xiangqian stopped his work and looked at it quietly. He found that the snake's body seemed to have become thicker, and its scales glowed dimly in the sun, like the pulse of the earth beating slowly.

Li Xiangqian couldn't help but speak softly, as if talking to the snake: "You are also the owner of this land, right?" The snake still stared at him coldly, without any fluctuation in its eyes. Li Xiangqian couldn't help but have a strange feeling in his heart - he seemed to see his father's eyes, in a sense, he and the snake, unexpectedly, had an indescribable connection.

He suddenly realized that perhaps his relationship with the snake was like his relationship with his father: they were both independent individuals, but they were also closely connected by this land. Both his father and the snake had left their marks on this land, waiting to be understood and respected.

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