Chapter 43: snake venom

Chapter 43 Snake Venom

The three people of the Qin family went out for a long time this time and did not come back until the afternoon. However, everyone was already familiar with the three of them, and the three of the Qin family were capable of hunting. They were probably out hunting for such a long time, so they did not care.

Third Grandpa saw that everyone had been hiding in the cave for most of the day without hearing any movement outside. He felt that it was safe, so he left the cave with a few men and went to look for food and water nearby.

The third grandma stayed behind and worked with other women to clean up the cave again.

The family will stay here tonight. The weather is getting cold now, so they have to put several layers of hay in the cave before they can sleep, so as not to get sick from the cold.

Luo Wu, Gu Jinan, and Tian Erqiang were wandering around the cave in case other victims found the place.

　　Gu Dexing, Gu Qingliang, and Gu Qingtian, who were about the same age as them, were so frightened by what happened that night that they could not recover for several days. They all hid in the cave and refused to come out.

After Luo Huiniang secretly complained that they were so timid, she said to Gu Jinli, "Xiaoyu, let's go find food nearby."

Gu Jinli nodded: "Okay."

She wanted to go to the mountains to find some medicinal materials. Now that the weather is getting colder, everyone is fleeing all the way. They are all in poor health and can easily get sick. She needs to dig up some medicinal materials to prevent wind and cold in case of emergency.

Luo Huiniang glanced at Gu Yumei, who was sitting in the haystack, and invited her: "Sister Mei, are you going?"

When Gu Yumei heard this, she shook her head in disgust: "I won't go."

She is the granddaughter of the village chief. She is different from other girls in Gujia Village. She squats on the ground with a sharp piece of a broken earthen pot to dig grass roots, climbs up a tree and pulls leaves. She does not do these rude things.

Luo Huiniang curled her lips disdainfully, looking down on Gu Yumei's pretentiousness. The Gu family village was gone, so how could she still think of herself as the granddaughter of the village chief's family?

When Aunt Tian heard what they said, she hurriedly said to Luo Huiniang: "Huiniang, bring the little flowers with you."

Their family had no food or water. They had been eating food from the Third Grandpa's house, the Luo family, and the Dashan family for the past few days. They felt so sorry that they asked Xiaohua to follow Huiniang and Xiaoyu to find food. If they found it, it would not only reduce everyone's burden. , her house can also hide some food.

“Xiaohua, go quickly.” Aunt Tian put a straw basket into Tian Xiaohua’s hand, pushed her to Luo Huiniang’s side, and said with a smile: “Huiniang, Xiaoyu, look after the flowers for Auntie.”

“Don’t worry, Aunt Tian, ​​Xiaohua will be fine as long as we are here.” Luo Huiniang liked Tian Xiaohua very much and didn’t mind taking her with her. After assuring Aunt Tian, ​​she took Tian Xiaohua and followed Gu Jinli out of the cave.

Outside the cave is a withered grass. After passing through the grass, there is a dead tree with all its leaves. Walking about ten meters further, there is a small slope.

Luo Wu, Gu Jinan, and Tian Erqiang were hiding in the grass at the foot of the slope, staring into the distance to prevent anyone from going back and reporting the news when they found this place.

Instead of going down the slope, Gu Jinli and the other three took the high road and wandered around the mountains, looking for medicinal materials and food.

But it was difficult to find medicinal materials in the mountains. Gu Jinli took a wooden stick and peeled away the layers of rotten leaves and grass, searching inch by inch. After searching for half an hour, he found a few dry parsnips among a piece of dead grass and rotten leaves.

Gu Jinli was overjoyed, hurriedly squatted down, dug up the surrounding dry soil with a dagger, and dug up the parsnips together with their roots.

 Fangfeng is the most common medicinal herb used to treat wind and cold. Although there are only a few strains, it is better than nothing.

Luo Huiniang looked puzzled and asked: "Xiaoyu, what kind of grass are you digging? Can it be eaten if it is so dry?"

Tian Xiaohua glanced at Gu Jinli, said nothing, and continued digging at the roots.

Gu Jinli said: "This is a medicinal material that can cure wind and cold. Dig it back and hide it. If we get cold, there will be medicine to cure it."

"Is this withered grass a medicinal material? Did you see it in that medical book again? Then dig it up." Luo Huiniang knew that Gu Jinli had a medical book, and she often read it. During this time, Xiaoyu also told them She wanted to find medicinal materials, so when she heard this and saw Xiaoyu dig up medicinal materials, she was not surprised at all, she just thought it was very reasonable.

Gu Jinli responded with a smile, dug out a few parsnips, pulled over the dead vines on the side, and **** the parsnips.

“Ah, snake!” Tian Xiaohua suddenly screamed and fell to the ground in fright, looking at a green spotted snake in the grass in horror.

The snake's head is pointed, like a triangle. The seven inches under the head are particularly thin, while the snake's body below the seven inches is very fat. It is a poisonous iron head. It is standing upright at the moment, facing the field. The little flower spits out the letter.

Luo Huiniang was closest to Tian Xiaohua. When she saw the poisonous snake, she quickly grabbed Tian Xiaohua and pulled her towards her to keep her away from the poisonous snake to avoid being bitten.

But as soon as Tian Xiaohua moved, the poisonous snake rushed towards Tian Xiaohua, and was about to bite Tian Xiaohua. A dagger flew from the right, with great speed and force, and directly pinned the poisonous snake into the grass.

Gu Jinli ran over with excitement on her face, took out a small bamboo tube **** wide, and stared at the poisonous snake that was still moving. After a while, she saw the opportunity, grabbed the snake's head, pinched open the snake's mouth, and knocked out the snake's teeth. At the mouth of the small bamboo tube, force all the venom into the small bamboo tube. Tian Xiaohua was shocked. Why is Sister Xiaoyu so brave? Dare to catch snakes.

Luo Huiniang was also frightened. After she came to her senses, she asked Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, what are you doing? Is that snake venom?"

Gu Jinli nodded: "Yes, it's venom. Medical books say it's a good thing."

Luo Huiniang looked at Gu Jinli with a expression on her face that was speechless. She felt that Xiaoyu had become a little... weird since reading that medical book.

She hesitated for a while and then advised Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, snake venom is not fun, something will happen. Throw away the venom and this poisonous snake quickly."

threw?

 Are you kidding me?

 This is meat.

After Gu Jinli took out the snake venom, he chopped off the snake's head with one knife, leaving the remaining snake body tied together with parsnips.

 “Let’s go.” Gu Jinli greeted the two of them to continue looking for food.

Luo Huiniang and Tian Xiaohua waited for a while before following Gu Jinli. Not long after they left, they met three people from the Qin family.

The three people of the Qin family were walking out of a dense forest. They were a little surprised when they saw the three of them. Qin Erlang also glanced into the dense forest behind him, as if he was worried about something.

"Is it you, coming out to look for food again?" Mr. Qin reacted the fastest and had already greeted them with a smile.

Gu Jinli smiled and called: "Grandpa Qin."

 But he complained in his heart, what kind of fate is this? Why do they encounter the three of the Qin family every time something happens?

Luo Huiniang was very thoughtful and asked Mr. Qin: "Grandpa Qin, what are you doing in the woods? Did you find anything to eat?"

When Qin Erlang heard Luo Huiniang's words, his face darkened significantly, and he said in a cold voice: "I was looking for food in there, but I couldn't find it."

He added another sentence: "There is nothing to eat in this forest, so don't go in."

 There is no three hundred taels of silver here.

Gu Jinli knew that there must be something in the woods, but he had no intention of looking for trouble for himself, so he said: "Then we won't go in, let's go forward."

Qin Erlang was not worried about them and winked at Qin Sanlang.

Qin Sanlang seemed to be worried about what they would find, so he had no choice but to say: "Girl Xiaoyu, we have already searched this area. There is nothing to eat. It is getting late. Let's go back together."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to take the parsnip from Gu Jinli's hand. When he saw the headless snake, his eyes moved.

Mr. Qin also said: "You three little girls are not safe outside. Let's go back together."

They all said so, and Gu Jinli and the others could only follow them back.

When he was about to reach the cave, Qin Sanlang stopped Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, this snake hasn't been dealt with yet. You and I should go and deal with this snake first."

These words were a bit abrupt. It was just a dead snake, and there was no need for Gu Jinli to go with him.

Gu Jinli glanced at Qin Sanlang and finally nodded: "Okay."

 The two came to a rock far away from the cave.

After confirming that no one was nearby, Gu Jinli said: "Brother Qin, you have something to do with me. Tell me."

 (End of this chapter)