Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 138 Scared

"I'll sleep with you tonight, and clean up the house tomorrow."

"What if it goes to our house at night?"

Lan Qiuhua remained calm: "Don't be afraid, the snake is not poisonous. Just talk to it and don't look at it. It will go away soon."

Ji Wenhe???

...Is it possible? ?

Learned a lot.

"Aunt Lan, what kind of snake is this black and red one?"

"We call it red-spotted snake, doctors call it fire-red snake. Some say it is not poisonous, some say it is poisonous. Some villagers have been bitten, but they didn't die."

"It's rare. I guess I went to the wrong place. If a snake enters the house, you can't hit it or scare it."

"It scared you just now, and you scared it too, so it hid. Many snakes won't bite you if you don't hurt them."

Living in the mountains, it is not uncommon to see snakes.

Ji Wenhe nodded with lingering fear. She just felt a chill on her back. When she turned her head, she saw it squatting against the wall without moving. She was so scared that her legs went limp.

Lan Qiuhua continued, "When Xiaoya was three years old, a snake got into a box at home."

"I still can't figure it out. There's no hole in the box. It's always been covered. There's something on top of it. There are summer clothes in it."

"After winter, I opened the box to take out summer clothes to dry, and suddenly I found a coiled snake under the box. I was so scared that I almost fainted."

When I thought about living in the same room with a snake for the entire winter, on the same bed with the box at the foot of the bed, the hair on my body stood up.

"Xiaoya's father and I said a few words to it, and we don't know when the snake left. Anyway, if you see a snake, don't hit it, stay away from it."

Shen Suya stood in the yard, staring at the bedroom door: "Mom, I'm still scared."

"Come in quickly and light a fire. Just keep an eye on it. It won't dare to leave."

"Oh, I see." She went into the kitchen reluctantly.

Ji Wenhe retracted his gaze, picked up the scattered things on the ground, and moved the small stool into the kitchen: "Sister-in-law, I'm going home first and will come again tomorrow."

No, she couldn't sit down.

When she thought that the snake might be trying to come towards her, her hair stood on end and her legs started to go weak again.

Lan Qiuhua knew she was frightened and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, go home quickly and have a good sleep tonight. You will forget about it tomorrow."

"Hey, Aunt Lan, Xiaoya, I'm going back."

Shen Suya nodded: "Sister-in-law, take care."

Ji Wenhe trotted back home and told them about what happened when he encountered the snake at Lan Qiuhua's house.

Shen Rongshan saw that she was afraid, so he took the basket from her hand and pulled her into the house.

"Brother Shen, are there any snakes in the cave? I'm really afraid of snakes."

"Don't be afraid, there are no snakes in the cave."

He had never encountered this before since he came back, and he would talk to Shen Yuanshan and the others about it later. He couldn't tell her and scare her.

He went forward and hugged her, comforting her softly: "Don't be afraid, snakes won't come to human territory. I guess they are lost. If you see one, walk around it and don't kill it."

"Yeah." Ji Wenhe lay in his arms, "Aunt Lan also said that you can't hit it. Say some nice words and it will go away on its own."

"Yes, we have this saying here. Anyone who sees a snake will do this. They won't hurt people on their own initiative."

She nodded and gradually calmed down.

After a long time, she stepped out of his arms and said, "By the way, send half a bowl of the chicken to Aunt Lan's house when it's cooked."

"Well, Wenshan told me. I'll send it over after it's cooked."

See if the snake is still there.

As it was getting dark, Shen Rongshan returned.

Ji Wenhe had been waiting for him at the door. When he saw him coming back, he hurried over to him and said, "Brother Shen, how are you?"

"The snake is gone. It must have gone away. I looked around but couldn't find it in the house."

I searched all the boxes and cabinets, but found no trace of the snake.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, go wash up."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Okay, you go back to the house first."

It was late at night and the wind started to blow outside.

Close the door and secure it with wood.

She walked into the room quietly: "Wen He, are you asleep?"

Ji Wenhe turned his head and looked outside: "No, I heard the wind picking up outside, is it going to rain?"

"It looks like it's going to rain." He took off his coat. "If it rains tomorrow, I'll go pull the weeds out of the wasteland."

The fence is already up.

"Okay, whatever you want. I'm going to Aunt Lan's house tomorrow, and the style hasn't been cut yet."

On rainy days at home, Shen Yuanshan and his two brothers helped her make lace.

Ji Wenhe leaned towards him, Shen Rongshan held her hand and whispered.

"You're just being arrogant. Let's wait and see tomorrow. If it doesn't rain, I'll go cut some branches and come back."

"You draw a pattern and tell me the details. I will go to the carpenter's house to ask my uncle for help."

"Okay, I'll draw it for you tomorrow. It's not that difficult."

"Well, go to sleep."

Ji Wenhe raised his lips, turned sideways to face him, and closed his eyes: "Well, good night."

It started raining outside at night.

Early in the morning, the rain stopped for a while, but the sky was still dark.

"Yuanshan, don't go sell the goods today. I think it will rain again."

The twins were sitting by the door, knitting.

Shen Wenshan's hands moved quickly, and he looked outside the yard: "No, it will definitely rain again."

As soon as he finished speaking, it started to drizzle outside again.

Shen Rongshan went to the vegetable field wearing a straw raincoat.

Ji Wenhe moved a stool, sat next to them, and took out a red rope: "There is still more than a month before we can plant rice in the fields."

"We only have seven-tenths of paddy field. Can we finish planting it in half a day?"

"Yes." Shen Yuanshan replied, "It won't take half a day. There are three of us. But after we plant the seedlings, we have to go help other families."

Among the farmers, whoever finishes planting the seedlings first will go to help others.

It’s okay if you don’t help, but if someone helped you in the past and you don’t help them, you’re afraid that they’ll be unhappy.

Ji Wenhe nodded in understanding: "Okay, let's help Aunt Lan's family first."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Your eldest brother and I will go to help you sell the goods. Business is good during the busy farming season, and many people will buy meat."

"Okay, we'll listen to my sister-in-law." Shen Wenshan agreed.

The drizzle continued on and off until noon, and there was no sign of the sky clearing up.

Ji Wenhe took a piece of fried oil residue from the bowl, which was not as delicious as the ones freshly fried. He stood at the kitchen door, looking at the back of the man who was squatting on the ground chopping wild vegetables.

I walked over to him, squatted down, and handed the half-eaten lard to his mouth. He didn't even look at it, just opened his mouth and ate it.

"Brother Shen, I remember there was a part on the pig that looked like a flower, and also a bit like the edge of a skirt, like this."

She gathered the hem of her skirt and made it into the shape she wanted.

"It's from the pig. I saw my family braise it when I was a kid. I really like eating this part, but I forgot how to call it."

"Yes, it looks a bit like the comb on a rooster's head."

Shen Rongshan looked over and understood which part she was talking about: "We farmers call it cockscomb oil, and some people in town call it flower fat."