A man was squatting in front of a lush green bamboo forest. He was walking on tiptoe and even breathing lightly.

The bamboo leaves glow green, the bamboo stems are straight and tall, and emit a faint fragrance.

No bamboo makes people vulgar, no meat makes people thin. It can be seen that the ancestor of the Gu family was a man with aspirations, unlike his unreliable cheap father.

The ground of the bamboo forest is covered with withered and yellow bamboo leaves. The bottom of the bamboo forest is full of bamboo roots, and very few weeds grow.

Gu Yinwei stared at a green pit viper in the bamboo forest. It was emerald green all over, like a string of lustrous green jade.

The sunlight in the bamboo forest leaked through the gaps between the bamboo leaves, and the green light on the bamboo leaf green became brighter. It was now three meters in front of the left.

The ice talisman flew out quickly and the bamboo leaf green snake was frozen instantly.

Gu Yinwei opened the sack that had been prepared long ago, collected the prey, and returned to the cowshed with the sack.

When Gu Yinwei returned, it was evening and flocks of birds were busy returning to the forest.

A few wisps of smoke drifted slowly from above the roof, the air was filled with the aroma of food, and in the distance, voices could be heard: "Gugugugugu, dripping dripping."

The fat duck waddled home, and the chicks and roosters outside the fenced yard ran towards their owner.

The chicks and ducks had food to eat, but Gu Yinwei and Chuchu had no food to eat.

"When my hand is healed, I will make embroidery to support my lady."

When Chuchu said this, even she herself didn't believe it.

Gu Yinwei patted her shoulder and comforted her, "The food money for the next two weeks has been found. Let's go to the village chief's house to get the money tomorrow."

Chuchu did not refute Gu Yinwei's words. For farmers in the countryside, money is hard-earned, so naturally they value it more than life. How could they give up someone easily? The young lady did not understand this, but the young lady was so happy that she could not bear to spoil her fun.

Well, if the young lady fails to seek help from the village chief tomorrow, she will pawn the earrings on her ears. "Young lady, I am really useless. Not only have I failed to take care of you, but I have become a burden to you."

Chuchu sobbed and sobbed, and in the silent night, her crying sounded particularly sad.

"It's going to get better. Our lives are going to get better, and your hand is going to get better too."

The master and servant sat on the hay around the fire. Chuchu fell asleep, and the bamboo green snake in the sack turned over. Gu Yinwei moved his wrist and the ice talisman froze it again.

The next morning, it was just dawn.

Gu Yinwei went to the village chief with a sack in her hand. Chuchu was holding a bamboo stick she had picked up. Eight out of ten rural households kept dogs. Chuchu brought the bamboo stick mainly to protect herself from dogs.

Her daughter had been bitten by a dog before, so she really disliked vicious dogs that bite people.

When the village chief's wife saw Gu Yinwei coming, she hurriedly closed the door of the kitchen. The village chief was a little impatient. At this time, their family was preparing to have breakfast. The village chief thought that the two of them came to eat for free, and his expression was a little unhappy.

"Village Chief, are you buying any bamboo green snakes? They weigh two kilograms."

"A bamboo leaf green snake, weighing two kilograms, is it dead or alive?"

"Of course it's alive."

"I want to take a look first."

Gu Yinwei handed the sack in her hand to the village chief. The village chief untied the rope and took a look. The bamboo leaf green snake was alive and well, without a single scar on its body. If it was made into medicinal wine and sold to a pharmacy, it would be worth a lot of money.

"Where did you get this thing from?"

"Chu Chu grabbed it, and her hand was injured."

Chu Chu, who was daydreaming, was called and smiled awkwardly.

The village chief did not suspect anything and gave money to Gu Yinwei. Gu Yinwei said she didn't want the money, so the village chief gave her some rice, flour and vegetables.

The village head's wife came out with the food and said, "Hurry up and eat. The food has become mushy after being kept in the cold for a while."

"Boss, Chuchu looks so quiet, how dare she catch a two-pound bamboo snake with her bare hands?"

"When people are pushed to the limit, they can do anything. Everyone should clean up the snow in front of their own door and not worry about the frost on other people's roofs. Don't think about helping those who can't help, and don't worry about things that are not our business."

"That's right. I heard that the Gu family is planning to send their daughter to the capital to choose an imperial concubine."

"I told you not to ask, but you kept asking. The Gu family is wealthy and powerful, so don't have much contact with them. The less you know about many things, the safer you are."

After exchanging food from the village chief's house, the master and servant returned to the ancestral home to cook. The kitchen utensils and tableware were all worn out. Chuchu and Gu Yinwei washed them together and they were barely usable.

The meal was simple, but they were both very satisfied.

Chuchu often hugged her arms and cried in private. Learning embroidery requires starting from childhood.

Line splitting, color matching, composition, needlework, each one of these requires many years of practice. Now her hands are disabled, and Chuchu's heart is half dead.

Gu Yinwei decided to go into the mountains to collect herbs to treat Chuchu's illness, but the mountains here are high and the forests are dense, and there are many wild animals, so she didn't dare to go there rashly.

It seems that I have to find a way to get back home in advance. Although I won’t starve to death if I’m trapped here, Chuchu will probably die of despair.

"Chu Chu, believe me, I will definitely bring you back home in half a month."

Chu Chu nodded doubtfully, but in fact she had no hope at all.

While Chuchu was taking a nap, Gu Yinwei slowly walked up the stone steps behind the house. When she reached the intersection leading into the mountain, she found a dilapidated City God Temple. The wall in front of the temple had cracked due to wind and rain, and through the cracks, she could see half-human-high weeds inside the wall.

The City God Temple has been abandoned for many years. There are no pilgrims and few people pass by. It is quiet and deep, which is very suitable for summoning souls.

Gu Yinwei bent his fingers as a pen and used his own blood essence as a guide to draw the soul-guiding talisman.