Chapter 44 Brother Snake's Gift

When they reached the mountain, Xia Wu divided the area for the villagers who came to work, and everyone quickly got to work, weeding where necessary and cutting down trees where necessary.

Yang Guojun and Yang Hongwen also came. It was their own work, so there was no reason for them not to do it.

As soon as the sun came out, it became a bit hot to work in the mountains. The villagers wore straw hats and took off their coats and put them on the weeds by the roadside.

Xia Wu came back on a tricycle and brought a bucket of honey water to the mountain so that everyone could drink it when they were thirsty.

She took the design drawings that Li Jianbin left behind when he left to the town and printed them out. Now she planned to walk around the mountain according to the drawings and see if she could find any trace of Brother Snake.

"Dad, I'm going to go up the mountain to take a look."

After saying goodbye to Yang Guojun, Xia Wu planned to leave.

Yang Guojun straightened up and said, "Don't walk around. There are snakes on the mountain."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of snakes."

Xia Wu waved her hand nonchalantly. She and Brother Snake were very familiar with each other. If her parents knew about this, they would probably be scared.

Besides, there are rat snakes in the mountains, so there are no poisonous snakes. What's so scary about non-poisonous snakes?

Xia Wu's figure quickly disappeared into the bushes. The villagers smiled and said to Yang Guojun, "Guojun, your new daughter is really brave and capable."

"Of course, she is amazing." Yang Guojun felt proud to have his daughter praised.

"Where's Xiaowei? Why didn't she contact you since she went out?" someone couldn't help but ask curiously.

Before Xia Wu came back, Yang Wei was the pride of the Yang family. Such a beautiful girl, who was also good at studying, went straight to the fields to work when she was in high school after the holidays. She was not spoiled at all.

Anyone in the village who mentioned Yang Wei would envy her, as she was truly the child of other people's families.

So when the news of Yang Wei picking up the wrong child came out, many people in the village were waiting to see Yang Guojun and his wife make a fool of themselves.

The good girl I raised with so much difficulty has become someone else's child. Isn't it a waste of time?

But we are all from the same village, and no one is so idle as to go up to Yang Guojun and say such gossip.

Later, Yang Guojun and his wife brought Xia Wu back. When the villagers saw her, they thought that this girl was even prettier than Yang Wei. From her temperament, they could tell that she was a child from a wealthy family who had never suffered.

After that, the rumors in the village changed again. People said that Yang Guojun was not at a disadvantage. Although he raised a child for someone else, his own daughter did not suffer and seemed to be raised better.

That’s a profit.

Especially after Xia Wu came back, he started live streaming and selling strawberries, making a lot of money. He was also smart, so there were fewer people gossiping about him in the village.

But we are all human beings and we are all curious. How can a girl who has been raised for 10 or 20 years be so emotionless after being exchanged for her? If she still has feelings for him, will Yang Wei still contact her family?

After all, she was raised and sent to college. Now that she has recognized her biological parents, she will not ignore Yang Guojun and his wife.

Someone asked, and the others were curiously waiting for Yang Guojun's answer.

Who knew he wasn't fooled at all, "Why are you asking so many questions? You're in charge, hurry up and work, everyone, don't be lazy!"

One hundred dollars a day.

They don't want to do this job, but there are plenty of people who can do it.

The villagers laughed a few times and changed the subject.

Yang Guojun frequently looked back in the direction Xia Wu left, fearing that his daughter would hear these trivial words.

Of course, Yang Wei still has contact with her family. Even though she was adopted into the Xia family and changed her surname, she still called Yang Guojun "Dad" and Liu Guizhen "Mom". She cared about their health and wanted to send them money.

Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen were both relieved and at a loss as to what to do.

They must be feeling bad that their daughter ran back home after being wronged by the Xia family.

But this has nothing to do with Xiaowei. She has raised her daughter for 10 or 20 years and never thought that she was not her biological daughter. How could she immediately lose her feelings for her just because she was taken away by mistake?

They couldn't be as cruel as the Xia family was to Xiao Wu, but when they accepted Xiao Wei's care for them, they always felt guilty towards Xiao Wu unconsciously.

Therefore, after discussing with each other, Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen decided not to mention the matter of Xiaowei and the Xia family when Xiaowu was present, and to avoid the two children meeting as much as possible.

Originally, Yang Guojun was worried that Xiaowei would come back during the Chinese New Year and the two children would not get along when they met. But a few days ago, Xiaowei sent him a message saying that she might not be able to come back during the Chinese New Year and that she wanted to participate in some activities at school, which would be helpful for her admission to graduate school. He was relieved.

Both husband and wife kept their mouths shut. Apart from talking about these things behind closed doors, they never said a word to anyone else.

I was afraid that some inappropriate words would reach Xiao Wu's ears and cause her to misunderstand.

Both children are good kids, and Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen are happy to keep them at home and raise them.

But now, the Xia family is only willing to treat their own daughter well. They can just give up the daughter they have raised for 10 or 20 years. Of course, Yang Guojun is angry and distressed.

The balance in his heart would inevitably tilt towards Xia Wu, and he would indulge her in every way.

Xia Wu walked up the mountain road for ten or twenty minutes, but still didn't reach the top of the mountain. She stopped and looked down. She could see people working. Yang Hongwen happened to look up and saw her, and waved awkwardly.

Yang Guojun also looked over and seemed to say something to her. Xia Wu waved her hand and said, "I know, I know!"

It must be to remind her to be careful.

There was a slight breeze on the mountain, but it wasn't cold. The sun was warm on people's bodies. Xia Wu also found a dry stream on the mountain. It seemed that in the summer there was plenty of water on the mountain, and this stream came alive.

She wanted to see where the source of the stream was, so she continued walking upstream along the stream.

The further up the mountain you go, the harder the road becomes.

The mountain has not been developed much and is deserted. Even Xia Wu has not figured out how to use it.

We can only take one step at a time.

Soon, Xia Wu made a new discovery. Before she found the source of the stream, she discovered a small valley. The valley was a little shady and cool, and she could hear the sound of flowing water from afar.

It was not difficult to go down. Xia Wu walked into the valley, which was slightly lower than Yantou Mountain and closer to the mother mountain. She passed through a jungle and saw a waterfall.

The waterfall is about twenty to thirty meters high. The white water rushes down from a height and falls into the lake under the cliff. The source of the stream on the hill contracted by Xia Wu almost all flows out from this eight-meter-wide lake.

It's groundwater.

Xia Wu liked this secluded valley very much. It was sparsely populated, and he had never heard Yang Guofeng or the villagers mention it. He probably didn't discover it either.

She would ask later if this valley also belonged to her. If so, Xia Wu planned to use it as her secret base. It would be great if she could build a tree house or something here and stay there when she had nothing to do.

Just as Xia Wu was planning the use of the valley, she discovered Brother Snake, coiled on a rock, basking in the sun, looking warm.

Brother Snake also discovered her, and quickly swam his huge body towards Xia Wu. In a few breaths, he was beside her.

It was the first time that Xia Wu saw Brother Snake's full appearance so clearly in the sunlight. His breathing stopped for a moment. No wonder Jiang Zhen was scared by it. Who wouldn't be afraid of it?

It is more than two meters long and as thick as a small tree. The pattern looks mysterious and dangerous under the sunlight. The fear of snakes hidden in human genes is all aroused at this moment.

However, Xia Wu reacted quickly. She squatted down and tried to touch Brother Snake. Brother Snake also let her touch him obediently without any intention of resisting.

"Why haven't you gone into hibernation yet? Didn't I tell you yesterday? There are people on the mountain. If they catch you, you'll have no choice but to end up in a local restaurant."

Xia Wu complained, thinking that humans really can cook anything.

Brother Snake didn't understand and just kept hooking Xia Wu's wrist with his tail, wrapping around it and then releasing it. The scales slid across the delicate skin, which was a really creepy touch.

Xia Wu was no longer afraid of it and even tried to grab the snake brother with both hands, "Let me see how heavy you are."

"Wow! At least 20 kilograms. What do you eat? How did you get so fat?"

Snakes can't speak, but Xia Wu inexplicably felt a sense of helplessness from it.

The snake swam down Xia Wu's body and burrowed into the dense grass.

Xia Wu thought it was leaving and waved goodbye to it.

Who knew that the snake would straighten up, stick out its tongue, and keep looking at her.

"Bye, go hibernate, bye, do you understand?"

The snake didn't move, just looked at her.

"What? Are you going to show me what you eat?" Xia Wu was puzzled and could only guess. She tried to follow him, and sure enough, Brother Snake started to move forward again.

Xia Wu stopped, and it stopped as if sensing something, then looked back at her.

It continued swimming only after Xia Wu caught up.

"Could this guy have become a spirit?" Xia Wu complained in her heart, not knowing whether the rat snake was smart in itself or became smarter after drinking her spiritual spring water.

She followed the big snake back to the front of Yantou Mountain. Brother Snake still had no intention of stopping. There was no road here. The snake walked in front, swinging its tail to press down the weeds as much as possible, making it easier for Xia Wu to walk.

The snake and the man walked forward like this for about ten minutes. Xia Wu looked down the mountain, but what he saw was not Yanggou Village, but another village.

She was carried to the other side of the mountain by the snake?

What's here?

Soon, Xia Wu knew what was here.

She smelled a faint mineral scent mixed with the fresh air of the surrounding plants. From afar, she saw wisps of pale white mist rising. They rose less than half a meter before disappearing without a trace under the sunlight.

After passing through the bushes half a person's height, a natural hot spring pool formed by gushing groundwater appeared in front of Xia Wu. Her mouth gradually opened wide, as if an egg had been put in it, and she could hardly believe her eyes.

“Natural hot spring!???”

"Or is it an underground hot spring?!"

Xia Wu was excited. She knew the value of these hot springs better than anyone else!

Her mind immediately flashed back to the hot springs she had once admired. That was money! Money was waving at her! Say Hi!

There was a large area of ​​hot spring pools in front of him, with about twelve or thirteen of them of different sizes. The largest one was about two meters wide in diameter, with hot steam curling up. Xia Wu reached in to test the water temperature, and it was very suitable!

It is a natural hot spring that can be developed directly!

The most suitable temperature for hot springs for human soaking should be around 42°C. If it is too high, it will be of no benefit to the human body. Of course, in addition to water temperature, water quality is also very important and needs to be identified by relevant departments to confirm whether it can be developed.

But no matter what, this hot spring area now belongs to Xia Wu!

Even if she can't develop it, she can use it as a benefit for her mountain and attract more people to work for her!

"Hehe, hehehe~~" Xia Wu felt extremely happy when he thought of that scene.

Awesome! So awesome!

No wonder brother snake doesn’t hibernate. With this natural heater, why would it hibernate?

Xia Wu wanted to hug Brother Snake and give him a kiss.

"Brother Snake, is this a gift from you? Then I'll accept it without hesitation! Don't worry, I'll take care of your drinking water from now on! As long as you're on my mountain, I guarantee that no one can hurt you!"

Are you kidding? She actually paid for this place and every blade of grass and tree on the mountain is hers! These cute little creatures, as long as they are on her mountain, they are also hers!

This time Brother Snake understood and rubbed Xia Wu's wrist. Xia Wu found a small stone pit and poured some spiritual spring water into it as a gift from Brother Snake to her.

This place is remote and there shouldn't be any people coming here. After climbing the mountain for half a day and passing through so much grass, Xia Wu felt a little itchy all over.

So she made a bold and indulgent decision...

Bring your equipment tomorrow and experience the hot springs first!

Xia Wu came down the mountain with a great harvest, and did not announce the discovery of the hot spring to the outside world for the time being.

She must prepare in advance.

The villagers worked diligently and by the end of the day, they had managed to turn the fruit tree area into something that looked quite nice.

Xia Wu returned home and went to discuss the matter of leasing the mountain with Yang Guofeng.

"You want to extend the contract? There's no rush. Once ten years have passed, if you still want it, we can renew it. Isn't that something we can discuss?"

Yang Guofeng poured Xia Wu a cup of tea and temporarily handed over the task of identifying winter bamboo shoots to the village accountant Yang Mingkai.

"Uncle, I definitely want to do my business well. To be honest, I recently bought fruit seedlings online. Some seedlings take three to five years to grow before they can produce a harvest. Three to five years will pass quickly, and by then I won't have worked long before the ten-year period is up. What if someone else in the village wants to take over the business or something? I'm afraid of disputes and trouble."

Xia Wu was giving another excuse, which was also one of Bao Shan's concerns.

Yang Guofeng hissed, lost in thought, and then asked, "Why didn't you just make it longer when you first started wrapping the mountain?"

Xia Wu smiled helplessly and said, "I had just returned at that time and didn't have much money on me. I even borrowed the money for the package from a friend. Now I have some money on me, right? I just want to solve my worries. Uncle, do you think the length of the package can be changed?"

"Of course, we're all from the same village. If you want to change it, we can just go through the process again and pay the difference. It's not a big deal." Yang Guofeng wasn't bothered by the hassle, he was just worried: "I'm just worried that you're still young and how long you can stay in the village? What if you don't want to own the mountain anymore..."

"Uncle, you can rest assured. I'm wholeheartedly committed to planting on the mountain as my entire future career, and I won't change my mind!"

When Yang Guofeng heard this, his mouth widened. Xia Wu was exactly the promising young man he had been dreaming of who could drive the economic development of the village!

"Bao! Uncle must get this done for you!"