Chapter 109: Covering up the smell of snakes
Xia Mi bravely took another look and saw the densely packed snake eggs, which made her scalp numb.
With the snake eggs here, the snake from last night will definitely come back again.
Xia Mi had heard from the elders in her family before that snake eggs have a smell and that one should not touch them casually with their hands, as this would contaminate their hands and the snake would follow the smell to come over.
The best thing to do is to move the snake eggs somewhere else and deal with the smell under the bed as soon as possible.
But how to get this out?
Xia Mi looked at the ground and fell into deep thought.
There is no wooden floor in the house, just cement floor, painted with varnish, and the floor is quite smooth.
If you use a spatula, it is easy to break the egg. If you don't have enough strength and skills, the egg will roll everywhere.
Xia Mi stayed in the room and suddenly felt colder and colder. She hugged her shoulders and rubbed them, then hurried out to find help.
As soon as she went out, Zhang Erqiao and his men appeared in Xia Mi's sight.
"Sister-in-law, Huo Ying said a snake appeared in the house yesterday. Let's sprinkle some realgar powder on you."
There were four people in total, all holding realgar powder in their hands, and it seemed that they would go to other houses later.
You came at the right time.
Xia Mi called Zhang Erqiao, "Erqiao, I just found a nest of snake eggs at home. Can you come to my house and help lift the bed?"
Zhang Erqiao led his men into the yard without any hesitation.
As soon as Xia Mi opened the door, Zhang Erqiao and the other three smelled a faint fragrance, a bit like the scent of flowers, but not as light as that of flowers.
Zhang Erqiao saw the vanishing cream and some bottles and jars on the dressing table.
Fortunately, Huo Jingchen had already moved the bed covers and other items to the study yesterday, so Xia Mi only needed to tidy up a little and they could lift the bed.
The four of them worked together to lift the bed to the side, and a nest of snake eggs was exposed to everyone's sight.
Someone reached out to pick it up, but was stopped by Xia Mi and Zhang Erqiao.
"Don't touch this thing. If you touch it, it will come to your door at night. It's best to use something to block it and put it outside."
Zhang Erqiao grabbed the man to prevent him from going forward.
"Use this. Be careful. Put the newspaper next to it or burn it. Don't touch it."
Xia Mi found two newspapers. Newspapers are large and can block out odors, making them perfect for moving snake eggs.
"Okay." Zhang Erqiao took over this important task. He took the newspaper, squatted down, and carefully placed the snake eggs into another newspaper.
The snake eggs are stuck together, making it difficult to pick them up.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go deal with the snake eggs, and you go and sprinkle realgar around them." Zhang Erqiao said to the other three people, holding the snake eggs.
"Go slowly and try not to touch anything inside. I'll find a way to clean the house." Xia Mi looked at the snake eggs in his arms worriedly.
Zhang Erqiao nodded and said affirmatively, "Don't worry, sister-in-law."
After he finished speaking, he walked out, and the rest was sprinkled realgar on the courtyard wall. Xia Mi asked for some and sprinkled it on the bedroom window.
Looking at the mark left by the snake eggs, Xia Mi bought a bottle of detergent and a brush at the mall while everyone was outside.
She first poured some detergent, filled an enamel basin with water, and squatted on the ground to scrub with a brush.
After brushing, the room was filled with a lemon scent.
Xia Mi got up and opened the window. The window was on the side of the bed, and once it was opened, sunlight could shine onto the ground.
She planned to wait until the ground was dry before spraying perfume on it. Would that completely cover up the smell? "Sister-in-law, we have sprinkled realgar around. If there is nothing else, we will leave first."
There was a greeting outside.
Xia Mi took off her rubber gloves, put them into the space, and went out to see them off.
When she returned to the room, the floor was almost dry. She took out her perfume and sprayed it a few times. The room was instantly filled with floral scent, with a sweet top note.
"sister in law?!"
The three people who had just left came back in a hurry, and Zhang Erqiao came back with them.
Xia Mi was just about to go out to find Carpenter Wei to build a doghouse as soon as possible so that the dog would have a place to live when he was brought back.
Looking at the four people in a hurry, Xia Mi put away the blueprint and asked, "What happened?"
Zhang Erqiao spread his hands and explained awkwardly, "When I was putting the snake eggs down just now, I accidentally dropped one. I reached out to catch it without thinking, and it touched the snake egg directly."
After hearing this, Xia Mi frowned.
"Go get some soap and wash your hands first. The water and soap are on the shelf."
This matter was also caused by her. Xia Mi went into the house, took out the perfume she had just bought from the mall, and sprayed it on Zhang Erqiao's washed hands.
"Okay, don't worry too much."
Xia Mi closed the lid of the perfume and asked, "Did you burn the newspaper?"
"No, I found a suitable place and directly used newspapers to pad it. I didn't expect one of them to slide out."
A look of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Erqiao's face. He smelled the sweet fragrance on his hands. He couldn't tell whether he disliked it or liked it. He just felt it was a bit embarrassing for a grown man to put this on.
"I'm sorry to bother you this time, but the scent covers a lot of ground, so don't worry."
"This is what we should do, so we won't bother my sister-in-law anymore."
Seeing Xia Mi carrying a bag, Zhang Erqiao quickly took her away.
After going out the door, Zhang Erqiao and the other three people split up. He was responsible for going to Jiang Shengmei and Fan Chunhua's home, which was located on the east side.
"Sister Jiang, let me sprinkle some realgar in your house."
Jiang Shengmei's door was always open and was only closed at night when she went to bed. He knocked on the door to remind her, then went into the house with the bag.
"We just sprinkled it at home, and I was just planning to send some to Xia Mi. Have you sprinkled it at their home?"
“Just finished.”
Jiang Shengmei was squatting in the field busying herself with growing vegetables. A typhoon a few days ago blew down all her cowpeas, and she had managed to ask someone to bring back these vegetable seeds.
Now all the poles have to be re-inserted.
"Well, I'll go to Sister Chunhua's house to take a look."
"Go ahead. Her family probably hasn't gotten it yet. Since you have it, I don't have to go deliver it."
The two families live next door to each other. When Jiang Shengmei woke up this morning, she shared what happened last night with Fan Chunhua.
Zhang Erqiao turned around and went to Fan Chunhua's house.
When I entered the door, I happened to meet Li Jiajia who was resting at home.
She also heard about Xia Mi being frightened by a snake. When she saw Zhang Erqiao coming, she took the initiative to step forward and ask about Xia Mi's situation.
"Erqiao, you just came from Xia Mi's house. How is she? I heard from Aunt Jiang that she had a big bite on her hand."
Zhang Erqiao was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he seemed to have seen a wound on Xia Mi's hand.
He was not aware of what happened last night. He just went to the army early in the morning and was told to bring realgar to the staff quarters.
"It doesn't look like a big deal."
Recalling Xia Mi, she was the same as usual.
When Li Jiajia approached Zhang Erqiao, she smelled a fragrance. At first she thought the flowers planted by her aunt had bloomed, but when she turned around, they were not.
"Why do you smell so good?"
Zhang Erqiao put his hands behind his back and said, "I just went to help Sister Xia move the snake eggs and accidentally touched them. My hands smelled like a snake, so Sister Xia sprayed something on me to cover it up."
"Xia Mi actually has perfume?"
Li Jiajia widened her eyes and then thought, yes, Xia Mi’s adoptive parents with national capital also have this ability.
"I don't know what it's called, so I'll go spread the realgar first, I still have several houses to visit."
Zhang Erqiao shook his head awkwardly and walked towards the wall with the bag.
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