When the grandparents and grandchildren returned home, they scared the whole family. No one had ever gone to the palace and brought back a big bag of poisonous snakes.
The old lady picked up Chu Xiaoxiao and looked her up. She was relieved to see that she was fine from head to toe.
"My goodness, Xiaoxiao! Why did you bring back such a big bag of poisonous snakes?"
The old Duke answered for her: "These things are very good for making medicinal wine. Let the court doctor come and deal with these poisonous snakes."
[Yes! It's a good thing to make medicinal wine. The centipede in it is the most valuable. I must make it for my grandfather to drink.]
After hearing this, Chu Zhinan, Chu Zhixi and Chu Zhibei looked at each other in bewilderment. It turned out that there were not only poisonous snakes in the bag, but also poisonous centipedes.
The bag was clearly open, so why didn't these poisonous creatures crawl out and escape?
The poisonous snakes: “…”
We don't dare! The pressure from the milk ball outside is too strong, and we will die if we go out.
Centipede: “…”
I couldn't move because of broken bones all over my body, so I could only play dead.
"Father! What do you think of giving eight million taels of silver to the emperor?"
Chu Zhinan cares about this the most. That was the result of his sister’s eight years of youth. The emperor wouldn’t have no opinion on it, right?
The old duke stroked his beard and smiled happily: "The emperor will confer Yin'er the title of a third-rank lady."
Yang, Yu and Wang were all happy for Chu Zhiyin. With his rank, he would not be looked down upon easily when he went out.
"It's good now. My sister has a rank, and no one dares to say anything wherever she goes."
"Yes, good times will come after bad times. Good things, good things."
"Mr. Jiang's marriage proposal has been agreed, and he has also been granted a title. It is really a double blessing for my sister."
The old lady was so happy with her three daughters-in-law that she laughed so hard that she almost couldn't hug Chu Xiaoxiao.
"Hahaha! Yin'er has found a good home. This is a great joyous event for our family."
Chu Xiaoxiao slipped down from the old lady's arms, held on to something, walked to Chu Zhinan, and held his hand.
"ah!"
Then he pointed to the bag of snakes.
Chu Zhinan was puzzled: "Xiaoxiao! What are you going to do? Give the snake to dad?"
Chu Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously, indicating that he guessed correctly.
He opened the bag with his little hands, picked out from among several poisonous snakes, pulled one out, and threw it to Chu Zhinan.
[Daddy! I'll give you this. Soak it in wine and drink it and your hidden injuries will heal.]
Chu Zhinan's heart seemed to be hit by something, and it felt soft. People say that daughters are like little cotton-padded jackets that fit closely to the skin, and it's true.
His Xiaoxiao actually saw that he had a hidden injury, which always tortured his pain nerves.
[These two are for my second uncle. He has a cold body. Drinking wine soaked with these venomous snakes can remove the dampness in his body.]
Naituanzi pulled out the two poisonous snakes, threw them together, pointed at Chu Zhixi, and shouted "ah" at him.
Chu Zhixi hurried over and took the poisonous snake given by his niece.
[These two centipedes are for grandparents. They were injured when they were young and have long-standing illnesses. This poison is the best. The rest is for uncle San. After drinking the medicinal wine, his arm will no longer be in so much pain that he can't lift it.]
After distributing the venomous snakes, Chu Xiaoxiao clapped her hands and laughed, as if she had accomplished a major event in her life.
The other cloth bag contained four gold items given by the emperor. The old lady teased her deliberately: "Wow! This golden apple is so beautiful. How about giving it to grandma?"
Chu Xiaoxiao shook her head desperately, faster than a rattle.
[No! That's Xiaoxiao's. Grandma can't snatch things from a child.]
Seeing that she was about to grab the golden apple in the old lady's hand, Yang quickly fetched water for her to wash her hands, as she had just caught a poisonous snake.
I always feel uncomfortable if I don't wash it.
After washing her hands, Chu Xiaoxiao supported herself, trembling, and staggered to the old lady, took the golden apple back and held it in her arms. She also took out a golden bowl and put the golden apple in it.
My heart was filled with joy.
【Gold, gold, all into Xiaoxiao's bowl.】
The old lady was delighted and helped her put the other two items into the bowl. Unfortunately, the bowl was too small to hold them.
The court doctor came over and looked at the poisonous snakes all over the ground with his eyes wide open.
Oh my god! Did we disturb a snake den? Where did all these venomous snakes come from? Many of them are rare species.
This golden centipede is even rarer, and it is definitely not produced in Dongsheng Country. It can only be found in the miasma-filled mountains in Nanyun Country.
The old Duke has never been to Nanyun Kingdom, where did he get this?
The palace doctors of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion are all retired military doctors. They are knowledgeable and know which species belong to which place.
Know more about their medicinal value.
The old Duke told him: "These poisonous snakes are used to soak medicinal wine. You take them and clean them up and soak them all! These are mine, this is the eldest brother, that is the second brother, and the rest all belong to the third brother."
After the court doctor examined them, he wrote them down one by one, and then asked, "Old Duke! Can you tell me where these things came from?"
"It's a reward from the Emperor."
The old Duke made up a lie without thinking. The things were indeed brought out from the palace, as evidenced by the bright yellow cloth bag on the ground.
Although it was not a reward from the emperor, it was not much different.
The court doctor was surprised: "After all, he is the emperor. He can even catch the golden centipede from Nanyun Kingdom. This is a rare thing. You may not find it even if you go looking for it."
The old Duke nodded slightly and said nothing more. This centipede almost took the emperor's life. If it weren't for his Xiaoxiao, things would have been terrible.
If anything happened to the emperor, their Chu family would definitely not have a good ending.
Turning his head to look at the little girl who was concentrating on playing with gold ware, the old Duke had a kind look and was filled with emotion.
The court doctor threw all the snakes into a cloth bag, tied the bag tightly, and carried it away. This was the first time I had seen such a well-behaved venomous snake, lying there motionless and allowing anyone to catch it at will.
If it weren't for the venomous snakes still spitting out their tongues, he would have thought that the snakes were dead. But after a closer look, they were not dead, but still alive.
What was even more strange was that when he caught them, he could clearly feel their bodies trembling.
The court doctor was very confused. Why are you trembling like a poisonous snake? There are only a few more people sitting in the hall. Are you scared? Are you trembling with fear?
Are you kidding? Can poisonous snakes be scared?
Haven't humans always been afraid of them?
It's just... quite confusing.
It was the first time I saw a snake so frightened that it trembled and didn't move.
After leaving the hall and walking into his own yard, the poisonous snake in the bag immediately began to become restless.
The court doctor was even more puzzled. Looking at the venomous snakes wriggling in and out of the bag, he felt that this was how they should behave.
The dead look just now was really unbelievable to him.
When soaking poisonous snakes in wine, what is needed is that they are alive. If they are half-dead, the efficacy of the wine will be greatly reduced.
"You're finally willing to move, that's great. Wait! I'll choose a good place for you in a bit." The court doctor said to the snake in the bag with a smile, "While we still have time, move more and don't play dead like you did just now."
Snakes: "......"
You can look down on us but you can't insult us. We are not pretending to be dead, we are really afraid of death!
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