Zhou Fagen tried to move away from the place, but as soon as he moved, the golden snake looked over, so he dared not move.
"Ah..." Zhou Laoda suddenly sprang up, and even faster than him, a packet of powder was thrown from his hand. The golden snake also pounced on him in an instant, as if it would not be satisfied until it killed him.
However, Boss Zhou was prepared. He swiftly swept his medicine hoe across, accurately knocking the golden snake away. The golden snake was probably affected by the medicine, as its attack suddenly faltered.
"Thud." The little golden snake crashed into a tree not far away and then fell down.
Zhou Laoda, in one go, rushed over with his axe and chopped at the snake's head on the ground. He only managed to make a small notch with his first chop, and he was shocked. He quickly chopped a few more times until he cut off the snake's head.
He kept in mind his wife's words when he set off: "Honey, Xingxing said that if you accidentally encounter a small golden snake in the mountains this time, immediately sprinkle the kind of powder that Wufu made. When the small golden snake is poisoned by the powder, you must immediately cut off its head to prevent it from coming back to seek revenge on you."
Since it was his daughter who specifically instructed him to do so, he had to keep it in mind. After gritting his teeth and cutting off the snake's head, Zhou Laoda used a tree branch to hold the snake's head and placed it on the prepared dry branches and grass. He then took out a tinderbox and lit it.
Burning snake heads is a custom among the villagers. This is because when they first came to Yegou Village, some villagers caught a snake, cut off its head, and then did not deal with it. Tragically, the snake head bit them back, and they even lost their lives because of it.
The villagers of Yegou Village fled from the north. When they arrived in the south, they realized that the place was damp and shady, with many snakes and insects. In the summer, the villagers often encountered snakes.
Ever since someone was bitten to death by a severed snake head, the villagers have learned their lesson and made it a rule that snake heads must be burned, otherwise they might suffer a backlash.
"What is this thing? It takes forever to burn to ashes. If you were bitten by it, you'd probably die instantly," said Boss Zhou, still shaken.
Fortunately, he was prepared, fortunately he reacted quickly, and fortunately his daughter told him the solution in advance.
Everything is fortunate.
Zhou Fagen was quite frightened and stood there stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. When he saw that the snake's head had been burned to ashes, he finally calmed down and picked up a tree branch to lift the snake's body.
"Is this snake meat edible? Could it be poisonous all over?" Zhou Fagen asked cautiously.
"Let's not eat it, it's not like we'll miss out on a couple of ounces of meat," Old Zhou put out the fire, then took the herb and headed back towards the main group. That was it for today; he had no interest in digging for more herbs to avoid any further danger.
Zhou Fagen used a tree branch to carry the small golden snake back to the group. The snake attracted the attention of many people, especially several doctors who gathered around and persuaded Zhou Fagen to hand it over to them for treatment.
Zhou Fagen didn't care; whoever wanted it could take it.
At this moment, the guards of the Song family also noticed the commotion. There were also two doctors in the Song family's group, and they were very skilled in medicine. With their sharp ears, they heard the words "little golden snake" and looked over with great sensitivity.
He then led his guards forward to investigate. After seeing the small golden snake stuck on the tree branch, one of the doctors, whose face was usually stern, suddenly became sharp-eyed.
This is the key ingredient they're looking for! Who killed the little golden snake?
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