After a simple lunch, Xue Huan went into the mountains. This time she came alone and did not bring Pei Ji with her.
Firstly, she had to avoid him when doing what she wanted to do, and secondly, she felt more at ease with him, a man with high fighting ability, guarding the house.
This time she came to look for plants like poisonous thorns. The reason why Old Mrs. Xue dared to climb the wall before was because there were no preventive measures on the wall, right?
That wall can only protect against gentlemen but not villains. What if someone else tries to climb over the wall in the same way next time?
So she has to take more protective measures.
If you plant a circle of thorns around the wall, others will have to think twice before climbing over it.
Thorns are not uncommon and can be found everywhere in the mountains. Xue Huan quickly found a clump, dug it into the space, and then watered it with spiritual spring water, causing the thorns to grow rapidly.
In a short period of time, she got a large area of thick and lush thorns. The surface changed from delicate light red to hard dark red, and the thorns also turned dark purple, which looked very prickly.
She dug out the thorns, tied them up with vines, and prepared to take them out when she got to the foot of the mountain.
When walking out of the space, a black shadow suddenly rushed over and Xue Huan dodged it.
"Hiss—" A black snake with white stripes spit out its tongue at her.
Xue Huan's pupils shrank and goose bumps appeared on her body. She always kept her distance from snakes, but now she was actually being stared at by a snake.
The black snake had a pointed head, and it was obviously a poisonous snake, a poisonous snake... Xue Huan's heart moved, and she had originally planned to hide in the space immediately, but at this moment she changed her mind.
A stick appeared in her hand and she poked the snake.
There is a saying called "hit the snake on the stick", which means that if you hit the snake with a stick, the snake will crawl over to it along with the stick. Xue Huan did it on purpose, she wanted the snake to crawl onto the stick.
And the snake did not disappoint her expectations. It crawled towards her along the stick. At that moment, she resisted the urge to throw the stick away and dodged into the space.
After entering the space, the snake no longer posed any threat to her, after all, this was her home ground.
Xue Huan's mind moved, and the black snake that rushed towards her fell to the ground with a plop, unable to move.
She used pliers to clamp the poisonous snake into a narrow-mouthed vase that was half a person's height. The vase was originally stored in the storeroom of the Qian Mansion and was probably an antique, but now she didn't care whether it was an antique or not.
What she was attracted to now was its smoothness and narrowness.
So as to prevent the poisonous snake from escaping.
Next, let it starve.
Xue Huan dragged a large pile of thorns back home, planted the thorns in a circle around the wall, and watered them. From then on, these thorns made their home next to the courtyard wall.
However, it will take some time for them to grow to the point where they can cover the entire wall.
Although she could use the spiritual spring to speed up the process, it was too obvious and would easily arouse suspicion, so she did not intend to do so.
In fact, some spiritual spring water was mixed into the water used to water the flowers and plants, which caused the flowers and plants in the yard to grow much faster than before. If it continued to grow faster, it would probably cause panic among Xue's mother.
Since the thorns were of no use for the time being, Xue Huan set up some traps inside and outside the courtyard wall.
These trap-setting techniques were learned from Xue's father. They were originally used to hunt wild animals, but now they are used to guard against villains.
In fact, she should have thought of it earlier.
Otherwise, Old Mrs. Xue wouldn't have been able to crawl in so easily.
When Xue Huan thought of Old Lady Xue, her eyes turned cold. It was the first time in her life that she felt so disgusted with someone.
But soon, she couldn't jump anymore.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Xue Huan was placing sharpened wooden spikes in the trap when Xue Yao came back from school.
"Set a trap, come and help."
"Okay." Xue Yao put down his bag and ran over.
He was also very familiar with these things. With his participation, Xue Huan worked much faster.
After setting the trap, Xue Huan told him what happened at home today.
Xue Yao was so angry that he kicked the peach tree in the yard, and immediately the petals fell like rain.
The scene is beautiful, but the mood is terrible.
Xue Yao gritted his teeth, "Sister, why do they always come to bully our family? I'm going to fight them!"
The young boy was as stubborn as a calf when he got angry. Xue Huan wanted to pull him back but failed. It was Xue Jun who stopped him in time.
"Brother, don't go! I've already thought of a way to get rid of them."
Xue Yao paused, turned back doubtfully, and asked, "What method?"
Xue Huan was also very curious. Last time Xue Jun said that he wanted to find a way to completely get rid of the old Xue family, she didn't actually have much hope, but she didn't expect Xue Jun to really take this matter to heart.
"Let's go to the county government office and sue them," Xue Jun said word by word. "I've read the laws of Daqi. Our family has already separated from that family. Uncle San's debt to the casino has nothing to do with us, and grandma has no right to sell us out. This time, she brought people from the casino into our house and destroyed our property. According to the law, she should be beaten with a stick."
After hearing this, Xue Huan's mind suddenly became clear. Yes, why didn't she think of reporting to the police? If she encountered such a thing in modern times, she would have called the police immediately. However, here, she subconsciously ruled out this method.
Perhaps it was because of the county magistrate's indulgence of her brother-in-law Qian Dazhi, or perhaps it was because she had heard too many rumors that the county magistrate was incompetent, which led her to have no trust in the officials of this era and never thought of seeking help from the government.
But filing a complaint is also an option.
She can go ask Guan Yue tomorrow.
"Jun'er is awesome. She actually thought of this idea. Tomorrow I will go find a lawyer to write a complaint and sue them severely!" Xue Huan affirmed Xue Jun's suggestion.
The little girl smiled a little embarrassedly.
"The doors at home are all broken. Let's just make do with it for one night and go to the county together tomorrow. It just so happens that mother and Jun'er haven't seen our house in the city yet."
Xue's mother was somewhat tempted, yet also hesitant: "Then what about the family..."
Xue Huan: "Didn't we just set a trap? It would be best if no one comes to take advantage of the situation. If someone comes to do something sneaky, they deserve to fall into the trap."
In this way, the family’s trip to the county tomorrow was decided.
"Yao'er, go ask for leave from your teacher and explain the reason to him clearly." Xue Huan said to Xue Yao.
Xue Yao said "hmm" and ran out of the door with the bag of scented tea given to him by Xue's mother.
The school was opened by an old scholar from a neighboring village who had failed the imperial examinations for a long time. Shanghe Village was not far away and could be reached in fifteen minutes if one was fast.
Xue Yao went to his master's house and told him what had happened at home. "Tomorrow, my family is going to the county to file a lawsuit against the casino. I'm the only male in the family, so I have to show up when the time comes. So I hope you can give me a day off."
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