The snake didn't seem to intend to attack anyone; it was just moving slowly on the ground. Perhaps it was hiding here because the sun was too strong and the weather was too hot.
Gu Chen was originally walking in front, but when the snake moved, he used a wooden stick to poke the snake right at its vital spot.
"You stand to the side."
He caught the snake with his bare hands. The snake was very docile; even though it was held by the hand with its vital spot pinched, it only twisted its tail slightly.
The snake was large and dark green, its color blending seamlessly with the surrounding grass, so it wasn't noticed at first.
The rat snake is a natural enemy of rodents. It must have come out to move around because of the hot weather. Gu Chen held the snake, walked to the other side, and released it.
"Be careful, there might be something else."
Gu Chen was very meticulous. He used a stick to trim away all the dense grass, so that any movement would be heard long ago.
The loquats could be sold, but Gu Zhixiang also had to manage the farm, grow crops, and take care of two children, so he simply didn't have the time.
Sure enough, after a short while, he had cleared away the surrounding weeds.
"There are basically no snakes around. Just take a stick and knock the loquats off. They won't break easily when they fall to the ground because there's grass around them."
Gu Chen could reach some of the things, so he simply picked them and put them in Lin Yuxi's basket. For the things he couldn't reach, he used a stick to knock them down.
Loquat trees have fuzz that can get stuck on your skin and cause itching. Most of the fuzz on the top has to be swatted, and some has been eaten by birds.
"Then I'll put the basket here and pick some myself." Lin Yuxi hung the basket on the tree trunk, then found a relatively lush tree where some fruits were still green and others were not yet fully grown. She picked the ripe ones.
These fruits are unattended, yet they grow so well despite being left to grow unchecked; one loquat is almost as big as Lin Yuxi's palm.
The two of them lingered on the mountain for about an hour, picking a full basket of vegetables.
When going up the mountain, she didn't feel the steepness of the path at all. When going down the mountain, Gu Chen carried the basket and climbed down the rocks.
...
At the foot of Qinghe Village.
Zhang Shufang and Zhao Xiaotong, along with a group of others, were beaten. As the main perpetrators, the two had 20 centimeters of their hair deducted and their names posted at the entrance of the village committee.
A single rumor can kill a person. If you cause trouble for others every few days, so what if you get beaten up?
So what if it's illegal? It's reasonable!
"You shameless woman, how could you gossip behind people's backs and even bring it up in front of them? Are you out of your mind?" Zhang Shufang was scolded by Wang Dagang as soon as she got back.
Twenty centimeters!
The couple had to work for two days, which meant they had to harvest twenty rows of wheat!
"Don't you know what kind of person Zhao Xiaotong is? She's been living in our house for over a year, and she has to go to town to buy face cream every month. You can't tell east from west after using her face cream a few times, can you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shufang immediately exploded, "What do you mean I used her face cream a few times? She gave it to me voluntarily, I didn't ask for it."
"You still dare to talk back? Let's see what you do tomorrow! You can't read a single word, and you still want to write an apology letter? You've completely disgraced me, you stinking woman!" Wang Dagang cursed and scolded, "I've had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to marry you. Go and talk to the village secretary on my behalf."
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