Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Something is wrong.
The brother and sister drove all the way to the foot of the mountain without stopping.
Mu Mian didn't mention the previous topic, and chatted about something else casually, and arrived after a while.
The old man was buried not far away, just halfway up the mountain.
These days, if someone in the family dies, they find a place in the mountains to bury them. There is no special cemetery.
Halfway up the mountain, you can see a grave mound at a distance.
In the past, people who were particular about feng shui would find someone knowledgeable about it, while those who were not would just randomly find a place to bury their bodies.
Of course, you can’t watch it in a big way now.
The place where the old man was buried was looked at by someone, and it was said to be a Feng Shui treasure land.
Mu Mian couldn’t tell whether the feng shui was good or not. She only saw that the weeds had grown a little bit more, but not a lot, and they weren’t very tall.
After all, it was just cleaned during the Qingming Festival.
Mu Zhuo took a shovel and dug up the tender grass along with its roots.
There are so many weeds in the mountains, one after another, it is impossible to clean them all up.
Even if the roots are dug up every time, the wind will still blow the seeds over. Some grasses are very tenacious and will grow wherever the wind blows, and they can germinate no matter how bad the conditions are.
While cleaning up, Mu Zhuo kept chattering to the old man about his experiences over the past few years, and of course, he only said good things.
This person only reports good news but not bad news for those who have passed away.
Mu Mian followed beside them and helped to tidy up a bit, occasionally agreeing with her brother.
Speaking of which, she had never met three of the four elderly people in the family, as they all died before she was born.
Only her grandmother was always by her side, raising her up, and also her grandparents from her previous life.
Mu Mian glanced at his elder brother who was still chattering with the old man, and his thoughts drifted away silently.
Judging from the age of her grandparents in their previous life, she should be in her twenties now.
In 1963, she wanted to find her grandparents, but unfortunately she didn't know where to start.
After getting familiar with the area, Mu Mian silently compared it with his memories of his previous life.
She discovered that the village where she grew up should correspond to the Red Flag Brigade, which is now 20 kilometers away from them.
As a child at that time, she naturally had no way of running to other brigades to ask people.
When I was in junior high school last year, there were two people from the Red Flag Brigade in my class.
Mu Mian couldn't wait to ask people about it, but unfortunately, the two classmates said that there was no one with that name in the team.
I don’t know what went wrong, or if her appearance caused a butterfly effect.
Mu Mian couldn't tell anyone about these things and took several days to digest them.
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After Mu Zhuo finished talking, he turned around and found his little sister sitting on the stone beside him in a daze. Mu Zhuo stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his little sister's eyes, "What are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought."
Mu Mian came back to his senses and didn't answer directly, "Brother, are you done?"
Mu Zhuo: "That's it. If I say any more, I'm afraid the old man will think I'm nagging."
Mu Mian: "That's impossible. Grandpa was able to raise Dad and my uncle, so he must have gotten used to it a long time ago."
She thought about how noisy her father and uncle were when they were young. Fortunately, her fourth uncle was more steady, otherwise those three naughty boys would have blown the roof off the house.
Mu Zhuo raised his face and said, "You are right. Let me say a few more words!"
While he was honking, Eleven got tired of waiting and ran away.
Mu Mian didn't go looking for him. Eleven was very good at recognizing the way and would probably run back by himself in a while.
About five or six minutes passed.
Mu Zhuo really finished speaking this time, and Eleven came running back from somewhere.
Now that they were there, the brother and sister didn't go down the mountain directly, but picked up some firewood along the way.
After picking up a small pile, Mu Mian bent over and tied it up when she heard her elder brother exclaim loudly.
Then Mu Zhuo said, "Why do I feel like there's a person hanging on that tree? Just now, he jumped up with a 'whoosh'."
Mu Mian looked up, but before he could see clearly, he subconsciously asked, "Ah? Who is it?"
Mu Zhuo: "She looks like a lesbian. Is she Nie Zhiqing?"
Almost at the moment he finished speaking, Mu Mian had already seen clearly that the figure was indeed Nie Sihui.
Mu Mian raised his foot and ran over there, shouting as he ran: "Sister Sihui!"
Nie Sihui, who was still in shock, turned her head immediately when she heard the sound, and lay tightly on the tree trunk in a koala-hug position.
Nie Sihui looked as if she had seen a savior, and her voice trembled slightly, "Xiao Mian, there's a snake here!"
As a person who has been working in the countryside for several years, Nie Sihui has actually adapted to rural life.
She learned to climb trees, learned how to weave baskets and mats, and learned that when faced with insects, she could kill them or shake them off calmly without retreating three steps as she did before.
But I still haven't learned how to deal with snakes, creatures that give me goosebumps.
The moment I saw it, I subconsciously climbed up the tree, because the aunties often say that the most dangerous thing in the mountains is wild boar, so if you encounter one, you should climb up a tree.
In her opinion, snakes are similar to wild boars, both are scary.
When Mu Mian heard there was a snake, he ran faster.
After running a few steps, she heard her sister Sihui add, "Xiao Mian, it has a triangular head and seems to be poisonous."
Mu Mian's eyes widened slightly, and he called out to the dog that was also running over there, "Shiyi, stop! You are not allowed to go over there!"
Eleven stopped when he heard the command. He could understand the word "stop". Although he didn't know why he should stop, he was very obedient.
The big dog tilted its head and looked at Mu Mian, very confused.
Mu Mian took three or two steps forward and tightly grasped the collar around the dog's neck. If it was really poisonous, getting bitten would be terrible. She didn't dare to take the risk with the medical conditions nowadays.
Mu Mian pulled the dog and soon saw the snake that Nie Sihui mentioned. It indeed had a triangular head and was very big.
It was coiled under the tree nearby, rubbing its scales against each other's body, making bursts of hissing sounds, as if it was about to attack people, and had a very bad temper.
Mu Zhuo exclaimed, "Such a big viper!"
Nie Sihui lay on the tree, not daring to move, and repeated, "Viper?"
She knows nothing about snakes.
some.
It is impossible to study it. I am scared just by looking at it.
Mu Zhuo: "It's a general term. I'm not sure what kind it is, but it's poisonous. But there don't seem to be many kinds of it in our area."
The moment he finished speaking, Nie Sihui held the tree even tighter.
She was just guessing, how could it really be poisonous? !
Fortunately, she ran away quickly! !
Mu Mian picked up a stone and threw it but missed the target.
Mu Zhuo followed up with another stone. Having been in the army for so long, his accuracy was excellent. With one stone, he hit the snake's vital point and smashed it into pieces.
Mu Mian gave her brother a thumbs up, "Great! You are worthy of being my brother!"
Nie Sihui lowered her head and glanced down, then immediately looked away, "Is he dead?"
Mu Mian nodded, "Yeah, it's soaked through, all torn, Sister Sihui, please come down."
Nie Sihui immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily I met you guys, otherwise I don't know how long I would have stayed here alone."
Mu Mian walked to the tree in two or three steps, intending to catch it. When he heard this, he said casually: "Next time you see a snake, don't run up the tree. Run down the mountain."
For people who are not particularly skilled at climbing a tree, it is quite easy to go up but quite difficult to come down.
Nie Sihui was moving little by little in a funny and stiff posture. Hearing this, she replied, "I was completely confused at the time. It was hiding under the leaves and I didn't see it. I almost stepped on it. Then it raised its head towards me. I saw it was a triangular head and subconsciously jumped onto the tree next to me."
Mu Zhuo found a stick and picked up the poisonous snake, then looked over here.
He was a little amused by the funny tree-hugging posture, but he held back his laughter and said, "I have seen wild boars climbing trees, but this is the first time I have seen a snake climbing a tree."
"Many snakes like to lie on trees. There's no point climbing up there. If you run into another one, you're doomed."
The moment he finished speaking, Nie Sihui's expression became visibly frightened.
When she was halfway down the tree, she tilted her head back and fired several times at the fork above her head, as if she was afraid that a snake would suddenly fall from it.
Mu Mian, who was standing between the two of them, said, "………………"
Her elder brother is a good talker, and he said these things at this time.
Look how scared Sister Sihui is, she's almost at her wits' end.
Mu Mian glanced at his eldest brother.
Mu Zhuo realized belatedly that his words seemed to have scared someone and touched his nose.
Mu Mian moved his gaze to the tree and said to Nie Sihui, "It's not on this tree. I've checked. Don't be afraid, Sister Sihui."
"This is the only poisonous one I've seen in my life. I don't know where it came from, but there is definitely no other one."
Mu Mian stretched out his arms and said, "Sister Sihui, just jump. It's not that high. I can catch you."
Nie Sihui completely trusted Mu Mian, "Okay, I'll come down then."
After saying that, he immediately jumped down, and with the help of the force from Mu Mian's arm, he landed safely, but his legs were still a little weak.
If Mu Mian hadn't held him back, he would have probably fallen to the ground.
Seeing that the female comrade was really scared, Mu Zhuo quietly picked up the snake and put it in his younger sister's backpack, and also picked up some dead branches and leaves to cover it.
Nie Sihui saw it out of the corner of her eye and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this person was sometimes quite thoughtful.
Although he looks a bit strong and rough, whether now or in Xiaomian's description, this person is quite meticulous.
After Mu Zhuo put it away, he said, "It's quite valuable. You can take it directly to Uncle Li later. Maybe he will accept it."
"The venom glands are still there, and I think they can be sold for around ten yuan. The purchasing station actually accepts them, but it's a bit troublesome to go there."
If the educated youth hadn't seen it first, he and his younger sister probably wouldn't have discovered the snake.
Nie Sihui realized belatedly that the words were directed at her, and turned to look at Mu Zhuo, "Ah? For me?"
She shook her head like a rattle, "I don't want it and I won't take it. You killed it, so you can take it."
Mu Zhuo emphasized, "It's really worth ten bucks."
Nie Sihui still shook her head, "If it was worth a hundred bucks, I might be able to overcome it."
Mu Zhuo was amused again, "A snake worth a hundred bucks, I've never seen one before."
Mu Mian shook the backpack, looked at this and that, and said with a smile: "You are so polite, if you don't want it, I will take it! I will go find Uncle Li later."
Why are you being polite? She is not polite!
Now both of them had no objection.
Mu Mian looked at the sickle that was thrown aside and asked, "Sister Sihui, what are you doing up the mountain now?"
It is said that Nie Sihui has a strong ability to adapt. After she could no longer see the snake, she returned to normal in a short while.
She picked up the sickle next to her and said, "I'm digging herbs. Mulan had a heat stroke yesterday and she's still not well this morning. I took her to Uncle Li's place."
"Uncle Li ran out of medicine, and he still wasn't feeling well. He said he would wait until he felt better before digging. I thought that instead of waiting for him to get better, I might as well do it myself."
There was one of the herbs next to it, so Mu Mian helped dig it up and asked, "Is Teacher Jian's heat stroke serious?"
Nie Sihui: "It's a bit serious. I need to take medicine. I lay down for half the afternoon yesterday but it didn't get better. But Uncle Li checked it out and he said I should be fine after taking two more doses of medicine."
Mu Mian: "It's a bit hot these two days, so I'll cook more in the afternoon."
Nie Sihui looked at the bundle of firewood thrown nearby and asked, "Why are you running up here to pick up firewood at almost noon?"
Mu Mian shook his head, "I'm not here to collect firewood. I'm here with my brother to see the old man."
Nie Sihui said "Oh".
Mu Mian: "It's hot, but it's not stuffy. That's the good thing about our place. It's so hot that it's dry."
Nie Sihui: "Indeed, I can bear it. Mulan is a little heat-intolerant. My house is often hot and stuffy. If she goes to my house, she will probably be in trouble."
Mu Zhuo interrupted, "It's almost the same as Ningzhang, it's so hot that it makes people's heads hurt."
After saying this, as if he had thought of something, Mu Zhuo laughed and said, "Come to think of it, one of our roommates is from Shanghai. When he first came, no one could understand a word he said."
Nie Sihui imagined the scene and laughed, "It's quite difficult to understand."
Mu Zhuo: "Every time he said something, he would gesture while speaking. We could at least guess a little bit. There was another person who came from the seaside, and we really couldn't understand him at all."
Nie Sihui: "Every place speaks a different language. My friend's father once received a manuscript written in the local dialect. He could recognize all the characters, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together."
Mu Zhuo was surprised, "You can throw this?"
Nie Sihui: "Yes, but I can't pass it."
Mu Zhuo: "I've only seen comrades write letters home like this."
Nie Sihui: "Their own families will definitely understand."
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There were two young voices talking back and forth in this forest.
It’s getting late now and it’s almost time to get off work.
Mu Mian was carrying a backpack and leaning against a tree trunk with his arms folded across his chest, looking at this and that.
The two were still whispering to each other and had no intention of going down the mountain.
Mu Mian touched his chin and narrowed his round eyes.
Something is wrong!
Something is wrong!
Something is very wrong!
Although Sister Sihui is not a dull person and her brother is also very talkative, aren't the two of them a little too in sync with each other as they chatter back and forth?
Is this how we can chat?
And she hadn't spoken for five minutes, but her brother didn't notice anything was wrong.
Perhaps because Mu Mian's gaze was too obvious, Mu Zhuo realized belatedly that his little sister was too quiet, "What's wrong?"
Mu Mian snorted, and said in an unfathomable manner, "Nothing, I just feel like I should be under the car at this moment."
He even moved his dog's head as he spoke, "Is that right, Eleven?"
Eleven: “Woo woo…”
Eleven didn’t understand, and neither did Mu Zhuo and Nie Sihui.
What does it mean?
What car bottom? ?
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