Chapter 85 Xia Wu and the Snake
"Xiao Wu, come up to the mountain and take a look! Someone caught a rat snake. It's huge! It must be three meters long. My God, I've never seen a snake this big in my life! Do you remember the old man named Ma who cooked during the beam-raising banquet? He's here today, also up the mountain. He said someone offered three thousand yuan to buy the snake. Do you want to sell it?"
Xia Wu was eating breakfast when he received the call. When he heard that a snake was caught in the mountains, he immediately put down his bowl.
What? Could it be that Brother Snake was arrested?
"What kind of snake was caught? A poisonous one?" Liu Guizhen was a little worried when she heard this. There used to be a lot of snakes on Yantou Mountain, and many of them were poisonous, so birds like geese especially loved to come to this mountain, hence the name.
She was afraid that there might be poisonous snakes in the mountains, and it would be terrible if they bit someone.
"It's not a poisonous snake," Xia Wu took out a piece of paper and wiped his mouth, "It's a rat snake. I've seen it before. Mom, I won't eat it anymore. I'm going to the mountains for a while."
Everything on the mountain belongs to her, and she can’t let anyone else capture Brother Snake.
"Okay then. Do you want to come back for lunch or eat on the mountain?"
"We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Xia Wu hurried back to the house to change clothes, and did not forget to shout: "Brother, do you want to go to the mountain?"
Yang Hongwen finished the rice in his bowl as quickly as possible, and imitating Xia Wu, put down the bowl and wanted to go back to the house, but was stopped by Yang Guojun.
"You're not wearing pajamas, you don't need to change."
"Camera." Yang Hongwen said concisely.
Yang Guojun had no choice but to let him go. "Okay, okay, keep the snake away from you. Don't let it bite you."
Yang Hongwen is curious about everything, and I was really worried that he would go over and touch the snake out of interest.
"Don't worry, he's stupid, not a kid," Old Master Yang said, rarely saying anything, and said to his grandson, "Go."
Yang Guojun muttered to himself, it would be better if it was small.
Xia Wu drove a pickup truck with his brother and arrived at the courtyard with the well as quickly as possible.
When she arrived, there were quite a few people gathered in the courtyard. They had all heard that a big snake had been caught and came to see it out of curiosity.
There were three layers of people inside and three layers of people outside, and Xia Wu finally squeezed in.
"Oh my god, why is there such a big snake on the mountain? Is there a poisonous snake?"
"I can tell you don't recognize snakes. Do you know what kind of snake this is?"
"I don't know, a venomous snake?"
"Look at the pattern on its head. Does it look like the one on a tiger's head?"
"Mom, there's a character '王' on its head! It's a tiger snake!"
"..." Meng Tao was speechless. "'That's about right. This is an Elaphe, also known as a rat snake. It's not venomous, and it can even eat venomous snakes."
"Wow! That's amazing! Brother, are you going to kill it and eat its meat?"
The child spoke without restraint. Looking at the long snake and hearing the adults talking about snake soup and snake gall, he felt it was such a pity.
Meng Tao rubbed his chin. Snake meat is tender and smooth, even more tender than chicken. It would be really good if he could eat it.
Wang Yuexia invited him to have breakfast. In return, Meng Tao offered to help the elderly, women and children in the yard with some physical work. Then he set his eyes on the pile of firewood. When he moved the front part, everything was fine. But when he moved to the back part, he suddenly found a snake hiding in the pile of firewood.
Meng Tao used to be a soldier. After he was discharged from the army, he often went hiking out of interest. He also has a video account dedicated to recording hiking, and has many fans. This time, at the request of his fans, he specially went hiking in a remote village like Yanggou Village.
In the past, he often hiked in the wild, and encountered not only snakes but also many other ferocious beasts and birds. Therefore, he had experience in catching snakes and could simply grab the snake's six inches and pull it up.
Meng Tao estimated that the snake was at least three meters long and thicker than his wrist. Logically, an adult king cobra should be about two meters in size. He had no idea what this snake ate to grow so big.
As soon as Ma Xueqing saw the rat snake, he clapped his hands and insisted on buying it. The chef wanted to eat everything he saw, but Wang Yuexia had no say.
Xia Wu taught the villagers and told them that every blade of grass and every tree on Yantou Mountain was under her care. If any tourist accidentally caught a snake or a rabbit, they must tell her and she would decide whether to keep it or not.
So Wang Yuexia called Xia Wu immediately.
"Ms. Yang, can you sell me this snake? I'll give you three thousand yuan."
As soon as Xia Wu arrived, Ma Xueqing made an offer.
When Meng Tao saw Xia Wu, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that there was such a beautiful girl here.
At the same time, the barrage in Meng Tao's live broadcast room was almost going crazy.
"Lao Meng is really awesome. He just arrived at the mountain and he already did so much cooking, and even caught a snake with his bare hands!"
"Which water friend recommended a place to Lao Meng? Who said this place is not good? This place is so good!"
"The mountains are beautiful, the water is beautiful, and the people are beautiful! Look at this mountain, I want to go there and play!"
"Family, my ancestors studied Feng Shui. Let me tell you, the mountains in this place definitely have a story!"
"I don't believe it unless you prove it to me!"
"Do you need proof? Have you ever seen such a large snake raised anywhere else?"
"And didn't the family notice? This snake is so calm. It fell into Lao Meng's hands, and there were people everywhere who wanted to eat it, but it remained calm!"
"Aren't you talking nonsense? It's a snake, and it doesn't know it's going to be killed and eaten. Isn't this the reaction?"
"You can tell at a glance that he's never caught a snake before."
“Never caught +1”
“Never caught +2”
After Xia Wu arrived, Meng Tao turned around and the camera captured her, and the comments in the live broadcast room became even crazier.
"Oh my god, this place is amazing! The girls are so pretty!"
"Oh my god! Lao Meng's camera doesn't use any beauty filters. This girl is definitely super beautiful in real life. She can actually stand up to Lao Meng's camera. She's really abnormal!"
"So where is this? Which fan recommended it? Did you pay attention to me?"
"@山里夏夏, let me show you the way. This beautiful girl is also a video blogger. The mountain that Lao Meng went to is contracted by her. You will know the address after you see it."
Finally, the fan with dual fan status showed up and told the people in the live broadcast room Xia Wu’s video account.
Meng Tao was truly amazed by Xia Wu. He reached out to greet her, stuttering a little as he spoke, "Hello, I caught the snake."
Xia Wu shook hands with him. "Hello, are you not bitten by the snake?"
This questioned his professionalism. Meng Tao shook his head like a rattle and said, "It's okay. I'm a professional snake catcher. I just don't know what you're going to do with this snake. He wants to buy it."
Meng Tao signaled Ma Xueqing with his thumbs up. Actually, Meng Tao originally wanted to let the snake go, but Ma Xueqing was really eager to buy the snake.
"No, no matter how much money you offer me, I won't sell it," Xia Wu firmly refused Ma Xueqing, explaining, "It's not about the money. This snake has a certain meaning that I can't sell it."
Her mysterious look only aroused more curiosity.
Wang Yuexia's ears pricked up. What could there be to say about a snake? How come she had never heard of it? However, she had just gotten married not long ago, so it was normal that she didn't know.
"What do you mean? Could it be that this snake still has a spirit?"
Xia Wu nodded solemnly, "I recognize this snake. To be honest, it probably recognizes me too. Just wait and see if you don't believe me."
"Mr. Meng, right? Please let the snake go."
"This isn't a good idea. With so many people here, what if..."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. I'll take responsibility for anything that happens."
Since Xia Wu said so, Meng Tao no longer insisted. He dispersed the crowd and carefully placed the snake on the ground.
I don’t know if it was an illusion of everyone present, but I always felt that the snake was lazy. It was really big. It was not so obvious when Meng Tao held it in his hand, but once he put it on the ground, the onlookers in the yard retreated far away in fear.
Even though they knew that rat snakes were non-venomous, everyone was still instinctively afraid. If there weren't so many people in the yard, no one would dare to face this big snake alone.
"It's just a snake, what can you say?"
Ma Xueqing was still thinking about this when he suddenly saw the snake move. It twisted its body smoothly, and the intricate patterns on its body sparkled in the sunlight, making people dizzy.
The snake ran straight towards Xia Wu. Xia Wu squatted down and stretched out her hand. The snake climbed up her arm until it coiled its entire body around Xia Wu. The snake's head rested on her shoulder, and it spit out its tongue at everyone.
Everyone present gasped. The picture of the beauty and the snake combined together exuded a strange beauty.
Xia Wu looked calm, not showing any fear at all.
Wang Yuexia was almost speechless: "Xiao, Xiao Wu, you really recognize this snake!"
Xia Wu nodded. "I recognize it. When I first returned to the village, my grandfather took me up the mountain. I saw it in the Mother Goddess's temple. It was right behind the Mother Goddess's statue. I was so scared that I fainted."
Xia Wu carefully told the lie he had just made up on the way.
She had been trying to find a reason to explain the mysteriousness of the mountain, but she didn't know what kind of reason to find. On the way here, she suddenly thought that perhaps she could find some explanation from the Mother Goddess.
It is hard to say whether there are gods in the world. The vegetables she grows are delicious and good for the body, and they will be discovered sooner or later. Is it the spiritual energy of the mountain or the blessing of the mother goddess? Who can say for sure about such mysterious things?
The old people in the village all know about the Mother Goddess. Every New Year, the people in Yanggou Village will go to the mountain temple to burn incense and worship. In modern society, young people don’t believe in these things very much, but older people believe in them to some extent.
In the blink of an eye, an old man came up with a reasonable explanation: "This snake must have been sent by the Mother Goddess to protect Xiao Wu. It's rare to meet such a kind and capable young man returning to the village. The Mother Goddess wants to keep Xiao Wu, so she sent her guardian to escort her!"
You see, there is no need for Xia Wu to make his story too realistic, someone will naturally fill in the missing parts.
The young man didn't believe it, but the scene before him was too weird...
The snake was very friendly towards Xia Wu, and it didn't seem like they were meeting for the first time.
But the people in Yanggou Village insisted that they had never seen this snake before. There were so many people coming and going on the mountain recently, and it would be difficult for such a big snake to hide. If they had seen it, they would have seen it long ago.
It's impossible that Snake would secretly go to see Xia Wu in the middle of the night. If that were the case, Xia Wu would have called for help long ago.
Xia Wu was accused of being guilty, but she was meeting with Snake Brother every day, secretly meeting in the dead of night, for six months.
Seeing everyone's conversation drifting towards something more mysterious, Meng Tao suddenly remembered that he was still live streaming. Fearing his livestream would be blocked, he quickly stepped forward and said, "No matter what, it's not easy for this snake to grow this big. Let's release it. Eating it won't make you live forever, right?"
Ma Xueqing has given up the idea of buying snakes. Not only Meng Tao advised him, but everyone in the village also advised him not to eat snakes, in case he offends the Mother Goddess.
This made Ma Xueqing feel quite embarrassed. Even if Xia Wu didn't want to sell him, he didn't have to buy him... It wasn't that serious.
After successfully convincing everyone, Xia Wu took the snake and was about to leave. "Okay, you guys do what you need to do. I'll drive the snake away."
The snake was still hanging on her body. Xia Wu jumped onto the bucket cart with a swift movement and waved to everyone, "Let's go."
Meng Tao kept watching her drive away. The people in the yard gradually dispersed. Ma Xueqing slapped his thigh. Oh my, how could he forget the important matter!
When I ran out of the yard, I saw that Xia Wuren had already gone far away.
Only the big fool Meng Tao was still standing there watching.
Walking to a deserted place and sitting down, Meng Tao basked in the sun, took out his mobile phone and watched the live broadcast room.
Outdoor hiking live streaming has always been a niche market. Meng Tao has been broadcasting for several years, and the number of fans in the live broadcast room is only two to three thousand. Who would have thought that in just a short while, the number of fans online in the live broadcast room exceeded ten thousand!
Meng Tao couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my god! Why are there so many people!"
"Where's the beauty from earlier? We want to see a beauty!"
"Who is this guy? Get out of the live studio, please! Call back the beautiful woman who was playing with the snake. I'll give you a sports car as a reward!"
Meng Tao spent a long time scrolling through the comments before realizing that these people were all here for Xia Wu. He quickly said, "Don't bother. That person just now wasn't invited to our livestream. He has his own things to do. I'm just a hiking streamer. Those who like hiking can follow me, but those who came here for others can leave."
"This is the first time I've seen a livestreamer chase people away. I love you, so I won't leave. I want to watch. If you have the guts, hit me..."
Meng Tao kicked the man out directly.
He doesn't expect to make money from live streaming, it's just a hobby, and pure hiking is too boring.
Don’t even think about controlling his life as a little fan.
The crazier Meng Tao becomes, the more his fans love him. After he kicked out nearly a hundred people, more and more people came to his live broadcast room.
He remembered that when his fans recommended him to live broadcast here, they mentioned a video blogger, who might be Xia Wu. He quickly asked again. Someone told him the account in the live broadcast room, and he immediately clicked on it.
Sure enough, it was her.
Meng Tao grinned and clicked the follow button without hesitation.
This hike is great!
"Brothers, let's get back to the topic. If you like hiking, you can consider visiting Donghua Town. There are many mountains here, the people are simple and honest, the food is good, and the scenery is as you can see. The pace is very slow, which is very suitable for us hikers."
I have to say that his recommendations are very useful.
The audience who had just witnessed Xia Wu holding a snake with her bare hands in his live broadcast room were immediately attracted by the sturdy beauty. So after Meng Tao recommended her, they flocked to Xia Wu's video account and followed her.
Within half a day, all the villagers in Yanggou Village heard about what happened in the Shuijing courtyard.
The rumors are getting more and more intense...
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