Chapter 76 Snake

Then he started opening a few more letters.

It was sent by her two little sisters and two pen pals.

Fang Yuan and Li Ling wrote to her to express their longing for her. Fearing that she might die of hunger in another place, they both sent her some national food coupons. The amount was not much, but it was a token of the girl's love.

Tam Sin Ying sent her several new versions of stamps.

When I heard that she had gone to the countryside, I asked her about her life there and told her to take some scenery photos and send them to me when she had time.

When Cheng Rong learned that she had gone to the countryside, she sent her a few cans of Golden Chicken Biscuits and canned food, and wrote to express her utter incomprehension as to why she had gone to the countryside.

After all, the country life that Xia Zhizhi had described to her in her letter was one of misery and suffering. Isn't this just jumping into the fire pit knowing it's a fire pit?

At the end, I secretly asked her if going to the countryside was not that scary and was actually quite fun.

Xia Zhizhi was afraid that the girl would commit suicide, so she picked up her pen and made up a lot of rumors. She described the life in the countryside as being more difficult than the life on the farm reform, and even described the villagers who were obviously very close to her as having vicious faces and ferocious teeth.

For fear that some girls might be led astray by her, she emphasized the hardships of farming in every reply letter.

To be honest, although her work is not hard, farming is indeed very hard work.

If you have no choice but to go to the countryside, then forget it. If you can avoid going to the countryside, it is better not to go.

When a young girl leaves her home town to join the team, it would be fine if she comes across a nice place with simple folk customs. At most, she will be physically tired, suffer a little, and her future will be affected.

If you were assigned to a place with poor mountains, bad water and many unruly people, your life would be ruined. You would be lucky to return alive.

After writing the letters to several people, she went to Aunt Cui's house and exchanged a can of dried biscuits that Cheng Rong had sent her for a large basket of dried hazel mushrooms.

Aunt Cui was a nice person. She kept pressing the mushrooms for fear that the girl would suffer a loss. After all, boxed biscuits were rare items that required money to buy. There were plenty of them in the woods, and a child could carry a basket full of them after a trip out to play.

Xia Zhizhi packed a big bag for each person and also attached a recipe so that everyone could try it.

That’s all for now. After the autumn harvest, I’ll go to my fellow villagers’ homes and exchange some dried goods to send over.

Ah Ju packed the package prudently, waiting for the day when she was in a good mood to go to the city to mail it, or when the postman came to the village and asked him to bring it to her.

She had just finished packing up her things and thought the educated youth would be back soon, so she put Ah Ju into the space.

As I was sorting the newspapers, I heard screams coming from outside.

It was the voices of the three girls in their group.

Xia Zhizhi opened the door and went out.

The three girls, Jiang Xiurong, Han Youran and Wang Lizhen, were jumping up and down in the yard, leaping and screaming.

Jiang Xiurong is usually such a gentle girl, but now she jumped three feet high.

It's quite strange.

Xia Zhizhi couldn't help but look at her twice more.

Jiang Xiurong saw her coming out, crying and hiccuping, and ran over to push her into the house: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, there are snakes, so many snakes!"

There were several snakes crawling around in the yard. They were khaki in color with twisted patterns and had long triangular heads. Their color was similar to the ground and the dead leaves, and you would easily mistake them for snakes if you weren't careful.

She didn't recognize what species it was, but judging by its triangular head, she thought it was poisonous.

She took a quick look and found that all the chickens in the yard were of this variety, and they were quite plump.

Who is so mean as to bring a bunch of poisonous snakes to the Youth League Home? Who do they want to bite to death?

Xia Zhizhi felt that it might be the fault of the old educated youth. After all, the new educated youth were all kind and lovely, and it should be impossible for them to have such a deep hatred.

Seeing that she didn't move, Jiang Xiurong thought she was frightened, so he pulled her hard: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't be in a daze!"

Wang Lizhen was being chased by a snake. Suddenly, she had an outburst of energy and climbed up a pile of firewood more than a meter high. She saw the snake burrowing into the pile and screamed, "Ahhh, help! Help! Help! Help!"

As soon as the snake entered the firewood pile, it disappeared. Wang Lizhen's screams became louder. She wanted to jump down but didn't dare to. If she stood on the pile, she was afraid that a snake would emerge from under her feet. She trembled on the firewood pile like a shaman.

Han Youran was not much better off than her. Snakes rushed out of the cloth bag and crawled away in all directions. Han Youran was chased by the snakes to the corner. There was really no place to hide. She reached out to climb the back window of the male educated youth's house and raised her legs high. However, the snake, which was originally crawling on the ground, suddenly stood up with its neck propped up.

Han Youran was going crazy. Where could she hide? She was really afraid of this thing. She could only close her eyes and scream: "Ah-ah-ah-ah-"

I'm afraid you can't imagine it, just deal with it.

Xia Zhizhi was really afraid that Han Youran would scream so hard that she would pass out.

She patted Jiang Xiurong's hand and said, "Sister Xiurong, please go to my room and hide for a while."

"Then what are you going to do?" Jiang Xiurong asked her with red eyes.

"I want to be brave and strong. I want to save Sister Youran!"

She quickly walked to Han Youran's side and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Sister Youran, I'm here to protect you."

Han Youran saw that she not only did not hide, but also ran towards him empty-handed. His heart was about to jump out of his chest, and he shouted, "What are you doing here? I'm going to bite you soon. This snake is poisonous!"

Given Xia Zhizhi's small body, if she gets bitten, wouldn't she just have to eat on the spot?

Although she hasn’t had a feast since she came to the countryside, she doesn’t want to eat Xia Zhizhi’s food? ! !

"I'm not afraid, Sister Youran, I won't let you get hurt!" Xia Zhizhi said resolutely.

Han Youran felt that Xia Zhizhi was like the unreasonable and dragging heroine in the TV drama who said, "I won't leave, I won't leave, I won't leave, let's die together."

But she still felt quite moved.

He took a deep breath and was about to let go and fight the snake to the death.

Jiang Xiurong somehow managed to get a stick and handed it to Xia Zhizhi: "Zhizhi, use this!"

Jiang Xiurong really has the attributes of a sweet wife. It was very courageous of her to come over and give her a stick. After giving her the stick, she ran away.

When Han Youran saw the stick, new hope appeared in his eyes, and he no longer wanted to jump down and fight to the death with the snake.

After all, it is definitely easier to pick up the snake with a stick than with your hands.

Xia Zhizhi took the stick, put it under her armpit, and then walked quickly to the snake.

It’s not for you to use like this... Jiang Xiurong opened his mouth but didn’t dare to say anything.

Because the snake that was originally facing Han Youran changed direction because of Xia Zhizhi's approach, and began to shake its head and spit out its tongue towards her.

Then he rushed towards Xia Zhizhi.

The snake's attack speed is so fast that it is almost impossible to see with the naked eye.

Han Youran hung on the window in a daze, his body numb and his mind blank.

Xia Zhizhi reached out and pinched the snake's head. It was so sensible that it came over by itself, saving her the trouble of bending down to catch it.

She was very strong, and the snake was pinched and hurt, but it couldn't break free, so it wrapped its entire body around her arm.

If this were to happen to the hands of other girls in the yard, they would probably push their limits and perform the invisible hand trick.

But for Xia Zhizhi, this is nothing.

She raised her arm wrapped with the snake towards Han Youran and said firmly, "Don't be afraid, Sister Youran. I said I would protect you!"