Chapter 21 021. A little violent, violent kiss
The town is neither far nor near from Sanlihe Village, about four or five kilometers away, and the route is simple and flat.
It’s different when you go to the county.
Not only is the road nearly twice as long as the one to the town, but it is also winding and tortuous. It is no exaggeration to say that it winds around the rocks and mountains with nine turns in a hundred steps.
If you look down from the sky, it looks like a giant snake twisted into a pretzel passing through the mountains and forests. Even someone with a good sense of direction would feel dizzy after walking through it.
Zhou Yi felt quite emotional watching this. In modern times, his hometown was also like this with winding mountain roads.
The village is located near mountains and water, and the road is also located near mountains and water. In the event of heavy rain, mudslides may occur, blocking the road, or small waterfalls may form, splashing pedestrians on the road.
However, when he was in high school, the country's infrastructure construction was in full swing. A cement road had been built to his hometown, and bright street lights were installed along the way.
Before retiring from the army, he heard that a high-speed rail had been built in the town.
Zhou Yi wanted to go back to his hometown, but he had a car accident and came to this world unexpectedly, and embarked on a road similar to his hometown.
I wonder if there will be mudslides here too.
certainly.
Mudslides are a low-probability event. It is more likely that a snake will jump out on the road while you are walking.
The flower snake is nothing, but the Bungarus krait and the Bungarus intercinctus are not so good. They are both extremely poisonous. There is also the Bamboo Green Pit Viper. There is a bamboo forest on this mountain road.
Just as he was thinking, the ox cart suddenly stopped. Zhou Yi asked, "What happened? Did you forget to take something?"
"no."
Lei Li stared down ahead, grabbed a grass knife, and rushed out, saying, "Wait in the car. I'll go catch a snake."
"What snake?"
"A big grass snake."
As Lei Li spoke, he pounced forward like a tiger and swiftly chopped the big grass snake on the back of its neck. In an instant, blood splattered and the snake's body twisted wildly.
Lei Li's eyes were like an eagle's. He held the snake's body with one hand and swung a grass knife with the other hand, flattening the snake's head. Then he kicked the rotten snake head into the grass.
"A giant grass snake longer than my arm."
Lei Li held up the twisted snake body, turned around and showed it to Zhou Yi with a bright smile on his face. "There will be people from the county landlords or restaurants who want it. The snake soup is very nutritious and the price is high. You can also remove the snake gall and sell it to the pharmacy."
Blood was oozing out from the break between the snake's head and body.
Lei Li's physique is like Lei Dashan, but his skin color is like Liu Ye'er. After doing farm work for so many years and being exposed to the sun every day, he is still a shade whiter than ordinary people.
But scarlet blood splashed on his face.
Drops of blood slowly dripped down from the corners of his smiling eyes and his grinning mouth, making him look like a yandere pervert who had just killed someone and was holding up the bloody head, laughing happily.
Zhou Yi knew why the villagers described Lei Li's murder so vividly. Looking at him now, killing a snake so easily, it was hard not to imagine what it was like to kill someone.
But Zhou Yi felt that Lei Li would not kill people for no reason, nor was he a violent person.
...although it's a bit violent.
Total violent kiss.
"You're really quick and observant. You spotted the snake the moment it poked its head out of the bushes. I didn't even see it."
Zhou Yi thought that if he were an instructor in modern times, he would have met a recruit like Lei Li. Even if he was not a sniper, he would definitely be a talent who could win a fighting competition championship.
"You've never walked on a mountain road like ours. There are so many snakes on this road. You can encounter two or three every five round trips."
The blood dripping onto his face congealed.
A little itchy.
Lei Li wiped the blood off his face carelessly, grabbed the snake and jumped onto the car. He tied the snake with a rope and put it in the backpack, saying,
"It's still morning, so there aren't many snakes out. If it were around noon, there would be more. These snakes love to bask in the sun and run around."
"This is in the spring. In summer and autumn, when the sun is strong and hot, snakes don't like to come out at noon. They prefer to come out in the evening and at night to catch food."
"But I don't dare walk on mountain roads in the evening or at night. I might run into bandits and hooligans."
Lei Li sat in the front of the cart and drove it.
This strong cow was the last offspring born to the old cow of the village chief. After the old cow died, the cow took over the mother's business and plowed the fields, drove goods and pulled carts for the village chief's family.
It seemed like they were moving slowly, but very steadily. I estimated that we would reach the county in another half an hour.
“It’s really not safe to walk at night.”
Zhou Yi nodded.
Not to mention man-made disasters, there are also many natural accidents at night. Without flashlights and street lights, the vision is unclear, and it is easy to take the wrong path or fall into the deep valley or river on the side of the road.
Even if you die, your body may not be found.
“Who built this road?”
"Initially, the government wanted to build the road, but later I heard that the previous county magistrate embezzled a lot of money and built it into a bumpy and messy road."
Lei Li said, "Several villages in the town agreed to each send some people to build the road. They said a good road would make it easier to go to the county to do business and send children to school."
"It took several villages more than half a year to build the road into this shape. People who use this road also need to regularly maintain it and clear away weeds, stones, and other debris."
"But look."
Lei Li pointed ahead.
This road was obviously seldom taken care of. There was a patch of lush and enchanting Bidens pilosa growing on the side of the road. Its branches and leaves almost reached the middle of the road, and some vines were climbing onto the road surface.
"That's because some people passed by here and were too lazy to trim the weeds, which is why they let the weeds grow into this mess."
Lei Li jumped out of the car with a grass cutter and called Zhou Yi, "You go pull out those vines, and I'll cut these Bidens pilosa."
Zhou Yi responded and jumped down to pull out the weeds.
After clearing the road, the two men got back on the ox cart and continued on their journey. After a while, they met several other ox carts.
Lei Li took a look and found that none of them were from Sanlihe Village. There were two from Silihe Village, one from Wulihe Village, and one from Liujiatang. They were used by families with ox carts to send people to the county to earn money.
"These are the people who always pass by here and are too lazy to clean up the weeds. When the diligent ones see that others are not doing it, they gradually don't want to do it themselves."
Lei Li was a little angry.
Zhou Yi comforted him, "The road belongs to everyone. Caring for public property is everyone's responsibility and obligation. Their immorality is their business. We just need to have a clear conscience."
"I just don't want to give them a bargain."
Lei Li curled his lips.
He didn't want to pay much attention to those people.
But those people were from the neighboring villages, and many of them knew him. The talkative ones would turn around and whisper to the villagers when they saw him.
"That's the God of Killing..."
"He was the one who killed that scoundrel from Silihe Village. Oh, why would I lie to you? Look, there's still blood on his face. Maybe he just..."
"He's still a brother..."
Lei Li was used to it and didn't bother to pay attention. It wouldn't hurt him to get scolded, so the most important thing was to hurry to the county to sell the goods.
Snake meat becomes stale if it's been stored for too long.
Zhou Yi didn't say anything, but he stared at those people expressionlessly. He was tall and strong, with a scar on his face, and he was riding in an ox cart with Lei Li. Those people were so scared that they gradually stopped saying a word.
After Lei Li drove the ox cart past, those people started to murmur and make noise again.
"Who is that man? He looks fierce, like he's killed someone before..."
The ox cart went away.
Zhou Yi suddenly patted Lei Li's shoulder and said, "Other people have their mouths on their bodies. We can't control what they say. Just go your own way and let others talk."
“He who does not keep virtue in his mouth cannot keep any wealth.”
"I know."
Lei Li nodded. "I don't take them to heart. They're not my parents, so why should I care about them... But, as my husband, shouldn't you kiss me on the lips right now? Why are you patting my shoulder?"
"I'm trying to comfort you."
"I want a kiss, not a pat on the shoulder."
“That’s all I know.”
"You learn it, learn it now."
Lei Li said bluntly, "From now on, you are not allowed to pat my shoulder to comfort me. My mother said that patting someone's shoulder will cause financial loss. From now on, you can only kiss me on the lips, understand?"
"You are talking about heresy."
"A husband who doesn't marry his wife personally won't be able to keep any wealth."
“…I don’t believe it.”
Lei Li pinched Zhou Yi's chin and kissed him, "You have to believe it even if you don't want to."
“…”
Zhou Yi looked at his hand, was silent for a moment and said, "There is still snake blood on your hand."
"Oh, I forgot the blood hadn't dried yet."
There are two light red marks on Zhou Yi's chin.
—
Before entering the county, the two men found a stream to wash the blood off their faces. Lei Li brought a spare coat and changed the bloody one.
A county is not a town.
The town was a trading point for several villages, and later gradually gathered into a larger residential area.
The county has a city wall.
Although it is not too high, it is already very grand and huge for country bumpkins like Lei Li who have never seen the world and have never left the county.
There are guards checking the city gates.
But it was not strict. They would just ask why they were entering the city and then pay a two-cent entrance fee to pass. They would only question and inspect people during special periods.
Seeing those soldiers, Zhou Yi suddenly remembered something very important.
——He doesn’t have a household registration yet.
Household registration must be handled at the government office and a record must be left in the official archives, so strictly speaking, Zhou Yi is still an illegal resident.
It is not a big deal in normal times, but when it comes to corvee labor and taxes, illegal households will be fined. If the fine is light, they will be fined, and if the fine is heavy, they will be forced to serve in the reclamation of wasteland. They will become free labor for the government and it will be difficult to escape.
"I brought you to the county just for this."
Lei Li glanced at Zhou Yi and said, "Your original household registration has been lost, and you can't produce any documents to prove your identity. So if you marry into my family, your household registration will be in our family."
"I have to promise you that if you commit a crime, it will implicate me, my parents, and even harm Sanlihe Village."
"So you've committed a crime and kept it a secret from me. Tell me now and I'll find a solution for you."
Zhou Yi shook his head and said seriously, "Don't worry, I am a law-abiding citizen. I have never broken the law before and I will never break the law in the future."
"It's best if you don't have any. Don't commit any crimes in the future, or I will be the first one to not forgive you."
"certainly."
Zhou Yi nodded.
"After we deliver the medicinal herbs and wild vegetables, we'll go to the county government office to handle it for you. It's very quick to handle your household registration. Once you pay the money, it will be done before you go home."
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