Xanadu space

Zhang Xiang took a look at the water pool, the snakeberry, and the little blue snake, and then looked at the slightly weird scene around him. It is said that at the innermost part of the cliff, there are at least some people who are worthy of Xiao Hei's effort to get back here. reason!

And Bean Sprout looked excited, if there was nothing worthy of their covetousness in the depths of the cliff, even Zhang Xiang couldn't believe it!

In this place, there are not as many poisonous snakes as imagined. Except for the small snake that looks like a wire snake, I haven't seen other snakes, including the huge boa constrictor.

Looking at the end of the cliff, there are these few things. Zhang Xiang really doesn't have the vision to see the difference?

"Is there something strange in this pool?"

The general pools in my memory are very mysterious, there are many unknown things, is it because of it that Xiao Hei insists on coming here?

"Or that little green snake?"

At the bottom of the cliff full of poisonous snakes, there is only this kind of snake in it. I have to say that this is a very strange thing!

"Or this piece of snakeberry?"

Zhang wants to know that snakes like to hide and play under the snakeberries, but the snakeberries under the cliff are obviously different from the snakeberries outside, their flowers are too big!

Snakeberry blooms a small yellow flower that is only the size of a finger, but the snakeberry here also has yellow flowers, each of which is the size of a small wine cup, more than double the size of the snakeberry flower on the roadside!

His eyes glanced around, but he couldn't make up his mind, but when he saw Xiao Hei and Bean Sprouts circling around the pile of snake berries, his eyes lit up.Could it be this pile of snake berries that Xiao Hei never forgets?

This time, Zhang Xiang didn't leave the tea tree behind after harvesting the tea as he did in the small valley.Wait until you regret it before looking for it, but there are so many troubles!

So this time he was very straightforward, and selectively received those snakeberries without snakes into the Taoyuan space. Zhang Xiang still chose to give up the kind of green snakes. thing!

Things went very smoothly, and Zhang Xiang also felt that his luck was too good.The whole process was unexpectedly safe and sound.

When leaving the valley, Zhang Xiang still felt like he was in a dream.All this was too unreal. When he looked back at the bottom of the cliff, he pinched himself severely with his hand.

"It hurts, it's really not a dream! It's just that everything went too smoothly. It's unreasonable to be smooth!"

Zhang Xiang felt very confused about himself.This thing is too weird, as if Xiao Hei took him for a walk around the bottom of the cliff, and then slipped back after picking a wild flower.

How could this happen, Zhang Xiang couldn't figure it out, he could only explain that after he practiced Taoyuan Zhenqi, his steps were deliberately gentle, so he was able to hide from the snakes at the bottom of the cliff!

Snakes have poor hearing and will not take the initiative to attack people for no reason.They only bite in self-defense if they are accidentally disturbed at close range.

When Zhang Xiang took Xiao Hei and Dou Sprout back to the shooting range.It was getting dark, just in time for dinner.When I was at the bottom of the cliff during the day, I was very nervous all the time, and I didn't notice my hunger.

Now smelling the aroma of the food, Zhang Xiang felt his heart sticking to his back. Seeing the delicious food, his eyes turned green, and he wished he could bring a basin to eat!

"Where have you been? It looks like you've been hungry for a whole day. There are a lot of wild fruits in the mountains, so you can eat whatever you want!"

Zhang Yinshan said with some distress, when they entered the mountain, they could eat anything that grew on the trees, buried in the ground, or swam in the water. Zhang Xiang was so hungry there!

"I'm too busy on my way to eat, and besides, I can't get enough of those fruits, so I still need white rice to fill me up!"

Zhang wanted to smile, when he came back from the bottom of the cliff, he made a special trip to the small valley, took the tea tree into the space, and didn't bother to get himself something to eat, so Zhang hurried back!

Fortunately, there were a lot of dishes on the table, and he drank a large bowl of egg soup. Only then did he feel something in his stomach, and it became bulging, not as uncomfortable as it was at the beginning!

"I found some plants on the mountain, you can help me see, are there any herbs that can make snakes afraid?"

Zhang Xiang usually does not go up the mountain a lot, and he does not know many herbs. Seeing that the villagers who invited him to help had finished eating, he took out all the plants he got on the cliff platform!

Don't underestimate these villagers. Many of them can't read a few big characters, but they grew up in the mountains. They have seen and understood the herbs and species on the mountains, and some of them can even tell their origins and functions!

He had taken out those plants a long time ago and put them outside the tiled house. At this time, he quickly brought them in and asked everyone to help him identify them!

The villagers in the shooting range have nothing to do after dinner, either bragging or playing poker.Today Zhang wanted to bring a bunch of plants for him, which just happened to give them something to chat about!

"That's Houttuynia cordata, a herb that clears heat and detoxifies, eliminates phlegm and expels pus, eliminates carbuncle, diuretic, relieves swelling and relieves stranguria!" It was Lao Yang who spoke, pointing his hand at a plant with a stench.

Zhang wanted to see that the upper part of the stem of Houttuynia cordata was upright, often purple in color.The leaves are alternate and papery, with white pedicels and petals on the leaves. The whole plant is about [-] to [-] cm long.Very recognizable!

"Lao Yang's Houttuynia cordata clears heat and detoxifies, can it detoxify snake poison or something? Will snakes be afraid of Houttuynia cordata?"

Zhang Xiang asked eagerly, is it possible that the snake is afraid of this Houttuynia cordata?It doesn't seem right!

"Houttuynia cordata can cure snake and insect wounds, but we also need to add wrinkled face grass, locust tree leaves, and cassia herba to pestle and apply it. However, the best medicinal effect of Houttuynia cordata is to treat lung abscess, vomiting pus and blood. , I’ve seen snakes afraid of Houttuynia cordata!”

Lao Yang hesitated and said that he was a little uncertain about this matter, he had never seen snakes afraid of Houttuynia cordata, but it might not be right!

"Isn't that Cassia officinalis? But its seeds are good for eyesight, but snakes are not afraid of them either!"

A village name pointed to the largest plant inside and shouted. Zhang wanted to see that it was not called herbal medicine anymore. It was a thick herb, more than one meter high, with even-numbered pinnate compound leaves, obcordate or obovate oblong shaped leaves.2-6 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide,

Zhang Xiang sighed, he found it on the edge of the cliff platform, seeing that the plant was quite big, who knew it wasn't the plant he was looking for!

"Is there not a single plant in here that snakes are afraid of?"

Zhang Xiang was a bit unwilling to give up. It was said that those snakes could also climb the stone wall, so why didn't they chase him to the platform?After thinking about it, he still felt that there must be something that snakes are afraid of on that platform!

But apart from the stones on the platform, there are some plants he doesn’t know. There is nothing surprising about the stones in the mountain, so it must be those plants. I don’t know them, but if I get one of them, there may be surprises inside!

"Anyway, there is nothing to do at night, are you taking a good look?"

As Zhang Xiang said, he turned the pile of plants on the ground with his hands, so that the crushed plants below could have a chance to turn over to the top. He still didn't give up the last sliver of hope!

"I said Xiangzi, why do you want to use herbs that snakes are afraid of? There are not many snakes in this shooting range! Why does this look a bit like a horse chestnut?"

Zhang Yinshan didn't understand what Zhang Xiang meant, why did he look for those herbs? Isn't this unfounded worry?He is still too comfortable to think of this idea because he has nothing to do all day!

"That's a horse chestnut, it seems to drive snakes away, isn't there a story about a horse chestnut in Zhangjiadian?" Lao Chen, who was cleaning up the dishes, also interjected!

The story he told about the seven leaves and one branch flower reminded Zhang Xiang of a story he heard from his father when he was a child.

According to legend, a long time ago, there lived in a village called Dongshan an elderly couple. They had seven lively sons and a beautiful daughter.

The seven brothers are engaged in farming and sowing, and the younger sister goes to the mountains to pick flowers and tea. The family lives happily.One year, a big boa constrictor suddenly appeared in the village. It was very ferocious, and it often devoured sheep and people, making chickens and dogs restless and people panicked.

The seven brothers were determined to eliminate harm for the people and fought against the boa constrictor, but all of them lost their lives. In order to avenge her brother, after practicing martial arts, the younger sister put on a dress woven with embroidery needles to fight against the boa constrictor, and finally became the belly of the boa constrictor. Zhongwu.

Because the metal embroidery needles were like ten thousand sharp knives piercing the internal organs of the boa constrictor, the boa constrictor finally died, and the mountain village regained its calm, but the old couple lost their son and daughter, and they were very sad and cried every day.

Later, it was discovered that a strange plant with a flower supported by seven leaves grew in the place where the boa constrictor was buried.Some people use the crushed grass to apply to the wounds bitten by poisonous snakes, and the wounds heal soon.

Since then, Aescin has become a famous medicine for treating poisonous snake bites.Therefore, many villagers use Aescin to drive away snakes. "Why didn't I think of it? I've only heard of Aescin, but I haven't seen it. Is it this one?"

Zhang wanted to take the plant that old Chen was pointing at, and judging from its shape, it was considered a different kind of plant.Its biggest feature is a flower emerging from a circle of whorls of leaves.

This is not unusual, what is strange is that the shape of this flower is very similar to its leaves, it can be divided into two parts, the outer flower and the inner flower, the outer flower is very similar to the leaves, there are about six pieces, and the inner flower is about There are eight pieces, so you can see it at a glance.

"One, two, three... No, why are these six leaves?"

Zhang wanted to hold this plant, so he really counted it. Originally, he wanted to call it a flower with seven leaves, so it should be no more, no less, seven leaves!

"It's not uncommon, seven leaves and one flower, and the remote mountain is my home, and six leaves are also common!" Zhang Yinshan said casually, he knows this thing very well, not only can cure snake venom, but also has many other functions!

"That's it, Brother Yinshan, when you have time, go dig some seven-leaf and one-flowered flowers in the mountains, and plant them all around this tile-roofed house!"

It was only then that Zhang Xiang remembered that there were really a lot of this kind of plants on the cliff platform! (to be continued..)