good morning, sergeant

The next morning, before five o'clock, Zhan Yiyang got up from the bed, and Xu Rongrong didn't go to bed early at night, Zhan Yiyang was too quiet all night, and Xu Rongrong couldn't sleep well for a while.

Xu Rongrong secretly scolded himself, when people wanted you, you struggled desperately, and when they ignored you, you became unaccustomed again, this is not a crime...

All in all, Xu Rongrong slept very late, and rolled into Zhan Yiyang's arms in the morning.

At this time, Zhan Yiyang got up in some trouble, but he still lightly did not disturb Xu Rongrong, got out of bed, put on his clothes and went outside.

When Zhan Yiyang went out, he saw Old Shen who was playing with these things in the yard.

Zhan Yiyang never thought that at such an old age, Mr. Shen could still weave such a strange thing.

This thing looked like a fish basket, but upon closer inspection, it was a bit different. There was no lid on the basket, but this one had a lid.

Walking over, Zhan Yiyang paused, picked up the things casually, and looked at them.

There is an ear on the side, and the ear is hollow, and a rope of the same width can be passed through it.

Zhan Yiyang held one in his hand, while Shen Lao was still weaving another.

Old Shen was wearing a white hanging shirt. At this time, Old Shen's hanging shirt was a little sweaty, but Zhan Yiyang didn't bother him, but looked at the stick on the ground that looked like a walking stick.

There's also something that looks like a fork, but that thing has a small head.

Zhan Yiyang looked at it for a while, and Lao Shen's basket was woven tightly.

"Let's go." After Mr. Shen finished speaking, he put two hemp ropes on the two baskets. The hemp ropes seemed simple, but they were very tenacious.

Zhan Yiyang tried to break it with his hands, but couldn't.

Hearing what Shen Lao said, Zhan Yiyang raised his head to look at Shen Lao, with a hint of surprise in his faint eyes.

"You don't need to eat?" Zhan Yiyang's body is fine. Xu Rongrong has nourished him recently, which is more effective than taking medicine. Just like what Mr. Shen said, his illness came from nothing. If he is in the right mood, he can recover completely. , Zhan Yiyang believes this now.

Zhan Yiyang even thought, if Xu Rongrong's life cannot be saved, maybe he will die soon.

"Don't eat." Old Shen strode forward, holding the crutch-like thing in his hand, Zhan Yiyang looked at it, and picked up the fork casually.

The two went out, tying the basket around their waists as they walked.

Mr. Shen said: "There are not many snakes on this mountain, but it is not difficult to catch two five-paced snakes, but no one has really caught them yet. They have no courage and no patience."

"What did you do when you were old, and why do you know so much about it?" Zhan Yiyang asked curiously as he walked.

Old Shen smiled hehe, took out two steamed buns from his body, gave one to Zhan Yiyang, kept one for himself, and took a bite of his own first.

"I lived at the foot of the mountain when I was young, and I will stay here when I grow up. The mountain here has my footprints all my life. I have planted most of the trees here. I don't have many hobbies in my life. One is wine, and the other is wandering up the mountain. .

I am old, and my sons and daughters are gone, and they all walk in front of me. A fire killed them, and only I, the old man, was left behind.

If I hadn't been so persistent at the beginning, and would have defended this mountain even to the death, I wouldn't have ended up where I am today.

Hmph, those people thought I would let them go, but they all died on the mountain later.

You know why? "

Old Shen smiled and looked at Zhan Yiyang, but Zhan Yiyang watched silently, not knowing that there were so many stories in it.

"It must be that the snakes on this mountain are too poisonous. They came, but they couldn't get through."

I think so too.

Elder Shen chuckled: "You are really smart."

"But this is human life, don't you think you did something wrong?" Zhan Yiyang was a soldier, and anyone who has been a soldier knows that a person's life is not allowed to be taken casually, even if you have a relationship with this person No matter how much hatred there is, the normal means of law must be used to resolve this matter. It is impossible to go beyond the law, which is not allowed.

Mr. Shen smiled: "You are wrong, they are not human beings, they are born, if you see my wife and children dying in a fit of rage, with hideous burning faces, you will understand that the most terrifying thing in this world is not What kind of monsters and elves are not poisonous snakes and beasts, but those demons covered in human skin.

I don't kill them, I let them get lost in this mountain, so that they can't get out even if they die.

They want the mountain, so what if I give it to them, what will happen in the end?

They want to stay here forever, and they can finally get their wish. "

After some conversations, Zhan Yiyang finally knew why Mr. Shen had a soft spot for this place, and why he refused to leave here even if he died.

In the past, Zhan Yiyang would have been jealous, but now he feels that everything is not worth it.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhan Yiyang looked at the dense grass on the mountain. Where there is a lot of grass, there must be a lot of snakes. No wonder it will kill you.

Zhan Yiyang lowered his head and began to eat the steamed buns in his hand. After eating, he looked at Mr. Shen. The two of them made preparations. Mr. Shen began to explain: "Remember, you need to find a medicinal herb with white flowers. This kind of flower can cure five diseases. The snake venom of the step snake, whether it can be confiscated depends entirely on it.

But there are often five-step snakes near this kind of flowers. I will watch you when you go to pick flowers and catch snakes by the way, but you have to be careful.

The five-step snake bit you, and if we don't have an antidote, we will die soon.

Zhan Yiyang nodded, followed Mr. Shen up the mountain, and stepped into the grass.

As soon as he entered, Xu Rongrong called, and Zhan Yiyang answered the phone.

"Where have you been?" Xu Rongrong didn't get up until seven o'clock, and started calling Zhan Yiyang when he didn't see anyone.

"Mr. Shen and I went to the mountains to find herbs. You cook the food at home, and we will go back soon."

"What herbs are you looking for, can't you eat it?"

"No."

Xu Rongrong: ...

Zhan Yiyang then hung up the phone and followed Mr. Shen all the way to observe.

"The five-step snake generally likes to be in a cool and humid place. There are herbs with white flowers nearby. You have to remember to slide the grass over and over again with the stick in your hand to avoid being bitten by the five-step snake."

Mr. Shen repeated it over and over again, and the two of them went up the mountain all the way.

Halfway through, the weeds have become less and less, and some dwarf trees and unknown herbs began to appear on the mountain.

When passing by along the way, Elder Shen would chew some herbs to eat. Zhan Yiyang had never eaten them, but when he saw Elder Shen eating, he would follow suit.

"These medicines can strengthen the body. Although longevity is not very useful, they will definitely not be taken in vain. When you come here, you can quench your thirst just by eating steamed buns."

Zhan Yiyang was slightly stunned, the bitter taste was still in his mouth, this was the first time he met such thirst quencher.

After walking for a while, the two finally found the shadow of the snake, which made them overjoyed.

"Don't let him run away." Elder Shen was extremely excited. He didn't look like an old man at all, but more like a man in his prime, happily doing something.

Zhan Yiyang nodded, his dark eyes were complicated. In fact, Zhan Yiyang had been trained in the field, which can be regarded as pediatrics. He also experienced catching snakes in the wild. At that time, there was no food to eat, so he could only look for wild game everywhere. Snakes naturally became one of them.

It's just that Zhan Yiyang has never had a good impression of creatures like snakes, and subconsciously he still doesn't want to touch them.

For the sake of Xu Rongrong, he had no choice but to come up.

Zhan Yiyang stood still, looked left and right, he was looking for the little white flower that Old Shen said, and in the end, he really found it.

It's just that the five-step snake clings to Zhan Yiyang's feet like a flower protector, blocking Zhan Yiyang's footsteps. Zhan Yiyang stands motionless to avoid being bitten by the snake.

Elder Shen glanced at it, bent down and took the crutch-like thing in his hand upside down, bent down and pressed the hooked end on the snake's body, and the snake quickly uttered a message to Elder Shen.

"Not going, what are you waiting for?" Shen Lao said Zhan Yiyang immediately went to pick the flowers, uprooted the whole tree, then turned around and looked around, looking at Shen Lao from the corner of his eye.

Old Shen chuckled, the snake had already wandered on his hook, but no matter what, the situation was over when the snake met Old Shen, and soon Old Shen asked Zhan Yiyang to go over.

"Give me that fork."

Zhan Yiyang gave the fork to Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen pressed the snake's head on the ground, squatted down and pinched the snake's head, and then tightened it into his basket. The lid was immediately closed, and the hemp ropes on the side were facing upwards. tie.

A snake was in the bag.

Zhan Yiyang glanced down, he still had a basket, that is to say, he needed another basket.

Elder Shen didn't say anything, and gave Zhan Yiyang a piece of cloth: "Wrap the root, so that it can't die for the time being."

Zhan Yiyang immediately wrapped the flower root, then held the flower in one hand and swept the fork around the ground in the other until he found the second snake.

For ordinary people, catching snakes is a difficult task, but for a person like Mr. Shen who has spent his entire life in the mountains, catching snakes is not difficult at all.

Zhan Yiyang even felt that if Mr. Shen wasn't old, maybe he would have made this trip unnecessary.

It was almost noon when we caught the second snake. It was not easy going up, and it was not easy going down.

The physical strength of the two people is obviously not good. Shen Lao is old and Zhan Yiyang is suffering from old diseases. Obviously, the two are not suitable for people who love to fight on the mountain for a long time.

For this reason, when going down the mountain, the two found a safe place to take a breath.

This breath rested for 10 minutes, just to catch my breath.

What Old Shen meant was that the mountain was not safe, and if all the snakes came out, it would be troublesome, especially when it was dark, so they had to go down before dark.

Hearing what Shen Lao said, Zhan Yiyang nodded and went down the mountain much faster.

At the foot of the mountain, Elder Shen couldn't walk anymore, Zhan Yiyang supported the elder, and it was already ten o'clock when the two returned home.

Xu Rongrong was so worried that he stood at the door waiting for the two of them to come back, but as soon as they met, he jumped on him. Regardless of whether Zhan Yiyang was tired or not, after beating Zhan Yiyang, he suddenly burst into tears.