The Witch of Xiangxi

Chapter 348 Golden Silkworm Gu (VIII)
Shi Wei ran into a bamboo forest first, Xia Xiangxi couldn't help shouting.

Ye Chen stopped by the bamboo forest and waited for Xia Xiangxi.

Both of them felt that the bamboo forest was weird and had an indescribable fishy smell. This smell was definitely not ghost or zombie smell, but more like a snake.

In Xia Xiangxi's previous home in the north, he often smelled such a stench when it rained.Grandpa's house is an earth embryo house, with hanging beams exposed from the roof, and an earth kang on the ground.When it rains, it will be extra humid, and in addition to the thick earthy smell, she will also smell the smell that makes her almost suffocate.Sometimes when I lie down on the kang while sleeping, I can see a blue snake sticking its head down on the beam bone and spitting out its core.

That kind of snake is a vegetable snake that is very common in the north (in the northern dialect, it means a non-venomous snake.), especially the green snake that eats mice and is a good snake that the locals will not kill easily.

But regardless of whether it is a beneficial snake or not, snakes are always not welcome in places where people live.

Xia Xiangxi was frightened by the green snake. Grandpa tried many methods but failed to drive the snake away. Finally, he had to kill the snake. The green snake was beheaded by grandpa, and the blood of the snake seeped into the house. The ground became a smudge that couldn't be cleaned up, and when it was cloudy and rainy, the pool of snake blood would show up, and then the house would be covered with the indescribable smell of snakes.It wasn't until grandpa repaired the house into a limestone floor that he could not smell that smell at all!

Now Xia Xiangxi smelled the familiar smell of memory again. Even if she saw zombies and ghosts a lot, she would have an unspeakable fear of snakes.

After Shi Wei disappeared into the bamboo forest, Xia Xiangxi had to ask her daughter to help her find her.She and Ye Chen each picked up wooden sticks and started to scare the snake as they walked.

The sun shines through the mottled light of the bamboo leaves, and the cold and damp breath makes people feel like they are covered with a layer of paste, making them feel uncomfortable in every way.

Nannan finally found Shi Wei.She got stuck in a swamp.It was said to be a swamp, and after pulling Shi Wei out of the swamp, she realized that the swamp was full of lime, which was simply a man-made trap.

Lime has a burning effect on human skin. Fortunately, the time Shi Wei fell into was not too long, otherwise the burn would have been more serious. At this moment, her skin has been burned red, and some places The skin has been torn, exposing the seeping flesh and blood.

Shi Wei's face was distorted in pain, but she just kept humming.Ye Chen said that he must quickly find water to wash Shi Wei's wound.The girl quickly helped to find the water source, seeing the crystal clear water, Xia Xiangxi stretched her hand in, wanting to scoop up water to help Shi Wei cleanse the wound, but Ye Chen yelled, and pulled Xia Xiangxi away from the water's edge first Just one step away, a green snake jumped out of the water. If Ye Chen hadn't discovered it in time, Xia Xiangxi would have been bitten by that snake right now.

Xia Xiangxi gasped, feeling a little scared.She also felt more and more that this bamboo forest was a trap, and the target of the trap was them.Or just her.Shi Wei and Ye Chen were just implicated by her.

Shi Wei said that she was the one who caused Xia Xiangxi and Ye Chen to suffer, if she hadn't fought against that white fox, she wouldn't have run into this trap.

Ye Chen simply said, "Pervert, this one is being snatched here and there too? Let's think about how to get out of here!"

Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei scolded Ye Chen as an "asshole" in unison.

In the end, thanks to Ye Chen, the "bastard", he was the first to discover that there was a thatched cottage not far away.Still smoking, it is a real residential house.Still, even if it's not a haunted house, it's kind of weird that a house is built here.

Xia Xiangxi and the others explored the traps in the bamboo forest. When they arrived at the thatched cottage, they saw a kind-hearted old lady, wearing a Miao-style Tsing Yi, sitting in a small courtyard surrounded by simple, lighting a fire in a pot built with stones. .

Xia Xiangxi and the others walked over, but the old lady didn't notice at all, and she was still buried in adding firewood to the stove.Xia Xiangxi walked over first and called out politely, but the old lady didn't seem to hear her.Xia Xiangxi picked up a piece of firewood on the ground and added it to the stove, which attracted the old lady's attention.He stared at them in astonishment, then ran towards the cottage as if seeing a ghost.

"Grandma, don't be afraid!" A young girl's voice came from the thatched cottage. After a while, the girl came out, and the old lady was hiding behind the door, peeping here.

"Who are you? Why did you come here?" The girl was a little bit hostile. She was also wearing Miao's Tsing Yi and silver jewelry. .

Xia Xiangxi told the girl about the future. Naturally, the part that happened in the farm was concealed. Xia Xiangxi only said that they came to play in the mountains and got lost accidentally.

The girl had a good impression of Xia Xiangxi. Seeing her sincere appearance, she softened her tone and said that since they are from other places, it is okay to help them find a way out of the mountain.However, it's not easy for people to come to her place. Xia Xiangxi and the others can come here because of fate. They also lit a fire to cook.After the girl introduced herself, she said that her name was Rongrong. She and her grandma had always lived together. The reason she lived here was because she had a strange disease since she was a child and needed snake gallbladder to cure her illness. She raised those snakes in the bamboo forest for the purpose of taking snake gallbladder It is convenient to treat diseases.

Xia Xiangxi listened to Rong Rong's words first, and felt a little surprised, but they were just passing by here, so they shouldn't ask more questions out of curiosity, to avoid trouble, they didn't ask any more questions, and Rong Rong said that they could eat here to replenish their physical strength Xia Xiangxi naturally agreed, and the biggest request at present is to ask the girl for clean water and to help Shi Wei wash the lime on her body.

The girl said that there is a small stream not far ahead, so just go there.In addition, she also helped Shi Wei find a set of clean clothes.A set of Miao clothes, the clothes are all embroidered patterns, quite exquisite.Especially looking at the silk thread, although Xia Xiangxi doesn't know much about silk thread embroidery, but he can tell at a glance that the embroidery thread is not ordinary.

Now there is no need for Ye Chen to follow, Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei went to the creek together.

Shi Wei washed her body, and Xia Xiangxi helped her wound with herbal medicine.When she came back, Shi Wei asked Xia Xiangxi if she thought there was anything strange about the mother-in-law and grandson?

Xia Xiangxi felt that they lived in a place like the mountain, and that there were traps all around. This was the only strange place. For the rest, she frowned and thought for a while, and then said that even though they lived in a thatched cottage, they cleaned everywhere. The place is very clean. It is said that if you live in such a mountain, the dust brought by the mountain wind is unavoidable. Even if you like to be clean, you can't be so clean at all!
Afterwards, Xia Xiangxi blurted out, "They look like someone who raises golden silkworm Gu!"

Shi Wei pointed to the Miao outfit she had put on, and said, "Did you see it? The gold and silver threads are made of real gold and silver!"

Xia Xiangxi's eyes widened suddenly.

(End of this chapter)