The blow was accurate and hard, hitting the snake's head squarely! When crossing the mountain peak, he twisted violently in pain, stretched his neck and made a heart-stopping hissing sound.
I took the opportunity to lift a bigger stone, gritted my teeth and cursed: "I'm a fool, you want to bite me!"
After cursing, I smashed it down with all my strength.
The stone hit the snake's head so hard that it split open.
The snake's body suddenly rolled and twisted even more crazily. I knew this was just a death struggle.
I didn’t rush to turn over the stone, so I turned around and called Father Lin first.
"Uncle, there is a mountain crossing on the other side of the hillside!"
Father Lin's face turned livid after hearing this: "Crossing the mountain peak? Do you want to die? Don't mess with this kind of snake, one bite of this thing can send away a cow!"
「已经被我用石头砸死了。」我有些后怕地说。
Afterwards, I came to the hillside with Father Lin again. He checked that the snake's head had indeed been smashed by me, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "You are quite courageous, but it's a pity, the snake slough can be used as medicine."
I then remembered something, and hurriedly crawled over to pick up the scattered wild strawberries. Fortunately, there was still only half a handful of intact wild strawberries.
Father Lin looked at the strawberry in my hand, and then at the twitching snake corpse over there: "For Xiaoyu?"
I nodded awkwardly.
He suddenly laughed out loud: "I'm very optimistic about you! Let's go, carry it back, eat snake soup and make wine at night! Save the snake gall for your uncle to drink!"
I was driving my motorcycle on the way back, and Father Lin carried the ten kilograms over the mountain.
Xiaoyu who arrived at the gate of the courtyard was very happy to see us coming back, but when he saw the snake in Father Lin's hand, he was so scared that he covered his mouth.
"Old woman, kill that old hen at home." Father Lin shouted from a distance.
I parked the car and walked into the yard. While telling Xiaoyu about the situation at that time, I took out millet peppers and wild strawberries from my pocket.
"Are you stupid, messing with that thing for a few wild strawberries?" Lin Xiaoyu was very worried after hearing this.
I handed over the wild strawberry, "It provoked me."
Mother Lin came out when she heard the sound, screamed and hurriedly went to find wine to soak the snake gallbladder.
We really drank snake soup that night. The soup was very delicious, and in the end the snake gall was drank down with the wine.
Father Lin sat aside and introduced: "What a good thing! The more venomous the snake gall, the more replenishing it is. It clears fire and improves eyesight, dispels wind and dampness, but it is hard to find!"
It smells like alcohol, and I can’t tell what it feels like. I just feel a strange sweetness rising up my throat, and a warm current sliding down my esophagus into my stomach.
At the dinner table, Lin's father picked up the wine glass again. This time, Lin's mother did not stop him, but gently told him to drink less.
Lin Xiaoqing was eating her rice, and suddenly she raised her head and said, "Sister, I just checked the score line of the Medical University, and it seems a bit uncertain! Do you know anyone in the city?"
Lin Xiaoyu looked at me subconsciously. In her eyes, I at least had some friendship with Huang Li.
"I'll first ask if they are willing to help." I didn't agree immediately, and I wasn't sure whether Huang Li was willing to help.
"Thank you first, brother-in-law!" Lin Xiaoqing smiled at me.
Father Lin put down his wine glass and was worried: "If you don't pass the exam, just grow medicinal herbs with me at home. Your sister is married, you have to find a son-in-law for me!"
Xiaoyu has only one younger sister, and there are no men in the family. I understand what Father Lin is thinking. He doesn't want both daughters to get married.
In fact, he originally wanted me to be his son-in-law, but as an only child, I couldn't agree to this.
Lin Xiaoqing didn’t dare to refute what Father Lin said, but I could tell from her expression that she didn’t like her father’s decision.
Father Lin changed the subject: "By the way, Xiao Chen, when do you plan to return to the city?"
I looked at Lin Xiaoyu, she was playing with the rice in the bowl, and responded: "I have to go back tomorrow!"
Xiaoyu only took three days off, and I basically didn't have any leave. If I take one day off, I have no income for one day.
Father Lin nodded, remained silent, and poured himself another glass of wine.
Lin Xiaoyu asked softly: "Have the tickets been booked?"
"Yes, the train will leave tomorrow morning." The things here have been taken care of, and we still have to rush back to the city.
It doesn't matter if I deliver food, but Lin Xiaoyu doesn't have that many holidays.
After dinner, just as he was about to go back to the room to pack his luggage, Lin Xiaoqing suddenly became interested: "Sister, it's hard to come back here, can I go shopping with you?"
"You want to go shopping, so you have to drag me along, right?" Lin Xiaoyu saw through her sister's little thoughts at a glance.
I had no choice but to go shopping in the county town with them and pay the bills honestly.
The two sisters bought some snacks, and Lin Xiaoyu also specially picked a few boxes of specialties: "Su Yan loves this the most, so bring two more boxes for her."
I really couldn't laugh or cry, Lin Xiaoyu was still thinking about bringing delicious food to Su Yan, but Su Yan was thinking about her ex-boyfriend.
Lin Xiaoyu rarely went back to her hometown. Lin Xiaoqing was still studying and had no income, so the two sisters went to the women's clothing store and bought some new sets of clothes for Lin Xiaoqing.
Of course I have to pay the money.
Lin Xiaoqing held her new clothes and smiled happily: "Brother-in-law, you are a good person and you will do your best. Whether I can go to a medical university depends on you."
"I don't dare to guarantee this. Please send me your college entrance examination results and personal information first." I have to give it to Huang Li to see if I can help.
"Brother-in-law can definitely do it, you are my only connection in this city!"
How could I not understand her thoughts. This girl was determined not to be left by Father Lin to farm in the village, and she didn't want to just recruit a son-in-law to live with her for the rest of her life.
It was already seven or eight o'clock in the evening when I came back from the county town. I rushed into the bathroom to wash up.
The hot water washed over my body, and I thought to myself: "Today, I helped with the work, bought clothes for her sister, and asked someone to sell me a favor. Xiaoyu should be willing to be intimate with me tonight, right?"
It has been more than a month since I broke up with Xiaoyu, and I have tried every means to get it back.
But tonight, I have a premonition that I am bound to win.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I dried myself and walked out of the bathroom, I suddenly sneezed.
I rubbed my itchy nose, and my heart sank: "I haven't caught a cold for a long time, and now it's at this time? Don't do anything bad."
I couldn't help but shiver as soon as I lay on the bed.
“This doesn’t feel like a cold?” I muttered to myself, a cold shouldn’t feel like this.
Lin Xiaoyu returned to the room wearing cool pajamas and saw me shaking violently in bed.
I thought I was doing something indecent, so I complained angrily: "I'm going back to the city tomorrow, can't you bear it?"
"I'm really cold!" I explained with chattering teeth.
“Cold?” Lin Xiaoyu, a nurse, reached out and touched my forehead.
"A cold should be caused by a high fever. Why are you so cold?"
"I don't know..." My voice trembled, and I had a vague suspicion that it was the snake gallbladder I swallowed in the evening.