Behind the bamboo forest is a wasteland, overgrown with weeds and thorns.
Fang Rui asked Mistress Wang where the snake had fled.
Mistress Wang timidly pointed to a cluster of lush thorn bushes.
Fang Rui started searching quietly near the thorn bushes.
Snakes are an interesting animal. They are blind. Because of this, their senses are extraordinarily sharp. As soon as they smell the slightest sign of trouble, they will run away as soon as possible. But they are not just slipping away.
They escape into holes as soon as they walk away. Many times they hide in bushes and dense grass. When the danger is over, they will come out again.
Every step Fang Rui took was gentle. He searched very carefully. After searching through the gaps in the thorn bushes, he saw no trace of the snake, so Fang Rui looked for the thatch in front.
After searching another area, Fang Rui finally saw a section of thick thatch with a tail exposed.
The scales in the middle of this tail are in the shape of a yellow line, with black on both sides. The tail is thin and long. Looking further up, there are patterns of black and light brown. From here, Fang Rui can definitely conclude that this is Pingyang’s local cauliflower.
Snake. The cauliflower snake has a slender body and a relatively docile temperament. It is a non-venomous snake.
After recognizing the snake clearly, Fang Rui felt relieved.
Fang Rui raised his foot and stepped on the cauliflower snake's waist.
The cauliflower snake was so frightened by the sudden attack that it turned around and opened its mouth to bite Fang Rui's feet. Fang Rui was wearing trousers and sneakers on his feet, so he didn't bother to care. Anyway, you cauliflower snake is already in my bag.
If you take one bite and your heart is balanced, then just take it.
The cauliflower snake opened its mouth wide and bit Fang Rui's trouser leg without letting go. Fang Rui smiled, stepped down the snake's neck with his other foot, and then pinched seven inches of the cauliflower snake with his hand.
Grabbing the snake's head with one hand and its tail with the other, he pulled the cauliflower snake out of the grass and took a look. Good guy, the snake's waist is as thick as a hoe handle, and the length of the snake's body is not much different from Fang Rui's height. This snake is afraid
It must weigh three or four kilograms. If you sell it in the market, it will be worth at least five or six hundred yuan.
The chicken that I had been guarding for a long time had no clue. It was a surprise to unexpectedly harvest such a big snake.
Grandma Wang has lived for seventy years. She has never seen any big snakes, and she didn't think anything about this cauliflower snake. When she saw Fang Rui catching the snake, she breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with Fang Rui for a few words.
, she went back to her home carrying the pigweed basket.
……………………
Fang Ruile diligently caught the snake and returned home. His mother was just about to go to work in the fields. She was surprised when she saw the snake in Fang Rui's hand, "Xiao Rui, did you catch this snake in the bamboo forest?"
"No, it was Grandma Wang who saw it when she was cutting pig grass and asked me to catch it... By the way, Mom, do you think it's possible that the chicken was eaten by a snake?" After his mother asked, Fang Rui
Suddenly I thought, yes, the cauliflower snake loves to eat poultry. Chickens, ducks, and other birds are its favorite. So could the chickens in the bamboo forest be eaten by snakes? Don't tell me, it really is.
This is possible.
My mother agreed with Fang Rui's question and asked Fang Rui to take a closer look to see if there was any possibility of a snake crawling into the bamboo forest. After that, my mother went to work in the fields.
Fang Rui went into the house, took a cloth bag, put the snake in it, tied the mouth tightly, and then went to the back of the house to check around the fence.
The fence was made very flat, and there was no place on the outside that could be used for strength. Fang Rui initially ruled out the possibility that the snake came in through the fence.
Keep checking to see if there are other possibilities.
When Fang Rui came to the place where Shicai Wang's second wife was cutting pigweed, Fang Rui saw a Chinese chrysanthemum tree in a dense clump of winter thatch. The Chinese chrysanthemum tree itself was not eye-catching, but this tree
The chun tree is only thirty or forty centimeters away from the fence, and there are several large bamboo trees growing closely inside the fence...
Looking at the chun tree, and then at the bamboo trees inside the fence, Fang Rui gradually sketched out a picture in his mind: a large cauliflower snake, wrapping around the chun tree and climbing up to the fence.
When it reached the height of the fence, it stretched its upper body and wrapped itself around the bamboo on the other side of the fence. Then it followed the bamboo and entered the bamboo forest. Then it stung in the grass, waiting for the chickens to bite...
Fang Rui felt that what he guessed was probably actually what happened, and the bamboos in the bamboo forest happened to be close together, covering the bamboo closest to the fence. Even if a snake sneaked in, it would
You can't find it unless you get closer.
In order to confirm what he thought, and to vent his frustration and anger over the past few days, Fang Rui went back to the house, cruelly killed the cauliflower snake.
Catch the snake, lift the body upside down, and throw the snake's head to the ground. The cauliflower snake will die in mourning. Many people think that killing a snake requires skinning it. In fact, it is best to kill a snake without skinning it. Not to mention the trouble, the snake skin will be removed after it is peeled off.
A lot of meat is removed and the essence is taken away.
The best way is to scald the snake scales with boiling water. Once the snake scales are soaked in boiling water and smoothed with your hands, they will all fall off.
After Fang Rui burned off the snake's scales, he used scissors to disembowel the snake. Some people say that eating snake gallbladder raw can improve eyesight. I have to admit that snake gallbladder does have some good medical and health effects, but snakes live in dark holes for many years.
, there is no doubt that there are parasites in its body. If you eat snake gall raw, the parasites will also enter your stomach, and you will regret it and cry.
……………………
While cleaning the snake's internal organs, Fang Rui saw a few feathers that had not been fully digested. When he took them out, he saw that they were the hairs on the chicken's tail. At this moment, Fang Rui was absolutely certain that the chicken had been sneaked in by the snake.
Eaten secretly.
It's just that a snake can survive for at least a week after a full meal. In recent days, chickens have been lost every day in the bamboo forest. From this, we can conclude that this cauliflower snake is not the only snake that comes in to steal chickens.
After thinking about this, Fang Rui silently pondered countermeasures. In fact, to prevent snakes from coming in to steal chickens from happening again, it is very simple. Just cut down the Chinese chrysanthemum tree outside the fence. But Fang Rui thought about it.
I'm not willing to let them go if they eat my chicken! And if you can catch those snakes that steal the chicken, it will be a big fortune!
Finally, Fang Rui came up with a way. The chun tree is not moving, and the channel into the fence must be left open for snakes. Otherwise, how can you invite you to enter the urn? But the way out will be cut off for you. Hehe, you can't get in or out.
.In one afternoon, Fang Rui cut down more than 20 bamboos that were relatively close to the fence.
ps: Thank you to Brother Blood Lion Beast King for the reward. Thank you from the bottom of my heart... To be honest, a new book is like a newborn, very fragile. The author is also very fragile during the new book period. The book's performance is not good, and there is no resonance and support from readers. To be honest,
It will affect your mood and enthusiasm for writing... So I also want to thank those brothers who voted for recommendation and collection... Finally, I am asking for collection and recommendation votes again, hehehe, I will give you a reward...