Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

After a fierce struggle, the Green Bamboo Snake's struggle gradually weakened, and finally it lost the strength to struggle.

Cheng Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief. Although the hem of her skirt was already stained with dust and her arms were sore from exertion, she still did not dare to be careless.

As the saying goes, if you don't remove the grass at its roots, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows. In order to prevent the poisonous snake from coming back to life again, Cheng Yuntao hit it many times in a row.

Only when the snake's body was beaten to a bloody mess and there was no possibility of survival did Cheng Yuntao throw away the bamboo stick in his hand and collapse to the ground, having survived the disaster.

Seeing that the crisis was over, the people hiding at the back also rushed forward.

"Sister, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Is it painful anywhere?"

"Sister, you are so awesome! You don't even know how cool you looked when you were fighting that snake just now!"

"Oh my, that's so scary! A snake crawled in out of nowhere. Luckily it wasn't a python, otherwise it would have been dangerous."

……

A group of people surrounded Cheng Yuntao and chattered a lot, but she couldn't spare the energy to respond at all.

The family members immediately noticed that something was wrong with Cheng Yuntao and looked at her with concern, not knowing what to do.

Grandma Zhou Xiufang gently touched Cheng Yuntao's face, trying to calm her fluctuating emotions.

Cheng Yuntao's forehead and neck were covered in sweat, and her hair was sticking to her forehead and neck in a messy and wet state.

There was still fear and tension in his eyes from the confrontation with the snake just now. He stared blankly at the snake corpse in front of him that no longer posed a threat, and the thrilling scenes just now kept flashing back in his mind.

The sudden popping of a head, the gleaming cold fangs, the feeling of a cold and slippery body wrapping around...

Cheng Yuntao's heart was still beating wildly in her chest, as if it was about to burst through her chest. The "bang bang" sound was particularly clear in the silent environment.

Her body seemed to have been drained of all its energy, her muscles were sore and weak. She tried to stand up, but her legs were shaking uncontrollably.

After trying several times, I finally managed to stand up, but I had to lean to the side because of dizziness. The feeling of relief and fear of surviving the disaster surged in my heart.

"I...I'm fine..."

"I'm just a little too panicked. I just need to rest for a while."

Everyone quickly helped her to a seat aside. After drinking a glass of warm water, Cheng Yuntao's mood gradually calmed down.

She looked at the motionless venomous snake on the ground with some disgust. Although snake meat could be used to make soup, Cheng Yuntao had never been interested in such a strange ingredient.

After she fully recovered, she quickly picked up the snake's body and threw it away. In order to avoid causing more trouble, she deliberately threw the body farther away.

After returning to the cave, Cheng Yuntao thought about it carefully. Such a thing is likely to happen again in the future, and some measures must be taken to avoid it.

If you want to make snake repellent powder, the most common recipe should be realgar, but realgar is a highly volatile mineral and it is not easy to obtain.

We can only settle for the second best and find some more common herbs and mix them together to achieve the purpose of repelling snakes.

Among the herbs, the most effective ones should be seven-leaf lily and snake-killing herb.

"I'm going out for a moment and will be back soon."

Without further ado, Cheng Yuntao did not hesitate too much. He immediately carried the bamboo basket and picked up the small hoe and headed into the valley alone.

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These two plants grow at relatively high altitudes. The mountain road is long and winding, and the weeds on both sides of the road are covered with clear dewdrops. Cheng Yuntao is extremely careful with every step he takes, trying his best to avoid getting his shoes and socks wet by the dewdrops.

The bamboo basket on her back swayed slightly with her steps, making a low friction sound from time to time, creating a subtle movement in the empty forest.

As we walked deeper into the forest, the light became dimmer and the surroundings were so quiet that we could only hear our own breathing and the sound of light footsteps.

Cheng Yuntao stopped his hurried steps and began to concentrate on looking for traces of herbs around him. Finally, he found a few seven-leafed amaranth plants on a shady hillside.

The plant has an upright stem with a smooth surface and a unique color. The leaves are neatly arranged in a gear-like shape at the top of the stem. The leaves are oblong in shape, of moderate length and uniform width.

The leaves are thick in texture, dark green and vibrant in color, with clearly visible veins and distinct textures.

The flower grows alone at the top of the stem, and the tepals are divided into two whorls. The outer tepals are green and narrowly ovate-lanceolate in shape, while the inner tepals are yellow-green, thread-like, and slightly drooping.

"Seven leaves" is just a name, it does not mean that there are only seven leaves on the plant. In some cases, there may even be more than ten leaves.

When Cheng Yuntao saw the seven-leafed aconite, a look of joy immediately appeared on her face. She then squatted down and began to dig gently and slowly, always paying attention to not damaging the roots of the plant.

After successfully catching the snake, she took a short rest and then continued to search for the snake in the mountains and forests.

The overall shape of the snake-killing plant is a shrub-like herb, and the plant height is also quite impressive.

Its leaves are pinnate compound leaves, with ovate-lanceolate leaflets, numerous and growing opposite each other in pairs. The leaf surface is flat and smooth, and the color is bright green, which appears particularly bright under the sunlight.

It is the flowering season now. Golden flowers are blooming on the umbel racemes at the top of the stem. The flowers are relatively regular in shape, the petals are soft in texture, the stamens are clearly visible, and they emit a rich and unique fragrance.

Cheng Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the flowering period had not yet completely passed, so she could catch the last train. She began to dig up the snake-killing door and gently placed it in the bamboo basket, letting it snuggle with the seven-leaf flower.

After collecting all the necessary herbs, Cheng Yuntao did not stay for long. He stood up, patted the dirt on his body, and slowly walked down the mountain along the same path he came from.

After returning to the cave, he didn't dare to waste time, for fear that the little snake's relatives would come looking for him, so he quickly processed the medicinal materials.

After baking, the herbs began to slowly lose moisture. The leaves of the seven-leaf violet gradually became curled, and the color changed from bright green to dark green. The color of the flowers became slightly dull, while the flowers of the snake-killing herb began to shrink and the leaves became more brittle and hard.

After they were completely dry, Cheng Yuntao used a stone mortar to grind the herbs into powder, mixed them together, and sprinkled them at the entrance of the cave.

With the addition of this powder, an invisible barrier is set up around the cave. After sensing the pungent smell, snakes will involuntarily begin to avoid it and will no longer actively come in.