strange village

As soon as they said it, the three of them went out back and forth, and before they had gone too far, a woman holding a cat walked up to her. It was the fifth wife, Zhao Zhilan, and when she saw Mo Tan, she said, "Miss Mo, have you seen the cat?" To Ah Ching?

Mo Tan nodded to her politely, and replied: "Fifth wife is out for a walk with the cat? Ah Qing is at home, we are going to find him."

I, Dongyue, have already complained in every possible way, why do I have to walk the cat?Why do you still have to hold a cat for a walk? Is it a person walking a cat or a cat walking a person?

But Zhao Zhilan said: "What kind of cat are you walking? You don't know. When I wake up in the morning, my snowball brought back a poisonous snake from somewhere! If it eats it by mistake, there will be something wrong! What should I do?" Seeing the tip of his nose turn red, he was about to shed tears.

"What about the snake?" Mo Tan asked hastily.

"At my place, it's already been bitten by the snowball, and it's already wilted after being picked up." Fifth Mrs. said.

Hearing these words in Dongyue's ears, he actually had a feeling of admiration for Xueqiu. As the name suggests, Xueqiu refers to a snow-white cat. It is not small, with fluffy hair. It is a majestic long-haired cat. At this moment His image in Dongyue's mind was extraordinarily tall, and he was shocked as a Tmall!Thinking that this cat is really powerful, he can compete with Zhu Yao, so he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yao twice.

Mo Tan told Mrs. Fifth what happened last night, and Mrs. Fifth also joined their team to find Chu Qing and find out about the snake.

When they arrived at Yuan Tinghe's residence, they were confronting each other.

"Those vipers have nothing to do with me, why did you search my house?"

"Mr. Yuan, I'm offended. I didn't target you. You said that your poisonous snake was lost. I just came to take a look. Someone was attacked last night. I can't do it by sitting idly by. You'd better be honest. Open the box yourself."

When several people came in, they saw such a scene. The guards had already blocked the yard. Yuan Tinghe saw that there was another person coming at the door, and knew that he must not be able to escape, so he slowly opened the iron box.There seemed to be a hint of excitement in the expression on his face.

As soon as he opened the iron box, Dongyue Lima was taken aback. The box contained dozens of snakes and some suspicious small boxes.Some of those snakes were entangled and piled up in a ball, and some were lying on their own in separate cages, curling up and looking at them leisurely.For a moment, all the onlookers took a step back, but they didn't dare to go forward to check. At this time, Yuan Tinghe had a showy expression on his face, and his eyes seemed to say: Are you amazing?Never seen it!

Oh, childish!Extremely childish!

"Are you snakes poisonous or not?" Chu Qing asked seriously.

"Most of them are poisonous, but the degree of poison is different. Some are just bluffing cuties, which can only paralyze you for a while." Yuan Tinghe said.

"Didn't you say you went to the poison gland?" Dongyue suddenly remembered what he said earlier.

"That's just because Xiaomeng and Lulu are gifts for others. They are for Miss Chu. If something happens, it will be bad." Yuan Tinghe said proudly, as if he was very proud of his unique gift.

Hearing him say the names of Lulu and Xiaomeng, everyone present was speechless.

As for Dongyue, after seeing those snakes, she was terrified and drooled uncontrollably.

"Then quickly see if you have any more snakes!" Dongyue said, swallowing her saliva.

Yuan Tinghe took a look there, then said: "No less, no less, hehe, my little baby."

Seeing his obsessed look, Dongyue was also speechless.

"Then how did your two snakes slip away?" Chu Qing asked.

"Usually the two snakes are placed outside alone for easy viewing. Master Chu summoned us for questioning that day. When I came back, I found that their cage had been opened somehow, and the two snakes had disappeared," Yuan Tinghe replied. road.

"Can the cage be opened from the inside?" Chu Qing asked.

"Of course it can't be done. If you can open it from the inside, it's fine. You're all fine?" Yuan Tinghe smiled.

"Could it be that someone opened it on purpose? Are you sure you closed the cage properly when you left?" Chu Qing asked.

"It's closed, um..." Then he fell silent again, as if he was remembering something, and it seemed that he couldn't be sure.

Moreover, human memory is not so reliable, even if you remember to close the door, it may not have happened, it is just something in your imagination.

At this time, it was Mrs. Fifth who spoke: "Did you bring those poisonous snakes outside! Snowball almost killed me. Ah Qing, I must throw this man and his snake out!"

"This..." Chu Qing seemed unable to speak.

Yuan Tinghe said: "I am a guest invited by your master. Where do you come from? If you say you want to drive people away, you will drive them out. Besides, I will never leave before I find my precious snake!"

"You!" Zhao Zhilan felt her blood rushing up, and the cat in her arms couldn't hold her anymore. Xueqiu jumped out of her arms to the ground, and when she saw the snake in the cage, she seemed to be full of curiosity, and walked with fine cat steps, Just ran close.

"Snowball, come back quickly, don't touch those dirty things!" Zhao Zhilan hurriedly called out to the cat not to provoke the snake.

Yuan Tinghe snorted lightly after hearing this, but didn't bother.

Chu Qing said: "There are some snakes inexplicably appearing in the yard, and snakes have never gathered here before, could it be you?"

"Young Master Qing said this, but I can't take it seriously. I'm just a snake breeder. I'm not so powerful. I can attract snakes and gather them here." Yuan Tinghe said.

"Then what is your experience that attracts snakes to the yard?" Chu Qing asked.

"The fishy smell attracts snakes, but snakes are solitary animals. It is not easy to get them together spontaneously. Some snakes have the habit of eating snakes, such as the king cobra, which is fierce and likes to eat snakes, so let them It is difficult to get together peacefully, unless it is the breeding season." Yuan Tinghe said.

"Breeding period? Now?" Chu Qing's expression changed.

These snakes came to Chu's house to drive that kind of grown-up, ah no, grown-up snake's party? !

"Different species of snakes have different breeding periods, but the breeding period may be as long as a month. If you say this, it may be like this." Yuan Tinghe said, a gust of wind blew his linen scarf, and his face could not be seen clearly. What kind of expression is it.

"Different varieties are okay?" Dongyue asked

"Well, let's have an in-depth exchange. It's definitely okay to grow and grow, but it may not be possible to produce offspring. Those who belong to the same family may succeed." Yuan Tinghe replied.

"I heard that there is a snake tamer who can summon snakes just by playing the flute or even whistling," Fifth Wife Zhao Zhilan said.

Where is this hearsay? Is it the Miaojiang secret technique or the Indian snake trainer?

"I've heard of this, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so it's hard to make a conclusion. I heard that someone tried this before, but was bitten to death by a poisonous snake." Yuan Tinghe said.

Dongyue thought, this is really a dangerous call, it's better not to take it seriously.

"I think you'd better put these snakes away quickly." Dongyue watched Xueqiu approaching the snake box step by step, and wanted to tease the snakes, and became nervous again.

Yuan Tinghe saw that it was inconvenient to show off, and closed the two boxes with a click.

Dongyue bent down, scooped up Snowball, lifted the cat's butt, and hugged it into her arms, Snowball meowed angrily.

After stroking it twice, he turned around and handed the snowball to Zhao Zhilan.

Zhao Zhilan took the snowball, thanked Dongyue, and had a good meal with Chu Qing crying, insisting that Chu Qing promise to get rid of all the poisonous snakes immediately.

At this moment, on the one hand, the matter of the eldest wife has not yet been settled, and the Chu family is in trouble again. If ordinary people are burdened with these matters, they will definitely feel that it is a burden, but Chu Qing does not seem to find it too difficult, but smoothly Order to go on, increase manpower patrols in the past two days, set up some traps, and focus on killing poisonous snakes.

Yuan Tinghe quit after hearing this: "Don't kill my snake!"

Chu Qing added: "If you see two snakes, one green and one white, save their lives and capture them alive."

Several guards obeyed the order and went down to make arrangements, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But Mo Tan said: "Ah Qing, you should go to each courtyard to have a look."

"Alright, if you have nothing to do, go together." Chu Qing said.

"Is it convenient?" Dongyue asked.

"It's nothing inconvenient, I'm afraid you'll be idle if you stay here, how boring." Chu Qing said.

"Then it's better to obey than to be respectful." Dongyue smiled.

"Uncle said that there will be a dinner party in the evening, and all the guests will participate. Although the Chu family has a funeral, it has nothing to do with the guests. Although there is no banquet, it is good for everyone to get together to relax and chat. It is okay to stay in the residence It's boring." Chu Qing said.

So they bid farewell to Yuan Tinghe, told him to keep an eye on his snake, and followed Chu Qing out.

"I heard that there is a kind of snake poison that can make the poisoned person immobilized as if the acupuncture point has been tapped. The poisoned person's mind is still conscious, but the body can't move at all, just like being given a body-holding technique in a martial arts drama. It's like it's frozen, have you seen it?" Mo Tan asked the others.

Everyone shook their heads.

It sounds a bit like a ghost press.

It is said that the venom of some venomous snakes can cause weakness, blurred vision, or even bleeding, and coma. Some snakes are less poisonous and only cause pain, itching, or swelling after being bitten, which is similar to being bitten by a mosquito, as long as it is not big and fierce glasses. King Snake, that's easy to say, thinking about it this way, Dongyue's heart is also a little more lenient.

While talking, several people entered an antique and elegant courtyard.

"Second Aunt, Second Aunt, are you there?" Mo Tan shouted.

Mo Tan seems to be very familiar with the second wife.

A very kind-looking woman came out of the room, it was the second wife Xia Ying, "Xiao Tan, you are here, why didn't you come to see me first this time?"

"Oh, I wanted to come, but first my aunt had an accident, and there was a snake scene again, so I came to see you, and I brought my friends." Mo Tan said, and went forward to hug Xia Ying.

When Chu Yunfan summoned all the staff that day, did they meet? Why didn't they notice that they communicated? It seems that the second wife was only concerned about crying.

It turns out that Mo Tan and Xia Ying have known each other for a long time, and they can be regarded as a pair of friends who have forgotten each other.

"Is your place still peaceful these few days?" Mo Tan asked.

"Fortunately, it's just that I feel uncomfortable. You know that my body has become more and more useless in the past two years. I can't help you with anything." Xia Ying said.

Xia Ying looks young, in her 30s, with short black hair, wearing a light blue skirt, with a simple and elegant temperament. She is Chu Yunfan's third wife. It is said that she was a very powerful woman in her early years. She is good at hunting. After she got married, she helped the Chu family's transportation business at first, but then she accidentally suffered a serious injury, which left sequelae.Master Chu loves her very much, so she usually has the most maids by her side when she goes out.But there was no one in the yard just now.

"Chang Qing, Chang Mao, where did Chang Su go?" Mo Tan asked.

To give such a neutral name to the maid, it seems that this second wife is also a bit different.

"Peng Hua and the others have a lot of things to do. I asked Chang Mao and Chang Su to help them. Isn't it too early? I asked Chang Qing to get the medicine."

"Have you started taking that medicine again? Didn't the doctor say before that you don't need to take it when you see it?" Mo Tan asked with concern.

"Well, this problem has been going on for so many years, and I don't expect it to get better. If it wasn't for this, Yunfan and I..."

In the middle of speaking, he seemed to be emotional, and his voice choked up, so he stopped talking.