Paradise

Zhou Ze and the others rested at the foot of the mountain for a long time. During this time, they ate some dry food, drank some water, replenished their energy, and accumulated strength for climbing the mountain in front of them.

Before climbing several small hills in a row, they encountered a few mountain snakes, a few timid hares and pheasants along the way, and mushrooms that can be seen everywhere because of the rain. They did not encounter any other valuable things. He didn't even look at the leaves of limonium.

It's no wonder that these hills are the outermost areas of the Luoxia Mountains. Usually, people often go into the mountains to pick up mushrooms and hunt hares, and all valuable things are taken away.

And now it's the beginning of spring, when the green is not picking up, there are quite a lot of people who come to the mountain to try their luck. Zhou Ze and the others also met several groups of people along the way, some from the village and some from other villages, both men and women, most of them I went into the mountain to take advantage of the rain to pick up mushrooms and fungus.

Liu Qiang and the others were also a little greedy when they saw the mushrooms on the ground and the fungus on the dead trees. These are good things in the mountains. They are not only delicious, but they can also be dried and sold for some money.

However, their original purpose of entering the mountain was not these fungus mushrooms. Now that they picked them and carried them on their backs, it only increased their burden and was not conducive to their continued climbing.

"Don't rush to pick them. You will have time to pick them when we come back. As long as you still have the strength, you can move." Zhou Ze said.

But Liu Qiang thought a little bit more. These mushrooms and fungus are also mountain products. Can he collect some from the villagers and sell them in Fucheng when they are fresh? It is only a one-day journey to Fucheng. He is a rich owner who also likes to eat fresh food. He thinks that this business should not lose money.

Liu Qiang thought so, so he told Zhou Ze that. Zhou Ze thought for a while, and thought it was a business. Maybe he could give it a try. Zhou Ze was actually not proficient in business. What he had was acquired in the era of information explosion. It's just knowledge and experience, and I haven't really done many things. Whether such a business can make money or not will only be known after actual operation.

"If you have this idea, you can try it. If you don't try it, you won't know the result. I don't have any good opinions in this regard." Zhou Ze said truthfully.

"Then I'll try!" Liu Qiang smashed his fist, his eyes full of eagerness to try.

After filling their stomachs and recovering their strength, Zhou Ze continued to lead them up the mountain.Lin Bao and Liu Xiaohu are in the middle, and Liu Qiang is at the back. Climbing the big mountain is much more difficult than climbing the small hills before. There are dense trees and bushes in the mountain. Most people seldom go into the big mountain. No one walks. , there is no way, all rely on their own groping forward.

Zhou Ze led the way ahead, holding a machete in his hand, climbing all the way, and chopped off the obstructing branches so that the people behind him could save some effort.

The deeper you go into the mountain, the more rewarding you will be. Zhou Ze and the others have just climbed for half an hour, when Liu Xiaohu noticed a flash of red among the weeds, and immediately became excited. He remembered the characteristics of Limonium that Zhou Ze had mentioned before. , that is, the leaves of Limonium Limonium will have a red halo in the sun.

Liu Xiaohu stopped and pointed at the weed excitedly, and shouted, "Brother Zhou, look, is that a limonium?"

"Limonium? Where is it? Let me see!" Lin Bao was the closest to Liu Xiaohu. Hearing what he said, he also became excited and ran over in a few steps. They didn't even see the leaves of Limonium along the way. , God knows how impatient he is.

"Don't move!" It was too late for Zhou Ze to turn his head to stop him, and everyone rushed to him, but he still shouted, "Be careful!"

The impatient Lin Bao and Liu Xiaohu had already walked to the weed a few steps away, and they were sure that this was the Limonium Limonium they were looking for. They were overjoyed and wanted to touch it when Zhou Ze shouted.

When they heard the shout, they didn't move subconsciously, but at this moment something happened, a green shadow flashed past in the weeds, flying towards Liu Xiaohu's direction at an extremely fast speed.

"Ah! There's a snake!" Liu Xiaohu recognized that it was a green snake, and his body was nimble. Seeing this, he quickly hid back.

At this moment, Zhou Ze had already leaped, jumped down from the top, and jumped straight to the side of Liu Xiaohu and the others. He raised the knife and slashed the green snake in two, but even so, the snake's The lower body fell to the ground, and the upper body was still under the momentum of inertia, and continued to fly forward with its mouth open.

Zhou Ze clearly saw that the snake's eyes were red, and it turned out to be a mutated snake. Without thinking too much, the knife in his hand changed direction in the air and hit the snake's head, directly smashing the snake's upper body to the ground , the snake's body was still writhing on the ground and didn't die immediately, but it didn't have the strength to crawl over again.

Liu Xiaohu dodged back and fell down the mountain due to inertia. Thanks to Liu Qiang who followed behind him and opened his arms to catch him, he didn't fall down.

All this happened very quickly, but within two or three seconds, the matter had become a foregone conclusion.

"I'm really scared to death. How could there be a snake here? This snake can still fly. It's really amazing."

Liu Qiang, who witnessed the whole process, helped the caught Liu Xiaohu to stand firm, and moved to the writhing snake on the ground. He was afraid of being bitten by the poisonous snake. He didn't care to touch it with his hands. The branches poked and bumped, showing that they were very cautious.

"Don't touch it yet!" Zhou Ze was more cautious than him. Seeing that the snake was still moving, he was afraid that it would hurt others again. Zhou Ze stepped forward with his dagger and stabbed it directly into the snake's head. It settled on the ground, so the snake finally didn't move at all.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the crisis was over. Lin Bao and Liu Xiaohu knew that they had done something wrong just now. They were too reckless. , followed by a guilty conscience.

The two came to Zhou Ze and bowed their heads, "Brother Zhou, I'm sorry, we made a mistake, and we promise not to make such a mistake in the future."

"This time the matter is over, you two are not allowed to have a next time, remember to be careful in doing things, not to be greedy! Life-saving is the most important thing at any time." Zhou Ze said sternly.

Seeing them like this, Zhou Ze was angry, but he didn't get too angry. He knew that the road to growth was always full of bumps and bumps. You can't stop them from walking just because they stumbled.

"We remember it, we won't do it again!" Lin Bao and Liu Xiaohu admitted their mistake sincerely. They each turned the matter around a few times in their hearts and kept it in their minds to ensure that they would not make the same mistake again in the future. mistake.

The snake was dead, but Zhou Ze was still not completely relieved. He took a wooden stick and beat around the weeds to make sure that no other living things escaped, and then led them to dig out the limonium plant. This Limonium has more than a dozen leaves. I think the year is not very long, but it is still a very good Limonium.

Zhou Ze took out the jade box behind him, which he had bought in Fucheng before.

"Xiao Hu, you discovered this blood-blood herb. It's yours. This is a jade box specially for containing blood-blood grass. The leaves of the blood-blood grass will not wilt if you put it in it. It can be sold for a higher price. Put it in it first, and I will replace it for you." You keep it." Zhou Ze took out the jade box and showed it to Liu Xiaohu, and said this to reassure him, lest he think too much.

Of course Liu Xiaohu wouldn't think too much, Zhou Ze is his savior now, he has a conscience, "Brother Zhou, don't say that, I can't take this Limonium, and I'm not the only one who can dig it up Thanks to you, you saved me just now, I want to thank you, and I will give you my share."

Liu Xiaohu didn't know what to say, but he knew that Zhou Ze saved him, and he was very grateful to him.

"Stupid boy, what are you talking about, I brought you out, so I will take good care of you. Let me release the blood-blood grass first, and sell it for money to share with you." Zhou Ze said.

He didn't get too entangled in the distribution of the blood-blood grass. It's useless to talk about it now. Just give him the blood-blood grass after going down the mountain, or sell the money and just give it to him. Zhou Ze doesn't like to get too entangled in such things , No matter how much you say, it is better to act quickly.

Putting away the blood limonium, Zhou Ze's eyes fell on the snake on the ground. This snake is not long, only two feet long, and the thickness of a finger. If you look closely, the whole body of this snake is blue, which is almost the same color as the grass around it. , which allows it to hide well in the grass without being found, and the only strange color on his body is the two red eyes.

Zhou Ze pointed to the snake's eyes and said to Liu Qiang and the others, "Look, this snake is different from ordinary snakes. Its eyes are red. It is a variant of ordinary snakes. It is more powerful. Next to it, the Limonium is protected as its own, so when you find the Limonium, don’t dig it right away, but check if there are any snakes around it, so as not to be bitten by them.”

"Brother Zhou, is this snake the same as the alien wolf we met last time? I heard the old people said that they all became like that after eating the magic herb. It guards the blood-boosting herb, so it wants to eat it too. They are really smart and know what is good." Liu Qiang listened to Zhou Ze's explanation, looked at the snake once, and was a little envious of it.

Zhou Ze nodded, "It should be. Good things in the world are not only liked by us, but also by animals."

Picking up the snake, Zhou Ze found that the snake was originally wounded. It was next to the blood-blood herb. It might have been healed with the blood-blood grass. There was a lot of different snakes, and he roasted and ate them in the cave. It was also because of the different snakes that he formed a bond with the clever little mouse, and the little mouse helped him a lot in the open and in the dark.

Knowing the benefits of different snakes, Zhou Ze packed up the broken snakes and put them in another jade box, thinking about giving them some extra meals later.