Since ancient times, there is a legend that realgar has the effect of warding off evil spirits and repelling insects, so every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, people make wine with realgar, drink half of it, and sprinkle half of it around the house to ward off snakes and insects.

What I have a more impression of is that when I was a child, I watched the White Lady, and the thousand-year-old snake spirit of the White Lady was administered by realgar wine to come out of its original form.

In fact, when it comes to male yellow snake repellent, I don't know what the specific principle of action is. This realgar, whether it is so mysterious, I also reserve my opinion.

I think maybe it's just the sulfur that's working.

The smell of sulfur is so pungent and unpleasant. We humans don't want to smell it, and if we believe in other animals, we certainly don't like it. Sulfur also has the effect of antibacterial and anti-virus, and the sulfur soap we commonly use contains sulfur.

And realgar, a compound of sulfur and arsenic, naturally has such an effect.

It was Tian Qiuqiu who woke me up with a word, this pungent and strong smell is not the smell of realgar.

Then it should be this male yellow who kept that snake group out!

It's just that why is there realgar here?

Could it be the snake exorcist who has made his home here?

Although he is good at driving snakes and attracting snakes, he definitely doesn't want to be with snakes all day long, so he specially set aside such a quiet place?

I guessed wildly, and I didn't have a judgment.

Tian Qiuqiu, an experienced person in the industry, said to me: "Brother Lele, go and see if there is a male yellow mine in this vicinity." The smell is so big, it means that there is a lot of realgar, and it can keep the snakes out of the door, which should only be done by the realgar mine!"

"Oh, then you should be careful here, the snakes should not catch up again, and you should shout at me if there is a situation!"

I smeared the sapper shovel, which had chopped off at least thirty snake heads and a shovel of disgusting and fishy smells, with dead leaves, and then picked up my gun and went out to look for it.

I followed the direction of the mountain wind and smelled it.

More than fifty meters to the lower left of our foothold, we quickly found this so-called realgar mine.

The orange-red ore, bare on the ground, layer by layer, exudes a pungent smell of sulfur.

I looked at it, then lifted the sapper shovel and shoveled it down a few times.

It was crunchy, had a very loose texture, and the shovel gently stepped on it with its foot, and it didn't go in.

The smell was so strong that I didn't want to stay here any longer, so I wanted to pick up this shovel and take it back.

However, casually glancing at it, I suddenly found that there seemed to be a fresh gap on the side of the bare mine, which was particularly conspicuous.

I covered my nose and walked over to take a look.

I was a little surprised.

This notch...... It should be, someone else dug it up!

Listening to Jiang Li, in the morning, they were also attacked by snakes, and Tian Xiaxia and Kexin, who had already been captured, also escaped in the chaos.

Natian Xia Xia and Ke Xin, or Zhao Chong and Ma Wang, from the perspective of the attack of the snake group, these two groups of people must have run up the mountain.

Then they must have run into this male yellow mine before they could escape the chase.

Then they must have also found this way to repel snakes, so they dug up some realgar here and took it away!

I got out of this bare mine, walked forward, and sure enough, I found another place left by human activity.

It's just that it's Tian Xiaxia and Kexin, or Zhao Chong and Ma Wang, I don't know.

But with these clues, it's good news after all!

I went back, holding the shovel and hurried back to my cousins.

I said to a few women: "Qiu'er guessed right, there is really such a mine over there! It is exposed on the surface, a large piece, and the amount of mineral deposits should be quite large." ”

Tian Qiuqiu took my shovel, looked at it, pinched up a small piece, put it on his nose and sniffed it, and said, "The color is very pure, I'll soak some realgar bars and spray it on us, which will be a little safer." ”

I said, "Hurry up, let's take a rest, and we'll have to go." Xia Xia and the others should also go up the mountain, we have to take advantage of the sky and hurry up to pick them up. ”

With that, I went over again, untied Su Wu's leggings, and showed her her knees, seeing that it was just red, and there was nothing serious. I rubbed her and put leggings on her again.

Over there, Tian Qiuqiu took half a bottle of wine and was soaking her realgar wine, which was not so fast for a while.

Seeing that I was empty, he said to me again: "Brother Lele, go dig a few more shovels, these are not enough." ”

I said, "It's already a few pounds, isn't it enough?

Tian Qiuqiu said: "It's not all used to make wine. I think each of us should carry a few pounds on our bodies, so that there are some precautions on the road, in case we encounter snakes again, we can spill them. ”

I nodded, "Well, it's still thoughtful." ”

I emptied my backpack, put my belongings on one of the other carrying bags, and went back to shovel a full bag.

At this time, Tian Qiuqiu's realgar wine had already been brewed. handed it to us and said: "Everyone drink a small sip, this thing has the effect of inhibiting bacteria and insects, we eat wild food every day, drink raw water, and the stomach is definitely not clean." Give this medicine a bit. But don't drink too much, you'll get poisoned!"

We had no objection, everyone learned from Tian Qiuqiu's appearance and took a small sip. The rest was applied to the palms of our hands, the backs of our hands, our cheeks, our necks, and our trouser legs.

After a lot of tidying up, we also smell of sulfur. Even if a snake comes around us and smells us, it doesn't want to take its mouth.

After resting enough, we divided the bag of realgar, and each of us put a few handfuls in his pocket, and I carried the rest, and then continued to drive up the mountain.

It was noon.

The autumn sun was hanging hollow, and the sun made us all very anxious.

But when we thought that Tian Xiaxia and Kexin were in front of us, and we would be able to meet soon, we were all lifted again. Of course, I am also worried about their safety, and I hope to respond quickly.

In the past six months, we have been on the road almost every day, and to be honest, I am tired enough.

I've already planned it. After our people, our relatives and friends, are reunited, I won't leave. Find a place to settle down. Let's rest for three or two months.

……

We kept walking up the mountain, calling all the way, hoping that Tian Xiaxia and Kexin could hear our voices from a distance, and then come out to meet each other.

We don't have enough people to conduct a carpet search, so we're afraid of missing out on them.

At this time, if they were smart, they should have found a place to hide, because Zhao Chong and Ma Wang were looking for them.

This mountain is high and deep, and in this lofty mountain, we went straight to more than four o'clock, and still did not bump into anyone.

Just as we were looking for an empty spot to shout again.

A woman's cry for help reached our ears first!

There are two more, a little later.

(End of chapter)