At this time, Niu Xinzhang pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.

He had just returned from a cistern on the mountain.

Since he didn't carry much water every day, the village chief asked him to keep track of how much water each household had picked up and whether he had completed his share.

He put down the bucket in his hand, and saw Duan Xiaomei standing aside and shivering.

"Xiaomei, what's wrong?" He was a little puzzled.

Could it be that this evil ghost went crazy, exposed his true colors, and let Xiaomei see it?

He cautiously peeked at Jiang Ru, and there was a sense of schadenfreude in his heart.

At this moment, he saw the two snakes that Jiang Ru was holding in his hands, his eyes flashed, and he subconsciously retreated back, only one step away from the door.

"Snakes? Where did this snake come from? ”

It can't be in the house, right? Sky! If two snakes are so big, if they bite someone, they will either die or be injured!

"I picked it up from the dragon snake ditch, this is a non-poisonous cauliflower snake, it tastes good, and it is nutritious, I will stew it for you to replenish your body later." Jiang Ru shook the snake in his hand.

"Forget it!" Niu Xinzhang is also afraid of snakes.

He felt his scalp tingle and wondered if Jiang Ru wanted to throw the snake at him.

Whoever believes that the serpent was picked up is a fool! When people can't see the machete mark seven inches away!

"That's good stuff." Jiang Ru shook his head, picked up the two snakes, and threw them into the kitchen.

Duan Xiaomei was afraid of snakes and didn't dare to follow up, so she spread out the wild vegetables outside so that they could fully receive the sun.

It's just that when she was laying out the wild vegetables, she couldn't help but sneak into the kitchen, feeling terrified.

"Husband, shouldn't my mother really stew that snake?"

Niu Xinzhang's face was not very good-looking, and he wanted to vomit, "It should be." ”

He had no doubt about Jiang Ru's words.

"How can this snake enter its mouth? Mother is not afraid? Duan Xiaomei asked tremblingly.

"I don't know" Niu Xinzhang shook his head, and said in his heart: She was taken by evil ghosts, how could she be afraid of snakes?

He glanced at Duan Xiaomei, who was pale, and felt sympathy for the same disease, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, lady, it's a big deal that we won't eat it later." You wait for your mother to cook, go into the kitchen and cut some pickles, and we will eat pickles. ”

"Uh-huh." Duan Xiaomei nodded in agreement.

In the kitchen.

Jiang Ru didn't prepare to make any complicated dishes.

She thought for a moment: just make a steamed snake segment.

She boiled water in a pot, put millet in it, and put a bamboo steamer on top.

After that, while the water is still boiling, cut off the head and skin the snake, cut it into small pieces, put it in a bowl and stack it, and then steam it in a steamer.

Due to the scarcity of supplies, there is not much spice here.

Jiang Ru made a dipping dish with only soy sauce, salt and a little minced garlic.

"Mother, did you really steam the snake?" Niu Xinzhang couldn't help but shudder when he saw the white flower meat that Jiang Ru brought out.

Duan Xiaomei took the opportunity to go into the kitchen to cut pickles, and as soon as she picked up the knife, she saw the snake's head and snake skin in the basket next to her.

The snake's eyes widened and stared at her so indifferently that she almost threw the knife at her, and it took a few moments for her to lean over and pick it up.

She took a few slices of pickles from the jar, put them on the vegetable pier and cut them haphazardly, put them on a plate, and brought them out.

Duan Xiaomei put the pickles on the table and sat the farthest away from the snake meat.

Although the snake meat exuded a burst of meaty aroma, she still didn't dare to eat it, and she didn't dare to look at it.

"Xinzhang, you can eat some, don't waste it." Jiang Ru gave Niu Xinzhang a piece of snake with concern, "There is so much meat, others can't eat it if they want to." ”

That's right, she did it on purpose.

Niu Xinzhang's hands stiffened, trying to take the bowl back.

But how could Jiang Ru allow him to refuse, stood up, and quickly picked two large pieces for him.

Niu Xinzhang looked at Duan Xiaomei for help, but she didn't dare to move, she was afraid that as soon as she opened her mouth, the piece of snake meat would be thrown into her bowl.

Looking at the white flesh, Niu Xinzhang had no appetite at all.

"Eat it, it's delicious." Jiang Ru dipped a little in the sauce.

Well, it tastes pretty good!

Niu Xinzhang stiffly put the snake meat into his mouth and moved his mouth numbly.

Well? Is this snake meat?! I didn't expect the taste to be okay! It's not as unpalatable as you think! On the contrary, it can be said that it is delicious! It's so much better than pork!

His eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but clip another piece.

"Lady, eat quickly, my mother didn't lie to us, this snake meat is really delicious."

Duan Xiaomei swallowed her saliva and waved her hand again and again, "If you like to eat, if you like to eat, eat more, don't waste it." I'm full now, and my two kids are still waiting for me to feed them. ”

After saying that, she ran away.

It is impossible to eat snake meat when you eat snake meat! You can never eat snake meat.

Niu Xinzhang blinked, his eyes showing doubt. "What's the matter, lady?"

"Maybe I'm scared." Jiang Ru said worriedly, "If I knew that I wouldn't have picked it up, it scared Xiaomei." ”

"What's so scary about this? Snake meat is so delicious, and there is so much more to be wasted. Niu Xinzhang was righteous, and couldn't help but put another piece into his mouth.

While eating, he asked Jiang to remember to pick it up the next time he met him, so as not to waste so much meat.

Jiang Ru was speechless.

Hehe, who didn't dare to eat it just now like Xiaomei, now it's really fragrant, right?

On the second day, Jiang Ru had just walked to the mountain with the basket on his back, and he saw a group of people waiting for him.

Now some people are running out of food at home, and they have run out of wild vegetables that can be found nearby, so even though they know that Longsnake Gully is dangerous, they are willing to take the risk of picking some wild vegetables and come back.

Starve the faint-hearted, and support the bold.

The food at home obviously doesn't last long, but if you can find a little food, you can't give up.

There are indeed more wild vegetables in Dragon Snake Ditch than Jiang Ru said, and everyone is cautious, and they have not encountered snakes, and the people who go are basically full of people.

This made a rare hint of joy appear in the heavy atmosphere of the village.

In the blink of an eye, it's May.

The price of grain is getting higher and higher, and the ordinary people in the town have already noticed that something is wrong, and they are anxious one by one, and they will buy food if they can buy food.

The village chief went to the town several times and saw that many people in the town were already hungry.

Some people can't buy food even if they have money.

By the end of May, the villagers woke up to find that the river was gone, leaving only the silt underneath.

The villagers immediately panicked, and ran to the village chief one by one, "Village chief, village chief!" What now? The water in the river is dry! What will happen to the crops in this field? ”

The village chief's face was full of sorrow.

Ask him he doesn't know, he's not God, what can he do?

Niu Xinzhang stood up at this time, "Village chief, harvest the crops in the field." Take advantage of the present time, collect as much as you can. ”

"But now that the crops are not ripe, how many can be harvested?" The village chief frowned and disagreed with this suggestion.

"Now that there is no water, how long can the field last, rather than waiting for the grain to be harvested in the future, it is better to harvest it now, and you can still collect some things, and you will be able to hold on for a long time." Niu Xinzhang said.