The entrance to "Zhoujia Village" is not difficult to find, but the difficult thing is the poisonous snake forest outside the village.

In the past two days, Li Zhi asked many people in the county, and when he mentioned "Zhoujia Village", all of them had a very bad face, and they all persuaded Li Zhi not to go, saying that it was a terrifying place where there was no return.

In the end, someone told Li Zhi that if she had to go to Zhoujia Village, then there was someone who could help her.

According to the address given by other well-wishers, Li Zhi found a dilapidated yard.

Inside was a blind old lady drying a dried herb in the yard.

The people in the county called her: blind mother-in-law.

The blind mother-in-law is an old doctor in the county, and her ancestors have studied medicine for generations.

When the older generation is sick, they don't like to go to the hospital, so they will come to see the blind mother-in-law.

After a few decoctions, most people can get rid of the disease.

The blind mother-in-law learned of her purpose, invited her into the house to sit, and asked her why she went to Zhoujia Village.

"Child, there are not many people in Zhoujia Village now, is there anything important for you to go to that village?"

Li Zhi found a reason: "My husband came here to collect medicine and disappeared in Zhoujia Village. ”

There are a lot of precious medicinal materials in the mountains near this county, and every year there are many people who understand pharmacology to come to collect medicines.

"I didn't expect you to be married at such a young age."

She asked Li Zhi about the cause and effect again, and learned that Li Zhi's husband went to "Zhoujia Village" and disappeared, and her brows furrowed.

"Child, it's not that your mother-in-law doesn't want to help you, but Zhoujiacun ...... Alas. ”

"To tell you the truth, the villagers of "Zhoujia Village" were like other people in the village after the flash flood that year, and there were not many people left, and then I don't know why, that village was favored by a group of people and bought it."

"Later, there were a lot of poisonous snakes outside the village, and those snakes were different from ordinary snakes, and in winter, those snakes would not hibernate, and when the weather was warm, there were all kinds of poisonous snakes circling in the treetops and on the ground."

"Your husband...... It is very likely that by the time we reach that forest, the people will be gone. ”

Every once in a while, the blind mother-in-law would go into the mountains to collect medicine.

She studied traditional Chinese medicine, and her ancestors relied on medicinal materials in the mountains to cure diseases.

Although she is blind, her sense of smell is very sensitive, and some medicines must not be allowed into the mountains until a certain season.

Even so, she didn't dare to approach the poisonous snake forest outside the "Zhoujia Village".

She always felt that the people who lived in "Zhoujia Village" now were not good people, and when she passed by the woods outside in previous years, she could always smell the strong smell of medicine wafting from the village.

Li Zhi quietly listened to the blind mother-in-law talk about "Zhoujia Village", and in the end she still did not change her mind.

"Mother-in-law, my husband is in it, whether he is alive or dead, I always have to go and see." Li Zhi sank his mind and said the purpose of his coming this time, "Mother-in-law, is there a way to enter Zhoujia Village?" ”

Seeing that she still hadn't changed her mind, the blind mother-in-law sighed, "At this time the day after tomorrow, you can come to me again." ”

"You take this jar, pour the powder in it into the water, soak the clothes you want to wear the day after tomorrow, don't wring it out, just take the clothes out of the water and expose them to the sun."

Li Zhi understood that she was going to take her to "Zhoujia Village" in person.

"Thank you, mother-in-law."

When the time came, Li Zhi took people and things into battle lightly.

The blind mother-in-law came out with a medicine basket on her back, although she couldn't see with her eyes, but after so many years, she already knew the road at the door of her house.

Hearing a lot of footsteps coming with Li Zhi, she knew that Li Zhi must have brought a lot of people over.

She smelled the smell of Li Zhi's clothes, and knew that she had disposed of the clothes according to her own instructions, so she took out a bag of white powder from the crossbody bag she had sewn and handed it to Li Zhi, "Pour these powders on your trouser legs and sleeves." ”

There was not much powder, so the blind mother-in-law went into the house again and brought some to her, "Anyone who wants to go into the mountains will sprinkle it." ”

Li Zhi took half of the people with him, and the remaining half was guarding in the courtyard.

She handed the powder to the doctor behind her, who took a little and sniffed it, nodding slightly.

It takes half an hour to drive from the county seat to "Zhoujia Village".

The entrance to the village is in the middle of the two mountains, and the blind woman learned from the mouth that "Zhoujia Village" is in the low-lying part of the two mountains, and the flash flood was very serious at the beginning, and almost all the nearby villages were submerged and destroyed.

Obviously, the location of "Zhoujia Village" is the most dangerous, but in the end it is the least damaged.

Probably because there are not many people in the village of "Zhoujia Village", they are all old people who miss the old days, and in the end they would rather die in the village where they will stay for the rest of their lives than move out.

The leaders of the county town have been trying to let them move to the county seat all these years, and the houses have been arranged for them, but they are not happy.

Later, a group of people came, with money and tools, saying that they wanted to help "Zhoujia Village" renovate.

When the leaders saw that they had indeed come to help the "Zhoujia Village", they did not send people into the village to persuade the aborigines to come out.

came and went, and unconsciously, the people in the county town rarely heard about "Zhoujia Village".

The car was parked just outside the village.

It was still early, the blind mother-in-law sat in the car and waited for a while, Li Zhi didn't know what she was waiting for, but now she could only wait.

No matter how anxious she was, she told herself that she couldn't mess up her mentality.

Because, Tan Jiuzhou is still waiting for her.

Finally!

At ten o'clock in the morning, the blind mother-in-law opened her mouth.

Blind mother-in-law: "Let's go." ”

There is no danger on the mountain road ahead, perhaps because there are many people who have gone into the mountains to collect medicine over the years, and a very smooth road has been stepped on.

The winding mountain road is not difficult for people like the blind mother-in-law who have to walk several times a year.

There is no need for Li Zhi to arrange someone to support her, and the blind mother-in-law can leave by herself.

Soon, they walked to the forest outside the "Zhoujia Village".

It's one thing to know that there are many poisonous snakes in this forest, and it's another thing to actually see the real scene.

This forest is actually not big, and through the gaps between the trees, she can vaguely see the curling smoke of "Zhoujia Village".

The outside of the village has a wall more than one person high, and the inside is full of bungalows.

Bungalows are really not suitable for the amount of precipitation in the south, especially in this place surrounded by mountains.

At this point in time, the chimneys of every house in the empty village are full of rising cooking smoke, and it stands to reason that at this point, every household should have finished breakfast, and lunch has not yet been prepared.

So much smoke...... Li Zhi had a faint bad feeling in his heart.

What's even worse is the poisonous snake hovering on the trees and ground in front of me, with a triangular head and spitting snake letters, which looks particularly dangerous.

You know, although they are in the forest, it doesn't mean that they can't go out of the forest.

If they all run out......

Li Zhi felt goosebumps all over his body. (End of chapter)