After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

Chapter 154 Ye Jiaojiao was almost bitten by a snake

After lunch, Shen Nian'an and the other two returned to school, while Shen Nian went to the chicken coop.

At this time, everyone went home to eat and take a nap. The chicken coop was quiet and there was no one there.

Shen Nian entered the chicken coop and added space spring water to the chickens as usual. Looking at the chickens growing day by day, Shen Nian seemed to see the scene of banknotes entering his pocket.

Under their careful care and nourished by the spring water in the space, these chickens not only have shiny fur but also strong bodies.

After feeding the chickens, Shen Nian walked slowly around the chicken coop. As the weather gradually got warmer, more and more animals came out to look for food.

In order to prevent uninvited guests from disturbing the chickens, the chicken coop keepers take turns patrolling every day.

Shen Nian carefully checked the outside of the chicken coop and found nothing wrong. He then closed the door and left with peace of mind, planning to go home for a nap before coming back.

Time passed to the afternoon, Shen Nian, Ye Jiaojiao and others gathered in the chicken coop. After some discussion, they divided the work.

Zhao Gaoxuan, Su Dingyi and Shen Yulan were left in the chicken coop to clean up the chicken manure, while the remaining three went to cut grass for the chickens.

Shen Nian, Ye Jiaojiao, and Aunt Zhang's eldest daughter-in-law Zhao Yingdi took sickles and bamboo baskets and headed towards a hill to the right rear of the chicken coop.

Because this piece of land was too close to the back mountain, the team did not grow crops on it, but now it has become Shen Nian's treasure land.

She had bought various wild grass seeds that chickens could eat from her space and sowed them on this plot of land. Now, the entire Shuangxi Brigade had nothing but fields for growing crops.

Shen Nian scattered food wherever he went. Since there was no extra food for the chickens, Shen Nian came up with this idea.

However, the weeds in other places were not as lush as the grass in this land. When the seeds were just sown on this land, Shen Nian took advantage of the dark and no one was around to sprinkle the space spring water on it.

At that time, it also attracted many animals from the mountains, which scared Shen Nian. He quickly put all the animals into the space and raised them.

Since then, Shen Nian has become more cautious and no longer dares to use a large amount of space spring water outside.

Looking at the field where a lot of weeds had grown again, Ye Jiaojiao sighed as she walked, "This grass grows so fast! We just mowed it a few days ago, and it's already grown so high again?"

Zhao Yingdi smiled and analyzed, "Yes! It's growing really fast. This is probably because the animals in the mountains used to harrow here."

"Really? Mrs. Zhang, do the animals on this mountain usually come down the mountain? I thought only wild boars would do that." Ye Jiaojiao asked in surprise.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not lying to you, but that was a long time ago. It's rare now." Zhao Yingdi responded to Ye Jiaojiao while putting the cut grass into the basket.

Shen Nian was busy mowing the grass aside. Ye Jiaojiao felt relieved that someone had answered her question.

If you ask her this, what else can she say? I don't know.

Shen Nian listened to the two of them talking as they worked, and soon the three of them had cut three bamboo baskets. Just as Ye Jiaojiao was about to pick up her own basket, she was frightened by Shen Nian's shout of "Don't move" and stood there in a daze.

Shen Nian took the sickle in his hand and quickly hit Ye Jiaojiao's bamboo basket from behind.

Ye Jiaojiao watched Shen Nian pick up a snake from behind his bamboo basket. When she looked at the snake, she almost died on the spot.

Ye Jiaojiao suddenly realized that people cannot make any sound when they are extremely frightened. For example, now, she wanted to scream, but she just stared at the snake.

Shen Nian stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her: "What are you doing? Are you scared? Don't be afraid, this snake is not poisonous." Shen Nian stood further away and waved his other hand that was holding the snake.

Ye Jiaojiao finally came to her senses, gasping for breath and patting her chest, trying to calm her frightened mood: "Sister Nian, I almost touched it just now! Fortunately, you... you were quick! If you touched me... my heart almost stopped."

Zhao Yingdi also came over and patted Ye Jiaojiao's shoulder comfortingly: "Ye Zhiqing, don't be afraid, this snake is not poisonous! It's delicious when made into soup!"

When Ye Jiaojiao heard this, her face turned even paler. She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I should be thankful if I didn't touch it. I don't dare drink snake soup."

Because Shen Nian had a good relationship with Aunt Zhang San, and had heard her talk about her family, she knew that Zhao Yingdi had lived a hard life without enough to eat. Not to mention eating snakes, she probably even ate mice when she was very hungry.

Shen Nian looked down at the twisting snake in his hand, put it on the ground, picked up a stone and smashed it at the snake's vital point, killing it with one blow.

Shen Nian twisted the snakes together and tied a knot. Ye Jiaojiao watched her series of movements and asked in confusion:

"Sister? What are you doing?"

"Oh! I was chatting with Auntie San a few days ago. She said she wanted to go up the mountain to catch a snake. What a coincidence! Today, she happened to encounter a snake that bumped into her. It saved Auntie San a trip to the mountain."

Shen Nian said calmly, and then handed the snake to Zhao Yingdi: "Sister-in-law, can you help me take this snake to my third aunt?"

"Huh? Oh, okay!"

Zhao Yingdi felt suspicious. Didn’t she hear her mother say that she wanted to eat snakes?

Although she had some doubts in her heart, she reached out and took the snake. Her mother had told her to follow Shen Zhiqing's arrangements at the chicken factory.

Shen Zhiqing told her to do it, so she just listened! It was absolutely right.

At this time, the three people's bamboo baskets were already full of grass, so they didn't stay any longer. They picked up the bamboo baskets and walked towards the river, ready to wash their hands and go back.

"Wow! Sis! There's a fish!"

Ye Jiaojiao pointed to the shallows under Shen Nian's feet. Several fish were swimming happily around, unaware that danger was about to come.

When Shen Nian heard Ye Jiaojiao's words, a smile appeared on his lips: "It seems that we can have an extra meal tonight."

Zhao Yingdi also laughed. She didn't expect to have such a harvest today. "Ye Zhiqing, Xiaonian, I'll go down and try to see if we can catch this fish."

As he spoke, Zhao Yingdi took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, stepped carefully into the water, and walked towards the fish.

She was very skillful in catching fish, and in a short while, she successfully caught a fish.

Ye Jiaojiao was stunned watching from the side and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow! Mrs. Zhang, you are amazing! You can do everything."

Shen Nian also nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, sister-in-law is really amazing! She just went down and caught a fish!"

Zhao Yingdi was rarely praised, especially by two girls at the same time. She blushed a little at the praise from both girls and said with a shy smile:

"Hey, stop making fun of me, you two! This fish is a bit stupid today. I barely even caught it, and it slipped right into my hands!"

"Sister-in-law, you're just too modest!" Ye Jiaojiao said with a smile, "You're obviously very skilled, so how could the fish sneak into your hands on its own? I'll come down now to see if it'll run into mine!"

As Ye Jiaojiao said this, she took off her shoes and socks and went into the water, and Shen Nian followed closely behind.

As Shen Nian expected, the three of them finally returned home with a full load and a great harvest.