Dr. Jiang took the lead and walked up the mountain: "The foot of this mountain has been cleaned up by nearby residents, and the corpses are basically piled up on the mountainside. Young lady, go up."
Chu Yunyao nodded, and gave Doctor Jiang a hand: "Doctor Jiang, be careful."
Turning to look at Doctor Zhang, he said to Mu Qing: "Doctor Zhang is not in good health, you should stay and take care of Doctor Zhang."
Doctor Zhang waved his hand: "This old man can still hold on with his old bones. Last time he was sick, but now he is cured, and he can barely climb up."
The four walked up the mountain along the stepped path.
Chu Yunyao looked at the surrounding environment, and asked: "Jiang Lao, you just said that this is a snake mountain, but why are there so many rats here?"
Generally, there are places where snakes come and go, and there are very few rats.
Where mice are fat, there are generally few natural enemies.
Is Snake Mountain just a name for this mountain?
Dr. Jiang picked up a branch, used it as a walking stick, and said coldly: "The so-called Snake Mountain, as the name suggests, is of course a mountain with many snakes. There are many caves in the lee of this mountain. The climate in the south is humid. In summer, the vegetation on this mountain is luxuriant, which is a good place for snakes to live and multiply.
Over time, there are more and more snakes. Hunters who go hunting on the mountain can see a snake after walking a few steps, so they simply call this mountain Snake Mountain.
Now that winter is coming and the sky is freezing cold, it is the time for snakes to hibernate. Of course, these snakes will not be seen. "
Chu Yunyao understood: "These rats are so fat, and the number is not small. In summer, they become the stomachs of these snakes."
Dr. Jiang thought that Chu Yunyao would be scared, and subconsciously used the branch in his hand to drive away a mouse, but saw a silver needle caught in the tip of Chu Yunyao's finger. With a wave of his arm, the silver needle came out. The mouse fell dead.
Doctor Jiang: "..."
Silently retracting the branch, staring at the dead mouse thoughtfully.
Chu Yunyao leaned over, pinched the mouse's tail, twisted the little beast in her hands and lifted it up, feeling extremely regretful: "I wanted to catch a living creature, but I accidentally killed one of them. I imagined it was much more fragile."
Mu Qing: "..."
Doctor Jiang: "..."
This, this, this, how could this happen.
Aren't the delicate young lady or the lady of the family usually afraid of this kind of thing to death?
This young lady is a bit too courageous.
Only Miracle Doctor Zhang was calmer and asked, "What is Young Madam trying to do by catching these dingy mice?"
Chu Yunyao threw the mouse on the ground casually, continued to walk forward, and replied: "Do experiments. I used to do experiments with white mice. There are no white mice here. I can only catch a few with vitality." The tenacious wild mouse did the experiment."
Chu Yunyao sighed: "Forget it, there are a lot of rats here, I will catch a few live ones and go back to raise them when I go down the mountain..."
Mu Qing: "..."
Doctor Jiang: "..."
Doctor Zhang: "..."
Young lady, what does this mean?
I've heard that ordinary people raise chickens, ducks, pigs, and rabbits, and special people raise snakes and scorpions as medicinal materials. I haven't seen anyone like Mrs. Shao who wants to raise wild rats, one of the four folk pests that endanger crops in the field.
The closer to the halfway up the mountain, the stronger the rotten smell, Chu Yunyao took out a few mints and distributed them to the other three, and continued to walk up.
Along the way are scattered corpses, some of which have rotted and looked horrible...