Chapter 82: Chapter 82 Snake Skin Chapter 82: Chapter 82 Snake Skin Rumors really canât be trusted.
However, Chiang Xiao truly believed the mountain was dangerous.
In the grass, they found a shed snake skin, not knowing when it had been shed, but it looked big, definitely from a formidable snake. If she had encountered it, the Snake Repellent Plaster wouldnât have been very effective.
They also came across a few venomous snakes, some of which slithered away due to the Snake Repellent Plaster, but two were hanging from a tree and silently dropped down from above. If Chiang Songhai hadnât been experienced and immediately used a long stick to fend them off, Chiang Xiao might have been bitten without even realizing it.
Chiang Xiao broke into a cold sweat several times and managed to suppress much of her excitement.
They had also seen wild boar tracks, luckily without encountering one.
âGrandpa didnât deceive you, the path weâre taking is one Iâve walked many times before. Iâve also sprinkled some medicine powder along the roadâs edge, so itâs relatively safe,â Chiang Songhai said. âYou canât just wander off anywhere else.â
Chiang Xiao nodded her head.
If she were to go up Bai Gu Mountain again, sheâd indeed have to wait until she was more capable.
Luckily, she hadnât been reckless this time and had come with her grandpa.
This stream was the upper reaches of Nameless Creek.
With it being noon, the two chose rocks by the creek to sit down and rest.
Chiang Xiao passed two scallion pancakes to her grandpa, and she also began to eat with big bites.
Although her health had improved a lot, after walking the mountain path all morning and digging up so many herbs, she didnât realize how exhausted she was until she sat down and felt her arms were weak and sore.
With such physical condition, going into the mountains alone was definitely not possible.
âEh, did you make this pancake?â asked Chiang Songhai after taking a bite. It was not his wifeâs cooking. Chiang Xiao was making them this morning when he hadnât gotten up, so he didnât know.
Chiang Xiao nodded, âYes, Grandpa, do you think itâs tasty?â
Chiang Songhai suddenly found the pancake in his hand tasted even better.
âDelicious, itâs really delicious.â Chiang Songhai had never tasted Chiang Xiaoâs pancakes before. In the past, the most she did was help wash rice and cook porridge.
Chiang Xiao watched as he devoured the pancake and felt somewhat amused.
Didnât Grandpa find it strange that she suddenly knew how to make pancakes? This morning, Grandma didnât seem to find anything odd either and didnât ask her about it.
But since he didnât ask or suspect anything, Chiang Xiao found it more convenient.
In her previous life, she didnât know how to cook while living in Siyang Village, but after Deng Qingjiang took her out, she actually learned to cook. Now she realized just how much her grandparents had doted on her in the village.
âGrandpa, can the snake skin we saw earlier be used for medicine too?â
Chiang Songhai smiled upon hearing her question, âYes, Grandpa caught a bit of luck today. That skin was shed very intact, it could sell for more money.â
Actually, it was Chiang Xiao who found that snake skin. It lay over the grass, unbroken. From a distance, it looked just like a big snake lying there, giving her quite a scare.
When Chiang Songhai took a closer look and realized it was a snake skin, he picked it up to sell at the townâs medicine store later.
Chiang Songhai was tired too, sitting on the rock in the sun he felt a bit sleepy.
âLittle, Iâm going to shut my eyes for a bit here, donât wander off,â he said.
If he didnât rest a while, he was afraid heâd be too tired to walk back in the afternoon.
Although just closing his eyes, Chiang Songhai was still vigilant, placing the shovel by his side.
âI wonât wander off, Grandpa. Iâm just going over there,â said Chiang Xiao, pointing to a big tree not far away.
Chiang Songhai guessed she needed to relieve herself and nodded.
âCome back quickly, shout immediately if anything happens.â