Chapter 3 Missing

The life still needs to be taken, and the food still needs to be taken.

In a blink of an eye, He Jinchen has been here for more than a month.

"It's been more than a month. Why does it still eat nothing?" Zhidie looked at He Jinchen and said anxiously to Tao's mother,

Mother Tao pondered for a moment, "What I guessed before is really good. This snake must not be an ordinary snake, and now it is not a hibernation day. If an ordinary snake doesn't eat anything until now, even if it is not starved to death, it will be hungry and depressed. But now the snake is not so, but more and more energetic."

When Zhidie saw that Tao's mother didn't answer, she pulled her sleeve with her hand. "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why don't you say it?"

After being pulled by her like this, Tao's mother came to her senses. "My mother is thinking that he may not have not eaten anything. Maybe he just didn't eat what you fed it. It has gone out to find food by itself."

After listening to Tao's mother's explanation, Zhidie nodded doubtly, "But mother, I take it with me almost everywhere. When did it go out to find food?"

"Did you forget to put him in the house when you cooked? It might have gone out at that time." Tao's mother really wants to end this topic, "I'm hungry. Let's go and cook."

Zhidie didn't study this problem as soon as she heard that her mother was hungry. "Mother, I'm going to cook."

After a few steps, Zhidie was stopped by Tao's mother, "Who knows about Jinzi coming to our house?"

Zhidie thought carefully, "Well, that is, I met Uncle Liu at the entrance of the village the day I brought it back, and he saw it himself. What's the matter, mother? Why did you ask this?"

Hearing Zhidie say this, Tao's mother calmed down a little. "It's nothing. Since few people know, don't tell anyone else."

"Why can't Mother let others know? It's not a shady thing." Zhidie asked puzzledly.

"If you tell others, they will think gold is strange. There should be a lot of people to see it. Gold is so small that it can't stand tossing." Mother Tao had to explain to her daughter like this.

Zhidie nodded.

After she left, Tao's mother looked at He Jinchen, who was pretending to sleep, and said, "I don't care who you are, but please don't hurt her for the sake of Zhidie's saving you. She is a little naive, but she is a good child. If she has something to bump into you, please don't be surprised."

After Tao's mother left, He Jinchen slowly opened his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

There is a saying, "There is no impervious wall." The news that the Tao family had a golden snake still spread out.

Uncle Liu walked hurriedly in the village, and suddenly he stopped.

Because someone stood in front of him.

"Oh, isn't this Uncle Liu? Where are you going in such a hurry?" It was Wang Qiang, a famous scoundrel in the village who stopped him.

Wang Qiang is usually lazy and likes to go to other people's houses for dinner. If someone offends him, he will definitely try to revenge. The villagers are a little afraid of him.

Uncle Liu took a few steps left and right when he saw it, but he didn't dodge it, so he had to stop and said, "What are you doing?"

Wang Qiang said with a smile, "Uncle Liu, I asked you what the girl Tao Zhidie showed you in the village the other day, and she was nagging."

"I don't know what I'm looking at." Uncle Liu said loudly.

"Oh, you're still pretending, aren't you? I obviously saw it. In the village, she carried a bamboo basket. There was something in it. You two muttered for a long time."

Uncle Liu asked with a wary face, "What are you going to do? I'll tell you not to have any ideas. Zhidie's orphans and widows are pitiful enough."

Wang Qiang said with a smile, "Look at what you always say, am I that kind of person? I'm just curious to ask."

Uncle Liu took a look at him and knew that if he didn't say that he would really leave today, "It's better. In fact, it's not a strange thing. It's just a small snake with a big palm, but the color of the little snake is a little strange and golden."

How about it? I can go now.

Wang Qiang waved his hand.

"Golden snake, this is really strange. Maybe it's a valuable thing. I have to have a look."

"Is there anyone at home?" As soon as Wang Qiang stepped into the threshold, he shouted loudly.

Zhidie heard the voice and came out quickly and said, "It's Uncle Wang. What can I do for you?"

"You're the only one at home?" I thought that it would be much easier for her to do things alone.

Zhidie nodded: "My mother went to Aunt Li's house in the neighboring village. She will come back later. Do you have something to do with her? Why don't you sit down and wait?"

"No, I just came to have a look, and it's nothing serious." Wang Qiang's eyes turned around and stretched out his neck to look into the room. "Alas, Zhidie, is it true that you picked up a golden snake outside?"

Zhidie was shocked and said, "Uncle Wang, where did you hear this? There are no snakes in my house."

Wang Qiang walked into the room and said, "Zhazidie, this is yours. How can you lie to Uncle Wang? I'm just curious and want to have a look. When I was young, I had the best way to study snakes. Let me check for you whether your snake is healthy."

As soon as Zhidie heard him say that he knew snakes, she immediately became happy and said quickly, "Uncle Wang, I've brought back the gold for a long time, but it doesn't eat anything. If you really understand, show me what's going on. Sit down for a while and I'll show it to you."

After saying that, Zhidie turned around and went out.

Looking at her background, Wang Qiang touched his beard and smiled contemptuously, "If you are really a naive person, you can believe these words."

After a while, Zhidie came back with a bamboo basket. "Uncle Wang, look, this is my gold."

Wang Qiang took the bamboo basket and looked at it. He saw the golden little snake in it. His eyes were straight and he sighed, "Good snake, good snake, if it is sold to the big family in the city, it will definitely make a fortune."

He Jinchen looked at Wang Qiang and contemptuously, "Fool, how dare you hit me!"

Zhidie saw that Wang Qiang didn't say anything for a long time and quickly pushed him, "How's Uncle Wang? What do you see?"

"Ah? Ah." Wang Qiangru woke up from a dream. "No, I think he is quite healthy. He doesn't seem to have any disease."

"I'm relieved to hear Uncle Wang say that." Take the opportunity to get the bamboo basket back.

Wang Qiang saw that his hand was empty, "Zhudie, I think it's useless for you to keep this snake, and you won't keep it. Can you sell it to me at a price?"

When Zhidie heard that he wanted to buy a snake, she quickly shook her head. "Uncle Wang, I can't sell this. Although gold can't speak, I have already regarded it as a family. How can I sell it?"

"You and your mother don't have a good life. If you sell the snake, you can live a good life for a few days. What's wrong?" Wang Qiang tried to make the final struggle.

"Uncle Wang, stop talking about it. I won't sell it anyway." Zhidie answered resolutely.

He Jinchen was slightly moved by Zhidie's words, "This woman is quite principled."

Wang Qiang saw that he couldn't convince her. "Well, Zhidie, I'll go first. If you change your mind and want to sell it to me, I'll come to you."

"Uncle Wang, I'll see you off" and he was about to go out.

Wang Qiang waved his hand and said, "No, go ahead. I'll just go by myself."

After dinner, Zhidie had to bathe He Jinchen as usual, but there was no trace everywhere, and the bamboo basket was gone.

He Jinchen is missing!