Joe's Farming

After eating and drinking their fill, the family of five prepared to return home with their bountiful harvest.

But when going down the mountain, Qiao Yu was still carefully observing the plants around him, trying to find out some edible ones.

Unfortunately, no new discoveries.

I did come across a wild mulberry tree, with ripe purple-black fruits hanging all over the branches. I didn't notice it when I came up just now.

The mulberries in his own garden had long been picked by the guests of the villa, and it had generated quite a bit of income for the villa.

Moreover, compared with the small trees in his home, this mulberry tree must be quite old, and it takes two people to hug its trunk.

"Husband, that, that."

Qiao Yu pointed at the mulberry tree. The branches bearing fruits were all quite high.

Gu Feng naturally understood what his husband meant.

Amid the children's exclamations, he climbed up the tree and began to shake the branches wildly, and ripe mulberries fell like rain.

The children were so happy that they quickly picked up the items by picking up the hems of their clothes.

"Hey, hey, hey, clothes will be stained and can't be washed out. Put it in the basket."

Qiao Yu shouted hurriedly.

"Oh, okay."

"Okay."

Gu Feng was also picking fruits from the tree. When he picked a handful, he handed it to Qiao Yu, who took it and put it in the basket.

Finally, the basket was full and the family left with a sense of satisfaction.

“I didn’t expect there were still mulberries to pick at this time.”

Qiao Yu was very happy.

I thought it would be nice to go back and make some wine.

Gu Feng held up the basket and said, "I'll find someone to pick them all tomorrow."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Okay."

The children shared the mulberries in their hands, their hands and mouths turned purple, and they laughed at each other.

Suddenly, Qiao Xing saw a snake hanging on a tree in front of him, spitting out its tongue at him.

"what!!"

Qiao Xing shouted, he was really afraid of snakes.

Qiao Yu hurried over and hugged him: "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Qiao Xing pointed and said, "Snake, there is a snake." His voice was still shaking.

Gu Feng put down the basket and walked towards the tree with the branch in his hand.

The snake didn't seem to expect that humans would come directly to it, and immediately raised its head and made an attacking gesture.

Qiao Yu was also afraid of snakes, so he quickly shouted, "Brother Gu, come back quickly!"

What if you get bitten? What if it's poisonous?

He couldn't tell the species of the snake, he only knew that those that were aggressive were usually quite poisonous.

This snake is estimated to be over 2 meters long, thick and long. Its head is flat and round, with dark brown diamond-shaped scales. There are two black lines running through its body. It looks scary at first glance.

Gu Feng did not respond, concentrating on dealing with the snake in front of him that was trying to attack him.

Qiao Yu really didn’t dare to look, so she closed her eyes and hugged the children tightly.

Perhaps less than half a cup of tea later, Gu Feng said to Qiao Yu: "Okay, Qiao'er. I've taken care of you."

Qiao Yu opened his eyes and saw Gu Feng shaking the snake in his hand, which had lost its ability to move, at him.

"I was knocked unconscious and can't move for a while."

Qiao Yu and Qiao Xing took two steps back unconsciously.

Gu Feng hurriedly explained: "Look, I pinched the vital point, it's okay. And this is a black snake, it's not poisonous. I just don't know why this one is so fierce and wants to bite me. It would be unreasonable not to give it a good beating."

The corners of Qiao Yu's mouth twitched. It turns out it's not poisonous. That's good.

Then he looked at the snake again.

No, I'm still afraid even if it's not poisonous.

"Brother Gu, hurry up...we're almost home. I'll go back with the kids first."

After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he took Qiao Xing, who was also afraid of snakes, and walked forward a few steps faster.

Gu Feng looked at the snake in his hand. In his eyes, this was a top-notch ingredient.

In the past, we would sell the fish we caught in town, but now that we have money at home, we naturally stew them at home.

Gu Xiaoyan saw Little Daddy and Big Brother leaving, and hurriedly followed them: "Little Daddy, Big Brother, wait for me~"

Gu Xiaoxue glanced at Gu Feng and shook her head, "Daddy, can't you see that little daddy is terribly afraid of snakes?"

Gu Feng pursed his lips: "If he eats it, maybe he won't be so scared."

Gu Xiaoxue was the first child to follow Gu Feng. She was brought up in a rough environment and she and Gu Feng had even eaten field mice and, of course, snakes.

"Well, it's really delicious when grilled. Although, Daddy, your cooking skills are really bad. It's all burnt."

Gu Feng grinned, picked up the basket with his other hand and walked forward: "Well, Daddy's cooking skills are bad. Your little daddy is a good cook."

Gu Xiaoxue quickly followed: "That's right. It's a great blessing for Daddy to marry Little Daddy."

"Ah."

"It is a great blessing for me to be Daddy's daughter."

Gu Feng paused, then tried to calm himself down and said "hmm".

It is a great blessing for him to have Olaf as his daughter.

Qiao Yu, Qiao Xing and Gu Xiaoyan arrived home first. Old Wang asked with a smile, "The boss is back, where is the second master?"

Qiao Yu gestured behind him and said, "Brother Gu will be here soon, don't get scared later."

Gu Gang, who was sitting in the yard with Hong Xiu, immediately laughed when he heard this: "What did Xiao Feng do? Why was he scared?"

Qiao Yu frowned: "He caught a snake and I think he wants me to cook it and eat it."

Gu Gang laughed out loud.

"Snakes are good things. The older generation said that snake meat is very nutritious. But snakes are elusive and hard to catch."

Qiao Yu shook his head: "Brother Gu is good at catching them. He caught a Bungarus last year and sold it in town for a lot of money."

Gu Gang smiled and said, "That would be great, but my brother doesn't have that ability."

"Brother, if you want to kill snakes later, please stay away. I'm scared." Qiao Yu finally confessed.

Hong Xiu comforted him, "Don't worry, Qiao Ge'er, they definitely won't dare to kill in front of us."

Qiao Yu measured the length of the snake and murmured, "It's really scary!"

Qiao Xing nodded vigorously at the side: "Yeah."

Gu Xiaoyan: I wonder if snake meat tastes good?

When Qiao Yu collapsed in the rocking chair, Gu Feng and Xiao Xue also arrived home.

Gu Gang stepped forward and took the snake away. Gu Feng reminded him, "Brother, it's not dead yet."

Gu Gang almost threw it directly: "Why don't you just smash it to death with a rock?"

Gu Feng said speechlessly: "Qiao'er and the children are here."

Gu Gang understood and told him to go with him to a farther place to kill the snake.

Gu Feng put the basket down, then squatted in front of Qiao Yu and asked him, "Are you scared?"

Qiao Yu nodded.

Gu Feng wanted to rub Qiao Yu's head with his hands, but Qiao Yu immediately stopped him with a look: "Don't touch my head with your hands that have touched a snake!"

Gu Feng chuckled and said, "Be good, you can use it to cook after it's done, okay? Xue Bao said that I'm a bad cook, but snake meat is really delicious, I want you to try it."

Qiao Yu softened her heart when she heard this.

Her husband is so straightforward. If she thinks something is good, she wants to share it with him.

Of course he knew that snake meat was edible, otherwise there would be some areas in the world that specifically raise snakes for food.

There is also a famous dish called Dragon and Phoenix Soup, which is cooked with snake and chicken.

"Well, then you clean it and cut it into pieces. Snake skin smells so bad, you have to wash your hands with soap before you touch me."

Gu Feng raised the corner of his mouth: "Okay."

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The black-necked snake is generally very docile and will not attack people. I won’t post the picture for fear of scaring everyone.