vstars Chapter 89 The giant python chased into the village
Chapter 89 The giant python chased into the village
Seeing this, Jiang Yimo smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we are not bad people. They are all my friends."
Despite what Jiang Yimo said, the young woman in the yard still hesitated for a long time. She kept convincing herself that she could let Jiang Yimo and the others into the yard.
She felt that the young men at the door did not look like bad people. The men were handsome and the women were pretty. Nothing should happen if she let them in to have a drink of water. Besides, her husband and parents-in-law were also at home.
Finally, the woman opened the gate to the yard for Jiang Yimo and the others and invited them to sit on the stone bench in the yard.
"Wait a moment, I'll make you some tea."
As she spoke, the woman walked into the house.
After a while, the sound of a woman and a man talking could be heard from inside the house.
"Madam, what are you doing? Making so many cups of tea at once."
"Oh, there were a few young passers-by who asked me for a glass of water. I made some for them."
The man frowned slightly when he heard this and whispered, "Who are they? From now on, when I'm not at home, don't let anyone in casually. What if they are bad guys? How will you deal with them?"
"I know that. I let them into the yard because you were at home. Besides, they don't look like bad people to me. If you don't believe me, you can go out and take a look. The men are handsome and the women are beautiful. Their clothes look like those of the nobles in the city--"
The woman was making tea while talking to herself. When she looked up, she found that her husband had gone out.
So she brought the tea she had prepared to the yard.
But she saw a shocking scene: her husband actually bowed to the best-looking man in purple brocade clothes.
"Husband, what are you doing?" the woman asked curiously.
Hearing this, the man turned around and said with a smile: "Madam, come here, let me introduce you. This is Master Lan, my former boss in the army, and this Miss Jiang is Master Lan's friend."
When the woman heard that these people were her husband's acquaintances, she immediately put the tray in her hand on the stone table and bowed slightly to Feng Wuhen, Jiang Yimo and the others.
He said politely, "Hello, Mr. Lan, hello, Miss Jiang!"
"Sister-in-law, we are just a group of passers-by asking for a glass of water today. You don't need to be so polite." Jiang Yimo quickly helped the woman up and said with a smile.
At this time, Yang Tingchuan suddenly asked in confusion: "Mr. Lan, Miss Jiang, how come you passed by here? We are still far away from the main road back to the city."
Jiang Yimo listened to Yang Tingchuan's doubts, sighed and explained:
"Brother Yang, this is a long story. We were on the official road yesterday, but we encountered a rainstorm when we were camping in the wild last night, and were attacked by a giant python... We were worried that the giant python would chase us again, so we took a shortcut. As a result, we walked all night before we saw a village here. Your house happened to be at the entrance of the village, so we came here to ask sister-in-law for a bowl of water."
However, Yang Tingchuan frowned upon hearing her words and asked, "Miss Jiang, what you saw was a giant green python as big as a bowl?"
Jiang Yimo, Feng Wuhen and others were a little surprised after listening to Yang Tingchuan's description.
"Yes, Brother Yang, how did you know?"
"Alas, that giant python probably came here three years ago. It often appears in several nearby hills. It also came to our village and ate several people. In order to get rid of it, I gathered a dozen young and strong men in the village and went into the mountains a few days ago. We tried every possible way to hurt it, but it couldn't hurt it at all. It even swallowed two young men in their early twenties like us alive. I am ashamed of the trust that the villagers placed in me."
When Yang Tingchuan talked about this incident, he felt extremely guilty.
His words shocked Jiang Yimo and Feng Wuhen for a moment.
"Brother Yang, how could that giant python crawl so far? There are several hills between here and where we had the accident last night. How could it get here?"
As a result, they walked all night but still could not escape the python's hunting range.
Speaking of this, Feng Wuhen also asked Yang Tingchuan and his wife to sit down, and they started chatting about the giant python.
As they were chatting, they suddenly heard a panicked voice: "Oh no! The giant python is coming again!"
Several people sitting in the yard stood up and looked outside the yard.
I saw a middle-aged man carrying a big hoe on his shoulder and running past the gate of Yang Tingchuan's courtyard in a panic.
Yang Tingchuan frowned and immediately asked the middle-aged man: "Daniu, where did you see the giant python?"
"It was right at the mouth of the col ahead. I was just working there with a hoe. I had just been weeding for a while when I heard some noise in the woods. I looked up and saw a snake head rising high. I immediately picked up the hoe and ran away. Now it's coming towards our village."
After saying this, Da Niu turned around and looked behind him, then quickened his pace and ran home.
Jiang Yimo, Feng Wuhen and other grown men were not afraid, but when Yang Tingchuan's wife and Qingzhu heard that the giant python was chasing them, they showed fear on their faces, especially Yang Tingchuan's wife.
"Husband, what should I do?"
"My lady, don't be afraid. Take Miss Jiang and Miss Qingzhu and hide in the house. We will take care of the python."
"But will you be in danger? Husband, you, you were injured when you led people into the mountains to kill the giant python a few days ago. Your injury hasn't healed yet. And now you—"
The woman was very worried about her husband's safety.
"I'm fine. Please go inside quickly and don't come out. The python will soon be at the gate of our yard."
Yang Tingchuan urged his wife.
Jiang Yimo raised her head and looked far outside the yard, and sure enough, she saw a giant python rising more than one meter high, crawling rapidly towards their yard.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimo also pushed Qingzhu and told her, "Qingzhu, you and this sister-in-law Yang go into the house and hide. I will stay and help kill this man-eating python."
"Miss, this is too dangerous. Come with us into the house and hide."
Qingzhu looked at her young lady, her eyes full of worry.
"Yes, Momo, you go inside too."
Feng Wuhen also persuaded her.
"No, I have already figured out how to kill the giant python. If I hadn't participated today, the giant python would probably still not have died."
After hearing this, Qingzhu and Feng Wuhen stopped trying to persuade Jiang Yimo and went into the house.
But in order not to cause trouble to everyone, Qingzhu hurried into the house with Yang Tingchuan's wife.
At this time, Yang Tingchuan immediately picked up a spear from the corner of the yard and walked out of his yard. Feng Wuhen and the other two also drew their swords from their waists and followed closely behind him.
This time, Jiang Yimo did not take a knife or a gun. Instead, she took out two pistols from her space and walked out of the yard.