He Huanxi came to the house that kept snakes in the village and knocked on the door outside.

The sun was scorching in broad daylight, and those who were doing farm work had all returned home to rest. When they saw a strange little girl in He Huanxi, they couldn't help but take a few more glances out of curiosity.

One of the villagers seemed to recognize He Huanxi and couldn't help but ask: "Are you the daughter of the He Kang family?"

He Huanxi was still banging on the door. Hearing this, he looked over and smiled: "Yes, Auntie, I am from the He Kang family, and my name is He Huanxi!"

"It turns out he belongs to He Kang's family. What are you doing here? Is He Kang going back to the village?"

"You're so handsome, just like your mother!"

"I heard that Brother He Kang was ill and hospitalized. Is he in good health?"

As soon as his father He Kang became prosperous, he helped the village build roads, donated a large sum of money to the village committee, and repaired some small pavilions for the elderly in the village to play.

The people in the village respected He Kang and even looked kindly towards He Huanxi.

He Huanxi responded one by one, with a clear and hearty voice that made people feel majestic.

"Thank you uncles and aunts for your concern. My father is in good health and has been discharged from the hospital. I am the only one coming back this time. I want to buy some snakes to make snake soup to replenish my health with my father!"

"This family is usually not around during the day, so they go into the mountains to block snakes. Snakes don't like to come out during the day, so they are easier to catch," said a villager.

A flash of disappointment flashed in He Huanxi's eyes. Is he going to return without success today?

At this moment, a villager said: "Didn't the second head of the snake household not go into the mountains to catch snakes today? Ask him to come over and open the door!"

"Yes, go and call someone. I just saw him watching people playing cards at the bridge in the village!"

The folks in the village were very enthusiastic, and soon they called the second head of the family, the second brother of the head of the family, over.

The person who came was called He Hongxi, and he was a little thin.

He Huanxi looked at his hands. They were very slender and had thick calluses on the fingertips. He looked like he was an expert at catching snakes.

Ho Hongxi had no impression of He Huanxi, but he had heard of He Kang's reputation and knew that he was a rich man who was good to the village and had a good attitude towards He Huanxi.

He was a man of serious words. After meeting He Huanxi, a smile appeared on his face, "You want to buy a snake?"

He Huanxi used the same rhetoric he used to deal with the villagers.

He Hongxi nodded, "I happened to catch a few good varieties of snakes in the past few days. They are good for stewing snake soup or making wine. I will take you to see them."

As soon as he opened the door, He Huanxi saw the scene inside, which was densely packed with snakes.

Some snakes are kept in cages. Those snakes are larger and brighter in color than other snakes. They look more ferocious and venomous.

Some snakes are not caged, and their bodies are relatively slender. When the sun shines on them, they do not crawl, but lazily huddle in the specially built pergola.

When they heard the sound of someone coming in, the snakes were indifferent. Only the snake in the cage was eager to try, raising its head as if it was about to attack at any time, and made a slight "hissing" sound.

Bang!

He Huanxi turned around and saw that He Hongxi had closed the door after entering.

He explained: "Although the snakes we raise are basically non-venomous, the villagers are still very scared when they see them, and some elderly people are also particularly afraid of snakes, so our house has always closed the door, and we have closed the door when doing business."

Talk about it, don't be afraid, the snakes outside the yard are not poisonous."

During the famine in the Xia Dynasty, He Huanxi caught many snakes and ate them. Naturally, he recognized the species of these snakes and they were indeed non-venomous.

And at that time, she had caught and eaten a lot of venomous snakes, so she was not afraid of snakes at all.

He Huanxi said: "Uncle Hongxi, I also want to catch a few snakes to keep as pets. Do you have any snakes here that look scary but are actually not poisonous?"

Stanley Ho immediately said: "The red chain snake, it looks scary on the outside, but it's actually not poisonous."

After finishing speaking, he looked at He Huanxi several times and asked, "You are such a cute little girl, why do you want to keep a snake as a pet? Aren't you all raising cats and dogs now?"

He Huanxi smiled casually: "Forget it, cats are too delicate. Dogs can still look after the house, but they are not as powerful as snakes. If I take a snake out, the snake can be used as my bodyguard!"

Stanley Ho laughed. He is a snake owner, so he naturally likes snakes more than other pets. When he heard someone praising snakes, he felt like he had met a close friend.

Everyone in the village can do it, but the only problem is that they are afraid of snakes!

As a result, he caught many powerful snakes and didn't know who to turn to.

Immediately, He Hongxi proposed to add He Huanxi's WeChat account. If he catches a powerful snake, he will give her one as a pet!

As for the ones in the yard, she can choose whatever they want and give her any one.

He Huanxi gave him a thumbs up: "The second boss has a great atmosphere, let's do this. I'll buy twenty snakes first, and you can choose some that are not poisonous, but are wild and recalcitrant, and give me some that are smarter."

Stanley Ho was not surprised by this request. In fact, many people who came to his house to buy snakes basically said that they should choose smart ones.

But snakes are different from other animals. The more lively they are, the fresher they are. There is a saying that goes like this: A dog that bites does not bark!

The same is true for snakes. The more motionless a snake is, the more you mess with it, it will definitely want you to look good!

But if she wants to be wild and untamed, it's easy to find. Just give her the one that was just caught.

He Huanxi entered the snake house empty-handed, and when he came out again, he was carrying a large snakeskin bag with 22 snakes in it.

When Stanley Ho saw that she bought 20 pairs at a time, he gave her 2 small ones as a gift.

As soon as she went outside, she saw the villagers sitting outside looking at her from time to time, as if they were discussing something.

He Huanxi calmly walked to a canteen and bought a bottle of water.

"Yes, their three uncles and three aunts came back to the village some time ago and said they wanted to arrange a marriage for the daughter of the eldest brother's family. They were talking about the Zhuangtian family in the next village!"

"Then Zhuang Tian has been engaged several times, and they broke up every time. His eldest daughter is so beautiful, why should she marry Zhuang Tian?"

"He said something happened at home and he has no money. He needs money from the Zhuangtian family for emergency help!"

"Tsk, this banker is just so lucky. He actually encountered demolition. He suddenly got several apartments in the city and became the richest household in Zhuangjia Village!"

"I heard that Zhuangtian's family was very poor before, and the family who broke off the relationship came to visit again after that, saying that their daughter had had a relationship with Zhuangtian and that Zhuangtian was responsible. What do you think Zhuangtian's family said?"

"They said it was someone else's tip. If you don't take it, you'll get it for free! If it's tipped to him, he won't even take it!"

He Huanxi felt angry after hearing this. Luo Huixin and He Duan were really uneasy and well-intentioned!

When had she said that she was engaged to Zhuang Tian? She was afraid that other people wouldn't know about it and would make noises everywhere.

What, will we use public opinion to force her when the time comes?

Oh, what a beautiful thought!

He Huanxi suddenly walked over, handed the bottles of milk drinks he bought to the villagers sitting outside, and said with a smile:

"Auntie, I just heard you saying that the Zhuangtian family is engaged to me. What's going on?"

The aunts took the drinks and looked a little embarrassed when they heard this, but they soon regained their composure. They turned over and asked curiously: "What your uncle and aunt said in the village before, many people have heard it, you don't know

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He Huanxi said bluntly: "I don't know, my parents didn't mention this to me!"

"That's strange. Your third uncle and third aunt said they helped you negotiate. How could you not know?"

He Huanxi rolled his eyes and said: "Maybe we talked about it in private. You don't dare to tell me because you are afraid that I will make trouble. After all, you also know that the Zhuangtian family is not very good. They only have a few money and their character is not good."

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"But, I can't hide this important matter of marriage from you!"

He Huanxi had a smile on his face, but what he said was shocking!

"My parents don't know either. Something happened in our family this year and we owed my uncle and aunt a sum of money. They might have thought that we couldn't pay back the money, so they quietly talked me to someone else so that they could get me back then.

sell away!"

The aunts looked at each other, "This, this..."

It was hard for them to say anything.

Only parents have ever sold their daughters. I never heard that uncles and aunts can still make the decision to sell the daughter of the eldest brother’s family!

He Huanxi said: "Auntie, even my parents don't know about the so-called engagement. My uncle and aunt are always shouting about it. They are not well-meaning and can't be the master of my marriage."

"I don't know how they told the public, but please help me clarify when you hear someone say that I have a marriage contract with Zhuangtian. I don't know about this marriage, and I don't recognize it."

"They are my uncle and aunt, and they are not my parents. If we want to talk, my parents will come to talk to me in person. It doesn't matter if they talk, I am not their daughter!"

There are usually no entertainment activities in the village. The women are bored and just like to talk.

Whatever happens in each household, if it happens today, everyone in the village will know it tomorrow.

He Huanxi suddenly released such a big melon. The village women looked at each other and responded with embarrassment on their faces, but they were happy in their hearts.

They just said, if the He Kang family is so rich, how could they marry their daughter to the Zhuangtian family? The son of that family is really ugly!

And since we are about to get engaged, why are uncles and aunts everywhere trying to arrange marriage arrangements, but the girl’s parents have never come forward.

Originally they thought it was because the daughter of the He Kang family was ugly and no one wanted to marry her to Zhuang Tian. Today they saw He Huanxi. Isn't she quite handsome?

Ha, He Duan and Luo Huixin were the third uncle and the third aunt, but they secretly wanted to sell the eldest brother's daughter without telling them!

What kind of hatred and grudge is this to do such a selfish thing?

He Huanxi bought several more large boxes of drinks and gave them to the aunts present one by one, almost emptying the canteen's inventory.

She also sold a few more barrels of oil, giving one barrel to each person, and said solemnly: "Auntie, although I don't know why the third uncle and the third aunt did this to ruin my reputation, I am a girl, and I will get married in the future.
To be continued...