Summary of the novel
Zuo Shimei from Shema Village, Wachang Township, Yangbi, experienced two failed marriages - her ex-husband died early due to domestic violence, and her second husband was lazy and violent. She was eventually forced to divorce and struggled to survive with her 5-year-old son Maodou. This smart and capable widow has become the "miss" of more than 20 bachelors in the village. Every day, her door is piled with fungi, bacon and other flattering things, as well as earthy love letters. However, she has been traumatized by marriage and has long closed her heart to relationships.
The peaceful days were broken by strange events: a snake-shaped wooden sign wrapped with a red rope appeared at the door in the early morning, and the son cried out that a dark shadow was picking up the window late at night. Rumors spread that "the snake fairy is going to marry Yazhai Niang"; Wang Laowu, a bachelor who sent mushrooms, disappeared in the old mine. , Leaving the words "Snake Fairy's Will" written in blood; Li Erniu, who was helping his children repair toys, suddenly went crazy and shouted, "There are treasures and evil spirits in the mines"; "hissing" snake crawling sounds were heard from the wall every night, making the "Snake Fairy Legend" in Snake Horse Village intensify.
In the entanglement of all the bachelors, only the honest and honest Wu Qifai always stood by silently - quietly repairing the courtyard wall after a heavy rain, spreading snake powder to repel snakes, and still protected Zuo Shimei's mother and son when they were squeezed and beaten by other bachelors, helping her to cultivate tea gardens and carry water for farming. Although Zuo Shimei is wary, she gradually trusts him in crisis after crisis. The two work together to investigate the strange things and find that all the abnormalities point to the old abandoned mine behind the village.
