Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 16 - Catching Rabbits by Beating Snakes (2)_1
Chapter 16 -16 Catching Rabbits by Beating Snakes (2)_1
Chapter 16 -16 Catching Rabbits by Beating Snakes (2)_1
Lin Yuan wiped the sweat from her brow, bent down to locate the gallbladder of the snake, and with a hard pinch, she deftly removed it.
She then plucked two larger leaves, wrapped the two snake galls in them, and prepared to place them in her bamboo basket.
However, her basket already contained some goji berries, and she feared the galls would be crushed if she added them now, especially since she planned to put the two snakes in there as well.
“Big sister, transfer all the goji berries from here to that basket.
I want to put these two snakes in here,” she instructed.
Lin Wei hadn’t yet recovered from her elder sister’s fierce demeanor when she suddenly heard her talking about storing snake galls and snakes, prompting her to leap up and exclaim, “Big sister, why would you keep them?!
Grandpa said that snakes are fierce beasts, poisonous.
Wang Mazhi’s father in our village died from a snakebite before.”
As Lin Yuan gently poured out the goji berries, she chuckled and shook her head, “Not all snakes are poisonous.
Poisonous snakes have triangular heads.
Look, the heads of these two snakes are oval-shaped.
Moreover, non-poisonous snakes have a slender body and less distinct patterning, unlike the beautiful markings of poisonous snakes.”
“Wow, big sister, you know so much.
Did Brother Zhuzi tell you this?” Lin Wei’s eyes sparkled with admiration.
It seemed that studying wasn’t entirely pointless.
Lin Yuan merely smiled, neither confirming nor denying.
If that excuse could explain her sudden wealth of knowledge, it surely wasn’t a bad one.
“But, big sister, what about that black thing you were handling?
What do you need these snakes for?”
While transferring the goji berries to Lin Wei’s basket, Lin Yuan gave a mysterious smile, “I could tell you, but you have to promise not to tell our parents when we get back.”
Lin Wei nodded hesitantly, although for some reason, her sister’s smile sent shivers down her spine.
With her sister’s promise secured, Lin Yuan continued, “That black thing is the snake gallbladder, useful in medicine.
I’ll sell it at the pharmacy in town.
As for the snake bodies, they’re to nourish our parents.”
“Oh.
So, one is for selling and the other is…
for eating?!” Lin Wei covered her mouth in shock, nearly biting her tongue.
But seeing her elder sister earnestly preparing the snake bodies, she realized Lin Yuan wasn’t joking at all.
Eat?
To eat!
However, since they still needed to go up the mountain, Lin Yuan didn’t immediately place the snake bodies in the basket; instead, she wrapped them in leaves and buried them in some soft soil nearby.
She had intended to take them along, but seeing Lin Wei keeping a three-foot distance from her, she thought better of it.
They would be coming back soon, and it wouldn’t take long.
The two continued up the mountain, gathering mugwort and various wild fruits and vegetables.
Even more exciting was the discovery of a nest of baby rabbits in a cave.
Though wild, they were old enough to survive without their parents.
The sisters placed the rabbits in Lin Yuan’s basket, cushioned with mugwort and wild vegetables and covered with more wild plants to feed them and hide them from prying eyes.
Now, with no room left for the snake bodies, Lin Wei clearly didn’t want to carry them, leaving Lin Yuan with no choice but to pick two sticks and carry the snakes home.
Luckily, she had killed the snakes with a wooden stick instead of a sickle, which would have been too gruesome to parade through the village.
Even without blood, her carrying two snakes through the village drew plenty of gossip.
It was the time when villagers were returning home, and after they confirmed with Lin Wei, who was trailing behind, that Lin Yuan had killed the snakes with a stick, their looks toward Lin Yuan noticeably shifted.
There were a few men who had killed snakes, but a young girl taking down two snakes was unheard of!
Lin Yuan was well aware of their whispering, but she didn’t care.
A mischievous thought crossed her mind—she wondered if there would be an earthquake of shock if they knew these snakes were meant for eating.
Ha-ha.
