Chapter 87 - 084 Scare_2
Tian Sisi saw the two of them approaching and hurriedly opened her mouth to tell them not to come over, but her throat really let her down, still unable to make a sound. She could only mouth the words: "Don’t come over, there’s a snake!"
Zhong Anmei saw the terrified Tian Sigu warning them not to come and couldn’t help but feel touched and amused. She was closer and had already noticed that it was just a common black whip snake found in the mountains. It looked big but was quite docile and rarely attacked people. Moreover, the snake wasn’t venomous, and villagers often caught this kind of snake to stew and eat as a dish with meat.
The big snake seemed to hear the noise behind it, twisted its body, and slithered toward Tian Sisi. Finally, her throat cooperated, and with a cry of "Mama!" a scream startled countless sparrows. Zhong Anmei, with quick reflexes, rushed forward and grabbed the big snake by its tail, swinging it around rapidly, whirling the nearly two-meter-long snake vigorously.
Heroine! Tian Sisi looked at Zhong Anmei with starry-eyed admiration, never imagining she had such a brave woman capable of catching snakes by her side. Zhong Anmei swung the snake around dozens of times, by then the snake was already too dizzy to be any dizzier. Holding onto the snake’s tail, she turned to Tian Sisi and grinned, "This snake isn’t poisonous, getting bitten doesn’t matter. Good, we can have meat for dinner tonight. Juying, let’s split it two ways. This snake probably weighs three or four pounds, enough for both our families to share."
Zhong Juying nodded excitedly, her eyes glistening as she gazed at the big snake as if it were a gold ingot, which left Tian Sisi utterly puzzled. Weren’t women supposed to be afraid of snakes? Why was even the most timid Zhong Juying not scared, and here she was, having embarrassed herself just now. What Tian Sisi didn’t realize was that rural children who often went to the mountains became accustomed to such creatures and naturally wouldn’t fear them.
Zhu Aiqing and the others, hearing Tian Sisi’s screams, rushed over in fright. Zhu Aiqing ran to Tian Sisi, looked her over to make sure she was alright, then poked her forehead reproachfully, "Do you want to scare me to death or what? It’s just a black whip snake. Haven’t you seen one before?"
Tian Sisi shamefully lowered her head. She didn’t intend to act like this, but her fear of snakes was an instinct, a reflex that was not under the control of her brain!
Zhong Anmei, worried the big snake would wake up and escape, decided to go home and deal with the snake since it was almost time to cook lunch. She called over to Zhong Juying, planning to go home, strip the snake’s skin, take out the gallbladder to brew wine for Daddy, and stew the meat for dinner. Thinking of the delicious snake meat made Zhong Anmei’s mouth water.