Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 88 - 085 Eat raw snake gallbladder

Chapter 88: 085 Eat raw snake gallbladder

"Granny, look what my friend brought us!" Tian Sisi exclaimed loudly.

Zhong Anmei and Zhong Juying respectively called out "Nanny Tian, Aunt Nanny," as Granny Zhao smiled, stood up, and quickly welcomed the two young girls inside to have some snacks. Meanwhile, the big snake was casually taken by Granny Zhao and handed to Jianguo, "Jianguo, put this snake in a bag, and later we’ll kill it to make soup."

Jianguo calmly took the big snake, covered it with a cloth bag, then secured the opening with a rope. After the shock Tian Sisi experienced earlier, she gained a deep understanding that the villagers of Yuequan were not afraid of snakes, and whether men or women, old or young, they all seemed like heroes!

Granny Zhao brought a basin of water for Zhong Anmei and Zhong Juying to wash their hands, washing hers as well, then went to get some roasted peanuts for them to eat. Meanwhile, Tian Sisi ran into the kitchen and took out two pieces of pork belly, each weighing three to four pounds from the store, careful not to take too much as more would make Zhong Anmei and others think too much about it.

After thinking it over, Tian Sisi also took a packet of fruit candy from the Space, divided it into two halves, wrapped them up with paper, and prepared to give them to Zhong Anmei later. These fruit candies were bought by He Xuewen and stored in her Space to take out anytime to soothe her younger brother.

Seeing the two pieces of meat in her granddaughter’s hands, Granny Zhao’s eyes twinkled, and she said with a smile, "We really need to thank you both. My old man has been craving snake meat these past days, and just by chance you brought it. Take these two pieces of meat back home and cook them, consider it a trade from Nanny Tian to you."

"That’s too much, just one piece of meat is enough for the two of us," Zhong Anmei was also startled by Tian Sisi’s generous gesture, these two pieces of meat weighed about six or seven pounds.

"It’s not too much, it just happened to be the right time. Ah Nan’s godfather got some pork, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to offer so much meat usually. Good children, quickly take it back home, you also need to hurry up for lunch, Nanny Tian won’t keep you here."

Granny Zhao quite liked these two young girls, both good kids and not the type to take small advantages, much better than Zhong Yuying by dozens of times.

Under the warm hospitality of Granny Zhao and Tian Sisi, Zhong Anmei and Zhong Juying had no choice but to accept the heavy piece of meat. Granny Zhao was very thoughtful; she stuffed the meat into their bamboo shoot carrying cloth bag, to avoid trouble if others saw it, and also stuffed their clothing pockets with peanuts, continuing to speak warmly, advising them to visit Ah Nan often, deeply moving Zhong Anmei and Zhong Juying. It turned out that their brother’s praise about the Tian Family being nice people was spot-on, and Zhong Anmei now found her Second Brother Zhong Ankang’s words couldn’t be more true.

As Tian Sisi saw them off at the courtyard gate, she pulled out two paper-wrapped packages from her pocket and handed them to Zhong Anmei and Zhong Juying, "These are for you, thanks for helping me catch the snake today! It’s nothing fancy, just a little snack for you to enjoy."

Zhong Anmei graciously accepted the two paper packages, asking, "Are you going to the mountain to pick bamboo shoots this afternoon?"

"Yes! See you this afternoon at the usual spot," Tian Sisi replied before running back into the yard.

Zhong Anmei and Zhong Juying carried their bags and walked home. Zhong Anmei had already opened those two packages of candy earlier; they were fruit candies. She immediately tasted one, finding it sweet and sour, delicious indeed. She quickly unwrapped another piece and popped it into Zhong Juying’s mouth.

"An Mei, is it really okay for us to take so much stuff from Sisi?" Zhong Juying still felt uneasy.

"Don’t worry, at noon we’ll invite my brother to go catch loaches at the Tian Field, and deliver them to Sisi’s house in the afternoon. I heard Grandpa Tian loves eating loach and eel. We should catch more in the future," Zhong Anmei had already thought of a plan.

Zhong Juying felt more at ease after hearing this. Due to the heavy farm work these past few days, her brother had to work late into the night, and it had been a long time since they last brought loach and eel to the Tian Family. They would let her brother rest and take a nap at noon, and she would go catch loach with An Ping and An Kang.

That snake was skinned by Granny Zhao, and its gallbladder was swallowed raw by Jianguo, which made Tian Sisi feel disgusted. How dirty! Snakes already carry the most bacteria, and the gallbladder must be the same. What if Jianguo gets sick from eating it raw? Tian Sisi warned Jianguo not to eat raw snake gallbladder, as it could make him sick.

Granny Zhao felt Tian Sisi was making a fuss over nothing. "What bacteria? Eating raw snake gallbladder is an old tradition passed down from our ancestors, and nothing has ever happened in hundreds of years. What would a little girl like you know?"

Jianguo himself didn’t think it was a big deal, and even felt touched. His granny gave him the best part of the snake, the gallbladder, unlike Donghua and Qinghua who didn’t get a share. His granny was really good to him; when he grew up, he definitely had to take good care of his grandparents.

Normally in the mountain villages, after catching a snake, villagers would use a small knife to extract the snake’s gallbladder while it was still alive, and let the youngest child in the household swallow it fresh. It was said to have health benefits like improving vision and strengthening the body. Usually, only the most cherished child in the family got this honor, which was why Jianguo felt so moved.

However, experts (Old Yang always wants to laugh when he writes about experts) have said that since snakes live in decaying environments, they carry lots of bacteria, which even high temperatures might not kill, let alone when eaten raw. Eating raw snake gallbladder can lead to parasites and cause harm to the human body.

But then again, everyone in Yuequan Village ate snake gallbladder this way, and no one has ever had any issues. Tian Sisi decided not to dwell on it any longer and watched Jianguo swallow the peanut-sized gallbladder without even blinking. She couldn’t help but swallow hard.

"Jianguo, what does it taste like?"

"It’s a bit bitter, now it’s a bit sweet, doesn’t feel like much. Next time I’ll catch another snake, and you try it?" Jianguo smacked his lips, thinking Tian Sisi might also want to try eating snake gallbladder, so he suggested.

"No thanks, I don’t want to. The thought of slimy snakes makes me cringe. I would never eat such a disgusting thing."

Jianguo chuckled; no wonder Xinhua always enjoyed teasing Sisi. Seeing how Sisi reacted was quite amusing. Under Tian Xinhua’s influence, the little guy was gradually becoming naughtier.

The snake weighed between three to almost four pounds. Granny Zhao deftly chopped off its head, skinned it, and opened its belly all in one go. Tian Sisi watched from a distance as a big black snake quickly turned into a piece of white flesh, then watched Granny Zhao chop it into pieces with her unrivaled cut. She felt nauseous and couldn’t bear it anymore; she rushed to the backyard vegetable garden to retch. The women of Yuequan Village were all so tough; she really admired them!

Snake meat soup needs to be stewed for a longer time. Granny Zhao lit a small coal stove, asking Jianguo to watch the fire. She had initially wanted her granddaughter to watch the fire, but Tian Sisi had been scared off long ago, and no matter how much she was called, she refused to come over. Granny Zhao looked at her granddaughter’s timid figure, smiled, and let her be. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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