After hearing what Chu Qi said, the man surnamed Zhou seemed to have confirmed something and said:

"So you are not qualified to be an official. No wonder you are fishing for such a fishy creature."

Fish is popular in Zhang Village, but not very popular, because the poor people here are reluctant to use oil when cooking, so the fish they cook is not very tasty.

However, although it has a strong fishy smell, it is a rare meat after all, and the villagers are still happy to eat it.

But because I am usually busy working in the fields and growing food to support my family, I don't have much time to fish.

But winter is too cold, and fewer people are willing to go fishing. If you catch a cold, it can be fatal.

But today, Chu Qi started the fun. Seeing that there were at least five or six fish in his bamboo bucket, many people were jealous and couldn't help but join in the fun.

"It has a strong fishy smell, it will taste better if you add more oil," Chu Qi said casually, and suddenly she felt the fishing rod shaking heavily. She was delighted, thinking that she might have caught a big fish.

Pressing the furry head of the yellow and white rural cat against his chest, Chu Qi pressed hard on the fishing rod and used his skillful strength to pull the fishing line upwards.

Soon, the hooked prey slowly surfaced.

Before Chu Qi could see clearly what it was, the man named Zhou next to her suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my god, it's a snake!!"

He was so frightened that he dropped his fishing rod and ran away quickly, fearing that the snake would get entangled with him.

The thing that was hooked by Chu Qi's fishing rod was actually a snake more than half a meter long. The snake was fat and was twisting its body and struggling.

“Snake!!”

The villagers who were farther away looked over when the man surnamed Zhou shouted. When they saw what it was, they were all terrified.

Snakes are considered an ominous creature in Zhang Village. Not only do they look scary, but if you are bitten by one, you will most likely go to see the King of Hell.

Who wouldn’t be afraid of such terrible and deadly things?

Seeing that Chu Qi was still holding the fishing rod steadily, a villager couldn't help but remind him:

"Young man from the Ye family, throw away your fishing rod quickly, or you'll get bitten!"

Looking at the fat snake that was still twisting and struggling, Chu Qi's eyes lit up.

When she studies in her dreams, sometimes the study is too boring, so she will choose to learn something else, such as knowledge of survival in the wild.

One of the subjects is to teach people to identify the most common snakes in the wild.

The snake that Chu Qi caught happened to be one of the snake species that Chu Qi had learned about.

It was a red-bellied snake, which is often seen in clear water in the wild. It has a docile temperament and is harmless to humans.

It can be served and has certain value.

For Chu Qi, it doesn’t matter whether one has a gentle or cruel personality.

Most importantly, it’s table-worthy.

You can eat it!

Chu Qi was extremely excited and carefully pulled the snake onto the snow.

The body fell to the ground. Perhaps because its mouth was in great pain and there were so many people around, the red-bellied snake kept twisting on the snow, trying to struggle and escape.

However, the boatman's fishing hook is not vegetarian.

It is firmly stuck in the snake's mouth, preventing it from breaking free.

Chu Qi slowly pulled the fishing line, allowing the snake to move closer to her.

Then he quickly, fiercely and accurately grabbed the snake's vital point.

Under the horrified gaze of the villagers, the snake was picked up.

"Awesome!" the man surnamed Zhou shouted and couldn't help but applaud.

The boy from the Ye family even dared to catch a snake, which completely subverted his previous image in everyone's mind.

From a weak scholar, he was promoted directly to a brave man who dared to catch snakes.

When someone started, the others couldn't help but applaud.

As if Chu Qi had done something great,

Chu Qi didn't care what the people around her thought. At this moment, all she could think about was having snake meat to eat tonight.

The snow had stopped by then.

Chu Qi closed the oil-paper umbrella with one hand, held it between her armpits, held the snake in one hand and carried the wooden bucket and fishing rod in the other, said goodbye to everyone, and then strode home.

Ye Youze is a new father and is in a very happy mood. He also has to take care of his wife who is in confinement after giving birth, so he hasn’t been going out much recently.

When it was time for dinner, Ye Youze kissed his wife's cheek reluctantly and prepared to go to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.

Just as the fire was lit, the scream of the older sister Ye Wenyin was suddenly heard from the yard.

Strange!

Ye Wenyin has always been steady, and something that could make her lose her composure must be no small matter.

Ye Youze was worried that something might happen to her, so he rushed out without even putting down the firewood in his hand, "What happened?!"

“There’s a snake!!”

Ye Wenyin's fingers kept shaking and she stared at the door in horror.

At the door, Chu Qi walked in with a smile, holding the snake's vital point in her hand.

Huang Ying heard the noise and came out to see what was happening. She almost fainted when she saw the snake in her youngest son's hand.

"You, you, you.....why are you holding that thing!?"

Chu Qi blinked innocently:

"This snake is not poisonous and can be eaten. It is delicious when used to make snake soup."

Huang Ying held onto the door frame: "You want more food?!"

Ye Youze was so shocked that he dropped the firewood in his hand: "Brother, throw it away quickly, be careful it bites you."

"It's delicious, it's okay." Chu Qi said with a smile.

She walked straight to the kitchen and cut off the snake's head with a knife as her family watched in horror.

The snake head that had just been cut off was still very lively, with its mouth open as if it was about to bite someone.

Looking at the blood on the knife used to kill the snake, Huang Ying almost fainted. It was over. She couldn't keep the knife.

"Oh, believe me, I have read about this snake in a book. Its scientific name is Red Snake Snake. It is non-venomous and edible."

Chu Qi smiled as she skinned the snake and comforted everyone.

The bloody snake skin was peeled off, revealing even bloodier snake meat.

Huang Ying and Ye Wenyin could no longer bear to watch, and supported each other back to their room.

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