The poor child had never seen an eel before, so it's normal that he thought it was a snake, since they are both slippery and look a lot like snakes.
Mo Yan quickly grabbed it and put it in the bamboo basket next to her.
"This is an eel, not a snake. Don't be afraid. Just think that it will taste delicious in a little while."
Sorry, I might almost laugh.
Mo Yan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Although she knew there was a reason, she thought it was just too cute.
"Hahaha, sorry Grandma couldn't help herself. Hahaha..."
Bai Yuansi: "..." Grandmother is too much, sob sob sob...
"Grandmother," Bai Yuansi looked at his grandmother with a pitiful expression. He just hadn't seen it before...
"Okay, I'll stop laughing. This isn't a snake. You'll see a real snake later."
Bai Yuansi: "!!"
"I don't want to!"
Bai Yuansi was completely resistant; he had seen it from afar once and it was terrifying.
In that dream, he was actually in the manor every day, or at the academy, where everyone was cursing and mocking him; their words were so harsh.
About two weeks later, he heard news about his father...
Actually, he doesn't remember many of them.
He had never actually seen an eel, but he had seen a snake from afar on the neck of the street performer, and that single glance sent chills down his spine...
“Yuan Si, let me tell you, this period of time happens to be the time when snakes come out. They may come out to dry flowers when the sun is shining brightly during the day.”
You might run into them if you go for a walk.
Mo Yan winked at Bai Yuansi, and seeing his terrified little eyes, Mo Yan couldn't help but laugh.
Oh my, Yuan Si is so much fun!
Actually, Mo Yan hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.
“Grandmother…” Bai Yuansi realized that his grandmother was just teasing him.
"Hehe, don't be so serious, relax. No matter what happens in the future, Yuan Si will have her grandmother."
Don't worry, okay?
Mo Yan reached out and rubbed his little head, saying, "You're so young, you don't need to think too much."
"Children should just play happily and study hard when they're in school. Your grandmother had a lot of fun when she was little, but your grandfather became a bookworm."
While Mo Yan was speaking, she pulled out another eel, grabbed it, and looked at Bai Yuansi, saying, "Touch it, and you'll find that it's really nothing special."
You're scared because you don't know what it is; once you actually touch it, you'll find it's just like that.
Mo Yan held on to it, her gaze gentle.
Under the setting sun, Bai Yuansi could see his grandmother's gentle face, as if to say, "Don't be afraid, Grandma is here."
Bai Yuansi reached out and touched it, and found that it really didn't bite.
"Really, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Sometimes what's truly terrifying isn't the animals, but the fear itself.
It is your own fear that is telling you that you are afraid.
"Even a snake will be scared away if you just tap the grass with a stick. That's what people mean by 'beating the grass to scare the snake,' you know?"
After hearing this, Bai Yuansi suddenly understood, "I understand, Grandmother, I'm not afraid anymore."
Next, the old man and the young man started fishing for eels and also collected a lot of snails.
They even have crayfish! Crayfish!
This time, Mo Yan felt that fictional worlds were really great.
In this fictional era, there are crayfish. Crayfish are so cute!
"Yuan Si, catch those crayfish! Catch them all!"
Yuan Si noticed that his grandmother seemed much happier when they returned to the village. He thought it might be because she wanted to cheer him up; otherwise, why would his grandmother need to come to the fields to catch eels? These things don't taste good at all.
Author's note: Bonus chapter is here!
The crayfish are so delicious! Also, regarding updates, two chapters every night means there will be three extra chapters the next day. If there are only three chapters every night, then there won't be any extra chapters.
See you tonight. I've been working five hours a night lately, I'm so proud of myself! Can I ask you to update some more?
Our Mo Yan can actually relax a bit too. It's too mentally taxing to deal with the char siu guys. Wouldn't it be better to have some fun with the kids?
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