Xiaoqi crawled into the tree hole again and caught many snakes in succession. She was now adept at slitting the snakes' necks and would not cut off their heads completely.
Xiaoqi was very pleased with her haul and called out to everyone to help: "Come on, let's go roast snake!"
Li Li grabbed a handful, not afraid at all.
The little girl with her was a bit scared, but she still mustered up the courage to grab one. She only dared to grab one that had its head cut off. If the head was still there, looking into those eyes, she would never have dared to grab it.
The boy turned and ran: "I'll go get other people to help!"
Li Li laughed and shouted, "Go and come back quickly, or I'll think you're running away in fear!"
The boy stumbled, then turned around and roared angrily, "How could that be? I'm not afraid!"
There were ten people in total for this assessment. Except for Xiao Liu, who was starting the fire, everyone else was present. They all mustered their courage and picked up the snakes on the ground.
Xiao Qi led the way with an arrogant gait, seemingly ignoring everyone around her: "Let's go find my brother!"
Li Li asked softly, "Xiao Qi, can your brother roast snake?"
Xiaoqi patted her chest: "Of course, that's my brother, what can't he do!"
Xiao Liu sneezed for no reason, thinking it was because it was getting dark and the temperature was dropping, so he put on a coat.
"Brother, I'm back!"
Xiaoqi threw her catch in front of Xiaoliu.
Immediately afterwards, the group behind her threw the snakes in front of Xiao Liu, piling them up into a small mountain.
Xiao Liu's scalp tingled: "Little sister, where did you catch so many snakes? Are you hurt?"
"I found a tree hole, and it was full of snakes!" Xiao Qi jumped up and spun around, grinning, "I'm perfectly fine, I'm not hurt! Just little snakes, they can't stop me, the super invincible Xiao Qi!"
Xiao Liu picked up a twig and poked around in the pile of snakes.
Li Li took out a bottle of pepper and handed it to Xiao Liu: "I heard from Xiao Qi that you know how to roast snake, so I'll have to trouble you."
Xiao Liu: "..."
He looked at Xiaoqi with a puzzled expression.
Then I heard her incredibly cute little sister boasting in her childish voice: "My brother is so smart! Usually, my brother and I follow Grandpa around and watch him cook. I watch Grandpa kill chickens and fish, and my brother watches Grandpa stir-fry the dishes. We can learn it just by watching! We're so smart!"
"Little Seven, did you kill the snake because you saw your grandfather killing chickens and fish?"
"Of course, it's just like killing a chicken, one slit in the throat, it's that simple!"
"Little Seven, you're amazing!"
Xiao Liu's lips twitched. Seeing his younger sister's proud and arrogant expression as she was being flattered by a group of people, he couldn't bear to ruin her good mood, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll give it a try."
"Go for it, brother! I'm going to wash my hands and face. I'll be back waiting for something delicious!"
"Uh... okay."
Xiao Liu took a deep breath: "You guys help me process these ingredients."
The children all backed away, too afraid to go.
Li Li couldn't stand it anymore: "There are so many snakes, we can't let Xiao Liu handle them all by himself. We're eating them, so we have to handle them ourselves! Whoever doesn't handle them won't get any to eat!"
This was the fifth day of the survival test. Their food supplies were almost empty, and they hadn't eaten meat for several days, so they were really craving it.
Li Li took the lead in picking up the two snakes and asked Xiao Liu, "How should we deal with them? Can you teach me?"
Xiao Liu was actually a complete novice, but his sister had already made up her story. In order to prevent his sister from being called a braggart, he had no choice but to live up to her boast and become the amazing older brother she described!
Xiao Liu sighed inwardly: Luckily, my sister didn't blow me into the sky, otherwise I would have flown up into the sky for a spin!
Xiao Liu recalled his grandfather's method of handling eels, thinking that since they were all long and thin, they should be handled in a similar way.
He first used a knife to cut open the snake's belly, then scraped out its internal organs, and finally cut off its head: "That's it, did you learn it?"
Li Li nodded: "I'll give it a try."
"Ugh!" came an untimely sound of vomiting.
All eyes turned to him, and they saw the boy who had been trading compressed biscuits for food with Xiao Liu covering his eyes and gagging repeatedly, clearly disgusted by the snake's internal organs.
"Ahhh!" A boy tried to handle the snake like Xiao Liu, but when he cut open the snake's belly, he saw a dense swarm of maggot-like insects.
"These are parasites; you can't eat this snake," Xiao Liu warned.
The boy was so frightened that he threw the dead snake into the woods. The snake fell in a high arc and disappeared into the dense forest.
The boy breathed a sigh of relief: "That was disgusting. I hope the next one doesn't have any worms, otherwise all my hard work will have been for nothing, and I finally managed to open it up!"
Except for the little boy who vomited, the other children each handled two snakes and handed them over to Xiao Liu, asking him to help them roast the snake meat.
The vomiting little boy pitifully begged Xiao Liu, "Please, have pity on me, help me get rid of this, can I buy it on credit? I'll definitely give you any delicious wild fruits I find!"
Xiao Liu had already done business with him a few times, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take care of it for you."
"Thank you so much, Xiao Liu!"
"You're welcome. Just remember to pay back the debt."
Xiao Liu shaved a lot of wooden skewers, laid the snake flat on the fire to roast, and slowly turned it from time to time.
The aroma of meat wafted through the air, and the children inhaled deeply.
Li Li exclaimed, "I haven't eaten meat for days, and I'm craving it so badly!"
"It smells so good! I've never eaten snake meat before!"
The boy grinned and said, "I've eaten snake meat before, it's so delicious, fried until crispy and fragrant!"
"I can't wait!" Another boy rubbed his hands together and wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
After washing her hands, Xiao Qi ran over to Xiao Liu, her big eyes fixed on the roasted snake meat: "Brother, is it done yet?"
"not yet."
Not long after, Xiaoqi asked again, "Brother, is it done baking yet?"
Xiao Liu shook his head: "It's still not better."
Xiaoqi grew anxious and asked again, "Brother, it's been so long, isn't it ready yet?"
"not yet."
Xiaoqi stomped her foot angrily: "So slow!"
"This is wild, so it must be thoroughly cooked. If there are any untreated parasite eggs, they will turn into worms and crawl around in your stomach if you eat it!"
"Insects... crawling inside my stomach?" Xiao Qi shuddered, not daring to urge Xiao Liu any further, just staring longingly at the roasted snake meat.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Xiao Liu finally shouted, "Alright, let's divide it up!"
Two skewers of snake meat per person is actually quite a lot, but Xiao Qi is greedy and insists on taking three skewers, muttering, "I'll save one for tomorrow morning!"
Xiao Liu shook his head in disagreement: "It will spoil by tomorrow morning, and you'll get an upset stomach."
"Then...then let's eat this as a midnight snack!" Xiao Qi was reluctant to let go, holding onto the three skewers of snake meat tightly.
The doting brother Xiao Liu could only give in to her: "Then you should eat it sooner."
"Okay!" Xiao Qi nodded obediently.
After Li Li and the others carefully and slowly took a bite of the snake meat, their movements became incredibly fast.
The boy ate with gusto, slurping loudly, "Delicious! How can it be so delicious! Xiao Liu, your cooking is amazing!"
"This is even better than any fried snake meat I've ever had!"
"It smells so good! I didn't know snake meat was so delicious!"
"It's because Xiao Liu is such a good cook!"
"It turns out Little Seven wasn't bragging; her brother really is amazing!"
Xiao Qi proudly raised her chin: "I told you, my brother is the best. He inherited my grandfather's true skills, which no one else can do!"
Han Fei was also surprised when he saw the video. He did not expect that the two children had such strong learning abilities. Not only did Xiao Qi have a terrible survival ability and super good luck, but Xiao Liu had also mastered cooking skills!
No wonder they became the main villains; they have some skills and special abilities!
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