The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 131: A Subtle Thought to Tag Along

Yang Zhigang brought home three large snakes and two rabbits, causing quite a stir.

Wang Jia Bao, Liu Jianmin, and Liu Jianbang excitedly gathered around, abandoning their homework.

The three of them came up and each grabbed a snake in their hands for comparison.

"Mine’s the biggest. Brother-in-law, where did you catch them?" Wang Jia Bao shook the dead snake in his hand, looking at Yang Zhigang in admiration.

The brothers Liu Jianmin and Liu Jianbang also looked at him eagerly.

"At the back mountain." Yang Zhigang went to the kitchen to get a basin and knife, while handling the rabbits, he explained, "There are wild boars, venomous snakes, centipedes, and the like there as well, so you’re not allowed to go by yourselves."

Wang Jia Bao’s eyes shifted, cleverly suggested, "Then... Brother-in-law, take us with you."

Indeed, do all boys have an adventurous spirit? Or is it just hers that’s the most mischievous?

Wang Miaomiao took a step back when Yang Zhigang came in; she was afraid of snakes, those soft, cold creatures.

She crossed her arms and watched expressionlessly as the men enthusiastically discussed the afternoon’s plans.

"Miaomiao, come quick, see what I’ve got?" Wang Pandi motioned to Wang Miaomiao who was standing by the side, her face full of a beaming smile. Seeing the baskets full, she was brimming with a sense of achievement and eagerly needed someone to share it with.

Wang Miaomiao actually didn’t want to go over, viewing the things in their hands made her skin crawl, but with Wang Pandi calling her, she could only grit her teeth and approach.

After taking a couple of steps, she saw the three in the middle occasionally flick the dead snake in their hands, was this a toy now? So annoying...

"Jia Bao, aren’t you going to do your homework? If you don’t finish it, you’re not going anywhere." Wang Miaomiao tapped on the table with authority, and upon hearing her, the younger ones quickly tossed the dead snakes aside and rushed over, eager to finish their homework so they could play in the afternoon...

"Wait a moment." Wang Miaomiao frowned, "Go wash your hands. Don’t you know they’re dirty? There are at least a dozen types of parasites on a snake, they might already be on your hands."

Liu Jianmin and Liu Jianbang were startled, while Wang Jia Bao nonchalantly said, "What are you talking about? It sounds so serious, as if you never caught a snake. Last year you even ate the most snake meat..."

Wang Miaomiao felt nauseous at his words, was the previous owner of this body so fearless? Even dared to catch snakes...

She maintained her composure, "The past is the past. Back then I didn’t know, but I’ve been reading many extracurricular books recently, and last time I came across one about wildlife, saying that there are at least a dozen types of parasites on snakes, some even numbering in the hundreds. The more harmful ones include snake roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, threadworms, whipworms, etc. Some parasitize the digestive system, others the respiratory system; the mild cases cause emaciation or breathing difficulties in snakes, severe cases lead to collapse or death by suffocation. If these parasites enter the human body alive, they will surely be harmful to humans..."

"What? It’s that serious? Can snake meat still be eaten then?" Liu Yulan and Wang Baoxing listened, immediately feeling a little panicked and hesitant.

"It’s best not to eat, because some parasites can’t be killed by high temperatures. And eating raw snake gall or drinking snake blood is even more harmful, so you must definitely not do it." Wang Miaomiao specifically advised the boys at the end, afraid that they, out of curiosity or for being a hero, wouldn’t listen to her warning, messing around.

"Did you hear that? You must listen to what your third sister said. If anyone doesn’t and I find out... hmph..." Liu Yulan threatened the boys, mainly directed at Wang Jia Bao; he was the naughtiest.

After speaking, she regretted, "Then what to do with these snakes? It’s such a waste to throw them away, they’re all meat, and nothing happened when we ate them before..."

Meat is precious... In a time when food and clothing were scarce, Liu Yulan could not bring herself to throw away meat no matter what.

Wang Miaomiao pursed her lips and said, "I just said a few types of parasites can’t be killed by high heat, the rest can. If you want to eat... you’ll have to gamble on your luck. Or... sell them? Our family isn’t short of meat anyway."

Wang Miaomiao didn’t notice, but Wang Jia Bao’s eyes suddenly lit up at her words.

"Alright then, I’ll go sell them. By the way, I also need to deal with the rabbit fur." Yang Zhigang had already handled the rabbits, their fur was neatly removed. Just as he was about to bend over to pick up the snakes, Wang Jia Bao dashed forward, "Brother-in-law, I’ll go with you."

"What are you going for, to get in the way?" Liu Yulan was busy cleaning up the rabbit innards on the floor.

"I’m going to see it for myself." As Wang Jia Bao spoke, he had already darted out, determined to follow.

Yang Zhigang chuckled, "No problem, let him come along, we’re just going to the factory canteen, we’ll be back soon."

He planned to directly sell them to the canteen. Actually, regarding what his little sister-in-law had said, he thought she was being a bit alarmist. During military training in the field, they had eaten all sorts of things, if they were so scared of this and that as she claimed, they could forget about passing any training, they’d be kicked out immediately.

However, at home, he didn’t dare to argue with her. Fine, we just won’t eat it; there are plenty of people who will.

Yang Zhigang brought Wang Jia Bao into the factory. At the entrance, there was security on duty, who saluted Yang Zhigang. Yang Zhigang returned the salute and introduced Wang Jia Bao to him, explaining he was his brother-in-law. The security carefully scrutinized his appearance and saluted him. Wang Jia Bao clumsily returned a salute that was both awkward and not quite standard.

Once inside, he still felt a bit nervous, "Brother-in-law, is that person a soldier?"

"Yeah, he was in the military before, now he’s retired and works security for this factory." Yang Zhigang answered every question, he had to win the favor of his brother-in-law, especially since his little sister-in-law was hard to please.

"Lao Zhao, are you there?" Not far from the entrance was the factory canteen, and Yang Zhigang brought him to an office there.

"Here, come on in, Director Yang, what an honor to have you visit... Yo, who’s this kid? Haven’t seen him around..." This person used to work in logistics in the military raising pigs, now he managed the canteen and the pigpens at the back.

"He’s my brother-in-law, Jia Bao, call him Brother Zhao, and next time you eat at the canteen, let him give you an extra chicken leg." It was mostly out of politeness; non-employees weren’t allowed in the factory; he wouldn’t have gotten in without Yang Zhigang.

"Brother Zhao." Wang Jia Bao shouted loudly.

Lao Zhao laughed, "This kid is not bad, full of energy, lively. Director Yang, when are you hosting a banquet? You must let me know, I’d love to come and catch some good fortune."

"I’ll definitely invite you. In fact, I plan to have the canteen staff help organize it..." Yang Zhigang planned to have a big event, naturally needing enough hands, directly contracting it to the canteen for convenience.

Lao Zhao’s eyes lit up, "That sounds great, I’ll make sure it’s both sumptuous and affordable, clear and straightforward."