Still not getting enough of a spanking.
Yi Chichi thought it was necessary to discuss Niu Niu's education with Aunt Ma.
She put on a blank face, "Did you catch another long meaty strip?"
"No."
Niu Niu denied it quickly, but her eyes were shifty, avoiding her gaze, while her small mouth chirped away, urging Little Trumpet to speed up their shaking.
Seeing her like this, Yi Chichi realized.
She must have caught another snake.
When she first discovered Niu Niu catching snakes for meat, she could still fool herself into thinking the little girl was just a fearless newborn calf.
But now at six years old, an age where she should know fear, she still dared to catch snakes...
Unable to quash her curiosity, she asked while raking the wheat, "Niu Niu, what do you want to do when you grow up?"
It was a good question, and Niu Niu blurted out, "Be a chef, work in a state-run restaurant, and eat big chunks of meat every day."
That was the kind of answer she would give.
