Raina's expression went blank. She thought for a long time, unsure how to answer her granddaughter's question. If eating a rabbit gives you a harelip, then by that logic, wouldn't eating a chicken give you a pointy beak?
But the old-timers never said you couldn't eat chicken, only that you couldn't eat rabbit. Raina grew even more conflicted. Her head was starting to hurt from thinking so hard. 'How am I supposed to explain this to my granddaughter?'
A wave of childlike mischief washed over Tang Xiao'nan, and she continued, "Will eating pork give me pig ears? Will eating duck make me go QUACK QUACK? Will eating…"
"Knock it off! Keep talking nonsense and I'll spank you!"
Raina was both amused and exasperated. She gave Tang Xiao'nan a light pat on the back. 'What a little rascal,' she thought. 'Who knows what goes on in that head of hers.'
