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He finally understood what the old man was doing with that ceramic jar—he never expected it to be used for holding live insects!
No, to be more precise, it was holding the old man's rations!
No wonder the old man always found excuses to leave during meals; he was secretly eating alone!
Xiao Ruo followed Yuan Bao's gaze towards the tent and suddenly remembered the basket Mother Nanzi was carrying that day, revealing a look of realization.
Yuan Bao didn't notice Xiao Ruo's expression and spoke to himself: "Catching insects for that old man is more exhausting than staying awake for days on a mission. Besides, our brothers and Boss used to eat live insects too, but not in the way he does. It gave me the creeps, so sister-in-law, you shouldn't feel embarrassed about being scared last night."
Yuan Bao, with good intentions, tried to comfort her, but didn't notice the slight change in Xiao Ruo's expression.
