Meizi asked happily, "Juhua, do you think we should braise this snake, or stir-fry it like an eel?"
Juhua said with a grin, "This snake... if you could just catch a wild pheasant, we could stew them together in one pot. It's called 'Dragon and Phoenix Soup'."
Liu Xiaomei said, "That shouldn't be too hard. Spring is when wild pheasants lay their eggs. We might just stumble upon one laying an egg. If we all surround it, we could probably catch it."
Lanzi burst out laughing. "You make it sound way too easy! It's not even that simple to catch a chicken at home. Do you think it'll just stand there and wait for you to grab it?"
Despite her teasing, Juhua's suggestion had piqued everyone's interest. Liu Xiaomei smashed the snake's head to a pulp before she dared to tie it up with some grass and toss it into a burlap sack. Then, the group began searching for bamboo shoots and a pheasant simultaneously, a sight that made Juhua chuckle.
