CHAPTER 103: CHAPTER 103: FINALLY CAUGHT AN EEL

That’s right, it’s a snake, nearly a meter long, being tightly clamped by Little Lucky Star using an eel catcher!

A red-banded snake with black and red stripes, as thick as three fingers!

"Little Lucky Star!" Liu Hai got anxious and was about to intervene directly.

Luckily, Little Lucky Star turned around to block him: "Big brother, don’t move!"

Liu Hai stopped right behind Little Lucky Star, who held onto the eel catcher tightly, keeping the red-banded snake away from her brother.

Fortunately, after the initial shock, Little Lucky Star quickly calmed down, but the snake was quite long, its body coiled around the eel catcher, with its tail brushing against the back of her hand.

It was cold and slippery, terribly uncomfortable.

But Little Lucky Star thought she could endure it, while Liu Hai was worried: "Little Lucky Star, be careful, the snake is poisonous, throw it away quickly."

"Big brother, this snake isn’t poisonous. Go find a large stone or a thick stick."

Little Lucky Star’s hand was getting tired, so she rested the eel catcher on the ground while thinking it through.

The red-banded snake looked scary, and its black and red colors made most people think it was highly venomous, but it wasn’t actually poisonous.

Besides, such a big one, it must be at least a pound of snake meat, since it’s caught, how can we let it get away?

The commotion between the siblings was quite loud, and people working in the distance heard and looked over: "Liu Hai, Little Lucky Star, what’s going on with you?"

Liu Hai was about to say there was a snake when Little Lucky Star spoke first: "It’s nothing, we caught a big one."

Then she turned to Liu Hai behind her: "Big brother, what are you standing there for, hurry up, the bamboo stick in your hand will do, hurry."

Liu Hai came to his senses, grasping the bamboo stick used to drive away leeches: "Little Lucky Star, what do you want me to do?"

He was still a bit scared, but seeing Little Lucky Star so brave, he couldn’t embarrass his sister.

"Just use your bamboo stick to hit the snake’s head, hit hard, and kill it."

Little Lucky Star supported the eel catcher, making room beside it for Liu Hai to take action comfortably.

Liu Hai took a deep breath, positioned the stick, closed his eyes, and started thrashing blindly. As he thrashed, he kept asking, "Is it dead, Little Lucky Star, is it dead?"

"Not yet, not yet," Little Lucky Star watched the snake’s head until it was smashed in: "Okay, okay, it’s dead, it’s dead."

Little Lucky Star let out a sigh, and the snake’s body, which was wrapped around the eel catcher, finally dropped to the ground.

Only then did Liu Hai open his eyes and, seeing the dead snake on the ground, nearly jumped up: "Great, we killed a snake!"

He was really excited.

You know, in most people’s eyes, snakes are very terrifying and frightening creatures, especially for children.

But not anymore, these two children, only seven years old together, actually killed a very scary snake!

Little Lucky Star remained calm, using the eel catcher to pick up the dead red-banded snake, ready to take it back.

A voice suddenly appeared: "Oh my, where did this snake come from!"

It was an old lady working in the opposite rice field, curious about the siblings’ action, she came over to take a look.

Liu Hai patted his chest with pride: "Grandma Liu, don’t be afraid, the snake is already dead, Little Lucky Star and I killed it together."

Little Lucky Star recognized her too, Liu Hai’s grandma, Liu Yang’s mother: "Grandma Liu, we just caught it, thought it was an eel."

Originally, they intended to use Spiritual Spring water to attract eels, but instead of eels, this big guy came out.

To say the snake is more valuable than an eel, but generally, people don’t dare to catch one. At least being bitten by an eel won’t kill you, but what if you run into a venomous snake...

Speaking of eels, Little Lucky Star and Liu Hai instinctively looked at the paddy field, but alas, no eels appeared, only the leeches wriggling more joyfully in the water.

Grandma Liu’s face turned a few shades paler, even though it was a dead snake, it still scared her.

Now, Liu Hai was not scared, and directly took the eel catcher from Little Lucky Star’s hand: "Grandma Liu, you can go ahead and keep working, we’ll take this back first."

Then he called out to Little Lucky Star: "Little Lucky Star, do you want to come back with me, or wait here?"

The round trip was quite a distance, and without hesitation, Little Lucky Star shook her head: "I’ll wait for you!"

So far away, she wasn’t going to run back and forth unnecessarily.

Once Liu Hai walked off into the distance with the red-banded snake clamped, Grandma Liu finally patted her chest, feeling a little recovered.

Then she frowned slightly, looking at Little Lucky Star: "Little Lucky Star, don’t do that again in the future, it’s too dangerous. What if you get bitten? Look how poisonous it looks because of the color."

Little Lucky Star understood that Grandma Liu was worried about her, but she still explained: "Don’t worry, Grandma Liu, I didn’t touch it directly, and it’s a red-banded snake, looks scary, but it’s actually not poisonous."

Grandma Liu was surprised: "How do you know what kind of snake it is?"

In a split second, she muttered to herself: "Oh right, you’re a lucky star sent from heaven, you must recognize many things."

She sighed with deep emotion: "Truly worthy of being a Little Lucky Star."

Little Lucky Star: "..."

She hadn’t even noticed she slipped up, but Grandma Liu already covered for her.

Then Grandma Liu smiled kindly at Little Lucky Star: "Little Lucky Star, take your time playing, if you have time, come to our field and maybe catch such a big eel, I’m going back to work."

Little Lucky Star replied sweetly: "Okay, Grandma Liu, slow down."

When Grandma Liu turned to leave, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself, this lucky star is truly different, even knowing about snakes.

Little Lucky Star couldn’t help but cover her face, oh dear, one cannot be careless around people.

Luckily, the village people have simple thoughts, so they won’t overthink things.

But this was a wake-up call for Little Lucky Star. In the future, she must be cautious and not make careless mistakes, because if she exposes herself too much, she might be suspected.

It’s best to wait until big brother starts school and let him teach me to read, bringing more books back so they’re around. As long as possible, get a few books on all kinds of topics.

That way, whenever something happens, you can say it was learned from books, avoiding lots of trouble.

Little Lucky Star mumbled to herself, constantly reminding herself to keep a low profile, to lay low.

A long, yellow-brown object slowly swam out from the water hole on the ridge of the field, and Little Lucky Star’s eyes lit up, here it comes, an eel!

This time Little Lucky Star recognized it, this is definitely an eel, definitely not a snake!

Quickly, cautiously opening the eel catcher Liu Hai left behind, she separated and slowly set it down against the ridge, then used a swift force, and pulled it up with a jerk!

Little Lucky Star was instantly excited: "Great, finally caught one!"

From a distance in the field, Grandma Liu raised her voice to ask: "Little Lucky Star, is it an eel or a snake this time?"

"It’s an eel, I caught an eel!" Little Lucky Star was out of her mind with excitement, this was her first time catching an eel.

The last big one was caught by big brother, not her! No idea why everyone thought she caught it, such a big one, it’d be strange if she caught it, it would’ve escaped long ago.