It's been so long since I've eaten taro, and I wanted some, but seeing that the basket holding the taro was moldy and damp, I feared it might contaminate the taro, making it unsanitary to eat.
I had no choice but to eat the greens.
After several bites of greens, as I reached out with my chopsticks to grab more, I saw a green caterpillar, almost as big as the chopsticks, lying in the dish.
Zhang Shiwan took one look and suddenly felt nauseous. The greens I'd just swallowed almost came back up.
But I was afraid of looking bad, which would be very impolite, so I had to quickly drink some soup to force down the vomiting sensation.
Zhang Shiwan kept her head down, continuously drinking soup to mask the awkward atmosphere, incessantly praising Jing Grandma's soup for how good it tasted.
Jing Grandma, flattered to the point of beaming smiles, said, "If it's tasty, then drink more."
