Gu Mengmeng was full of suspicion. If she did not give sufficient instructions, Elvis and Lea could have caught all the rats in the area purely based on how wide of holes they dredge to store their food.
Elvis and Lea nodded in acknowledgement, then proceeded to harvest the bamboo shoots.
Elvis was not as good at knife skills as Lea, often squashing the bamboo shoots into bits instead of harvesting them. Later, Lea just told him to stop adding on any burden and just accompany Gu Mengmeng.
Gu Mengmeng supported her body against a bamboo that was as thick as her arm, looking it up and down and making little gestures while Lea was harvesting the shoots.
Elvis watched as she expressed her interest towards the bamboo, asking, "Can this be eaten too?"
Gu Mengmeng shook her head, "Even pandas don't eat bamboos this thick, let alone humans."
"Then…?" Elvis did not understand.