Ruth rubbed the little metal box with her hand and explained, her tone once again respectful. “Uhm, don’t think that this metal box looks old and dusty, but its contents are great. It’s…the oil made from baby mice.”

Yvonne was shocked. “What…huh?”

Sabrina was stunned too.

Ruth gulped down a big spoonful of mushroom soup, chewing as she explained. “It’s made from baby nice, newly born ones, those that don’t even have fur yet. You soak them in oil for a few months, then filter the oil out.”

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