Gu Lili asked anxiously.

Lin Xiyao's bucket was half full of snails, and these snails were none other than apple snails.

This stuff can cause significant damage to rice.

Moreover, they reproduce extremely quickly.

Seeing Gu Lili's anxious state, Lin Xiyao assumed that Gu Lili was eager to catch it.

"Lili, don't rush, there are plenty over there. I'll take you to catch some later," Lin Xiyao said with a smile.

Lin Xiyao discovered this while taking a walk by the rice paddies yesterday evening, and she and Cuizhu caught a lot of them.

Lin Xiyao had originally planned to have the cook prepare it last night, but since the cook didn't know how to cook, Lin Xiyao brought it to Gu Lili's house instead.

It just so happens that Gu Lili cooked for lunch today, so she can have a good meal.

Gu Lili's face turned pale when she heard Lin Xiyao say so much.

"Yaoyao, this is called a golden apple snail. You can't eat it, or you'll get sick! You didn't eat it, did you?" Gu Lili asked hurriedly.

Golden apple snails are an invasive species and contain a large number of parasites.

If not cooked thoroughly, it can cause headaches and fever at best, and death at worst.

Lin Xiyao quickly shook her head and said, "I haven't eaten, I haven't eaten, my cook doesn't know how to cook!"

Luckily, the cook didn't know how to cook, otherwise she might have lost her life.

Hearing this, Gu Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For now, the drawing has to be put on hold. The most important thing is to go find Grandpa Village Head and talk to him about this matter.

We need to find not only the village head, but also Magistrate Yang, and inform him of this matter.

It's unclear where the golden apple snails have spread to, or if this is the only reason such a situation exists in Guzhuang.

If the golden apple snails are not eliminated, this year's rice harvest may be completely lost.

If the golden apple snail were to infest the entire Southern Yue Kingdom, the rice harvest would be completely lost in the autumn, and the country would be in grave danger.

Thinking of this, Gu Lili picked up the bucket and ran towards the village head's house.

"Lili, where are you going! I wanted to go mushroom picking with you!" Lin Xiyao called out from behind Gu Lili.

At this moment, Lin Xiyao was unaware of the seriousness of the matter, and of course, Gu Lili had no time to explain.

Gu Lili called out as she ran, "Yaoyao, have Chenxi and my third uncle accompany you up the mountain. I have something to do today and can't play with you!"

After saying that, Gu Lili quickened her pace.

The restaurant also sells mushrooms. If Lin Xiyao doesn't come, Gu Lili's plan is to finish drawing the blueprints and then go up the mountain with Gu Chenxi and the others.

Hearing Gu Lili say this, Lin Xiyao had no choice but to give up.

He then went to the kitchen to invite Gu Chenxi.

Gu Lili ran all the way to the village head's house, already covered in sweat.

Grandpa Village Head was repairing a hoe in the yard when he saw Gu Lili arrive. He stopped what he was doing and stood up.

"Lili, what happened?" the village head asked.

Gu Lili took several deep breaths before wiping her sweat and saying, "Grandpa Village Head, something terrible has happened!"

When Grandpa Village Head heard what Gu Lili said, his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

"Look, what's this!" Gu Lili placed the bucket she had brought in front of the village head.

The village head hurriedly turned his head to look into the bucket and saw that it was half a bucket full of snails.

The village head picked one up, glanced at it, and laughed, "I thought it was something important, but it's just a snail! Everyone usually catches them to feed the chickens and ducks, and this..."

The village head stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.

This snail seems quite different from the ones I've seen before.

He's lived to be this old, and he's never seen such a big snail before!

Moreover, this snail was yellowish in color, and its tail didn't seem to be as long as the snails I had seen before.

"This seems quite different from the snails I usually see," the village head continued.

When Gu Lili heard that the village head had finally noticed the difference, she quickly said, "Village head, these are not ordinary snails. If they multiply, our rice chickens will be doomed."

Gu Lili looked at the snails in the bucket and sighed. They had probably already multiplied.

Otherwise, how could Lin Xiyao have caught so many?

Upon hearing that it was harmful to the rice, the village head's expression tightened, and he quickly asked, "Lili, how did you know that!"

This year's wheat harvest was already poor; if the rice crop also has problems, then things will be really bad.

Food is the most important thing for people. Without food, there will definitely be famine.

"Grandpa Village Head, I read about this in a book. Let's go to the rice paddies and take a look. If these things are really growing everywhere, then we have to find a way to get rid of them," Gu Lili explained.

Upon hearing this, the village head immediately followed Gu Lili and the other person towards the rice paddies in the village.

“Grandpa Village Head, look, those red things are the eggs of the golden apple snail,” Gu Lili said, pointing to a patch of red stuff on the rice.

If this thing were to hatch into snails, there would probably be dozens of them.

Moreover, you can easily spot golden apple snails in the rice paddies with just a casual glance.

Golden apple snails love to eat rice seedlings and saplings. If they are allowed to grow freely, not only will there be no harvest, but the saplings will probably be eaten up by these snails.

The village head carefully observed the situation in the rice paddy and indeed saw the golden apple snails eating the rice seedlings.

The village head was furious. He picked up one of the objects in front of him and smashed it on the ground.

"I'll make you eat rice! I'll kill you!" the village head roared.

This grain is the lifeblood of the people; he absolutely cannot allow the rice to be damaged like this.

Seeing that the village head was so angry, Gu Lili quickly advised, "Grandpa Village Head, please don't get angry. The most important thing for us now is to find a way to get rid of these snails, and we also need to report this matter to Magistrate Yang."

After hearing what Gu Lili said, the village head finally calmed down.

“Yes, yes, Lili, you’re right. I need to go find Magistrate Yang and tell him about this so we can think of a solution together.” The village head nodded repeatedly.

As he spoke, the village head prepared to go home and take the snails that Gu Lili had caught to Donghai Town.

Gu Lili quickly stopped her, saying, "Grandpa Village Head, let's go, I'll drive you to Donghai Town, it'll be faster that way."

After thinking it over, the village head decided not to go home. He squatted by the rice paddy, scooped up a few apple snails, and then followed Gu Lili home.

Gu Lili quickly got the carriage ready and sped off towards Donghai Town with Grandpa Village Head in tow.

Actually, Gu Lili found a way to deal with the golden apple snail after going to the village head's house.

You can use pesticides, but pesticides are toxic, and if there is a large-scale outbreak of golden apple snails, using pesticides is not feasible.

Another method is to farm mud crabs.

Mud crabs are natural enemies of golden apple snails, and mud crabs can be sold after they grow up.

Gu Lili already had a vague plan in mind, but she hadn't figured it out yet.