Chen Hong brought out a large basket of duck eggs and washed them under the tap in the yard. When Grandpa Yu Yang saw that his grandson didn't want him to leave, he came out to help Chen Hong wash the duck eggs. "Chen Hong, why are you washing so many duck eggs?"

"I plan to pickle them all into salted duck eggs and preserved eggs, so they can be stored for a long time. My daughter and I can't finish all the fresh duck eggs, and they spoil easily in this hot weather. I'll pickle them while I'm off for the next couple of days, so they'll be more convenient to eat later."

"Then you don't need to worry about it. I'm best at pickling preserved eggs and salted duck eggs. You see, you have other work to do, so go and do that. I'll take care of this."

Chen Hong got up and dried her hands. "Okay, you can do this job. I was just about to send some tea to my parents this morning. I haven't sent them the tea I roasted last time. Let's go buy some things together. Do you have anything to bring back? I'll go to the city while I'm at it. Yu Yang can stay home and play with his grandpa. I'll be back after I finish sending the package and buying things."

Chen Hong drove to the city's small commodity wholesale market in the morning and bought a box of tea packaging bags and tea boxes. There are two old tea trees in the space, which can produce a batch of tea leaves every ten to twenty days, so they will definitely use a lot in the future.

I bought six boxes of food-grade sealed plastic bottles to repackage the honey in my storage space; I'll definitely use these quite a bit in the future.

I also bought 20 25L thickened portable plastic buckets to collect honey, and finally bought two large shelves, each over three meters tall, to store the items in the space.

I went to Rongcheng Electrical Appliances Mall and bought a fully automatic multi-functional small dryer for more than 3,000 yuan. After the salesperson's guidance and demonstration, I learned that although the dryer is relatively expensive, it is very powerful and can dry with both heat and air.

It's suitable for a wide variety of foods: meat, seafood, fruits, and vegetables—it's practically tailor-made for Chen Hong. Chen Hong readily paid, loaded the machine onto her tricycle, started the engine, and drove home.

Once inside the yard, Grandpa Yu helped her carry the dryer into the kitchen. Looking at the enormous machine, Grandpa Yu clicked his tongue in amazement, "Chen Hong, what kind of machine did you buy? It's so big! How much did this thing cost?"

Chen Hong told him, "This is a household dryer. It can be used to dry vegetables and fruits. Of course, I mainly bought it to dry fish and shrimp. Small miscellaneous fish that I can't sell can be dried in it. They can be sold, eaten, or given away, so nothing goes to waste."

Grandpa Yu nodded in agreement. “In the past, when we dried goods, we would check the weather in advance. If the weather changed in the middle, we could only watch helplessly as the goods were wasted. People nowadays are really capable. They can make all sorts of things. With this thing, we don’t need to check the weather when drying fish or shrimp anymore. It’s just a bit of a waste of electricity.”

"It's not a waste of electricity. It uses the same circuit as refrigerators and freezers, and the power consumption is not too high. Besides, it's not used every day, so it won't cost much in electricity. It's much more cost-effective than something useless."

"That's true. It seems we can't do things according to the ideas of us old folks anymore. When you get old, your minds can't keep up with the times. From now on, we'll listen to you young people and do whatever work you're given. No need to worry about it."

"Oh, I've already pickled 100 salted duck eggs and 100 preserved eggs in jars, all stored in the storeroom. They'll be ready to eat in a month; that'll be when they taste best. Don't pickle the salted duck eggs for too long, or they'll become too salty and won't taste good."

"I understand. Go wash your hands and go to the main room to watch TV, have a cup of tea, and rest for a while. I'll cook right away, and we'll eat in a little while."

Grandpa Yu Yang and Yu Yang were watching TV in the main room with their dog. Chen Hong was making lunch in the kitchen. She cooked a pot of rice, stewed a braised beef, took out a bucket from the corner of the kitchen, cleaned six sea urchins, added egg liquid, and steamed them in a pot to make steamed sea urchin eggs.

She took out a large coconut snail, blanched it in boiling water, and scooped out the snail meat. With a "ding," Chen Hong heard the sound and felt a surge of excitement; there was something inside the snail meat. It felt very hard to the touch.

With a firm pry, I pulled out a round bead the size of a grape. After washing it clean with water, I held it in my hand and saw that the orange-red color was covered with flame-like patterns. The bead was round and smooth, with a bright and radiant color. It was a high-quality Melo bead.

Chen Hong is still unable to determine its value. Based on videos she saw online in her previous life, the value of the Melo Pearl in her hand should be no less than 100,000 yuan.

Chen Hong wiped it clean and casually tossed it into the disposable lunchbox in the space without making a fuss.

He thought to himself that he would not sell any more coconut snails and sea clams he caught in the future, but keep them all for his own family to eat. There was a good chance that he could get Melo Pearls and pearls from them. Even if he put all the coconut snails and sea clams he caught in his space together, he might not be able to sell them for 100,000. This Melo Pearl could sell for at least 100,000.

I absolutely cannot sell them. If I lose Melo pearls and pearls as well, I'll be heartbroken.

Slice the coconut snails and stir-fry them with chili peppers. Make a cold dish of celery, vermicelli, and dried shrimp. Then make a tomato and egg soup. Four dishes and one soup are enough for three people to eat.

While eating sea urchin and conch meat, Grandpa Yu asked Chen Hong, "Chen Hong, did you go into the sea? These two things can only be caught at the bottom of the sea. You must be careful when you go into the sea. If you go into the sea again, bring a speargun or a dagger. The seabed is very dangerous, so you must be extra careful."

"Sigh, I know, I've always been very careful. I only go into the shallow water to touch the sea, it's fine, don't worry!"

After the three finished eating, Grandpa Yu went back to the old house for a nap. Yu Yang and his mother took a nap together. After lying on the bed for a while, Chen Hong got up and washed and dried all the plastic bottles that contained honey.

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