Thinking about the money in Gu Rong's hand, she was still somewhat incredulous, so she went to the stream to check.

Unexpectedly, the group actually went to catch snails, and not only snails, but also pincers to eat.

Seeing the group of people looking happy, Wan Qing stared at the pincers in their hands, feeling a chill run down his spine.

I thought this family was completely finished, but then I remembered that in the past two days, my mother had gotten back all the money she had borrowed before. Although it wasn't much, it was still three or five hundred yuan, and the family's life was getting better and better.

This money was meant for Han Yanru's medical treatment, but last night, Han Yanru went up the mountain and didn't encounter anything. Wan Qing was extremely unwilling.

She had originally thought that if Han Xinyi made a scene with Gu Rong and got some money, she could then have her mother-in-law make a scene and maybe get a lot more.

Then she would take the opportunity to ask for a division of the family property, which would give her at least a hundred or two hundred yuan, and the family's life would definitely be better than it is now under Liu Daxue's management.

The Gu family is in trouble now, and the second son's family is all siding with the Gu family. If they don't separate now, all the money they have now will be spent by Han Yanru, and then she won't get anything.

But her husband doesn't want to separate the family at all. If she insists on separating, he'll probably send her back to her parents' home.

Looking at his second sister-in-law not far away, Wan Qing felt that he couldn't count on her anymore.

Thinking about her husband's complaints when he came home this morning, Wan Qing felt that she should start with her husband.

As Wan Qing left, Gu Rong stared at his retreating figure until he was out of sight.

"What are you looking at?"

Hearing the voice beside her, Gu Rong turned her head and saw Chu Jianshu standing next to her, his head tilted towards her, looking in the direction she had just been looking.

Gu Rong looked away, took a few steps to the side, and continued to catch the crayfish in the water.

I was just thinking of catching some snails to cook, but I didn't expect there to be crayfish too, and so many of them.

However, at this time, there were no special crayfish seasoning packets available.

While picking up the crayfish, Gu Rong bought a book called "365 Ways to Eat Crayfish" from the system.

After racking my brains, I realized that only garlic, thirteen-spice, and spicy flavors are easy to make; I'm lacking ingredients for other flavors like curry or red wine.

Gu Rong counted the number of people; there were ten in total. They needed to prepare at least ten kilograms of food, otherwise each person would finish it in just a couple of bites.

Fortunately, there are plenty of crayfish in the stream, so even if we eat them every day, we could probably eat them for ten days to half a month.

The group spent over an hour scooping it up, and seeing Gu Rong still scooping it up with such enthusiasm, they couldn't help but wonder just how delicious it was.

However, looking at those two full baskets of lobsters, there were simply too many; we couldn't possibly finish them all.

Gu Xing stepped forward and said, "Xiao Rong, if you like to eat it, your brother will come with you to pick it up every day. We've picked enough already, and it would be a waste if we couldn't finish it all in this hot weather."

Gu Rong turned her head and saw that everyone was looking at her with expectant eyes.

Looking at the crayfish in the basket, there must be about ten or twenty pounds of them.

She hadn't expected so many to be arrested, and thinking about it, it really was enough.

Besides, it's getting late, and my brother and the others have to work in the fields this afternoon. Gu Rong nodded in agreement: "Okay, that's enough, let's go home."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Gu Rong was willing to go back.

This job, although not as tiring as farm work, is still quite strenuous because of the constant bending over. My back is starting to give out.

When she got back, Gu Rong filled all the basins in the house with well water, put the crayfish in the water to soak, and weighed them down with wooden boards to prevent them from escaping.

The same applies to snails, but compared to crayfish, snails need to be soaked for a day or two to expel the mud before they can be eaten.

When they returned from cutting grass for the cattle in the afternoon, Gu Rong pulled Han Xinyi and her sister, along with Cao Baobao, to process the crayfish.

Water pollution is not serious now, the water quality in the streams is good, the crayfish are not very dirty, and their gills and heads are no longer allowed to be removed.

So after a few simple rinses, the crayfish were clean.

But even with just a simple cleaning, it took almost two hours to clean nearly 20 pounds of crayfish.

By the time I finished preparing the chili peppers and minced garlic, it was already past four o'clock.

With so many crayfish, it's impractical to deep-fry them all, so I decided to stir-fry them and then boil them with seasonings.

She made the spicy version first, using the dried ingredients she bought from her space and then matching them according to the recipe in the book for Han Xinyi.

Simply stir-frying the ingredients until fragrant makes the aroma indescribably delicious.

From childhood to adulthood, Cao Baobao has never smelled such delicious food.

Sniffing, Cao Baobao swallowed hard: "Xiao Rong, this smells so good. These crayfish... the taste will definitely be amazing."

Since arriving here, she hadn't thought about eating these things.

The aroma made her mouth water, and Gu Rong replied with a smile, "It'll smell so good it'll make your tongue fall off."

"That won't do. If you lose your tongue, how will you enjoy delicious food in the future?" Cao Baobao laughed, covering her mouth as if she was really afraid her tongue would fall off.

The Gu family lived at the end of the village, close to the back mountain and the fields.

While they were cooking, many people smelled the aroma, which was both strong and fragrant, making their mouths water.

The aroma made people hungry quickly, but it also made them work faster.

The usual amount people set is to work until 5 or 6 pm, and in summer it might be a little later, until 6 or 7 pm.

Today, thanks to the fragrance, most people who usually work until 5 or 6 pm finished their work by just over 5 pm.

As people walked into the village, drawn by the delicious aroma, they were all discussing whose cooking smelled so good.

The first thing that came to mind was those few houses at the end of the village.

Although these families live at the end of the village, they are all in pretty good condition and often cook stewed meat, the aroma of which fills the air.

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