Chapter 13 Grain Robbed

After watching the two brothers go up the mountain, Wan Qiqi followed the system prompts and headed towards the location of the crabs.

She thought the mall could only sell wild vegetables and the like, but now it seems that the system can probably buy any natural wild plants, and the prices won't be too different!

Parting the grass, a stream came into view.

This was originally a narrow stream, but it has widened considerably due to the flood. The surrounding vegetation has been washed away, and the stream is now mixed with a lot of mud and water.

A large crab was standing at her feet, its pincers outstretched.

Wan Qiqi dodged quickly and swiftly grabbed the crab shell, watching the hairy crab flailing its claws in her hand, feeling quite pleased with herself!

[Ding! Wild hairy crabs, 6 taels, valued at 48 coins. Want to sell?]

Eighty coins a pound!

Wan Qiqi's eyes lit up, and she immediately sold it!

[Ding! Two ounces of wild stone crab, worth 8 coins. Want to sell?]

Wan Qiqi was a little unhappy after hearing this. The stone crabs were small and cheap, it was such a waste!

After selling a few stone crabs, she decided to look for hairy crabs instead!

She bent over and searched along the stream, thoroughly enjoying herself.

A curious child came over and saw her grabbing the "bug" on the ground. The child turned pale with fright and cried out, "Aunt Chen... Aunt Chen, the bug will bite! Don't grab it!"

Wan Qiqi held a large hairy crab in her hand, looking at Zhao Dahu in front of her with some confusion and doubt.

Big bug? Where can I find a big bug?

She noticed that the other person was staring at what she was holding, and was trembling slightly.

"Is this a big worm?" Wan Qiqi pushed the hairy crab in front of Zhao Dahu.

Zhao Dahu was so frightened that he took several steps back and fell to the ground with a thud.

Aunt Zhao came running at the sound, yelling, "Which heartless bastard bullied my son!"

She stared at him for a moment, then put her hands on her hips and yelled, "Wan Qiqi, have you no shame? You're bullying my son again!"

Wan Qiqi shrugged helplessly. It's true that you can run into this neighbor anywhere.

She pushed the large hairy crab in her hand in front of Aunt Zhao. Before she could say anything, Aunt Zhao was startled and looked flustered.

Aunt Zhao cursed, "You vicious woman, what evil thing are you planning to do with those eight-legged worms that are harming the crops!"

Eight-legged insect?

Wan Qiqi then realized that in ancient times, it seemed that crabs were not yet known to be edible, but were instead considered pests that harmed crops.

"Catch them and eat them!" She couldn't help but sigh at how these people didn't know how to manage their lives. They didn't want such delicious food, but instead dug up wild vegetables and tree roots to eat.

Aunt Zhao gave him a disdainful look. "You're like a reincarnated starving ghost, you'll eat anything! Don't you dare bring trouble to us!"

"Why don't you just stay away from me?" Wan Qiqi ignored her and continued catching crabs.

The others glanced at it a few times, then ignored it and continued searching for wild vegetables.

Just then, a man rushed up from the foot of the mountain, stopped in front of Wan Qiqi, and kicked away a large hairy crab that she was about to catch.

Wan Qiqi looked up at the burly man in front of her with slight dissatisfaction.

She quickly found the person in her memory!

Chen Yongnian's cousin—Chen Ergou!

Chen Ergou leaned against the tree trunk, panting heavily, "Brother... Sister-in-law, hurry... hurry and find Yongnian, Yongxing and Chongniang are in trouble!"

Something happened? Wan Qiqi frowned and looked up at Chen Ergou.

She looked tired, stood up, and asked, "What happened?"

Seeing her calm demeanor, Chen Ergou wondered what he could possibly say to this shrew. He took a couple more breaths and continued walking up the mountain.

Wan Qiqi watched Chen Ergou's departing figure, her brows furrowing even deeper. After hesitating for a moment, she started walking down the mountain.

Chen Yongxing and Li Chongniang were nowhere to be seen early in the morning. While picking mushrooms, I heard from people that they had left the village in an oxcart and seemed to have gone to the town.

Were you bullied in town?

Wan Qiqi walked down the mountain, lost in thought.

As soon as Wan Qiqi arrived at the village entrance, she heard various voices discussing the matter.

"I don't know what sins the Chen family committed. They finally had some food, and then it was stolen!"

"I heard there are more than ten kilograms of brown rice, enough for the family to eat for a long time."

"We need to be careful when we go out to exchange grain in the future. There's a famine now, and we might run into people who steal our grain."

"Yongxing's wife is carrying the Chen family's child. Fortunately, only the grain was gone, and she is safe."

Wan Qiqi agreed with this person's statement; thankfully, only the food was gone, and the people were safe.

She just sold crabs and earned several hundred coins, which can be exchanged for a lot of grain.