Soon the villagers noticed something was wrong; they saw three families frantically picking up bloodworms by the river.

Everyone was amazed. What was the use of this thing?

As evening approached, a man carrying a large basket on his back left.

When they returned, everyone was all smiles.

Some people even had quite a few things in their empty baskets.

As soon as we reached the village entrance, the impatient middle-aged women swarmed around us: "What's going on? What's the point of catching these red worms?"

Old Wang looked at his wife, and saw that she nodded.

The three families had already made arrangements on the way, since someone would find out about this sooner or later.

It's better to benefit our own village than to benefit other villages.

The restaurant manager said that this dish would be served in the next couple of days.

Everyone will know by then, and they'll be buying in bulk, so why not get the whole village involved?

Then Old Lady Wang stepped forward: "Everyone, you all know about the new restaurant that our princess opened, right?"

These bloodworms are exactly what that restaurant needs. I met a young girl today who said the restaurant needs these bloodworms.

I originally just wanted to try it out, but I didn't expect them to actually pay me."

The other villagers' eyes lit up when they heard this.

"Auntie, how much did you sell it for per pound?"

"Yeah, yeah, these things are everywhere, they probably don't sell for much."

Old Mrs. Wang laughed heartily: "How could it not sell for much money?"

That's five copper coins a pound! Just now, we carried those over, and each of our households earned two or three taels of silver.

Everyone's eyes widened at these words. What did "two or three liang" mean?

Even those in their families who can work earn less than an ounce a month.

Just by picking up these unwanted red worms by the river, it's such a short time, yet they can earn so much money.

Old Mrs. Wang noticed that several people in the crowd suddenly frowned and then started speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"Then why didn't you tell everyone? It's not right for you to earn so much money all by yourself, is it?"

"Oh, it's normal that people don't talk about it. After all, who would go around telling everyone about a business that makes money?"

Grandma Wang waved her hands repeatedly: "I think everyone has misunderstood. That restaurant has accepted more than one such case."

The shopkeeper said he'd take as many as he could get, so don't be so sour.

Didn't I tell you this as quickly as possible?

The other villages don't know about this yet; they'll be the ones making money from it.

The two women, who had initially been sarcastic, immediately changed their tune upon hearing this.

“I knew my wife wasn’t that kind of person. Look, once it was confirmed, she immediately told everyone in the village.”

"Yes, yes, I always said the Wang family is kind-hearted."

Once they found a way to make money, they immediately told the people in our village.

From now on, everyone should remember their kindness.

Upon hearing this, the onlookers were eager to catch all the red worms right then and there.

Old Wang naturally saw what everyone was thinking and stepped in to stop them, saying, "The restaurant said they all need to be alive."

If you catch them and keep them at home overnight, and then go over the next morning, some of them will inevitably die.

If people don't want it, it'll be a lot of trouble to pick it up, so it's not too late for everyone to come out and catch bugs tomorrow morning."

The villagers watching all nodded in agreement.

These people, however, won't be able to sleep well at night.

I went to bed at 7 PM, but couldn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning.

All that could be heard in everyone's mind was that old woman Wang, who said she had earned two or three taels of silver in such a short time.

Then he tossed and turned until dawn.

The men in the family took torches and went to the river to catch insects.

At first, it was just one or two households, but later the whole village mobilized.

This village is neither too big nor too small, with several dozen households.

The restaurant had just opened early in the morning when the back door was already packed with people.

The manager had several employees weigh each of them, and then gave them all the money.

The villagers helped dump all the lobsters into the pond.

Immediately afterwards, everyone happily carried empty baskets on their backs and strolled around the streets with a tael or two of silver in their hands.

This money is like it was given away for free; we can't bear to give our children any meat to eat all year round.

Now, no matter what, I have to cut off a couple of ounces of meat to take home.

Some families even provided their children with a fine cotton dress.

Su Muyao arrived at the restaurant early in the morning and began teaching the chef how to cook lobster!

Several chefs gathered around the stove, watching with curiosity.

After all, this thing has always been considered an insect in the entire Great Dynasty, and no one has ever heard of an insect that can be eaten.

Everyone was completely captivated by the garlic-flavored crayfish that was cooked.

"Princess, I think I could live on two ounces of wine all day long."

The young man who spoke was slapped on the head by the manager as soon as he finished speaking.

"Look at your pathetic self, 'two ounces of liquor'? Why don't you just say you want half a pound?"

The young man rubbed the back of his head where he'd been hit, chuckling, "Well, I can't hold my liquor, I can only drink about two ounces..."

The moment he said that, everyone around him burst out laughing.

Then he took out the Thirteen Spices Spicy Crayfish seasoning that he had brought beforehand.

It wasn't until the crayfish with the thirteen-spice flavor was made that everyone felt that this was the best taste.

"I still prefer the flavor of Thirteen Spices."

"I also think this tastes better, especially the spiciness. It would be better if there was less spiciness, haha."

Then I taught them how to steam crayfish and how to make the sauce.

Upon arriving at the kitchen, I saw several workers brushing lobsters on the side.

"This lobster needs to be cleaned thoroughly, otherwise we might be able to sell it for a higher price later."

The men nodded in agreement.

Immediately afterwards, Su Muyao packed up several kinds of crayfish and took them away.

There has to be someone who's the first to eat crayfish, and they have to make a name for it.

Although many people would surely believe him given his reputation, there are definitely not many.

To quickly get into the business of selling crayfish, we still need the help of the ministers in the court.

Inside the court, everyone was still discussing the recent outbreak of war on the border.

After they had finished chatting, they heard the eunuch outside the door say that the young princess had arrived.

Su Muyao swaggered into the court with her entourage, and everyone craned their necks to see what she was doing.

I wonder what this little rascal is up to today. He's even bringing people along and carrying a table.

The emperor at the head of the table twitched his eye.

"Yaoyao, what have you done?!"

The emperor stepped down from the table and looked at the contents.

Only when you get closer do you realize that these are the insects that can be seen everywhere.

"Uncle, I brought all the delicious food here today."

The emperor frowned as he looked at the delicious food Su Muyao described; he truly had no chance of enjoying it!

He opened all the lobsters of different flavors that he had brought, and then took out a pair of gloves.

"I don't know who wants to try it first, but I guarantee that once you try it, you'll all find it delicious."

All the ministers shook their heads as they looked at what was before them.