Chapter 130 The whole brigade was collecting snails

the next day.

Wang Yuqing gave Ji Xiaoming a handful of candy and told him to give it to Teacher Yang Hui when he went to school, and also told him not to eat it on the way.

Ji Xiaoming grinned and said, "Mom, I won't steal any. I'll give every single one to Teacher Yang. I really like Teacher Yang; he tells me stories."

After Ji Daming and Ji Xiaoming went to school, Wang Yuqing had a simple breakfast and then took Ji Meimei to continue collecting snails. They didn't return home until around the time the commune members finished work, and they only collected one bucketful.

On the way, she also saw Hua Gui, Yuan Fang, Liu Li, Shi Feng, Qian Juan, and Chen E's daughter-in-law Feng Chunxia, ​​all of whom were collecting snails with buckets.

Ji Meimei said, "Are they all collecting snails? No wonder we can't find any."

Yuan Fang's husband, holding a hoe, said impatiently, "Yuan Fang, why don't you go back and cook something? What are you touching? Even if you do touch it, the food will be awful. Do you know how to cook as well as Wang Yuqing?"

Yuan Fang looked up and glared at Luo Feiguo: "How come I can't do it as well as she can? It's just a snail, what's so difficult about it? Last time was different, there was just too much sand in it."

She added, "She's a person, and I'm a person too. Am I any worse than her? I can figure it out with a little practice, right?"

Liu Li nodded: "That's right, who doesn't know how?"

Hua Gui said, "She's selfish. She makes money but doesn't share it with everyone. She just eats it all by herself."

Feng Chunxia knew what to do, but she didn't tell these people. After touching the snails for a while, she picked up her bucket and walked away to join the old women in catching snails. How could she possibly compete with them?

Wang Yuqing found it strange that all these people, with whom she had a grudge, were gathered together to collect snails.

When Tang Wan finished work, she picked up a bundle of pine needles from the surrounding mountains. She had just come down the mountain and reached the intersection when she saw Wang Yuqing, so she went back with her.

She watched as everyone was collecting snails and sneered, "It's because you made money selling snails that everyone got itchy and wanted to collect snails to sell too. I often heard them say that you were lazy and shameful a while ago."

Ji Meimei looked up and asked, "Then will Mom not be able to make money selling them anymore?"

Tang Wan said with some concern, "Yuqing, if they all follow you in selling snails, the market will be full of snail sellers, which will definitely affect your business."

Wang Yuqing shrugged: "Let them sell it. Anyway, they might not be able to make it taste like mine."

Even if they succeed, selling snails isn't a long-term solution. There are only so many customers at the market who like snails, and they'll get tired of them sooner or later. She has her own plans for the future.

Tang Wan smiled and said, "That's right. These days, many of them have also made snails, and they all said they didn't taste good. I think they definitely can't make them taste the same. They're not as good as you."

Wang Yuqing suddenly spoke up: "Sister-in-law Tang, shall I teach you how to make it? You can make it for yourself, or you can come with me to sell it, it's up to you."

Tang Wan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "No, no, no, what would I do? I'm busy with work every day, I don't have time. Besides, if I were to sell them, wouldn't I be stealing your business?"

Wang Yuqing chuckled: "What's the big deal? What's our relationship? We'll definitely make money together... Here's what we'll do, you come home with me, I'll give you some candy, and I'll show you how to make it."

Tang Wan smiled, her eyes full of gratitude: "Yuqing, thank you."

Wang Yuqing said, "No need to thank me, don't be so polite. Besides, have you forgotten? You were the one who helped me first."

She couldn't help but ask again, "Did Comrade Wang Shuo give you candy yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Wan lowered her head slightly and said, "They gave me two eggs."

Wang Yuqing asked, "So, do you want it?"

Tang Wan frowned slightly: "He forced it on me, and I'm not as strong as him. He ran away after giving it to me."

Wang Yuqing chuckled: "This Comrade Wang Shuo is quite interesting."

Tang Wan snorted, "What's the point... He's like a hooligan. If people knew what he was thinking, they'd probably laugh at him and me."

Wang Yuqing asked seriously, "Sister-in-law Tang, it's just the two of us. I just want to ask, is there any possibility between you and him?"

Tang Wan's expression changed drastically. She quickly looked around and leaned closer to Wang Yuqing, saying, "Impossible. There's absolutely no possibility of that. Don't ask me that again. It's not good if someone hears you."

Wang Yuqing sighed, "Comrade Wang Shuo, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that Sister Tang has no feelings for you at all."

As soon as she arrived home, she saw Aunt Huang, Chen Xiang, Niu Zhenzhen, and Lei Yongxia waiting at the door, each carrying a different item.

Grandma Ji said, "Everyone came over to ask you how to cook snails."

Aunt Huang said embarrassedly, "Yuqing, you taught me last time, but I still can't make it taste good. My husband said it's for pigs, but even pigs won't eat it. Could you teach me again, step by step?"

Lei Yongxia said, "Me too, I just can't learn it, so I shamelessly came to your house."

Niu Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Me too, I want to learn as well."

Chen Xiang lowered her head, a little embarrassed: "My mother-in-law also asked me to ask you, that women's director Hua Gui is collecting snails."

Lei Yongxia said in a loud voice, "She started it all. Now, almost everyone in the brigade is going around collecting snails after work, saying they'll take them to the market to sell for money."

Grandma Ji pulled Wang Yuqing aside and whispered, "Yuqing, if you don't want to teach, Grandma will help you refuse. If so many people learn, how will you make money in the future?"

Wang Yuqing smiled and said, "Grandma, it's alright."

She enthusiastically and generously taught everyone how to cook snails, and even personally scooped out a large basinful in front of everyone.

Everyone brought something with them, and in the end, they all left satisfied. After all, if they couldn't learn how to cook a pot of food after watching Wang Yuqing make it in front of them, then they were just stupid.

Then another group of people arrived. They probably saw Lei Yongxia and others coming to learn a craft from Wang Yuqing, so they decided to come along too. Shi Feng and Qian Juan were also among them.

Wang Yuqing refused without hesitation. She would teach those she was close to, but how could she possibly teach these people?

Seven or eight people left with sour faces.

Several of them regretted not having cultivated better relationships in the past.

These past few days, whenever people finish work, they can be seen everywhere – in ditches, rivers, ponds, reservoirs… carrying buckets to collect snails.

Some people even go out in the middle of the night with electric lights on to look for snails.

Ji Xiaoming said angrily, "Mom, they're learning from you how to catch snails. How are we going to make money selling our snails in the future? And you've taught quite a few people how to do it."

Grandma Ji said, "Some people come to our house with gifts, and we usually have a good relationship. It would be a real shame not to teach them. If we do teach them, so many people will know how to stir-fry snails, and our snails will be harder to sell in the future."

Wang Yuqing wasn't worried at all. After all, following the trend of selling snails was unavoidable, and she didn't plan to sell snails for a long time. In fact, catching snails, frying snails, and then selling snails was quite tiring.

She suddenly thought of a way, but she would have to wait until the weekend.