Qin Anning had picked up snails and red snails with Fu Wan on the beach, and now that she saw many large snails in the ditch, she immediately felt like she had discovered a treasure.
Fu Wan glanced into the ditch and immediately shook her head to stop her from retrieving it.
"Sister-in-law, don't go. That's an apple snail; you can't eat it."
"What? You can't eat it?!"
Qin Anning withdrew her hand in disappointment. It was such a big snail, and she couldn't eat it. What a pity.
"Wait, there seems to be something edible over there too."
Qin Anning was completely confused. Instinctively, she took Ye Xiaoli from Fu Wan's hand, and then saw Fu Wan roll up her sleeve and reach into the ditch to grab a handful.
"Look, there are snails!"
It's not small either!
"Are these snails edible?"
"Yes, take it back and let it purge the sand for two days, then stir-fry it with chili peppers, it tastes amazing!"
Fu Wan immediately became interested; this ditch was dug by the ancestors of Qingshan Village.
Rice plants can't survive without water, but too much water is also bad.
These ditches are used to easily control the amount of water stored in the rice paddies.
It's probably because of the rain these past few days that these snails and golden apple snails have been left in the ditch along with the river water and rainwater.
The difference between golden apple snails and river snails is shown in the picture, but please pay attention to the difference in their tails. Golden apple snails contain many parasites and should not be eaten.
There were also many aquatic plants growing in the ditch. After searching for a long time, Fu Wan discovered several small crayfish hiding under the plants, in addition to snails.
Are crayfish available around this time?
She swiftly grabbed the crayfish by its back and then quickly threw it ashore.
"Is...is this a shrimp?"
Qin Anning was shocked. How come she hadn't seen these strange shrimp in the ditch?
"These are crayfish, Anning, have you ever eaten them?"
"No, is this the same as the lobsters you usually catch?"
Qin Anning looked at Fu Wan with admiration. They were all by the ditch, so how did A-Wan manage to find so many things all at once?
Thinking this way, she said it.
"Wan, you're amazing! I didn't even see those shrimp."
Oh dear, the shrimp is getting away!
Before he could finish speaking, the crayfish waved its claws, trying to escape.
Qin Anning was also a tiger; he immediately stepped forward and kicked the crayfish back to its original spot.
"Hmm! Awooo!"
Nestled in Qin Anning's arms, Ye Xiaoli's gaze was immediately drawn to the crayfish waving its pincers.
She waved her little fists, her eyes fixed on the crayfish.
Fu Wan couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration. Judging from this, in less than two years, this child would be able to go out fishing and shrimp-catching with Ye Zhenxing and the others.
"Oh, I need to go back and get something to put the snails in."
Fu Wan piled the snails she had collected together. The lobsters weren't very big, but they still had some meat on their tails.
Most importantly, Fu Wan also discovered several loaches at the bottom of the ditch.
Look, this is the joy of the fields.
Upon hearing this, Qin Anning immediately picked up the child and got up.
"I'll go get the bucket, you wait here!"
She had just watched Fu Wan picking snails and felt a little itchy to join in.
I took this opportunity to go back and put the child back in the cradle, then carried the bucket out myself.
Before Fu Wan could reply, Qin Anning had already walked quite a distance.
Within minutes, she returned carrying the bucket.
"Ah Wan, I'll pick them up with you."
Qin Anning was very smart. After Fu Wan explained the difference between golden apple snails and river snails to her, Qin Anning couldn't wait to start digging for river snails in the ditch with Fu Wan.
The two had only been picking snails for a few minutes when Fu Ming came out with two pairs of gloves and Bai Qianzhou.
"My ancestors, you'd better put on gloves! There's all sorts of things in this ditch, don't cut your hands!"
Qin Anning was engrossed in collecting snails and didn't get angry even when Fu Ming nagged her.
"It won't cut you, Brother Ming, look, these are the snails that Ah Wan and I caught!"
"My wife is amazing, she has so many snails, we can stir-fry them tonight."
Fu Ming told her to put on her gloves. He had wanted to join the snail-collecting team, but the ditch was only so long, and Fu Wan and the others had already collected most of them.
"Alright, let's go back to the river and try to find it!"
Fu Ming picked up the bucket and weighed it; there were at most two pounds of snails in it.
Fu Wan straightened up and looked towards the pond.
Even though it was drizzling, there were quite a few people on the other side of the river.
These days meat is expensive, and snails, though a bit fishy, can still be a meat dish if they're prepared properly.
"There are so many people here. If we go over there now, we probably won't even find a snail shell."
Bai Qianzhou nodded. From where he stood, he could see more clearly how many people were crouching down to collect snails by the river.
Actually, besides snails, there are also many river mussels and other freshwater delicacies in the pond.
If the fields by the river hadn't belonged to Ye Jianguo, they would probably be full of villagers trying to catch some fish to improve their meals right now.
"Oh dear, the rain is getting heavier, let's go back!"
After Fu Wan scooped the snails out with a bamboo winnowing basket a couple of times, there were hardly any left in the ditch.
Just then, the rain intensified, so she simply took off her gloves and called Fu Ling and the others back.
"Lingling, Mingzhu, Zhenxing Xiaofeng, stop catching them, hurry home."
It's going to rain heavily!
Fu Ling listened to Fu Wan's words. Not two minutes after Fu Wan finished speaking, Fu Ling and the others came running back with buckets.
Ye Zhenxing naturally carried the bucket. Fu Wan told the children to change into clean clothes first, and then wiped the water off their faces.
Fortunately, they all wore straw hats before setting off, otherwise their hair would have been wet and they might have caught a cold.
After changing her clothes, Li Chunhua started cooking in the kitchen.
It was at this juncture that Ye Jun returned wearing a straw hat.
Upon seeing Fu Wan and the others, he greeted them with a smile.
Fu Wan and the others responded with smiles. As soon as Ye Jun entered the house, he took out a cloth bag from his pocket.
"Awan, the money I borrowed from you before, the slaughterhouse accountant settled my account a while ago, and I'm paying you back."
Ye Jun counted the money and then handed it to Fu Wan.
If Ye Jun hadn't brought it up, Fu Wan would have almost forgotten about it.
She put the money away, and after a quick glance, she knew there was more than she had.
Fu Wan frowned. "Brother Jun, why is there so much money?"
Ye Jun scratched his head sheepishly, "Interest, you have to pay interest when you borrow money."
Fu Wan simply took out the extra money and stuffed it into his hand.
"Why would you ask for interest if you're family? Your money wasn't easy to earn."
How's the chicken farm doing these days? I heard from Brother Lin that you also built a few pig sheds?
Mentioning this immediately diverted Ye Jun's attention.
"Yes, I went to town and bought fifteen piglets. I don't have much space right now, and I don't have any experience, so I thought I'd give them a try."
If these pigs do well in the fall, I'll buy some more piglets to raise.
At this time, the pigs don't eat feed. Ye Jun has to go to the mountains or riverbanks every day to cut pigweed, and then cook it with tofu residue and other things he buys to feed the pigs.
Pigs raised this way are time-consuming and labor-intensive, taking about a year to reach market weight, but the quality of the pork is very good.
Fu Wan recalled the pig farms she had seen in her later life, and then asked Ye Jun about the size of a pigpen.
Upon learning that Ye Jun had five birds in a row, Fu Wan couldn't help but praise him:
"This is good too. We still need to pay attention to hygiene and disinfection. When the weather gets hot, we're afraid of viruses."
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