Grandma Su looked at the big, ugly bug and fell into deep thought.
When I first asked my granddaughter to make it, I disagreed with her at the time. This is that big, ugly bug that pinches people.
How can you eat something with such a hard shell? I never expected it to taste so good when cooked.
There are plenty of these things on the riverbank, so this will provide the villagers with some food. I'll have my husband go and tell the village chief about it later.
After the two Liu sisters each ate one, they absolutely refused to eat a second one, and soon they hurriedly went home.
The two little ones discussed going to the river to pick up some crabs on the way. Although their grandmother didn't like them, she was still their grandmother.
As soon as they got home, they saw Old Mrs. Liu looking at the two sisters with a sidelong glance.
"What are you two little money-losers doing? Sneaking around like that!"
"Grandma, Sister Muyao said we should learn how to make crabs."
The old lady's eyes lit up when she heard this. Although she didn't know what the crab was, she figured that since Little Lucky Star wanted them to learn it, it must be something good.
Just like before, when Little Lucky Star led the villagers into the mountains, they dug up a lot of medicinal herbs, and each household received a considerable amount of money.
I'm more than willing to do anything Little Lucky Star asks me to do.
"Then follow Little Lucky Star and learn well. Be serious and go play by yourselves. You don't need to work today."
The two little ones were overjoyed to hear this, as it was the first time their grandmother had spoken to them so kindly and gently without scolding them.
The two sisters went home, took out their baskets, told their grandmother, and went to the river to collect crabs.
It wasn't until she picked up two small baskets and went home to tell her grandmother that Grandma Liu became furious.
"You two good-for-nothings, I'll beat you to death."
"How can you eat this ugly bug? It even pinches people! Bringing all sorts of things home just makes me a mess."
As she spoke, Grandma Liu twisted Er Ya's ear, "Grandma, this is what Little Lucky Star told us. We've all tried it and it's delicious."
Grandma Liu was skeptical, but eventually nodded in agreement.
Grandma Liu clutched her chest, looking at the two girls, so angry that she felt dizzy from the waste of half a pot of oil and flour.
The two girls, under the watchful gaze of their grandmother, quickly prepared the crabs in their hands.
Until the aroma wafted from the pot, I took two deep breaths; it smelled really good.
This was the only time these two little guys didn't get a beating.
Even as they went to bed that night, the three girls were still whispering to their eldest sister about how wonderful Little Lucky Star was.
After finishing dinner, Su Muyao hurriedly went to bed, as she had to get up early the next day.
After dinner, my grandmother had already arranged everything for tomorrow.
Most importantly, she's now a hands-off manager. She's given all the spice packets she took out of her space to her father, who only needs to put the meat in and braise it.
Unable to fall asleep, tossing and turning in bed, he suddenly entered his spatial dimension. Anyway, his mother and father were still busy in the kitchen.
She wouldn't be able to go inside for a while, and Su Muyao, who had just arrived in the space, felt a surge of comfort looking at the vibrant little world before her.
All the fruit trees in the space were laden with fruit, heavy with their weight. With his mind, he put them all into the warehouse, and also collected all the ripe grains into the warehouse.
Looking at the precious medicinal herbs covering the mountains and fields, he closed his eyes happily.
The ginseng was as thick as a large white radish, and the Ganoderma lucidum was as big as the mouth of a small pot.
And there are those sparkling little flowers, and the cool, blue ice grass.
There are also many medicinal herbs that I am not very familiar with, so I need to quickly learn their names and effects.
Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to name all my precious treasures.
After finishing his work in the space, he quickly returned to his bed and lay down.
Su Muyao quickly drifted off to sleep, unaware of when her parents would fall asleep. All she knew was that she dreamt of a boy.
A boy I know very well but can't quite place right now.
When I woke up in the morning, the house was already bustling with activity. Old Man Su called his granddaughter, who was carrying several wrapped pieces of braised meat, before heading out.
"Grandpa, who are you planning to give this braised meat to?"
"Send some to your village chief's house, and some to a few other village elders."
"Your grandma said to tell the village chief that once the crabs are edible, everyone will have another food to eat."
Early in the morning, several households received meat delivered by the Su family.
Everyone was overjoyed with this little dumpling; with this lucky star, everyone in the village would benefit from it.
Previously, he taught everyone how to distinguish medicinal herbs from silver, and then he discovered chestnuts and crabs—he was truly the village's lucky charm.
When she returned, her father and two uncles had already packed up, and Grandma Su gave each of them a small bag of dry food biscuits.
He then prepared three boiled eggs separately for Su Muyao before watching them head towards town.
Since Old Man Su was also going to town today, he carried Su Muyao the whole way.
"Grandpa, once we've made some money in business, can we buy a cow?"
"Why the sudden urge to buy cattle? Didn't we already buy a mule cart?"
“Grandpa, this ox can work in the fields, and our family may need it for even more things in the future, and we might even need to hire other people to help us.”
“Grandpa, look, we have to deliver bean sprouts every two to three days now, and now that we’ve started selling braised meat, we need even more.”
"Besides, the cantaloupes will be ready soon, and we'll need to buy them. With so many people in the family, we'll definitely have to split up. One mule won't be enough."
“If we were to push a cart to town, all the time would be wasted on the road.”
Old Su didn't say a word, just listened to the little dumpling's mouth chattering away.
She pondered the feasibility of what her little granddaughter had said.
"Okay, whatever you say, sweetie. If we run out of space, we'll just buy another one."
Su Laosan, standing to the side, shook his head. If he were to ask that question himself, he would probably be met with a slap on the shoulder.
"Father, you've forgotten that the grain is due soon."
Old Su then slapped his thigh, realizing he would have forgotten if his son hadn't reminded him.
Their family didn't grow any grain this year; they'll have to buy grain and hand it over.
“Our family’s ten or so mu of land should yield nearly 500 jin of grain, and it has to be good quality grain.”
After Su Sanlang finished speaking, he felt a pang of heartache. There was no grain growing at home, and the lush green things his daughter had been working on hadn't yielded any fruit. He didn't even know what was going on with that one mu of melons. He wondered if they could sell them for any money.
We're definitely going to lose money this year, and we'll have to spend extra money to buy more grain.
"Sir, how much grain do we have left?"
Old Man Su stroked the little baby's chubby little feet in his arms and said, "Don't worry, there's enough for you to eat."
"You little glutton."
The people in the car burst into laughter, and Su Muyao's cheeks instantly turned red.
She's not a little glutton. Although she likes to eat, she can't be called a little glutton.
"It's not because I'm greedy, I just want to tell you guys not to buy food when the time comes."
My master will bring us food; there's really no need to buy more if we can't finish it all.
"Oh my goodness, that won't do. We're not short of money, how can we accept your master's things? That won't do."
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