After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Ye Qing didn't expect that his family loved to eat it so much. He went to pick up a lot of it in the evening these few days.

Ye Erlang was worried for a while but couldn't think of a solution, so he went to look at his ducks. He hadn't picked up today's eggs yet, and would have to send them to the city tomorrow.

Ye Qing was still thinking of a solution. It would be a shame to waste so many snails.

Ye Qing looked at the duck eggs at home, and an idea flashed through his mind. Several families like to eat snails, so do people in the city like them too?

"Second brother, do you think many people like to eat snails?"

"Of course there are a lot. Snails are so delicious, fresh and tender." Ye Erlang said affirmatively.

"How about we go to the city and sell snails? Five cents a pound."

"Qingya, you can do it. Especially if you like to drink, this is a perfect dish to go with the wine."

"Then I'll make some. I'm going to the city to deliver eggs tomorrow, so let's go and try selling some together."

Ye Qing got up early in the morning, washed the snails in several buckets, stir-fried them in a pan, put them into a new bucket and covered it with a lid.

"Dad, I'm going with you today. Just drop me off at the market and I'll try to sell myself."

Boss Ye was a little worried that Ye Qing, a little girl, would be bullied again.

"Da Lang, you go with Qing Ya. If you can't sell it, bring it back and we can eat it ourselves."

"Dad, I'll go too. I can help my sister." Ye Erlang also wanted to go to the city to take a look.

The family had a bullock cart, so going to the city was not difficult. Boss Ye waved his hand, and the three children went to the city together.

When they arrived at the market, Ye Qing and his companions set up their stall, took out a wooden bowl, placed it in front, put some snails in it, and prepared to let the buyers taste it first.

"Qingya, I'm going to deliver the eggs. Just wait for me here after you sell them." Boss Ye was a little worried about them.

"Dad, go quickly. I'll prepare some for you and bring it to Brother Huzi to try. I'll also prepare some for the shopkeeper."

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Be careful." Boss Ye drove the ox cart to Fu'an Pavilion first.

"Little girl, what are you selling? It smells so good." An old lady selling vegetables nearby felt a little hungry after smelling the fragrance.

"Auntie, we sell fried snails. Please try them and see how they taste." Ye Qing picked up a few from the bowl and handed them over.

"This tastes really good. I've cooked it myself before, but it had a fishy smell and wasn't tasty." The old lady praised while eating.

"Auntie, this is a secret recipe passed down from our family. We have been selling it for many years. Now we moved here to earn some money for food." Ye Qing said exaggeratedly.

Ye Dalang turned around to pack up his stall. He couldn't help wanting to laugh. Qing Ya was such a good talker.

"Fried snails, come and try the fried snails, it's free." Ye Qing shouted.

Ye Wulang found it interesting and started shouting as well.

When people buying vegetables on the street heard about the free tasting, they all came over.

"Little girl, it's really free. You can try it but don't have to pay if you don't buy it." An old man with his grandson looked unconvinced.

"I'll give you a few to try. If you don't want to buy, you don't have to pay."

The old man then tentatively put the snail to his mouth, took a sip, chewed it twice, and his eyes lit up.

"Little girl, how much is this per pound, and what flavors are available?"

"It's five cents a pound, and there are spicy and non-spicy ones."

"Little girl, give me two pounds, one pound of spicy food and one pound of non-spicy food." The old man asked for two pounds first, and gave the non-spicy food to his grandson.

Ye Dalang quickly packed two servings and said, "Uncle, you are the first one to buy snails. I will give you more soup."

"Thank you, young man, this tastes really good."

The people around saw the old man try it and then bought it, and they also rushed to try it.

"Boss, give me two pounds of spicy food to go with my wine."

"Boss, give me two pounds, one pound of spicy food and one pound of non-spicy food, and give me more soup."

After people around tasted it, most of them took away a pound or two.

In a short while, more than half of the products were sold out. People who had just walked by saw so many people gathered in front of the stall and came over too.

Ye Dalang and Ye Erlang divided the work, one filled the spicy flavor and the other filled the original flavor, and Ye Qing collected the money.

The three of them worked for the whole morning and sold out the entire bucket of snails.

When Boss Ye arrived, they had already packed up their stalls.

"Qingya, you closed your stall so early. No one is buying. You can send 20 kilograms to Fu'an Pavilion. The owner likes it very much and asked you to try to sell 20 kilograms." Boss Ye comforted his daughter.

Ye Erlang rushed to say, "Dad, you underestimate us too much. We have sold out everything."

Boss Ye was very surprised that the bucket he brought weighed 100 kilograms and was sold out so quickly.

At this time, an old man rushed over and said, "Little girl, do you have any more snails? The children at home like them. If they are not enough, give me some more."

"Sir, we're out of stock. Today's are all sold out. If you like it, you can come back tomorrow to buy it. It's still in this location." Ye Qing was also very happy that someone liked his food.

The old man sighed and left. After he bought it back, he found out that several of his grandchildren came and the children all liked to eat it and couldn’t get enough of it.

"Dad, let's go back first and come back to sell tomorrow. Business is booming."

Boss Ye drove the ox cart, bought some pork, and went back.

They got home just in time for lunch and everyone in the family was waiting for them.

"Mom, we sold all the snails, a total of 100 kilograms, 5 cents per kilogram. After deducting the cost, we made 400 cents." Ye Qing has been calculating accounts faster and faster recently.

Zhou had never thought that the river snails that no one wanted could be sold for money. "Qingya still has some at home. I'll sell them tomorrow."

"Mother has to give Fu'an Pavilion 20 kilograms tomorrow. There's not enough at home. I have to go pick up some in the evening."

"Okay, let your brother go. There are no snails in winter, so they can only be sold in the summer." Zhou also knew that this business would not last long. The more snails they sold, the more money they could earn.

"If we want to do this business, it's definitely not enough to pick it up by ourselves. Let's buy it from the village, one penny per pound."

"That's fine. Your uncle has already started collecting eggs and vegetables. Many people in the village are selling vegetables."

Ye Qing went to his third uncle's place and asked him to tell everyone that he could collect the snails himself.

When it's getting dark, children come to Ye's house with snails. The river is full of snails, and the children can earn some money to buy candy.

In less than a short while, Ye Qing had collected 200 kilograms of snails. Everyone liked to eat them, so he could sell more tomorrow.

Ye Qing was changing the water for the snails in the yard when he saw Uncle Ye San walk in.

"Uncle San, have you eaten yet? Let's eat together." Ye Qing saw that dinner was almost ready at home, so he asked Ye Lao San to stay and eat with him.

"Qingya, I'm done eating. You don't have to make mine. Is your grandfather at home? I'll ask him for help." Ye Laosan didn't see Old Man Ye in the yard, so he sat on the bench in the yard and chatted with Ye Qing.