Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

When you walk into the bamboo forest, the first thing that catches your eye is the tall and straight bamboos.

The bamboos are tall and straight, with lush branches and leaves, and the sun shines through the dense bamboo leaves, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground.

When the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves rustle, like the sound of nature, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

This is a patch of bamboo, which grows very densely and is the favorite environment for bamboo rats.

Ye Guo looked around and saw some unnatural break marks, gnawing marks, and some footprints on the ground.

"I think this should be the bamboo rat's cave. It is the nature of bamboo rats to like hiding." After Ye Guo introduced the existence and characteristics of bamboo rats, he pointed to a place and said.

"Rats can also eat dead people." Ye Cheng also wanted to eat meat. During the rest time after the busy farming season, the older generation liked to reminisce about the past, and the ones they talked about the most were the years of famine.

He felt that it was good enough to have the lotus root tips to eat and there was no need to take any more risks.

"There are different types of mice. Some people even breed bamboo rats specifically for eating." Ye Guo was certainly not talking about this era, but that didn't stop her from making a big fuss.

"Can mice be raised?" Ye Li exclaimed.

"That's right. I've never heard of anyone raising mice since I was a child." Ye Cheng retorted.

"You didn't know what lotus root tips were before!" Ye Guo's words were the winning answer.

Ye Mu thought of the delicious lotus root tips and quickly agreed, "I think what my aunt said is true. Let's catch bamboo rats to eat."

Ye Cheng wanted to struggle, but Ye Guo suggested a show of hands to vote.

The result was three to one.

The best way to catch bamboo rats is, of course, to set traps, but these things are everywhere on Taobao nowadays, and nowadays they are considered high-tech products.

"Let's dig a trap here and come back tomorrow to take a look. Maybe we can have some meat." Ye Guo looked carefully again and felt that the place he was looking for was most likely the bamboo rat's cave.

The people divided the work. Ye Cheng was responsible for digging the pit, Ye Li was responsible for finding sharp stones to lay at the bottom of the pit, and Ye Guo was responsible for looking for bamboo branches and leaves everywhere.

In just half an hour, a most primitive trap was completed, and the trap entrance was disguised as a seemingly solid ground.

When a bamboo rat accidentally steps on this trap, it will fall into the pit and will not be able to escape on its own.

The premise, of course, is that Ye Guo finds the right place.

After setting the trap, the four of them walked and stopped along the way and soon arrived home.

After having breakfast together, Ye Guo was forced to go back to the room to sleep. Only after waking up did he return to work.

The main thing is that the snails are edible.

Ye Guo couldn't make the fried snails that the heroine had at all, for no other reason than he lacked money and seasoning.

Make bricks without straw.

So Ye Guo chose to pick them out and eat them.

The so-called picking them out means boiling the snails with ginger slices in water first.

Then use a needle to pick out the snail meat, wash it clean, and stir-fry it to eat.

This can ensure cleanliness and hygiene, and save a lot of seasoning.

It's just a lot more troublesome to deal with.

Old Mrs. Ye did try to persuade her, but Ye Guo was very persistent. Since there was no needle, she cut a bamboo stick to pick the fruit.

Don't need the tail of the snail, just the first few centimeters, pure meat. Then soak the selected snail meat in cold water.

Ye Cheng and the others have already gone to the fields.

The workload was quite heavy, and Old Lady Ye felt bad for it, but in the end, she decided - if she couldn't beat them, she would join.

Then the yard was like it is now, with a small bowl of water and a large basin of shells in front of each person.

There is really little meat.

So later on, Ye Guo went to get river clams himself, at least they had more meat.

First wash away the mud and sand, remove the internal organs, and finally cut into thin strips for better flavor.

"This snail has just been boiled in water. The high temperature can kill bacteria and disinfect it. So don't worry about getting a stomachache after eating it." Ye Guo took the time to explain science to Old Lady Ye.

Then Old Mrs. Ye asked, what is sterilization and disinfection?

Ye Guo didn't major in biology, so he could only give a few vague explanations.

Suddenly, her skillful movements paused in disbelief, and she felt the strange bumps and depressions in the clam's flesh for confirmation.

She looked at the clam in her hand. The shell was smooth and dark in color, but still looked very ordinary.

"There seems to be a pearl in this river clam?" Ye Guo shouted in surprise.

What? Old Lady Ye thought she had heard it wrong. She stood up and moved closer, then couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are pearls in river clams?"

Ye Guo did not reply, but carefully opened the shell under the puzzled gaze of Old Lady Ye.

Inside the body of the river clam, there is actually a string of sparkling pearls inlaid!

These pearls are of different sizes and are arranged closely together, as if they are a secret family, quietly hidden in the arms of the river clams.

Their colors vary, some are as white as snow, some are warm yellow like jade, and some have a faint pink luster.

The largest pearl is as big as a little finger. It lies there quietly, emitting a soft and mysterious light.

"Mom, are we rich?" In modern times, pearls are artificially cultivated, so these pearls that are not so neat and round are definitely not valuable.

But this was in ancient times when productivity was backward!

One, two…thirteen.

Ye Guo took a deep breath, "Mom, there are actually two pink ones."

Ye Guo gently picked up the largest pearl. The pearl was not round, but it was cool and smooth, with a delicate texture, as if it was a work of nature carefully crafted.

Under the sunlight, it seems to be slightly moist, making its light softer and deeper.

"Xiao Guo, hit me and see if I am dreaming."

Ye Guo laughed when he heard this, and then generously put the pearl in his hand into the palm of Old Lady Ye's hand, "Mother, I'll leave this one for you to make a hairpin."

"No, no, no, if it's really a pearl, then... let's see if there are any left."

Old Mrs. Ye looked at the remaining clams in the basin, her heart filled with anticipation.

Pearls are an unexpected surprise. They are definitely not mass-produced. Ye Guo is not optimistic about the remaining ones, but she does not pour cold water on them.

The two of them worked for another half a day before they finished processing all the clams. As expected, they didn't gain anything, but they were still satisfied.

Ye Guo asked Old Lady Ye to put the pearls away. What she cared about was the snails and clam meat in the bowl.

There were so many, but in the end I only got half a bowl.

Because he got the pearl unexpectedly, which was considered an unexpected fortune, Ye Guo finally felt at ease.

Although these people in the Ye family look okay on the surface, they actually haven't eaten meat for a long time. If they encounter someone with a fever or headache, their health will probably be ruined.

At this moment, seeing Old Lady Ye still holding the bowl and counting the number of pearls repeatedly, I didn’t feel that her behavior was stingy. Instead, I felt warm.

Being poor is not scary. As long as you have hands, feet and brains, you can always find a way to make money.

Ye Guo felt that everything she encountered since she entered the book was pretty good, and that God had given her a good fortune.

The heroine has ginseng and she finds pearls. Although Ye Guo never says it, he is always worried about the power of the plot.

Now it seems that the plot can indeed be changed.

Ye Guo did not dare to overdraw his body. He put the snail meat in the kitchen and took a short rest before washing rice and cooking porridge.

Real white rice porridge, without sweet potatoes or corn.

When Old Lady Ye reacted and saw the pot, she was stunned. She stared blankly at the empty earthenware pot, hesitated for a long time, and then pursed her lips, "Xiaoguo, if you eat like this, our family won't be able to survive."

Ye Wan had come back early to help with cooking, and heard these words as she entered the room.