I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

When Song An Ning arrived at her grandfather's house, Song Dashan and his wife, Song Erhe and his wife, and Song Nian and his wife were sitting neatly in the yard with small stools.

Next to it were several large basins of washed duck eggs, as well as some quicklime and alkali.

"A Ning, everything is ready, let's get started."

Song Dashan smiled, but felt a little nervous. He was over fifty years old and didn't know if he could learn it.

"Okay, let's start preparing the paste. Ten bowls of lime powder, two bowls of alkali, one bowl of salt, add water and stir into a paste.

Yes, that's right, add water in small amounts and multiple times, and be careful not to burn your hands."

"Coat the duck eggs with a layer of batter, then roll them in a layer of wood ash, seal them in a jar, and marinate for 25 days."

"What else? No more...?"

Song Anning nodded. There are many ways to pickle preserved eggs. She specially chose the simplest one. After the three shops made money from selling eggs, she would buy some peppercorns, star anise and tea leaves to season them. It would taste better than the current version.

"It can be sold after 25 days?"

"Well, the temperature right now is just right for the 25th. In the summer when the temperature is high, it can be shortened to 15th."

The steps are so simple that some people present are a little unsure. Do they need to be taught? Just tell the villagers a little bit and everyone can do it.

“They are all common ingredients, but other people would not put these things together to pickle duck eggs.

If others don’t know, but we know, we can make money.”

"Yeah, what Aning said makes sense."

The few of them became even more determined and decided to keep the recipe secret and not tell anyone else. If they said anything more, others would learn it.

An hour later, Song Nian sealed the jars with yellow mud. There were ten large jars in total, containing thousands of duck eggs.

In those days, every family had a hard time, and only her family members trusted her unconditionally. Each family spent nearly one or two taels of silver to pickle duck eggs.

By the time the duck eggs are pickled, the peppers and eggplants should be grown, and it will not be a problem for each family to earn a few taels of silver.

"Grandma, I'm going into the mountains. I'll ask Sister Qiuyue to take care of the family. If you're free, go take a look around. I'm worried that Wang Qingshan and his wife might cause trouble for her."

“Well, Qiuyue is a good person, and she is very attentive and considerate in taking care of children.

You can go to the mountains without any worries. I am at home. You should come back early and don’t go too far.”

Song Anning didn't tell her grandmother that she was going to spend the night in the mountains. If she knew, it would be a disaster, so she could only sneak away.

As for whether I will be beaten when I come back, we’ll talk about it later.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated. Looking down from the mountain, only a few houses could be vaguely seen. The forest was exceptionally quiet.

I bought a pair of anti-slip rubber gloves from the mall. They are light, thin and breathable, and I no longer have to worry about blisters.

"Master, there's a large patch of wild Gastrodia elata over there. We want all the roots and rhizomes. Hurry and dig them up."

"There are still a lot of dandelions over there at Tianma. We want them too. Go quickly..."

"Ding, I collected three pounds of dandelions, and thirty cents were credited to my account."

"Ding, I bought two kilograms of wild Gastrodia elata, and the amount was 600 Wen."

"!"

Did the price of dandelions go up? Wasn't it five cents a pound before? She remembered it clearly.

"Master, Xiangxiang has increased your price. After you upgrade, the items you dig will be twice as much as at level zero."

"Then bamboo shoots are sixty cents per pound?"

"Yes, yes, Xiangxiang is so generous, do you want to praise her?"

"Well, family members, please put the praise on the screen and give us another wave of six six six."

"...What? Just a perfunctory response!"

Gastrodia elata is an orange-level creature and is very expensive, but you have to control the force when shoveling it, otherwise it will be destroyed if you are not careful.

Song Anning was fully focused, carefully digging away the soil, starting from the surroundings and digging downwards bit by bit.

"Ding, I bought three pounds of wild Gastrodia elata, and the amount was nine hundred coins."

In the original owner's memory, the price of Gastrodia elata in the town was average. Song Feng had dug a lot of it before, dried it and sold it for no more than ninety cents per pound.

The system has increased several times in value. It’s different after upgrading. Money suddenly becomes easier to make.

What she didn't know was that the system upgrade would not affect the price. Xiangxiang changed the rules because she saw that she was working too hard and the burden of the family fell on her.

Xiangxiang: They also took a big risk, okay?

"Beep, a nest of black grass snakes detected, one hundred and forty coins per pound, master, go for it."

"?"

Let’s not fight this one. Killing a snake would cost you half your life, and this is a whole nest of them!

Xiangxiang thinks too highly of her!

"This litter weighs over ten pounds, which is nearly two taels of silver. Are you sure you won't make a profit?"

"..."

“It seems like we can give it a try.”

Song An Ning swallowed nervously, a chill running down her back to her head, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her palms.

"Hahaha, Master, don't be afraid, Xiangxiang will help you.

The mall has strong snake repellent powder. Sprinkle it around the snake's nest. There are also snake catching tools. Do you want to buy a set?"

"Come!"

The snake repellent powder and tools together cost one hundred and nine copper coins.

Song Anning wore a mask and plastic gloves and evenly sprinkled snake repellent powder on the areas marked by Xiangxiang, and it really worked.

Several snakes were seen scrambling to come out of the cave. When one came out, Song An Ning quickly clamped the snake's head with a clamp and chopped it off with a hatchet.

"Yes, that's right. Come on, master, there are two big ones underground."

Song Anning continued to sprinkle snake repellent powder. When the bag was empty, a big snake finally rushed out.

But! This snake can dodge!!!

He was a step too slow and the snake dodged it nimbly.

It raised its neck and kept spitting out its tongue, as if to attack.

Knowing that the black grass snake is non-venomous, Song An Ning was not so scared.

With decisive action, he finally caught the enemy and shot him in the head with one blow.

Seven or eight headless snakes were twisting and entwining wildly on the ground due to severe pain, which made her scalp tingle.

"Master, be careful behind!"

At some point, another big snake came out of another hole, circled behind Song An Ning, and rushed towards him with its mouth wide open.

"Puch..."

With one blow, the knife fell to the ground.

"Huh, there's nothing more..."

Song An Ning was sweating profusely. Her little heart really couldn't take it. She really hoped that she would never see this thing again in her life.

For some reason, Xiangxiang was particularly excited when she saw the snake, and kept tempting her to catch it in her mind.

"No, no."

"Ding, I recovered sixteen kilograms of black grass snakes, and received two thousand two hundred and forty copper coins."

"Beep, the host has killed ten snakes in total, and I will reward you with a snake-avoiding pill.

After taking the pill, all snakes will actively avoid you.

Note: Only valid for the host himself."

"!"

So that's it! Xiangxiang had told her that hidden tasks would randomly appear after the system upgrade, with generous rewards, but Xiangxiang couldn't tell her in advance.

This is snake-repellent pill! Less than ten minutes after making the wish, it's come true.

She, Song An Ning, is happy again.

After taking the pill, I found an open space to rest for a while. I had been busy for an hour and apart from feeling a little hot, I didn't feel tired.

She guessed that the physical strengthening pill she took two days ago must have taken effect.

"Ding, wild jujubes have been detected within ten meters. Jujube kernels are mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and have the effects of nourishing the heart and liver, and calming the mind. One pound of jujube kernels costs eight hundred wen."

"!!!"

Eight hundred coins!

If not pick it now, when?

"Huh? That's not right, Xiangxiang, you lied about military intelligence!"