The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Shen Cao didn't know what time she fell asleep last night; she just drifted off to sleep while thinking about it.

I woke up several times in the middle of the night because I couldn't stand the hard bed.

When everyone got up, they had eaten breakfast and were ready to go out.

Seeing that Shen Cao had gotten up, he gave some instructions, leaving his younger sister Shen Wan at home to keep Shen Cao company, while everyone else went out.

After quickly washing up, Shen Cao went to eat breakfast.

For breakfast, Shen's mother cooked porridge after getting up, and they ate a simple meal with some pickled vegetables she had prepared earlier.

It has to be said that Shen's mother is really not good at cooking. The pickled vegetables she made tasted like pickled vegetables; they had no other flavor besides being salty.

Although I also wanted to eat the beef sauce in the pantry refrigerator, I was afraid my sister would find out.

We'd better hurry up and find a way to get rich, otherwise we won't dare to take anything out.

However, the air in this ancient, unpolluted place was indeed refreshing.

Even the water is sweet mountain spring water.

In her previous life, Shen Cao had long forgotten when the sweet water came from.

The spring equinox has just passed, and it's almost time to plant rice. After a winter of rest, the fields need to be tilled and fertilized again. Mr. and Mrs. Shen have been spending most of their time doing these things lately, and to save money, they've even started raising their own seedlings.

Because their land is of lower quality, located at the other end of the village, quite far away, and they have been quite busy lately, they haven't been coming back for lunch. Before, it was Shen's mother who would prepare the food and send it over at the right time.

We agreed last night that my younger sister would cook for Shen Cao today, and then the two of us would deliver it together.

Because we didn't get enough snails and clams yesterday.

After finishing their meal, Shen Cao grabbed a basket and dragged Shen Wan to the river to collect snails and clams.

Two people can pick up the stones faster than one person can.

They quickly filled a large basket with the collected materials.

Shen Cao picked some more perilla and wild garlic.

Shen Wan watched her sister picking grass that no one wanted to eat and said, "Sister, that's grass, it smells weird, why are you picking it?"

"This is edible. We ate it yesterday. Do you think it tastes strange?"

"No, not only is there none, it smells delicious."

"Did you have any problems after eating it?" Shen Cao continued to ask.

"No."

"So do you think they're edible?"

"Yes! It's edible!!!" Shen Wan nodded emphatically.

Shen Wan couldn't help but admire her older sister. "My sister knows things that others don't."

"And my sister can cook so many delicious dishes that I've never tried before."

What Shen Cao didn't know was that her image had become exceptionally lofty in Shen Wan's heart.

Carrying a full basket of snails and clams, Shen Cao and Shen Wan skipped and hopped home.

On the way, they met an old woman from the village. Seeing the two girls carrying baskets of snails and clams on their backs, she said...

"Why are you two picking up that thing? I don't remember you raising pigs, chickens, or ducks!"

Shen Wan said sweetly, "Hello Aunt Liu, let's pick this to take home and eat!"

"That stuff doesn't taste good!" Aunt Liu said.

"Sister's cooking is delicious!"

Goodbye, Aunt Liu!

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Aunt Liu sighed, "Sigh, the Shen family has spent almost all their money on Shen Cao's medical treatment. Now they're even eating snails and clams that nobody else wants. Poor thing!"

"This young lady from the Shen family is so sensible!"

As she spoke, she turned around and kicked her own chubby son.

"Eat, eat, eat! All you ever do is eat. Look how fat you've become."

"If you were half as sensible as other people, I would be much more at ease."

Liu Dabao, who was eating a steamed bun, was startled when he was kicked, and the bun fell to the ground.

She picked up the fallen steamed bun, looked at the dirty bun, and burst into tears.

Shen Cao and Shen Wan were unaware of this incident.

After returning home, the two took out the snails and clams and cleaned them with a brush.

A whole big basin.

Shen Cao sprinkled some more salt into the container, then pulled Shen Wan along, grabbed a hoe and a basket, and went out the door.

Upon arriving at the bamboo forest, Shen Cao was overjoyed to see the lush bamboo grove and the emerging bamboo shoots.

Several heavy rains recently occurred, which is the perfect time for bamboo shoots to grow.

They're all chubby and look delicious.

After Shen Cao taught Shen Wan how to dig bamboo shoots, they went to dig them themselves.

Because it was Shen Wan's first time digging, she dug up several bamboo shoots, but only managed to dig up the tips.

Shen Cao felt very sorry for her.

Fortunately, there were plenty of bamboo shoots here, so she slowly dug them up.

Soon, the two of them dug up a basketful of bamboo shoots and returned home.

After arriving home, Shen Cao first laid the bamboo shoots out to dry in the yard.

Then I took out the pliers that I had asked Mr. Shen about last night.

She and Shen Wan each had one.

"Wan'er, watch how your sister does it first." Shen Cao let Shen Wan watch her do it first, and then carefully taught her again.

"Look, this pointed part is the snail's tail. We need to cut off this pointed part with pliers. Clamp it tightly with pliers, and it will come off easily."

"Sister, slow down, let me try first." Shen Wan said, watching her sister easily pick off a snail, which seemed quite simple.

"You try it first."

Shen Wan learned it with her eyes, but not with her hands.

If you clamp it in the wrong position, you can't get it off no matter how hard you try.

Kids who grew up in the countryside have a stronger grip, and even though they were in the wrong spot, they still managed to snap off a few with their bare hands.

"Look, sister, hold it like this, then place it on this spot in the pliers, and it will come off easily with a gentle pinch." Shen Cao patiently taught her again.

"Let me try."

Shen Wan tried it again, and it was indeed much easier this time.

"Sister is so awesome."

"Listening to my sister's advice saved me a lot of effort."

"I've become more capable too," Shen Wan thought to herself.

Shen Cao's image in Shen Wan's heart grew even more impressive.

The two quickly finished processing the snails.

Seeing that it was almost time, Shen Cao started cooking.

Knowing that my parents would have to work hard in the afternoon, I knew they couldn't go hungry.

Shen Cao mixed extra cornmeal and flour to make steamed flatbread.

I also made flatbread while stir-frying the snails and clams, so there should be enough for us this time.

Finally, I made a cold dish.

Thinking that they also needed to drink water, Shen Cao boiled some mung bean water, poured it into a jar in advance, and put it in the well in the yard to cool.

After Shen Cao finished cooking, Shen Wan was already craving the food.

Watching her sister prepare the delicious meal in just a few quick steps, Shen Wan suddenly felt that her sister was amazing.

If such an amazing person is my sister, then I am amazing too.

"Wan'er, do you want to eat it now, or should we take it and eat it with Father and Mother?" Shen Cao asked, looking at her drooling younger sister.

Shen Wan, who had taken a few bites during the trial cooking, already knew that her sister's cooking was delicious today.

The thought that if I eat now, my parents and younger brother will eat a little later, and since I'm hungry, they must be hungry too.

Moreover, I enjoy eating with my family.

“Sister, let’s go to the fields together and eat with Father and Mother,” Shen Wan said.

"Good girl, Wan'er is the best. Let's go to the fields to find our parents." Shen Cao carried the food and then pulled Shen Wan to their fields.

Shen Cao never expected that this time, when she arrived at the field, she would actually have an opportunity to make money.