Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

The appearance of crayfish has indeed caused great damage to the rice fields of the townspeople.

But thanks to Lian Rongrong's actions, people no longer feared the strange insects. Instead, they began to enjoy crayfish as a delicacy on their tables.

However, the people in town are not good at cooking, so no matter how they cook the lobster, they can't make it taste like the one Lian Rongrong had that day.

Ruan Nianzhi mentioned this to Lian Rongrong as a joke. But Lian Rongrong sensed a business opportunity in it.

That day, Lian Rongrong went out early in the morning and came back carrying a bamboo basket full of crayfish.

Nowadays, people are no longer afraid of strange insects, and the crayfish in the rice paddies have been almost all caught.

It took Lian Rongrong quite a bit of effort to prepare such a large basket of lobsters.

"Are we making crayfish today?" Lin Chuyue, who was busy making breakfast in the kitchen, glanced at Lian Rongrong's bamboo basket and asked.

"No! Today we're selling crayfish!"

Lian Rongrong dumped all the crayfish from the bamboo basket into the bucket of clean water next to her.

He then asked his sister-in-law, "Where is Wang Yang?"

"They're not up yet, are they?"

Lian Rongrong snorted coldly and said with a look of disdain, "They showed their true colors again after only a few days of trying."

After Lian Xiuyan and the old lady had their accidents, Wang Yang did indeed show some restraint for a few days.

Wang Yang knew that no one in the Lian family would protect him anymore. Although this guy had a lot of problems, he was very self-aware.

Wang Yang understood that once he left Lian Rongrong and Lin Chuyue, he would starve to death sooner or later.

So in order not to be kicked out by Lian Rongrong, Wang Yang could only try his best to perform so that Lian Rongrong would know that he was not a burden.

However, being a pampered young master, he was already in pain all over his body after only a few days of work.

Sure enough, when Lian Rongrong came looking for him, he was still fast asleep in his room.

"Get up right now! Didn't you see your sister-in-law cooking all by herself?" As soon as Lian Rongrong entered the room, she unceremoniously pulled off Wang Yang's blanket.

A sudden gust of cold wind blew against him, and Wang Yang woke up with a start.

"Hey cousin, get up, you don't have to be so rude. Don't you understand the proper distance between men and women? What would you do if I wasn't wearing anything?"

Even at this point, Wang Yang still couldn't shake his habit of being sarcastic and sharp-tongued.

Lian Rongrong rolled her eyes at Wang Yang, then retorted, "With all that fat on you, even if you weren't wearing anything, you'd look no different from a boar."

"Lian Rong! You!"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and deal with the crayfish!" Lian Rongrong turned and left, too lazy to say another word to Wang Yang.

Watching Lian Rongrong's disappearing figure, Wang Yang was both angry and annoyed. He looked down at himself and muttered to himself:

"She's clearly not fat, you blind girl!"

Wang Yang both hated and feared Lian Rongrong. Although he wished he could tear that girl apart, he dared not disobey Lian Rongrong's orders in the slightest.

Wang Yang lazily put on his clothes and then went to the kitchen as Lian Rongrong instructed.

At this moment, Lian Rongrong slung her bamboo basket over her shoulder and prepared to go out.

"Where are you going now?" Wang Yang asked cheekily.

Lian Rongrong rolled her eyes at Wang Yang and said impatiently, "What's it to you? Just get back to work!"

After confronting Wang Yang, Lian Rongrong went to her sister-in-law and instructed her:

“I’m going up the mountain to find some things, and I might be back late. I’ll have to trouble you to take care of Fu Bao for me.”

"What are you looking for on the mountain?" Lin Chuyue asked in surprise.

"Find some seasonings that will make the crayfish taste even better!" Lian Rongrong blinked, revealing a mysterious look.

As Lian Rongrong walked into the courtyard carrying her bamboo basket, Ruan Nianzhi also came out. Seeing Lian Rongrong all ready to go, he couldn't help but ask:

"Where are you going, Miss?"

"Let's go up the mountain and find some seasonings for making crayfish," Lian Rongrong replied cheerfully.

Ruan Nianzhi smiled slightly, then picked up the medicine basket beside her, "Let's go together then, I just happened to be going to the mountain to collect herbs."

"Okay," Lian Rongrong readily agreed.

Wang Yang squatted in the kitchen, and through the half-open door, he saw Lian Rongrong and Ruan Nianzhi carrying baskets and hampers as they went up the mountain together. He then said to Lin Chuyue with a touch of bitterness:

"Sister-in-law, do you think something's wrong between them?"

Lin Chuyue followed Wang Yang's gaze and looked outside, just in time to see Lian Rongrong and Ruan Nianzhi's incredibly harmonious backs.

"A handsome man and a beautiful woman, it's normal for things to happen between them. However, I still think my younger sister and Qi Yuan are a better match."

"Forget it, I don't think she's good enough for anyone!"

Wang Yang angrily grabbed a crayfish, but because he wasn't paying attention, the crayfish clamped him firmly in its claws.

The screams echoed through Ruan Nianzhi's courtyard. Ruan Nianzhi turned around, glanced at the scene, and asked Lian Rongrong:

"It looks like your cousin, should we go check on him?"

"No need!" Lian Rongrong said impatiently. "He's always like that, just ignore him."

And so, the two of them forgot about Wang Yang's screams.

Ruan Nianzhi's home was not far from the foot of the mountain, so it didn't take much effort to climb up.

To ensure Lian Rongrong's safety, Ruan Nianzhi specially led her along a relatively flat mountain path.

Since it was springtime, everything was brimming with vitality as it came back to life. Even as Rongrong walked among them, her mood seemed to improve considerably.

"Dr. Ruan, do you often come here to collect herbs?" Lian Rongrong and Ruan Nianzhi walked side by side, always trying to find something to talk about so as not to seem too awkward.

Ruan Nianzhi smiled slightly and replied, "Yes, sometimes I go to the deep mountains, but it's too dangerous there and not suitable for you!"

Lian Rongrong said "Oh", but was suddenly attracted by a green plant.

Lian Rongrong ran quickly to the green plant, excitedly squatted down, and carefully picked it, presenting it to Ruan Nianzhi like a treasure, saying:

Look! Cilantro!

"Cilantro?" Ruan Nianzhi frowned, seemingly disliking the taste of cilantro. "Isn't it just a plant?"

As Lian Rongrong put the cilantro into the bamboo basket, she said to Ruan Nianzhi:

"This is no ordinary herb; it can be used for seasoning and makes dishes very fragrant."

"It can be used for seasoning? There's plenty of that herb over there." Ruan Nianzhi pointed to a spot not far away, and Lian Rongrong immediately asked excitedly:

"Where is it? Take me to see it."

The two walked one after the other to the place Ruan Nianzhi had mentioned. Sure enough, there was plenty of cilantro there.

Lian Rongrong picked a lot of cilantro as if she had found a treasure, and then went to find other things with satisfaction.

At this time, Ruan Nianzhi also found the medicinal herbs he wanted.

However, these medicinal herbs made Lian Rongrong extremely excited.

"Dr. Ruan, is this Sichuan peppercorn?" Lian Rongrong asked excitedly, looking at the Sichuan peppercorn in Ruan Nianzhi's hand.

"Sichuan peppercorns? We call them Qin peppercorns. I wonder if they are the same thing you are talking about, Miss?"

"Can you show it to me?"

"Of course." Ruan Nianzhi handed the medicinal herbs in her hand to Lian Rongrong, who held them to her nose and smelled them, confirming that they were indeed Sichuan peppercorns.

I'd heard before that many seasonings are actually Chinese medicinal herbs, and now it seems that's true. Thinking this, Lian Rongrong suddenly had a bold idea.

"Dr. Ruan, may I go back and check your medicinal herbs?"

"Looking at the medicinal herbs?"

"Hmm, this Qin pepper is also a very good seasoning, so I wonder if Doctor Ruan has any others?"

Ruan Nianzhi smiled gracefully and then said, "Please go ahead, Miss."