Looking at the joy on Zhang Tiezhu's family's faces, Su Jinse was also very happy.

In the end, Zhang Tiezhu still handed all the money to Li Hongxiang for safekeeping as before.

The whole family also discussed going to the river to pick up snails from tomorrow. Taking advantage of this time, there are still snails in the river, so they have to sell them quickly these days. In a few days, the weather will be cold, but there will be no snails.

So as soon as the sky was dawn, the family took the bucket to the river to pick up snails and lions.

Because the water was too cold, Zhang Tiezhu was reluctant to let his wife and daughter come out and let them stay at home. He took eight-year-old Zhang Zhiqiang and six-year-old Zhang Zhiwen into the water.

Li Hongxiang was worried and came out. As soon as she arrived by the river, she rolled up her trousers and went into the water regardless of the situation. She picked up more people and could go home early.

I have to make some ginger soup when I get home later to avoid getting cold.

Su Jinse and Zhang Yuxiu were dealing with the snail lions that had been kept for a day or two at home, removing the tails, then cleaning them, and then putting them into the pot and frying them later.

The snails at home are only enough for those sold today.

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No one picks up snails in the river for many years, but there are quite a few, and they are all very big, so they picked up a lot of them in a short while.

At first, there were not many people in the morning, but no one said anything. Gradually, the sun rose, and many people got up and went to work in the fields. When they passed by the small river at the entrance of the village, they saw Zhang Tiezhu and his family picking up snails in the river, they couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Zhang Tiezhu's family, what are you doing in the river early in the morning?"

Zhang Tiezhu couldn't pretend that he didn't hear it, so he had to answer honestly: "It's a snail picker."

Unexpectedly, when the man heard this, his eyes became sympathetic when he looked at Zhang Tiezhu's family. Look, the Zhang Tiezhu's family is so pitiful, he is so poor that he is so poor that he can eat a snail lion!

This snail lion is hard and has no meat, so it can’t be eaten!

The man shook his head and walked away with a sigh.

Unexpectedly, the people passing by later left with sympathy.

Zhang Tiezhu didn't explain, nor did he have time to guess what they were thinking. He just wanted to pick up enough and go home soon because the water was cold!

After picking it up for an hour, it was about eight or nine o'clock in the morning. Zhang Tiezhu took his wife and children home. Li Hongxiang was about to go to the kitchen to make ginger soup when she saw Su Jinse and Zhang Yuxiu bring the boiled ginger soup out. It was so hot and steaming.

After asking, I found out that it was Su Jinse who reminded Zhang Yuxiu that he would boil the ginger soup first and he could drink it as soon as they came back. The ginger soup was kept hot in the pot, so when it was brought out, it was very hot.

Su Jinse and Zhang Yuxiu not only boiled ginger soup, but also boiled hot water.

Zhang Tiezhu and the other two drank ginger soup and soaked their feet in hot water. Only then did they feel warm and sweating.

Li Hongxiang then started to fry the snail lion again, and Zhang Tiezhu could be taken to the county for sale later.

Today, Zhang Tiezhu still took Su Jinse and Zhang Zhiqiang to the county, which made Zhang Zhiwen so envious. Zhang Tiezhu was helpless. Awen was too young and he was a lame person, so he was unable to move. If he brought two too young children, it would be dark when he went home.

So I made up my mind and didn't take it anyway, no matter how Zhang Zhiwen made a fuss.

Because it was late to leave home, when I arrived in the county, it happened to be lunch time, and the snail lion was still warm.
Chapter completed!