Chapter 104 You Old Six
Bai Tao didn't join in the fun.

Firstly, the villagers wouldn't allow her to do so, and secondly, she really wasn't that diligent.

Besides, she is only five years old now and can only be an auntie who eats, drinks and shops in Taohua Village.

Bai Xiaocao and other children also wanted to go, but since they had just arrived and it was late at night, Bai Tao would not allow them, so they had to obediently stay in the inn and play.

After nightfall, crayfish become more active.

The fact that Qingzhou had no curfew was convenient for the people of Taohua Village. The villagers formed groups of three or five and swept the streets one by one.

Bai Tao knew that the villagers were going to pick up crayfish, so she ordered twenty large sacks from the mall in advance to sell them at a time.

That night, in her dream, Bai Tao could vaguely hear the mall's reminders from time to time: Beep, twenty bags sold, totaling 5,313 kilograms...

Finally, in order to avoid being disturbed by the beeping sound, Bai Tao seemed to have muted the mall's notification sound.

When it was almost dawn, the people of Taohua Village returned to the inn one after another, reluctant to leave, to rest.

At this time, everyone was still very excited and shared their achievements.

"I picked up twenty bags this evening."

Someone nearby boasted: "I picked up twenty-three bags!"

"I picked up all the stuff, but I couldn't carry it all. The village chief caught me and forced me to push the cart. I only picked up nine big sacks in the first half of the night."

"It's getting light too early. Qingzhou is such a big city, and we can only barely pick up two spots in one night."

"Isn't it..."

Bai Duoxi and the kitchen team came in carrying things.

"Come on, everyone has worked hard. Eat breakfast while it's hot and go to sleep."

Hot soy milk, big meat buns stuffed with diced pork belly and sweet potato chips, fried dough sticks fresh from the pan, and a big box of boiled eggs.

Bai Duoxi and his men got up in the middle of the night to prepare all this.

"Do you still have noodles with crayfish sauce?" Bai Shanquan asked.

"Yes, it's still where it was yesterday."

The crayfish juice left over from yesterday was not wasted. It was kept simmering on the stove, and there was noodles next to it. Everyone went out to pick crayfish, and if they were hungry, they could have a bowl when they came back.

After eating, they put down their bowls and chopsticks and took the large sack to go out, while Bai Duoxi and the others would also clean up the bowls and chopsticks.

While people in Taohua Village were eating breakfast, many businesses in the city also opened one after another.

Many shop owners on both sides of the streets in the west and north of the city were extremely surprised.

"Hey, why aren't there so many bugs today?"

"Are these damn bugs going to leave?"

"That would be great!"

Not only are there not many in front of my shop, there are also not many on the streets.

Every day when the shop opened, there were always a lot of insects piled up at the door of the shop.

In order to allow customers to come in and not affect the business of the shops, every household opens the door early to clean the insects in front of the shop and on the steps.

At first glance, the number of insects that appeared was much less than before. They were surprised and happy at the same time.

The bug-catching team, who had come to clean up the bugs with resentment early in the morning, were also surprised to see the situation in the block they were responsible for.

However, when people in the west and north of the city heard that there were still so many insects in the east and south of the city, they were disappointed and even more surprised.

Why are there so few insects appearing in the west and north of the city from last night to today?

But soon, after someone who saw people from Taohua Village picking crayfish at midnight yesterday explained it, word of mouth spread and they all knew what was going on.

Although it was a wasted celebration, it saved some effort in the morning and the merchants in the west and north of the city were also very happy.

Bai Tao had a good sleep yesterday because of the noise from the mall, so she didn't wake up until almost ten o'clock. At this time, some villagers had rested for four or five hours and could not wait to go out to pick up crayfish.

She tossed and turned, and sat up in a grouchy mood. Just as she was about to curse the mall, she saw her balance and was stunned.

If she remembered correctly, before going to bed, the first digit of the balance was six, but now it has become seven.

That’s not all. The second and third digits... and even the final decimal point, have all changed.

Bai Tao didn't care about being in a bad mood after waking up. She quickly opened the bill and looked through the records, carefully reading each item.

Records of goods sold: once, twice, three times...

Sometimes, more than twenty sacks of crayfish were sold at a time, and sometimes thirty or forty sacks.

The inn's storage room is large enough to accommodate passing caravans, otherwise it probably wouldn't be able to hold so many goods.

'so much?'

It’s only an hour or two, how come there are so many?

Could it be that the villagers picked it up late at night?
Bai Tao watched and muttered to herself.

There was no response from the mall for a long time, but the records showed that thirty-six large sacks of crayfish were being sold at this moment.

'Strange, are you mute?'

'Hello, hello?'

"Could it be possible that you would become mute after a long time?"

'You don't need it fixed?'

Bai Tao was wondering, and accidentally glanced at the lower right corner: "Hey, weird, why did you mute yourself? ! "

Mall: '……'

Although she discovered it, Bai Tao didn't expect that she was the one who muted the sound in the middle of the night because it was too noisy. She thought the mall also knew what was going on, so she dressed neatly, brushed her teeth and washed her face.

Mall: '……' You idiot, why don't you unmute me?

Bai Tao got up at this time, and washed up slowly, taking her time. Naturally, she ate breakfast and lunch together.

It was also at this time that she learned that the villagers had actually picked crayfish all night last night, went to bed at five in the morning, and got up again to pick crayfish before ten.

"You guys..." Bai Tao didn't know what to say for a moment.

No wonder there are so many.

Seeing this, Bai Dashan quickly explained: "Don't worry, Auntie, everyone is not tired, they will rest naturally when they are tired."

Although I didn't sleep all night, I had food and drinks, so I didn't feel tired at all.

Others also spoke up: "Yes, auntie, we are not tired at all."

"Aunt, we're taking a break too."

"Yes, yes, we all remember what my aunt said, to combine work and rest."

The villagers were telling the truth. Farming and harvesting were much more tiring than they were now.

Now they are just picking up the crayfish crawling on the ground. Moreover, after my aunt gave them the medicine, their health is many times better than before and they are less likely to get tired.

What's more, when they took a break, they drank brown sugar ginger tea, ate glutinous rice balls cooked in brown sugar and ginger syrup, or had a bowl of noodles with crayfish sauce. They were so happy.

Bai Tao looked around and saw that the villagers looked energetic, not yawning or looking tired, so she stopped worrying about it.

After lunch, Bai Tao stopped the villagers who wanted to go out.

"Dashan, don't go out now. In the afternoon, take some people with me and leave the city. We'll set up a stall at the city gate to collect crayfish."

　Well, I suddenly want to eat two pounds of crayfish.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)