Jiang Tian gathered all the classmates together, just to tell them how she planned to collect the crayfish.

"It's very simple to fish for crayfish. You just need a few thin bamboo poles, some cotton threads, and something with a strong fishy smell. Tie it to the cotton threads and put it in the water. The crayfish will smell the smell and latch onto it."

"If I buy them here, I charge them according to their size. A pound of large crayfish costs 80 cents, and a pound of smaller green-shell crayfish costs 40 cents."

"Don't underestimate the purchase price. I caught nearly three kilograms of crayfish in just over an hour that evening."

I don’t care how good your math scores are, but everyone here can still clearly calculate this.

After silently doing the math in his mind, his classmates' eyes instantly widened into the size of copper bells.

No wonder Jiang Tian told them that fishing for crayfish in the summer is more profitable than delivering takeout.

At this rate, as long as you find the right place, it is not difficult to catch more than ten kilograms of crayfish a day.

Based on the average of 50 cents per pound, you can make at least 7 or 8 dollars from more than ten pounds of crayfish!

And it won’t interfere with their review of homework - they can bring their books with them when fishing for shrimps, and recite their lessons while fishing for shrimps. While reviewing, they can also earn some living expenses for the next semester. Isn’t that great?

"Tiantian, when will you start harvesting? I'll go back this afternoon and make fishing hooks."

"Me too. My dad also likes to fish for eels in the summer, and I have a lot of fishing lines at home. It's just that this fishy thing is hard to handle..."

"Are you stupid? There are little frogs everywhere in the field. Can't you just catch two?"

"There are a lot of clams in the pond behind my house. They have a stronger fishy smell. Smash them and dig out the clam meat. The crayfish will definitely bite!"

"Yes, we have river clams in our village too!"

The students discussed it one by one and soon determined the "battle strategy".

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Jiang Tian thought that it would take at least two days for the purchase volume of crayfish to increase.

Unexpectedly, the next afternoon, someone sent two large buckets full of crayfish.

"Why are there so many?" Jiang Tian was shocked.

Xu Ying chuckled: "I have many brothers and sisters in my family. I went fishing separately with my two sisters and one brother. From yesterday to this morning, we caught this much."

She didn't have the courage to tell Jiang Tian that crayfish were really too common in their village.

Sometimes when walking on the ridges of fields, you can see crayfish lying in the rice fields.

They used clam meat to fish, and sometimes they could catch several crayfish from one clam.

The youngest brother in Xu Ying's family is the most mischievous. Every summer vacation, his family was afraid that he would sneak out alone to play in the water. But this year, his three sisters took him to fish for lobsters, and the little guy jumped three feet high with joy.

Xu Ying also promised him that after selling the crayfish, she would buy him a "double stick", which is a popsicle made of two popsicles stuck together that can be broken apart and eaten. It is a little more expensive than an ordinary old popsicle.

Normally his family was reluctant to buy him some, but when Xu Ying’s elder sister told him that he could eat “Shuangbanger” every day if he helped catch crayfish, his younger brother couldn’t wait to get up at dawn and clamor to go fishing for crayfish.

The one who came with Xu Ying to sell crayfish was her father, a truly honest farmer. After entering the door, Jiang Tian poured him a cup of herbal tea, and he drank it, not daring to walk around or look around.

Seeing that Mr. Xu looked uncomfortable, Jiang Tian quickly brought out the big scale at home, sorted the crayfish sent by Xu Ying according to their size, and then weighed them one by one.

"This pile of big ones weighs 32 kilograms in total, and at 80 cents per kilogram, the total is 25.6 yuan."

"This pile is a little smaller, 25 jin, 40 cents a jin, that's exactly 10 yuan."

"The total is 35.6 yuan. Xu Ying, wait a minute. I'll go in and get the money for you."

Holding the bills with a slight fishy smell in his hand, Xu Ying was so happy that he started humming a song along the way.

Dad Xu carried two large buckets of water and walked behind his daughter, his feet feeling like he was walking on clouds.

He originally thought that they were just a few kids playing around and trying to earn some money to buy popsicles, so he went along because he was afraid that his daughter would be cheated by some bad guys outside.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that my daughter's classmate's family actually runs a restaurant that sells crayfish, and the price they pay is not low.

In just one day, a few kids earned more than 30 yuan just by playing?

"Yingzi, Dad will go fishing for crayfish with you this afternoon!" Dad Xu said happily.

Xu Ying gave each of the four siblings one yuan out of 35.6 yuan, and gave the rest to her mother.

"Mom, I'll save it all for you to pay for the school tuition. This year we don't need to sell grain."

Mother Xu took the money and carefully put it in the biscuit box in the cabinet and hid it at the innermost part of the cabinet. After thinking about it, she cut a few thin bamboo poles in the afternoon and went fishing for lobsters with her husband.

There is strength in numbers. In just one afternoon, the whole family caught two large buckets full of crayfish.

There are some more.

Xu Ying sorted the big and small crayfish according to the specifications that Jiang Tian had used before, and put them in two buckets. There were still some small green-shelled crayfish left, so she simply kept them for her family to eat.

That night, Xu Ying imitated the taste of the spicy crayfish that Jiang Tian had given them before, and used ginger slices, garlic, and dried chilies to make a large pot of homely braised crayfish.

I didn't expect that it would be delicious when cooked this way. It was fragrant and spicy. Not only did it go well with rice, but it also aroused Xu's father's craving for alcohol. He secretly poured a glass of sorghum wine, sipped it while peeling crayfish and eating it. This little life was simply wonderful~

While the students were busy fishing for crayfish, Jiang Tian also started a crayfish tasting event in her barbecue restaurant - every table of customers who came to the restaurant to consume would be given a small plate of spicy crayfish for free.

As we all know, once you get addicted to eating crayfish, one or two is not enough. One or two kilograms is about right!

Almost all customers who have tried the spicy crayfish, after asking the price, ordered two pounds without hesitation.

There was another table with many guests, so they simply ordered five pounds, filled a large bowl and placed it in the middle of the table, and the atmosphere was immediately created.

Even the store’s ice beer and ice soda saw their sales soar thanks to this spicy crayfish dish.

In less than a week, this "spicy crayfish" became the barbecue restaurant's signature dish.

As soon as this thing was served on the table, the aroma was overbearing. Many guests who originally just wanted to eat grilled fish couldn't resist the temptation. Seeing that guests at other tables had ordered it, they couldn't help but order a small portion to try.

The small portion of spicy crayfish in the restaurant is only one pound. There are several people at the table, and each person only gets two. How can that be enough?

Later, as soon as the old customers came in, they would shout and ask the kitchen to serve a big pot of spicy crayfish.

A pot of spicy crayfish weighs five pounds. If you have a big appetite, you will want another pot after finishing it.