Mussels and snail meat grown in large rivers are not only delicious in texture, but can also clear away heat, strengthen bones, nourish yin and strengthen yang, soothe the liver, improve eyesight, and improve the body's immunity.

These are already familiar to Chen Tianhua in his mind.

River mussels are very delicious. "Braised river mussels with braised vegetables", "braised river mussels with green vegetables" and "pork stewed river mussels" are all famous dishes.

Snails are a popular aquatic product that can be consumed by ordinary families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Traditional recipes made with snails include "fried snails in sauce", "braised snails in scallion oil sauce", "braised snail meat with leeks", etc.

There is a folk saying: Chop snails and dip them in wine, and the gods will be greedy.

This fully shows that among the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, snails are very popular and marketable.

Sweeping snails is much simpler than touching river clams. People can do it on a small rowing boat without going into the water.

Ordinary snails are entrenched on the lake shore and large rocks under the water. Chen Tianhua made a homemade net made of fine green linen. The mouth of the net is stretched with a flat bamboo ring, and a net handle is added. Extend the net into the water to use it.

Just sweep the edge of the bucket and it's done.

Chen Tianhua would set out slowly after lunch every day and return when the sun set. The small rowing boat always contained forty or fifty river mussels and fifty or sixty pounds of snails, and he was not too tired.

Regardless of whether it is river mussels or snails, the biggest problem is that the meat contains soil and has an earthy smell.

The commonly used method among the people is to 'raise' them with clean water, change the water every day, and raise them for about three days before they can express themselves cleanly.

Chen Tianhua put all the snails and river mussels he found into the largest wooden basins at home.

Ask the eldest sister Tingjuan to fetch clean water from Henghu Lake, pour it into large wooden basins to submerge them, and then put a few drops of fried rapeseed oil into each wooden basin.

He also told his mother, Youjuan and the others that it only needs to be raised for one day before being fished out and processed. There will be no dirt in the meat, and even the smell of earth will be gone.

It usually takes two or three days to vomit out all the soil contained in it, so why can it be done in just one day?

The three women in the family were all confused and asked why?

"Add a few drops of fried rapeseed oil to induce them to vomit faster and cleaner."

Chen Tianhua gave a very general explanation. There was no need to explain the more profound principles, and even if he did, they wouldn't understand.

Mother and Youjuan just listened blankly, not understanding, but they believed that Tu Gen, after all, had attended a foreign school and was a learned person, so there was nothing wrong with doing what he asked.

After raising it clean the next day, use a thin knife to scrape off the shell-sucking muscles of the river mussel and cut it open. Remove the black skirt and feed it to chickens and pigs. Take out the clean mussel meat and sell it separately, killing two birds with one stone.

Use large scissors to crush off the buttocks of the snails to produce fresh, soil-free chopped snails.

This is the different way of thinking about quality products between Chen Tianhua and people nowadays, which is often referred to as finishing or deep processing in later generations.

In order to test the results of this, Chen Tianhua made two old dishes at home: "Braised River Mussels with Green Vegetables" and "Braised Snails with Scallion Sauce", and invited the whole family to taste them first.

Everyone picked up a chopped snail, held the head of the snail in their mouths, sucked hard, and "squeaked..." the snail meat easily entered the mouth, without any soil or even the smell of soil, and it tasted delicious.

River mussel gills are most likely to contain sand and soil, but after fine processing, there will be no sand at all.

After practical verification, the whole family is more convinced of Tugen.

God, how much time this saves.

"Chen Tugen's snails and river mussels do not contain soil. If they are fake, they will be replaced and your money will be refunded!" Chen Tianhua shouted his unique loud slogan at the township market.

He erected a wooden sign next to the beach with this promise on it.

Relying on this difference, the price he sells is several times that of others, the benefits produced are vastly different, and he is very popular with buyers.

After seven or eight days, Chen Tianhua's fine aquatic products became famous for their high quality, high quality and low price. Many restaurants, restaurants and wealthy families in towns and villages came to place orders, and the supply exceeded the demand.

Chen Tianhua simply put up a sign saying "Tugen Fine Aquatic Products".

He fixed his stall under a large banyan tree in the township market. On the tree hung a rectangular signboard made of wooden boards. On the signboard were six large Chinese characters: "Tugen Premium Aquatic Products."

There is a long iron nail nailed under the wooden sign. The unit or individual who placed the order presses the order into the iron nail by himself.

Every morning, Chen Tianhua delivers goods one by one according to the quantity, time and address on the order.

When I was too busy, I also started to train my younger sister Youjuan to deliver goods and check out.

Nowadays, Chen Tianhua's aquatic products are in short supply just for orders placed every day, and there is also a separate sales business there.

My mother, eldest sister, and younger sister raised river mussels and snails at home. They used all the wooden pots in the house and spread them everywhere in the main room, making them a sight to behold when walking.

I was busy at home all day long, rolling snails and dissecting river mussels. It was true that the whole family was mobilized and had enough food and clothing.

My mother temporarily handed over the business of sewing clothes to my aunt and two nieces, with the guidance of my grandmother.

And she devoted all her energy to Tugen's aquatic products, because the yield was high and she didn't have to walk early in the morning and back home late every day.

Early this morning, drizzle suddenly started to fall in the sky, and the sky turned gray.

The three Chen Tianhua sisters were unable to go out to work, so they had to help dissect the buttocks of river mussels and snails at home.

"Well, mama, the weather is probably not going to be sunny today. I want to invite a guest at home. Brother Lin Gen and the others usually take good care of us. There are three gangs of heroes. I want to treat them to a drink. Maybe I can use it in the future.

superior."

He was always thinking about what he promised to Lin Gen, but he couldn't express the specific matters to his mother, so he discussed them metaphorically.

"Okay, you are the man in our family now. If you invite people to our house for a drink, it is common sense here to have a relationship. If something happens, you can scream loudly and respond."

Xue Wanzhen gave her son Tugen a strange look, and she readily agreed.

Seeing that the matter was settled like this, Chen Tianhua seemed very happy, "Then I have to start preparations now and invite you tonight."

"Don't be so anxious. Mother will kill the old hen that no longer lays eggs and chop up the snails and river mussels that are already available. There are vegetables in the vegetable field. You can go to the town and buy a 10-pound jar.

"Nerv Hong" comes back and buys a few more kilograms of pork belly, and you don't have to worry about the rest!"

After his mother said this, Chen Tianhua smiled and nodded.

Xue Wanzhen added with a smile:

"When you go to buy wine and invite guests along the way, just say you want to have dinner and ask them to come early. When Shaoxing people treat guests, you, a junior, have to go to the door to invite them one by one. Only then can you show your courtesy."

"Well, grandma is very thoughtful. I'll do it later!" Chen Tianhua nodded and smiled.

At this time, the rain became lighter, and Chen Tianhua prepared to row the boat to set off, while his younger sister Youjuan had to follow her brother.

Ever since the last time Chen Tianhua beat up the gangsters Xiong Er of Dongbu Tou Village on the south bank of Guazi Lake, Xiao Youjuan has been following her brother almost every day. She has to follow him wherever he goes.
Chapter completed!