It was still early, so Tang Ningning took Gu Han to the mountain.

In this day and age, the most indispensable thing on the mountain is Imperata. The two of them chopped down two full baskets before going down the mountain.

As we walked down the mountain, the weather became colder and colder. Tang Ningning recalled the scene of catching eels in the countryside with her grandparents in her previous life.

"Han'er, I remember that there is a very big river at the foot of Houshan Mountain, which leads directly to the Xun River in the town." In my memory, the original owner liked to chat by the river in the summer.

"No, it's right there, it's frozen now." Gu Han pointed casually.

Tang Ningning looked around and saw only a large row of bare trees and a few rows of houses. She couldn't see clearly even further away.

It's winter now, so it's not easy to catch eels, but river mussels don't hibernate.

Thinking about the delicious clam soup, her mouth watered.

"Han'er, please put the cogon grass home first, then go get the ax your father left behind, carry the basket on your back and go to the river to find me."

"Mom, what are you going to do?" Gu Han took the basket and asked in confusion.

Tang Ningning was very mysterious and didn't tell him anything. She just urged him to go back quickly.

After Gu Han leaves.

Tang Ningning walked leisurely towards the river bank.

In my memory, the river was very big, and naughty children often went swimming there in summer.

In winter, fog rises from the mountains, and the river in the village is immersed in thick fog.

When Tang Ningning passed by, she saw steam rising from the river, and the heat and fog were integrated into one.

There is a thin layer of ice on the surface of the river.

From a distance, it looked like an irregular mirror, illuminating the land in front of her.

Many small holes were made on the river surface, and then the cold water overflowed from the small holes. The woods on the side were covered with fluffy frost.

After walking around, this place is huge.

It is surrounded by a huge forest, and there is a road in front of it, which was walked by the villagers who went up the mountain to hunt.

Opposite the river bank, there is a pavilion, the top of which is covered with white frost.

From a distance, it looks like a silver-white glass belt spread on white velvet.

She walked along the road and looked carefully at the ditches of different depths on the river bank.

River mussels usually stay in mud holes under the water.

"Mom, I'm here."

"Han'er, here."

Gu Han ran towards her and handed the tool to her.

"Mom, what are you looking for?"

Tang Ningning replied, "Looking for river clams."

"what?"

Oh, I forgot, the ancients called river clams razor clams. Tang Ningning immediately changed her mind, "It's just razor clams. It's particularly nutritious when cooked in soup."

"Razor clam?" Gu Han's expression changed.

"Mom, you can't eat razor clams, they can kill people. People in the village say these things are unlucky."

Tang Ningning was stunned for a moment, straightened up while looking for Qian Gou, and smiled helplessly, "Silly boy, what are you talking about? Razor clams are a delicious food. You'll know after you eat them."

Seeing Gu Han frowning, she added, "The villagers didn't handle it well or bit the shell. The shell is inedible, but the mussel meat inside tastes great."

Seeing that his mother was so sure, Gu Han looked like he was ready to die and said, "I'll eat whatever my mother says."

"Look carefully. If you see thin straight lines in the sand, you have to follow those lines. If there are holes on the shore, you have to dig down until you feel the hard shell. That is the river.

It’s a clam, oh, no, it’s a razor clam.”

"Mom, Shengzi said that razor clams are usually found under the water plants on the shore and under some dark rocks. He has caught them and thrown them away."

"Shengzi?" Could it be Gu Shengshu? Tang Ningning was not surprised. Children in rural areas like to go up to the mountains to catch rabbits and go down to the rivers to catch fish. They still know the basic common sense.

"Then find it quickly."

The cold winter is harsh. On the winter shore, the bare twigs break the blue sky. From time to time, a few birds that are not afraid of the cold rest on the branches and chirp a few times. Two busy figures are shuttled by the river.

After searching for a long time, Tang Ningning was so tired that she could hardly stand upright. She always came back disappointed.

She sat on the stone pier on the shore and wailed a few times, matching the scene with the birds.

"Mom, I found it."

Suddenly, a voice of surprise sounded, and Tang Ningning jumped up happily and hurriedly ran to Gu Han's side, "Where, where?"

This is a river fork that is being dredged. River mussels are buried at the bottom of ponds, rivers and other waters, half buried in the sand.

On the tightly closed hard shell of the river mussel, there are circles of ripples, which shine with a dark green luster under the sunlight.

Tang Ningning picked up the river clam in surprise.

Good guy, so heavy.

It's a full five kilograms.

It seems a bit wasteful to use such large clams to make soup.

Tang Ningning put the river mussel in her backpack and took Gu Han home.

As soon as they got home, several children saw something strange and gathered around the kitchen.

"Mom, isn't this a razor clam?" Gu Yan was surprised.

The razor clams on the table are oval in shape. The shells are thin and appear to be easily broken.

The two shells are swollen, and the back sometimes has hind wings.

The shell surface is smooth, and the top of the shell is wide and slightly raised, located in the middle or front end of the dorsal edge.

"Yes, your brother found such a big razor clam. Han'er is awesome." Tang Ningning also didn't expect that this river mussel actually weighed five kilograms. Normal river mussels usually weigh around two or three kilograms.

It felt so good to be praised by his mother. Gu Han raised his eyebrows proudly.

"Eat, eat meat---" Gu Zhou's eyes lit up.

Good guy, at such a young age, he dares to eat anything.

Gu Yan nodded his forehead in disgust, "Is this thing edible? You have to eat everything."

"Don't worry, if you can't eat it to death, the villagers in the village won't handle it. This razor clam meat is very fragrant. If your eldest brother found such a big razor clam, my mother will make you spicy clam meat instead of soup."

Tang Ningning spoke.

Mom said this is edible? Little girl Gu Yan frowned in disgust.

I was very hungry and someone ate this before.

But the taste was extremely disgusting and had a nasty smell.

How can this thing be delicious?

Gu Ge's little head was no bigger than the stove. He stood on tiptoes vigorously, trying to pull the razor clams on the table, "Eat--the fragrance--"

Tang Ningning broke open the river clam and saw two half-wrapped clam meat between the thin skirt and the thick clam meat. They were crescent-shaped and soft, with gill-like texture inside.

"This is the gill of the razor clam. It is inedible and needs to be removed. There is also this -" As she said that, Tang Ningning followed the side of the gill and found a tube-shaped tube with black sand inside. One end is connected to the mussel's intestines.

, reach out and cut it off.

Then stick the other end to the columnar ax foot and tear it off.

"This is the intestines, and they are inedible."

Several children looked at this scene with horror.

Only Gu Han nodded suddenly, touched his chin and said, "So that's it."

When taking out all the clam meat, Tang Ningning was surprised to find that there was a pearl hidden under the clam meat.

She was ecstatic, picked up the pearl, looked at it hard, and pinched it again.

Let me go, it's a real pearl.

Pure natural pearls!

She held the pearl and ran into the yard. She raised her hand. Under the sunlight, the pearl looked shiny, round and colorful.

If this could be sold to the jade shop in town, she would definitely sell it.

No!

no!

She wants to place the pearl in space.

If there are more and more pearls in space, then she will be a rich man.
Chapter completed!