[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-135":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202786,1553,"Chapter 135: River Crabs","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-135",135,"\u003Cp>\"What’s that?\" Yue Xin pointed at the river clam and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi washed the river clam covered in soil with the water of the river and brought it closer to Yue Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a river clam. It tastes wonderful when cooked.\" He said and couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t stand around. Help me dig them out.\" He pointed to the surroundings and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin couldn’t wait to join in, and she took a pail and a hand shovel from Yue Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wasting any time, she got down and started to dig into the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi also joined in and said, \"Let’s see who can dig out more of these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh. I think that will be me.\" Yue Xin replied to the challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Xue Cong glanced at each other and gave out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both went on to join in the fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was already on his third river clam when they started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure if it was pure luck, but so far, the places that he dug had not disappointed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Long, Zhang Jie and Liu Shao, who was now in the tentage, looked on with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think brother Lin has his way of being a carefree person.\" Sima Long said and he took a sip from his teacup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the young masters would be having tea or wine, trying to come up with poems while they enjoyed the scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Xuan Qi was surprisingly unlike them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe that’s where he gets his inspiration for his poems from.\" Zhang Jie held onto her husband’s hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shao shook his head and chimed in, \"I wish I could be as carefree as he is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a crucial time for his family, and the anxiety was still weighing on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Long gave out a long sigh and said, \"I’m sure your father will come out from secluded cultivation successfully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shao nodded his head and said, \"I hope you are right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lin Xuan Qi was on his way to filling half of the pail he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he himself couldn’t believe his good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every dig from his shovel came up with a river clam among the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing again.\" Yue Xin wasn’t as lucky as he was, and she only had a few river clams so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi gave out a gasp in frustration when she found out that there was nothing underneath the soil where she was digging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook the pail she had, and it made no sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it’s best I move away from you.\" She said and got away from Yue Xin to be closer to Yue Jie and Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Xue Cong were indeed faring better than they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slowly dug through the soil, making sure that they didn’t miss out on anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, a third of their pails were already filled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Xuan Qi got closer to the river, he saw some stones and pebbles lying around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a hunch and put down his pail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting closer to the stones and pebbles, he turned one of them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only soil underneath the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t give up and turned another stone over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was a river crab underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crab tried to scurry away, but he was faster than it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the hand shovel to press onto the back of the crab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crab tried to attack him with its pincers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was to no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi grabbed its legs and picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at what I’ve got.\" He showed it to the girls with a brimming smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin came over to have a better look and said, \"What’s this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a river crab. The meat is sweet and tasty even without any seasoning.\" Lin Xuan Qi replied and put the river crab into the pail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? You’ve got so many already?\" Yue Xin had a peep inside his pail and saw that it was half filled with river clams and now, with a river crab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I better buck up and not be the last.\" She ran back to where her pail and hand shovel were to continue digging for the river clams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful.\" Yue Jie saw her running and got worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong glanced at her and said, \"She’s grown up, maybe it’s best to let her be herself? I always let Ah Di do things on his own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, but...\" Yue Jie knew that she was right, but she couldn’t help but feel like it was her duty to make sure that Yue Xin was safe and sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her hesitant look, Xue Cong went on and said, \"Don’t worry. There’s Master Lin to take care of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\" Yue Jie sighed and gave her a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sense of gratitude for Lin Xuan Qi and Xue Cong increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he asked, she wouldn’t mind serving him with Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I got another one.\" Lin Xuan Qi held up his hand and showed another river crab he had caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was much bigger than the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how well he was doing catching river crabs, they decided to also join in and try to catch some of the river crabs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they quickly realized that it was just as tough as digging for river clams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no. Nothing again.\" Yue Xin was disappointed again, after turning over numerous stones and pebbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie had better luck, and there was a river crab underneath the stone that she had turned over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t know how to deal with the river crab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She danced on her feet when the river crab came at her with its pincers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi came to her rescue with her shovel, and she smacked down onto the back of the river crab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact cracked the shell of the river crab, and it stopped moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi picked up the river crab and held it towards Yue Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\" Yue Jie took the crab warily and quickly threw it into her pail.\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","32ea24bfd052754dc8a0e9060b184c70808d9f63af112a41d6f40edcfc779bc5","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-136","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-173",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]