At a gathering in a mountainous rural area, Bian Xiao met this kind rural aunt again. There is always a smile on a face. Auntie sells it differently, too.

This is a stall where aunt sells a commodity, a pot of live terrapin. Eupolyphaga sinensis, also known as Eupolyphaga sinensis, is a common insect in rural areas. It often moves in the soil of old-fashioned earthen houses and is also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Aunt sells these live terrapin to 45 yuan for a catty.

There are two other plastic cans filled with scorpions on the aunt's booth, but they are of different sizes. The bigger scorpion, 3 yuan, the smaller one, 1.5 yuan.

A guest bought 20 scorpions. Aunt skillfully picked up the scorpion with chopsticks and put it in a plastic bottle according to the instructions of the guests.

When asked about menstruation's income, she said modestly, it's a small skill. I can't make much money, just a few hundred dollars a day. It seems that we should not underestimate this small craft. It's really good.

As we all know, the houses used to be old houses, and the materials used are not the bricks used to build houses now, but some earth and stone used to build houses. So in some mud houses, you can often see some bugs hiding in dark corners or some cellars.

People in rural areas used to call this kind of insect "Eupolyphaga sinensis" or "Eupolyphaga sinensis". Many people think this is an annoying bug, but it is actually a drug bug, which is also very popular in many pharmacies. I remember I used to like looking for this little guy and stomping him to death. I don't know how many insects I hurt when I was a child.

It is said that this kind of soft-shelled turtle lives in dark and humid loose soil rich in humus. It is afraid of seeing the sun. It lurks in the soil during the day and comes out at night. This kind of soil is most commonly used for drying, grinding into powder and medicine. It has good curative effect on blood stasis, tendon connection, tendon fracture, amenorrhea due to blood stasis and rash.

Now the houses are all made of bricks, and there are few wild turtles, only occasionally seen in some old houses. The price of wild soft-shelled turtle is precious, and a kilo of dry goods will reach around 60 yuan. So someone is slowly breeding this kind of terrapin. It is said that the breeding method is also very simple, and a catty can be sold to around 30 yuan.