Upon closer inspection, she almost immediately felt a pang of sympathy.
The shells of the Liyun crabs were extremely hard, and their bodies were small. Extracting the roe from the female crabs required a considerable amount of effort. Wang Zhanrui had probably arrived at the shop early in the morning and started working right away; his fingers were already a bit raw. Every time he peeled one, he grimaced in pain—it was clear that it hurt a lot.
To gather a whole jar of Liyun seeds, at least a thousand female crabs needed to be peeled. Chun Xi was right; Daoxiang Garden had only seven or eight helpers in total. How could they handle everything?
After pondering for a moment, she couldn't help but advise him, "Master Wang, don't we still have to prepare Lady Feng's banquet today? Now that your hands are injured, dealing with hot oil later will only make it more painful..."