"Qiqi, don't rush, and don't touch it. I'll take it off right away."

Zhuang Zhimeng immediately took the octopus from her nephew's hand.

They all waved their hands.

"Auntie, my hands are so sticky."

"Abo, take Qiqi over there to wash up, there's more water there."

"good."

Fatty asked his mother.

"Mom, it just sprayed ink, is it still edible?"

"It's okay, this is its way of protecting itself, we can eat it."

Nao Nao pointed to the area under the rocks not far away.

"Mom, what's that? It's all black."

"Let's go take a look."

Zhuang Zhimeng led the children to the stone.

"We've had a good haul; here are three sea cucumbers."

"Honey, did you find the sea cucumber?"

“Yes, Nao Nao just saw them, all three are quite big.”

"I can make seafood porridge tonight."

"Yes, that's quite good."

Zhuang Zhimeng held the sea cucumber in her hand.

"Come and touch it."

Pingping was the oldest and also the boldest, so she directly touched it with her hand.

"Auntie, it feels so fun to touch, it doesn't prick at all."

The other younger brothers reached out their hands only after seeing that their older brother was alright.

The children were very happy to touch it.

An Qingbai glanced at his watch.

"Honey, let's head back. We need to meet up with my husband's family."

"Okay, let's go. We'll come back to go beachcombing another day."

On the way back, I caught another octopus, and it took me a long time to tear it off the rock.

"It's really sucking in tightly."

"Haha, honey, I told you not to catch it, but you insisted on catching it."

That spot has obviously been occupied by it for a long time.

"Hehe, this octopus must taste good."

"Growing this big, its tentacles must be at least a meter long when fully extended."

"Hmm, it looks like it could be used to make a snack."

"Okay, let's not go out this afternoon. Honey, you can do some research."

"OK."

"You've gained a lot too, haven't you?"

Zhuang Zhimeng laughed.

"Auntie, you and Uncle had a good harvest too, lots of mantis shrimp."

"We were lucky to find a place where mantis shrimps were gathering."

Tang Zuye looked at his niece and nephew-in-law's bucket.

"You even caught a turbot, that's not easy to come by."

An Qingbai nodded.

"I almost let it get away, but it swam straight at me, and I intercepted it."

"Haha, it's our turn to eat."

"Let's go home. I'll have to cook a big meal for lunch."

Zhuang Zhijun followed and noticed the large octopus in his brother-in-law's bucket.

"Wow, brother-in-law, what a huge octopus!"

"When I caught it, it took me a long time to tear it off the rock."

Zhuang Zhimeng asked her uncle-in-law.

"Uncle, do you need this octopus?"

If I don't need it, I'll use it as a snack.

"We have so much seafood, one less won't make a difference. Yaya, you can keep it for yourself."

"Haha, how am I supposed to play with it? Get it all over my body?"

"I think it's a good idea."

Zhuang Ruoting was amused.

"In that case, you definitely won't be so happy, Yaya."

This stuff is incredibly sticky; if it gets stuck to your skin, you'll feel terribly uncomfortable.

Qiqi immediately raised her little hand, remembering the feeling she had just experienced.

"It's slippery and sticky."

Zhuang Zhimeng shuddered at the thought of that scene.

"Hehe, never mind, I'll just make snacks instead."

Everyone in the family burst into laughter.

Back home, Tang Zuye quickly made a large pot of seafood cold noodles.

Everyone ate quite a bit; food tastes especially good after a day's work.

After the meal, Tang Zuye soaked the seafood that needed to be soaked.

He called over a few of his sons and nephews to help him.

"You guys clean all of these."

Especially in the folded areas, dirt and grime can easily accumulate.

"Okay, Dad (uncle)."

Tang Zuye looked around the kitchen.

"Yaya, Xiaobai, you two drive to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy the ingredients according to the list I wrote down."

"Okay, leave it to us."

Zhuang Ruoting sat on the carpet, playing with toys with several children.

Are you guys thirsty?

"Grandma, we're not thirsty."

"You guys are having a lot of fun. I'll go wash some fruit for you."

"Okay, little aunt, I will take good care of my brothers."

Zhuang Ruoting smiled and patted Pingping's head.

"Okay, Pingping, you can take care of them."

"Um."

Zhuang Ruoting got up, and the fluffy balls and yarn automatically came over to guard their little masters.

When Zhuang Ruoting came over with fruit, she took out the camera her niece had left in the living room and immediately took a picture.

Just then, Tang Zuye walked out of the kitchen.

“Look at the family business, it’s hilarious.”

They were getting along very well; the two dogs didn't bother them, they just lay quietly nearby.

"Haha, that's true, those little guys get along really well with the dog."

"Let's keep this photo; it'll be interesting to look at it when we have some free time."

"Okay, whatever you say."

Zhuang Ruoting put the photo into her bag.

Are we leaving this afternoon?

"Hmm, I heard on the radio that it seems like it will rain tomorrow. Let's go back to the city this afternoon, otherwise we'll definitely be too late to go back tomorrow."

"Okay, let's not eat here tonight, let's go back home to eat."

"Okay, let's go back and have Western food, without them."

"Haha, okay."

Tang Zuye returned to the kitchen.

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