Lu Wuyai made it himself. He rolled some peanuts, crushed them with a knife, and then mixed them with ham and evergreens.

The evergreen tree trunks are already marinated, so there's no need to add salt. Just mix them with light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and vinegar. If you like spicy food, you can dip them in chili powder for an even more stimulating flavor. This is definitely one of the most delicious snacks ever.

As night fell, Li Mupeng, Li Qianqi, and others arrived on the ship one after another.

Gu Yuxin set up a table under the incense tree, and Tang Congyang came over carrying a bucket of herbal tea. The two of them drank the sweet herbal tea together.

Lu Wuyai drank a bowl and said, "Yes, that's right. In the future, you can add some mint, less rock sugar, and replace it with honey. It will taste even better and be very effective in relieving summer heat."

Tang Congyang smiled and said, "Wally, you really know a lot."

The little count (dog) walked in through the door, blood dripping from its mouth. Lu Wuyai thought there was a fight, so he quickly went over to check.

When he reached the door, the little count (dog) ran out again, picked up a wild rabbit with a broken neck from outside, and quietly stuffed it into his hands.

Gu Yuxin, who had just arrived at the door, laughed loudly: "Damn, Yang Zi, your little Earl (dog) has become an expert."

The little count (dog) caught a rabbit that weighed five or six pounds. For a rabbit, that's average weight, but for a wild rabbit, it was a large one. It was very fat and heavy to carry.

Lu Wuyai laughed too. He washed Little Earl's (the dog's) mouth and then gave him a bowl of dog food mixed with goat milk powder. This was his reward for bringing it back.

Living off the mountains and the sea, Coconut Grove Village is blessed with both. In the past, when the village was small and sparsely populated, life was quite comfortable. The mountains yielded wild game and vegetables, while the sea provided fish, shrimp, and crabs.

When Lu Wuyai was young, they often went to the mountains to catch pheasants and rabbits to bring back and improve their lives.

But now, both mountains and seas have suffered severe environmental damage. Wild animals are becoming increasingly scarce, as are fish, shrimp, and crabs. Pheasants and rabbits on the mountains are extremely rare, almost extinct.

When the group saw the little count (dog) catch a rabbit, they were all stunned: "I've circled the mountain several times this year and haven't caught a single rabbit."

"The grass is blocked. My dog ​​has been with me for a year and a half and hasn't caught a single rabbit."

“Little Earl (the dog) often gets this disease. No one has ever owned it before, and it always runs off to the mountains to find things to gnaw on. It has experience with this.”

Originally, Lu Wuyai was going to serve the dishes, but since the rabbit was served, he insisted on eating it. So he asked Li Mufeng to go back to Yu Jiale to get a small oven, preparing to make a Sichuan-style roasted rabbit.

More than ten people came to the yard, not only fishermen from the boat, but also a few acquaintances. There weren't enough rabbits to feed them all. Luckily, Liu Xiaole's agritainment business also had rabbits, so Lu Wuyai bought one.

Marinating is essential for roasted rabbit strips, as it affects the texture and flavor of the roasted rabbit.

Lu Wuyai took out salt, ginger powder, Sichuan peppercorn powder, thirteen-spice powder, chicken bouillon, soy sauce, and vinegar. He quickly mixed the sauce, applied it, and said, "Let's eat slowly for now; it will take some time."

Everyone remained calm and unhurried: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, let's eat the rabbit after it's roasted."

The sun sets, the stars fall.

Bright starlight spilled down from the night sky, each drop a vibrant tapestry of colors. But its shimmering glow paled in comparison to the neon lights of the city.

Far from the city, and with the wind blowing away the polluted air, the nighttime space of Coconut Grove Village is exceptionally tranquil and even more dazzling.

The starry sky is vast, like an endless dome hanging above. The starry sky here is 3D, with stars of all sizes scattered in an orderly fashion, and red and white lights complementing each other perfectly.

If a person stands on a mountain, when others look up at him, they will feel as if he is standing among the stars.

A gentle sea breeze dispelled the day's heat, and cool, moist air wafted in. My face didn't feel cold, just comfortable.

Smelling the fragrance of the myriad-leaf tree, Gu Yuxin's father, Li Qianmao, took a sip of her herbal tea and said, "No wonder Yangzi didn't want to demolish it; this thatched hut is very comfortable to live in."

"It feels like going back to thirty or forty years ago, doesn't it?" said Li Zhibing, an old man in the village, with a pipe and a pot in his mouth, with a smile.

Gu Yuxin said, "This light is too low wattage, Yangzi, I'll replace it with a higher wattage light tomorrow."

Lu Wuyai laughed and said, "Forget it, this is enough. Your last metal halide lamp and high-pressure sodium lamp are both lit, but it's not interesting."

Gu Yuxin asked in a daze, "What kind of balls are the gold lamp and the high-voltage lamp?"

As we chatted, the rabbit meat was almost marinated, and the charcoal fire in the oven was just right for stewing. The red, smokeless charcoal glowed and flickered, and tiny sparks drifted in the air when the wind blew.

Mars resembles Venus, and the sea breeze feels like a spring breeze.

Lu Wuyai picked up two rabbits, put them on, and Liu Xiaole said, "I'll go grease them, you go and take everyone to eat first."

He bluntly replied, "Okay, the 'three-two-one' principle for roasting rabbit is to use oil three times, add water twice, and add seasonings once."

Wang Ming asked, "Why does Uncle Yang still need to wipe the water?"

Lu Wuyai said with a smile, "This helps retain the moisture in the meat, so it will be very tender when you eat it."

He led Wang Ming to serve cold dishes first, then hot dishes, while Gu Yuxin poured wine for everyone, instantly enlivening the atmosphere in the courtyard.

"Hehe, eternal love, I'm just hungry for this one."

"Yangzi's fish sauce is delicious."

"And there's pickled peppered fish skin. Ha, that's a good thing to drink with."

"Hey, golden eel. This is the capital city. Eel segments and eel soup, combined, make a golden eel worth several hundred dollars."

Lu Wuyai asked, "Golden eels are too expensive now."

"One to two hundred yuan per catty. This is the price of eels in restaurants in the market, which is more expensive than other Australian lobsters and king crabs."

Lu Wuyai patted Gu Yuxin on the shoulder and said, "Then why don't you sell it?"

Gu Yuxin chewed on the fish skin and said, "Sell the dried fish balls. You can drink heavily here, and when I bring them over, you can order more dishes. Eat up, eat up, this fish skin is spicy and fragrant."

They were eating when the little count (the dog) looked at the door. Someone opened the door and said with a smile, "Ha, time to eat."

Lu Wuyai looked at him and realized that he was an elder in the village named Li Qianyao. His son, Li Wenchang, was Lu Wuyai's classmate. Among their generation, only the two of them were admitted to university, but Lu Wuyai had never attended school.

Upon seeing Li Qianyao, Li Zhibing smiled and said, "You have a very keen sense of smell; you came here following the scent."

Li Qianyao said with a sneer, "This fragrance is too overpowering. I'll bring a bottle of wine and sit with you."

As he spoke, he lit a bottle of liquor in his hand.

When the little count (dog) saw him bringing the wine, he wagged his tail and sat down.

Li Muyang added a stool for Li Qianyao to sit down, and the latter said, "Actually, I came here on another matter. I came to report the news of Laibao. I saw the island lord on the way, and it seems that he is also planning to come."

Most of the indigenous residents of Coconut Grove Village disliked Li Zhijie. His position as island lord was precarious; he relied on a relative who held an official position in town and his dragon-headed fishing boat for sustenance. Furthermore, the village lacked a suitable leader or candidate.

"He sold the fish. They sold out quickly today." Gu Yuxin pouted and said, "As long as he comes back, Zeng Fan will be absolutely indispensable."

Lu Wuyai pointed to the door and said, "Little Earl (dog), go out and check the door. Everyone will eat quietly and not say much."

The little count (dog) went outside, and after a while it barked. Li Zhijie's voice rang out from outside the door: "Hey, this bear barks, bark, and I'll stew you."

"Woof woof woof. Woof woof woof." The crying grew louder and louder.

"Yangzi, are you home? Take the dog away. I need to talk to you about something. If it's important, go pick someone up..."

"Woof woof woof. Woof woof woof."

“Family members. Come out and give me the old lady who pooped the dog. I’m leaving, I’m leaving. Don’t come any closer, you damn dog, get out of here.”

After a while, the little count (dog) stopped barking, and Lu Wuyai raised his wine glass and said, "Come on, drink up, this will be clean."

"Drink, drink."

"Yes, this eel is very well cooked. The meat is tender and delicious, and the taste is wonderful."

"Hey cow, come on, have a bite..."

"The child is still young, so let's leave it at that and wait until he goes to college," Liu Xiaole, who was roasting rabbits, hurriedly defended his son, but Wang Ming himself was very greedy.

The fishermen were very patient with their drinks. A piece of dried fish and a small bowl of wild vegetables could keep them drinking all night. Halfway through, the roasted rabbit was finally ready.

Lu Wuyai walked over and tossed the rabbit's four front legs to the little count (dog), who ate them while wagging his head and tail.

When the roasted rabbit was served, it sparked another round of boxing excitement.

They drank until midnight, and everyone staggered away. Lu Wuyai was too lazy to clean up, so he closed the door, checked the sky, and went to sleep with Little Earl (the dog).

In the morning, Lu Wuyai heard a noise in the courtyard, yawned groggily, and got up.

The little count (dog) didn't move, which meant that everyone in the yard was someone they knew; otherwise, the little count (dog) would have gone down and started biting.

Lu Wuyai went out to take a look. It was just dawn, and Hou Banshuang was already cleaning up the leftovers in the morning light.

Seeing this, he nodded and said, "Little Niu, you got up early enough. No need to pack anymore. The food and drinks will be gone in one night, so don't bother with them."

Hou Banshuang said helplessly, "Uncle Yang, there's plenty of meat. I just smelled it, it's fine."

The country folk weren't so particular. Seeing that Li Xiaoniu didn't want to throw him away, they said, "You can clean up that area and see what's edible. I'll go look for lobsters."

When I opened the pond, I saw that there were fewer lobsters. The two largest lobsters had opened several of the fences, and the lobsters inside were gone.

“Worry!” he couldn’t help but curse.

The lobsters in the other enclosures are doing well. Their size hasn't changed much. Although they've eaten a lot of fish and shrimp, they're not much bigger than they were yesterday.

Lu Wuyai guessed that the lobsters' sudden increase in size was not because they ate too much food, but because they ate food containing gold-core water vapor, which caused them to grow rapidly.

The two largest lobsters could no longer hold on. They were so big and strong that the bamboo fence could no longer contain them. If this continued, the rest of the lobsters would be in their mouths in just two or three days.

These two lobsters were large and beautiful. From Lu Wuyai's perspective, they could definitely fetch a good price, but how to sell them was another matter. He was traveling alone to the Red Sea. He could catch large lobsters every few days, but he had no fishing boat or nets, which caused quite a stir.

Thinking of a way out, he first caught two lobsters, and then, seeing that there was still a lot of eel soup left over from last night, he lazily made fish soup noodles.

The rich fish soup, with its intense aroma and the hand-pulled noodles that Xiao Niu brought from home, made them both burp with satisfaction.

Hou Banshuang wiped his mouth, a smile appearing on his dark face: "Hehe, it smells really good."

He quickly cleared the table, and Lu Wuyai gave him 100 yuan: "This is the money for the help you and your mother gave me last night, and the money for cleaning the house for me these past two days."

Hou Banshuang scratched his head and said, "I don't want it. My mom said she would beat me to death if she took your money."

Lu Wuyai said, "Don't be stubborn, take it. Your mother doesn't need money for medical treatment."

Li Xiaoniu's face darkened, and she said, "I will definitely earn a lot of money in the future, and I will definitely treat my mother well."

When Lu Wuyai returned from Kyoto, he brought his laptop. Now every household in the fishing village has a computer and internet access. He was using Wi-Fi from his neighbor, Gu Yuxin's house.

Hou Banshuang, who was clearing away the dishes and sweeping the yard, stood behind him and looked at him curiously: "Is this a notebook?"

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "I haven't played much."

Hou Banshuang said awkwardly, "I've played with the Big Head computer. Li Xinkai's house has one. He showed me several games, including shooting and PvP."

Lu Wuyai said, "I don't have any games on my computer, but I do have music and movies. You can consider it. I'll go check out the lobsters; maybe I'll go sell them in Hongyang."

Hou Banshuang asked doubtfully, "Your lobsters are still small, why don't you sell them now?"

Lu Wuyai said, "Uncle caught two more big lobsters."

Li Xiaoniu looked at it with him and then said, "Uncle, you don't need to go to Hongyang to sell these big shrimp. If you have a computer, you can sell them online."

Lu Wuyai asked curiously, "Can it be sold online? Do you mean online stores and online merchants?"

Hou Banshuang scratched his head and said, "I don't quite understand either, but the Hongyang government has set up a website where you can upload photos. If anyone is interested in them, they will come to you."

Hearing this, Lu Wuyai had a clear idea in his mind. He was very familiar with online merchants and online transactions in Beijing, but he didn't expect that his hometown fishing village also had similar trading methods.

He searched online and found relevant information.

To facilitate fishing villages, seafood vendors, and fishing companies in showcasing their catches and increasing trading channels, Hongyang City has launched the "Hongyang Fishermen" forum.

The forum covers multiple topics including tourism, diving, fisheries, aquatic products, agricultural products, information, disaster prevention, ecological and environmental protection, rights protection and law enforcement, and fishermen's culture.

Seafood is the most prominent item. Many fishermen and seafood merchants display their catch, while numerous suppliers and restaurants look at their products.

Lu Wuyai glanced around and saw that someone was selling lobsters, along with photos and videos. So he registered an account and posted pictures of his two lobsters.

When posting information about lobsters, he saw an auction item in the auction mode, so he chose to auction two lobsters with a starting price of 10,000.

These two lobsters are about the same size as the one he caught in the sea last time, but they are even more beautiful, especially with the brilliant spots on their shells and their smooth and elegant bodies. They are definitely the best choice among gorgeous lobsters.

Not long after the information and photos of the lobster were published, a notification sound came from the webpage.

It was his first time using this forum, and he was unfamiliar with everything, so he figured it out a bit.

A "ding-dong" notification sound indicates that someone has replied to the post, and if someone quotes it, the forum will emit a "beep-beep" sound.

"What a huge lobster, 48 centimeters long. With a lobster this big, 10,000 yuan isn't expensive."

"This shrimp isn't painted. It's too bright; the green on the body and the blue on the carapace are a bit glaring. This is the first time I've seen such bright lines."

"The stolen image online has been identified as belonging to Sima."

"The person upstairs is stupid. People have videos. If they're selling fakes, their accounts will be banned. Whoever stole the photos is an idiot."

The price has been rising steadily, gradually increasing from 10,000 yuan to 12,500 yuan.

Lu Wuyai was very pleased to see this forum. It seemed that his hometown had changed a lot, beyond his expectations.

He set a two-day auction period, after which the price could be determined. During this time, he had nothing to do and couldn't just browse the forum, so he decided to go to sea to gather sea energy and strengthen the golden core.

After several days of exploration, he discovered some techniques for condensing gold nuclei.

On land, Jin Dan absorbs water vapor at the slowest speed, followed by ships on the sea, and at the fastest speed when entering the water, as his entire skin can absorb water vapor.

Moreover, the cleaner the water, the faster it absorbs moisture, condensing into golden nuclei. For example, the last time he went out to sea with Longtou, the rate of water absorption in the deep sea was much faster than at the beach near the village entrance.

That evening, he spent the day in the sea, catching a few large blue crabs and some prawns, and that was how he had dinner.

He returned to the island's trading post and walked back with the little count (dog), where they encountered the island's owner, Li Zhijie.

Upon seeing him, Li Zhijie quickly waved and said, "Yang Zi, where are you going? I've looked for you at your house twice, but I couldn't find you. You're on a very wide spectrum now."

Lu Wuyai ignored his sarcastic tone and asked lazily, "What's wrong?"

He knew that Li Zhiyi must need something from him; he was a master who wouldn't come to the temple without a reason.

Li Zhijie asked, "Did you enjoy the wine last night?"

Lu Wuyai feigned ignorance: "Such a large bottle of wine. You want to drink?"

Li Zhijie said angrily, "Your master, I'm not so lucky as to enjoy your wine. I have something to discuss with you, so I'll call you. You'll pick someone up in a couple of days."

"That's how it is. I reported to the higher authorities that it was difficult for the children in our village to go to school, so the higher authorities approved the resumption of classes at our village primary school and arranged for teachers."