The octopus was startled, climbed onto the young man's neck, and then found his nostrils and mouth, instinctively trying to crawl inside.

Lu Wuyai discovered the octopus's intentions early in the morning, so he told the young man to quickly bite the octopus's eyes.

Behind an octopus's eyes is its brainstem. Biting this part could damage the brainstem and kill the octopus.

This young man is in the worst possible situation. An octopus crawled onto his face, blocked his nostrils with its tentacles, and he accidentally fell into the water.

On land, with your nostrils blocked, you can breathe through your mouth. But once you fall into the water, your mouth will be filled with seawater as soon as you open it.

Especially after falling into the water, people become even more terrified, desperate, and panicked, making it impossible for them to escape the octopus's grasp in time. Before long, they will suffocate and die.

The girl with big eyes screamed in fright, "Help! Help!"

The local indigenous residents rushed over, and Gu Yuxin, who was about to set sail, heard the news and shouted while taking off his clothes, "Follow me into the water, let's catch people first."

Someone grabbed him: "I've gone mad because of you. That young man must have gone crazy in the water. Go down and let him entangle you, then you can come up."

A middle-aged tourist said anxiously, "The water is so deep. This is the island's trading port."

“Yes, this is an island trading post, not the sea, and the water around Crazy Island Trading Post is very deep, didn’t you know? How could large ships anchor if the water wasn’t deep?” the indigenous resident said roughly. “Quickly, think of a way to rescue them.” “Think of a way…”

This is a tricky situation, and no one dares to go directly into the water.

People who fall into the water panic underwater. When they find a lifeline, they will hold on tightly and refuse to let go no matter what. This is a natural human reaction.

Therefore, rescuing people who have fallen into the water requires skill. Ideally, you should grab them from behind and pull them to the surface, but now the person who fell into the water has an octopus on their face.

The fishermen knew how terrifying this was, so they hesitated for a moment.

The girl with big eyes suddenly burst into tears. She was completely panicked and terrified. She grabbed someone and was about to kneel down: "Please save him quickly, my boyfriend can't swim."

The fishermen hesitated even more upon hearing this. For a widow who had lost her son, this was truly the most difficult situation imaginable.

Lu Wuyai grabbed the big-eyed girl and said, "I'm going into the water, don't worry..."

"Help me, Princess, hurry and save him! I'll give you anything you want!" the big-eyed girl screamed in fright.

Lu Wuyai said, "Don't be afraid, I'll catch him right away."

Some villagers tried to stop him. He had already taken off his clothes and jumped into the water. Gu Yuxin jumped in without saying a word, and Little Earl (the dog) also jumped in without hesitation. Yuan Yuan (the cat) in a certain area of ​​the island was dumbfounded: "Holy crap."

After entering the water, Lu Wuyai saw the young man struggling desperately.

He wasn't in a hurry to save the person. By then, the drowning victim was completely cornered. Driven by his will to survive, his explosive power was terrifying. Once he was entangled with them, he would be very difficult to deal with.

After waiting in the water for about ten seconds, the young man's strength in his limbs weakened. He seized the opportunity to dive down, stretch his arms from his back to his chest, and then quickly swam to the surface.

The little count (the dog) also dived down, saw them, opened his mouth, grabbed the young man's clothes, and dragged him into the water.

It took a lot of effort in the process. Li Muyang only had his legs for power. He grabbed the young man with one arm and the octopus with the other, so he couldn't swim.

The moment they emerged from the water, Lu Wuyai used all his strength to pull the octopus off.

Seeing this, the fishermen at the island's trading post shouted in unison, "Great! Brother Yang is awesome!"

Lu Wuyai said anxiously, "Go see him, what's his name? Watch the play."

Li Qianying explained, “Mr. Lu, you’re an outsider. Yang Zi did a really brilliant job just now. The timing of his grabbing the octopus was so precise, just the moment it emerged from the water. If it were too early, the person would choke on the water; if it were too late, the person would hold their breath…”

With Gu Yuxin's help, Lu Wuyai sent the young man to the island's trading post.

The young man's nostrils and mouth had been blocked by the octopus, so he hadn't drunk much seawater. Lu Wuyai felt that he could recover after taking a few deep breaths.

This proved to be not the case; the young man reached the island's trading post and collapsed to the ground, his head drooping.

Lu Wuyai was taken aback: "How could this be?"

The girl with big eyes was even more desperate. She hugged the young man and cried, "Leilei, wake up, open your eyes. I promise to be your girlfriend. As long as you come back to life, I will be your girlfriend..."

Lu Wuyai interrupted her, saying, "Move aside, it's artificial..."

Halfway through his sentence, the young man suddenly sat up like a corpse, grabbed the girl's hand, and exclaimed in surprise, "Cough cough, cough cough. Really? You promised, you promised to be my girlfriend. Coco, this is hilarious!"

"When did you start making jokes like this?" Lu Wuyai really wanted to hit someone.

The young man coughed and said embarrassedly, "I, I, I wasn't joking. I just, cough cough cough, I almost died just now, young lady, I almost died."

Unable to find a reason, he hugged his new girlfriend and burst into tears.

Suddenly, a man and a woman embraced and wept.

Someone brought a bottle of mineral water for the young man to wash his face, and Lü's son also gave the girl a bottle, saying, "You should wash your face too."

The girl hugged the young man tightly, shaking her head and crying, "Waaah, waaah, I don't need it, I'm fine..."

Lu Wuyai opened his phone and showed her the front-facing camera: "Let's take a shower."

The girl applied makeup to her face, but now her face was soaked with tears and seawater, and her makeup was already done.

After this incident, the two of them naturally gave up their plan to go squid fishing. Fortunately, Lu Wuyai had caught a lot of squid beforehand, enough for the two of them to eat twice.

As Lu Wuyai packed up his fishing line and hooks to leave, the young man and the young woman followed behind him, saying, "Big brother, no, big brother, big brother, no, benefactor, benefactor. I'll treat you to a meal to thank you for saving our lives."

"Yes, yes, brother, we'll treat you to dinner. Thank you so much! If you hadn't taken action, my boyfriend would have drowned." The girl repeatedly echoed.

Lu Wuyai politely declined, saying it was the proper thing to do, but since the two of them had been following each other, he felt he had to treat them to a meal to express his gratitude.

The young man straightened his chest and said, "Benefactor, you not only saved my life..."

“I saved your dog’s life,” the big-eyed girl corrected him. She wasn’t satisfied; she would calm down. She felt her voluntary confession had been orchestrated.

The young man was mild-mannered. He sneered, "Yes, my wife is right. My benefactor, you saved my dog's life, and you were also my matchmaker. If it weren't for you, I might not know when my daughter and I would have gotten married."

Unable to resist the entanglement of this pair of clowns, Lu Wuyai said, "It's alright, stop talking. I saved a human life, not a dog's. How about this, it's fine to have a meal together. You don't have to treat me. I'll treat you to a meal."

The young man said, "How can this be? I beg you, I beg you."

Lu Wuyai said, "I'm not used to eating at restaurants. I cook for myself. I won't invite anyone. Come to my house for a meal, and I'll treat it as a celebration of your wedding."

The young man said, "How embarrassing. I'm sorry, we're all sorry."

Lu Wuyuan said, "If you don't feel regretful, then bring more friends, colleagues and relatives to our village to play. Actually, you should pay attention to safety. Squid fishing is a very interesting activity."

The young man said, "I am an indispensable benefactor. Coconut Grove Village will be my hometown in the future. I will definitely bring my relatives and friends to visit."

Lu Wuyai thought this young man was a bit brainless; he couldn't find fault with anything he said. But upon closer reflection, it was quite normal. The young man had escaped death and gained the affections of his beloved—truly a double blessing. It was perfectly normal for a young man to be so excited that he couldn't speak.

They met on the road. The young man's name was Du Lei, and the girl's name was Mi Xiaonan. Du Lei was a traffic policeman in Hongyang, and Mi Xiaonan worked as an accountant for a company on an island.

The two came to Qiantan Town together this time. Du Lei had been looking for an opportunity to confess his feelings to Mi Xiaonan, but by chance, Mi Xiaonan confessed to him first.

Dure was in a state of constant excitement, almost to the point of madness.

On the way, he patted his chest and said, "My benefactor, let me tell you, you are my savior and matchmaker. From now on in Hongyang, you can drive and do whatever you want. I can pay for everything."

Lu Wuyai laughed and said, "I'm not a crab, why should I walk sideways?"

Du Lei chuckled and said, "Let me give you an example. Anyway, as long as it's not a drunk driving accident or a fatal accident, I can handle any traffic issues. Drunk driving is no problem either; I can guarantee it."

Lu Wuyai pushed open the door and said, "Alright, I'll be counting on you on Hongyang Highway from now on. Go take off your clothes and take a shower with the well water. We'll eat together in a bit."

Du Lei is a civil servant and a traffic security guard. People like him really need to make friends, and these friends are all valuable connections.

Mi Xiaonan couldn't stay still. She first looked at the vegetables Lu Wuyai had planted in the yard, and then looked at the lobsters and mantis shrimps he was raising in the fishpond.

"What a huge lobster! Wow, what a huge mantis shrimp! Wow, these mantis shrimps are so cruel, they actually eat the corpses of their own kind."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wuyai hurriedly came over: "What's wrong?"

Mi Xiaonan pointed to the fishpond. He looked inside and saw several mantis shrimp feeding around these animals. The hunting and cannibalism had occurred again.

Having no other option, he had to use a fence to separate the fishpond, allowing the mantis shrimp to each take over the hill.

Mantis shrimp are generally not very active and prefer to hide in burrows, so as long as there is soil and sand in their habitat to provide them with large burrows after they are separated, they can live well.

Lu Wuyai was puzzled. What was going on? Why didn't the fish, shrimp, and crabs in the ocean attack each other after absorbing the moisture from the gold or swallowing the small gold beads, but they did in the fishpond?

He couldn't figure it out. Could it be a problem with the fishpond's environment? Or perhaps there was something wrong with the materials used to build it? Or maybe the space in the fishpond was too small, making them feel too cramped?

Mi Xiaonan asked curiously, "Gege, why are the mantis shrimp so spicy?"

Lu Wuyai said, "This is a mantis shrimp, not the kind of mantis shrimp you usually see. Actually, there is a larger one called mantis shrimp."

"Hehe, that's really inspiring," Mi Xiaonan said softly. "Wow, meow, meow, you've finally appeared again! I missed you so much..."

When she saw Yuan Yuan (a cat) in a certain area of ​​the island, she immediately opened her arms and ran away.

Yuan Yuan (the cat) glanced at her, climbed up the tree, and looked down at her from above: she probably wasn't a fool.

Lu Wuyai couldn't understand why the shrimp attacked and devoured each other as soon as they entered the fishpond, so he had to put the problem aside for the time being and go to prepare vegetables and lunch.

He cut and cleaned the squid and octopus he caught, then divided them into two parts. One part consisted mainly of squid slices for marinating, while the other part consisted of squid tentacles and squid heads for drying.

He caught two eels and one loach from the fishpond behind the new house, raised them for a month, and the larger ones were ready to eat.

To his surprise, the eels and loaches in the breeding ponds grew very quickly and were quite large.

The aquatic plants inside also grew very quickly, and even the last planted, the red-edged Elodea, sprouted, its green leaves surrounded by red lines, which was very beautiful.

It was almost noon, so he started cooking.

As for the squid slices, he made grilled squid. Although he didn't have a teppanyaki grill, he had a frying pan. He poured peanut oil into the pan, heated it slightly, and then placed the skewered squid slices on it to grill slowly.

He used the remaining squid heads and tentacles to make another dish called stir-fried squid with scallions.

This dish is not difficult. First, stir-fry ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns and star anise in a pot until they are fragrant. Then add dried chili peppers, squid tails and squid heads and stir-fry until fragrant. Add cooking wine, sugar and soy sauce, and then stir-fry vigorously until the flavors are well combined.

Don't worry about it being dry when stir-frying. This is fresh squid, and the chewier it is after stir-frying, the tastier it will be.

When it was almost done frying, he added the sliced ​​onions and scallions and continued frying. Before taking it out of the pan, he sprinkled on some chopped cilantro.

I stir-fried two kinds of green vegetables, steamed some dried scallops, added braised eel slices and loach tofu, and that was enough.

Seeing that Gu Yuxin and Lu Zhizi were extremely busy, Du Lei scratched his head sheepishly and said, "My benefactor, I'm so sorry. You saved me, but you still cooked for me."

Lu Wuyai said, "For me, cooking is a pleasure. Don't overthink it. I'll cook some dishes and have some drinks with you to help you calm down. Also, don't call me your benefactor, just call me brother. I'm younger than you."

“Okay, donor, we look about the same age.”

Lu Wuyai said helplessly, "Okay, you can do whatever you want. Come on, wash your hands, we'll get ready to serve you."

Du Lei said, "When you go to Hongyang later, be sure to call me, and I will definitely make arrangements for you."

Lu Wuyai nodded and said, "Alright, I'll come find you then."

Mi Xiaonan was a little embarrassed. She sat down and said with a smile, "We originally wanted to invite you, but it turned into a meal. So when you go to Hongyang, we will invite you."

Lu Wuyai nodded again, not agreeing with her words, but he felt that the girl's voice was quite pleasant when she spoke seriously, even when she wasn't being coquettish.

Du Lei ate a piece of squid tentacle with his chopsticks, then gave a thumbs up and said, "It's delicious. Hmm, it smells so good. No wonder you don't like to eat at restaurants. The food there isn't as good as what you make."

Mi Xiaonan took a bite of the eel. The eel's flesh was extremely delicate, melting in her mouth like butter, and the aroma lingered for a long time.

After finishing the fish, she opened her eyes wide and nodded repeatedly. Du Lei quickly patted her back: "What's wrong, darling? You're choking."

"Damn it, this is so delicious! So delicious!" Mi Xiaonan's eyes reddened. "It's so delicious, it's awakened my taste buds, and I'm so moved I'm crying."

Lu Wuyai was stunned: What does touching your taste buds have to do with your eyes? Why are you crying? This dish is so delicious, it makes you cry.

Without a doubt, Du Lei and Mi Xiaonan are a perfect match.

Mi Xiaonan should follow the style of anime/manga. She likes to be both flamboyant and cute. Du Lei's personality is very ordinary.

During the meal, Lu Wuyai learned that the two were junior high school classmates. Mi Xiaonan was considered the school beauty in junior high school, and Du Lei had always had a crush on her and changed herself for her preferences.

Lu Wuyai estimated that the current Du Lei was not his true personality; perhaps the other party had forgotten what his real self was like.

Imitating someone for too long can easily blur your own identity.

But since the other party was willing to do this, and had nothing to say to him, they kept urging him to eat and drink excessively.

In fact, he didn't need to convince them. The young couple ate the rice paddy eels and loaches with gusto, their mouths greasy.

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "I didn't have much of an appetite at first, but seeing how delicious your food is, I can't help but have a big appetite. It's so good to be young."

"I'm 26 years old, miss. How old are you?"

Lu Wuyai was taken aback: "I'm 22 years old."

When Lu Wuyai first learned her age, he was taken aback and exclaimed, "My God, you're only 22. You've already graduated with a doctorate!"

Lu Wuyai explained simply, "If it weren't for the multiple degrees, I would have graduated earlier, but I started school early and graduated from high school early, finishing at the age of 15."

What could Lu Wuyai say? At 15, just starting high school, he could only say one thing: a child prodigy.

Mi Xiaonan was also taken aback: "You're only 22 years old."

Lu Wuyai touched his face and smiled helplessly: "Do I look old?"

Mi Xiaonan quickly squeezed her hand: "No, no, Miss, uh, it's just that your personality seems very calm. I thought to myself, anyway, your personality gives me the feeling that you are older than me."

Dure looked at her affectionately and said, "It's because my little one is so lively."

Lu Wuyai really couldn't eat anymore.

Unable to bear the situation, Lü Zhizi quickly urged him, "Come on, keep eating. This eel is quite good. Let's have another piece."

Du Lei asked in surprise, "This is an eel. I thought it was a sardine. The meat of this eel is so tender. It's so delicious."