"What good stuff could possibly be in this pitch-black mud?"

"Even if you manage to find a few snails, they've been soaking in the mud for so long, they definitely won't taste good!"

Liu Feifei, standing to the side, said with a look of disgust.

After all, this silt looks like piles of excrement, which is indeed a bit unacceptable to people.

Although she hadn't paid attention to environmental issues during this time, the sight of this pool of mud was still very unpleasant.

"You don't understand. Such a large muddy area was a rare playground when we were kids."

"I remember when we were little, we would often run into this mud to bathe..."

"After returning home, I was treated to a meal of willow twigs. What an unforgettable and complete childhood!"

Chen Fan's thoughts immediately drifted back to his childhood.

When I was a child in the countryside, there were mudflats like this near my home, which were the most sacred places for every child.

It's so much more fun than the amusement parks we have now.

Plunging in it, the tangy and refreshing taste is simply unforgettable.

But what's even more unforgettable are the willow branches after they've been driven out of the mudflats.

The blows landed on my buttocks again and again, and even now, thinking about it still makes my heart pound!

However, back then, parents didn't dislike their children for being dirty; after all, even if a child rolled around in the mud and washed, they could still be kept.

My biggest worry is safety. If I get stuck in the mud and can't climb out, I'll be stuck there forever.

"Hmm...this seems a little different from my childhood!"

Liu Feifei said awkwardly.

Because her family was quite well-off when she was young.

The places they played were mostly large shopping malls or amusement parks; they had never rolled around in a muddy fish pond like this before.

Therefore, they simply cannot experience the joy that Chen Fan was talking about.

"So you see, everyone starts from a different point."

"TV drama theme songs are just lying to us!"

"For example, your childhood and my childhood seem to be the same, but in fact there is no comparison at all."

"Just like the lifestyle depicted in the TV series 'Home with Kids,' even now, more than 90% of people cannot achieve it."

Chen Fan also sighed with emotion.

I used to love watching "Home with Kids" when I was a child.

Especially the theme song, it feels like our childhoods are the same!

But as I grew up, I realized that things were completely different.

Back then, people ate eight dishes and a soup. In today's world, only the wealthy can afford eight dishes and a soup.

This lifestyle has already surpassed that of ordinary people by decades...

"I'm sorry, Chen Fan. I didn't mean to, but it might have reminded you of some unpleasant things."

Upon hearing Chen Fan's remarks, Liu Feifei quickly apologized.

Based on her previous conversations with Chen Fan, she knew that Chen Fan must have suffered a lot when he was a child.

My childhood wasn't very happy...

"No need to apologize. What I'm recalling isn't unpleasant. In fact, I was quite happy at that time."

"Our childhood experiences may have been different, but our happiness was pretty much the same."

Chen Fan turned to look at Liu Feifei, whose face was full of apology, and said with a slight smile.

Childhood was truly happy. Even without cell phones and the internet, without large shopping malls and amusement parks, we just played in the mud, played marbles, and played with toy guns every day!

But the happiness I felt back then was real and much more genuine than it is now.

"Then let's explore the mud together!"

"I hope we can have a good harvest today."

Liu Feifei quickly spoke up as well.

Although she was somewhat repulsed by the mud, she didn't want Chen Fan to think they were different.

"Actually, you don't have to go. After all, everyone's preferences are different."

Chen Fan then spoke.

He naturally wouldn't mind such a thing.

Some people just hate dirty places, like people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

In any case, we cannot force Liu Feifei to do things she doesn't like.

"Hehe~~ Didn't you tell me that any world in the wilderness is worth trying?"

"So this can be considered a challenge to myself."

Liu Feifei said with a grin, then took off her shoes and socks, rolled up her trouser legs, revealing her fair and beautiful legs.

Chen Fan quickly did as instructed.

The two then ventured into the mud to explore.

"Look! Usually, there are crabs or something similar inside these obvious little holes."

"Moreover, the crabs in these places are usually quite large; you might even find ones that weigh one or two pounds."

"If we can catch one or two, we can have a really good meal today!"

Chen Fan then began to explain things to Liu Feifei in a serious manner.

These mangrove forests are the favorite habitat of blue crabs.

Moreover, the crabs on this deserted island have definitely never been caught by anyone, and some may have been alive for a very long time.

So it might be very, very big!!

"Mmm!" Liu Feifei nodded and then began to observe carefully.

"Chen Fan, come here quickly, there's a small hole over here."

"And it's even blowing bubbles out of the water, could there be crabs inside?"

As soon as she turned her head, Liu Feifei made a new discovery.

A mysterious little hole appeared before us, with bubbles still rising from the surface of the water inside.

"Let me take a look..."

Chen Fan quickly turned his head to look and soon locked onto his target.

"It seems that's right, there must be something in here."

Then an excited expression appeared on his face.

This is my first time catching crabs in a mangrove forest like this. I wonder what kind I'll catch?

Then I poked it in a few times with a machete.

You can vaguely feel something hard, which should be the crab's shell.

"Ouch!! It's stuck, it's stuck."

"It's so tight..."

"It must be a crab."

Just then, Chen Fan suddenly felt his machete being clamped by something with considerable force.

In his excitement, he slowly began to pull the knife out.

A crab with large red claws was dragged out.

Both large pincers are red, and the legs and abdomen are light red, with only the hard shell on the back being blue.

It was very large, with its claws outstretched, and looked to weigh more than a pound.

Wow!! What a huge crab!

"Its pincers must be very strong, gripping very tightly, right?"

Looking at the crab being dragged out of its anus, Liu Feifei was also full of surprise.

I never expected to actually catch crabs in this muddy water, and they were so big!

The two large pincers were almost the size of my own palm.

If you get pinched by this thing, it will definitely hurt! It will hurt even more than the first time.

"Yes! I didn't expect to see results so quickly."

"Not bad, not bad. This big blue crab is enough for the two of us to have a good meal."

Chen Fan nodded happily.

He then immediately tore off a piece of bark from the tree and used it to tie up the large blue crab.