Chapter 88: Testing the Bamboo Clams
A group of people rushed into the Yu family courtyard.
Yu Wanqin was in very weak health and needed to rest. She began to feel dizzy after being exposed to such a noisy scene.
Her hands and feet felt a little weak, and her body, leaning on Hai Guang's arms, felt a little heavier.
"Da, Daguang, let's go see Doctor Hu." The person who was speaking got lower and lower in voice.
Under Yu Haiguang's sharp gaze, they all took a step back, but their eyes kept moving back and forth between Yu Wanqin and Yu Yue.
Yu Zhile took the firewood from under the stove and followed Hu Qulian out of the kitchen.
The cause of the incident was Wu Lan.
This morning, the villagers were drinking porridge under the big locust tree with their bowls as usual.
As everyone was chatting, Mrs. Yu's neighbor suddenly appeared and smiled mysteriously at everyone.
"Do you know? Wu Lan was frightened by a ghost and couldn't get out of bed for the past few days." She whispered, "It was the day when the new daughter-in-law of the Wu family drove her back."
After a few days of fermentation, the Wu family's affairs had already spread throughout Haiyu Village, but no one had heard of the ghost story.
Some people were skeptical: "When they returned to the village, it was already one or two o'clock, wasn't the sun blazing hot?"
"Fierce ghost, I'm scared." The old lady with the gap-toothed face smiled but her smile was a little creepy. "Why is Xiao San'er's face so pale these days?"
Everyone followed her words and recalled Yu Haiyao's pale face, and were frightened.
"No wonder I have had shoulder pain recently. It turns out it's because I have too much Yin energy." Someone murmured.
Others echoed this, and each of them said that they had suddenly started to hurt somewhere in their body recently.
"Maybe he's just sick? Doctor Hu should be able to cure him, right?" a young wife said weakly.
Everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on her, and then everyone stood up tacitly.
The group came to the Yu family courtyard in a mighty procession, and saw that the mother and son of the Yu family, who had been predicted to never recover, were in good health, so they rushed to seek medical treatment.
"Everyone, I will start my free medical consultation at noon today. You can come to see me after work, but the location is not in Yu's courtyard. I will notify you later." Hu Qulian stood up to explain.
Yu Yue stepped forward and whispered a few words in her ear.
"I will be at Dr. Jiang's yard from the time work ends in the evening until dark," Hu Qulian told everyone, and then emphasized, "Anyone can come."
"Thank you, Dr. Hu." everyone said in unison.
It was almost time to go to work, and they left the yard one after another and walked towards the warehouse.
The courtyard was finally quiet. Yu Zhile went into the kitchen to serve porridge, while Zhang Wenxin and Chen Zhao helped serve the side dishes.
Just now, Yu Haiguang chattered for a long time in the east room, told Yu Wanqin a lot of things, and informed her of the identities of Zhou Yuesheng and others in advance.
At the dinner table, with the presence of two lively people, Zhang Wenxin and Chen Zhao, the atmosphere was lively, and she quickly became active with everyone.
After breakfast, Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin went to the beach to catch seafood. Yu Yue took Hu Qulian and Xiao Hu to the health center to check out the situation. Chen Zhao, who was still resting, told Yu Wanqin what happened in the village.
June is the season for eating jellyfish, and there are more jellyfish on the beach and near the tide line.
Yu Zhile told Zhang Wenxin not to touch the tentacles, and then the two walked in different directions.
"Hello everyone, today we're going to live broadcast our seafood hunting show." Yu Zhile opened the live broadcast room.
The audience continued to arrive very quickly, and the screen was soon filled with various comments.
There are also a lot of clams in this season. Yu Zhile can pick up five or six big clams just by bending down.
"Pick up more shellfish today and try out the new features of the platform." She interacted with the audience while picking up shellfish.
[I can eat it today! So good! ]
[Hello everyone, I am the interstellar witch. Anyone who competes with me will be cursed by me. ]
Everyone was sending funny and harsh words to each other in the barrage, and soon, the live broadcast room became the most popular.
Yu Zhile likes this joyful barrage atmosphere and is in a happier mood.
She brought a bamboo sieve with her and stood at the tide line to sift the clams. Each sieve would yield a large basket, which she put directly into the small warehouse.
Yu Zhile sifted through a few baskets and when he looked up, he discovered that everyone's topic had turned to revealing each other's identities.
Some said she was an interstellar thief, some said she could fly a sword, and the fish-breeding master said she lived under the sea.
"I also brought salt today. I'll take you to catch bamboo clams later." She brought the topic back to the present, "Catch them one by one."
After saying that, the direction of the barrage changed.
Yu Zhile was looking for the breathing holes of bamboo clams and picked up a few shrimps and two long-legged octopuses.
"Here it is." She stopped.
There are many small holes on the beach mixed with black mud, roughly estimated to be dozens of them.
The snow-white salt grains fluttered like snowflakes and soon fell to the ground and merged with the slightly moist sand.
A few seconds later, finger-slender yellow-white bamboo clams emerged from the holes one after another, like small wooden sticks inserted diagonally into the beach.
"The size of bamboo clams is smaller than that of king clams, and these are the largest." Yu Zhile pulled out one and showed it to the audience.
Ah, it's back home.
[It looks a bit fun, I can't wait to help the anchor pull it out. 】
Some bamboo clams began to shrink back, and Yu Zhile quickened his movements.
Gradually, the bamboo clams on the side piled up into a small hill.
"Don't take the small ones. Go find another group of bamboo clams." With a sweep of her hand, all the bamboo clams went into the small warehouse.
In half an hour, she found three more pieces and repeated the action of sprinkling salt and catching clams. Finally, she put the harvest from the last piece of land into the bamboo basket.
"Hairtail fish. I've caught it before."
"Fresh kelp, thick and delicious."
"If I see swimming crabs with roe, I will release them."
Yu Zhile walked along the tide line, occasionally stopping and most of the time just giving a brief introduction.
Suddenly, she saw a bunch of gray tentacles swaying in the water, like blooming flowers.
【Wow, a new species appears. 】
[I just called it Sea Flower, it’s so beautiful. 】
"This is anemone. It can be fried or made into soup." Yu Zhile quickly grabbed the head.
The sand here was very loose, and as she raised her arm, a long root emerged.
She wandered around for a while and didn't find the anemone, so she temporarily put it into the small warehouse.
When the two met up, Zhang Wenxin saw a large jellyfish and many starfish.
They poured the seafood into a wooden basin to spit out the sand, made a pot of brown sugar water, and went out to the east beach.
The assessment date is set on the day the fishing team returns. Hai Zong and his teammates will serve as judges. A voting system will be implemented, and the twelve people with the highest votes will be selected into the team.
We took three days off and continued to practice operations such as casting and collecting nets.
Although many men thought they were making a fuss and laughed at them, everyone was very motivated.
"Thank you for your hard work, come and have some water." Zhang Wenxin said loudly.
Everyone was exhausted and sweating, but they were full of energy.
"Second uncle, here you go." Yu Zhile brought a glass of water to Yu Haizong.
A smile appeared on Yu Haizong's dark face, and he said, "You have learned very well. After a few times, you will be able to go out to sea independently."
"Very good." Yu Zhile said with a smile.
Then, she told Yu Haizong the news that Yu Wanqin had woken up.
"He's awake! That's great! He's finally awake! He's finally awake." Yu Haizong said excitedly, "I'll go back and tell your second aunt at noon."
"Come to my house for lunch at noon," said Yu Zhile.
Yu Haizong thought about it and nodded.
On the other side, everyone finished drinking the sugar water and prepared to start practicing again.
"Sisters, come on!" Yu Baiwei was the most outstanding and organized person among all the people. She clapped her hands and asked everyone to gather together, "Revitalize the women's ocean-going team!"
Everyone formed a circle, put their hands together, and shouted slogans: "Revitalize the Women's Ocean-going Team!"
The sound was so loud that it seemed to be able to break into the blue sky and white clouds.
Yu Haizong's eyes were filled with nostalgia: "My mother and her friends were like this too."
When Zhang Nianzhi passed away, he was old enough to remember things. He had attended the mobilization meeting for the women's ocean-going team before going out to sea.
"The women's ocean-going team will definitely be rebuilt successfully." Yu Zhile said confidently.
Yu Haizong turned his head to look at his niece, smiled, said nothing more, and walked forward to observe and correct some people's movements.
At noon, Yu Zhile went home to cook.
Except for the spicy and sour jellyfish, other dishes are cooked lightly. The bamboo clams are boiled in salt water, and the starfish and hairtail are steamed.
However, everyone was conquered by the original delicious taste of the ingredients and enjoyed the meal very much.
In the following days, Hu Qulian arrived at the clinic on time for free medical treatment. People from most of the village lined up, including several elderly people in the cowshed.
Time soon came to the day when the fishing team returned.
As the summer solstice approaches, the daytime hours grow longer and longer, and it is still light when the ship docks.
As usual, after the sideline group selected the seafood to be sold on the next day, the young and middle-aged laborers in the village skillfully loaded the seafood onto trucks and transported them to the cannery.
Two ox carts left the shore one after another, but everyone stayed there, eagerly waiting for the selection to begin.
"People from the fishing team also participate in the voting." The old party secretary raised the loudspeaker and explained the rules, announcing, "The selection begins now."
The first round of assessment was swimming. Since everyone grew up by the sea, no one was eliminated.
The drake looked at the girls smugly with a mocking look on his face, "Take a few days off. I thought you were going to practice swimming faster than the fish."
His words caused laughter.
"Just wait and see." Yu Baiwei stood in front of her friends.
The second round tests pushing the boat, boarding the boat and rowing, and the third round is casting and collecting the net. Both rounds are conducted in groups.
As the test progressed, men like Gong Yasheng, who were only interested in seeing the joke, could no longer laugh.
The girls' movements were a bit stiff at first, but gradually they became smoother and finally completed the performance brilliantly.
On the other hand, some people who want to copy others perform terrible. They only know how to learn the movements but don't know how to use the cleverness.
Some people even nearly dived into the water when casting the net.
Soon, all those who participated in the selection completed the assessment.
A round-faced girl handed the record sheet to the old branch secretary and said, "Those circled are on the shortlist, and those crossed out are on the reserve list."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the old branch secretary.
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