Jiang Xia took a look and said, "These should be Oncomelania snails, also known as Cone snails."
There are so many conchs, even the cone conches have many species, and Jiang Xia can't tell them apart. They all look alike, just in different lengths.
Ruan Tang: "Pick it up? It's so small, it looks like it doesn't have much meat on it."
Jiang Xia glanced at the sky and said, "No, we have picked up a lot of conches today. The tide is probably coming in soon. Let's see what else is ahead."
So the two continued walking forward, and after a while they found a grouper in a large puddle.
The two of them worked together to fish it out. Jiang Xia then broke open a piece of reef and discovered that there were several octopuses hiding under the reef, each of them was quite large.
The two quickly grabbed it into the bucket.
Ruan Tang smiled and said, "This is enough for a meal!"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Yes, I'll use it to cook seafood noodle soup later."
The tide began to rise, and Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengsen came over.
Zhou Chenglei came to Jiang Xia, took the bucket and fishing tools from her, held them in one hand, and held her hand with the other: "The tide is rising, let's get back on the boat."
Zhou Chengsen also took the things from Ruan Tang's hand and pulled her.
On the way back, Jiang Xia saw another big blue crab.
And it was a soft shell crab.
Ruan Tang: "Is this blue crab sick? Can it still be eaten?"
Zhou Chenglei caught it and put it in the bucket.
Zhou Chengsen explained to Ruan Tang: "It can be eaten. This crab is not sick, it just shed its shell. Crabs that have just shed their shells are the most delicious, and the whole crab can be eaten. ..."
Crabs molt more than a dozen times in their lifetime.
Every time it sheds its shell, it grows bigger and also sheds its gills, food pouch and internal organs.
"At this time, there is no trace of dirt on the crabs. The whole body can be eaten, including the shell. It is rare to see crabs that have shed their shells."
"Is it tasty?"
"It's delicious. The soft-shell crab meat is more tender than usual, with a strong crab flavor. The whole crab is edible. It tastes super delicious. I'm going back..."
Zhou Chenglei interrupted him and said to Jiang Xia: "I'll cook it for you when we get home."
Then he said to Zhou Chengsen, "Second brother, keep looking and find a soft-shell crab for my second sister-in-law as well."
I have never eaten soft-shell crab in Jiangxia!
Zhou Chengsen: “…”
This stingy guy!
Are soft-shell crabs that easy to find?
But he didn't say anything, because everyone in the family knew that Jiang Xia loved eating crabs.
He pulled Ruan Tang and looked carefully for crabs in the cracks of the reefs.
However, soft-shell crabs are indeed hard to find. Zhou Chengsen kept walking out of the reef area but couldn't find any.
The two men carried their wives back to the boat and then handed the things back to the boat.
Tian Caihua saw that they had picked up almost a snakeskin bag of things, so she asked, "Are you going to pry open the oysters? The oysters are not fat at this time."
Jiang Xia: "Not oysters, but some scallops and spicy snails."
Ruan Tang: "Has sister-in-law seen Bai Yin?"
"Don't mention it! We searched the entire beach and found nothing!" Tian Caihua opened the snakeskin bag and found that snails of this size could be sold for one yuan and seventy cents per pound!
This bag weighs about 50 to 60 kilograms!
You can make another thirty or forty dollars by selling it!
There was also a yellowtail and a grouper, which sold for fifteen dollars.
"I should have gone to pick snails earlier! After picking for a long time, I only picked up a pound of white clams."
Zhou Chengxin: "You say that every time."
Every time she went to the beach, she saw Jiang Xia picking up good things. When did she go to the beach properly?
When it was over, she regretted it because she didn't pick up any good things or seafood.
A person who is indecisive can never accomplish anything.
Tian Caihua: “…”
It seems so!
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The pearl attachment devices have all been hung up, and it is still early, so Zhou's father takes the boat to trawle the net.
"We'll drag three nets today before going home. A'lei, Xiaoxia, you go cast the nets first. The second couple will cast the second net later, and the last one will be the eldest couple."
Today, the three sons and their three daughters-in-law went out to sea together. This is the first time.
I must drag three networks into this, maybe I can earn enough money to host my second son’s wedding banquet next month!
Tian Caihua: "Why are we the last?"
Father Zhou: "You can cast the net first if you want. I thought it's still early and there are a lot of fish in the sea. I'm afraid you guys won't be so lucky and miss all the fish! I thought it would be best for the fourth brother and his wife to go by sea. They can seize the right time, place and people and make more money. If you want to cast the net first, go ahead."
Tian Caihua: “…”
That makes sense!
"It's still better for the fourth couple to go fishing first! I'll go cook some seafood noodles for everyone." The money earned from fishing at sea is divided equally among the three families. Tian Caihua is not so stupid as to compete to cast the net when there are the most fish.
She wished that all the three nets were set up and pulled up by the fourth couple.
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei walked over and cast the net.
Ruan Tang went to help Tian Caihua process seafood and cook seafood noodles.
Zhou Chengxin called Zhou Chengsen: "Asen, shall we go fishing together?"
Zhou Chengsen saw Ruan Tang preparing to process some octopuses and squids and said, "Wait a minute, let's go fishing after breakfast."
He walked over to Ruan Tang and took the scissors: "I'll take care of it, you go wash the vegetables."
Ruan Tang: "No, go open the scallops! Put some scallops in."
Before Jiang Xia went out, he brought some vegetables and eggs on board, which he would put into the noodles to make them taste even better.
Zhou's mother has already washed the vegetables twice to clean off all the dirt. Now she just needs to wash them once.
Zhou Chenglei said as he put down the net: "Let's eat that lobster too."
Zhou Chenglei just caught a green dragon weighing about one kilogram under the water.
Zhou Chengxin was too lazy to go fishing by himself, so he cut the lobster into pieces so that the soup would be more delicious and sweet.
A pot of lobster seafood noodle soup is cooked in half an hour.
A bowl of seafood noodles contains octopus, lobster meat, white clams, conch meat, scallop meat, clam meat, half an egg and some green vegetables.
The surface of the shop is filled with seafood, which makes people salivate at the sight of it.
Ruan Tang loves to eat noodles: "A bowl of seafood noodles like this every day really makes me want to live by the sea forever."
The fish and shrimp that Ruan Tang usually eats in the hospital cafeteria are not as fresh as those she eats at home.
Ever since she had eaten the fish and shrimp at home, she no longer liked the fish and shrimp in the canteen. Before this, she thought the fish and shrimp in their canteen were very fresh.
After the family finished eating noodles, Zhou Chenglei heard the sound of the boat's engine change, and he said, "It's time to raise the net."
So Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia went to pull the net first.
Ask Jiang Xia to pull up the net. Regardless of whether the net bursts or not, Jiang Xia cannot drag the net because the net is very heavy without any fish.
Jiang Xia gave up his position to allow the father and his two sons to start fishing.
The boat that sailed today did not have a net-lifting machine, and the boats that had net-lifting machines were all used by the boatmen to go out to sea to fish.
The father and his two sons pulled with great difficulty.
The harder it is, the happier Father Zhou is!
Tian Caihua was very strong, and when she saw that they had been pulling for a long time without success, she went forward to help.
Jiang Xia and Ruan Tang did not cause any trouble. They were not very strong and if they moved closer, it would hinder their strength.
Finally, a large bag of fish emerged from the water, shining brightly! (End of this chapter)
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