Chen Min was startled and unsure: "Auntie, is it as exaggerated as you said? Is the octopus poisonous? It can kill people if you touch it.
"If you live by the sea, wouldn't that be even more dangerous? If you step on it barefoot, wouldn't you be in trouble?"
Just thinking about it gave them goosebumps. They looked down at their feet and saw that there shouldn't be any blue-ringed octopuses, right?
Tsk, the beach isn’t that safe.
Jiang Yan laughed happily, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. It's rare to see it. Every year, the hospital publicizes it and everyone knows it by heart. So far, no one has been poisoned to death by the South Ring Octopus. It was just bad luck for my second sister-in-law to encounter it."
Hearing this, Chen Min breathed a sigh of relief. "Then let's continue picking. We can dry the small ones and bring them back to make soup. Where are the dried shrimps? I'll go get some. I really like the seaweed, egg drop, and shrimp soup. It's so fresh and nutritious. I can drink two big bowls at every meal."
Shengli raised his hand and said, "Mom, I like it too. I want to catch some shrimp."
Jiang Yan pointed and said, "Sit on the rocks and fish. Don't go down. Shrimp are the easiest to catch."
Every time I go out to sea, I can bring back hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of fish. The fishermen don’t even want them, and if I send them to the purchasing station, they are not even enough to cover the fuel costs.
Their main target is the big fish weighing hundreds of kilograms. As long as they have one, they can guarantee a profit.
Jiang Yan likes the taste of grouper, as well as lobster, Australian lobster, abalone and salmon.
Now is not the right time to come. If it were autumn, the swimming crabs and hairy crabs would have plump roe, sweet meat, and original flavor, which would make people unable to stop eating.
Tsk, if only we could catch some king crab. And bluefin tuna, that expensive seafood, she had never tasted before.
Even in later generations, it is rare. She thought to herself that with the blessing of the Dragon Mother, she can eat whatever she wants.
Jiang Yan is indeed a girl of luck. Just look at her digging in the mud and sand, and then, she keeps putting it into the bucket.
He even pulled out a giant octopus weighing over ten pounds. Everyone else couldn't help but stare in amazement. This was too outrageous. A giant octopus? Shouldn't it be in the sea?
Why is it that every time she comes, she can find something and have a good meal?
After picking up the fish on the mudflats, Jiang Yan went to the shallows and caught some mantis shrimps, abalone and dried shrimps.
Mi Li picked up a lot of clams and scallops, and also caught a few big blue crabs in the mangroves.
Jiang Yan's bucket was soon filled up, and the others followed behind him.
Zhang Yulan's back and waist ached from picking mushrooms, but her face was full of excitement. It was just like picking mushrooms, it was addictive.
Her own bucket was too small. Why didn't she take a bigger one? One bucket would last her for a few days.
Lu Jiandang smiled so hard that his teeth were showing and showed his harvest to Zhang Yulan. Zhang Yulan gave him a few perfunctory compliments.
Lu Jiandang didn't hear it, and his mouth was almost grinning to the sky, which made Lu Changzheng and Lu Changtian shake their heads.
His father was quite worthless and was exploited by his mother.
After two hours, I had almost finished picking up everything, but my face was numb from the sea breeze and I lost all feeling.
Jiang Yan called them, "Let's go back first. When the weather is better, we can go out and try some local seasonal fruits."
Jiang Yan likes him very much. She lies down wherever he goes. No one can take advantage of her mouth.
When they returned, the sisters-in-law in the courtyard saw them and said with a smile, "Xiao Yan, you are really good at picking up things. Every time you go out, you never come back empty-handed.
Tomorrow, take us with you too. The mudflats are cold and wet, and I’m afraid we’ll fall. Many of us have already gone.”
The New Year is coming, and no one wants to lie in the hospital. It’s so unlucky.
Jiang Yan responded readily, "Okay, the weather's fine now, let's go out together. I'm feeling suffocated in Beijing and I'm almost going crazy from studying."
The sister-in-law glanced at him and said, "It's a good thing to have an education. Others can't go to school. In our school, only three people passed the exam this year. I don't know what the policy will be like next year.
If married people cannot take the exam, there will be a large number of divorced people, and life will be very chaotic. You just have to wait for two more years, and you will be assigned a job when you come out.
This iron rice bowl is more secure than anything else. And your comic book has been serialized for so many years, and the sales are getting better and better. Your story ideas are brilliant, don't you ever have a period of lack of inspiration?"
Before, most people were not optimistic about her and said that her story would end badly, so they were waiting to see how she would end it.
As a result, his writing became more and more interesting, and his royalties kept coming in, and he was almost using a car to transport the money.
The poor are poor, the rich are rich, Jiang Yan belongs to the ceiling group.
Jiang Yan waved at her, "Everyone wants stability and is worried about the uncertainty of life. I understand. It's too cold, so we'll go back first. Our hands and feet are frozen stiff.
It’s okay, sir. I’m just worried the kid might catch a cold. If you have time, come to my house and stay. I won’t talk any more.”
"Go back quickly, don't catch a cold. There have been a lot of colds lately, so be careful. My son just came back from the hospital, and I don't dare let him go out.
Alas, it's like a crispy skin. It is taken care of carefully, but its health is getting worse. I don't know what to do.
Jiang Yan suggested: "Then let him get more sun and exercise. Don't lock him up at home, he'll get sick from boredom."
My aunt agreed with a smile: "Okay, let's send her out in a couple of days and let her father take her to practice military boxing. Her father is as strong as a bear, and she is so sick, it's worrying to see her like that."
Jiang Yan talked for a while, then went home and poured the seafood in the wooden barrel into a large basin.
There were not enough basins at home, so Jiang Yan borrowed some from her neighbors. She filled four or five basins with them, caught some crucian carp, octopus and blue crabs, and asked Lu Xiao to give them to the neighbors.
Just think of it as adding a dish to their meal.
Zhang Yulan looked at the seafood and asked Jiang Yan, "Xiaoyan, there are too many seafood. Can we finish them all?"
Lu Li interrupted, "Auntie, we can finish it. You underestimate our appetite. I will be the chef today and let you taste my cooking skills.
I learned all of this from my sister-in-law, and now I’m even better than my teacher. My cooking skills are recognized by my sister-in-law, so I’ll show you a few of my specialties.”
Lu Jiandang was curious, "So what's your specialty? Don't just cook soups. We in the southwest love spicy food. If we don't eat it for a meal, we'll feel uncomfortable all over. Give me some spicy stir-fries.
How can you survive the winter without eating chili peppers?"
Lu Li snapped his fingers and said happily, "Eat, eat as much as you can, it's time to show your real skills, Second Uncle, just wait.
You are lucky to be on the island. You can't even eat such good food at home. If it weren't for you cleaning my ass in the past, I wouldn't bother to do it."
Lu Jiandang chuckled, "You're quite good, boy. You still remember something that happened after such a long time. It's no wonder that your uncle loves you so much. Hurry up and make it. Let me have a taste. I can't wait any longer. I want to feast on it."
Lu Li saluted in a playful manner: "Alright, I'll do it right away. I'll give you another dish, seafood in a rich sauce. This is the most authentic."
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