"Little sister, what is this?"
Fan Zizhong held the abalone, looked it up and down, and asked Ruan Meng.
Ruan Meng received the result with a look of surprise and delight; she had finally waited for it!
After so many days of beachcombing, I've been busy collecting oysters, all I'm missing is finding abalone!
Ruan Meng took the abalone and pointed to its foot, explaining, "This is called abalone. These soft parts are its foot, used to attach to rocks. The meat is chewy and delicious!" (Image from the internet) "The shell will have different colors depending on the food it eats."
Ruan Meng laughed and said, "Perfect timing, let's change up the dishes! Brother Fan, while you have some free time, pick up more of this, I'll braise it for everyone!"
Braised?
Fan Zizhong opened his eyes wide, looked at the "greedy guys" behind him, and walked back with a smile.
My second brother took advantage of his free time and joined the beachcombing activity.
Ruan Meng's eyelids twitched as she kept a close eye on her second brother's movements, fearing that he might have another "surprise" encounter.
Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, the second brother's cry of pain rang out.
Ruan Meng threw away the wild onion in her hand and quickly walked closer.
Near my second brother's feet, I spotted a small, grayish-striped fish, about the length of a palm, swimming shallowly by...
Ruan Meng immediately squatted down to check her second brother's wound.
At the same time, he instructed his third brother, who was standing next to him, "Third brother, use tongs to grab this fish!"
"Its spines are poisonous, don't touch it!"
Hearing his second brother's exclamation, the third brother rushed to his side. Upon hearing the sound, he immediately took action, using tongs to grab the eel and catfish and throwing it into the empty bucket beside him.
Ruan Meng carefully pulled out the broken thorn from her second brother's ankle wound, squeezed the wound hard, and expelled the poisonous blood.
The second child screamed in pain, covering his face with his hands as if he couldn't bear it.
The elder brother and sister-in-law rushed over upon hearing the commotion.
The Song and Fan families surrounded him, eagerly asking:
"How is it? Is it serious?"
What do you need us to do?
......
Ruan Meng didn't stand on ceremony and asked for help.
"Brother Fan, could you please bring two buckets of water?"
"Sister-in-law, could you please go back and find the mung beans I bought last time I went to town? Grab a handful, crush them, and boil them in water. Be quick!"
Fan Zizhong and his sister-in-law turned and ran.
Spring water was brought over, and Ruan Meng asked her third brother to help her second brother, while Fan Zizhong helped wash the wounds.
He went back inside, picked out Lobelia chinensis, Pinellia ternata, and Garlic Sage from the medicine bag, washed them, crushed them, added salt, wrapped them in leaves, rushed to his second brother, and applied them to the wound.
The eldest sister-in-law brought over some water boiled with mung beans, and had the second son drink it quickly.
After doing all this, about half an hour had passed. Ruan Meng asked her second brother:
"Second brother, how is it?"
The second son nodded slowly, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, as if he had survived a calamity.
Only then did the eldest brother and the others feel a little relieved.
Hearing what Ruan Meng had just shouted, Song Shiwen looked at the eel in the wooden bucket and asked Ruan Meng:
"Little sister, what is this fish? Is it poisonous?"
Ruan Meng nodded, "This is called the striped eel catfish. The three spines on its dorsal and pectoral fins are highly venomous." (Image from the internet) In its previous life, it was known as one of the three most poisonous fish in the southern seas. People stung by its venomous spines would experience prolonged throbbing pain or paralysis.
"Judging from Ruan Yi's appearance, it must have been very painful after being stabbed?"
Fan Zili asked.
Ruan Meng took a breath, feeling extremely sorry for her second brother, and described it as, "I heard it's like having your bones smashed with a hammer for over ten hours straight..."
Everyone gasped and looked at Ruan Yi with pity.
The third brother sighed, looking at his second brother with a mixture of heartache and speechlessness:
"Second brother, there are so many people out there gathering seafood..."
Should I say you're unlucky, or should I say you're unlucky?
Someone chuckled, while the second brother feigned anger and looked at his eldest brother:
"Big brother, the third brother is laughing at me!"
The older brother opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
He personally helped the second child up, saying with heartache:
"Let's help you to the shore first, and you can rest for a while."
The second son glared at the third son and muttered:
"My older brother still cares about me the most!"
The elder sister-in-law shook her head. Ruan Meng went back into the house, took out a pair of scissors, and snipped the eel in the bucket!
Sister-in-law Fan held her son Fan Ze tightly, afraid he would get too close, and asked worriedly:
"Little sister, this fish is so poisonous, why are you keeping it?"
Fan Ze obediently remained still, looked up and asked Ruan Meng:
"Aunt Ruan, does picking up its thorns mean it's no longer poisonous?"
Ruan Meng patted Fan Ze's head and praised, "So clever! That's right! Cut off its thorns, and it's edible, very delicious!"
Fan Ze smiled shyly after being praised.
Ruan Meng crouched down and asked, "Xiao Ze is so smart, so as a reward for Xiao Ze..."
"Xiaoze told his aunt whether he preferred fish soup or steamed fish. His aunt then used that to make something delicious for Xiaoze!"
Aze's tiny eyes, like those of a little bean, were wide open.
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