Chapter 259: Well-deserved reputation

Jiang Wan brought a flint and quickly started a fire.

She was not in a hurry to go swimming because the sea water had not yet receded. It would not be too late to eat something to gather her strength before going.

Xiaoshan consciously took out tools to open the coconut.

When you come to Coconut Island, you must drink coconut milk, and Xiaoshan has prepared it.

The three of them started a fire and put the two coconut crabs directly into the fire. Then each of them held a coconut and drank happily.

They were sitting not far from the coconut grove, and the sun was not very high at that moment. The sunlight was blocked by the tall coconut trees, and there was no sunlight at all.

Jiang Wan was not afraid. She applied a lot of sunscreen before going out and protected her whole body.

"Wow, it smells so good, it was just roasted a while ago."

"That's the aroma of its roasted shells. Don't you think it smells similar to the aroma of roasted crabs and shrimps?"

Xiaoshan has eaten a lot of them and can tell the difference just by smelling them.

Yinzhu snorted twice.

"We've never grilled it at home. We always steam it."

As for seafood, steaming it can better show its freshness.

However, the boys in the village often pick up seafood from the beach and grill it for fun.

Parents would definitely not allow children to play with fire at a young age, so if they were caught, they would be beaten. Almost all boys in the village, big and small, had been beaten.

Xiaoshan was also caught, but he had no choice. Because sometimes his aunt didn't give him enough food, he could only secretly bake something to eat.

At that time he didn't understand why his aunt disliked him when everyone in the village liked her son, so he always tried hard to show off.

Looking for food, collecting firewood, and being beaten and scolded.

But no matter how well-behaved he was, the food at home would always be left for his uncle by his aunt, and his three sisters would not get any.

If you don't find a way to sneak out and get something to eat, you'll just go hungry.

Being hungry is such a terrible feeling.

Xiao Shan can still clearly recall that feeling. He was so anxious that he couldn't sleep all night. He wanted to bite his clothes and eat something, but he could only drink a lot of water.

If you make any noise while fetching water, you will be scolded.

Grandma...

Forget it, don't think about it, they are just like my aunt. They know what kind of life they live, but they don't care at all.

So when he was a little older, he knew to save money. When he was hungry, he could buy some eggs and hide them to eat later, or buy some cakes.

As long as he was full, he didn't mind being scolded; he just pretended not to hear.

Thinking of that second aunt, Xiaoshan's excited mood became a little depressed and he spoke less and less.

Yinzhu noticed his mood, secretly tugged at Xiaoshan's sleeve, and quietly sat closer to him.

Xiaoshan pursed his lips and smiled, feeling much better.

Yinzhu took a small wooden stick and drew a small hill on the white sand between the two of them, and then drew a few small round beads around the hill.

Xiaoshan naturally understood what was said. His cheeks felt hot and he had a lot of things he wanted to say to Yinzhu.

However, there was a little girl across from me, so I was too embarrassed to speak. I could only use a small stick to draw something on the sand to cheer Yinzhu up.

Jiang Wan: “…”

Jiang Wan picked up two wooden sticks and turned the two coconut crabs over. The bottom part had been roasted a little black.

The coconut crab's tail began to sizzle with oil.

"It will be ready soon. Uncle Dahai can roast another one for himself later. We can have two for the three of us."

The coconut crab was very big, but one might not be enough for three people, so we ate two.

Jiang Wan's eyes gleamed with anticipation.

I've heard about it so many times, and this time I finally got to try it myself.

After one stick of incense, both coconut crabs were roasted into an orange-red color, which was very beautiful.

Jiang Wan used a stick to dig out the crab and cooled it down a little. When she came to her senses, she saw Xiaoshan getting some palm leaves from the woods.

The large leaves have been washed clean and can be used as simple tablecloths.

"Brother Xiaoshan, have you ever eaten it? How about you open it?"

Xiaoshan hesitated for a moment, then took a coconut crab, tore off the two large claws, and gave them to Yinzhu and Jiang Wan.

If a coconut crab weighs five kilograms, then its claws weigh two kilograms. This is no joke.

The flesh of the claws can be said to be the essence of it.

Jiang Wan shook the pliers and found them to be really filling. She felt like she would be full after eating two of them.

"Xiao Wan, these pliers are quite thick. How about I help you open them?"

Xiaoshan has helped Yinzhu break the pliers, and Yinzhu is happily eating crab meat.

Jiang Wan waved her hands to refuse. She grabbed a stone and smashed the pliers, causing a crack.

The shell is thick, and the meat inside is also substantial, a big lump.

As soon as the freshly roasted crab is cracked open, the shredded meat inside exudes a rich crab meat aroma, which whets your appetite.

Jiang Wan took a big bite, and the sweet taste rushed straight to the top of her head. The feeling of satisfaction was truly addictive.

She took another big bite, and finally began to feel more tangible about the descriptions of eating that she had seen on TV shows before.

They were not exaggerating, the coconut crab tasted really good.

This kind of claw meat is even more fragrant than lobster claw meat.

Jiang Wan and Yin Zhu were gnawing on the crab claws while Xiao Shan took apart the body of the coconut crab, leaving only a big butt untouched.

Here...

She recalled a food show she had watched before, in which the host said that the dirty food inside smelled very good.

Jiang Wan put down the half-eaten crab claws and tore open the remaining large lump. Inside was the coconut crab's dirty innards and a pile of yellow oil.

After removing the intestines and a bunch of unknown objects, she tentatively used a larger crab shell to stir it and then tasted it.

The two people opposite looked at Jiang Wan in amazement.

"Xiao Wan? You can eat this?"

"Okay, is it delicious?"

Yinzhu swallowed and stared at Jiang Wan's facial expression.

Jiang Wan frowned and tried a little more. It was indeed delicious. But after two bites, it felt greasy. She couldn't eat it.

"It feels okay. You can give it a try. I wonder if it suits your taste."

She continued to pick up the crab claws and nibble at the meat, occasionally eating some of the roe.

Yinzhu touched it twice out of curiosity, but she couldn't stop eating it. It seemed to suit her taste and she would never get tired of it no matter how much she ate.

Jiang Wan and Xiao Shan simply gave them all to her.

Xiaoshan, the second coconut crab, ate the crab claws, and Jiang Wan got another one. As for Yinzhu, she had no interest in the crab claws at this time.

The three of them had a delicious meal.

After eating coconut crabs and putting out the fire, we picked up our food and headed towards the beach to catch some seafood.

Jiang Wan had a hunch that she would be able to find something different on this new island.

————————————————————————

(Guess what~)