Chapter 64: Buddha's Hand Conch

After tying up the hair algae, Jiang Wan put them on the ground first, and then climbed up the reef with the basket on his back.

As soon as she raised her eyes, she saw a large cluster of Buddha's hand snails densely packed in the crevices of the rocks in front of her, which was really itchy.

The Buddha's hand snail has many names, including dog claw snail, ghost claw snail, and chicken claw snail. But what it looks like most is actually a turtle's claw.

It is very small, about the thickness of a thumb, and is usually found in groups, squeezed into cracks between rocks or parasitizing on the hulls of fish and boats.

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They look easy to catch in large numbers, but it takes some effort to get them into your basket.

This is because once the Buddha's hand snail is touched, its handle will shrink and hide in the rock wall, so it will take a lot of force to pull it out.

Jiang Wan climbed up and tried to pull out the outermost one. The first one was easy to pull out. The ones behind it were touched and they didn't move when they were pulled again.

It was a pity that she didn't have pliers, otherwise she could have clamped its body and pulled it out accurately.

"Since you won't come with me, I'll have to use force."

Jiang Wan said something harsh, raised the pickaxe and started digging out little by little along the cracks in the stone. Although it was a bit strenuous, she was immediately filled with energy when she thought about having delicious conches to eat when she got home.

She has eaten a lot of seafood in modern times, and it is no exaggeration to say that Buddha's hand snail ranks among the top five in terms of freshness and sweetness among all the seafood she has eaten.

How can you miss such delicious food when you come across it?

Jiang Wan raised the pickaxe and dug at it again and again. The snails in the cracks of the rocks were picked up and fell to the ground one by one. Finally, they all went into her basket.

After digging two large nests, there were still quite a lot of fish here, but she had used up a lot of energy and could not swing the pickaxe after digging only half a basket.

It's kind of useless...

She needs to work up some physical strength.

She sat there and rested for a while. She was sitting high enough to actually see the bamboo raft connecting the bridge to the island not far away, but she didn't see the people on the bridge.

"Xiao Wan!"

“Hey!”

"It's okay, I just called to see if you were there."

Lian Yue felt uneasy if he didn't hear anything from Haotou for a while, but he felt more at ease when he heard the little girl's response after calling her.

It’s not easy to take care of a baby.

Jiang Wan sat for a while and felt her arms were not so sore anymore, so she prepared to go down.

Although there are not as many rattan pots and oysters on the reefs here as in the fishing village, there are still some, so you still have to be careful when walking.

It's not good to get cut.

She changed direction and went down because the rocks here were smoother and easier to climb.

She didn't know whether she was lucky today or the island was rich in resources, but she saw another good thing as soon as she came down from the pile of rocks.

A large patch of purple-red and light yellow seaweed grows on the stone, like a flower blooming on the stone.

This is sea stone flower!

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Jiang Wan's eyes lit up, and she immediately picked up the shovel and shoveled them down one by one.

Sea stone flower is both a medicine and a food ingredient. It is rich in collagen and nutrients. There are many ways to make jelly or jelly with it.

Streamers like her usually go fishing or make various foods with things from the beach. She not only makes sea anise when she is making videos, but also grows some on a regular basis.

However, it has very high requirements for water quality and cannot be artificially cultivated in modern times, so it is sold at a very high price (slightly exaggerated). Jiang Wan smuggled some out of her mother's medicine cabinet.

In summer, it can be made into a drink to relieve heat, cool down the lungs, and moisten the lungs. It is low in calories and high in nutrition, so you don't have to worry about gaining weight if you drink more.

After picking these, clean off the broken oyster shells and fine sand, dry them and dry them in the sun. If preserved well, they can be stored for many years.

My family can drink it, and my mother can also use it as medicine. It's quite good.

Jiang Wan had a great harvest today and was in a very good mood. She even had the urge to buy a bamboo raft or a small fishing boat for herself.

In this way, the whole family can go out to the sea from time to time and find more and richer seafood.

But it was just a thought, as the family only made a little money at the moment. Her goal was to build a small oyster sauce workshop first. Oyster sauce was the main source of income for the family, so she had to seize the opportunity.

Speaking of which, when she went out today, she actually wanted to pick up some kelp or seaweed to take back. Whether it is stewed pork ribs with seaweed or stewed pork ribs with kelp, they are both her and her mother's favorite soups.

Unfortunately, she hasn’t seen it on the island yet, so she probably won’t be able to pick it up.

I'll ask Lian Yue and Lian Qiao later to see if anyone in the village knows what they can bring home to dry, so I can buy some then.

"Xiao Wan!"

Lian Yue called again.

“Hey!”

Jiang Wan responded, tied up the seaweed, and went to look for Lian Yue in the direction of the sound.

Her basket was almost full, and she wouldn't be able to get much out of it, so she decided to go see what Lian Yue had reaped first.

At this time, Lian Yue was looking for the marks he had made on the beach. Only when he had a clear place would it be easier for him to dig things out.

That's right, dig.

The place he was in was a beach on the island, full of mud that made it difficult for people to walk. The mud was deep and shallow, and there were many delicious marine creatures living in it.

For example, octopus, blue crab, razor clams, etc. If you are lucky, you may even encounter eels hiding inside and have a personal eel battle.

Lian Yue has his own way of measuring this kind of beach, knowing which place is deep and which is shallow, and he will never go wrong no matter how many times he comes.

Others can't do that, which is the fundamental reason why no one has ever stolen his jars.

When Jiang Wan found him, Lian Yue's calves were both in the mud, and he was trying to take out a big jar from the mud.

It was far away so she could only get a rough idea of ​​what was happening. Jiang Wan did not go forward either. She hated going into the beach to chase after the sea.

Once you enter the beach, both feet will sink into the mud. Unless you wear rubber boots, the icy mud will make your feet slippery.

It feels quite comfortable, but you don’t know what’s in the mud. You might suddenly get pinched by a crab claw, or bit by an unknown insect.

If you are unlucky, you can also experience the feeling of an eel or water snake sliding across your skin, or step on a sharp oyster shell and get a few stitches.

In short, she is most afraid of this kind of unknown fear.

Therefore, every time she goes to the beach to paint and chase the sea, she will wear a one-piece rubber bucket shoe, and was once rated by netizens as the most fearful sea-chasing anchor.

She had no interest in going to the beach at this moment, so she obediently found a rock to sit on. She watched Lian Yue grab two octopuses from the jar, then grab some bait from the basket on his body, put it into the jar, and then buried the jar back.

Octopuses love to dig holes, and they love it even more if there's something delicious in the hole.

It seems that the fishermen at this time have already figured out the habits of octopuses.

Jiang Wan looked and counted. Lian Yue found three jars and caught at least two big crabs and seven octopuses. He didn't know how many jars he had put and how many he could catch in a day...

By the way, when she just came out, she saw Lian Yue bringing a fishing net, so this man should go fishing later.

What a capable young man...