Chapter 85 Stone Crab

Jiang Wan filled most of the basket and stopped there. She wrapped the remaining dough in leaves and put it into the bucket.

It was still early for high tide, so she planned to look around to see if there was any seafood she could catch and take home to eat, and also look for some nice shells.

The tide rises and falls every day, and falls and rises again, taking away some shells from the shore and bringing new ones.

It was early July and her cousin's birthday was at the end of the month. As long as she worked hard, she would be able to collect all the shells before her cousin's birthday.

Jiang Wan plans to make a shell wind chime by herself as a gift to her cousin. This kind of small craft is not difficult for her. The main problem at the moment is that she has not yet gathered all the materials, so the progress is stuck.

"Xiao Wan! There's a fish here! Can I pick it up?!"

After hearing Qin Yue's words, Jiang Wan walked forward quickly. It was a dead black sea bream.

"It seems like it's dead. Can we keep it?"

"You can still pick them up and bring them back to feed the ducks at home."

The ducks at the seaside can eat anything, including clams, snails, and fish. Jiang Wan looked at this fish, and its gills were dark red and covered with mucus, which looked unfresh. However, it didn't have any strange smell, so it could be fed to the ducks.

Received it, received it.

Qin Yue was very excited about exploring this beach, so she turned around and ran to the front to look for marine life.

Jiang Wan was relieved to see that she hadn't run far. After walking around, her shoes were full of sand, which was a bit uncomfortable, so she simply walked into the sea and rinsed the sand out of her shoes.

The weather is getting hotter day by day. It would be nice if I could go barefoot.

Jiang Wan was just thinking about it, she still couldn't take off her shoes.

The main reason is not that women in ancient times could not have their feet examined, but that they were afraid of being cut.

The oyster shells, clam shells, and cane shells on the beach are all very sharp. Sometimes you step on them and before you even feel anything, your foot is already cut.

(The author has personally experienced that you must wear good shoes when catching the sea!!)

Jiang Wan stepped into the water to catch up with Qin Yue. She caught a stone crab from somewhere and was chasing after it, trying to catch it.

Stone crabs are much smaller than blue crabs and darker in color. They hide in the cracks of rocks and sometimes look like rocks.

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This kind of crab is sold very cheaply in the vegetable market in her hometown, and you can pick up a bag of it and take it home for just a dozen yuan.

Jiang Wan quite likes stone crabs. They taste great whether steamed or stir-fried, especially because the meat is firm, fresh and sweet.

The texture of its meat is not much worse than that of blue crab, but its roe and paste are not as good as those of blue crab. In addition, blue crabs have been advertised as being rich in nutrients, so the value of stone crabs is naturally not as high as that of blue crabs.

Jiang Wan's thoughts were distracted for a few moments when Qin Yue had already caught the crab and came over.

"Xiao Wan! The crabs here are even dumber than the crabs in the mountain ditches where we are. They are very easy to catch!"

"Then catch a few more and I'll cook them for you later."

Jiang Wan had just finished speaking when she suddenly heard Xiaoman's voice coming from not far ahead.

"I never gave you pufferfish!"

"It's you. I recognize your clothes and your hands!"

Jiang Wan was also familiar with the two boys, the brothers Zhou Li and Zhou Yuan.

Jiang Wan called Qin Yue to hurry over to check the situation. When the two brothers saw it was her, they called for help first.

"Sister Xiaowan!"

Xiaoman immediately grabbed Jiang Wan's sleeve as if he had seen reinforcements.

"Xiao Wan, it's great that you know them. Please help me explain. I really haven't given them puffer fish. Recently, I've been doing things at home, or opening oysters, and I haven't even seen them."

"Sister Xiaowan, we didn't lie. I remember her dress, and that man's hands were as white as hers!"

Zhou Yuan's words were very decisive, for fear that Jiang Wan would think he was lying.

Jiang Wan lowered her head and glanced at her sleeves. Xiaoman's hands were indeed whiter than those of the villagers.

But this was because she had been ill and had not been out for a long time, so she was covered in ash. After Xiaoman recovered from her illness, she had to look for a husband, and she had not been out to work much, so of course she was ash-whiter than the people in the village.

Jiang Wan was sure that the person who gave the puffer fish was not Xiaoman. At that time, Xiaoman was sick and dared not go out, so how could he come out and do something bad?

As for the clothes...

The last time she was at Xiaoman's house, she saw Qian Yue coming to return clothes.

"Xiao Li and Xiao Yuan, do you two believe in your sister?"

The two brothers looked at each other and nodded. Last time, it was because Sister Jiang Wan reminded them that they didn't eat the poisoned fish. Sister Jiang Wan was a good person.

"Then you should let Sister Xiaoman go home. She is not the one who gave you the pufferfish. I will go back with you and explain this matter to your family."

Jiang Wan didn't plan to tell her mother about Qian Yue's matter, so she decided to do it herself.

Although the two brothers were a little hesitant, they still obediently stopped grabbing Xiaoman and followed Jiang Wan home.

Qin Yue was confused the whole time and had no idea what was going on.

Jiang Wan had no intention of explaining to her. She took her to Zhou's house, gave her a small stool, and left her alone.

"Aunt Lin, Aunt Xu."

When she told Xu Mingwei about the two children recognizing the clothes on the beach, there was obvious surprise in his eyes.

"Xiao Man? How could it be her?"

It shouldn't be her...

"Aunt Xu, I can guarantee that the person who gave you the puffer fish was not Xiaoman. She was ill at the time, and it was my mother who diagnosed her. As for the clothes."

Jiang Wan told her two sisters-in-law everything she had seen and heard at Xiaoman's house a few days ago.

Xu Mingwei looked a little more relaxed.

She said that she should not have made a mistake in choosing the right person. The one who harmed her family was Qian Yue.

I was so scared that I thought I had taken revenge on the wrong person.

"Xiao Wan, we know about this matter and will definitely not misunderstand Xiao Man. Thank you for coming."

As he said that, Xu Mingwei was about to pull Jiang Wan to the kitchen.

People from the village were invited to the kitchen to drink sugar water or eat egg soup. Jiang Wan was embarrassed to eat the Zhou family's food, so she quickly grabbed Qin Yue and ran away.

"Aunt Xu, please pay attention to that woman!"

"I know, I know. This kid runs really fast."

Xu Mingwei sighed, turned around and went into the room and locked the door.

She looked around and saw that the children went to look for their younger siblings as soon as they came back, and were probably learning Chinese characters with their husbands at the moment.

fine.

"Sister-in-law, let me tell you, the one who harmed us was Qian Yue."

"Why is she like this..."

Lin Wanrong was still trying to recall whether she had any grudges with Qian Yue since she came to the village when she was suddenly poked on the head.

"Silly sister-in-law, I just like my brother."

Xu Mingwei has been very busy recently. Not only has he been secretly inquiring about Qian Yue's family situation and personality, he has also been observing her daily travels.

That woman would often go out with Lian Baozhu when they were fishing, and would only go home after getting some food. Then she would go out by boat every five days. Xu Mingwei asked the people on the same boat, and they all said that Qian Yue went back to her mother's house to visit her second-rate brother.

Apart from these times, Qianyue often went to the small harbor in the village where the boats were moored. Especially when the fishing boats were returning, she would always buy some small fish and shrimps on the way or simply go up to buy some.

Anyway, she saw through Sima Zhao's intentions.

"But she should be changing her target soon."

A very remarkable person has recently come to the ship.

Xu Mingwei smiled mysteriously, and the unfinished words made Lin Wanrong itchy, so she hurriedly urged her to speak.

"It's not certain yet. I'll tell you when I'm sure."