As soon as Ye Xiaocui stepped out with her tools, she ran into Fu Honghong and the others who were also heading to the beach.
When Fu Honghong saw Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu, her eyes lit up, and the children immediately huddled together and whispered among themselves.
Children have their own way of greeting others, and adults naturally have their own ways of making small talk.
Ye Xiaocui greeted her with a smile, "Auntie, have you had dinner yet?"
Fu Honghong's grandmother, Liu Qiufang, smiled broadly, "We've eaten, we've eaten! Are you going to go beachcombing too?"
Ye Xiaocui nodded, "Yes, I didn't go out much during the day, so I'll try my luck tonight."
"Hey, you guys didn't go out during the day? You're missing out big time! There were plenty of good finds on the beach today, some people even found abalone and sea cucumbers!"
Liu Qiufang talked excitedly without stopping. Fu Wan and Fu Ming had just come out with their bicycles when they saw Liu Qiufang and hurriedly greeted her.
"Auntie, are you going out? Have you had dinner yet?"
"I've eaten, I've eaten! Hey, Wan's back! You look thinner!"
Fu Wan was starting to doubt her life after hearing this question. She had only been away for four or five days, so why were people saying she looked thinner?
Could it be that you really lost weight during those few days in Shanghai?
After saying a few words, Liu Qiufang hurriedly led Fu Honghong toward the seaside. If they went late, everyone in the village would come out, and those who arrived late would not get anything.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming were thinking about how to arrange for Fu Ling and the others to get on the bicycles when Fu Liang came back on his tricycle to pick them up.
Upon seeing Fu Liang, Ye Xiaocui quickly pulled him aside and asked, "Liang, how's it going? Are there any seafood over there?"
Fu Liang scratched his head. "Auntie, I haven't had a chance to see it yet. I dropped my mother and my wife off and came over."
Ye Xiaocui was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, and Fu Wan interjected, asking, "Brother Liang, was there anyone there when you went over?"
Fu Liang shook his head, "No, not at all."
"Not to mention people, we didn't even see a single footprint."
These words made Fu Wan's eyes light up, and she hurriedly called Fu Ling and the others to get into the car.
"If there's no one else, there should be seafood. The tide has just gone out, so let's hurry, or we'll be busy for half a day!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui hurriedly stepped onto the tricycle, throwing all her tools onto it as well.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu didn't want to ride in a tricycle, so they sat on the back of Fu Ming and Fu Wan's bicycles respectively.
The group greeted Boss Fu, who was clearing away the dishes, and then hurried off to their target mudflat.
As expected, Fu Wan and her group passed by the beach near the village.
There were many flashlights shining on the beach, and it looked like there were at least a dozen people.
"Tsk tsk, with so many people, there probably aren't many clams left."
Fu Ming shook his head. Luckily, they had a secret base.
Thinking of the harvest from his previous beachcombing trips, Fu Ming quickened his pace.
"Ah Wan, come on, let's see who's faster!"
Fu Wan rolled her eyes. How dare a grown man compete with a woman like her in riding a bicycle?
Despite her complaints, Fu Wan's strength in pedaling the bicycle increased significantly.
To be honest, it's been a long time since I rode a bicycle, and riding it now is actually quite fun.
She originally planned to ride a motorcycle, but Fu Laoda had put the motorcycle key away. Since riding a bicycle was good for her health and it wasn't too far, Fu Wan didn't ask Fu Laoda to look for the motorcycle key.
After passing the beach section of the village, the road became much quieter, with only the chirping of insects and the sound of waves constantly crashing on the beach.
Fu Ling sat behind Fu Wan, humming a song. The sea breeze blew on Fu Wan's face, making her squint her eyes in comfort.
Fu Liang's tricycle was naturally the first to arrive, and Fu Wan and Fu Ling were not far behind. As soon as the two of them parked their tricycles, they heard Ye Xiaocui's exclamation.
"Grandma, Chunlan, where did you find so many bull's eye snails?"
"Haha, it's right under your feet, Xiao Cui, hurry up and look! There are not only bull's eye snails here, but also a lot of spicy snails!"
From a distance, Fu Wan saw Jiang Chunlan holding a handful of things and showing them to Ye Xiaocui, which she guessed were the spicy snails that Ye Xiaocui had touched.
Upon hearing that there were plenty of spicy snails, Fu Ming was incredibly excited and immediately grabbed his small basket and ran towards Jiang Chunlan and the others.
Fu Wan put gloves on Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu, and then tied two small bamboo baskets for them.
These two bamboo baskets were woven by Li Chunhua for the children. They were much smaller than the bamboo baskets Fu Wan and the others had. They were hung on Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu's waists and looked very delicate and cute.
"Mom, let's go pick snails too!"
Fu Ling couldn't wait to run to the beach, but Fu Wan grabbed her and rolled up her sleeves.
"You can pick snails, but don't take off your gloves. Be careful when you walk, don't fall."
"good!"
Fu Ling nodded obediently, her round eyes darting around.
Fu Wan could tell at a glance that this girl hadn't taken it to heart, so she simply ignored her and turned to check if Qin Mingzhu's gloves and sleeves were properly fixed.
Ignoring elders' advice will lead to trouble. You'll learn to be careful when you trip and fall.
However, Fu Ling has been at school for a year now, and perhaps because of her diligent exercise, she has become much more robust.
She grew very tall, becoming the tallest among children her age in the village.
Since she was a bit older, Qin Mingzhu had already tidied herself up before Fu Wan could even reach out.
Fu Wan adjusted the basket on her back and let them pass.
It was pitch black at the beach, but once you got used to the darkness, you could still see your surroundings clearly.
Ye Xiaocui, Jiang Chunlan, and Wang Huiping were busy harvesting snails. Fu Wan went over to take a look and saw that there was already a small bucket of snails next to Jiang Chunlan.
"Wow, Auntie, so many snails!"
Jiang Chunlan couldn't stop smiling, and although she was talking, her hands kept moving.
"Haha, yes! There are whelks and bull's-eye whelks. Ah Wan, look, your sister-in-law even found more than a pound of big red whelks!"
Wang Huiping blushed a little at her mother-in-law's boasting, and Fu Wan gave her a thumbs up.
"Sister-in-law, not bad!"
"Hehe, I was just lucky."
Just then, Fu Ming's voice suddenly came over.
"Ah Wan, come quick, there are crabs here!"
Fu Wan looked over upon hearing the sound and indeed saw Fu Ming holding a red flower crab that was baring its fangs and claws.
Fu Wan immediately perked up and hurried over.
"Are there red flower crabs here? Where were they caught?"
Fu Ming was very pleased with himself and pointed to the pile of rocks next to him.
"Haha, it's right under the rock. I was gathering snails, and when I lifted the rock, I saw this guy."
Fu Wan had caught crabs before; they weighed less than half a jin, but about three or four liang.
There weren't many crabs available this season, and since this crab looked quite plump, Fu Wan tossed it into the bucket.
This rocky area is very long and stretches as far as the eye can see. It's also very close to Fu Wan and her team's aquaculture area; it's probably less than a ten-minute walk away.
Fu Wan withdrew her gaze and began searching through the rocky area; there were indeed quite a few snails.
Wang Huiping also came over to pick them up. Fu Wan threw the spicy snails in her hand into the bucket, and her eyes suddenly fell on the snails next to Wang Huiping's hand.
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