Upon hearing this, Boss Fu interrupted, quickly stood up, picked up his bucket, and prepared to disembark.
When Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui boarded the boat, they changed into rubber shoes, because there are many mudflats on the beach, and if they didn't wear rubber shoes, they would step into a mud puddle every time they stepped on them.
The most crucial point is that once you step in, your leg can't be pulled out.
"You all stay here and look around, I'll go set up the traps."
Boss Fu picked up the fish trap and turned to leave. There are some tricks to setting fish traps, as many fish and shrimp prefer shady places.
They brought ten earth cages with them this time, which were difficult for Boss Fu to carry by himself. Seeing this, Fu Liang helped carry them.
Seeing that Boss Fu and his companion had already started fighting, Fu Wan wasn't idle either.
They immediately split into several groups. Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan went to search for sea snails under the rocks, while Fu Ming and Ye Lin used fire tongs to look for crabs.
Fu Wan wanted to dig up some clams and shellfish; she hadn't eaten them in a while and was craving them.
But when she walked onto the mudflats with her shovel, she was unexpectedly drawn to a patch of lush greenery among the nearby rocks.
"These are... sea grapes?"
Fu Wan strode forward and reached out to touch the clusters of small green beads on the reef.
Sea grapes are a particularly magical fruit because they don't grow on land, but in the sea.
This fruit is actually a type of green algae from the sea. Its appearance is somewhat similar to that of ordinary grapes, with each grape being a distinct bead.
However, it also differs from ordinary grapes in that sea grapes are generally smaller, and their appearance is crystal clear, somewhat resembling the texture of coral in the sea. (Image from the internet, please delete if infringing copyright). The last time I ate sea grapes was several years ago. Sea grapes typically grow on rocks or corals on the seabed, and this pile of sea grapes in front of me was probably washed ashore by the waves along with the reefs.
Fu Wan took off her gloves, grabbed a few sea grapes, and popped them into her mouth. They tasted quite good; with a gentle bite, the juice burst out.
The unique flavor, simply put, is a slightly sweet taste with a hint of sea saltiness.
Of course, if you take this thing back and soak it in well water for half an hour to remove the saltiness, it will only taste sweet.
Fu Wan immediately decided to pick some sea grapes to take back with her, as they were a very good and rare fruit. They were also very nutritious, and she had to bring them back for the children to try.
Although sea grapes have a strong reproductive capacity, Fu Wan still tried her best to pick some of the larger ones, while leaving the smaller ones on the reef to continue growing.
Fishermen's rule is that while collecting their catch, they must always remember not to damage the marine environment.
"Hey, there are sea grapes here!"
Fu Ming and his companion caught several crabs and happened to pass by Fu Wan's side. They saw Fu Wan squatting next to the rocks and assumed she had some fish.
"You can eat this stuff?"
Ye Lin was very surprised; this thing was green and looked so sour that it made his teeth ache.
Fu Wan handed him the one she was holding, saying, "Brother Lin, have a taste, this is good stuff!"
Ye Lin took it with some doubt, but before he could put it in his mouth, Fu Ming squatted down and stuffed a handful into his mouth.
"Mmm, it tastes just like before!"
Fu Ming chewed on the sea grapes in his mouth, and seeing that Fu Wan had filled a small bucket, he stopped picking at the ones on the reef.
Seeing that Fu Ming's expression didn't seem to indicate that it tasted bad, Ye Lin then put the sea grapes in his mouth. The sea grapes exploded in his mouth, and the novel taste instantly conquered his taste buds.
"This thing is really good. It looks green, but it's not sour."
"Of course! When we were kids, we loved looking for these things by the rocks. I even got into a fight with Fu Jian over a bunch of sea grapes!"
Although they still lost.
Fu Wan thought to herself, seeing her brother's smug look, she decided not to reveal the truth.
She will protect her brother's reputation!
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After setting the sea grapes aside, Fu Wan discovered many shrimp holes on the mudflats.
The mudflats here were soft enough. She dug down hard into the shrimp hole, which was less than five centimeters away, and a shrimp suddenly darted out.
This was the first time Ye Lin had seen Fu Wan catch shrimp in this way, and he immediately became interested. He abandoned Fu Ming, who was searching for crabs, and joined Fu Wan in digging for shrimp.
Ye Lin was a good worker and smart enough that he quickly mastered the technique of catching shrimp. In about half an hour, Fu Wan and Ye Lin had harvested more than half a bucket of mantis shrimp.
And they were all big and fat. Those that were smaller than a finger were spared by Fu Wan, who told them to let them grow up before coming back.
"Oh my god, Wan, come quick and look! Isn't this the place where the sea turtle laid its eggs before?"
After catching all the crabs, Fu Ming thought he would climb a coconut tree to pick a couple of coconuts to eat. However, he threw the coconuts down and they landed in a sand pile.
Fu Ming looked at the eggshells in the sand pit and thought he had done something wrong again. But when he looked more closely, he realized that something was wrong.
Isn't this the turtle egg pit that Huakai dug halfway through but got lazy, and they helped him dig it?
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan quickly emerged from the mud puddle on the tidal flat and placed the bucket containing the mantis shrimp aside.
Counting the days, it's been almost a month since the flowers bloomed and the eggs were laid. I wonder how those sea turtles are doing.
The group carefully examined the sandpit; the eggshells inside were scattered about, but there was no sign of any baby sea turtles.
Has it already hatched and escaped? Or did it encounter some misfortune?
Fu Wan thought about it and ruled out the latter possibility. If it were a sea snake or something that ate sea turtle eggs, it would probably swallow the shells as well, and wouldn't just leave a few eggshells behind.
"Look, there are still sea turtles inside that haven't hatched!"
Ye Lin's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw that there were several intact sea turtles at the bottom of the sandpit.
Fu Ming immediately felt relieved. Fortunately, he had only hit eggshells, otherwise he would have been too ashamed to see the 'Wealthy Flower' bloom in the future.
Just as everyone was about to rebury the mud and sand, the sea turtle eggs underneath suddenly began to shake slightly. Fu Wan was the first to notice the movement and thought she was seeing things.
Before she could even rub her eyes, the turtle shell, which was only lightly covered by sand, suddenly cracked open with a "crack," and a turtle, no bigger than a fist, crawled out of the egg.
Holy crap!
Fu Ming gasped softly, then quickly covered his mouth, afraid that their noise would frighten the little sea turtle.
Not long after, the little sea turtle slowly crawled out of the sandpit, and then, as if summoned, slowly crawled into the sea.
"That's amazing!"
Fu Wan was secretly amazed. It's true that the world is full of wonders. Sea turtles don't need their mothers to incubate them; they can hatch on their own in the sand.
After they are born, they will be attracted to the sea and return to live in the sea.
These wondrous laws of nature are beyond the comprehension of many.
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