"No way?"
Qin Anning listened with skepticism. Seeing that she hadn't given up the idea of going down into the trench, Fu Ming picked up the fire tongs next to her and pointed to Fu Wan.
"Look about half a meter from A-Wan's feet, at that dark shape, can you tell that it's a crab?"
"Isn't that a stone?"
Qin Anning answered reflexively, and Fu Ming shook his head. He quickly struck with the fire tongs, instantly grabbing a large, menacing crab.
Qin Anning was dumbfounded. This... this... she might really not be suited to go into the water.
How did the stone suddenly turn into a crab?!
Fu Wan didn't notice what was happening over there. There were a lot of crabs in the trench, and she quickly filled a small bucket with them.
The crabs were about the same color as the surrounding mud and sand, with some being slightly darker.
Unless you're an experienced fisherman, most people wouldn't even recognize it as a crab.
Moreover, most of the crabs here are red-armored and have a lot of strength. Wearing rubber shoes will wear out your shoes, and if you go in barefoot, you'll definitely get pinched and bloodied.
In the dead of winter, if you get injured, the wound will heal slowly, which must be so painful.
Fu Ming was also worried that Qin Anning would get hurt, which is why he didn't let her go into the trench.
As for the few of them, they had been pinched by crabs since they were little, so they were tough and fearless.
Qin Anning thought about it and didn't insist. Instead, she led the children to continue looking for clam and razor clam burrows nearby.
There was more than just Fu Wan's trench here. Fu Ming and Fu Liang saw a lot of crabs and started messing around with the other trenches with their tools.
The seawater in the trench was very cold, and even though Fu Wan and the others were wearing gloves, their hands were still freezing.
However, this trench was strange; there were so many crabs that they were countless. The three of them were like three human-shaped scanning machines, catching them one by one.
About half an hour later, the bucket next to them was already full of crabs.
The crab species in these trenches are all similar, except for the flower crab and the red-shelled crab. They are of medium size, and the main thing is to eat them fresh.
After walking around the trench and finding no more crabs, Fu Wan carried her catch toward Qin Anning.
She glanced at the time; it was nearly five o'clock, and in about half an hour, it would get dark and the tide would come in.
"Big brother, Brother Liang, it's about time to head back, the tide's coming in!"
"good!"
Fu Ming responded without looking up. Fu Liang remained silent for a while, and Fu Wan looked over in confusion, just in time to see Fu Liang waving in her direction.
Fu Wan noticed the excitement on Fu Liang's face and quickly put down what she was holding and ran over.
Fu Liang was engrossed in catching crabs when, after taking a couple of steps into the reef, a sound suddenly came from under a large rock. Just as he was about to look down to investigate, a wave splashed onto his face, making it impossible for him to open his eyes.
The commotion must mean there's some seafood. Fu Liang quickly wiped the water off his face with his sleeve and then swiftly searched the trench for the target that had just attacked him.
It was at this moment that Fu Wan called them back. Without much thought, he beckoned Fu Wan to come and help.
Ah Wan has better luck and eyesight than him; she might spot the fish right away.
When Fu Wan arrived, the seawater in the trench was murky.
"Brother Liang, where's the fish?"
"The fish... the fish is in the trench! Oh dear, it just splashed water all over my face, and now I don't know where it's gone!"
Fu Liang was a little embarrassed. The water in his trench was deeper than that on Fu Wan and Fu Ming's side, and the seawater was murky, so he really couldn't find the fish right away.
Hearing the commotion from his brother's side, Fu Ming also came out of the trench carrying a large bucket of crabs.
He squatted on the reef and stared for a while, then looked at Fu Liang with some suspicion.
"Ah Liang, you must be seeing things. There's no fish in here, not even fish scales."
Fu Liang panicked when he heard this. So the water that had just covered his face was splashed by a ghost?
"There are definitely fish. Look at my sleeves, they're still wet from when I wiped them, and my hair is still wet!"
Fu Wan glanced at Fu Liang, and sure enough, the older brother's hair in the front was indeed wet.
Fu Liang was an honest and simple man who rarely joked about such things. Fu Wan carefully waded into the water, bracing herself against the rocks, and then turned to ask Fu Liang:
"Brother Liang, where did you get splashed with water just now?"
"This is it!"
Fu Liang pointed to the large reef at his feet, "It's under this rock. I wanted to see if there were any crabs down there, but as soon as I put the tongs over, I got slapped in the face with water."
"Ah Wan, believe me, there really are fish!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, let me look for it!"
Fu Wan comforted him for a couple of minutes, then looked down to check the situation in the water.
The water in the trench was a bit murky, probably because they had been walking around, but no fish were seen.
According to Fu Liang, if a fish could slap him in the face with water, it definitely wasn't a small caramel.
Thinking this, Fu Wan slowly walked to the rock that Fu Liang had mentioned and bent down to examine it.
The fish was startled and should have left the rock that Fu Liang had mentioned. There weren't many places to hide here, so Fu Wan slowly took a few more steps forward and finally saw the fish's tail sticking out under a small rock in front of her.
“Ah Wan…”
Seeing that he hadn't gotten anything after a while, Fu Ming was about to call her up when he saw Fu Wan waving her hand with her back to him, and he immediately swallowed back the words he was about to say.
Could there be fish there?
Fu Ming stood up. He had just come ashore and was squatting on the rocks.
Knowing there really was a fish, he wanted to help, but Fu Wan bent down and quickly reached her hands under the rocks. Then, she grabbed the head with one hand and the tail with the other, and struggled to lift up a fish about half a meter long.
Holy crap!
Fu Ming was so surprised that he blurted out a phrase from the classic Chinese poem, while Fu Liang was extremely excited, pointing at the fish and shouting.
"See? See? I told you, there was a fish!"
Fu Wan held the fish and laughed happily, "Haha, it's a good fish, big brother, quickly bring the bucket for the fish!"
Fu Ming responded and was about to run down the rocks when Qin Anning heard the commotion and handed him the bucket.
"Ah Wan, what kind of fish is it?"
Fu Ming handed over the bucket, but Fu Wan's hand blocked the fish head, so he didn't recognize it at first.
Fu Wan carefully placed the fish into the bucket, then immediately lifted the bucket up slightly.
The smile on her face never stopped. Even before Fu Liang got close, he guessed that the fish must be expensive.
Sure enough, the next second, Fu Wan revealed the type of fish to them.
"Haha, it's a cod, I estimate it weighs five or six pounds!"
It's truly thanks to the blessings of Mazu that they were able to find cod brought ashore by the tide in such a small trench.
You know, the tide went out around 10 a.m. today, and it's almost evening now. It's only because the temperature is low now and there's plenty of seawater in the trench that this fish hid deep and didn't get sunburned to death.
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