"Gentian grouper!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan lost all interest in the golden drum fish. She threw the net into the trench and ran towards Fu Liang with Qin Anning.
After calling out to Fu Wan, Fu Liang rolled up his sleeves and stared intently at the gentian grouper in the trench.
"Hey, Liang, are you going to catch me or not? If not, let me do it!"
Fu Ming was extremely anxious. Fu Liang had discovered the grouper, but even after discovering it, he was waiting for A Wan to catch it. Why was this grown man so slow and indecisive?
"Just grab it with your bare hands? Ah Wan has a net... Oh my god!"
Fu Liang originally planned to wait for Fu Wan to bring her net, and then use the net to catch fish in the same way Fu Wan had done before.
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Ming had already reached out his claws towards the giant grouper in the trench.
However, being a young man who grew up by the sea, Fu Mingmang had the right to be reckless.
In the short time it took Fu Liang to say a few words, Fu Ming had already grabbed the grouper from the trench. The grouper struggled and twisted its body in fright, but Fu Ming was no pushover. His hands were like pliers, making the grouper's struggles futile.
"Wow, this gentian grouper is so beautiful!"
When Fu Wan arrived, she immediately noticed the grouper in Fu Ming's hand and quickly handed him the net.
"Come on, put it here."
Fu Ming put the fish into the net, then took off the gloves he was wearing and wrung them out, as they were already soaked with seawater from putting his hands directly into the trench.
"Gentian grouper, Awan, let me see this fish!"
Qin Anning was somewhat interested in the fish in the sea, and Fu Wan handed over the grouper she was carrying.
"Look, this grouper is really good, it must weigh at least two or three pounds!"
The giant grouper, scientifically known as the saddle-tailed grouper, has a generally elongated oval body, with most of its body being brownish-brown and covered with irregular white or yellow spots.
Except for the pelvic fins, the caudal fin and lateral fins of this fish are yellow. This is because the giant grouper is originally entirely yellow when it is young, but it also has three black spots on its body.
As the giant grouper grew, the three black spots continued to expand, eventually becoming the shape Fu Wan and the others saw. (Image of giant grouper from the internet, please delete if infringing copyright). The giant grouper is one of the most common groupers along the coast besides the tiger grouper, and it has a large growth potential. Villagers have previously caught groupers almost as tall as a person, weighing over 200 kilograms.
"This fish is good, but let's not eat it. Let's sell it to Uncle San later!"
The food at home today was so good that, to be honest, everyone was getting a little tired of eating fish.
"Okay, I'll go ask my third uncle first thing tomorrow morning!"
Fu Wan placed the grouper and the golden drum fish together, and when she looked up unintentionally, she saw that the full moon in the sky was almost overhead.
"Anning, check what time it is."
Upon hearing this, Qin Anning raised her sleeve and said, "It's almost ten o'clock."
Time flies! In the blink of an eye, they've been out for almost three hours!
"Then let's head back!"
The buckets on both sides were almost full, and after asking about the time, Fu Wan also felt a bit sleepy.
"Brothers, shall we go back? That's enough!"
"Okay, let me finish harvesting the red snails here!"
Having just caught the giant grouper, Fu Ming discovered many egg-sized red snails under the rocks beside the trench.
How could someone who loves eating red snails bear to miss out? Without saying a word, he started picking up the red snails.
Fu Ming also likes to eat this, but the red snail is a bit troublesome to process. The head, tail and internal organs all have to be cleaned, otherwise, at best you will get diarrhea, and at worst you will vomit and have diarrhea, and then you will be scolded by the village doctor.
When Fu Wan heard Fu Ming say he was picking red snails, she didn't bother to urge him to hurry up. After all, she loved eating red snails too!
"Anning, it's a pity you have to go back to the base tomorrow. Otherwise, after the red snails have finished spitting out the sand, I'll make some for you to try. I guarantee you won't want to go back to work!"
Qin Anning was amused by her words.
"Then please prepare some for me next time I come. I definitely have to try these snails and see how delicious they are!"
She had a really good holiday. Although it was only a short day, the sincere hospitality from the Fu family and the experience of going beachcombing were things she had never experienced before.
It was truly novel and unforgettable!
While they were talking, Fu Wan was not idle. She originally wanted to pick up the larger mussels, but unexpectedly found a lot of yellow snails under the rocks next to her.
These snails, though not as big as the red snails from Fuming's place, are still much larger than the ones from the mudflats near my home.
Since we're already here, it would be a shame not to grab some snails to take home.
With a single, sweeping motion, Fu Wan plucked five or six snails, leaving Qin Anning speechless. However, she wasn't stupid; after only two or three attempts, she mastered the snail-plucking technique.
In less than half an hour, Fu Wan's snakeskin bag was filled with more than half a bag of spicy snails.
They even found two abalone the size of duck eggs next to the snails.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted! So much stuff, how are we going to carry it all back?"
Fu Ming piled up their beachcombing catch together. He and Fu Liang had found more than half a bucket of crabs, half a snakeskin bag of red snails, and half a bucket of mussels.
Fu Wan's situation was similar, except that she had spicy snails instead of red snails.
She also has a small half-bag of moon shells.
Seeing the four people's haul, she felt a bit of a headache.
This is the trouble with beachcombing: too much to eat, and too far from home.
"Come on, let's dump all the snails together first. Have the people in the back carry the crab bucket, and put the snakeskin bag for the snails in the front basket. See if we can fit it in."
After Fu Wan finished making the arrangements, Fu Liang and Fu Ming immediately began to pick up the harvest from the ground and load it onto the truck.
Fu Wan also prepared to carry the crabs and walk with Qin Anning towards the bicycle.
"Ah Wan, don't forget our fish!"
Oh, right, there are two fish in the trench.
Fu Wan hurriedly walked towards the trench. By this time, Fu Ming and Fu Liang had almost finished moving the things, and the mudflats were quiet, with only Fu Wan left around.
"Ah Wan, hurry up!"
"Oh, here it comes!"
Fu Wan quickly untied the rope of the net, startling the fish inside and causing it to splash in the trench.
Just as she picked up the net to leave, a small wave suddenly appeared in the trench next to her.
Huh? This means there are fish!
Although Fu Wan didn't bring a flashlight, her eyesight was excellent, and the seawater in the trench wasn't murky. She spotted a yellow figure in the trench almost immediately.
It looks like it weighs about one or two pounds.
The fish was completely unaware of the approaching danger and continued to swim leisurely in the trench.
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