"Ouch, it's cold!"
Ye Xiaocui quickly found a dry rag and wiped the dog clean. Fu Wan thought for a moment, then ran to find some pancakes from Ye Xiaocui's stall and soaked them in warm water.
She walked over with the plate and placed it in front of the big yellow dog.
"I'll call you Big Yellow, eat up!"
The big yellow dog, still shaken, glanced at Fu Wan and the others, then lowered its head to sniff the contents of the bowl.
Perhaps because it hadn't smelled the aroma of grain in a long time, it paused for a moment, then began to wolf down its food.
In just two minutes, it not only drank the bread in the bowl, but also the warm water that Fu Wan poured to soak the bread.
"Oh dear, they've obviously been starving in the sea!"
Ye Xiaocui looked at the big yellow dog with heartache. People from hunter families would often keep a few dogs.
These dogs will protect their owners with their lives once they go up the mountain. Ye Xiaocui has been followed by a pack of dogs since she was a child, so she has always loved dogs.
Seeing the dog licking the empty bowl incessantly, Ye Xiaocui quickly instructed Fu Wan, who was standing nearby.
"Ah Wan, why don't we get some more biscuits for this dog? It looks so pitiful."
"good!"
Fu Wan readily agreed and went back to make pancakes with the empty bowl.
Dogs are not supposed to eat salt, but dogs in rural areas aren't so picky; they eat whatever people eat.
It would be better if we had noodles, but there's no time to cook them right now, so soaking flatbread is faster.
While Fu Wan was making pancakes, Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu went to get their treasured peach shortbread.
This big yellow dog is quite particular; when Fu Ling tried to feed it, it just looked at it and refused to eat.
The spirit dropped the cake on the ground, and only then did it stretch its head over and swallow it whole.
It is indeed a good dog.
Fu Wan made another bowl of soup with flatbread and placed it in front of the dog.
This time, the big yellow dog didn't wolf down its food like before, but it was still quite fast.
In just a few minutes, he licked the bowl clean.
Fu Wan was surprised, and what puzzled her even more was that although she didn't know how long the dog had been at sea, it didn't look thin and bony.
Just as everyone was admiring the dog, the "Riding the Waves" ship had already approached Coconut Island.
Ye Jianguo had his fill of piloting a large ship in the main control room, and now he was standing at the door of the control room shouting orders.
"We've arrived at Coconut Island, we need to disembark!"
"What? We've arrived at Coconut Island?"
Ye Xiaocui heard her older brother's voice, stood up, and saw the coconut island that was right in front of her.
She squinted at the situation on the island. The rocks by the island were covered in green, which should be seaweed that had been blown up by the typhoon a few days ago.
Not only that, but several sea fish, each half a meter long, were visible on the island's beach, which made Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan feel very distressed.
Two days have passed since the typhoon passed, and if they're not mistaken, those sea fish should have spoiled by now!
As soon as the boat came to a stop, everyone eagerly disembarked.
Boss Fu brought crab traps, ground traps, and squid snares, planning to set them up now and collect them when he passed by tomorrow.
Ye Jianguo naturally went over with his brother-in-law to set up the fish traps, while Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan quickly went forward to check if the fish were still safe to catch.
The answer is naturally no.
The temperature has been quite high these past few days, and those sea fish that were blown ashore by the typhoon have already started to smell bad.
There was even one that had been gnawed on by birds and crabs.
Fu Ming and Ye Lin buried the dead fish aside, and only then did Ye Xiaocui, Jiang Chunlan, and Wang Huiping have the mind to pick up the conch and gather the seaweed.
"Sea snails are better; they don't spoil easily."
Ye Xiaocui picked up a cat's eye snail the size of an egg from a crevice in the rocks. The snail meat quickly retracted, indicating that it was of good quality.
Jiang Chunlan became interested upon seeing this, but instead of snails, she discovered a lot of mantis shrimp.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu weren't in the mood to collect seashells right now, and were having fun on the beach with Da Huang.
"Ah Wan, where are we going? To collect snails?"
Fu Ming was conflicted; he wanted to collect snails, fish, and climb trees to pick coconuts.
There are many coconuts on Coconut Island, and they are of different varieties.
It takes twelve months for a coconut to flower, bear fruit, and ripen. Different coconut varieties have different ripening times.
Green coconuts and red coconuts generally ripen in the summer, while golden coconuts are available year-round.
There are many golden coconuts on Coconut Island, while there are more green coconuts near Fujia Village.
Fu Ming hadn't tasted a coconut in a long time, and he was really craving one.
When Fu Wan noticed his gaze fixed on the coconut tree, she simply waved her hand.
"Brother, let's pick a few coconuts and try them first!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately started climbing a tree. Seeing this, Ye Lin and Fu Liang were not to be outdone, and they also found a coconut tree and climbed up.
The three of them had climbed trees countless times since they were little, and within minutes, more than a dozen coconuts were smashed to the ground like meteors hitting the earth.
Fu Wan had already hidden to the side, and only went over to pick up coconuts after they started to climb down the tree.
These coconuts aren't very big, but they have a wonderfully fragrant aroma.
Fu Wan found a kitchen knife, cut two open, and called Fu Ling and Qin Anning over.
The two children had almost forgotten that coconuts existed, and immediately began drinking from coconuts that were bigger than their heads.
"Mom, Aunt, Sister-in-law, would you like some?"
Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan didn't even look up when they heard this, but Wang Huiping did reply.
"No, no, you guys drink up, we'll come back later."
Haha, Wan, there are so many mantis shrimp here!
Well, it seems Wang Huiping is really into it too. Fu Wan sighed, finished the coconut in her hand in one go, and then looked at the jungle behind her.
She had been into this jungle before when she was picking mangoes, and if she remembered correctly, there seemed to be a small pond inside.
The recent wind and rain have likely left some water in the pond, an environment that mud crabs particularly love.
"Hey guys, wanna go in and catch some crabs?"
As siblings, Fu Ming immediately understood Fu Wan's meaning.
He immediately finished the coconut in his hand and then picked up his beachcombing tools from the ground.
"Let's go, let's go catch crabs!"
Fu Liang, thinking he was referring to coconut crabs, asked somewhat strangely, "Aren't we going to get some coconut meat?"
How do you catch coconut crabs without coconut meat?
Fu Wan shook her head. "It's not a coconut crab. There's a mud pit inside. Let's see if there are any blue crabs there."
"A blue crab?!"
Fu Liang immediately became interested. To be honest, he thought the blue crab tasted much better than the coconut crab.
The sweet and fragrant crab meat makes my mouth water just thinking about it.
After saying goodbye to Ye Xiaocui and the others, Fu Wan and the other three took fire tongs and buckets and headed into the jungle.
Ye Lin picked up a long wooden stick and, as he walked, habitually tapped the grass by the roadside.
This is a habit when walking in the jungle; there are too many weeds by the roadside, and you're afraid a poisonous snake might suddenly jump out from there.
Before long, the group arrived at the mud pit that Fu Wan had mentioned.
The pit was full of leaves and black silt, but there wasn't much water, and the traces of blue crabs were very obvious.
However, Fu Wan didn't notice any of this, because she actually found a pear tree full of fruit not far from the pond!
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