The so-called "little female crab," also known locally as "girl crab," is, simply put, a female crab that has not yet laid eggs.
The roe of this swimming crab is very full, unlike the empty roe of a female crab that has laid eggs, which has little meat inside.
Experienced fishermen or customers can easily distinguish between male, female, and juvenile crabs with just a glance.
It's basically about looking at the shape of the triangular area on the abdomen. Male crabs have a more prominent triangular area on their abdomen, and their navel is long and pointed.
After a female crab lays eggs and molts, the triangular area on her abdomen is very rounded and the protrusion is not very obvious.
As for the female crab, because it is in the stage before the female crab lays eggs and has not yet molted, its navel is somewhat pointed, but not long and thin, like a very standard triangle.
Furthermore, the darker the abdomen of the female crab, the fatter it is. Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan had handled swimming crabs before, so they naturally knew exactly how to distinguish them.
Crab comparison image from the internet, please delete if infringing. Young female crabs are best eaten in August and September.
They didn't catch many swimming crabs while beachcombing; they searched both sides of the island and only found less than half a bucket of them.
There are more stone crabs, red-shelled crabs, and blue crabs. If you want more swimming crabs, you'll have to go out to sea and use nets.
"Wan, stop looking and come join us!"
Jack eagerly called out to Fu Wan, but five minutes had passed since he cast his fishing rod and no fish had taken a bite.
Fu Wan smiled and agreed.
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."
As they were talking, Fu Ming and Qin Anning came over from not far away, one after the other. When Fu Ming saw the fishing rod in Fu Wan's hand, his eyes lit up.
"Ah Wan, get me two sticks. I'm going fishing with An Ning."
Their fishing rods were all kept together. After hearing this, Fu Wan, in a good mood, simply took out all the fishing rods.
"Come on, everyone, one for each of you!"
The boat had already stopped, and the sea was calm enough that no one needed to watch over it. After fishing for a few hours and having dinner, it was time to head back.
Fu Ming took out his precious fishing rod and handed it to Qin Anning, while he himself took a fishing rod made by Grandpa Fu.
Knowing that they were going out to sea today, Bai Qianzhou also brought fishing rods. So, apart from Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui, everyone on the deck had a fishing rod and stood in different directions along the side of the boat.
The bait was prepared in advance by Boss Fu, along with small fish and shrimp he had collected while beachcombing. He just mixed it all together and that was it.
Fu Wan grabbed two handfuls of bait, picked out a few shrimp tails, hung them on the rod, and cast them out.
Qin Anning followed suit, but she didn't need to bait the bait; Fu Ming would bait it for her.
Jack gazed at the vast ocean and couldn't help but sigh.
Where is my tuna?!
His only wish this time was to catch a bluefin tuna.
"Wan, have you caught any tuna since you came back from Los Angeles?"
“Of course I’ve fished.” Fu Wan nodded in response, while Fu Ming’s eyes darted around and he said with a smile, “Jack, you have no idea how exciting life is here.”
Not only tuna, but we've also pulled up giant grouper weighing over 100 pounds, and bluefin tuna weighing several hundred pounds.
Remember the photos I showed you? They were caught in these waters.
Fu Ming couldn't quite remember whether it was actually this sea area or not.
Jack perked up immediately upon hearing this, but he remembered that when Fu Wan was fishing for tuna, she used trolling and the bait wasn't such small fish and shrimp.
If they stay here, will any fish bite?
"Jack, I haven't asked you yet, did my sister give you any instructions when you came out last time?"
Fu Laoda casually asked, wanting to know about Fu Fengying's condition despite the vast distance between them.
Jack was suddenly reminded of something after hearing what he said.
"Oh, she once told me to pack a bag of soil for her when I went back."
"Wan, I don't quite understand either. Why did she want me to bring a bag of soil back?"
Jack was full of doubt. He had asked Song Zhirong, who had taken him to the airport, about this question, but Song Zhirong had not given him a definite answer.
Boss Fu frowned but remained silent.
It was Fu Wan who answered Jack's question.
"Because this is soil from our hometown. My aunt must be homesick, so she asked you to take soil from your hometown back with you. Smelling the fragrance of the soil from your hometown is like taking her home."
Jack only vaguely understood the explanation, but he still didn't quite get it. Even if he were to bring something back, shouldn't he bring some food or clothes? What could soil be used for?
You might even be detained at customs.
Fu Wan smiled. This was simply a matter of differences in ideology between the two countries. She turned to look at Boss Fu, who was clearly feeling somewhat guilty.
"Dad, don't worry. If I have time in a while, I'll take you to see Auntie."
It's been more than half a year since our last hasty farewell.
Before Fu Fengying passed away, Fu Laoda went up the mountain and demolished Fu Fengying's grave. It would be bad luck to erect a tombstone while she was still alive.
But when it came to the idea of traveling across the ocean to the beautiful country, Boss Fu hesitated a bit.
With so many things to do at home, how could he possibly get away from it?
"Hey, Wan, if you have time, could you go for me?"
"I'm an old man, I can't take this kind of back-and-forth."
Thinking about it, given the long flight from Beijing to Los Angeles, which took more than ten hours, Fu Wan didn't try to persuade Boss Fu any further.
At worst, she could go to Los Angeles with Fu Ming to see Fu Fengying, and then Boss Fu would feel at ease.
It's a pity that communication is not advanced now. If video calls were available in later generations, Fu Laoda and Fu Fengying wouldn't have to rely solely on letters that travel across the ocean to communicate.
However, given the pace of technological development, it will take at least another twenty years before smartphones can finally take center stage on the world stage.
As he was speaking, Jack suddenly felt the fishing rod in his hand sink, and he exclaimed in surprise.
"A fish has taken the bait!"
He quickly assumed the posture of playing a fish, skillfully reeling in and letting out the line, showing his progress over the past six months.
Before Jack could even reel in his fish, Fu Ming started making a commotion.
Not only that, but Fu Wan, Qin Anning, and Bai Qianzhou's fishing rods also started to make noise one after another.
Judging from the looks of it, a school of fish must have passed by.
Robert and Tom were very envious, especially Robert, who at least caught a fish, while Robert hadn't made a single bite since casting his line.
However, Robert was not discouraged. If there was anything different about him after becoming obsessed with fishing, the biggest change was probably that he had gained countless patience.
After pulling the fishing rod back, he changed two more baits and cast the rod out again.
Meanwhile, Jack and Fu Ming also pulled up the fish on the other end of their fishing rods.
"What a beautiful demon-head sword!"
"Mine is a golden-eyed carp!"
Jack's prize was the mace. Although it wasn't worth much, it was quite large, probably weighing five or six pounds.
It took quite a bit of effort to pull it up.
Fu Ming's fish was a golden-eyed carp weighing about one pound. It was similar to the bigeye snapper that Boss Fu had caught earlier, but the bigeye snapper had black eyes, while Fu Ming's golden-eyed carp had very dazzling gold eyes!
After Fu Ming pulled up the fish, he ran to help Qin Anning reel it in. Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou were not far apart, and the fish they caught were pulled out of the water at almost the same time.
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