Chapter 531 I don’t want to train, I just want to take care of the baby
Ji Jian's words successfully dispelled Qin Jiu's desire to volunteer to go up the reef. So, after reminding him to be careful, he watched Ji Jian and Yi Chichi go to the reef to collect kelp.
From a distance I thought there was only one piece of kelp, but when I got to the reef I discovered there were several.
The largest one is two or three meters long and of very good quality. If you pick it up and dry it, it will become a good piece of kelp.
"It must have been blown in from somewhere else."
Ji Jian was smiling happily as he collected kelp, and Yi Chichi was also happy. What can you say about kelp? You don’t think about it when you don’t eat it, but when you see it, you think it’s okay to eat it.
It tastes pretty good when used to make soup or seaweed salad.
but--
"Should we take some oysters back?"
This reef group is rich in resources. It is not only covered with oysters, but also with dense clusters of Buddha's hand snails.
Especially the Buddha's hand snails in the gaps between the reefs, which are big and fat and look delicious.
Want to eat!
Ji Jian glanced at the oysters and felt shamefully moved.
Come to think of it, it has been a while since I last had oysters. "Pry them open. Just enough for today."
Yi Chichi nodded, and she didn't think about prying any further.
There is no refrigerator at home, not even ice cubes. If I take away too much food and can't finish it in one meal, the leftovers will get smelly.
She had no idea about digging out the meat and drying it; it was too much trouble.
This stuff is everywhere on the reefs and is worthless.
If you want dried oysters, just go to the purchasing station and buy them. The price is not expensive.
If all else fails, you can buy it from your fellow villagers.
There's really no need to cause yourself trouble.
So, after collecting the kelp, Yi Chichi asked Zhou Lan to help teach Qin Jiu how to go to the sea, and then he and Ji Jian started to work on prying oysters.
Both of them were experienced in prying oysters, and with all the necessary tools, their speed wasn't very fast, but it wasn't slow either.
When they had almost finished prying, Ji Jian stopped and looked at the fruits of their labor. "That's enough. This is enough for the three of us to divide."
Hearing the sound, Yi Chichi looked back and found that they had pried a lot of things, so he stopped.
"That's enough indeed."
Afterwards, the two packed up their things and went down the reef to find Zhou Lan and the others.
Zhou Lan is a good and responsible master. He was serious when teaching Qin Jiu how to go to the sea. Because the low-lying location is remote enough, and today is a working day and no one is out except for the fellow villagers and their families, their harvest is very considerable.
When Yi Chichi and Ji Jian found them, Zhou Lan had just fished out a large conch.
"Oh my god, I'm so lucky today. I can even pick up such a big snail."
Qin Jiu also fished out a red snail. Just as he was about to report the good news, he saw Yi Chizhi and the other young men coming over from the corner of his eye. He was immediately surprised and asked, "Auntie, when did you guys get here?"
"Just arrived."
As he spoke, Yi Chichi's gaze fell on the conch in Zhou Lan's hand.
"Sister-in-law, do you know this snail?"
The more I look at this snail, the more it seems wrong. It looks like a cone snail.
Zhou Lan shook her head, "I don't know him."
But this did not stop him from saying happily, "It's all food anyway, it doesn't matter whether I recognize it or not."
"…It might be poisonous."
Yi Chichi was not sure whether this was a cone snail. After all, she was not born and raised by the sea and did not have enough knowledge about the various types of snails.
I do recognize common edible snails such as fragrant snails and cat's eye snails.
She had only seen pictures of poisonous snails such as cone snails and pattern snails on the Internet, but had never seen them in real life.
But in order to be on the safe side, she still advised, "Don't eat snails you don't recognize, sister-in-law. If they are poisonous, they can kill you."
Zhou Lan, “…”
Zhou Lan looked at the snail in her hand, then at Yi Chichi, her expression distorted, "Are snails poisonous?"
"have."
She nodded. "There are many poisonous creatures in the sea, such as sea snakes. It makes sense that snails are poisonous."
Ji Jian was also confused, "No one told us this."
"You don't often go fishing with your fellow villagers."
Every time we go to the beach, fellow villagers and military families go together.
Those who don’t like crowds will also get together in groups of two or three.
But no matter which one it is, it is very rare for military families and fellow villagers to get together to go to the sea.
Anyway, since she joined the army, she has never seen fellow villagers and military families go to the sea together.
When meeting someone while going to the beach, they would just nod and smile, which was just a friendly greeting, but there was no further communication.
The experience of military families in going to the sea is definitely incomparable to that of local people.
"Listen to me, throw this snail away immediately. Safety is the priority."
Zhou Lan was a person who listened to advice. Upon hearing this, she decisively dropped the snail in her hand and said with regret, "How can such a big snail be poisonous?"
"It's not necessarily poisonous if you say it late."
Ji Jian corrected her, and Zhou Lan waved her hand, "It's not important. Anyway, I won't pick up anything I don't know next time."
As she said that, she looked at Qin Jiu and said, "Xiao Qin, you lost this too."
"He doesn't need it. This is a red snail, non-toxic."
Qin Jiu was delighted when he heard this and quickly handed the snail in his hand to Zhou Lan, "Aunt Zhou, this is for you."
"No, keep it for yourself. When you get home, ask your aunt to cook it for you. Your aunt doesn't need this snail."
She had a good harvest today. She picked up a lot of turbot, various shellfish, and a small grouper. It was a very good harvest.
"Let's go. The tide is almost coming in. Let's get back to the safety line."
Let’s talk when it’s safer. There’s no need to rush.
More than ten minutes later, the four people who arrived at a safe location began to divide today's harvest. The oysters and kelp were divided equally among the three families, and the same was true for Zhou Lan and Qin Jiu.
Of course, everyone has different tastes. For example, Yi Chizhi likes scallops, so she ordered more scallops.
Zhou Lan's whole family likes to eat snails, and they basically order snails.
Ji Jian is not picky, as long as he has one, it's fine.
The little grouper was given to Yi Chichi because Wen had started to eat complementary food. The grouper meat was tender and had few thorns, which was just right for Wen to eat.
Turbot would actually be fine too, but Qin Jiu also picked one up, which was just right for Ji Jian.
Everyone is quite satisfied with this allocation.
So, they returned to the family area talking and laughing. On the way, they met Yang Qing, who was taking his cousin to familiarize herself with the environment. After chatting for a few words, Yi Chichi and the others went home, while Yang Qing and the others walked out.
After walking a distance, Ji Jian couldn't help but look back at the two sisters who were walking away. After a long silence, he finally uttered a sentence -
"It's not appropriate for Yang Qing to bring her cousin home."
Yi Chichi remained silent, but Zhou Lan was unconcerned, "It doesn't matter to us whether it's suitable or not. As long as Yang Qing thinks it's suitable, that's fine."
Worried that Ji Jian might offend someone, she warned, "Don't say this in front of her, or she might get angry."
Ji Jian didn't think Yang Qing was such a confused person, but she was also unwilling to challenge human nature.
"I know, so I'll tell you about it."
Qin Jiu glanced at Yi Chichi, and seeing that she didn't say anything, he also remained silent, wishing he were deaf.
Fortunately, this topic ended quickly, but Qin Jiu was not happy to hear the following topic.
Because Ji Jian suddenly asked Yi Chichi, "Does Xiaojiu want to go to training with Yuanchu and the others?"
Qin Jiu suddenly felt unwell. "The island kids still need to train during the summer vacation?"
When he was in the capital, his grandfather had nothing to do so he sent him to the army for training. Now that he is on the island, he has to train again. So what is he doing on the island?
"Auntie, I don't want to train, I just want to take care of the baby."
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