After finding the conch shell on his heel, Bai Yu followed the direction Wang Hai pointed to and went to find the crab.
Sometimes Bai Yu was really envious of Wang Hai. Don't let his dullness fool you; his world is very simple.
Moreover, under Bai Yu's tutelage, this guy could be described as strong and robust. In addition, he didn't play on his phone much, so his eyesight was excellent. Before Bai Yu could even see the fish in the puddle, Wang Hai on the reef had already spotted them.
Later, in a crevice in the rocks, Bai Yu found the crab that Wang Hai had mentioned. However, to his surprise, there was not just one crab in the crevice, but two, and both of them were blue crabs, also known as swimming crabs.
"Two, two, Wang Hai, give me the tongs from the bucket. I'm going to catch these two crabs today."
“Here you go, Brother Yu. The crab I’m talking about isn’t the one you’re looking for. It’s the one next to this crevice. The crab here is different from the one that just pinched me.”
As Wang Hai handed the tongs from the bucket to Bai Yu, he pointed to the crack in the puddle.
Although Wang Hai isn't very bright, he can still tell the difference between orchid crabs and blue crabs, especially since he was just pinched by a blue crab. Wang Hai wouldn't forget what a blue crab looks like.
After Wang Hai said that, Bai Yu also looked at the crevices of the rocks next to her. She was truly shocked by what she saw.
Right there in the rocky pit where Bai Yu was, he saw crabs in at least a dozen crevices in the rocks, and some of them had more than one crab hiding in them.
"My goodness, so many crabs! Wang Hai, we're going to make a fortune this time!"
Wang Tao, Bai Yun, come here for a moment and help me drain the water from this puddle. I'll give each of you a crab.
Seeing so many crabs in the rocky pit, Bai Yu immediately called for help, since catching crabs in the water is not an easy task.
In particular, blue crabs and blue crabs are both types of swimming crabs. These crabs are quite fast in the water. With the water depth of 60 to 70 centimeters in this rocky pit, the chances of Bai Yu catching swimming crabs will be very low.
Instead of wasting your energy working alone, why not call on others to help drain the water from the puddle and then catch all the crabs in one fell swoop?
The two people he called, Wang Tao and Bai Yun, were also second-level athletes. One trained in weightlifting, and the other in shot put. Both of them were incredibly strong, making them perfect for pumping water.
Soon Wang Tao and Bai Yun arrived carrying buckets.
"Brother Yu, do you really need to pump out all the water from such a big pit? Isn't one crab enough?"
"Exactly, exactly. With so much water and no water pump, it's too tiring to just scoop it out with buckets."
"Brother Yu, one crab really isn't enough. We need at least one bottle of cola for each of us, otherwise this job can't be done."
As soon as Bai Yun and Wang Tao arrived and saw the large pit of about twenty square meters, they immediately began to bargain.
After all, with only one crab, the harvest is disproportionate to their effort, so they will definitely raise the price.
"Alright, alright, I'll give each of you a bottle of Coke, and I'll buy you big bottles, okay? Get back to work."
Before we get to work, I have to warn you two: there are quite a few crabs in this pit. You two need to be careful with your trouser legs, and make sure no crabs crawl up your legs. Don't blame me if you get pinched or something!
You should know that in May, Hainan Province is already in the season of wearing t-shirts on top and shorts on the bottom.
At this moment, Bai Yu and the others were dressed like this. Although this kind of clothing was cool and comfortable, there were still some risks involved in catching crabs in the water.
Crab pinches are certainly painful, but it depends on where they pinch. If, as Bai Yu said, the crab crawls up your trouser leg, what if it pinches something it shouldn't?
The pain is one thing, but I'm afraid of being pinched in the wrong place, which would ruin my happiness for the rest of my life!
"Don't worry, Brother Yu, this isn't the first time we've done this. We both know what we're doing."
Then Bai Yun and Wang Tao also went down into the rocky pit and, together with Bai Yu, used buckets to scoop water out.
The deepest part of this rocky pit is about 60 to 70 centimeters deep, but most other parts are not that deep, and the lowest rocks around it are not far from the water level.
As Bai Yu and the other two worked, the water level in the rocky pit visibly dropped, and Wang Hai recorded all of this with his mobile phone.
After Bai Yu and his two companions had carried over a hundred buckets of seawater, the water level was finally low, with only a few centimeters of depth remaining. This level of water would no longer hinder their crab-catching.
Now that the water level has bottomed out, it's time to get down to business. Crabs at the bottom of the pit, here comes Bai Yu!
Bai Yu immediately took the tongs and went to the crevice in the reef where he had previously found two orchid crabs. He reached the tongs through the crevice and pinched the orchid crab inside.
"Got it, Ah Hai, get me the cable ties from your bucket, quick, quick, quick!"
With a few quick movements, Bai Yu pulled a blue crab out of a crevice in the rocks.
The moment the orchid crab emerges from the water, it begins to wave its eight legs and a pair of pincers, as if facing some prehistoric beast. In reality, however, its pincers are gripping nothing but air.
Bai Yu quickly tied up the crab's claws with cable ties and then put it into the bucket of seafood.
The reason for tying up the claws of the orchid crabs is that crabs are naturally aggressive creatures, and if they are not tied up, they will definitely fight in the bucket.
If a crab claw is broken in a fight, the crab's value will be significantly reduced when it's sold, which is a huge loss.
So for a fisherman who often goes beachcombing, he always brings the tools for tying up crabs, regardless of whether he can find any.
The reason for choosing cable ties is twofold: firstly, they are convenient, and secondly, they are very light. Generally, when fishermen bring crabs tied with cable ties to sell, neither middlemen nor seafood wholesalers will pay much attention to them.
However, if you try to tie crabs with yarn, the crab collectors, being human, will definitely not accept them. If they do, they will require you to untie all the ropes before they can take them in.
After all, these vendors only allow the crabs they sell to have ropes, but they won't allow the crabs they buy to have ropes.
Once there's a first one, there's bound to be a second. In less than a minute, Bai Yu caught the last remaining orchid crab from the crevice.
The same steps were performed as before: tying on the straps and placing it in the bucket—all done in one smooth motion.
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