Chapter 50 The Joys of Beachcombing
Although he couldn't learn the specific person from Lu Mingyue, this clue was enough for Qin Lie to search for.
As Qin Lie continued to investigate this route, he quickly found the nurse who had delivered his wife's baby.
After two days and nights of relentless interrogation, the other party quickly broke down and confessed to being the mastermind.
Qin Lie never expected that the person behind it all was him.
Lu Mingyue, completely unaware that she had done a good deed, was currently taking her two children to the beach to collect seafood.
During her time on the island, aside from staying within the family compound and taking her two children for walks around, this was Lu Mingyue's first time visiting the beach.
Do you and your sister both swim?
Seeing Leilei splashing his little feet as he tried to run into the sea, Lu Mingyue quickly stopped him.
Leilei opened his innocent big eyes and said, "Yes, can't Mommy do it?"
this......
This Lu Mingyue really doesn't know how.
But how can a mother say she can't do it in front of her child?
She forced herself to say, "Yes, of course Mommy will, but Mommy doesn't like going into the water."
"It's so much fun in the water, Mom, let's swim together."
Under the children's enthusiastic invitation, Lu Mingyue finally couldn't resist and confessed to them.
She stared dejectedly at the beach in front of her, silently drawing circles with her finger.
If I lie in front of my children, will they think I'm a bad person?
Leilei thought it was something serious, so he comforted his mother warmly, "It's okay, Mom. Wait for Dad to come back and he'll teach you to swim. Dad taught my sister and me to swim."
Lu Mingyue thought about the scene when Huo Zheng taught her to swim and couldn't help but shudder.
He usually has a cold face, and he'll definitely have a cold face when he teaches swimming. Thinking about it that way, it's better for her to swim by herself; at least she can do a doggy paddle.
"It's alright, let's not talk about that now. Where can we find seafood?"
Leilei remembered that the main task this time was to bring his mother to the beach, so he immediately put swimming out of his mind, grabbed a small bucket and shovel, and led his mother to his secret base.
This was Lu Mingyue's first time going to the beach, and her eyes were filled with joy and excitement.
Seafood lovers, she's here!
Lu Mingyue usually only watched others go beachcombing in short videos, but this time she finally got to experience the fun of beachcombing herself. She decided not to give up until she found Man Xiaotong.
System: [Host, don't forget the task you owe. This time you need to find ten pounds of seafood to make up for it.]
Lu Mingyue suddenly felt utterly hopeless. Originally, beachcombing was a joyful activity, but because of the mission, she felt like she was carrying a mountain on her back.
She replied weakly, "Okay, okay, it's just ten pounds of seafood, I'll definitely find it for you."
It would take 10 jin of seafood to offset two tasks, and Lu Mingyue felt that the system was even more ruthless than Zhou Bapi.
With such a vast sea area and her being a novice, she didn't know when she would finish finding all ten pounds of seafood.
There were two little followers following behind me, and I had to avoid them to get the system to take away the seafood. Just thinking about it gave me a headache.
For many people, beachcombing is not a pleasure, but a way to fill their stomachs.
For people living by the sea, beachcombing is an essential part of their daily lives, as everything they eat, use, and drink comes from the sea.
The saying goes, "Those who live near the mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near the sea live off the sea."
As the tide recedes, revealing the treasure-filled beach, adults and children alike flock to the sea with their tools, happily harvesting all sorts of seafood.
With supplies scarce and meat ration coupons limited for each household, people rely on various seafood products in addition to pork for its oil and fat content.
The two children in the family have been at the beach for so long that they can completely accept the smell of the sea.
Huo Zheng said that when the two children first arrived, they only ate steamed eggs and didn't eat any seafood. But as time went by, they gradually adapted to the local eating habits.
"Mom, come quick! I've found lots of little holes."
Leilei waved happily from ahead, beckoning his mother and sister to come over.
The tool Lu Mingyue was holding was a simple pair of fire tongs that Huo Zheng had just made for her yesterday.
The fire tongs are easy to handle and can prevent you from getting pinched by seafood.
Leilei and Yaoyao were holding a bamboo clip.
After the clips are heated over a fire and polished smooth, they are coated with a layer of waterproof tung oil. Paired with two small buckets commonly used by children, a simple set of beachcombing tools is completed.
Leilei was referring to a razor clam hole. He took a small shovel and dug hard, finding a razor clam hidden in the sand he shoveled out.
Lu Mingyue was envious, so she immediately found a small hole, aimed it at the hole, and dug down with a shovel, but found nothing.
She was completely baffled. She had followed Leilei's instructions exactly, so why were there no razor clams?
Leilei: "Mom is too slow, the razor clams have already escaped."
"Really? Then I'll hurry up later."
Lu Mingyue remembered this lesson and sped up her work the next time, successfully finding a whole razor clam.
With her first successful experience, she became more and more adept at digging, and soon Lu Mingyue's bucket was full.
While the two children weren't paying attention, she went behind a rock and, using it as cover, handed all the razor clams over to the system.
How much more is needed?
Seafood is always heavy, so it must weigh quite a bit, right?
The system glanced at the transaction screen.
[Host is still 3 jin short; just find some more and it will be enough.]
Upon hearing that it weighed only so little, Lu Mingyue had no trouble finding it; she could just look for whatever was available.
Yao Yao doesn't like chasing after razor clams. She leisurely digs holes in the beach. If she finds one, it's good luck; if not, so be it.
Suddenly, she noticed a small puddle ahead.
Based on past experience, there should be some things left behind when the tide goes out in the puddle.
"Mom and brother, come quick!"
At Yao Yao's call, the two, one big and one small, quickly gathered at the edge of the puddle.
Leilei stared in astonishment as he watched the fish swimming around in the puddle.
"Little sister, did you find all of these? That's amazing."
Yao Yao proudly puffed out her chest and nodded, "Yes, they're all here, waiting for Yao Yao."
Lu Mingyue gestured with her hand to show a fish that was at least two palm lengths long, and there was even a large crab at the bottom.
"Don't move, I'll use pliers to take the crab out."
I don't know how such a big crab can coexist with the fish inside without fighting.
It seems they were lucky to find two species that could coexist peacefully.
However, to prevent them from fighting in the bucket, Lu Mingyue still separated the crabs and fish, with each of the two little ones watching one type.
Yao Yao touched the crab with the tongs. The moment the bamboo tongs touched the crab, the pincers quickly clamped down on the tongs.
Yao Yao then took out the bamboo clothespin, on which a large crab was hanging.
Luckily, she didn't touch it with her hand, otherwise her hand would be pinched purple now.
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