Chapter 298
The next day, Chen Kangping took the father and daughter on a motorcycle tour for the whole day. They visited tourist attractions, ate local snacks, and visited the Fisheries Exhibition Hall in the Seaside Park.
There are many specimens soaked in formalin in the exhibition hall, many of which are aquatic products that Su Miao has never seen before.
It is said that the large koi fountain pond at the entrance is a must-take photo spot for tourists, so Su Miao and his father followed the trend and took two photos.
After dinner, he sent the father and daughter back to the hotel to rest and said he would pick them up at 10 o'clock in the evening.
After playing for a whole day, they were very tired. In order to recharge their batteries, the father and daughter fell into a deep sleep as soon as they got home. When Su Yuanzheng opened his eyes again, it was already 9:40 in the evening.
"Miao Miao, get up, it's almost ten o'clock, your uncle Chen will be here to pick us up soon!"
Su Miao opened his eyes drowsily and sat on the bed for another five minutes before becoming more sober.
I washed my face, combed my hair, and changed my clothes, and just when I was ready, there was a knock on the door.
They first went to Uncle Chen's house to put on their equipment, which was actually just a pair of high-top waders, and then put a small lamp on their heads.
Su Miao touched the small lamp on his head and said, "Uncle Chen, don't miners put their lamps on their hats?"
"They're cold in the fields, right? That's why they wear hats! We're hot, so we don't wear any!"
"……is that so?"
Chen Guangyao also went along, but there was no space for him on the motorcycle, so he had to ride his bicycle.
There is a vast sandy beach not far from the village. The tide has just receded, and there is still a small amount of sea water remaining in the potholes near the sea.
At this time, a large number of sand crabs began to come out to look for food. There are usually no tourists here, and the people coming and going are all from the village. It seems that for this reason, the sand crabs gathered in unusually large numbers.
Chen Kangping turned on his headlamp and led them over. Pointing at the swarms of small, reflective creatures, he said, "Look! Sand crabs are out! Just scoop them up with the net, or grab them in a bucket with your hands. Are you ready to run?"
The father and daughter were shocked by the number of sand crabs from a distance. Are there... so many?
Really... piles and piles...
Didn’t you think that there were quite a lot of her running around on the beach yesterday? The number here is dozens of times more, right?
The dense crowd was still moving, and she felt like she was getting goosebumps.
"Run? Still running?"
"Yeah! These little creatures run really fast. When we get close to them, they'll run to the side. Are you ready?"
Su Miao said hesitantly: "Are you...ready?"
"One, two, three, go! Hurry up and fish it out!"
Uncle Chen rushed forward first and scooped up the pile of sand crabs, and caught half a bag in one go.
The frightened sand crabs started running, but there were so many of them that I could catch a handful by chasing them a few steps.
Chen Guangyao began to grab handfuls of food into the bucket. Su Miao had never done this before with his bare hands, so he was a little at a loss as to where to start.
"Chase! Chase! Hurry up!"
Several people were running on the beach catching sand crabs, their blood boiling. Su Miao also plucked up the courage to scoop up a handful with his hands.
The sense of touch is quite special. I caught some sand and several sand crabs. I could even feel their calves scraping against my palms, but they wouldn't pinch me like big crabs would.
After running for a while, Su Miao was already out of breath. He bent over and gasped for breath, waving his hands repeatedly: "I can't run anymore, they are running too fast!"
Uncle Chen looked at the harvest of the few people. The two net bags were almost full and the bucket was half full, enough to make a batch of sand crab juice.
"Okay, we've caught a lot. Let's take a break and take a walk before heading back. Has that been enough for us?"
Su Miao finally managed to catch his breath and said, "It's not enough, it's enough. Uncle Chen, you guys really work hard. It's really hard to catch these aquatic products."
A few people walked on the beach for a while. The moon in the sky was big and bright. Su Miao turned off the light on his head, making it dark in front of his eyes so that he could better feel the moonlight.
Su Yuanzheng saw his daughter turn off the lights, so he turned off the lights too. Well, his daughter thought it was too bright.
When Chen Kangping saw Su Yuanzheng turning off the lights, he turned them off too. Well, those tourists also like to do this. What’s it called?
Oh! Romance!
When Chen Guangyao saw his father turn off the lights, he also raised his hand. Well, there must be a reason why his father turned off the lights.
Without the lights, everything around became dark. The bright moonlight allowed people to see their hands in front of them, but the weakened vision made people's hearing more sensitive. Su Miao felt that he could hear the sound of waves and his own heartbeat from far away.
After staying in the dark and quiet atmosphere for a while, and still no one turned on the lights, Su Miao turned on the headlamp and asked, "Dad, is your light out of power?"
…
It was already 12 o'clock in the evening when we returned to the hotel. The receptionist looked at us curiously, wondering why the young girl was playing so late.
The next morning, they came to Chen's house again. They had made an appointment with Aunt Chen last night to come and experience making sand crab juice.
After breakfast, they started to work. The sand crabs caught last night were poured into a large basin and rinsed repeatedly with clean water. They had to be gentle when washing and changed the water several times to wash away the mud and sand.
Next, you need to remove the navel cover at the bottom of the sand crab's abdomen, or squeeze out the dirt at the bottom of the navel.
Aunt Chen demonstrated the technique to the two of them skillfully. With a pinch and a pull, the sand crab was thrown into another basin before it could react.
"It's very simple. Here, just pull it out. Clean each one thoroughly. If the crab you pick up is dead, discard it. Otherwise, the whole jar will stink."
Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng got the hang of it quickly. With so many sand crabs, each one needed to be gutted, which tested their patience and quick eyes and hands. It was really not easy.
Rinse the processed sand crabs, grab a handful and put them into a special small stone mortar, and pound them hard with a wooden pestle.
Su Miao found it interesting and tried it too. Every time he stirred it, there was a slight sound of sand crabs being crushed. Juice gradually seeped out and a unique fishy smell began to fill the air.
Add salt in the middle, mash it to a certain degree, and pour it into the jar.
The crushing action looked simple, but after a while, Su Miao felt his waist starting to ache. He and his father took turns several times before they finished processing the entire basin of sand crabs.
Aunt Chen added a small amount of white wine and minced ginger and garlic and mixed it well. Su Miao squatted aside and watched the sand crab juice slowly turn into a turbid liquid with a strong ocean scent.
The sand crab juice was stored in a glass jar. Aunt Chen moved it to the yard to dry in the sun. She said, "It needs to be exposed to the sun for an hour, then marinated for a month, and then it's ready when the juice turns clear."
The wonderful taste is worth the long wait.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
