Feng Ye spotted an abalone, and taking advantage of its unpreparedness, quickly inserted a screwdriver between the abalone and the reef, then immediately pried it open with force.
One abalone had to detach itself from the rock it was clinging to and fell to the ground.
Feng Ye excitedly picked up the abalone with his other abalone.
This abalone is quite large, weighing about two ounces, and its foot is still shrinking.
This is a common abalone on the market. It is oval-shaped with a rough shell surface and dark brown patches. The flesh is purplish-red.
The shell has nine holes along its edge, through which seawater flows in and out. The abalone relies on these holes for breathing, excretion, and reproduction, hence its other name, "Nine-Hole Snail."
Abalone has a tender and smooth texture and an extremely delicious flavor that is unmatched by other seafood. It has always been known as the "crown of seafood delicacies" and there is a saying that "a bite of abalone is worth a bite of gold," making it very expensive.
Bao Shuya once said that there are two great pleasures in life: "One is to eat shield fish, and the other is to drink Linglong wine."
According to research, the abalone was named after Bao Shuya, who loved to eat it; and Linglong is a type of tea, hence it is also called Bao Shuya tea.
Despite its name, abalone is not a fish and has no relation to fish at all. Instead, it is related to snails and similar creatures.
Feng Ye rubbed the abalone meat with his thumb before happily putting it into the snakeskin bag tied around his waist.
They were prepared; they had a rope threaded through the snakeskin bag, which they tied around their waists as soon as they arrived.
This frees up your hands so you don't have to carry it around all the time.
"Damn, these little green dragons are too alert and run too fast. As soon as you catch one in the net, the ones nearby immediately disappear. The crabs are the same."
After prying open a few more abalone and picking up a few snails, Feng Ye heard Ah Can's furious voice.
Looking up, I saw Ah-chan standing in the seawater, cursing and swearing, looking helpless and regretful.
"If it's gone here, let's try somewhere else. We'll look for it wherever it's available. Why get hung up on one place?"
Feng Ye said with a smile, then continued to pry open the abalone.
Even Feng Xuan said, "That's right, the little green dragons aren't dead. They'll definitely run away when they sense danger. Do you expect them to obediently wait for you to catch them?"
Ah-Can sighed, "It's a pity, I didn't even manage to catch as many as they got away."
"What a waste! We'll just bring the traps over here tomorrow and see where they can run off to," Feng Ye said without looking up.
"Yeah, how come I didn't think of that?" Ah-Can slapped his thigh and said happily.
Feng Ye laughed and said, "After dragging it out this morning, didn't I say that I would bring the trap over to put it in? You just forgot."
"I really didn't remember," Ah-Can chuckled. "Looking at it this way, the little dragon from this morning might have been caught around here too."
"Possibly."
Feng Ye nodded, acknowledging the guess.
"Run! Once the trap is set, let's see if you can still run away..."
Ah-Can muttered to himself as he moved to a different spot, carrying his net.
Feng Ye shook his head and casually plucked a nearby oyster shell, about the size of a baby's fist.
He and Feng Xuan accepted everything offered, whether it was conch or abalone, as long as it wasn't too small, they would take it all.
The sound of shells colliding inside the burlap sack could be heard from time to time, and it was quite pleasant to listen to.
They all only brought one snakeskin bag, so they couldn't tell them apart and just mixed them all together, planning to sort them out slowly on the way back.
About half an hour later, both of their snakeskin bags were about a third full, hanging heavily on their waists.
By this time, Ah-Can had already searched every available spot, and the snakeskin bag around his waist was bulging and hanging in the water, indicating that he had caught an unknown number of fish.
"The little green dragon and the crab are gone; they've all disappeared. I'll go to the boat to empty the snakeskin bag and find some tools before I come back."
Ah-Can gave his instructions and then swam toward the Rising Sun.
"Wait a minute, bring ours up too and let's clear some space."
Feng Ye quickly called out to A-Can, then took off the snakeskin bag from his waist, opened the bag, and said to Feng Xuan, "Brother, pour yours in."
Feng Xuan nodded, untied the rope, grabbed the opening of the bag and stuffed it into Feng Ye's snakeskin bag, then tilted the bottom of the bag and poured the contents in.
In an instant, conch and abalone fell into Feng Ye's snakeskin bag like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.
Feng Xuan then tied the snakeskin bag around his waist and bent down to continue working.
Feng Ye then swam over to A-Can's side with a half-sack of conch and abalone.
"You guys are pretty fast, catching so many abalone and conch."
Ah-Can picked up the snakeskin bag and weighed it in his hand. It must have weighed fifty or sixty pounds, which surprised him.
This is only the beginning, and there are already so many.
At this rate, we can catch several hundred kilograms today.
“They’re everywhere, no need to search, just pry them open, of course it’s fast.” Feng Ye then asked, “How many little green dragons did you catch?”
"I don't know the exact number, but there should be forty or fifty, the smaller ones weighing two or three ounces and the larger ones weighing six or seven ounces."
"It's alright, it should make a good amount of money. I need to hurry up and get it done, I can't stay here for long before I have to go back."
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he turned around and swam towards Feng Xuan's position.
He had nothing to carry, so he could only stay with Feng Xuan.
Halfway through his swim, he suddenly noticed a huge abalone clinging to a rock at the bottom of the water.
He quickly stopped, inserted the screwdriver, and pried it open forcefully.
Unexpectedly, it couldn't be pried off immediately.
"Wow, is it sucking that tightly?"
He quickly increased his strength and finally managed to pry it off with great effort.
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