Looking at the sun, it was still early; the tide hadn't completely receded yet.
"Then let's continue."
This time, he set his sights on a newly emerged mudflat to his left front.
This mudflat is scattered with many pebbles, clearly a place where good goods are hidden.
Upon arriving at this mudflat, after walking only a few steps, we saw ripples on the water beneath a rock in front of us.
Feng Ye quickly stepped forward, turned the stone over, and there it was—another blue crab.
This blue crab isn't very big, only about six or seven ounces.
I pulled it out of the puddle, stepped on it, then pinched it from behind, and then gave it a bondage art.
Next, Feng Ye kept turning over the stones, and every now and then he would find a surprise.
An untouched island is different; it's incredibly rich in resources.
Just as he was engrossed in flipping through the net, he suddenly heard his older brother calling out, "Ah Ye, quickly let me use the net."
Feng Ye asked curiously, "Brother, what good stuff did you find?"
Feng Xuan said excitedly, "There's a puddle here, and I saw several dark figures swimming around."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye threw the tongs into the bucket, picked up the bucket and the net, and ran over.
Where can we find fish?
Upon approaching, Feng Ye saw a rather large puddle, roughly seven or eight square meters in size.
Feng Xuan pointed to a spot in the middle of the puddle: "There's a dark shape there, doesn't it look like a fish swimming?"
Upon closer inspection, Feng Ye indeed saw a fish swimming leisurely.
Unfortunately, the net wasn't long enough to reach it.
Feng Ye dipped the net pole into the water and knew that the water was about 1.2 to 1.3 meters deep.
"The water is about 1.2 to 1.3 meters deep. Should we pump out the water?"
Feng Xuan glanced at the sun's position, estimated the time, and said, "This puddle is so big, I'm afraid the tide will rise before we can pump it out completely."
"Call Ah-Can and the others. I don't believe that five people together can't finish the game in time."
"Then... let's give it a try."
"Give it a try, otherwise I won't be satisfied."
After saying that, he shouted loudly, "Ah Can, Brother Wen, Ah Wu, come and pump out the water pit."
"What, a sump?"
Are there fish in the puddle?
"Brother Ye, you're here."
"Stop arguing, go empty the bucket, and then come over here quickly."
After saying that, Feng Ye found a small puddle, poured out all the goods from the bucket, and then jumped into the puddle.
Holding the top of the bucket with one hand and supporting the bottom with the other, he scooped up water and splashed it out of the puddle.
Following suit, Feng Xuan also jumped into the puddle and started working.
Soon after, Ah-Can and his two companions arrived carrying empty buckets.
"Brother Ye, did you find anything good?"
Ah-chan jumped into the water, scooping water out as he asked.
"Nine blue crabs, four small octopuses, several stone crabs and swimming crabs, seven or eight pounds of razor clams..."
"You found nine blue crabs? That's a lot, how big are they?"
Xiao Guowen paused in his water-splashing motion, then turned to look at Feng Ye in disbelief.
“It varies from a few ounces to more than two pounds,” Feng Ye added. “We can chat, but don’t stop. If we wait too long, the tide will come in and all our efforts will be wasted.”
The largest one was caught not long ago on the mudflats where they were turning over rocks. Feng Ye weighed it and estimated it to be about two and a half pounds.
He was lucky; he poked around under a large, immovable rock a couple of times, thinking there was nothing there, and was about to leave when the blue crab suddenly appeared with its pincers raised, so he had no choice but to accept it.
Xiao Guowu said enviously, "What incredible luck you have! You caught nine blue crabs, while I only caught four."
"Brother, you caught four, while I only caught two. Should I have a good cry?"
"Hehe, I caught six blue crabs, each weighing over a pound."
Ah-Can looked smug, with a pure and innocent look that seemed to invite a beating.
"I only caught two blue crabs, but I did catch a tiger grouper that weighed 3 jin (1.5 catties)."
Feng Xuan smiled slightly and said lightly.
"You even managed to catch a tiger grouper, Brother Xuan, your luck is unbeatable."
"A tiger grouper weighing 3 jin (1.5 catties) would sell for 20 or 30 yuan."
Even Feng Ye glanced at his elder brother.
This is incredible luck!
"Ugh... why am I so unlucky?"
Xiao Guowen was depressed.
"Because you didn't step in dog poop."
...
The five chatted and joked as they did so, splashing water out of the container, and the water level dropped at a visible rate.
Feng Ye scooped up a bucket of water and instinctively spilled it.
A fish with reddish-brown stripes was thrown out, tumbling through the air before falling into a ditch created by the splashing water on the mudflats.
Fortunately, the tide hadn't come in yet, otherwise the fish would have been lost back to the sea.
"Holy crap, three-knife fish!"
The scientific name for the three-knife fish is *Elaphe carinata*. It has a very beautiful appearance, with nine reddish-brown diagonal stripes on its body, and a yellowish-brown, forked tail fin with scattered white spots.
On Hong Kong Island, it is known as the "King of Fish," and is also called "Three-Cut Knife" or "Mountain Knife."
Because the fish is quite thick, it is difficult to steam it thoroughly. Therefore, in the past, fishermen would make three cuts on the fish before steaming it to ensure that it was heated evenly, hence the name "three cuts".
Feng Ye threw down the bucket, quickly climbed up, ran into the puddle, and grabbed it in his hand.
"Wow, what a beautiful three-knife fish!"
"We made the right choice in pumping out this puddle; there were three knives hidden here. This is the King of Fish."
"How much would this fetch if sold in Hong Kong?"
The group stopped and looked at the three knives in Feng Ye's hand with a sigh.
"Quickly scoop up some water, there might still be some in the pit."
Feng Xuan, the only one who hadn't stopped, gave a reminder.
"Yes, hurry up and scoop the water out."
Feng Ye kept the three-knife fish in the small water pit where he stored his goods, and then jumped into the pit.
The three-knife fish had stirred up everyone's emotions, and they all buried themselves in their work, remaining silent.
Before long, the water in the puddle was almost gone, only reaching about ankle level.
There was no need to scoop out the remaining water, so everyone picked up their own buckets and started looking for supplies.
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