The mussels attached to the bottom of the Rising Sun were not large, and most of them were green, with dark purple and black ones being relatively rare.
The color of mussels can vary depending on their growing environment and age.
Young mussels have bright green shells, which often turn dark purple or black as they age.
Cultured adult mussels are generally green to yellowish-brown.
And it has a distinctive feature: a green lip around the edge of the inner shell.
In addition, mussels are very nutritious.
It contains abundant protein, trace elements, and vitamins.
In particular, they are very high in protein; on average, 4 to 5 mussels contain the same amount of protein as an egg.
Feng Ye shoveled hard, and another small piece of mussels fell off.
Immediately, the shovel was swung continuously, shoveling small sections along the gaps created by the shovel.
It wasn't just mussels that fell; barnacles and oysters also fell.
He stopped when his hands started to ache and called the children to pick them up.
"Alright, you can go pick them up now. Be careful, everyone, don't cut your hands on the sharp edges of the shells."
"Don't worry, it definitely won't happen..."
"If your buckets are full, empty them into burlap sacks first, and then refill your buckets when you go home."
Feng Ye pointed to the snakeskin bag, then pulled one out, placed it on the nearby rock, plopped down, and casually took out a cigarette.
With these little guys around, all he has to do is shovel.
"Okay..."
On the other side of the Rising Sun, Ah-chan was also busy, and a group of children were helping to pick up the shellfish that had been shoveled down.
After finishing a cigarette, the soreness in his arm subsided, and Feng Ye got up to continue working.
Before the children had finished picking up the shovels, he moved to another spot to shovel.
The Rising Sun is sixteen meters long, and its hull area is huge. It's a major project, and we need to hurry up and get it done.
Cleaning the bottom of a ship is tiring; it's physically demanding.
In some places, you have to lift the spade high and shovel hard, while in other places you have to crouch down and crawl under the boat, where even strength is not enough.
He had no choice but to work for a while and then stop for a while.
Thanks to his and Ah-chan's continuous efforts, the bottom of the boat became cleaner and cleaner, and more and more shellfish appeared on the ground.
Although the children were all picking things up with great enthusiasm, they were still a little slow.
After prying the bottom of the boat clean, both of them were exhausted and covered in sweat.
After resting on the rocks for a while and smoking another cigarette, Ah-Can stood up and said, "I'll go back and bring a cart over."
"Okay, I'll keep watch here. Go and come back quickly."
The children had already collected a lot, filling five snakeskin bags.
If we collect them all, filling two more boxes won't be a problem.
Carrying so much stuff would be exhausting.
The distance from here to the shore is not short, at least a mile.
After Ah-Can left, Feng Ye did not get involved.
There weren't too many left to pick up, so we could just leave them to the child laborers.
He patted his backside, put his hands in his pockets, and wandered around.
Today is a big day, and there will be a lot of goods stranded.
Sure enough, in no time he caught a blue crab weighing about half a pound.
He went back to the side of the boat, grabbed a snakeskin bag, threw the contents inside, and continued wandering around.
He hadn't walked far when he saw a snail buried in the sand ahead, with only a bit of its shell showing. It looked a bit like an oyster snail, but the color was wrong.
Upon digging it up, it turned out to be not an oyster snail, but a hairy snail.
This hairy snail looks similar to a conch, but its head is more pointed and longer than that of a regular conch.
Moreover, the outer skin is covered in fur, and the color is completely different from ordinary fur. The outer shell feels similar to suede.
Compared to oyster snails, hairy snails are much more expensive, almost doubling in price.
Unfortunately, this is the only one I've found so far. I hope I can find more later.
With that in mind, he continued his search on the beach.
I picked up quite a few small things here and there, including small fish and shrimp, as well as sea snails, clams, and crabs, but I didn't see a single hairy snail.
Pity!
"Uncle Aye..."
"Uncle, we've finished picking them all up."
The shouts of children could be heard from the direction of the Rising Sun.
"Already done? So fast? I'll be right there after I catch this crab."
Upon hearing Feng Ye say that he was catching crabs, the children swarmed over, shouting about what kind of crabs they were and how big they were.
Feng Ye ignored them, took two steps and caught up with the fleeing crab, stomping on it.
This is a mahi-mahi crab, rarely seen during the day. The Chinese tiger crab has a rather unique shape, bright colors, a round carapace, and a deep purple milky spot on each of its two gill regions.
Its overall shape is very similar to a tiger's head, especially the two dark purple spots that resemble a tiger's big eyes, hence the name Chinese tiger-head crab.
It is precisely because of the two large eyes on its back shell that it is also called the devil crab in many places.
Mahi-mahi is a carnivorous crab that mainly feeds on shellfish, fish, shrimp, and other crabs.
It is fierce and combative, and juvenile crabs exhibit cannibalistic behavior.
Moreover, their activities follow a diurnal pattern, often hiding during the day and being active at night, foraging mostly at night, and exhibiting a clear phototaxis.
Somehow, this one came out in broad daylight.
He had just caught the mahi-mahi crab when the children ran over one after another, chattering excitedly beside him.
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