However, the more Ye Cheng shouted, the faster the guy ran, which made Xiao Hu laugh.
"You still have the nerve to laugh? If Dahuang doesn't come back soon, I'll stew you when we get back," Ye Cheng said irritably.
"Brother, my mom says I smell bad, so even if you stew me, I won't taste good." Xiao Hu said with a sly look.
"I'm not going to talk nonsense with you anymore. I'm going to go into the sea to look for scallops in a bit. You can wander around the beach and pick up whatever you can find. Don't just do nothing."
"Okay, I got it, bro. You're starting to sound more and more like my mom, so long-winded."
Ye Cheng was too lazy to explain, so he grabbed a large net and went into the sea. He roughly remembered the location of the scallops, but he didn't know if they were still there.
Actually, there aren't many varieties of scallops in China; there are mainly three types.
One type is the comb scallop, another is the bay scallop, and yet another is the scallop.
The scallops are from an island nation and are not native to Japan; they are all farmed.
Therefore, the native scallops are mainly of the other two types.
There are significant differences between the comb scallop and the bay scallop. The comb scallop has a rougher surface, while the bay scallop has a smoother surface.
However, bay scallops have relatively little meat, only a small amount of adductor muscle.
In contrast, the comb-shaped scallop has more meat and contains roe.
There are two types of scallops: the common scallop and the noble scallop.
The shell of the noble comb-scallop is purplish-red/orange, with wider and smoother ribs, numbering about 10-20; the comb-scallop is grayish-brown, with fine, scaly ribs, numbering about 20-30.
In terms of size, the noble scallop is larger, usually 8-12 cm; the small scallop is smaller, 6-8 cm.
In terms of price, the more expensive scallop is because it is more beautiful and larger.
Ye Cheng dived into the sea. The seawater was clear, and the sunlight shone down, illuminating the seabed clearly.
The seabed here is relatively quiet, with not many fish. Ye Cheng immediately noticed a lot of scallops scattered on the mud and sand. It seems that these scallops haven't moved away. Well, sorry about that.
Ye Cheng landed on his feet, kicking up a cloud of mud and sand.
Suddenly, the once-quiet scallops began to move.
Scallops may appear to be quiet shells, but they are actually quite mobile.
As soon as Ye Cheng came down, the two shells of several scallops snapped open and closed, and a jet of water shot out from their rear ends.
The recoil force made the scallop tumble in the seawater, and it opened and closed several times in succession, making its whole body seem to float in the seawater. If you didn't understand, you might think that the scallop could swim.
However, the way scallops escape is not very controllable. Ye Cheng watched helplessly as several scallops rushed into the seawater, only to return after another turn.
Perhaps these few scallops sent out some signal, because the other scallops also started acting as jetpack warriors.
For a moment, all Ye Cheng could see were scallops floating in mid-air, like a shower of flowers from a fairy.
Since the other person had already jumped up, Ye Cheng didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to grab them without even bending down.
Ye Cheng picked up a few at random and looked at them. These scallops were red, a bit larger than his palm, and about 10 centimeters long. They were probably noble scallops.
After putting these into the net, Ye Cheng grabbed a few more at random. They were all about the same size, and their colors were either red or orange. It seemed that this batch of scallops was the noble comb scallop.
After struggling for a while, the scallop seemed to be tired and fell back to the seabed, where Ye Cheng picked it up again.
Besides scallops, there are also some scattered starfish on the seabed.
Starfish eat scallops. Ye Cheng flipped open a large starfish, and underneath was an unlucky scallop.
While I was rushing around, I landed near a starfish and was completely crushed by it. This time, no matter how hard I try, I can't get out.
By the time Ye Cheng opened the starfish, the poor child had already been almost completely eaten.
Oh well, anyway, you'll either be eaten by humans or starfish. Kid, you're lucky you've already transcended this world.
Ye Cheng could only stay in the water for 40 minutes. After half an hour, Ye Cheng swam up, but the net was already full and he could barely swim anymore.
When Ye Cheng surfaced, Xiao Hu was nowhere to be seen on the beach, and no one knew where he had gone.
With Xiao Hu not around, Ye Cheng had to do it himself. He dragged the net ashore, found a water tank, and threw the scallops in, filling it to more than half full.
Underwater work is tiring, so Ye Cheng finished his cigarette and went back down to the seabed.
When Ye Cheng came up for the second time, although he didn't see Xiao Hu, he was surprised to find that the other tank was also filled with more than half a box of scallops.
Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment, "Holy crap!"
Little Tiger managed to get so many scallops, and they were the same kind as his.
This doesn't make sense.
"Little Tiger! Little Tiger!" Ye Cheng shouted several times.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Xiao Hu's voice came from afar on the beach, and then Xiao Hu emerged from around a corner.
Ye Cheng waved, signaling Xiao Hu to come back.
Little Tiger strolled back leisurely, carrying a bucket in his hand.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Xiao Hu asked, puzzled, as he approached. "I'm still busy over there."
Ye Cheng looked into Xiao Hu's bucket, which was already half full of scallops.
"No, you mean this scallop?" Ye Cheng asked.
Xiao Hu looked around, then, with a matter-of-fact expression, pointed to the beach behind him.
"Ah, you found them on this beach? There are quite a few."
Ye Cheng rolled his eyes, speechless.
"Holy crap! You didn't call me when we could have picked up scallops up there, leaving me to soak in the seabed."
Xiao Hu looked completely innocent.
"Brother, it's not that I don't want to call you, the problem is you're underwater, how can I call you? If I don't work, you'll scold me again."
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. Come on, take me to see how much we can pick up."
Ye Cheng asked Xiao Hu to empty the scallops from the bucket, and then the two of them each took a bucket and walked towards the distance of the beach.
It's much more comfortable on land than underwater; you can walk around freely, and there's no water pressure.
After walking a short distance, Ye Cheng discovered that there were many scallops scattered on the beach ahead, in clusters, so there was no need to search for them at all.
That's really true.
So, I was an idiot for spending over an hour underwater just now?
"Brother, there are a lot of these on here, right?" Xiao Hu said proudly. "I found these myself."
"Okay, you're awesome. Hurry up and pick them up, it'll take a while."
Looking around, there was a huge expanse of scallops. The two of them didn't need to do much; with so little water, the scallops couldn't even fly. They just picked them up, but Ye Cheng started to get a little bored.
By noon, Ye Cheng looked around and saw that the beach had been almost completely searched.
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