“I bought it, and now they want to take you down, so Brother Guowei told me to follow you, in case someone hits you on the back with a brick.”
Damn, Ye Cheng isn't afraid of a direct confrontation.
But being someone's target is definitely not a pleasant thing.
"What should we do? My brother won't let us go out to sea either. We can't just stay inside the house, can we?"
"Hey bro, how about we go to the beach and pick up some stuff? We can have a drink with it at noon. It's rare to have such a relaxing time."
Upon hearing Xiao Hu's words, Ye Cheng's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea!"
“Come on, if we’re out of stock, we’ll get some clams from my brother’s farm.”
The two hit it off immediately, and without taking any big tools, they set off carrying just two buckets.
As for the system, Ye Cheng didn't bother to look at it. He was just picking up some small items anyway, so it wouldn't make much difference whether he had the system or not.
On the way, Ye Cheng stopped by Li the Cripple's place to buy some salt.
He remembered a video circulating online of people catching clams by sprinkling salt on them, which was faster than digging them up.
"Hey, Second Brother, you're back!" Li the Cripple was a little excited when he saw Ye Cheng.
"Damn, you're not hoping I'll die out there, are you?"
"How could that be? If you don't come back, how will I do any big business? How about a pack of cigarettes?"
"You son of a bitch, get me two packets of salt, I'm going to dig up some razor clams."
"Oh, so you've got some leisure time, going to dig for razor clams, huh?" Li the Cripple walked over to the shelf and took two packets of salt for Ye Cheng.
"Well, what he said was that many people in the village want to get rid of me." Ye Cheng pointed at Xiao Hu.
Li the Cripple laughed.
"That's not true. Let me tell you, not only do people from our village want to get you, but people from Liu Village also want to get you. They also have quite a few who bought them, and one of them even got arrested."
Hurry up and go to one of them; that's probably the kid who had class there last night.
It really was me who saved them.
He's still trying to mess with me.
Now I just hope that Song Zhiyong's case will be closed as soon as possible, and only when there is a conclusion can I feel better.
After leaving Li the Cripple, the two staggered towards the seaside. The villagers they encountered along the way gave them an awkward smile and then quickly walked away.
Damn, it feels like I've turned into a country bumpkin again.
Once we got to the beach, there were fewer people, and the world became quieter.
The two first stopped by Ye Guowei's clam farm, where the clams had grown even bigger, and they estimated that they would be ready to ship again soon.
As for that guy Dahuang, he's holed up in the turtle's den, who knows where he's off gallivanting off to.
The two walked past the breeding farm and stopped after a long walk. There was a lot of mud and sand in this area, so it would be easier to find razor clams there.
The two of them started searching along the beach, their feet sinking into the mud, the feeling of sand covering their toes was wonderful.
Ye Cheng walked forward for a while and immediately noticed some small holes in the beach, but he didn't know what was inside.
He opened the salt container and sprinkled some into the hole.
Soon, bubbles began to rise from the hole, followed by a large razor clam. Ye Cheng pinched it out with two fingers; it was over ten centimeters long and clearly had meat on it.
This thing is much better; it's faster and less strenuous than digging with a shovel.
After taking two steps forward, we found a few more holes. As usual, we applied salt first. However, this time we only found one razor clam out of the three holes, which was still acceptable.
"Brother, there's a huge area here!" Little Tiger shouted from ahead.
"They're here."
Ye Cheng walked over through the mud and sand to a small puddle with more than a dozen holes inside.
"We've found the nest! Let's add salt! What are we waiting for?"
It was such a large area, and there was water inside. The two of them poured in a lot of salt before it reacted.
Seven or eight razor clams emerged from the mud, just like bamboo shoots, sticking out their tongues and spitting out salt.
"Brother, I think they're swearing," Xiao Hu joked.
"Yes, I've never eaten anything this salty in my life, haha."
In a short while, I got more than a dozen razor clams. If I got this many more, I could stir-fry a whole plate of them.
Ahead was a reef. Ye Cheng found a few small but very lively sea snails under the reef. He squeezed out the water and threw them in.
"There are whelks! Look closely, let's get some more whelks for lunch, one razor clam is too monotonous."
"Okay, bro."
I was planning to make a whole plate of whelks, but I didn't find any more. I did manage to get some cat's eye whelks and flower whelks, which should be enough to make a stir-fry.
"We don't have enough razor clams yet, let's find some more, these things are eaten too fast," Ye Cheng said.
Razor clams are different from snails; snails require some selection and take some time.
The razor clams opened up immediately, and Ye Cheng could eat one in a few seconds. If he didn't get more, the food would be gone before he even drank the wine.
The two of them searched haphazardly, scattering some clams wherever they saw a hole. It took them more than half an hour to gather almost half a bucket of clams, but they also ran out of salt.
Just as Ye Cheng was thinking it was time to head back, he suddenly noticed something move under the rocks in front of him.
Now that you've been exposed, how could we let you off the hook?
Ye Cheng walked over quickly and immediately recognized it as a swimming crab, which was trying its best to bury its body in the sand.
Swimming crabs are easy to catch; Ye Cheng didn't even need pliers, he just grabbed one with his bare hands.
Not bad, looks like it weighs about three or four ounces. I'll steam it and eat it later.
Ye Cheng turned to leave when a bright light flashed by. He looked down and saw a shiny stone half-buried in the mud and sand.
He picked it up casually and glanced at it. It was a small stone, not very big, but it looked a bit like a pebble. Its surface was smooth and translucent, and it had some chrysanthemum-like patterns inside. It looked very pretty.
This thing feels a bit like jade when you hold it in your hand; it has a certain jade-like quality.
Ye Cheng didn't know what it was, but it must be something good.
"Little Tiger, come look for Stone." Ye Cheng called out and summoned Little Tiger over.
"Look, see if you can find any more of these stones. They look like good stuff."
"What's this, bro? It looks like a work of art."
"I don't know, let's look for it first."
The two started searching on the beach, and they were surprised to find quite a few items.
There are more than 20 pieces of various sizes, the smallest being about the size of a thumb, and the largest being about the size of two fists.
They had filled almost a bucket with these stones, so the two of them were too lazy to look anymore. They picked up the bucket and headed back. On the way back, they also picked up a plate of clams from their older brother's clam farm. That was enough for a meal.
It's still more comfortable to go beachcombing like this. I don't have much time, so I'll just make something to eat myself.
The two went straight back to Ye Cheng's house. Ye Cheng first put away the stones, and then started cleaning the seafood, with Xiao Hu helping him.
I was working when I suddenly heard several shouts outside.
"Ye Cheng, come out here!"
Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu exchanged a glance; the troublemakers had arrived.
The two went outside.
At the entrance, Chen Jinfa and several others stood at the gate of Ye Cheng's courtyard.
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