After walking a few steps, Chen Zhiyao found another orchid crab under a piece of rotten wood that was thicker than her thigh.
Moreover, this guy is quite big, about the same size as the large orchid crab from before.
The moment the log was overturned, the orchid crab was startled and immediately tried to run away.
Unfortunately, he was too late. He had only taken two steps when he was caught in Chen Zhiyao's all-purpose clip and had no choice but to surrender.
Soon, this orchid crab was also tied up tightly, joining the other two.
As soon as I put the orchid crab in the bucket, I saw a mudskipper on the side of the bucket.
However, she was a bit small, so Chen Zhiyao walked away with a look of disgust.
Cat's Eye Snail +2
Octopus +1
Time always seems to fly when you're busy.
In the blink of an eye, the X-ray vision function only had ten minutes left.
By this time, the seawater had receded to its lowest point, and Chen Zhiyao arrived at a small stone pit.
Through the X-ray glasses, one can clearly see that in the very center of the pit, there is a rock of moderate size, and underneath it lies something that looks like a snake.
Chen Zhiyao is terrified of snakes. Whenever she watches Animal World and sees a scene with snakes, she immediately closes her eyes and changes the channel.
But thinking of the cute little money, I gritted my teeth and went a little closer.
"Ugh, shit tastes bad, money's hard to earn."
Upon reaching the edge of the puddle, we finally saw clearly that it wasn't a sea snake, but a rather large moray eel.
Conger eels look somewhat like snakes and have sharp teeth. They typically feed on small fish and shrimp.
They generally inhabit low tide areas or around rocky reefs with muddy or sandy bottoms, and can occasionally be found on rocky beaches.
"I'm so lucky today! Such a big wild sea eel should cost at least fifty or sixty yuan a pound." Chen Zhiyao was so happy she almost jumped up.
Conger eels can bite. Chen Zhiyao was bitten when she was a child. At the time, she thought it was a sea snake and was terrified.
Chen Zhiyao took a net and tongs and went down into the puddle, where she found a small fish that had been half-eaten floating in front of her.
Needless to say, this must be food for the moray eel hiding inside the rock.
Upon approaching the eel, Chen Zhiyao discovered a hole beneath the rock.
The eel was coiled up inside like a snake, and it couldn't be pulled out directly with tongs; the only way was to lift the stone.
With lightning speed, Chen Zhiyao kicked the stone in front of her away.
Before the eel could react, the all-purpose tongs in my hand clamped it down.
The system's all-purpose clamps were indeed reliable; the frantically struggling eel became obedient and stopped moving once it was clamped.
moray eel
Seeing that the eel was no longer moving, Chen Zhiyao quickly put it into the bucket.
Then he picked up the bucket and weighed it in his hand. "Not bad, not bad, it should weigh about four pounds."
Seeing that time was running out, Chen Zhiyao quickly continued to search the surrounding area.
Octopus +1
Moon Shell +1
Cat's Eye Snail +4
Octopus +2
With only one minute left in the X-ray vision function, Chen Zhiyao discovered an orchid crab nestled between two rocks.
Chen Zhiyao's bright face immediately lit up with a smile as radiant as a flower, "We must have disturbed the orchid crabs' nest today, it's full of orchid crabs."
The gap between the two rocks wasn't large, but with the all-purpose claw, the orchid crab would obediently follow orders as soon as it was touched by the claw.
Orchid Crab +1
"I've caught about a pound. That's a good harvest today."
"Splash, splash..." The tide was lapping against the rocks on the shore not far away, and it looked like the tide was about to come in.
Although the X-ray glasses no longer function, there are still quite a few seafood items in the rocky beach.
Chen Zhiyao didn't want to go back so early, so she continued to wander around the rocky beach.
As the sun sets, the rocky beach becomes as beautiful as a painting.
"Wow, so many moon shells."
In a crevice in the rock, there were plump, white moon shells. Even without the X-ray glasses, Chen Zhiyao could still spot them at a glance.
This was no longer a family gathering; the entire village had come.
Let's get started, this is just small change.
These moon shells were attached to the rocks. Chen Zhiyao gently pried them off, one in each hand.
The sound of moon shells being thrown into the bucket is very pleasant, just like the sound of gold coins falling into a bucket.
Looking at the full buckets of water, Chen Zhiyao couldn't hide her smile.
After all the moon shells were brought ashore, the sea level had already started to rise.
Chen Zhiyao carried the heavy bucket of water and two net bags of seashells, walking back with light steps.
On her way back, Chen Zhiyao picked up a few more octopuses.
She also saw some pretty starfish, but they didn't taste good, so she didn't take any.
Seafood that doesn't taste good has no soul.
Reaching a small, rocky beach where the seawater couldn't reach, Chen Zhiyao emptied all the seashells from her two nets and carefully sorted them.
There were over 4 jin of cat's eye snails, while there were quite a lot of moon clams, filling almost half a bucket.
The bucket contained a large pearl grouper, a tiger grouper weighing over two pounds, and a four-pound conger eel.
In addition, there were four orchid crabs tied up tightly and several octopuses.
By this time, the sun had already set on the sea, and the ocean in front of us was dyed golden by the sunset, as beautiful as a mobile phone wallpaper.
Bathed in the setting sun, Chen Zhiyao appeared even more radiant and beautiful against the backdrop of this stunning scenery.
Chen Zhiyao under the setting sun
Chen Zhiyao admired the beautiful scenery in front of her for a while before turning around to move her things into the car.
At this time, the people who were gathering seafood on the beach were also carrying their catch home or happily going to the purchasing points to sell it for money.
Chen Zhiyao is definitely the latter.
With a broad smile, he loaded all the things into his electric tricycle and then hurried to his second uncle's purchasing station.
When she arrived at the purchasing station, she found that several villagers were already selling their catch.
The room was very lively. Even before entering, you could hear the sounds of bargaining and the laughter of people who had made good purchases.
She had a good haul today, and if she went in now, she would definitely be surrounded by onlookers, and she didn't want to be treated like a monkey.
So Chen Zhiyao sat on the tricycle again and waited quietly on the side.
At this time, everyone was rushing home to cook, and before long, people started leaving one after another.
Seeing that most people had left, Chen Zhiyao picked up her things and excitedly went into the purchasing station.
"Second Uncle, I'm here again."
"It's Tangtang! What good stuff did you get from beachcombing this afternoon?"
"Come and see for yourself, you'll see, these are all good stuff."
"Wow, these blue crabs are quite big, and there are also grouper and conger eel. You're really lucky today, kid."
“And what else? Look at this!” Chen Zhiyao said, bringing the two nets in her hands to her second uncle.
"Moon shells aren't worth much, but cat's eye snails are really good, quite large."
Chen Zhiyao said with a grin, "Second Uncle, could you give me a price? If it's too cheap, I'll just take it home and eat it myself."
Her second uncle glared at her, annoyed. "You little rascal. We're all family, would your second uncle ever trick you?"
(This is an immersive beachcombing experience with many pictures and details. I wonder if it's too verbose?)
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