The sand on the beach was very fine and clean, and it felt soft underfoot. Li Lin, who was walking ahead, was taking light and leisurely steps.
Suddenly, she felt as if she had stepped on something.
Li Lin stopped and bent down curiously, wanting to see what was going on.
When she reached out and picked up the mysterious object, she discovered it was a small, exquisite pinkish-purple seashell.
Overjoyed at finding seashells on the beach for the first time, Li Lin shouted excitedly to Chen Zhiyao, who was not far behind her, as if she had discovered a rare treasure:
"Tangtang, come quick! I found something great! Come and see what kind of seashell this is!"
As she spoke, she waved the small seashell in her hand as if it were a priceless treasure.
"Here it comes, let me see what good stuff it is."
Chen Zhiyao took it and saw that it was a pinkish-purple scallop shell. "This is a scallop shell. If you keep going down, you can find live scallops. The grilled scallops we usually eat are made of this."
As he spoke, he led Li Lin, Tang Youyou, and Yang Yi toward the beach in front of them.
After taking only a few steps, Chen Zhiyao suddenly remembered that the tide hadn't gone out yet.
Most of the beaches are now covered by seawater, and there are no scallops to be seen, not even the most common clams and snails.
Chen Zhiyao felt that she must have eaten too much and her brain was not working properly, and she didn't even remember that it was high tide.
Then, turning around helplessly, he said to the three curious children:
"I forgot when I left home. The tide hasn't gone out yet, so we can't find any seafood. Why don't we go back and take a nap, and come back to go beachcombing later?"
The sun, sand, coconut trees, and sea breeze here are so pleasant and comfortable. Li Lin didn't want to go back, so she tugged at her sleeve and begged:
"No, even though we can't go beachcombing, we can still take a walk on the beach and collect seashells."
"Yes, yes, there are a lot of pretty seashells here, let's collect some." The beach here is so beautiful, Tang Youyou doesn't want to go back.
The last few people happily picked up seashells on the beach.
The four of them gathered together, chatting and searching for various beautiful seashells on the beach.
Tang Youyou searched very carefully, but unexpectedly, instead of finding a seashell, she found a colorful starfish.
Her body was a mix of pink and purple, with some white patterns on it, making her look particularly dazzling.
Moreover, its shape is different from ordinary starfish; it is a hexagonal starfish, which is very unique.
Yang Yi found a moon clam shell, which was very large and smooth, and looked quite high-quality.
Li Lin and Chen Zhiyao squatted together, carefully picking up the shells of several particularly small and cute sea snails in front of them.
The group walked on the fine sand, picking up pretty seashells, chatting and laughing about the fun things that had happened recently. Laughter filled the beach.
Not long after, Tang Youyou finally found a beautiful seashell on the beach.
This shell looks a little different from the shellfish we usually eat, so she quickly pulled Chen Zhiyao aside and asked:
"Tangtang, can you help me identify what kind of seashell this is?"
Upon hearing the sound, Chen Zhiyao quickly ran forward, took the seashell from her hand, and examined it carefully.
"Wow, what beautiful seashells!" Chen Zhiyao exclaimed.
"I don't know exactly what kind of seashell it is, but it looks very special."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Tang Youyou's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by excitement:
"No matter what kind of seashell it is, I'm going to take it home and keep it as a keepsake!"
While collecting seashells, Chen Zhiyao also encountered a long-armed crab.
She probably got used to it and didn't think it was anything special; it was just an ordinary little crab.
But the other three people were filled with curiosity when they saw this amazing crab whose arms were bigger than its body, finding it incredible.
The three of them squatted together, tightly surrounding the little crab.
"How strange, this crab's body is so small, how come its arms are so long? Isn't that inconvenient?"
"Exactly, with such a small body, how can she even lift her arms?"
The three of them poked and looked at the poor little crab with curiosity, treating it like a toy.
The poor little guy was so frightened by the onlookers that he trembled and quickly burrowed into the sand.
Long-armed crab: Humans are too scary, I want to go back to the sea.
Looking at the oddly shaped little crab, an idea suddenly popped into Li Lin's mind:
"What do you think about me taking it home and raising it?"
Tang Youyou shook her head and said from a practical point of view, "It probably can't get into the high-speed rail station, right?"
Chen Zhiyao spoke the absolute truth:
"After all this trouble you've put him through, I don't think this little guy will make it to the day you go back."
Li Lin was initially unconvinced, but then she remembered that she had never raised a pet before, so she quickly changed her tune:
"Let's take it back to Tangtang's house and keep it there for now. Tangtang, you can release it back into the sea when we get back."
“Sure, we have a fish tank at home anyway.” The small fish tank we used to keep pufferfish in was still empty.
Li Lin put the little crab into the bucket she had brought earlier and gave it a name: "Long-Armed Hero".
After settling the little guy in, the group continued their leisurely stroll on the beach, looking for seashells along the way.
Before we knew it, the sun was gradually setting in the west, and a magnificent sunset was spreading across the sky.
The four of them looked at the small bucket of pretty seashells and felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Although Chen Zhiyao had given them these beautiful seashells before, they had to find them one by one on the beach by themselves.
Looking at the pretty seashell in her hand, Li Lin smiled sheepishly and said with great enthusiasm:
"Even without low tide, there are still plenty of good things on the beach."
Tang Youyou nodded in agreement, "Yes, these seashells are also very pretty. We can take them home as decorations."
At this moment, the seawater began to recede, and Chen Zhiyao led the three of them toward the still wet beach.
"Come on, I'll take you to collect scallops and octopuses."
Upon hearing Chen Zhiyao's words, Li Lin's eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly:
"Really? Then let's go look for it right away!"
Before long, the group arrived at a rather damp area.
Chen Zhi excitedly pointed to the small hole in the ground and said:
"Look, there are many breathing holes here, and they're full of clams. Dig them all out, and I'll make you stir-fried clams when we get back."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get started!"
Everyone gathered around, grabbed sand shovels, and began digging with all their might.
Yang Yi acted quickly, and after digging only twice, he found two particularly plump king clams.
Li Lin and Tang Youyou, who were standing nearby, also quickly dug up a small clam each.
These three elderly people were probably not even worth mentioning in the village, but they were still incredibly happy as it was their first time going to the beach.
Not long after, Tang Youyou exclaimed in delight:
"Wow, everyone look! I dug up a scallop! It's huge!"
Seeing this, the others dug even harder.
Before long, everyone was holding a few clams and a couple of scallops, their faces beaming with joy.
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