The coconut snails in Chen Zhiyao's hand weighed over a pound, and their size was only medium.
She even scanned twice with X-ray glasses, but unfortunately, she didn't find Melozhu.
"Sigh, it's still too small. I guess you need one of those giant ones that weigh four or five pounds to have Melaleuca."
After taking two more steps forward, Chen Zhiyao suddenly felt as if she stepped on something and almost tripped.
Looking down, I saw a huge conch shell at my feet, long and large, looking just like a bull's horn.
Chen Zhiyao happily picked up the large conch shell. "Luckily, there's meat inside this conch shell."
Conch +1
"Splash splash splash..."
The seawater continued to recede, and by this time two-thirds of the island had been exposed.
As the tide receded, the rocks of varying heights formed numerous puddles, trapping all sorts of delicious seafood inside.
Chen Zhiyao wandered around for a while and, with the help of her X-ray glasses, found two ponds with good catches.
Then, she and Chen Weiqiang worked together to move the three water pumps over.
The two puddles were of different sizes. Two pumps were used to pump water from the larger puddle, while the last pump was placed in the smaller puddle next to it.
Before leaving home, Chen Weiqiang had already filled the three water pumps with diesel fuel.
Once the switch is turned on, water is continuously pumped out of the pit through the three pipes.
Seeing that the water pump was working properly, Chen Zhiyao picked up the bucket and continued to go beachcombing.
Chen Weiqiang stayed behind to watch over the three water pumps, and when the pumps were almost empty, he would move the pipes to pump water.
Chen Zhiyao had only taken two steps when she spotted two stranded sea fish near a large puddle. She deliberately circled around to the entrance of the puddle, blocking the two little creatures and trapping them like turtles in a jar.
The water in the puddle was a bit murky, making it difficult to see clearly. She had initially thought they were two black sea breams, but they turned out to be two dog sharks weighing over a pound each.
Seeing the two slender dog sharks made Chen Zhiyao even happier.
After all, a pound of dogfish is more than 20 yuan more expensive than a pound of black sea bream.
Although the Lunar New Year is over, seafood prices have returned to normal levels. A dog shark of this size can still sell for more than 80 yuan per kilogram.
Dog Shark +2
Besides the two dog sharks, there were also various sea snails at the bottom of the pit, and Chen Zhiyao picked them all up with a big smile.
A fist-sized coconut snail +1
More than a pound of conch + 1
Flower snail +5
Horseshoe snails +2
Spicy snail +8
As soon as I looked up, I spotted several small abalone that blended almost seamlessly into the surrounding rocks.
Chen Zhiyao counted them, and there were a total of 6, which weighed about a pound in total.
Abalone +6
After looting everything from the puddle, Chen Zhiyao picked up the bucket and prepared to continue on her way.
She had only taken one step when she heard a faint splashing sound from her left, as if fish were slapping the water.
She turned her head and carefully examined the crevices in the rocks, and soon found a stranded tiger stripe, which was quite large.
"Thank you for nature's gift." Chen Zhiyao happily ran over.
Sensing the footsteps getting closer, the tiger in the puddle tried to escape in a panic.
Unfortunately, the puddle was only so big, and after swimming a couple of times, she realized there was nowhere to escape. The tiger-spotted tiger was immediately caught, and Chen Zhiyao precisely grabbed its tail and lifted it up.
"It's quite heavy, probably more than two pounds."
Tiger Spot +1
By this time, the tide had receded considerably, revealing the reefs hidden beneath the water and increasing the availability of valuable seafood.
Bread Crab +2
Dog Shark +1
Conger eel +2
Conch +2
Sea urchin +4
...
Just as Chen Zhiyao put a few sea urchins into the bucket, she looked up and saw a red flower crab run past her.
Without a second's hesitation, she immediately put down what she was holding and chased after him.
These red flower crabs are quite large, but they look a bit clumsy and don't run very fast.
Before long, Chen Zhiyao cornered it against a large rock.
As soon as she picked it up, she saw thousands upon thousands of crab eggs on the crab's underside.
Clearly, this was another pregnant female crab. In the end, the pregnant crab carefully placed this wonderful mother crab back in its original spot.
As the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded. After walking only a few steps, she discovered a crab's nest.
There were three large and two small crabs, a total of five.
Soon, Chen Zhiyao invited the whole family of five out.
The three larger ones each weighed about a pound, making Chen Zhiyao's mouth water. The two smaller ones weighed about four or five ounces each.
Blue Crab +5
Before she could finish being happy, she saw a blue flower crab that glowed blue in a crevice in the rocks not far away.
This guy was holding two big pincers, and when the clamps came over, he just grabbed it.
However, the moment he touched the universal clamp, he suddenly lost his strength and became confused.
When it came to its senses, the poor orchid crab found itself bound hand and foot, surrounded by its brothers and sisters.
Chen Zhiyao strolled leisurely along the outermost edge of the reef island, following the waves.
Abalone +2
Sea cucumber +3
Red Flower Crab +2
Orchid Crab +2
Conch +1
General's Hat +6
...
She walked around and stopped frequently, and before long, she had acquired quite a few good things.
As she walked, Chen Zhiyao found a coconut snail weighing about one pound at the entrance of a stone cave.
She ran over quickly and was then shocked by what was inside the cave.
Inside the cave, there were countless coconut snails of all sizes. Chen Zhiyao jumped up excitedly at the sight of the coconut snail nest, her voice almost cracking:
"We're rich! We're rich! Such a huge nest of coconut snails, how much is it worth?!"
The cave wasn't very deep, and Chen Zhiyao, using her all-purpose tongs, quickly brought the whole family out.
The largest coconut snail weighed a full 4 kilograms, but unfortunately, Chen Zhiyao checked it several times and still couldn't find any Melo pearls.
Besides this large one, the other coconut snails are also quite big.
Two weighed over two jin (approximately 1 kg), four weighed over one jin (approximately 500g), and two weighed between one jin and half a jin (approximately 250g).
The remaining four were all small seedlings weighing less than half a pound, and Chen Zhiyao put them all back.
"Grow up well, I'll come find you again later."
Looking at the pile of coconut snails on the ground, Chen Zhiyao felt that the cute little money was waving at her.
By this time, the tide had receded to the very back, and the Chen family members quickened their pace, searching the island for all sorts of delicious seafood.
Not far away, Chen Weiqiang was busy fiddling with the water pump, trying to drain the water from the bottom of each stone pit as quickly as possible.
As the water in the puddle was gradually drained, Chen Weiqiang was overjoyed to see all sorts of large conch shells and countless sea fish below.
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