The tree root looks unremarkable from the front, but there is a large hole in the tree from the back.
What Chen Zhiyao was looking for was the large blue crab hiding in the tree hole.
The tree hole was huge, almost hollowing out the tree roots. And the large blue crab inside was also quite big.
Chen Zhiyao inserted the clips in ten thousand times, and when she came out, she almost couldn't hold them properly.
"It's so heavy, it must weigh at least two pounds."
Such large mud crabs are rare, so the price must be high.
The thought that the Chinese New Year was just a week away made Chen Zhiyao even happier.
Seafood prices have skyrocketed lately, and this big one could probably sell for several hundred dollars.
Besides the large creature inside the tree hole, a smaller orchid crab was also hiding in the mud under the tree roots.
Extra Large Blue Crab +1
Orchid Crab +1
Just as Chen Zhiyao finished tying up the two large crabs, she heard a sound coming from not far away.
"Gagaga..."
She looked in the direction the sound came from and saw a plump white duck with several round duck eggs on the ground.
Duck eggs
Noticing Chen Zhiyao's gaze, the sea duck quickly flapped its wings and ran deeper into the mangrove forest.
"Hey, don't you want your eggs anymore?"
Hearing the sound behind him, the sea duck ran even faster, disappearing into a thick patch of weeds without looking back.
Although she didn't catch the giant sea duck, Chen Zhiyao picked up all the sea duck eggs on the ground.
Sea duck eggs +6
Besides these large duck eggs, Chen Zhiyao also found a few smaller sea duck eggs under some withered weeds not far away.
Including these, Chen Ziyao has collected a total of more than a dozen sea duck eggs today.
"This isn't enough to eat. I wonder if Grandpa and Dad have found any sea duck eggs."
No sooner had the words been spoken than two familiar voices came from not far away.
"Tangtang, Chen Zhiyao, where are you?"
"Tangtang, Tangtang, it's time to go back."
Hearing her father's and grandfather's voices, Chen Zhiyao quickly replied:
"Hey, I'm here! I see you all! Don't move, I'm coming to you now."
As she spoke, Chen Zhiyao picked up her haul for the day and jogged over.
Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang also had a good haul, with several large blue crabs weighing over a pound each in their buckets.
There were also quite a few blue crabs and red flower crabs, but they were smaller in size.
The two men each held a net bag filled with round duck eggs.
Moreover, Chen Weiqiang was holding a large sea duck that was still flapping its wings and trying to escape.
The more Chen Zhiyao looked at the duck, the more familiar it seemed. Wasn't it the one that had just run away?
Then she picked up the net bag containing the giant duck and showed it off with a grin:
"I also caught a sea duck. I'll make a conch and duck stew when I get home tonight."
"Okay, then I'll take this one to your uncle's house."
Chen Zhiyao thought that her uncle and cousin had been taking people out fishing every day for the past few days, so there probably weren't any sea snails at home.
"Let's also pack some sea snails. My aunt and sister-in-law like to eat whelks, so let's bring more."
“Sure, go back and take it yourself, take as much as you want.” Chen Weiqiang skillfully directed his daughter to run errands.
Grandpa glanced at the water, which was already above his calves, and urged the father and daughter, who were still chatting, to hurry up:
"The tide is coming in, let's hurry and get out of here."
Chen Weiqiang glanced at the heavy bucket in his daughter's hand and quickly took it from her, leaving her to carry only the two large sea ducks.
The grandfather, grandson, and granddaughter chatted and laughed all the way back to where they had launched their small kayak in just a few minutes.
By this time, the seawater had risen, and the originally wet mudflats were completely submerged.
Fortunately, the kayak was tied to the tree trunk with ropes, otherwise it would probably have been swept away by the constantly surging seawater.
The seawater had already reached Chen Zhiyao's thighs, and the soft mudflats made every step extremely difficult.
The soft, slippery mudflats were so slippery that she almost slipped and fell several times.
It took Chen Zhiyao several minutes to walk a distance of just a few meters.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief once she was on the kayak.
The tide came in, and the seawater submerged most of the mangrove forest, making it very easy for the small kayak to go out.
As the kayak sped out of the mangroves, Chen Zhiyao glanced back and saw several large, snow-white birds to her left.
Unknown bird
"These birds are so white!" She thought they were the whitest birds she had ever seen.
As he spoke, he glanced again at the dusty, dirty sea duck in the net bag:
"We're all the same kind of people, why are you so unclean?"
"Gaga gaga gaga..."
The disliked sea duck glared at Chen Zhiyao with unfriendly eyes and kept quacking.
Big Sea Duck: You're so high and mighty, why don't you release me?
It was past midnight when the three of them returned to the fishing boat.
Chen Zhiyao picked out some small crabs weighing a little over three ounces each, and then directed her father to clean them.
These little crabs won't fetch a good price, so it's better to keep them for ourselves than to sell them cheaply.
Then she went to the live water tank and scooped up a red sea bream and a black sea bream. As soon as the fish were scooped up, Grandpa Chen, who was standing nearby, rushed to take them and process them.
Back in the kitchen, Chen Zhiyao glanced at the cabbage she had brought that morning and decided to make hand-torn cabbage.
The grandfather, grandson, and granddaughter worked together, and half an hour later, a simple seafood feast was ready.
Stir-fried crab with ginger and scallions, steamed black sea bream, steamed red sea bream, and hand-torn cabbage.
As soon as the food was cooked, Chen Zhiyao couldn't wait to take several photos and short videos and send them to her family group chat.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Shuting also sent over the lunch photos of him and Grandma Chen.
The grandfather, grandson, and daughter-in-law were not home, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't cook anything fancy, just a mixed fish stew and a dish of stir-fried lettuce with garlic.
"Woof woof woof..."
Suddenly, Ah Huang's excited voice came from the video, and in the far corner of the video, Chen Zhiyao spotted a big, fluffy tail.
After lunch, it was almost 2 o'clock.
Knowing that she would have to haul in the fishing nets and return home at 3 o'clock, Chen Zhiyao simply steered the fishing boat to a spot not far from where the nets had been laid.
She remembered there was a small coral reef there, perfect for fishing for a while.
Chen Zhiyao hooked a large shrimp onto the snapper hook and then casually tossed it toward the nearest small dark shape.
The three of them had been having good luck all morning, but they were met with a cold reception when they went fishing.
The grandfather, his grandson, and their two grandchildren sat on the fishing boat for half an hour, but they didn't catch a single small fish or shrimp.
Chen Zhiyao also found it very strange. The bait had clearly been placed right in front of the fish's mouth, so why wouldn't they bite?
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