The beach had just been cleared by the receding tide, and it took them quite a bit of effort to dig up a few clams.
After putting the clams into the bucket, the group of people all looked up at the same time, wanting to see if there were any other treasures around.
However, to their astonishment, the beach that had previously only been partially visible suddenly became incredibly open!
The beach that suddenly expanded before our eyes seemed to have been created by nature's magic.
Chen Zhiyao quickly came to her senses. "The tide is receding pretty fast today. Let's hurry down and collect some seafood."
Apart from Chen Zhiyao, who was already used to it, the other three were overjoyed.
They were all excitedly rubbing their hands together, eager to find more delicious seafood.
Li Lin grabbed her friend's arm: "Tangtang, tell me quickly, how did you find those clams and scallops?"
Tang Youyou, who was standing nearby, also asked anxiously:
"Yes, yes, Tangtang, tell us how to find seafood on the beach."
"It's not difficult. You just need to be careful and look for breathing holes or small bulges on the beach. There are usually seafood hidden underneath them."
As she spoke, she pointed to a small bulge, slightly smaller than a fist, in front of them and carefully explained it to them:
"Look, these small bulges usually contain cat's eye snails or moon shells. Don't miss them if you see them."
Chen Zhiyao dug into the bulge with her shovel, and a particularly plump cat's-eye snail appeared in front of everyone.
"Look, this is a cat's eye snail. When you touch its meat, it squirts water."
Immediately afterwards, she exerted force with her hand, and the cat's eye snail in her hand sprayed out many small water jets like a fountain.
"This cat's eye snail is quite fun." As she spoke, Tang Youyou took the cat's eye snail from her hand and looked at it curiously.
She looked at the peephole above and said cheerfully:
"No wonder it's called cat's eye snail, the eyes on it really do look a bit like a kitten's eyes."
Just as Chen Zhiyao finished her introduction, Yang Yi immediately found a cat's eye snail that hadn't yet had time to lie on the sand.
"Haha, look! I found a really big cat's eye snail."
He imitated Chen Zhiyao's earlier action, grabbing hard, and the cat's eye snail in his hand immediately sprayed out several powerful jets of water.
Tang Youyou, who was standing next to her, got sprayed with seawater all over her face.
"Yang Yi, do you deserve a beating?!"
"Ptooey, ptooey, this seawater is so salty, it's so salty it makes my hair taste bitter."
"Hahaha……"
"Hahaha……"
Tang Youyou's little face scrunched up like a bun, while Chen Zhiyao and Li Lin beside her laughed uncontrollably.
Tang Youyou was even angrier after glancing at her two gloating best friends.
We're breaking off all contact!
Yang Yi, the culprit, looked guilty and pulled out a tissue.
"I was wrong, please wipe your face first."
"snort!"
The young couple were flirting and teasing each other, so Chen Zhiyao quickly grabbed another third wheel and ran ahead.
After running only four or five meters, the two sisters found many more breathing holes.
Without saying a word, the two immediately rolled up their sleeves and squatted down to start digging.
A moment later, Li Lin suddenly shouted excitedly:
"Look, I found a beautiful conch shell! Tangtang, can you tell what kind of conch shell this is?"
Chen Zhiyao leaned closer to take a look and saw that it was a red snail. "We call this a red snail here. It tastes pretty good. It's delicious stir-fried or used in soup."
"Then I'll find more and cook it tonight."
Knowing that this thing tasted good, Li Lin immediately set her sights on the little guy in her hand.
And wouldn't you know it, she was lucky. Chen Zhiyao soon discovered a large area of breathing holes near where Li Lin had just been digging for red snails.
She quietly turned on her X-ray glasses, and soon she could see clearly what was under the sand.
This area of breathing holes is mostly filled with red snails, with a small number of whelks and clams mixed in.
For red snails like these that hide under the sand, a sand shovel is not as useful as a sand rake.
Chen Zhiyao took out a sand rake and taught the group how to dig out the little treasures from the sand.
The three, who were participating in beachcombing for the first time, had some imperfect movements, but they were quite fast.
In just a few minutes, all the red snails in front of them were turned up, and together with the clams and whelks, there were more than ten kilograms of them.
Chen Zhiyao packed up the small pile of spoils in front of her, which filled just enough to fill a net bag.
As she got up, she noticed some octopus tracks at her feet.
She followed the marks for two steps and then saw a bulge about the size of a fist.
So she called the other three over to give the lesson:
"Come here quickly, I'll teach you how to find an octopus."
"Coming, coming!" Tang Youyou ran over like the wind with her long legs.
Before long, the three of them stared at Chen Zhiyao with wide, expectant eyes.
Seeing the three curious children, she stopped being mysterious and pointed directly to the ground, saying:
"Look, these are the tracks left by octopuses. If you see these tracks, you can follow them to find your way."
Then he pointed to a small mound not far away, "Look, mounds like this usually hide octopuses underneath."
Just as Chen Zhiyao was about to dig for the octopus, Tang Youyou volunteered and said:
"Tangtang, let me dig! Let me dig!"
There was nothing to fight over about an octopus, so Chen Zhiyao simply gave up her spot.
Tang Youyou raised her sand shovel with anticipation and quickly dug twice, and sure enough, she dug out a small octopus.
Li Lin was very quick to act; in less than two minutes, she found some traces of octopus crawling, just as Chen Zhiyao had said.
But when she reached the end, she didn't see the little mound; there was only a small footprint on the ground that looked like a bird's.
"Tangtang, look! There's a bird's claw mark here, but I can't see the octopus. Did the bird catch it?"
When Chen Zhiyao got closer, she immediately recognized that these were the claw marks left by seagulls.
"It must have been snatched away by a seagull."
"Oh, I'm a step too late," Li Lin muttered regretfully.
She had only taken two steps forward when she suddenly saw two large pincers on the ground. "Tangtang, I found a crab! Can you help me see if I can eat it?" Li Lin's voice was full of excitement and anticipation.
As Chen Zhiyao approached, she immediately realized that it was a swimming crab.
"It's edible. This is a swimming crab. It looks like it weighs two or three ounces, which is barely enough to be considered edible."
"Crabs can pinch you, and once they pinch you, they won't let go easily. Never touch them with your hands. It's best to use tongs to put them into a bucket."
Upon hearing that the crab was edible, Li Lin quickly took out the tongs from the bucket and put the small crab into the bucket.
At this moment, Tang Youyou looked curiously at a small seashell in front of her:
"Tangtang, there's a conch shell here, but it's a bit strange. It's clearly a conch shell, but it has crab legs growing out of it." (Hermit crab)
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