Along the way, Chen Zhiyao saw several other people's traps.
However, they weren't very dense. After walking for a few more minutes, the fish traps almost disappeared.
Mangroves are naturally submerged in water, and there are many puddles of varying sizes at the base of the trees.
Grandpa Chen found several places with obvious signs of crab activity and put the traps in.
The two brought a total of 7 fish traps to the mangrove forest, and Chen Zhiyao still has 3 left.
The two continued walking, searching for other suitable places to place the traps.
At that moment, Chen Zhiyao spotted a white, rolling thing among some dry weeds.
"It's a sea duck egg! Grandpa, look! There's a really big sea duck egg up ahead!"
Duck eggs
As she spoke, she jogged over and picked up the large duck egg that looked somewhat like a double-yolk egg.
Chen Zhiyao looked around, then muttered under her breath with a disappointed expression, "Why don't I see any sea ducks?"
Sea ducks don't have the fishy smell of regular ducks. When stewed with sea snails and clams, they are incredibly fresh and fragrant, and she can easily eat three large bowls of rice with them.
Grandpa Chen looked at his granddaughter, who was craving something sweet, and shook his head with a smile. But then he turned around and said cheerfully:
"We'll be on the island all day today. I'll catch one for you to take back later."
Chen Zhiyao nodded her little head vigorously, "Okay, okay, Grandpa, you're the best."
The two chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at a crystal-clear stream.
Although it's called a small river, it's actually filled with seawater.
"The water is so clear, it looks like a sapphire from a distance."
The two walked along the stream and placed the remaining three fish traps into different sections of the river.
The tide went out this morning, and the seawater hasn't risen yet, so the rocks on both sides of the river are exposed, and there are many good things hidden inside.
Grandpa Chen happened to see a large blue crab under the rock at his feet, and quickly grabbed the creature.
Chen Zhiyao quickly turned on her X-ray glasses and began her beachcombing day.
Soon, through her X-ray glasses, she saw a spotted eel nestled under a rock.
After the stone was moved, a small flower eel weighing over two pounds was indeed seen.
moray eels hiding under rocks
Before the creature could escape, Chen Zhiyao quickly tucked it into the bucket of water at her feet.
Conger eel +1
Just then, Grandpa Chen's hearty laughter came from not far ahead. It turned out that the old man had found a nest of spicy snails.
These snails were all bigger than his thumb, and they were so densely packed that a whole nest weighed nearly seven or eight pounds.
Grandpa Chen beamed with joy, feeling that his granddaughter was truly a lucky star, always catching a good catch every time they went fishing together, and today she had found such a large nest of snails.
However, Chen Zhiyao had no time to care what good things the old man had found.
Because under the coral stone to her left and in front of her, there was a very large little green dragon hiding.
Little Green Dragon
This thing had hidden most of its body, and the exposed part looked almost exactly like coral.
It has to be said that beachcombing requires a lot of sharp eyesight.
Chen Zhiyao took two steps in one, and with a joyful expression, she picked up the big guy, a bright smile on her face.
"Not bad, not bad, it weighs about eight ounces."
Little Azure Dragon +1
That wasn't the end of it. After taking only two steps, she found another little green dragon's den.
Through X-ray glasses, she could clearly see two small green dragons, each weighing nearly a pound, hidden under the sand.
Chen Zhiyao jumped up excitedly, then stepped on a moss-covered stone and almost fell.
However, she didn't care about this little thing at all, and excitedly took out the sand shovel from the bucket and started digging with all her might.
These two big guys were hiding quite well. Chen Zhiyao dug a huge hole in the ground at her feet before she could finally capture the two small green dragons that were baring their fangs and claws.
Little Green Dragon +2
Chen Zhiyao's eyes lit up as she looked at the three little green dragons.
These are all valuable treasures.
Immediately afterwards, the little girl walked briskly and excitedly to the old man, proudly showing off:
"Grandpa, guess what good thing I found?"
Grandpa Chen looked down and immediately burst into laughter: "Oh, you've stirred up trouble for the little green dragon!"
"That's right, it took me a lot of effort to dig them out." Chen Zhiyao's lips curled up into a wide smile, her two dimples making her look lively and adorable.
Grandpa Chen reached into the bucket and picked up each of the little green dragons, weighing them in his hand.
"They're quite big, probably weighing around 2.8 jin (1.4 catties) in total. You're quite something, little girl, you've already made 300 yuan."
Looking at his granddaughter, who has surpassed him in ability, Grandpa Chen felt a sense of pressure.
The old man, unwilling to admit defeat, picked up his bucket and continued to work hard turning over the stones.
With the tide about to come in, Chen Zhiyao quickened her pace.
Soon, she saw a little creature peeking out of a stone cave.
Blue crabs in the crevices of rocks
"Not bad, not bad, the first blue crab we found in the mangroves today."
Although the little guy only weighed about six ounces, Chen Zhiyao was still very happy.
Blue Crab +1
The little guy with its claws and teeth was quickly tied up. When releasing the crabs, Chen Zhiyao looked at a large banyan tree to the side.
The trunk was very thick, and many strangely shaped floating roots grew around it.
The tree trunk has many holes of various sizes, which are the places that crabs love to stay.
Through the X-ray glasses, Chen Zhiyao saw that there were two big guys hiding inside.
After climbing out of the stream, Chen Zhiyao happily pulled out two large blue crabs, muttering to herself:
"This mangrove forest is amazing; it's a treasure trove."
At this point, the seawater had begun to rise, and all the previously exposed rocks were now submerged.
Chen Zhiyao heard Grandpa Chen urging her from ahead and was about to go over when she saw a large eel weighing over three pounds swim quickly past her.
Chen Zhiyao moved very quickly and caught it in one go.
Conger eel +1
When the grandfather and granddaughter met, Chen Zhiyao saw that her grandfather was carrying a large, flapping sea duck.
sea ducks
Grandpa Chen proudly picked up the sea duck in his hand and said with a smile:
"Before the tide fully rises, let's go to Seagull Island ahead and collect some conch and shells to make conch and duck stew tonight."
"Grandpa, you're amazing."
"These crabs are quite big. Looks like we've found a lot of valuable ones today. My granddaughter is really something."
"Grandpa, you taught me so well."
...
The grandfather and grandson resumed their usual mutual flattery.
Back on the boat, Chen Zhiyao quickly steered it towards Seagull Island, which wasn't far away. Meanwhile, Grandpa Chen gathered up the catch from their beachcombing trip.
Grandpa Chen: Eight catties of spicy snails, two orchid crabs, one blue crab, one sea duck, and six sea duck eggs.
Chen Zhiyao: One salted duck egg, two conger eels, three small green lobsters, and three blue crabs.
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