To the right is the stone forest that blocked the beach earlier, with each stone being two or three meters high.
In front of these massive boulders, there are also many rocks about half a person's height, with numerous blue crabs and eels hiding in the crevices beneath them.
These are all common things found on rocky beaches, and Chen Zhiyao felt that the good things Xiaomeng mentioned definitely weren't these.
However, since she had already come across them, she didn't let these delicious seafood go to waste.
Every single one of them fell victim to Chen Zhiyao's all-powerful clips.
Blue Crab +3
Red Flower Crab +2
Horseshoe snails +5
Conger eel +3
Coconut snail +2
...
After crossing this small stretch of rocky beach, Chen Zhiyao arrived at the Stone Forest.
When Chen Zhiyao saw that the innermost stone wall was covered with goose barnacles, she was so excited that her hands trembled.
The base camp of goose barnacles
"Xiaomeng, you're amazing! I absolutely adore you."
"It's alright, it's nothing. I'll find you something better next time."
As Xiaomeng spent more time with Chen Zhiyao, she gradually developed her own thoughts and became increasingly arrogant.
Seeing that Chen Zhiyao was still giggling, Xiaomeng quickly reminded her:
"Alright, let's get to work, the tide's about to come in."
This is such a large area of goose barnacles; I estimate it would take me several hours to finish cleaning it all by myself.
Chen Zhiyao glanced at the waves at her feet again, estimating that the tide would come in in about half an hour.
Time was running out, so she quickly called out to her grandfather and father in the distance:
"Dad, Grandpa, come here quickly, quickly!"
Hearing her excited voice, the father and son knew there must be something good, and they immediately ran over.
Grandpa Chen was the closest, and he arrived in less than two minutes.
The old man was getting on in years and his eyesight was failing, so he couldn't see the goose barnacles in the crevice of the rock clearly at first.
"Tangtang, what's wrong? Did you find something good?"
"Hehe, Grandpa, come closer and see what all these are."
After taking a few steps forward, Grandpa Chen noticed that the stone wall was covered with dense barnacles.
"Wow, they're all Buddha's Hand citrons! They must weigh at least 100 pounds!"
At this moment, Chen Weiqiang also came over. Seeing these expensive, top-quality seafood, he was also very excited.
Without saying a word, the father and son took out sand shovels, ready to shovel all the little treasures down.
Seeing her father arrive, Chen Zhiyao ignored them and turned back to continue working.
Plump goose barnacles
She arrived early, and the Buddha's Hand citrons in front of her were the fattest and largest.
Chen Zhiyao has been going to the beach every day lately, and now she's quite the expert at harvesting barnacles, wielding her sand shovel with impressive skill.
"Splash splash splash..."
The waves kept crashing against the rocks at their feet, and it felt like the tide was about to come in, so the grandfather, grandfather, and grandson quickly sped up.
The seawater rose very quickly; what was once just at our feet had already swelled to our thighs after we had picked half of the barnacles.
As the waves kept crashing in, Chen Zhiyao unknowingly swallowed several mouthfuls of salty, bitter seawater.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."
Chen Zhiyao spat out the seawater that had accidentally gotten into her mouth, then closed her mouth tightly and moved her hands even more quickly.
The barnacles on the stone wall were gradually decreasing, while the large bucket at Chen Zhiyao's feet was already more than half full.
Just then, another huge wave crashed over, soaking Chen Zhiyao completely.
Seeing that the wall of barnacles had been almost completely harvested, Grandpa Chen urged his granddaughter to hurry back and change her clothes.
"Tangtang, the seawater is too cold now, and there aren't many basil shells left. Go back and change your clothes first, and your dad and I will take care of the rest."
"Yes, Tangtang, there's only a little bit left. Your grandpa and I finished it in 10 minutes."
Chen Weiqiang has a fiery temper and doesn't feel cold even when he's soaked to the bone, but his daughter is different.
Girls are generally weaker, and being soaked in the wind here can easily make them sick.
Chen Weiqiang was adamant and immediately pushed his daughter back home.
She originally wanted to stay, but then an even bigger wave crashed into her face.
Chen Zhiyao was petite, and a wave crashed over her, almost sweeping her into the sea.
Chen Weiqiang, still shaken, supported his daughter. Seeing the waves getting bigger and bigger, he decided not to pick the remaining barnacles and called his grandfather to head back together.
"Dad, let's go back first. There aren't many left. Let them grow a little longer, and we'll come back before the fishing ban after the New Year."
The old man wasn't one to act recklessly; the three of them, grandfather, grandson, and granddaughter, each carried a large bucket of goose barnacles as they walked back.
When we arrived, the tide hadn't come in yet, and the surrounding rocks were dry, so we didn't notice anything amiss when we left.
The tide is coming in now, and the seawater has submerged the rocks, so you can't see the ground very well.
The three of them stumbled along, constantly slipping on slippery seaweed or sharp oysters.
It took us several minutes to finally reach the beach where we had been beachcombing earlier.
The grandfather, his grandson, and his two grandchildren stopped under a coconut tree, panting heavily.
Chen Zhiyao put down the bucket in her hand, and the heavy bucket pressed the soft sand into a deep pit.
This bucket of goose barnacles must weigh at least forty or fifty pounds.
Chen Zhiyao thought to herself with delight that goose barnacles could sell for 188 yuan per kilogram a while ago, and now that the New Year is coming soon, they can sell for at least 200 yuan per kilogram.
We're about to strike it rich! This one bucket of goose barnacles alone could probably sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
Chen Zhiyao was just laughing to herself when she suddenly noticed something moving on the coconut tree opposite her.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a huge coconut crab.
Coconut crabs climbing trees
Coconut crabs generally live in areas with coconut trees and like to use the outer layer of fiber in coconut shells to make their nests.
Coconut crabs are different from ordinary crabs; they feed on carrion and fruit, and their favorite food is coconut meat.
It is precisely because they like to eat coconuts that they got the name "coconut crab".
Coconut crabs are expert climbers; they can even climb up coconut trees and pick coconuts to eat themselves.
Its two large pincers are very powerful; they can easily crack open the hard shell of the coconut and then take out the coconut meat to eat.
Coconut crabs are the largest living crabs, with some reaching up to eight or nine pounds.
However, coconut crabs are now very rare to see, as they, like sea turtles and Napoleon wrasse, are nationally protected animals.
There are many coconut trees on the nearby islands and even on the white sand beach in the village, but Chen Zhiyao has only seen coconut crabs twice in her life.
Looking at the giant coconut crab on the tree, which must weigh at least three or four pounds, she was practically drooling. Such a big crab must taste delicious.
She's never tried coconut crab before and doesn't know what it tastes like.
However, she only thought about it; these are protected animals.
As she left, Chen Zhiyao kept turning back to look at the large crab, her eyes fixed on it, which frightened it so much that it quickly climbed up a tree.
(Coconut Crab: Why do I feel a chill down my back? Oh no, I've been targeted by a bad guy.)
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