White sand beach at dusk
Chen Zhiyao, carrying a bucket, happily searched for treasure on the beach where the tide had just receded.
After walking a few steps, I saw several crescent-shaped shells lying half-reclined on the sand directly in front of me, and they looked quite large.
However, after digging them out, she was pleasantly surprised to find that they were actually several beautiful women.
The size of the Xi Shi clam is similar to that of the Moon Clam, and the outer ring is also milky white, but the center is a beautiful light purple.
It looks much brighter and prettier than the moon shell.
These razor clams were half-covered by sand, with only their white edges showing. From a distance, she mistook them for moon clams.
Although they look somewhat alike, the razor clam is more beautiful and tastes more delicious, making it a relatively expensive type of shellfish.
Xi Shi Bei
The Xi Shi clam, also known as the Imperial Concubine clam or sea clam, is not commonly found on beaches; you're lucky if you happen to find a few.
However, there was a large area in front of Chen Zhiyao, and they were all exposed on the beach, so she could just reach out and pick them up.
Unlike digging out the sea bean sprouts, which required a lot of effort, Chen Zhiyao was very quick.
Wherever she went, regardless of whether there was meat or not, or what size it was, she put it all into the net bag in her hand.
Fortunately, Chen Zhiyao deliberately avoided the villagers. She had just finished picking up all the clams in a small patch when three women came over to collect seafood.
The shii bean was large, filling two net bags, and it was also quite heavy, probably weighing around 10 pounds.
Seeing that the bucket was full and the two net bags were also full of Xi Shi Bei (a type of shellfish), Chen Zhiyao was preparing to go back to the recycling station to exchange them for some money.
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw a small patch of densely packed golden snails where the seawater had just receded.
The golden coin snail is small, only about the size of a thumb, and its pattern looks like a small copper coin, hence its name.
However, in some places it is also called glass cow, and there are quite a lot of these on the beach.
However, they are small, troublesome to eat, and cheap; they only cost a few yuan per kilogram at the purchasing station.
Golden snail
However, mosquito legs are also a bit cheesy. Although they are cheap, they come in large quantities and usually appear in large patches.
Chen Zhiyao took a burlap sack out of the bucket and put Xi Shi Bei inside along with the net bag.
Then I poured all the various small seafood from the bucket back in, and emptied the bucket to fill with golden snails.
The golden snails were too small, and there were so many of them that it was too much trouble to pick them up directly.
Chen Zhiyao took out a net, put the little guys in along with the mud and sand, and then went into the seawater to wash and filter them.
The cleaned snails look even more like small copper coins.
Golden snail
Chen Zhiyao kept scooping and rinsing the snails, and soon she had a small bucket full of them.
Although these things are not worth much, they add up. If you get a hundred or so kilograms, they can be worth several hundred yuan.
Thinking of the adorable little money, Chen Zhiyao was filled with energy.
She worked quickly and efficiently, not even noticing the other people who had come to gather seafood behind her.
The women behind her were quite envious when they saw how many golden snails she had caught.
However, these things were everywhere on the beach, and the group didn't stoop to the level of trying to steal from a junior. They continued walking forward, carrying their buckets.
The rocky beach is just ahead; there are even more good things there.
Since the other person didn't speak, Chen Zhiyao didn't presume to greet them either, and focused on catching the adorable golden snails in front of her.
After scooping up all the golden snails, the bucket at Chen Zhiyao's feet was already full.
Looking at the dozens of kilograms of golden snails, she felt a great sense of accomplishment, and all her fatigue seemed to disappear.
"We had a bumper harvest of shellfish today, including sea bean sprouts, clams, golden snails, and all sorts of other small shellfish, totaling over a hundred pounds."
In addition, there were also cat's eye snails and octopuses that I picked up when I first arrived.
However, Chen Zhiyao looked at the contents of the sack and then at the bucket full of money, and became somewhat worried.
It's quite a distance from where the electric bikes are, and it's not easy to carry over 100 pounds of stuff back here.
"Tangtang, you've had a great harvest today! Such a big bucket of golden snails!"
"Dad, Grandpa, you're back from fishing!"
Chen Weiqiang's voice immediately eased Chen Zhiyao's furrowed brows.
The grandfather and grandson had just returned from fishing, and their tricycle was loaded with two large buckets of fish, all of which looked quite large.
While looking at the fish, Chen Zhiyao secretly glanced at the two identical lucky fishing rods.
These two babies are pretty great.
The father and son got off the tricycle, one carrying a sack and the other a bucket, and easily put all the things in the back of the vehicle.
They also took Chen Zhiyao to the spot where she had parked her electric scooter.
Chen Zhiyao, beaming, followed the tricycle on her electric scooter to the village's purchasing station.
The grandfather, grandfather, and grandson returned early. At that time, most of the villagers were still on the beach, and only the second uncle was at the purchasing station.
Chen Zhiyao also noticed a thermos on the table in the corner, indicating that they were just about to eat.
The clams and snails were already separated, but all the small seafood that I picked up at the beginning in the sack were mixed together.
Chen Zhiyao brought over a few buckets and squatted in the corner, silently sorting the items.
My second uncle brought over several bamboo baskets, placed the different kinds of fish separately, and said happily:
"Great haul today, all the fish we caught were big ones."
Chen Weiqiang looked smug and said, "It's nothing, just a few groupers."
Pearl grouper, 9 jin, 40 yuan per jin, total 360 yuan. Green grouper, 7 jin, 55 yuan per jin, total 385 yuan.
Shi Jiugong weighs 1.8 jin, priced at 60 yuan per jin, for a total of 108 yuan.
Apart from the two turbot that were kept, Chen Weiqiang sold a total of 853 yuan worth of fish today.
Grandpa Chen's side consisted mostly of large sea bass, and the bucket was almost overflowing.
21 jin of sea bass, 35 yuan per jin, totaling 735 yuan. 8 jin of turbot, 28 yuan per jin, totaling 224 yuan.
Apart from a few yellowtail crabs that were kept, the old man sold a total of 959 yuan worth of fish today.
Although they didn't earn as much as they would have earned from fishing at sea, the two of them had only fished for three hours.
At this point, Chen Zhiyao had also sorted out all the various seafood items.
Sea bean sprouts: 9 jin (4.5 catties), 35 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), total 315 yuan. Clams: 11 jin (5 catties), 28 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), total 308 yuan.
48 jin of golden snails, 6 yuan per jin, totaling 288 yuan. 3 jin of octopus, 30 yuan per jin, totaling 90 yuan.
Cat's eye snails, 5 jin, 27 yuan per jin, total 135 yuan. Various mixed shellfish, 11 jin, 6 yuan per jin, total 66 yuan.
Aside from keeping some crabs and scallops for her own consumption, Chen Zhiyao sold a total of 1202 yuan worth of fish today.
Having received the money from selling the fish, the three of them happily drove home for dinner.
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