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As the fishing boat continued to approach the deep sea, after about half an hour, Chen Zhiyao spotted Seagull Island.
However, they arrived too late. Fishing boats were already operating on the island, and they could see several people gathering seafood on the beach in the distance.
Seagull Island in the distance
However, Chen Zhiyao didn't actually intend to go to Seagull Island to go beachcombing; she just happened to be passing by and that's why she glanced at it a few times.
She stuck to her original plan and went directly to the previously mentioned Danshui Island.
The thought of the three-knife fish on the island made Chen Zhiyao excited.
During the trip, the fishing boats passed several uninhabited islands, but most of them were occupied by people either fishing or gathering seafood on the islands.
These small islands are close to the mainland and have long been targeted by local fishermen.
After an hour and a half, the fishing boat finally approached Danshui Island.
However, at this moment, a familiar fishing boat was moored on the beach of Danshui Island, with the fishing number written on it. It was my uncle's family's fishing boat.
From a distance, Chen Feng was fishing with a group of anglers at the spot where they had previously fished for three-knife fish, while his aunt and cousin-in-law were gathering seafood on the nearby rocky beach.
Although the island is quite large, enough for two families to share while beachcombing, it can still be a bit awkward.
Chen Zhiyao felt there was no need to go beachcombing together and get involved in all this trouble.
So, taking advantage of the fact that the people on the other side hadn't noticed them, they steered the fishing boat toward two other uninhabited islands to the left and ahead.
Grandpa Chen, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up with a cheerful smile:
"Tangtang, steer the boat to Dolphin Island on the left. There's a large rocky beach there, and the marine resources are quite abundant."
In addition, the old man also discovered a mysterious cave on the island a couple of years ago, which contains many good things. It's a good time to go and take a look.
Grandpa Chen plans to surprise his granddaughter in this mysterious cave later.
“Great! I haven’t been to Dolphin Island in ages. I’ll go check it out today.”
Dolphin Island, it's said, got its name from the frequent sightings of dolphins in the area. Just like their Dolphin Town.
A few years ago, Chen Zhiyao came to Dolphin Island to go beachcombing, but after a few years, she has almost forgotten the terrain.
The old man directed her to drive the fishing boat to a white sandy beach in front of the island, and then they rowed a small boat to the island.
Dolphin Island
It has been an hour and 40 minutes since we left the pier. The tide has receded by more than half, and there are many small seafood stranded on the beach.
The grandfather and grandson happily picked up small seafood such as cat's eye snails and octopuses as they quickly walked towards the rocky stalls ahead.
The rocky beach and the white sand beach are connected. After walking for less than five minutes, the two arrived at a rocky beach.
By this time, the seawater had receded quite far, and Chen Zhiyao, in order to save time, simply turned on her X-ray glasses.
As soon as she looked down, she noticed a huge conch shell under a large rock next to her.
The little guy was hiding in the shadows, almost blending into the rocks next to him.
conch
This little guy was hiding quite well. Chen Zhiyao stretched the multi-tool in her hand as far as she could, and it was only with great difficulty that she managed to reach it.
This big guy was about the size of Chen Zhiyao's small fist, and it even had a few small barnacles growing on its body, making it look like it had been through a lot.
Chen Zhiyao picked up the large conch shell with a beaming smile, and weighed it in her hand with a smug look:
"It's quite heavy, probably weighing two or three ounces."
Conch +1
Chen Zhiyao put it into the bucket and then continued walking towards the sun.
Soon, a blue-green figure directly in front of her caught her eye.
"That vibrant color, could it be a bluefin wrasse?" Chen Zhiyao took two steps at a time and ran over.
Soon they spotted a particularly bright and beautiful little fish. "It really is a blue wrasse, and it's quite big, at least a pound and a half."
Blue wrasse
However, she hadn't seen the fish move at all as she walked along, and thought it was already dead.
However, when Chen Zhiyao tried to catch the fish with her hands, she could still feel a slight struggle.
Seeing the bluefin wrasse still wagging its tail, Chen Zhiyao's smile returned.
"Thankfully, the little guy is still alive."
Bluefin bream +1
After walking a few more steps, Chen Zhiyao looked down and saw a small rock covered with oysters.
(Friendly reminder: The following may not be suitable for those with trypophobia.)
The original shape of the stone is no longer visible; it is now covered with plump little oysters.
These oysters are different from the large oysters you usually find at night market stalls. This is an older variety. Although they are not large, the meat inside is very plump and has a richer flavor.
Rocks covered with oysters
Knowing that her dad really liked eating oysters, Chen Zhiyao quickly took out a sand shovel and pried all the little guys off.
These oysters don't look very big, but they are very heavy. They weigh about 10 pounds after being removed.
These things were too heavy, so Chen Zhiyao didn't want to carry them to the beach, and simply took them back and left them on the shore.
However, after taking only a few steps, they were pleasantly surprised to see a yellowish-green figure under a small patch of coral reef.
The little guy hid very well, surrounded by strangely shaped coral stones. If it weren't for X-ray glasses, you wouldn't be able to tell that there was such a big blue wrasse hiding inside.
"Haha, you're unlucky to have run into me."
With swift and precise movements, the multi-tool in his hand reached into the crevices of the coral reef and quickly pulled out a yellowish-green wrasse.
With its yellowish-green color and small blue spots, this little guy is quite good-looking and could be kept in an aquarium as an ornamental fish.
Beautiful blue wrasse
This little guy is about the same size as the bluefin bream from before, also weighing over a pound.
Bluefin bream +1
In less than five minutes of beachcombing, Chen Zhiyao had already found two bluefin tuna weighing over a pound each, and she was in a very good mood.
The marine resources on the islands outside are indeed much richer than those in the village.
Chen Zhiyao looked down at the net bag of oysters in her hand. "These small oysters don't weigh much, so let's keep them and save time from going back."
Now that the X-ray glasses are on, her strength has doubled.
She was now full of energy, carrying a bucket in one hand and a pair of tongs in the other, walking proudly and confidently towards the sea.
Along the way, I also picked up a few rather large conches and two octopuses that were hiding very well.
Conch +4
Octopus +2
Suddenly, she saw a small fish with nine orange stripes diagonally across its body in a crevice in the rocks ahead.
Chen Zhiyao's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"Good heavens, there are three-knife fish here."
This time, she didn't care about the bucket in her hand, and hurriedly ran over after putting it down.
When she got closer, she was even more excited; it was indeed a three-knife fish.
The orange stripes shimmered in the sunlight, radiating a golden glow.
The little guy sensed danger and tried desperately to squeeze into the crevice, but it was too big and could only manage to hide half of its body inside, with its tail still sticking out.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao used her all-purpose tongs, the little guy obediently got caught.
These three-knife fish are only the size of a palm and weigh about six or seven ounces, but their price is just too high.
Thinking that the fish cost more than 300 yuan per catty, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but look around, greedily hoping to find another three-knife fish.
At the same time, her little mouth didn't forget to mutter something like, "Babbling away."
"Strange, don't three-knife fish live in brackish water? I remember this island doesn't seem to have any fresh water."
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