Upon seeing something interesting, Chen Zhiyao quickly turned around to look at the large rock behind her that was about half a person's height.
Now she could clearly see a familiar figure, and the long beard was particularly noticeable.
Long beard
"Little Azure Dragon, it's not small at all."
Chen Zhiyao happily jogged back, and then was pleasantly surprised to find that the little green dragon's nest was under the rock.
Besides the big one outside, there are three smaller green dragons hidden under the crevice in the rock—one large and two small.
The family should be together, and the four little green dragons soon reunited in the bucket.
Little Green Dragon +4
Then, she casually picked up a few fist-sized snails from the crevice in the rock.
Horseshoe snails +4
Large Conch +2
Just as Chen Zhiyao straightened up and was about to leave, another wave crashed over her from behind, hitting her calves directly.
As the seawater grew deeper and the waves crashed one after another, Chen Zhiyao quickly turned back.
After walking several meters to a safe place, she finally had time to examine the little green dragon in the bucket.
Two large ones, each weighing about a pound, and two small ones, each weighing about half a pound. It was easy to make several hundred yuan more.
On her way back, Chen Zhiyao did not return the way she came, but walked about 10 meters to the right and then walked in the opposite direction of the rising tide.
After walking a few steps, she spotted a long, thin, dark eel ahead.
moray eel
Sea eels are actually quite similar to river eels, except they live in different places.
However, since sea eels live in the sea, they lack the muddy taste of yellow eels, making them tastier and more expensive.
The moray eel was quite wary; sensing Chen Zhiyao approaching, it quickly hid in a crevice in the rocks.
Chen Zhiyao simply lifted up the small stones next to her and used her all-purpose tongs to precisely grab the large eel that had half its body exposed.
The eel, which was desperately trying to squeeze into the crack in the rock, immediately stopped when it was touched by the all-purpose tongs.
Razor eel +1
This eel is quite plump. Chen Zhiyao smiled broadly as she weighed it in her hand; it probably weighed over a pound.
A few days ago, a storm brought many dead fish and shrimp to the rocky beach, which were swept ashore by the sea breeze.
Although they were no longer fresh, the thrifty Chen Zhiyao still collected them.
A small portion that's still edible will be braised at noon, and the rest can be used as bait or for groundbaiting tomorrow.
Arriving at a large rock, Chen Zhiyao found a small fish that was no longer moving, and she casually picked it up.
Chen Zhiyao felt something was wrong with the weight in her hand. She looked down and was surprised to find that she had pulled out a blue crab.
Orchid crab brought out by fish
"They even have a buy-one-get-one-free offer! Not bad, not bad." Chen Zhiyao happily added the orchid crab to her collection.
Orchid Crab +1
As she walked, her gaze was drawn to two slender, silvery objects.
Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be two ribbonfish.
They were quite plump, each weighing over a pound. It's just a pity that they had been dead for a while, and their skin was even a little stiff, with their gills turning slightly black.
The fish doesn't look fresh, but it's still much better than many frozen seafood sold in the market.
However, Chen Zhiyao's family is used to eating fresh seafood, and they have no interest in this kind of stale seafood.
It's not worth much to sell, so it can only be used for baiting.
Chen Zhiyao regretfully put the two ribbonfish into a net bag specifically used to collect dead fish.
As soon as she lowered her head, her watery eyes suddenly lit up.
It turns out that a small, bright green dragon was hiding under the seaweed in the puddle.
The little green dragon hiding under the water plants
The top layer was all seaweed, hiding it completely.
Once the obstruction was cleared, the little green dragon below was so frightened that it immediately scurried into the crevice in the rock.
However, despite his quick movements, he was still a step too late and was firmly caught by Chen Zhiyao's all-purpose clip.
Little Azure Dragon +1
There are many dead fish and shrimp washed ashore by the waves, which attracts many crabs and eels to come and feed.
After walking less than 20 meters, Chen Zhiyao had already collected quite a few good things:
Red Flower Crab +2
Blue Crab +2
Orchid Crab +3
Razor eel +1
Moray Eel +2
...
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao was squatting in front of a rock that was taller than herself, using a shovel to pry open the general's hat in front of her.
These general's hats are quite plump, with very full flesh inside, looking like a smaller abalone.
General's Hat +8
Chen Zhiyao casually tossed the general's hat in her hand into the bucket, when she suddenly heard a faint sound coming from the puddle on her left.
Having grown up by the sea, I could immediately tell that it was the sound of fish splashing in the water.
I turned my head and saw a dog shark swimming rapidly.
dog shark
Presumably sensing Chen Zhiyao's burning gaze, this guy ran even faster, and in no time, half of his body had disappeared into the crevice in the rock.
Although Chen Zhiyao was a beat slow, she acted quickly. Just as only a small part of the dog shark's tail was exposed, the all-purpose tongs in her hand caught it in time.
Dog Shark +1
Just when Chen Zhiyao thought that today's harvest was already remarkable, she looked up and saw a large number of whelks scattered in the ditch directly in front of her.
whelk
These whelks didn't look very lively, and they didn't seem to have gathered together naturally; they must have been blown up by a strong wind.
Upon seeing these pretty little snails, Chen Zhiyao immediately ran over with excited little steps.
This little ditch is quite long, and it's filled with many whelks, along with some other types of sea snails.
whelk + n
Piglet snail +5
Spider snail +2
Scallops +6
...
After walking around the beach and rocky shore, Chen Zhiyao's buckets and several nets were already full.
By the time she had carried everything to where the fishing boat was moored, she was already panting heavily and covered in sweat.
I'm a bit tired, but I got a lot out of it today.
The catch included many valuable items such as small lobsters, sea cucumbers, abalone, crabs, conger eels, and sandworms.
Moreover, besides her, the other three members of the family also returned home with a full load of goods.
Yan Shuting brought a sand rake and mostly picked up various kinds of seashells.
Yellow clams, sea bean sprouts, clams, moon clams, hairy clams, and scallops—the total weight is about two to three hundred pounds.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang focused on turning over rocks on the reef beach and found quite a few valuable items.
Sea cucumber, abalone, conch, coconut snail, and small green lobster were prepared, and each item weighed several kilograms.
The four of them made two trips back and forth before they were able to move all the fish they had caught from the beachcombing onto the boat to keep them alive.
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