There was a large patch of snails in front of me; most of them had meat on them, except for a few that had already died.
Without saying a word, Chen Zhiyao immediately began frantically collecting snails.
These snails are mostly on the surface, so you don't need to spend time digging them up; you can easily pick up a handful.
In just a few minutes, Chen Zhiyao had picked up all the snails in the area, weighing several kilograms.
This amount is just enough for two meals at home. She plans to make it over two days: one with perilla flavor and the other stir-fried with basil.
In addition, she also picked up a few pretty pink scallops, which she could use to make steamed scallops with garlic that evening.
After cleaning up the small patch of beach in front of her, Chen Zhiyao picked up the bucket and continued walking forward.
Just then, she saw Ah Huang running towards her excitedly, carrying a huge ribbon in his mouth.
I don't know where Ah Huang found this belt, it's almost as big as her face. It's heavy in my hand, at least a pound.
Looking at the enormous ribbon in her hand, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but sigh:
"Ah Huang, you've really been overlooked all these years. I never knew you had the skill of beachcombing."
Seeing her older brother and Chen Zhiyao being so affectionate, Xue Tuan rushed over and squeezed into the middle.
"Awoooooo...?"
The little guy tilted his head, his face clearly saying: What are you playing? I want to play too.
Ah Huang is a mature, big dog; he doesn't argue with children and simply turns around and continues looking for things.
As for Little Snowball, Chen Zhiyao managed to hold it down and teach it to recognize several kinds of seafood.
"This is a scallop, this is a scallop, and this is a crab. Remember to call me when you see them."
Every time she mentioned a type of seafood, she would pick it up and place it under the little guy's nose so he could smell it and remember the taste.
Looking at Xue Tuan's clear little eyes, she figured it probably wouldn't remember anything. After teaching it a few kinds of seafood, Chen Zhiyao let it go.
As soon as I let go, the little guy ran towards the beach as if his life depended on it.
There weren't many things on the beach today, so Chen Zhiyao strolled leisurely along the sand as if taking a walk.
As soon as I turned my head, I saw several seagulls circling on the beach in front of me, and one of them suddenly flew down.
She followed the path of the seagulls and saw a huge cat's-eye shell on the beach.
This cat's eye snail is quite large; the seagull tried twice but couldn't carry it away.
Just as it was about to try for the third time, Chen Zhiyao suddenly ran over and snatched the plump cat's eye snail away.
"Hahaha, I gave you two chances, but you were useless." His tone was full of smugness and glee.
This cat's eye snail is particularly plump, and its outer fleshy column is like a sponge, soaked with seawater.
With a gentle squeeze of her hand, the cat's eye snail spewed out several jets of water like a small fountain. The process of squeezing and releasing water from the enormous cat's eye snail was quite stress-relieving; she liked to do this every time she found one.
Seeing its delicious dinner stolen, the seagull was very indignant and flew up to try and peck at the big bad guy.
Before he even got close, he saw Chen Zhiyao holding a fishing net, staring at him with a half-smile.
The little guy suddenly sensed danger and immediately flew away cursing.
The seagull in mid-air grew angrier the more it thought about it, and before flying away, it deliberately left a huge pile of poop.
Seeing the bird droppings falling from above, she dodged to the side with unprecedented speed.
Seeing the bird droppings only centimeters from her face, Chen Zhiyao got angry:
"You're lucky you left fast. Next time I'll definitely turn you into braised sea swallow."
"Splash..."
The seawater had receded significantly again without Chen Zhiyao noticing. She composed herself and continued walking forward.
Soon, she spotted a flounder hiding under the sand on the beach where the tide had just receded. The flounder, which was originally grayish-brown, was now almost completely blending into the surrounding sand.
However, upon closer inspection, the outline of the fish can still be discerned, and its color is slightly darker than the surrounding sand.
This guy thought he was disguising himself very well, but he didn't expect to be caught in the all-purpose clip in Chen Zhiyao's hand so easily.
However, this creature wasn't very big, probably only about two ounces. She looked at it for a moment, then finally threw it back into the sea.
"Let's go!"
As soon as the little guy fell into the water, he swam desperately towards the open sea and disappeared without a trace in less than a minute.
As the seawater receded, more small seafood appeared on the beach; you could find something good almost every few steps.
Octopus +2
Xi Shi Bei +2
Clam +4
Belt +2
Moon Shell +5
Shrimp +6
Not long after, she found several breathing holes, each about the size of a thumb, on a still wet beach.
With the help of X-ray glasses, she could tell at a glance that they were all palm-sized mantis shrimp.
The seafood on the beach, whether it's snails, razor clams, or mantis shrimp, is all alive, moving and running.
Therefore, even if she spots these little guys, she usually doesn't turn off her X-ray glasses.
The sand shovel in hand quickly dug open the breathing hole below, while the mantis shrimp below were not slow either, and immediately fled desperately towards another exit.
In the end, the mantis shrimp couldn't escape and were all captured by Chen Zhiyao.
Mantis shrimp +5
She casually tossed the mantis shrimp in her hand into the bucket, and then she saw that the beach in front of her was covered with sea snails.
Before leaving home, she casually brought along the colander from home, which unexpectedly came in handy.
The oversized strainer quickly scooped up all the soft sand, still covered in seawater.
Then she carried a full spoonful of sand to a small puddle nearby.
The strainer in my hand gently swayed in the seawater, and the sand inside was quickly carried away by the seawater, leaving only the small and cute sea snails. Filtering sea snails is a delicate task; after filtering, you still have to pick out the garbage and small stones mixed in.
Fortunately, the tide had just receded, and the surrounding sand was still relatively soft.
Chen Zhiyao worked quickly, and in just 10 minutes, she filtered out all the sea snails in front of her.
After removing the trash and small stones, we got a total of six or seven pounds of sea snails.
Moon Shell +5
Cat's Eye Snail +4
Mantis shrimp +4
Scallops +3
screw +6
Flower age + n
After walking on the beach for a while, she noticed that several people had appeared behind her to gather seafood.
When there are a lot of people, Xue Tuan, who is always eager to please, can't help but run around excitedly, and he especially likes to stick his nose to young ladies.
Looking at Xue Tuan, this naive and innocent girl who might follow someone else home at any moment, Chen Zhiyao felt a bit overwhelmed.
When Ah Huang came back with another ribbon in his mouth, she simply took the two puppies and headed towards a more secluded place.
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