Yang Yi, who was standing nearby, acted quickly and put the clamp in his hand directly into the dark tree hole.
The next second, he pulled out a large, menacing blue crab.
The big guy was waving its two large pincers, trying to grab him, but the pincers were too short and couldn't reach him at all.
Wow, what a huge blue crab!
Tang Youyou said with delight, then ran back to the tree hole to take another look, but there was no second crab inside.
Chen Zhiyao took out the cable tie and carefully took the large blue crab, which weighed about half a pound.
She quickly used cable ties to bind the crab's pincers and several thick legs, making sure it couldn't escape.
After tying the big guy up, everyone continued deeper into the mangrove forest.
Along the way, the sounds of waves crashing against the rocks in the distance and the clear chirping of various birds nearby intertwined to create a beautiful natural symphony.
During this time, Chen Zhiyao and her group also caught two large blue crabs weighing about six or seven ounces each and a small tree snail weighing over a pound.
As they walked, everyone's attention was drawn to a peculiar sight ahead.
A large expanse of vines intertwined, forming a complex web.
The vines varied in thickness, some as thick as an adult's arm, others as thin as a finger.
From a distance, it looks like countless green snakes coiled up here, which is quite eerie.
Chen Zhiyao glanced at the vines in front of her and was about to lead her people around them.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from behind the vines, as if something was stepping on the weeds and fallen leaves on the ground.
The atmosphere was already somewhat somber, and now everyone was startled and their hearts were in their throats.
"Could it be some kind of mysterious creature...?"
Tang Youyou unconsciously swallowed and tugged at Chen Zhiyao's sleeve with some fear.
"What's there to be afraid of? We're materialists." Yang Yi bolstered his courage, though his voice would be even more convincing if it didn't tremble.
Chen Zhiyao was quite familiar with this place, so she stepped forward and said:
"I'll go take a look. There are quite a few sea ducks here. I guess they're laying their eggs in there."
"Tangtang, we don't know what's next, let's go together."
Chen Zhiyao had only taken two steps when Li Lin pulled her back, and then the three of them followed.
As they knocked away the surrounding weeds, they carefully made their way toward the patch of vines ahead.
Just two steps away from the vines, a dirty, large white duck suddenly darted out from within.
"I thought it was something else, but it's just a wild duck."
Upon seeing the large white duck, Yang Yi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the others also relaxed.
Just then, Chen Zhiyao happened to be holding a large net. As soon as she saw the duck, she reflexively scooped it up with the net.
The large white duck, which was originally running away at high speed, was suddenly caught by a net that fell from the sky.
The creature was quite frightened by this sudden turn of events and began frantically flapping its wings and legs, trying to break free from its restraints.
The large white duck quacked and pecked at the net, trying to find an exit to escape.
This duck is quite big and strong; it almost overturned the fishing net.
Chen Zhiyao gripped the net tightly in her hands and shouted excitedly:
"Yang Yi, hurry, hurry, go and grab this duck."
Yang Yi rushed forward to help, but as a city kid, this was his first time handling live ducks, and he was a bit flustered.
Seeing that Yang Yi couldn't handle the workload alone, Tang Youyou and Li Lin quickly went to help.
After a chaotic commotion, the three of them worked together to catch the wild duck that was flapping its wings.
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao took out two crab ties from the bucket and quickly tied up the duck's feet and wings.
This duck is quite strong. Even when it was tied up, it was restless. With a strong kick, it broke free from Chen Zhiyao's arms.
Yang Yi reacted the fastest and immediately gave chase.
In his panic, he stepped on a wet seaweed, slipped and fell flat on his face, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
He got up somewhat annoyed, and then saw that Chen Zhiyao had grabbed the big duck by the neck and lifted it off the ground.
Afraid that the creature would run away again, she even put it in a net bag:
"Alright, now you can't escape!"
Looking at the now docile duck, Chen Zhiyao said with a smile:
"It looks so energetic, it must be active all the time. This kind of duck is the best to eat. I'll cook it when I get home tonight."
"Great! I've never eaten wild duck before, it must be delicious!" Tang Youyou raised both hands and nodded emphatically.
Li Lin, standing to the side, was also staring intently at the large duck, and couldn't help but swallow hard.
"This guy is wild, so it must taste different from ducks that are raised on feed."
After settling the large duck in, Chen Zhiyao led the three of them back to the place where the sound had come from.
Then they found more than a dozen light blue sea duck eggs, one of which was particularly long and clearly a double-yolk egg.
"Wow, so many duck eggs!" Tang Youyou excitedly ran over.
"This is huge, it must be a double-yolk egg." Li Lin immediately spotted the extra-long sea duck egg.
Each person picked up a few sea duck eggs and happily put them into a bucket lined with weeds.
"What a fruitful day!" Yang Yi said happily, waving a long, straight stick in his hand.
"Yes, we not only caught ducks, but also so many duck eggs." Tang Youyou nodded with a smile.
Carrying their spoils, the four happily continued deeper into the mangrove forest.
As they walked, they came to a clear stream.
Chen Zhiyao got her hands covered in mud while collecting duck eggs, but she happily walked over to the stream as soon as she saw it.
As she stretched out her hands to wash them, she glanced inadvertently to her left.
Just then, she noticed that there were several long, thick, and very familiar-looking whiskers in the narrow crevice.
Looking at those familiar beards, Chen Zhiyao's voice rose eight octaves with excitement:
"Hahaha, Linlin, your mouth is practically blessed! There are actually little green dragons here, and quite a few of them!"
Li Lin, who was originally focused on searching for wild duck eggs in the grass, suddenly became incredibly excited upon hearing the words "giant lobster" and sprinted over at top speed.
Where, where can I find big lobsters?
Li Lin looked at Chen Zhiyao with anticipation, her eyes sparkling with barely concealed excitement and eagerness.
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