Chen Zhiyao rushed several meters away before the nauseating stench behind her gradually dissipated.
At that moment, there was a small puddle in front of her, about knee-deep.
Upon closer inspection, several lively mantis shrimps were swimming happily inside.
However, what excited her the most was that a tiger prawn weighing nearly half a pound was hidden in the corner of the puddle.
Overjoyed, Chen Zhiyao quickly stepped into the puddle.
With practiced ease, she deftly placed the tiger prawn, about the size of a small lobster, into the bucket in just a few quick movements.
Then, she did the same thing again, packing up the remaining mantis shrimp and taking them away as well.
Thinking of the coral reef they had just visited, where many good things were hidden, Chen Zhiyao turned around and went back without hesitation.
As soon as she returned to her original spot, her keen eyes spotted a blue wrasse hiding in a crevices of the coral.
The fish wasn't very big, it looked to weigh only about seven or eight ounces.
Despite the high price of the bluefin tuna, Chen Zhiyao happily bought it.
Not long after, she made another success, discovering several spotted peppered snapper and two extremely beautiful butterflyfish.
It must be said that the fish living in coral reefs are all exceptionally beautiful.
Just as Chen Zhiyao was immersed in the joy of the harvest, she looked down and saw a very murky puddle.
Inside was a large, dark red octopus with thick tentacles that looked just like an alien creature from a movie.
Beside them was a large blue crab weighing about a pound, both of them eyeing each other menacingly.
But before they could even start fighting, Chen Zhiyao struck first, happily taking both of the big guys into her possession.
"Not bad, not bad. These octopus and crabs are quite plump; they'll definitely fetch a good price."
Looking at the new treasure in the bucket, Chen Zhiyao was very satisfied, and her back view became more cheerful.
Besides the colorful and beautiful little fish, there are also many sea snails on this coral reef.
She wandered around the coral reef, and the already heavy catch in her hands became even heavier, with the newly added net bag filled with sea snails.
Oyster snail +4
Horseshoe snails +4
Flower snail +8
Conch +3
Spider snail +2
Scallops +6
Just then, Chen Weiqiang stood on a huge rock above the water pit and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Tangtang, the puddle has been drained! Come and catch some fish!"
Hearing her father call, Chen Zhiyao responded excitedly:
"Hey, you're here! How was the catch this time? Did you catch anything valuable?"
Chen Weiqiang immediately said with a big smile:
"Not bad. I just saw several large blue wrasses, each weighing about two or three pounds. And there was also a large sea eel, which was quite big, weighing at least several pounds."
The father and daughter chatted back and forth, while other people, hearing the commotion, gathered around the puddle.
When Chen Zhiyao arrived, she saw a large bucket of fish on top of the puddle, which Chen Weiqiang had grabbed casually while moving the water pipe.
The variety of fish available is quite rich, including black bream, filefish, sea bass, rockfish, turbot, and several kinds of rock bream.
"You've caught quite a lot of fish."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Zhiyao excitedly walked down into the dried-up puddle.
Grandpa Chen, Grandma Chen, and Yan Shuting went to the larger puddle next to them.
While her father was fishing at the bottom of the pit, Chen Zhiyao was carefully observing the rocks on the upper level.
With the help of the X-ray glasses, she was able to find quite a few who had slipped through the net.
Red flower crabs deep in the crevices +2
Large blue crab hiding under the rocks +1
Stone Nine Gong hidden in the pile of rubble +3
The large conch shell under the rock +2
A short while later, Chen Zhiyao arrived at a secluded little pool of water beneath a giant reef, from which faint sounds of water could be heard.
Looking down, I saw several small filefish crammed inside.
These little creatures thrashed about anxiously inside, stirring up the seawater and making it murky.
Chen Zhiyao reached out and picked up a small fish, but to her utter surprise, the fish showed no mercy and sprayed water at her. Chen Zhiyao nimbly dodged the water jet and deftly stuffed the small fish into the bucket.
The remaining little guys soon went in neatly to keep it company.
After catching the filefish, Chen Zhiyao pulled two palm-sized giant mussels out of the mud.
These two mussels have been around for who knows how many years, and they are covered with strangely shaped barnacles.
These barnacles took up quite a bit of space, so Chen Zhiyao casually knocked them all away.
After walking a few steps down, we saw a pit where only a shallow layer of seawater remained.
The water in the puddle was making a lot of noise, and many fish were anxiously splashing around.
Seeing that there were many good things inside, Chen Zhiyao quickly walked into the puddle.
Lifting up a long, narrow rock, a dog shark weighing about two pounds suddenly darted out in a panic.
The dog shark was clearly frightened, frantically swimming in the shallow water, trying to find another safe hiding place.
Unfortunately, before it could find a safe place, it was caught in a clamp that fell from the sky and was suspended in mid-air.
Before being caught in the bucket, the poor dog shark uttered a final sigh:
Humans are terrifying! I want to go back to the ocean!
Chen Zhiyao happily put it away and then deftly lifted another stone next to it.
In the small mud pit below, a black-haired cat and two stone gulls were hiding.
However, they were not very big; those two Shi Jiugongs looked to weigh only a little over an ounce.
After thinking it over, she only took the black-haired one that weighed about a pound, and released the other two Shi Jiugongs.
Soon, Chen Zhiyao's gaze settled on the area beneath two rocks directly in front of her.
A small black tail was wagging nervously in the crevice of the rock. "What good luck today! It's a sesame eel, and it looks quite plump!" Chen Zhiyao exclaimed excitedly.
She quickly stretched out her right hand and grabbed the eel's tail tightly.
Soon, she easily pulled the large eel, which was hiding in the crevice of the rocks, out of the narrow crevice.
This guy is quite fat, probably weighing three or four pounds.
Another 200+ yuan in income, I'm so happy!
At that moment, Chen Weiqiang's excited shouts suddenly came from the bottom of the water pit:
"Tangtang, come here quickly, there are lots of big guys over here!"
"Here it comes!"
Upon hearing the word "big guy," Chen Zhiyao immediately grabbed a bucket and ran downstairs.
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