There were so many crabs on the riverbank that when Xia Huoqu and his friends walked to the river, it was like they were rushing into a sea of ​​crabs. Xia

Huoqu whispered to his brother, "Hold on tight."

Xia Maomao immediately hooked his brother's clothes with his hind paws, and held his brother's head with his two front paws, his round eyes still staring at the riverbank.

His brother didn't waste any words, he went straight down, pinched the back of the crabs with both hands, and threw them into the basket one by one.

These crabs are slow and often wait until they are thrown in before they react, waving their claws to climb onto the basket.

However, they don't unite at all. When one climbs up, the other will not only not help, but will also crawl over to hold back, and clamp its claws to prevent its companion from climbing up.

When there were more crabs in the basket, they started to fight. Many crabs had their claws caught.

Xia Maomao stared at the crabs in the basket. The two emerald cats' eyes were full of distress. "Meow."

His crabs!

Yan Xinian grabbed them for a while and said, "This is not good. We have to tie them up. Otherwise, it will be too dangerous."

Xia Huoqu whispered, "Go cut grass nearby."

Each of them had a dagger. The river bank was full of long and tough weeds, which were more useful than straw.

The three of them cut a large piece and stuffed it into the basket, and then tied up all the crabs in the basket.

After living for so long after the disaster, tying things up was no problem for the three of them. They caught one crab with each bundle.

They walked downstream along the river bank, picking and catching big crabs.

Each of these big crabs weighs more than one pound. After being tied up and placed in a basket, they look like solid bricks.

The basket was full in a short while. The three of them took the basket back, dumped the tied crabs into the cart, and then continued to catch them with flashlights.

Yan Xinian originally planned to catch crabs for only two hours, but he didn't expect to catch more than six hours in the end.

There were too many crabs on the riverbank, and he couldn't stop catching them one by one.

In the end, the cart was full of big crabs, stacked up one by one, looking extremely rich.

The three people and the cat yawned, smelled the fishy smell of crabs, and had happy expressions on their faces.

Yan Xinian glanced at Hou Dou and said, "Hou Dou can't sleep anymore, take the mattress and sleep on the floor. I'll keep watch first, you guys go to sleep, I'll call Kong Zhi in two hours, Huo Qu you keep watch from four to six."

Xia Lunong raised his head, "Meow."

Yan Xinian stroked his head, "Xiao Nong, forget it, you're not in a stable condition right now, it'll be troublesome if you fall asleep while keeping watch."

"Meow."

Yan Xinian gently pushed his body, "Wait until you get better before keeping watch, you're too small now, if something unexpected happens, you won't be able to handle it, and keeping watch is meaningless."

Xia Lunong was convinced.

He compromised and followed his brother to sleep.

It was late at night and the dew was heavy, it was actually quite cool to sleep in the open air.

Xia Maomao and his brother squeezed into a quilt, with his soft and furry body next to his brother, like a big doll.

His brother held him, and the man and the cat breathed in sync, which sounded very harmonious.

Yan Xinian sat on a pony, looking at the starry sky and them, with a smile in his eyes.

The position of the stars gradually moved, and time passed by. The person watching the night changed from Yan Xinian to Kong Zhi, and finally to Xia Huoqu.

Xia Maomao was still sleeping soundly in the warm quilt.

"Get up." When Xia Maomao was sleeping soundly, his paw was pulled by his brother.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw the morning glow on the horizon.

A new day has begun.

"Meow." Xia Maomao stretched out his two paws, arched his butt, and stretched his waist.

Xia Huoqu watched him yawn and was also yawned by him.

Xia Maomao ran to the side of the truck, quickly changed back to human form, took out his clothes and put them on, and ran to his brother, "Morning."

"Morning." His brother looked at him, as if he didn't understand how he turned back into a human form, "What's wrong?"

Xia Lunong smiled, "I'll steam the crabs."

Steaming crabs is a big deal!

Xia Huoqu nodded.

The air was a little cool in the morning. Xia Lunong touched her slightly cool and slender legs, picked up a dozen damaged crabs in a basket.

Each of these crabs was heavy and hard, with a lighter green on the back and a little orange on the belly and legs. They looked delicious.

Xia Lunong almost drooled as he imagined how they would taste when steamed.

Kong Zhi also woke up and accompanied him to catch crabs. He helped and kept watch while taking note of nearby features.

When they returned from exchanging supplies in Yacheng, they could catch another wave of crabs and bring them back to the base to eat.

Xia Lunong lowered his head and concentrated on catching crabs.

He did not untie the crabs, but tied them up as before.

While washing them, he rolled up the rough grass stems into a ball and rubbed the front, sides, back, and belly of the crabs clean.

After washing the crabs, he even broke off the belly before steaming them.

Kong Zhi cast a questioning look at him.

Xia Lunong explained, "We didn't have time to clean these crabs. If we don't break off the belly before steaming them, they will easily become fishy and bitter, affecting the taste." Kong Zhi nodded

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Xia Lunong deftly placed the crab with its back facing downwards, "There are also skills to steaming crabs. It is best to steam them in water. It will be better if you turn the crabs over when you put them in."

After placing the crabs, Xia Lunong put the ginger slices in her hand into the pot, and then let Kong Zhi light the fire and prepare the sauce and vinegar for dipping the crabs.

Yan Xinian got up the latest, and was awakened by the aroma of the crabs.

He was still sleepy when he opened his eyes, but he was smiling, "I haven't smelled this familiar aroma for a long time."

Xia Lunong sniffed hard, "Yes, this time the crabs will definitely be delicious."

The steam came out with the aroma of the crabs. The four of them stood by the pot, holding chopsticks and sauce plates, with the same expression - all with anticipation.

Steamed crabs are best eaten while hot.

Xia Lunong took out four steamed crabs from the pot, one for each of them, and then continued to steam them.

The steamed crabs were still boiling hot, but Xia Lunong didn't care. He grabbed them directly, and even though his fingertips were red from the heat, he still broke the crab legs off.

"It smells so good." Xia Lunong looked at the snow-white crab meat exposed at the broken legs and swallowed his saliva. "The quality of the crab meat is really good this time."

"There are so many in the car, eat slowly." Xia Huoqu broke his crab open, handed it to his plate, and exchanged one with him. "Don't rush to go, you can rest here for a while after eating."

Xia Lunong nodded vigorously and looked down at the crab his brother had broken open.

The crab shell was filled with orange crab paste, which was very full. He picked up a little with chopsticks and gently put it into his mouth.

The crab paste is fragrant, powdery, sweet, moist, and a little granular. When it is placed on the tip of the tongue, it almost immediately melts gently on the tip of the tongue.

Xia Lunong narrowed his eyes, smacked it, shook his head, and felt very happy.

Seeing him like this, the three of them smiled and broke open the crabs to taste them.

These crabs may be purely natural. The meat is very tender, fragrant, and fresh. There is no fishy smell at all. It is perfect.

Yan Xinian had eaten a lot of good things before the disaster. Now that he ate crabs, he felt that the many river crabs, sea crabs, and coconut crabs he had eaten before the disaster were not as good as this ordinary mutant crab.

This crab tastes so good. It would be great if I could have some more wine.

Drinking, watching the moon, and eating crabs facing the sky, isn't that wonderful?

The four of them slowly ate the crab in their hands and threw the crab shells into the fire to burn them, so as not to leave them behind and be recognized by others, who would also start catching crabs on a large scale.

After eating one crab, the second batch of crabs in the pot were also steamed, and the four of them continued to eat.

After eating the second batch, they ate the third batch. After eating the third batch, Xia Lunong was so happy that he wanted to steam the fourth batch, but his brother brought it back.

His brother pinched his small neck and looked at him, "Crabs are so cold, you eat so many in one breath, do you want to have diarrhea?"

"Not really, the physique of beastmen is much better than that of ordinary humans." Xia Lunong was not satisfied yet, "How about having another meal at noon? I think it doesn't need to be processed much, just steamed."

Yan Xinian smiled, "After lunch, have another meal at night, right?"

"If you don't mind, I think it's okay, we can go catch crabs after eating." Xia Lunong said, "I saw a lot of crab holes on the river bank last night, I'm sure we can catch another batch tonight."

"Okay, don't fish too much." His brother stopped him. "After eating the crabs, quickly change back to cat form. We will pack up and continue on our way. Don't catch any more crabs. The weather is so hot. It's hard to preserve them if you catch too many. It's a waste."

Xia Lunong looked at the river not far away with regret and nodded.

Yan Xinian said, "Don't regret it. This place is not far from the base in a straight line. Whenever you want to eat crabs, just let Kong Zhi change back to beast form and take you over."

Xia Lunong nodded again.

After breakfast and packing up the camp, the three people and the cat set out again.

Yesterday evening, Kong Zhi took Xia Lunong to fly into the sky to explore the road. Today, they replanned the route. They drove smoothly all morning and arrived at their target resting place on time.

It was very hot and humid at noon, and there were large dark clouds floating in the sky.

Xia Huoqu sniffed the air and frowned, saying, "It will probably rain heavily soon."

They were driving a truck with a tarpaulin. A light rain would be fine, but a heavy rain would

probably soak the inside. Even if the rice was wrapped in layers of plastic bags, it might still get wet if it was placed in the back. There was also a fight with crabs in the back. When it rained, the crabs would get wet and become more active, and they might even escape.

These troubles could be overcome by carrying the rice over and stuffing it under the seat.

The most troublesome thing was the road conditions. When it rained, the road conditions would deteriorate, and the visibility would also deteriorate. They could only drive slower, and they had to pay attention to a lot of things on the road, such as mutant beasts, mutant plants, and landslides.

Yan Xinian said: "Let's have a quick meal and rest for a while. Let's hurry on before the rain stops."

"Okay. I'll drive the first half, and you'll drive the second half. You're a better driver than me, and you drive more steadily in the rain."