illusion.
It must be an illusion.
Sister Duan told herself this.
She had witnessed Wu An and A Qing's luck firsthand. When others picked snails, they used their fingers to pick them out. If they could find two or three at once, they were considered lucky.
Wu An and A Qing simply used both hands to hold it.
A handful at a time.
She went over to take a look.
Wherever the two went, they didn't just pluck feathers from passing geese; she also found quite a few snails. When she reached out and picked one off, she discovered that the snail was very small.
She couldn't believe it: "No way, did the two of them leave this on purpose?"
Otherwise, how can it be explained?
Undeterred, she followed for a while longer before finally having to give up.
There's no way to snag a bargain.
Aqing looked up and saw Sister Duan walking to the side, and greeted her cheerfully, "Sister Duan, take care."
Sister Duan walked even faster.
She was certain that the small snails were either left behind by the two of them or deliberately left to tire her out.
Those snails are so small, you have to bend down to pick them up.
You pick it up, then you have to throw it away.
After all that back and forth, all that busy work just made my back ache.
Wu An and A Qing made their way quickly, encountering many villagers along the way, including Mao Wang, who asked, "Why are you here?"
Wu An casually replied, "Sister Duan invited us here."
Mao Wang looked at Sister Duan with a resentful expression and called out, "Sister Duan, why did you call them here?"
"Look how sharp their eyes are, they can spot a whole bunch of them."
"..." Sister Duan rolled her eyes and replied, "Mao Wang, if you can't do it yourself, don't blame others."
"It's not that Mao Wang is incompetent."
"Look how fast those two are. They were behind me just a moment ago, and now they've overtaken me."
"Nothing grows where these two go, so what are we supposed to pick up?"
"Duan Qiqi, I also have to say something to you. Don't you know how lucky those two are? If they had come, would we have had a chance to pick up the scraps?"
Sister Duan was speechless.
"Alright, alright, let's all keep quiet."
"This place is so big, let's walk a little further and go around to the other side."
"Exactly, instead of talking, you might as well pick up a few more snails."
This rocky beach is very large, with layers upon layers. If you're not afraid of danger, you can walk down and venture further into the rocks to collect snails.
Instead of complaining, wouldn't it be better to find a couple more spicy snails?
Wu An and A Qing never raised their heads.
There were so many snails that we couldn't collect them all.
After collecting nearly a bucketful, Wu An straightened up, feeling a slight numbness in his legs, a sign of insufficient blood supply. He twisted his waist, shook his neck, and looked around, only to find unfamiliar faces everywhere.
Before he knew it, he had already reached the territory of the neighboring village. He didn't pay much attention to it, but when he looked back, he was immediately attracted by the sunset and twilight in the distance.
It's so beautiful.
Such beautiful scenery is not commonly seen at the seaside.
After watching for a while, I noticed a reflection out of the corner of my eye. I looked down and, wow, it was a flower crab!
The flower crabs seemed to sense danger and burrowed into the crevices of the rocks.
Forgetting to admire the scenery, Wu An quickly ran over. The flower crab was baring its teeth and claws. The little flower crab was ridiculous. He used his tongs to grab it and threw it on the reef, then gently stepped on it.
He asked Ah Qing for two rubber bands, quickly tied them together, and secured the crab. Ah Qing took the crab and tossed it into the net bag tied around her waist.
Ah Qing said happily, "Brother, these two buckets of spicy snails must weigh about a hundred pounds, right?"
Wu An weighed it in his hand and said, "I reckon it's about right."
I don't know what the price of snails is now, but they're definitely a bit more expensive than clams.
Aqing was troubled: "How are we going to get back?"
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find my sister-in-law, pour the snails on the rocks and have her watch over them, then I'll call my older brother and ask him to borrow a car to transport the goods."
"You don't need to go. Just keep picking your stuff and throw it directly into the net bag."
"Don't go down, go up, pick up the loot for ten minutes and then come back."
"Did you remember?"
Aqing nodded repeatedly.
Wu An was worried, so he asked him to take out his phone, which was in a plastic bag. He set an alarm and then asked A Qing to put it away.
It's almost six o'clock now, and the tide has already started to rise.
His gloves had run out of luck points, while Aqing's gloves hadn't, so they naturally had to race against time.
Ah Qing said with some concern, "Then brother, take it easy."
Wu An nodded.
He carried a bucket in each hand and tried it out. He found it was okay. Mainly, he had been eating well these past few days and was full of energy. In addition, he was going uphill and the rocks were relatively stable to step on.
Unbeknownst to Wu An, as he gazed at the scenery, a girl wearing a hat and mask was watching him from a short distance ahead.
As Wu An walked away, the girl murmured, "He just left like that..."
This girl was none other than Gu Anran.
When Wu An walked towards her, she was quite happy and planned to greet him when he got close. However, Wu An was attracted by the flower crab and didn't notice her at all.
Gu Anran was somewhat disappointed: "It's a pity I couldn't scare him."
Looking down at the half-bucket of snails, she sighed helplessly. Beachcombing is a job that depends on luck, and she was having very bad luck.
She's been here for a long time.
She saw Wu An when he was still far away, and she was so envious of him holding the spicy snails with both hands.
"He's really lucky. Maybe I should go buy from him again."
"No matter what, at least I can avoid being bullied when I set up a stall now, so I should thank him in person."
Thinking of this, Gu Anran decided to stop picking it up and ran in the direction Wu An had gone.
...
Wu An had just returned when he saw his sister-in-law surrounded by a group of people gossiping.
Sister Duan was among them.
“Wu An should stop loafing around and find a proper job, otherwise he won’t be able to find a wife.”
"Sister Duan is right."
“Supporting the family isn’t something that can be done in a short time; you need to be able to bring money home consistently. Having a legitimate job is very important.”
"Young girls these days are very shrewd and not easily fooled."
Everyone was talking at once, and Mei Yueqin didn't even have a chance to speak. The reason for this was that someone said Mei Yueqin had gone back to her parents' home to help Wu Anxiang find a wife, which triggered a barrage of criticism.
As for how that person knew, it was obviously spread by someone on purpose.
"Really?"
"Yueqin, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're just too mean."
"Yes, Wu An is quite good-looking. If a girl takes a liking to him, she'll be jumping into a fire pit."
Upon hearing this, Wu An turned green with anger.
Those gossipy women, they talk too much!
"What are you saying? You can talk bad about me, but you can't talk about my sister-in-law."
When everyone turned around and saw it was him, they all shut their mouths in embarrassment. They had been caught red-handed talking badly about others. Some felt embarrassed, while others didn't care and even retorted, "We didn't say anything bad, we were just telling the truth."
Wu An strode over, put the bucket on the ground, took a couple of breaths, and said, "Auntie, let me tell you the truth."
“I remember, your daughter is about my age, but don’t worry, I don’t think much of her. She wouldn’t even be able to jump into a fire pit.”
It's just about getting close and using your ultimate skill.
Who's afraid of who!
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