The three of them sat down to eat.
Mei Yueqin couldn't sit still. She took a snakeskin bag off the car, opened it, and looked inside. She exclaimed excitedly, "I see it's full of blue crabs!"
Ah Qing's mouth was stuffed with biscuits. As she swallowed with difficulty, she mumbled, "Sister-in-law, it must all be blue crabs."
"We saw quite a few swimming crabs, but they're worthless, so we didn't buy them."
Wu Ping echoed, "Yes."
"There are so many swimming crabs, so many that it's causing a lot of trouble."
"There are so many blue crabs that we can't even pick them all up."
"If you find a swimming crab, you have to find one less mud crab."
Mei Yueqin didn't know what to say. Swimming crabs were in season and were available in large quantities. The price was high, but it was still around ten or twenty yuan per kilogram.
Anyone would be overjoyed to find a bucket of swimming crabs on the beach, but these three people were so disgusted by it.
She asked, "How can there be so many blue crabs?"
Aqing said, "My brother and I caught a lot of blue crabs in the mudflats before, and we thought we had caught them all. But not many people caught blue crabs after that."
"I think they might be seeking refuge."
"As soon as the typhoon hit, they rushed to their hideout to take shelter."
"And then we ran into them."
"What do you call this? Emerging from the tiger's den only to fall into the wolf's lair, hahahahaha."
Looking at Aqing's silly grin, although what she said wasn't quite accurate, upon reflection, it really made sense.
Ah Qing continued, "It still has to be my brother."
"If my brother hadn't come to go beachcombing, I would still be sleeping soundly at home."
Wu An casually remarked, "They're quite lucky."
"It's been two days since I've gone beach fishing to earn money, and I'm really itching to do it."
"I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and couldn't fall back asleep, so I secretly went to go beachcombing."
"I never expected to hit the jackpot."
Wu Ping feigned anger: "You've got some nerve, kid."
Wu An laughed; "I've been bold for quite some time now."
Before Wu Ping could say anything more, Mei Yueqin punched him and said, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have gone with you."
"You guys finish eating and rest for a while, I'll take care of things."
Wu An said, "Sister-in-law, separate the male and female animals. As for size, just divide them into two categories. The main thing is to keep the ones that are missing arms or legs and not sell them."
Mei Yueqin nodded.
We can't get out of the door.
The basins previously used for washing bodies were temporarily requisitioned, separated by gender, and then further divided into two categories according to size. As for those missing arms or legs, they were simply thrown on the ground.
After picking through them for a while, Mei Yueqin asked in surprise, "Have you already sorted through them? There aren't any particularly small ones."
Wu Ping smiled and said, "No."
"We didn't take the ones that were too small."
"..." Mei Yueqin was both amused and exasperated. If others knew, they would probably scold them for not knowing what was good for them, since that was all money.
Eat well.
The three of them rested for a while, but they had to. Not only were they sore all over, but their fingers were also unresponsive. They had even been holding chopsticks awkwardly while eating.
After a ten-minute break, once Mei Yueqin had selected a bag of blue crabs, the three of them sat down next to her. With the four of them working together, their efficiency was naturally quite high.
As dawn broke, all the blue crabs were sorted and placed in six loosely packed burlap sacks to prevent them from being crushed.
It would be best if there were boxes available.
But that's all the family can do, so we have to make do.
Aqing asked with some concern, "Brother, how much do we sell it for?"
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "We have to wait for the typhoon to pass."
Typhoons travel very fast and generally pass in less than a day.
Aqing was even more worried: "Won't these crabs die if we just leave them like this?"
Wu An shook his head: "Basically, no."
"It can be stored at room temperature for about seven days."
"We'll sprinkle salt water on it from time to time, and they'll definitely survive."
Aqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Since his brother has said so, then he has nothing to worry about.
Wu An didn't say much. Preserving them for seven days is under ideal conditions, but in the current situation, the crabs are only able to survive for one or two days because they are incredibly resilient.
With the typhoon blowing now, they can't even leave their homes, let alone sell crabs.
Mei Yueqin pointed to the pile of blue crabs, all missing limbs, and there were quite a few of them, probably several dozen, and asked, "What should we do with these?"
"We can sell it even if we lower the price."
“We can definitely sell it, but I don’t think it’s necessary.” Wu An rummaged through the food and said, “We’ll just eat it ourselves.”
"Aqing will take some with her later."
"This should be eaten while it's fresh. When the time comes, sister-in-law, you should go back to your parents' home and send some with you."
Wu An and Mei Yueqin exchanged a glance, and the latter smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Hearing Wu An's words, I couldn't be happier.
Now that her family is doing better, she can visit her parents' home more often.
Over the years, my parents have helped me a lot, but outsiders have been gossiping a lot. Last time, Chen Lin blocked the door and made sarcastic remarks, but my family didn't say anything. Xiao Wu felt that she was suffering at Lao Wu's house, so he often came to see her.
Her older brother had always doted on her since childhood, and her sister-in-law was always all smiles whenever they met. But she knew that her sister-in-law harbored resentment, feeling that her parents were biased.
She had to make amends to avoid affecting the relationship between her older brother and sister-in-law and her parents.
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "Brother, call Dad and tell him we're all at the old house, so he won't worry if he suddenly comes home and finds no one there."
Wu Ping nodded.
Wu An quickly added, "Don't tell me what we're doing."
"I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his composure."
Wu Ping laughed: "You're afraid of getting a beating from Dad, aren't you?"
“We should make at least 40,000 or 50,000 yuan on this trip. Dad will punish me if he finds out, but I’m afraid he’ll be so happy he won’t be able to resist kissing me.” Wu An said smugly, “Let’s give him a surprise.”
Wu Ping was overjoyed to hear this; he could earn so much in just half a day?
He quickly made a phone call.
Wu Yingwei didn't ask any more questions, only telling them to be careful.
Wu Ping said, "Dad, don't worry."
"Ah An was so prescient. The materials used for the doors and windows of the old house are of exceptional quality, making it more stable than the house we live in."
"Please be careful while you are at the village committee."
Seeing that Aqing kept yawning, Wu An told him to go to bed and take a nap.
I glanced at the time; it was already 7 a.m. I'd been working since midnight, and it was much more tiring than screwing in screws at a factory.
Aqing was able to keep up with them by sheer willpower.
Aqing nodded, lay down on the bed, and soon started snoring.
Wu An was not asleep.
Even at this hour, it was still very dark outside, with a violent storm raging. The raindrops hitting the doors and windows sounded like thugs banging on them.
Fortunately, his elder brother, sister-in-law, and Aqing were all there. Wu An felt that if he were alone in the old house, even if he knew the house was very stable, he would still be very scared.
He pointed and said, "The doors and windows are leaking."
Wu Ping quickly came over to take a look and said, "This is normal. It's not sealed. With such a strong wind and rain, a little water seepage is not a big problem."
"Ah An, shall we go to the pier after the typhoon passes?"
"Why don't you contact the vendors first?"
Wu An nodded: "Okay, I'll make the contact first."
He hesitated for only half a second before rejecting Lao Xie.
Old Xie: "...#￥@%%##..."
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