The tiger crab was quite strong; after being thrown into the bucket, it thrashed about violently, making the bucket bang loudly.
He truly is a ruthless character who dares to be a pioneer.
etc.
Wu An realized what was happening and quickly went to check the bucket. Sure enough, several crab-gobys were ganging up on a blue crab.
These crabs were terrified when they were pulled from their burrows, only to find delicious food right in front of them. Who could resist that?
I need to eat a big meal to calm my nerves.
He quickly said, "Ah Qing, let's separate the blue crab and the tiger crab."
Aqing suddenly realized: "Brother, thank goodness you're here. I had forgotten that these crab tigers eat crabs."
"Ouch, this one got bitten."
"hateful!"
As he spoke, he grabbed a crab and slapped it twice across the face.
The two separated the blue crab and the tiger crab and continued to squat in the water to look for the tiger crab's burrow.
Wu An said, "Aqing, let's use clips instead."
"If it's a crab hole, your hand could get pinched off if you're not careful."
Ah Qing said, "I will be careful."
"Using clips is not convenient."
"It's better to use your hands."
Wu An shook his head, glanced at the clip's luck value, which was only a little bit left, and said nothing more.
He looked at the gloves.
Luck value: 43 (5)
Object: Plastic gloves (+)
This is a versatile glove. With added luck, it can reduce the chance of injury while beachcombing and increase the success rate of catching seafood.
Wu Anle was delighted.
really.
These gloves are also tools; you can add something to them.
Luck value: 43 (3)
Item: Plastic gloves (+2)
Like sand shovels, it is one of the most common tools for beachcombing.
He called out, "Aqing, let me check your gloves."
Aqing, still confused, reached out and said, "Brother, hurry up, Crab Tiger Cave is much harder to find than Green Crab Cave."
Add some points.
Luck value: 43 (1)
Wu An said, "Go and catch it."
Aqing squatted down, and after feeling around for a few moments, she exclaimed in surprise, "I found it!"
Two crab-goby crabs were quickly caught.
Wu An also abandoned the tongs and touched the crabs directly with his hands. He quickly made a discovery. To his surprise, the crabs were all in groups, either two or three.
Although these goby crabs are not very big, if there are three in a nest, they will weigh about half a pound together.
He threw three crabs into the bucket, glanced at it, and saw it was already half full.
Aqing caught more than him.
Sometimes, Aqing would even put her head directly underwater; she was really going all out.
Aqing shook his head, held up the crab goby he had just caught, and said, "Brother, isn't this one big?"
"Catching tiger crabs is more fun than picking up mud crabs."
"Let's come back to catch them tomorrow."
Wu An nodded. Actually, it might be harder to catch crabs tomorrow. You can tell from the number of blue crabs today. It will take quite a while to find a blue crab burrow.
Compared to yesterday, it can only be described as pitifully small.
certainly.
Until I find a better place to go, I'll definitely come back here to look for Crab Tiger tomorrow.
Even if you catch only a few, if you catch seven or eight to sell, you can easily make two or three hundred. These days, the daily income of an average white-collar worker isn't that high.
He crouched down and noticed the water level was rising: "The tide is coming in."
"Let's go back and look."
"Don't make everyone shout at us like we did yesterday."
Aqing nodded.
The two squatted in the water, holding a bucket in one hand and groping in the mud with the other.
It's very inefficient.
With the help of gloves, you can find a crab hole in no time.
As the water level rose, the two went uphill, but gradually they could no longer reach the Crab Tiger Cave. Aqing was a little frustrated. Wu An glanced at the bucket, which was about two-thirds full.
That's already very good.
Many villagers were already sharing their day's harvest. He took off his straw hat and covered the bucket with it. Just then, Aqing exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, I found another hole!"
People who were nearby heard his shout and all looked over.
Aqing suddenly withdrew her hand and shouted, "It's the Blue Crab Cave!"
"Damn, luckily I pulled back quickly, or I would have been trapped."
Aqing gave him the clip.
Ah Qing set the trap, then exclaimed in frustration, "Why is it a crab hole? Ugh..."
Everyone secretly cursed Ah Qing for being stupid, why was she sighing after discovering the crab cave?
Isn't this a good thing?
So far, only one or two of them have been lucky enough to catch a few blue crabs, and they were so happy they almost grinned from ear to ear.
Aqing threw the crab she had picked out into the bucket and said, "It's not very big yet."
"Brother, today's harvest isn't as good as yesterday's."
"That's fine," Wu An said with a smile. There are plenty of resources now, and since few people come to the mudflats, a bucket of seafood can be collected in two or three hours.
In a few years, when this area is developed and attracts tourists from all over the world, the beach will be explored a hundred times a day by tourists and villagers. You won't be able to get such a harvest even if you were just going to go beachcombing.
The two went ashore.
Everyone crowded around to look, and when they saw that the bucket was half full of blue crabs, they were all incredibly envious: "Ah Qing, you don't seem happy that you caught blue crabs."
Aqing pouted: "What's there to be happy about?"
The man said with a grin, "Then why don't you give it to me?"
Aqing: "Get lost."
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
The man, having been scolded, rubbed his nose and walked away.
Someone asked curiously, "An, what's in the other bucket?"
Wu An said, "It's nothing."
"Today's harvest was far worse than yesterday's."
"Aqing, let's go."
After saying that, he picked up the bucket and left, not giving anyone a chance to lift their straw hats to take a look.
Ah Qing, carrying the crab bucket, quickly followed. After catching up, she snatched the crab bucket from him and said, "Brother, it's more stable for me to carry both of them."
Wu An didn't say anything.
After walking for a while, Aqing laughed: "Brother, I just peeked and those guys who came to the mudflats with us didn't have much seafood in their buckets."
“There’s a lot of water today, and the mudflats are difficult to navigate. Not everyone can be as lucky as us,” Wu An said with a smile. “So, we need to keep a low profile and not let everyone know what we’ve done, otherwise we’ll attract envy and cause trouble.”
Aqing nodded blankly. He knew that it was because of his brother An that he was able to earn money. If it weren't for his brother, he would still be running around aimlessly in the village all day.
Forget about making money, you're hated by everyone and even dogs wherever you go.
He thought to himself that he should do more work in the future so that he wouldn't feel guilty when taking money from his brother.
Ah Qing said, "Brother, I'm hungry."
At this time, the dock is not lit up, and the purchasing stalls have not yet opened.
Although the tide had already come in, many villagers were still groping in the water. It was a bit strenuous, but they were able to find something. It was because they were tired and hungry that the two of them stopped digging for razor clams.
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "Go to the convenience store and buy some instant noodles. I'll make you seafood instant noodles. We also need to go home and change our clothes. After we've eaten and drunk our fill, we'll go to the dock to sell our goods."
Aqing: "This time isn't a good time."
Wu An said, "What are you thinking? We're not stealing or robbing; we're going to buy things."
It's three or four in the morning now, just as dawn is breaking. This is when people are sleeping the most soundly and deeply. Before, the two of them took advantage of this time to steal chickens and dogs.
The two arrived at the convenience store and knocked loudly on the door.
Old Jiang, who was sleeping in the inner room, was startled awake by the noise. He was then terrified by the shouts of Wu An and A Qing.
What was bound to happen has happened.
He knew that Wu An had come to scout the location during the day!
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