Wu An is quite far away.
They had already bent down and started digging.
Although the typhoon had passed, the wind was still strong, and since he was upwind, he didn't hear Wu Ping's inquiry.
Upon hearing Wu Ping's question, the people around him couldn't help but burst into laughter.
People who don't know how to beachcomb actually come to the mudflats to do it; it's just ridiculous.
Going beachcombing in the mudflats is very difficult. Putting aside everything else, just walking in the mudflats can exhaust you.
Not to mention, the methods for catching each type of seafood are different.
Some are difficult, some are easy.
This mudflat is full of silt, it's hard to dig or scoop out, it's not as easy as just raking it up on the beach.
They're not very skilled at beachcombing; most of them just dig for clams on the beach. It's similar to the situation when people who don't drink alcohol sit at the children's table.
Someone advised, "Aping, why don't you go to the beach and collect seafood?"
Wu Ping hesitated.
He just came from there. There were a lot of people and lots of seafood, but you had to fight for it to get your hands on it.
He probably can't compete with those women.
Thinking about it this way, he felt utterly useless.
Zhang Yu, who was about the same age as his older brother, came over and called out, "Aping, look at me, look at me."
"Found the cave entrance, look at this... it should be the Earth Dragon Cave."
"Take a sand shovel and dig like this."
"Do you understand now?"
Zhang Yu dug a few times.
He found nothing, but explained without batting an eye, "I'm just demonstrating for you."
Wu Ping looked at it carefully for a while, then nodded: "I understand, I understand."
"I'll give it a try."
After saying that, he found one and asked, "Ayu, this hole looks similar to the one you just dug."
Is it the Earth Dragon Cave?
"Take a look."
Zhang Yu wanted to show off. Back in school, Wu Ping had good grades while he had bad grades, but he was often used by his parents to lecture him.
Now, he has become a teacher.
He walked over and nodded: "Yes, it's Tulong Cave."
After saying that.
Watching Wu Ping bend down, take a sand shovel and dig hard at the earthen dragon cave, he found nothing.
“Yes, that’s how you dig.” Zhang Yu suppressed a laugh and said, “Don’t be discouraged, the earth dragon is the hardest to dig.”
He wasn't lying.
The mudflats are rich in seafood, with mudskippers, blue crabs, mantis shrimp, tiger crabs, and many other seafood options.
The hardest creatures to catch are things like earth dragons and eels.
He taught Wu Ping how to dig a dragon, but frankly, he didn't have good intentions; he clearly wanted to see Wu Ping make a fool of himself.
Wu Ping nodded without suspicion. He hadn't been to the sea much, so he thought it was perfectly normal not to find anything.
In fact.
The earthworm can burrow in and out of the mudflats, and when it senses danger, it simply burrows away into the mud.
The digging method that Zhang Yu taught Wu Ping is impossible to find unless you get incredibly lucky.
Sure enough.
Wu Ping dug several times, but found nothing but mud.
Someone nearby couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Aping, why don't you come with me and let's go catch mudskippers?"
"See how simple this is?"
The man was carrying a net specifically for catching mudskippers. He walked around the water's edge and caught quite a few mudskippers. He said, "Come help me, and we'll split the profits 80/20."
Wu Ping shook his head.
Mudskippers are quite valuable, but they're so small that you can't sell them for much money even after catching them for a long time.
He only gets 20%, and after working hard all day, he doesn't earn much money. He might as well go to the beach and fight with the kids for seafood.
Old Li was just joking, saying, "Then you can just stare and watch."
Wu Ping didn't believe in superstition.
He found another hole, bent down and shoveled hard, but because he used too much force, his hand slipped and the shoveled mud flew out at an angle.
With a "smack," it smeared right onto Zhang Yu's face.
Zhang Yu, shoveling mud at the mud, was furious. He shouted, "Aping, what do you mean by this? I was trying to teach you, and you treat me like this..."
As he was speaking, his voice suddenly stopped because he saw Wu Ping squat down and grab a wriggling earthworm from the mudflats.
Wu Ping shouted excitedly, "Ayu, look! I've dug up an earth dragon!"
"Holy crap, this works..." Zhang Yu thought to himself, but forced a smile: "You're really lucky."
Wu Ping happily threw the earthen bucket into the bucket and bent down to continue digging.
He was incredibly motivated.
They started digging furiously at a hole.
Then.
Another earthen dragon was thrashing about in the mud, and he dug it out with a shovel.
When Zhang Yu saw this, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He thought to himself, "Wu Ping's luck is finally going to improve."
But when Wu Ping dug out the third earthen dragon, he couldn't resist digging it out himself.
Wu Ping exclaimed happily, "Ayu, your method is really effective!"
Zhang Yu angrily threw down the shovel. "Is it any good?"
It's not useful at all!
He dug for half a day using the same method, but all he found was a pile of mud and nothing else!
After digging out several more earth dragons, Wu Ping said, "Ayu, why aren't the earth dragons burrowing into the mud? They seem to be moving upwards."
"You can dig it up with just a little shovel."
What's going on?
"..." Zhang Yu remained expressionless, thinking to himself, "Who are you asking? I want to know what's going on too."
Have all these earth dragons gone mad today?
After a moment of silence, he couldn't resist offering a didactic explanation: "It's probably because of the typhoon."
Wu Ping suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
"That makes sense, it's quite scientific."
Zhang Yu: "..."
They dug as they went, and everyone saw Wu Ping digging for a long time with his head down, using the tools for catching mudskippers. Old Li deliberately asked, "Ping, what did you dig up?"
Everyone else looked over too.
Everyone wants to see a joke.
Wu Ping casually remarked, "There are only about ten earth dragons."
Old Li never expected Wu Ping to say anything; he just wanted to see Wu Ping's embarrassed look, so he subconsciously said, "Oh, about ten... wait, about ten earth dragons?"
"Really?"
"Let me see."
Old Li walked over, looked down, and saw that there were at least thirteen or fourteen mud dragons tangled together in the bucket.
The man asked incredulously, "How did you dig it up?"
Wu An said, "Just dig like this."
He gestured with a shovel.
The man shook his head and exclaimed excitedly, "Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Why was he so certain of his words?
Because he learned from the older generation how to catch earth dragons, which involved using a very long fork to directly stab them.
The older generation, they could catch them every time.
He studied for a long time but couldn't learn it. He either couldn't catch them or he would kill the mudskippers with his spear. He had no choice but to try catching mudskippers.
Wu Ping pointed at Zhang Yu not far away and said, "What do you mean it's impossible?"
"That's how I caught it."
“It was A-Yu who taught me. You can ask him if you don’t believe me.”
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