Uncle Jin glanced at his daughter-in-law, who was taking advantage of him. He disapproved of her cunning ways, but he also knew she was just being poor. He shook his head and said, "How can this be? Aren't you afraid they'll switch to another family?"
"That won't do! Then you should just work hard and earn as much food as you can. It's better than giving it to others... Speaking of which, the nobles have been in the house and haven't come out since. Do we really not have to cook for them? What do they eat then?"
"I don't know what they'll eat. I don't think the nobles would look down on the food we're eating. Since they said we don't have to cook, then forget it. Just boil some hot water and keep it ready."
They eat bean and wild vegetable soup every day, and occasionally add some food from the sea. Anyway, they won't starve to death. It has nothing to do with being delicious, so it's better not to bring it up to pollute the eyes of the nobles.
Jiang Yue and his friend took a nap and didn't leave the house until the sun was setting.
Only Uncle Jin was in the yard.
She felt the sun and found that the temperature had dropped.
"Uncle, can you take us to the sea to pick up seafood?"
"Sure, sure. My wife and the kids are picking up trash at the beach right now. I'll take you two there."
After leaving the village, Jiang Yue discovered that there were quite a few survivors. There were about two hundred people on the beach, all bent over and putting things into their baskets.
With so many people around, what could she possibly pick up...
Uncle Jin whispered, "I'll take you to another corner. There's also a beach there. There are fewer people there, so you can pick up more things."
Jiang Yue nodded. "I understand. Another secret base! It seems everyone has secrets!"
Uncle Jin's wife was closely accompanied by two children under ten years old, presumably their own children. Perhaps she had already explained their identities to the villagers, so no one ran away when they saw strangers, but simply stared at the two.
That look was naked, not concealed at all.
Jiang Yue pulled the mask tightly, covering half of her face, but the whispers could still be heard clearly.
"Ah Lin, were these two really brought by your eldest brother? The fabric of their clothes doesn't look very good either."
"Oh, your own clothes are half-broken, and you still think other people's fabrics are bad? At least their clothes are well-fitting and clean."
"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. There are so many bandits on the road these days that the nobles who travel around like to change into tattered clothes and pretend to be broke!"
"Right, right, that's the way to not attract people! The older the clothes, the richer they might be!"
......
After walking for half an hour, passing through small paths, climbing up earthen slopes, and going around a stone, Jiang Yue's eyes suddenly opened up.
It is a small coastline of about 20 to 30 meters, and something can be vaguely seen crawling on the beach.
"Second Uncle, knowing that there are seafood here, why are you still crowding over there?"
"This place is too remote. I only come here occasionally. It's more convenient at home." Uncle Jin said with a wry smile.
If he hadn't seen that this distinguished guest was tall and had a knife behind him, he wouldn't have dared to come over.
There are many small holes on the light yellow beach, and from time to time you can see a yellowish-brown mollusk popping out.
Uncle Jin squatted down and, the moment the clam emerged, he quickly pulled it out. Or perhaps he located the trajectory of the clam's hole, then dug through the sand with his bare hands and reached down to grab it.
The sand is soft, so he is not afraid of hurting his hands.
Jiang Yue really wanted to use salt to force the clams out, but that would be a waste of salt.
"Uncle, how about you sell me whatever you catch now? I'll even trade you for beans, or rice, or wheat."
Uncle Jin sat down on the beach. He had originally wanted to catch the fish for the guests, but he didn't expect her to be so generous!
“Okay, okay!”
He was afraid that the customer would regret it, so he quickly agreed. He worked harder to catch clams, and in a quarter of an hour he had already caught more than a dozen fat clams.
He didn't have pliers at home, but his hands were covered with thick calluses, so he wasn't afraid of the pain at all.
Jiang Yue and the other person walked to another place.
She looked specifically into the cracks in the rocks, infiltrated by short videos, and always felt that she could find good stuff just by moving a stone.
As a result, he turned over two stones but didn't see anything. Until he moved the third stone, a surprise appeared: there was a big shrimp!
It was large and exceptionally handsome. Its body had a series of horizontal lines, some deep and some shallow. She wasn't sure if it was a nine-segmented shrimp. But who cares? As long as it was shrimp, she could eat it!
Jiang Nian grabbed it directly without worrying about getting his hands pinched, and threw it directly into his all-purpose backpack.
Jiang Yue casually broke off two branches and said, "Use these as pliers. It won't cut your hands easily."
We don't know if there are any snakes in this place, so we have to leave before dark. She pushed Jiang Nian to the other side and said, "Let's have a competition to see who can catch the most before dark."
Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Are you sure you want to compete with me?"
His hearing and vision are beyond the reach of ordinary people, not to mention his hand speed.
Jiang Yue was speechless and decided to include Second Uncle Jin's as well. "My Second Uncle's and mine count together, you're one against two!"
Jiang Nian raised the corner of his mouth, "Okay, what's the bet?"
"Let's talk about it later..." Jiang Yue waved her hand, lowered her head and continued to search, racing against time, obviously having no confidence in herself.
Uncle Jin worked silently and didn't dare to listen to the couple talking. They were so loving, they must be a newlywed couple!
This beach has not been developed and is still in its original state. It is really rich in resources.
Jiang Yue was also lucky. In half an hour, she found more than a dozen prawns, five crabs, two white snappers, and quite a few clams. This was all based on the fact that the Jin family would come over from time to time to pick up seafood.
Fearing for her life, she only dared to pick up things she recognized and didn't dare touch anything she had never seen before.
She ran over to Uncle Jin and saw that the basket was filled with clams. He had also picked up several small fish.
She thought her harvest was pretty good, but when she saw that Jiang Nian's backpack was half full, her momentum instantly wilted.
Jiang Nian narrowed his eyes, clearly in a good mood. However, since there were outsiders present, he didn't say anything, just to give her some face.
Alas, comparing yourself to others will only make you feel miserable. She won’t bother with someone who uses cheats.
The sun was halfway down when Jiang Yue saw a lot of small shrimps in the water. She sighed and said, "Let's get a dustpan and catch some shrimps tomorrow."
"Young lady, do you like to eat these small fish?" They all called these little things small fish.
"Yes, it's delicious whether fried or sun-dried."
"I wonder if you'll accept dried fish?" Uncle Jin asked cautiously, "Because fish like this tends to stink, everyone dries them for storage. The village boats can't go far, so we only have some small, dried fish."
Even if someone comes to collect the goods, most of them will not accept small fish.
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