On the early morning of the first day of the new year, as soon as it was bright, Ye Yaodong got up in high spirits.
While his wife was cooking breakfast, he tidied things up first, only to find that there was only one sack in the house, which was used to hold rice that day and not the rice bran.
"I'm going back to my hometown to pick up some sacks."
"okay."
Ye Yaodong originally planned to go back quickly, but when he passed the road in the center of the village, he heard some women talking.
"...I didn't even dare to step on it. I went to empty the urinal early in the morning and it was all over the floor."
"That's right, I didn't even dare to go to the toilet today..."
"I don't know who was so unlucky yesterday that he fell into a latrine. Fortunately, he was an adult and was able to climb out..."
"It's really funny. How many years has it been since anyone fell into a latrine?"
You know there will be a discussion in the village today, and even the most serious things in the countryside can be spread everywhere.
When he returned from the old house with the sack and passed by this road again, everyone already knew that it was Xu Laifu who fell into the manhole last night.
I don’t know how they knew it, but many people were there to gloat about the misfortune, saying that misfortunes never come alone and good things happen.
Ye Yaodong had a smile on his face and hurried home briskly. After breakfast, he wanted to go fishing, and this time he would take Ye Huimei with him.
Just now, his little sister knew that he was going to go fishing later, so she shouted to follow him. If he didn't let her, she grabbed his clothes and wouldn't let him go.
Ye's mother also spoke, saying that she was idle at home anyway, and if she wanted to, let her play with her. Even when climbing on the rocks, she had to be careful not to fall.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to take her with him and asked her to finish eating later, bring her tools and go to his side, and then go out to the dock together.
When they went out to the pier, Fatty, Xiaoxiao and Azheng were already waiting there.
Seeing that he was bringing his sister, they were surprised. They said hello and didn't say anything. But when they got on the boat, the three of them winked at each other and whispered: "Go back and tell A Guang tonight. A Guang." It’s time to pat your thighs and regret not coming today!”
"Say, I have to tell him tonight. He missed a great opportunity."
"The rowing boat is gone, what are you still talking about?" Ye Yaodong looked at the three people on the boat talking to each other inexplicably. The boat was already pushed away from the shore, but they were still motionless?
"Nothing, nothing, let's go, let's go."
"Damn it, what did you put on the boat? Are you really planning to go to the island to live? Are you bringing all the pots and pans with you? Are you also bringing rice?"
He had just helped his sister get on the boat and didn't pay attention to the things on their boat. He only saw it when he turned around to urge her.
The fat man said proudly: "I didn't bring any rice, but I brought some sweet potatoes and a bucket of water. At noon, we will cook seafood noodles on the island."
"Okay, that's fine, fat man. Eating, drinking and having sex is a big deal in life. I'll leave this glorious task to you!"
The fat man rolled his eyes, "I knew you wanted to sit back and enjoy the benefits!"
"Chef, this is what you are good at!"
"Go, go, focus on driving your ship..."
The two boats left the shore one after the other. Originally, Ye Yaodong was supposed to collect the cage nets today, but he felt that he was not in a hurry. It would not be too late to stop by after he finished searching the sea.
He drove in front, and another boat followed behind, going to the small island he visited a few days ago. Today they came out early. It was only after six o'clock, the tide was receding, and the waves were still there. Hitting the rocks.
The surrounding reefs are very steep, and the tide has not receded yet. The wind on the sea blew Ye Huimei's ponytail up to her face. She frowned and said: "Third brother, are we going to be on this island today? But here The rocks seem to be difficult to climb. The wind is blowing and the waves are blowing there. It’s very dangerous.”
"Who told you that I was going to the island here? It's obviously not easy to climb. You can see it, but can I still see it? I stopped to look for the rock that looks like a scorpion. According to me Last observation, it was easier to get to the island there.”
After saying that, he said to the three people on the other boat: "You go around in a circle from the left, and I'll go around in a circle from the right. Let's find out where it is?"
Not all islands have beaches exposed when the tide goes out. The rocks around some islands are hit by waves all year round. When the tide goes out, the water level only decreases, but the tide still fills the beach.
Unfortunately, the tide on this island does not seem to completely recede under the reef. Only at the Scorpion Reef where he stepped last time, the tide level will be relatively low, and a shallow beach can already be seen exposed. , but only a little bit was exposed.
When they got off the boat after docking, the water level receded a little.
They looked around, Xiaoxiao frowned and said: "Dongzi, this island seems to be bad? There are beaches and gravel piles in this small area, and the rocks are relatively easy to climb. The surrounding rocks are very steep, I guess. When the tide recedes, no beach is exposed, only a small diving area is exposed."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't have to be a large beach exposed. It's no problem in shallow water. Look, isn't there a shrimp in the shallow water ahead? The tide has just receded now. You can do it when it recedes to the bottom. After walking around, I estimate that the water level should be about calf-level. The water is so clear that it doesn’t matter if there is a beach or not.”
Everyone followed his line of sight and saw that there was not only Shrimp Girl, but also a stone crab crawled out from nowhere.
Ye Huimei was very happy and quickly grabbed them with the fishing net in her hand, and immediately harvested two little guys.
"It's over. I didn't bring a fishing net. I don't know if this is shallow water or not a beach today."
Ye Yaodong looked at the fat man speechlessly, "I told you, please complete the tool belt. You didn't bring any key things. Are you trying to make me laugh to death by bringing a bunch of pots and pans? Then do you want to change the island?"
"Forget it, it saves you a lot of trouble. I just go and dig on the reef wall. I can see the whole piece of oysters. This is my love. It doesn't matter what other fish are caught." "
"Is it an oyster or a sea oyster?" Azheng was also looking around carefully, and he pried open a larger one. "Hey, it's really an oyster. It's quite fat and full."
To outsiders, oysters and sea oysters are the same, but to coastal people, oysters and sea oysters are two completely different things, with essential differences.
Oysters are smaller in size and have rough shells. Their meat is mostly bluish in color and has less meat.
Oysters are relatively large in size, with a lot of sediment in the shell. The meat is mostly white, relatively plentiful, plump and delicate in texture, much heavier than ordinary sea oysters, and rich in umami flavor. It tastes more fragrant and more enjoyable than sea oysters.
The fat man said slightly proudly: "My eyesight is not bad."
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's get started!"
Ye Yaodong also hurriedly stepped forward to dig. The attraction of oysters to men is huge.
Only Ye Huimei rolled her eyes, looked around, and found a spot with wild small abalone. She was about to start digging when she saw a Shi Jiugong in the crevice of the reef.
She happily used the net on her side to fish it into the bucket. After tasting the sweetness, she also liked to search in the cracks of the stones. After a while, there were two more stone crabs in the bucket, two stone crabs and one green crab. crab.
She grabbed the big blue crab and raised it towards the men who were working hard, and said, "Third brother, don't you go find something else? I've found several Shi Jiugong, as well as blue crabs."
"Ah? How many are there?" Ye Yaodong turned to look over, but his hands were still digging there. As a result, he accidentally pried open an oyster. A little slippery liquid flowed onto his hand, and he felt that there was something in his palm. foreign body.
He looked down in surprise, what is this?
Just for a moment, he tightened his voice and said, "Oyster pearls!"
"Oyster pearls?"
"What oyster pearls?"
"Oyster pearls? Did you dig up oyster pearls?"
The three of them were digging not far from him. When they heard this, they immediately turned their heads in surprise. Everyone at the beach knew that any shellfish could produce pearls.
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Huimei also ran over from a distance, "What did you find, third brother? Why are you so excited?"
Ye Yaodong was surprised to pick up the milky-white pearl in his hand and look at it. It was indeed an oyster pearl, the same color as an oyster.
Everyone also saw it and gathered around him excitedly as he held the beads in his hands.
"Damn it, you opened it casually and got an oyster bead?"
"Show me the grass. It's quite big and round. It should be worth a lot of money."
"I'm so jealous. I don't know if there are any beads in what I just dug out."
"Third brother, you are very lucky."
Ye Yaodong handed the beads to them, and then looked at the oyster meat from which the beads had just fallen out. It was full of flesh and occupied a full shell. If the beads did not fall out, he would not think about getting the beads out of the oyster.
The cry his little sister just made, "Third Brother," was really good!
Afraid of missing it, he stretched out his index finger to pick at the shell-full oyster meat.
"Damn it, there's another one on the horse!"
He was pleasantly surprised and took out another one. It was milky white, the same color as the flesh of the oyster.
"ah?"
"besides?"
"Damn, what kind of bullshit luck, two at a time?"
Ye Huimei looked at it with envy, "Third brother, you are going to get rich. I think yours is much rounder than the second sister-in-law's, which is a bit oval."
"I was even scratched!" Xiao Xiao added.
"Yes, my second sister-in-law is very sad."
The fat man rubbed his hands a little excitedly, "I don't know if there are any pearls in the oysters we just pried off."
Ah Zheng also said anxiously: "Let's try to open a few while digging?"
"There's nothing to put it... ah... there's a bowl to put it in. Fatty, you were really smart today and brought a bowl!" Xiaoxiao patted her thigh happily, almost forgetting that Fatty had brought it in the morning.
"Hmph... when I brought it up in the morning, you laughed at me without hesitation for coming to live on an isolated island."
"Haha, you can open it freshly. The meat will be scooped out and cooked for noodles. It will be just right and there will be no waste."
