Eating melons

Chapter 791 Catch the sea

While taking care of the two children, Xiao Xuemu also had a good harvest. He caught a lot of dawn crabs and clams, and picked up a lot of chicken snails.

They also found a few hermit crabs crawling slowly in a puddle. Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoyuanzi were very curious about these little guys carrying various shells on their backs, and they squatted beside them and watched them for a long time.

Xiao Xuemu also found a small starfish left behind by the tide. It was orange-red in color, and its five corners were very symmetrical. Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoyuanzi couldn't let it go.

"Dad, is it alive?"

The little dumpling held it carefully and felt itchy in the palm of his hand.

Xiao Xuemu nodded. "Yes, it's still moving. Let's just take a look at it. We'll put it back into the sea later, otherwise it will get homesick."

In fact, it is too small, not even enough to fill the gaps between teeth, and it takes up space, but it is difficult to explain, so I can only choose a reason that one or two children can accept.

The little dumpling nodded sensibly, "Okay! I'll send it home after I'm done reading it!"

On the other side, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi rolled up their trouser legs, held flashlights, and walked carefully among the rugged rocks.

The flashlight beam swept across the crevices and depressions of the reef, looking for traces of seafood.

"Jiang Qi, look!"

Wei Wei lowered her voice and pointed to a shadowy area under the reef. There, several crabs of different sizes were crawling sideways with their claws raised. When they sensed the light, they immediately and nimbly retreated deep into the crevices of the rocks.

"Oh, it ran too fast!" Jiang Qi said regretfully.

"It's okay, we'll look for it again."

Wei Wei is very patient. Although she was from Hunan Province in her previous life, she has a natural affinity for the sea.

After a careful search, she soon found a conch tightly attached to a stone in a stone nest filled with seawater. The shell had a bluish-brown luster under the light. Wei Wei reached out and gently broke it open to take it down.

"Jiang Qi, there are a lot of spicy snails here."

Jiang Qi also picked up a lot of clams. "Look, I can take these back and ask my cousin to make soup. It will definitely be so delicious."

Jiang Qi proudly showed his spoils to Wei Wei.

There are still quite a few crabs under the reef, probably stone crabs. Wei Wei and Jiang Qi were not sure, so Wei Wei used the system mall to scan it and found that it was indeed there.

These things are not big and there is not much meat on them, so not many people pick them up. This makes it a good deal for Wei Wei and Jiang Qi.

As time passed, the eastern sky became brighter and brighter, and the white sky gradually turned into orange, red and golden colors.

The originally dim sea-hunting scene suddenly became clear and full of vitality.

With the help of the sunshine, the group's harvest became richer, and more and more people came to the beach.

Jiang Qi discovered clusters of densely packed oysters in a crevice of the reef.

The two men immediately used tools to pry it up. Their buckets were already full, and a large net bag was already filled, and another net bag was also filled with a lot.

Wei Wei also found a less agile king crab and captured it with almost no effort.

In the buckets of Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoyuanzi, in addition to various clams, there were also several beautiful little conches and several complete shells.

Xiao Yang is worthy of being a local snake. He walked to a reef area with deeper water, reached down and felt around for a while, and actually pulled out a few sea urchins!

The black and purple ball covered with thorns scared the two little guys, but they couldn't help but want to take a closer look out of curiosity.

"If you cook this well, steam it with eggs and it's a real treat."

Xiao Yang smiled and showed off his harvest, which was clearly two large net bags.

The sun had risen completely, the sea was sparkling with golden light, and the tide was beginning to show signs of rising.

The buckets and baskets of Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoyuanzi were almost full. Various seafood rustled in the buckets, filled with the joy of harvest.

"It's almost time. The tide is coming back. We should leave."

Xiao Yang looked at the sky and the sea and issued an order.

It was quite a distance from here to the shore, and the group set off on their return journey with satisfaction, carrying a full harvest and their trouser legs stained with mud and sand.

Although Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoyuanzi were a little tired, they were still excitedly discussing their respective "trophies" and comparing whose shells were more beautiful.

When I got home, I had another busy day. It was fun to pick up the seafood, but it was not fun to process it.

Ning Xuan picked out some crabs and white sand clams to cook porridge, which made the porridge particularly fresh and sweet.

Most of the others need to spit out the sand, and after that, they turn their harvest from the sea into an extremely rich seafood feast.

The steamed grouper is original in flavor, the spicy stir-fried clams and crabs are fragrant, the garlic razor clams are very tender, the blanched conchs are dipped in ginger vinegar sauce, and the steamed sea urchin egg is so tender and delicious that you can't wait to swallow it with your tongue.

The salt and pepper mantis shrimp is also very delicious, but the shell is not easy to peel.

Even the simplest clam and winter melon soup is so delicious that it makes your eyebrows drop.

The little dumplings and small balls tasted especially delicious. I peeled the shells myself. Although my hands got greasy, I felt a great sense of accomplishment.

As the little dumpling ate, he boasted to the little Yuanzi, "Brother Yuanzi, I dug this clam! Daddy also helped catch this crab!"

Xiao Yuanzi held up a mantis shrimp that Xiao Yang had peeled for him and said, "This is what uncle caught. It smells so good."

This breakfast, which tastes of the salty sea and the joy of hard work, is more precious than any delicacies from land and sea.

For Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoyuanzi, this winter's experience in Hainan Island is destined to become a shining and unique pearl in their childhood memories.

It was also very strange for Wei Wei and Jiang Qi.

Because Wei Wei had a system mall, she could eat fresh seafood. She had long known that the taste of fresh seafood was different from the seafood they ate inland in later generations.

Inland seafood in later generations was cooked like this. She didn’t know about the others, but these clams were fishy, ​​while these fresh ones were sweet. But this was her first time going to the sea.

Jiang Qi was a food blogger in his previous life. He had eaten all kinds of delicious food, so he naturally knew all this.

Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin were also quite satisfied, but compared to the satisfaction of food, they were more satisfied with this kind of life of having fun together as a family.