Chapter 285: The Taste of Childhood
Sandworms, also known as sand intestines. It lives in the sea area along the beach with a sandy and muddy bottom, burrows out at high tide, and lurks in the sand and mud holes at low tide, hence the name sandworm. When Zhuang Haiyang was a child, he really didn't eat this kind of earthworm-like insects.
In recent years, more and more people have liked the unique taste of sandworms, and the price has also surpassed that of shark fin and abalone. It is a pity that the beach in the sea where sand worms were produced in the early years of Nanzhou is now difficult to see.
The reason for this is that sandworms are very sensitive to the quality of the environment in which they grow, and once polluted, they cannot survive, so some people call them "environmental marker organisms". The fact that you can dig its sandy beach shows that the sea water quality is excellent.
For Concubine Li, who also grew up in a fishing village, she is naturally no stranger to facing sandworms. Even after listening to Zhuang Haiyang's narration and emotion, she was also very happy and said: "I also ate this kind of sandworm when I was a child, and I also dried sandworms with my mother-in-law!"
Looking at the insect holes on the dense beach, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said: "Looking at this beach, there should be a lot of sandworms growing." I just don't know what the quality of these sandworms is. Let's dig a little first, pick a big one and dig some back to cook.
For us, it's a taste of childhood. Let's not tell outsiders about the sandworms here. If you really want others to know, I guess these sandworms don't want to be peaceful. This thing's worth has skyrocketed in recent years!"
"Well, this beach is not large, and the area suitable for sandworms is not large. In the future, if we want to eat, we will quietly come over and dig some. If there are too many in the future, dig more at a time to make dried sandworms!"
For other seafood, maybe Concubine Li will think about selling it. But in the face of the sandworm in front of her, she still felt that it was best to keep it. Anyway, there is a lot of annual output of sandworms in neighboring provinces adjacent to Nanzhou.
Even, now there are artificial breeds. The sandworms that suddenly appeared in front of her, Concubine Li felt that they would be kept. If there are tourists who come in the future and add such dishes to the tourists, I believe the tourists will also like it.
Other comrades-in-arms who rushed to see the excitement when they heard the news looked at Zhuang Haiyang, who was working hard to dig sandworms, and said with a smile: "Ocean, is this sandworm delicious? Look at your style, this thing seems to be not easy to catch!"
"It's delicious or not, wait until you dig some back, and fry a plate for you to eat at night, you won't know." If you want to eat, hurry up and help. Remember, you must pick the big sandworm to catch, don't catch the small one, and keep it to grow!"
It is rare to find the same deliciousness, and Zhuang Haiyang naturally cherishes it. Seeing the little girl who was scared before, but was curious at the moment, Zhuang Haiyang, who handed the shovel to her comrades-in-arms, quickly came to the little girl's side and said, "Mengmeng, did it scare you just now?"
"Well, this earthworm is so ugly, so big!"
"Mengmeng, this is a sandworm, not an earthworm. It's about the size of an earthworm, but it's bigger than an earthworm, isn't it?"
"It seems to be!"
"However, it scares our cute cuteness, so wait for Uncle to go back and fry it into something delicious, will you eat it?"
To everyone's surprise, the little girl thought about it and bit her fingers and said, "Uncle, is it really delicious?"
"Well, uncle, like you promise, when it is fried, it will become fragrant, crunchy, and better than prawns. ”
"Well, Mengmeng believes uncle, then I'm going to eat two, no, three, okay?"
Seeing the little girl who gritted her teeth and broke her fingers, everyone felt that there was indeed joy with this girl. At the end, a group of comrades-in-arms took turns to feel the taste of digging sandworms. In the end, I came to the conclusion that this thing is really hard to catch.
Only Zhuang Haiyang smiled and said: "If the sandworms are really so easy to catch, then do you think this kind of thing is possible to reproduce from generation to generation? No matter how fast they grow, they can't be as fast as humans can eliminate them!"
In the past, this common fishing village delicacy by the sea is now difficult to find in many fishing villages. In addition to the problem of marine pollution, it is also due to the crazy excavation of human beings. The fewer sandworms, the higher the price, and the more people will be caught.
I really want the fishermen in the town to know that there are sandworms on this side of Oyster Island. It is estimated that it will not be long before many fishermen, with their wives and tools, will dig up this beach to the bottom, and it will be difficult for sandworms to survive.
It was precisely knowing this result that Zhuang Haiyang decided to keep his news secret. If you want to eat it, you can dig some and eat it. If there are more sandworms on the beach in the future, then dig more at one time, and make dried sandworms if you can't finish eating.
As far as the quality of the sand worms dug up earlier is concerned, Zhuang Haiyang believes that the taste of this grade of sand worms should be very good. If his guess was correct, these sandworms would reappear on Oyster Island, which was related to the energy he had released in the past.
After digging a small half bucket and confirming that it should be enough to eat, Zhuang Haiyang asked his comrades to stop digging. The previously dug sand is backfilled and leveled. Then he took his comrades and pried a few large bags of oysters and mussels, and picked up some seafood and conch by the way.
Different from the previous places that brought tourists over, the comrades-in-arms who returned early also enjoyed this relaxed and leisurely life. In their opinion, returning to the life of Nanshan Island and staying at home is undoubtedly more comfortable here.
Seeing that the time was about the same, Zhuang Haiyang also beckoned everyone: "Okay, let's go back! With so many oysters and mussels, it takes a lot of time to deal with them." While there's still sunshine, let's go back and pick something to dry!"
"Okay, let's go back!"
Returning to Nanshan Island on a yacht, a group of comrades-in-arms came to Zhuang Haiyang's old house with the oysters and mussels they had returned. And the small half-bucket of sandworms were all handed over to Concubine Li to clean up. Anyone else probably won't be able to handle this thing.
Freshly dug sandworms, if not cleanly handled, will feel like too much sand when eaten. For such an errand, Concubine Li still seemed very happy. Others, on the other hand, began to process oysters and mussels.
Taking advantage of the time of work, Zhuang Haiyang also discussed the idea of the previous year with everyone. After listening, many comrades-in-arms were surprised and said, "So, you have to register a new company again?"
"No, dried seafood, I'm going to be attached to a travel company, just as a new project. The dried seafood we dried, the tourists felt very satisfied after tasting it, and there were still many repeat customers.
Anyway, every time we go to sea to fish, we have a lot of seafood that we can't handle, so we either sell it to those fishermen at a low price, or dump it directly back into the sea. If you can make it into dry goods, you can make some money. What do you think?"
"I think I can try! Although I don't have a girlfriend now, I won't have it all the time! They definitely can't do this kind of thing when they go out to sea to fish. You can dry seafood, and you should be able to learn it a few more times. ”
In the eyes of these comrades-in-arms, Zhuang Haiyang will make this kind of decision, more to settle the families of those comrades-in-arms. It is somewhat too much to really let these family members come over and receive their wages every day with nothing to do.
If you can find something to do and create some income for Zhuang Haiyang, I believe these family members will feel more down-to-earth when they receive their salaries. Always thinking about getting cheap to the boss, this kind of employee has been for a long time, and the boss doesn't hate it?
Even if Zhuang Haiyang is the boss, he earns the most from each fishing. The problem is that the share he gives to these comrades-in-arms is not low. If you change to other ship bosses, it is estimated that it will be difficult to be so generous. Compare your heart to your heart, and be content!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhuang Haiyang also said in a timely manner: "Sister-in-law, there is more than a year left, and the concubine will definitely have to take care of her studies, and she will definitely not be able to manage too many things." In the future, this mess at home will probably work hard for you. ”
"It's okay! more things to do, we stay at home, we won't be so bored!"
For Lin Xin, she actually doesn't refuse to do more. In fact, she was a little embarrassed about the monthly salary that Zhuang Haiyang gave her. And she is more convinced that the more she gives, the more she believes she will get.
While the child is still young, she also plans to earn two more years with her husband. When she leaves, I believe that she and Wang Yanming will also have more savings. Even if you go back to your hometown, with these savings, you don't have to worry too much about the future life is not guaranteed.
And the comrades-in-arms who have not yet returned at this moment have also decided to return early when they see the barbecue dinner photos posted by other comrades-in-arms in the group. Just before the Lantern Festival, some tourists will come to play, and I believe there will be nothing to do.
Even if the Spring Festival holiday is over, the guaranteed salary promised by Zhuang Haiyang will be paid as usual. Even if the guaranteed salary of 5,000 yuan is not much, but for these comrades-in-arms, they still feel that the boss is so benevolent and righteous, how can they be embarrassed to be lazy?
Lin Zitao, who was far away in Yunnan Province, looked at his girlfriend who was still red, and said expectantly: "Ayi, I'll leave tomorrow, are you looking forward to it? When I get there, I may not be able to accompany you every day!"
"Well, I see! When we get to work, we still have to work. It's just your boss, will you really invite me?"
"Don't worry! Since the ocean has agreed, he will definitely not talk nonsense. Besides, you are so smart, as long as you work hard and believe in the salary paid by your boss, you will definitely not be disappointed!"
Although they are not yet married, the two families have officially agreed to be married. If it weren't for this, Avayi, who had not yet married, would not have lived in Lin Zitao's house. For the two to leave home, the parents of the two families are both worried and blessed.
The same situation occurred in the provincial capital of Sichuan Province. Qian Yunpeng and Lin Wan, who made an appointment to meet in a hotel, will also take a plane to Nanzhou tomorrow. This Spring Festival has also changed the relationship between the two.
For Lin Wan, if the relationship between the two can really be stable, and they can get the blessing and recognition of their families. Maybe she will also choose to work directly on Nanshan Island after graduation. Where there are lovers and girlfriends, I believe that work will be very comfortable.
And at this moment, there are more people who are searching for or booking air tickets and tickets to Nanzhou. For the upcoming trip to Nanshan Island in Nanzhou, these people are also full of expectations. The first trip of the new year, everyone wants to look forward to it, and return satisfied!
On the other hand, Nanshan Island is also ready to open its doors to welcome guests. In addition to deliberately packing out an old house and leaving it for the comrades-in-arms who came with their families. The remaining house is still enough to settle the netizens in the upcoming live broadcast room!