Chapter 56: The Giant Coconut Snail
Lin Xiuqing quickly returned, panting and handing the bucket to Ye Yaodong.
Ye Yaodong took the bucket and hit a bucket of seawater, and asked curiously: "Why didn't they come with me?" ”
She blinked and said, "I didn't say it." ”
Ye Yaodong chuckled, isn't he stupid?
"They didn't ask you what you were doing with the bucket?"
"I hurried in, took the bucket and ran away, and they asked behind me, and I didn't have time to say yes."
"Oh!"
Seeing that the perch was loaded into the bucket, Lin Xiuqing opened the sack and looked at their harvest again, as if there was nothing more?
"Didn't you take another look around? Did I get anything after I left? ”
"The big goods are here, where am I willing to go elsewhere, anyway, the tide is still receding, don't worry. Let's put the bucket here first, there is no need to mention it, no one will come out on the typhoon day anyway. ”
She was lifting the bucket, and when she heard the words, she had to put it down again, and half a bucket of water did weigh a little bit to carry.
Ye Yaodong just walked a few steps before he bent down and grabbed a stone crab, and said in a whisper: "I knew that I just asked you to bring out the fire tongs, and it will be more convenient to clip crabs." ”
Lin Xiuqing said angrily: "You didn't say it earlier." ”
"I forgot it for a while, and I remembered it when I saw the little blue crab with a broken foot." Now there is no mobile phone to call.
The two continued to walk around the reef area, and when they saw the stones that could move, they moved them, and the harvest was quite rich, Shi Jiugong caught five or six, not to mention the stone crabs, and picked up more than a dozen in a short time, as well as a few red seals, Ye Yaodong has been bending over frequently, and his waist is sore.
He straightened up and twisted his waist, "I'm only 25 years old, how can I feel that my waist is useless." ”
Lin Xiuqing's face flushed slightly, and he glanced at him, "I'm embarrassed to say it." ”
"There's no one, what's so embarrassing."
It's been a little frequent these days, and I feel like my body is going to be hollowed out, and I really have to rest at night.
"Hey~ There's a red stamp, why are they all one by one? How to cook it when you take it back, it's not enough for a bowl. ”
"It's good to have it, just boil it all in one pot, and it will save trouble."
"Hey~ There's another one here, you can fry a bowl with green peppers."
The couple walked and chatted, and Lin Xiuqing only glanced at it calmly from the surprise of discovering the goods at the beginning.
"There's a conch coming up with the waves, why is it so big? Isn't it just a shell? Lin Xiuqing watched a wave and pushed up a super conch that was almost the size of her head, and she didn't know if there was meat.
With curiosity, she kicked casually, and the conch turned over directly, and the snail meat on her head shrank.
There is meat!
She happily squatted down and picked it up, this is almost bigger than her head, this snail must be valuable!
"Adong, what kind of snail is this, it's so big!"
Ye Yaodong looked up disappreliantly, but his eyes widened, "Coconut snails?!" So big? ”
"Coconut snails?" It's hard because she doesn't know her, a mountain person, and few people in their village have ever seen such a big snail.
He didn't care about the sack in his hand, he threw it aside, and hurriedly trotted over to take it, ", such a big coconut snail, three or four catties!" ”
"Isn't it valuable?" Lin Xiuqing's eyes lit up.
"Is it worth it, it depends on whether it has a baby in its belly? If you don't have a baby, you can only sell it for some money, if you have a baby, we're going to make a fortune? ”
She was confused and didn't know why, "What do you mean?" What else can it have in its stomach? ”
"Fortunately, I'm here, if you pick it up alone, you can't just sell it!"
"Or else?" The more she listened, the more confused she became, what was she selling, "What kind of treasure does it have in its belly?" ”
"I'm not sure, I'll have to dig up the meat to find out."
"Huh? If the meat is dug out, how can this snail be sold for money? ”
"If you don't dig up the meat, how do you know if there's a treasure in it? With such a large snail, the shell is also collectible and can also be processed into handicrafts. ”
But compared to the baby, what is this snail?
Fishermen on the seashore generally know that they have to be "caesarean" on anything they catch to see if there are any treasures hidden inside, especially large ones.
Lin Xiuqing was so anxious that she didn't tell her for a long time what treasures there would be in it, "What's in it?" Pearls? ”
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "It hasn't been opened yet, who knows if there is?" Wait until it is opened to tell you, so as not to be happy in vain! ”
She glared in anger!
"Then you get out of here!"
Ye Yaodong spread his hands, "There are no tools, give me a scale hook and I can open it, otherwise I can only take it home and cook it and pick out the meat." ”
"Then I'll wait until I get home and open it."
He thought for a moment, "Why don't you go to the shop and borrow a hook?" ”
If the baby is opened at home, it is difficult to guarantee that other people will not be tempted, and he is a little itchy at this time to see if there is anything in it?
"Okay! I'll go! ”
"I'll go, you're here watching, you've just run back and forth."
"It's fine!" With that, she ran away, anxious to know what was inside.
Ye Yaodong had to wait in place while studying, and he couldn't tell if there was anything in it from the appearance, and the snail meat shrank when he touched it, which was quite fresh.
If he wasn't afraid of smashing it, it would stick the fragments of the shell to the flesh, and it was not easy to pick, so it would be easier for him to smash it directly.
While waiting, he walked around with a coconut snail, and grabbed two more stone nine gongs and three stone crabs, all of which were thrown into the sack, and the coconut snail was still in his hand, and he was reluctant to throw this into the sack.
Lin Xiuqing was in a hurry, and when she ran back, she accidentally fell, her knees were broken, and she limped over, and Ye Yaodong saw it from a distance and hurriedly greeted her.
"What's wrong? Fell? ”
"Well, I accidentally tripped over a stone when I was running."
The knees of his pants were torn, and they were all wet with dirt, he couldn't help frowning, and squatted down to pull up her pants to take a look, but she dodged them.
"It's okay, just go back and mend your pants."
"Who cares about your pants anymore? Roll up your trousers and show me. ”
"No need, I'm fine, you quickly take the scale and open this snail to take a look."
"Look at your knees first, this snail can be opened at any time......"
"Are you bothered, hurry up and ......" Lin Xiuqing directly stuffed the hook into his arms and urged him.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to open the coconut snail for her first.
This kind of coconut snail, their local practice of taking snail meat, is to use a scale hook to hang its abdominal feet and hang it for a period of time.
Because the spiral part of the coconut vortex snail is short, the internal organs are not firmly grasped, and there is no strength, so if it is hung upside down for a long time, the snail tail will naturally loosen when it can't stand the weight of the snail shell, leaving only the whole meat hanging on the hook.