Chapter 12 The Crab Walks

So whichever way the water flows, Ma Li will turn the small head of the cage pot towards that side.

The boss cultivation system clearly explains:

If there were no fish the next morning, there were only two possibilities -

Either they are in the wrong direction and put the small head in the opposite direction;

Either that, or someone snuck it away.

There is absolutely no third possibility.

It's just dawning......

"Big baby, big baby, Ma Li, Ma Li, wake up?" Grandpa shouted Ma Li in a low voice.

While gently patting him, for fear of waking up Ma Xiaomei beside him.

Fortunately, Ma Xiaomei fell asleep, and it was difficult to wake her up when thunder hit her, and she still slept soundly.

"Hmm!" Ma Li was not fully awake from his sleep.

I slept late last night.

Grandpa hadn't slept when he came back from the cage pot, so Ma Li asked Grandpa to call him up early the next morning.

If you can get fish, you go to the village market early in the morning.

Grandpa reminded and asked, "Do you still get up to catch fish?"

This big baby has been shouting for a long time today, and he sleeps too hard!

Looks like I was tired last night!

"Yes, Grandpa! I'll get up right away. Ma Li ***** his face and forced himself to sober up.

There are still very important things today, as long as you get it done, the family's source of income will be stable in the future!

No more tiring and risky food for a little bit of food!

Although this kind of fatigue and adventure is grandpa not Ma Li, Ma Li still reminds grandpa all day long!

I got dressed, quickly rinsed my mouth, washed my face, and ran to the place where the cage pot was put last night-

"In the first cage pot, there are three crucian carp and one flat fish, which looks pretty good!" Ma Li put away the first cage pot and was happy.

There are 4 fish in this first cage pot, although it seems that the size of the fish is not large, but it is not too small.

The boss cultivated the system and reminded: "So-so, not every cage pot is so good!"

The boss cultivation system didn't want Ma Li to be too excited at first, and it would be a tragedy if he didn't get much from waiting for the cage pot!

It's not a blow to Ma Li, but a small reminder.

"In the second cage, there are two flat fish, one black fish, and three prawns. Ma Li nodded and said.

Ma Li also felt that he was too excited just now, and it was really inappropriate to wake up so startled in the morning.

The harvest of the second cage pot was also good, with three fish and three shrimp.

Add the four fish in the first cage, there are 7 fish and 3 shrimp!

The boss cultivated the system and said, "It's okay!"

The two consecutive harvests were not bad.

The first two times were average, and each time I was able to get almost 4 fish!

Not too good, but not too little!

"There's really nothing in the third cage pot!" Ma Li said disappointedly.

When the third cage pot was mentioned, Ma Li was very disappointed that there was no fish or shrimp in it.

It's so sad!

The boss cultivated the system and said, "Impossible, take a closer look?"

The boss cultivation system has a more refined investigation, and when Ma Li says that there is nothing, it immediately feeds back the situation it perceives.

Ma Li was surprised and said, "Hey! There are five snails!"

Ma Li looked down and took a closer look, and sure enough, he really found something.

There were actually 5 snails secretly hiding in the corner, and it was really not easy for Ma Li to detect them if he didn't pay attention.

Fortunately, with the reminder of the boss's cultivation system, Ma Li was not allowed to let these five snails go!

The boss cultivated the system and said: "It is estimated that the fish thought it was the nest of the snail, so they didn't come in!"

The boss cultivation system is that flat fish, black fish, crucian carp, they may have noticed that the snail is inside.

In the animal kingdom, it's still a bit of a territory, and I saw the snail in it and didn't break in.

But in this way, Ma Li was not able to catch fish and shrimp!

If Ma Li doesn't take the snails away this time, it is estimated that there will be no fish and shrimp breaking in next time he comes here.

Up to two more small snails come out......

"Well, look at the fourth cage pot. Hey, it's two crabs and five prawns. Ma Li said happily.

Crab walks - rampant and domineering!

This time there were no fish either, but the harvest was okay.

There are two large crabs, and the size of the crab is really not small.

The main thing is that there are not many people in the villages near the mountains who eat crabs, and crabs have no natural enemies, so it is easy to survive.

The longer the life of the crab, the larger the body size.

Even if you occasionally lose an arm or leg, you can grow back quickly.

Crabs rely on female crabs to give birth to baby crabs, and each time the female crab lays a lot of eggs, the number of which can reach more than millions.

Therefore, female crabs are generally more delicious than male crabs with larger bodies, especially during the spawning season.

However, it is generally not the spawning season, and female crabs are not used for sale.

The two crabs caught by Ma Li should be a pair, one male and one female.

Their dorsal carapace is blue-gray and shiny, the abdomen is white, the golden claws are covered with yellow hairs, the color is bright, the umbilicus is rounded, convex outward, and the limbs are firmly connected and curved, and they are large and old.

There is a lot of meat, and it is obvious that male crabs are much larger than female crabs.

In the cage pot, before Ma Li went to catch them, they seemed to be very active, crawling around, and at a glance they knew that they were good crabs with strong appearance.

The boss cultivated the system and said: "It's okay!"

This time, two crabs and five prawns were caught, and the boss cultivation system gave a good evaluation.

It seems that in its eyes, the harvest of these two crabs and five prawns is a little bigger than the previous harvest of 4 fish at a time!

Ma Li said with a strange expression: "Inside the fifth cage pot." Hey, it's an old turtle!"

Many people love to eat soft-shelled turtles!

Because it contains protein, fat, calcium, iron and other nutrients, it is a rare tonic.

It is especially better to use a female turtle weighing more than 500 grams.

The female soft-shelled turtle has a thick body and a short tail, a thick armor skirt, fat meat, and the most beautiful taste, while the male soft-shelled turtle has a thin body and a long tail.

The one in front of me looks like it weighs 1 pound, and as for the male and female, I can't tell the difference.

The boss cultivated the system and said: "Yes! This female turtle looks very good, nutritious and tonic!"

Turtle meat has the delicacy of five kinds of meat: chicken, deer, beef, sheep and pig, so it is known as "gourmet five-flavor meat".

It is not only delicious, high in protein and low in fat, but also contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements.

"How can this old turtle climb into the cage pot?" said Ma Libi, gesturing the size of the cage pot's button.

This old turtle is a little too powerful!

was able to enter the cage pot, which was smaller than the body size, and this was without biting off and breaking the cage pot.

The boss cultivated the system and reminded: "This old turtle is not very big, it is estimated that it is drilled into it hard, be careful when you take it out, don't be bitten!"

The bite force of this old turtle is still very strong, more powerful than that of a turtle, and it is often stubborn and does not let go when it is bitten.

Ma Li responded casually: "Hmm!"

Ma Li was naturally in no mood to care about other things at this time, but carefully caught the old turtle.

Fortunately, the old turtle's head was facing inside, and it was quite smooth when Ma Li took it out.

Except for the cage pot mouth has a slight trouble, the rest is quite smooth.

"Ah, it's not bad! 7 fish, 2 crabs, 8 prawns, 5 snails, and a soft-shelled turtle!"

Grandpa saw that today's harvest was still much beyond his expectations.

At first, he still felt that Ma Li's level of making a cage pot was okay, but as for catching fish in the cage pot, it was gone!

It's just that I didn't expect to be able to catch so many fish, shrimp and crabs now, and even soft-shelled turtles.

In the words of the boss's cultivation system, the time for Ma Li to release the cage pot this time was a bit short and in a hurry.

With the strength of Ma Li's primary fishing skills, he will be able to catch more fish and shrimp in the future.

"Grandpa, today is just a preliminary attempt, and I can catch more in the future, and our days will get better day by day!" Ma Li said happily.

Although now it is only under the cage pot to catch fish and shrimp.

But with the help of the boss's cultivation system, as long as he obtains enough prestige points and improves his skills, Ma Li is still very optimistic about his future!

"Hmm, Grandpa believes you, Grandpa won't go to the mountains to collect medicine much in the future. It's too far, it's too troublesome, and Grandpa will accompany you to catch it when the time comes!"

I only thought that the child was fooling around, so I didn't accompany Ma Li in the morning.

I don't see it that way now.

The number of this fish is not large, and it is not even as good as what Ma Li and Ma Xiaomei caught yesterday.

But the size is much larger, and some shrimp and crabs have been caught, especially turtles!

This thing Grandpa is greedy, if he doesn't want to make some money from the old turtle, he really wants to get it down and eat it himself!

"Okay! I'm really annoyed that I can't get up in the morning, I'm a little tired from waking up so early every day!" Although Ma Li got up early this morning, he still didn't seem to wake up, and kept yawning.

Although Ma Li caught a lot of fish and shrimp on the cage pot early this morning, he still felt that he got up too early and felt so tired.

"This is the reason why you have a long body, and when you are as old as your grandfather, you can't sleep even if you want to! This is called not waking up in the first 30 years, and not being able to sleep in the next 30 years. Grandpa said with a smile.

Grandpa didn't get enough sleep when he was a child, but he didn't want to sleep when he got old!

Maybe it's the body!

Maybe it's more of a mental reason!

People's hearts may be full of inexplicable fear!

"Then grandpa! I shouted my little sister together, let's go to the market early, I still want to buy some things to make fishing tools!" Ma Li felt that it was better to go to the village market as soon as possible, and he was even more worried about leaving his little sister at home.

If you go to the market early in the morning, you might even be able to come back in time for lunch!

Although the family used to be relatively poor, they rarely ate lunch.

"Okay, you go and call her up, Grandpa go get some more money!" Grandpa felt that Ma Li was able to catch so many fish this time, and the money in the future would definitely not be less.

In addition, Ma will immediately go to help as a chef, so there is no need to be too nervous at home.

If Ma Li buys some fishing tools, Grandpa is willing to spend some money.

"Little sister, get up!" children generally have the air to get up, Ma Li called Ma Xiaomei softly.

Ma Li couldn't wake up Ma Xiaomei all at once, so he had to take his time step by step.

It can't be light, it can't be heavy!

I can't wake up when I'm light, and I cry when I get up when I'm heavy.

"Hmm!" Ma Xiaomei rolled over and continued to sleep on her stomach.

Ma Xiaomei is still sleeping and eating delicious food, one bite at a time, it tastes great!

"I'm going to catch fish!" Ma Li smirked.

This voice was not small, enough for Ma Xiaomei, who was sleeping in a daze, to hear it, but not enough to frighten her.

"Well, brother, you're going to catch fish now!" Ma Xiaomei suddenly sobered up a little, and said in a daze.

What funny thing suddenly came to the girl's mind?

What do you dream of vaguely sleeping?

I remember that my brother was going to take him to catch fish or something!

"After catching the fish, Grandpa and I will go to the market, if you don't go, then you can be at home alone!" Ma Li didn't dare to tell her that the fish had been caught.

It's very unreasonable for children.

Sometimes what I say to her thinks it's a dream, and it's easy to get confused-

Maybe in Ma Xiaomei's dream, Ma Li also personally promised Ma Xiaomei to go fishing together in the morning.

Even in the dream, the two of them have come back from catching fish together!

"Hey, hey, brother, don't go, I'll go, I'll go!" Ma Xiaomei suddenly sat up on the bed with a grunt.

Ma Xiaomei suddenly had a spirit.

It seems that you want to do something with your brother?

Although I still can't remember it in my dreams, I always feel like I want to go with my brother.

"Okay, okay! get up and get dressed. Ma Li said with a smile.

Ma Li was relieved to see that Ma Xiaomei was willing to get up, knowing that he would not wake her up.

"Well, then you help me!" Ma Xiaomei said helplessly as she looked at the clothes beside her.

Ma Xiaomei's clothes are a little tight.

Recently, she has grown relatively fast, and she rarely has the opportunity to change her clothes.

Naturally, it is more difficult to wear clothes alone.

"Okay, okay, little lazy pig!" said Ma Li teasingly.

Ma Li joked while helping the little sister get dressed.

"You're the little lazy pig!Brother, I'll ignore you if you do this again!" Ma Xiaomei said very arrogantly.

While cooperating with his brother to get dressed, he still resisted his brother's teasing very arrogantly.

"Hah! Little sister doesn't want to eat delicious food. Okay, my brother cooks something delicious by himself at night, you don't want to pay attention to me, I just happen to eat alone!" Ma Li was happy when he saw his little sister pouting!

"That's not good, that's not good! Give me the delicious food, the bad guys go away!" Ma Xiaomei said with a smug face.

I finally dressed the little sister who jumped out and washed it after a simple wash.

The three of them ate some wild vegetable porridge, and then took the mountain goods and medicinal materials that Grandpa dug up in the mountains.

In addition, Ma Li caught 7 fish, 2 crabs, 8 prawns, 5 snails, and a soft-shelled turtle with a cage pot and took them all to the village market.

The fish were all placed in a small bucket with a shallow layer of water, and two of the crabs were tied up with rice firewood.

Ma Li was worried that the two crabs would bite the fish and shrimp, and even bite people in the process of buying and selling.

The same is true for soft-shelled turtles, which are also simply tied with straw to avoid eating the fish and shrimp in the same bucket before they are sold.

Grandpa carried the mountain goods and medicinal herbs he picked in the mountains.

Ma Li still carries Ma Xiaomei on his back as if he goes to the township to catch the market on weekdays, but he is holding a small wooden barrel in his hand, and Ma Li, who has primary strength, is still very relaxed.