"Uncle San, your sack is not convenient. We have to run around to throw one in."
"Then free up the baskets, grab the fish in the baskets first, and pour them into the sacks later."
"good."
The children poured the small seafood they had just picked up into one basket, and then filled their own baskets first.
"Wow, these are so fat~" Ye Chenghai grabbed a wriggling sandworm, "Uncle San, if we catch all these sandworms, how much can we sell them for?"
"It won't sell for much, so just dry it in the sun and share some with everyone."
"How much can it sell for?"
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "If you want to make money, go to the dock and carry goods!"
"Ah? No no no... It's fine to eat by yourself..."
So funny!
Others teased him, "Brother Hai, aren't you most looking forward to making money?"
"He made 1 dollar last time..."
"Why don't you go again?"
Ye Chenghai rolled his eyes and said, "Just go and carry it for a day and you'll know."
"Hehe~ Then I still prefer to herd sheep. There are many delicious foods on the mountain. I saw that the loquats on the mountain over there have grown very big."
"Do you want to herd sheep or steal the fruits?"
“Hehe~”
Ye Yaodong listened to their jokes and couldn't help but urge them, "Catch them quickly, don't waste time, otherwise it will shrink back and it will be difficult to dig."
April to September every year is the breeding season for sandworms. In order to increase the fertilization rate, the "aroused" sandworms crawl out of the sand to mate.
Now that they have encountered them, they must be caught in one fell swoop. There are so many people in the family, and if we don't catch more, there won't be enough to share.
Sandworms have tender and crispy meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition and protein. Especially the taste is better than sea cucumbers and shark fins.
Because sea cucumbers and shark fins themselves have no taste, they must be added with ingredients such as chicken or lean meat when cooking, otherwise they will be tasteless.
Sandworms have a delicious taste and are very unique without the need for adding other ingredients. They can be cooked with anything to bring out their sweet taste.
After drying, it can be fried, stir-fried, stewed, braised, or cooked into soup. The soup is as white as milk, very delicious, and has a high concentration, known as "natural MSG". Fried food is crispy and fragrant, making it a great choice for drinking.
If you sell it now, you won't get much price. But if you keep it and eat it, it will be delicious and just the right amount for Ah Qing to produce milk.
He wore gloves and didn't feel disgusted. He picked out the small pieces of sand that had emerged from the sand or half of their bodies were buried in the sand and threw them into the sack.
Soon the bottom of the sacks was covered with wriggling sandworms, and the children's baskets were also filled with them.
Although the three girls were also there to catch the fruits, they looked disdainful. They were not as excited as the boys, nor as efficient as them.
As they caught the food, they kept muttering with joy.
"so many… "
"Many of them have burrowed into the sand..."
"Just grab the ones on the surface, there are still a lot of them over there..."
"Do you have these sandworms every day?" Lin Guangyuan was very excited, his eyes were bright, and he was having a lot of fun catching them.
"How can there be any every day? I can see them occasionally, but not that many. Clams can be picked up every day."
"Crabs, too. There are always things to pick up on the beach when the tide goes out."
Lin Guangyuan looked envious, "Your place is really good, there are small seafood to pick up when you go out, my mouth is almost crooked from eating so much..."
“Hahaha~” Ye Yaodong found their childish talk very funny, “Turn all the sandworms in your baskets upside down, they’re almost full and hard to carry.”
"I'm coming… "
One by one, they came over happily with their full baskets and lined up to pour the food. The boys were very tough and even reached into the sacks to continue playing while pouring the food.
After emptying all their baskets, Ye Yaodong picked up the sack and weighed it. It felt like it was almost 20 kilograms. It was really efficient and it only took a short while.
We really can't underestimate child laborers. They all have something to play and are very active.
"I'll fry you a bowl of this later as a reward!"
"Oh, great, dig more..."
After hearing this promise, the children became more motivated and carried their baskets further to catch the fish.
Ye Yaodong carried the sack aside, picked up the shovel and continued to scrape the bottom of the boat. He took a break from catching sandworms. Now his arms were no longer sore.
There were still large patches of young spat and barnacles on the bottom of the boat waiting for him to shovel them off, so he had to hurry and leave the job of catching sandworms to the children.
After catching all the sandworms, call them over to continue picking up more, making the best use of them!
Cleaning the bottom of the boat is also a physical job, and you have to lift the shovel high and use force. The area of the bottom of the boat is not small, so Ye Yaodong works for a while and stops from time to time.
When he stopped, he was not idle. He picked up the sack and started picking up the oysters. Some of the oysters were broken by his shovel, and the shells cracked, revealing small yellow-green oysters that looked like snot.
He even cracked the shells of some of the vegetables, revealing their fresh flesh.
When he picked them up, he carefully selected the empty and cracked ones and threw them far away. In a short while, he had picked up half a sack of water spinach and barnacles.
Because some of the water spinach are connected to the barnacles, and the barnacles are attached to the water spinach, you have to take it back and knock it off.
The shellfish on the bottom of the boat fell off in pieces as he repeatedly worked and stopped. The bottom of the boat became cleaner and cleaner. After he had pried them all clean with great effort, he had filled two sacks with them.
He clasped his hands together, put them to his mouth, and shouted loudly to the group of friends, young and old, who had dispersed, "Young ones, come back to work!"
"I'm coming… "
A group of children, both adults and children, came running over happily, but Ye Chengyang had short legs and was afraid of being left behind, so he ran and fell in a hurry, and all the sandworms in the small basket fell out.
The moment the sandworms touched the sand, they all burrowed into the sand.
Ye Chengyang burst into tears, "Ah, my sandworm~sandworm~"
Ye Yaodong trotted over and picked him up, "Just run away, there are a lot of them in the sack over there."
"No, my sandworm~"
Ye Yaodong looked at the hole on the beach and tried to dig it out. He really dug it out again. "Hey, I got it. Don't cry."
He stopped crying instantly, his eyelashes were still wet, his eyes widened, and then he immediately burst into laughter, "And more, and more."
As he said this, he reached out and started to pick it up.
"Go to your brother's place and help pick it up. I'll help you catch it here."
"Yeah." He nodded rapidly in response, then immediately ran happily towards everyone.
Ye Yaodong also stood up with an empty basket and followed behind him.
Why bother to take it out? Children have short memories and will forget it in a short while.
After handing the work over to the child laborer, Landlord Ye walked around with his hands in his pockets. After a while, he had a big devil crab in each hand.
After throwing them into the sack, he picked up the basket and started walking around. After a while, he had picked up a small basket of various seafood.
"Third Uncle~"
"Uncle-in-law~"
"Dad~ We have picked it up!"
"Ready? So fast?" Ye Yaodong opened the gills of a stupid fish and took a look. It was still fresh, so he threw it into the basket and walked back.
Seeing four full bags on the ground, one bag only half full, and another bag filled with forty or fifty kilograms of sea worms, he was extremely satisfied and felt that the efficiency was good.
Sure enough, having many children is still somewhat useful. No wonder people kept having children in the past. This is the meaning of having children...
"Good job, you can also arrange to fry more!"
"Fry a basin of it, Uncle San, fry more, or there won't be enough to eat!"
"Then you go look for more, catch more, the more work, the more you earn! The more you catch, the more you can eat." Ye Baopi was merciless in commanding the child laborers.
"Okay~"
"Be careful not to go below the tide."
"Got it~"
A group of children were running around excitedly, each carrying a basket. They were fighting for a bite of food!
After sending them to continue working, Ye Yaodong walked back. He had to push a cart over, otherwise he would be exhausted if he had to carry it.
When Ye's mother saw him coming back, she kept complaining, "Where have you been? I haven't seen you for a long time. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are here, but you didn't even spend more time with them and talk to them."
“Take the kids to the beach…”
"They just play around and don't know how to greet people. They just walk away without paying attention..."
Ye Yaodong has a headache, can't he explain it to him? As soon as he saw him, he started to talk.
"Can't you just let me finish my words? I'm going to clean the bottom of the boat and scrape some shells back. I want to bring them back to them later."
"Otherwise, I haven't been out to sea for so many days. I've sold all the catch from the traps this morning, except for the ones I kept for Qing to produce milk. There's nothing for them to take back home. It would be a shame to send them away empty-handed."
Ye's mother was speechless. "Why didn't you tell me? What did I think you were doing?"
"I stay at home every day, what else can I do? I pried open several bags of oysters in shells. I will ask my eldest and second sisters-in-law to help me open the oysters. I also caught 40 to 50 kilograms of sandworms. Let's share them."
"There are so many sandworms today?"
"Well, I just happened to run into them. A few kids were still catching them there. I'll come back and push a cart to bring back the ones with shells."
"Then go quickly. The meal is ready. You can add two more dishes to entertain the in-laws later."
Ye Yaodong pushed the cart hurriedly back to the beach. After carrying several sacks onto the cart, he called back all the child laborers.
"Don't look for it anymore, go home."
"Ah? Going home so soon, let's play for a while longer?" Lin Guangyuan looked up and then looked at the surrounding beach reluctantly. He ran away in surprise and picked up a sea snail.
The others were also having a great time and were reluctant to go back, so they continued to stay where they were without moving.
"Do you want some more fried sandworms? Go home and eat first, and come back after dinner."
"Then let's eat first!"
"Let's go, let's go home and fry some sandworms~"
"Ohhhh~ Let's eat fried sandworms~"
When it comes to food, they are willing to start moving.