Ye Yaodong followed behind with a smile, looking at her jogging back, he felt that the saying “When men and women work together, work is less tiring” did make some sense.
Look, I've been busy for a long time and I just feel quite tired.
Now, flirting with his wife, he suddenly felt relaxed, walking briskly and could run to catch her.
It's just that she covered her head and face too tightly. Otherwise, with her hair now long to her chest, if she let it down and ran on the beach, her hair would definitely flow and look very beautiful.
As he watched, he began to fantasize...
So much so that when his wife ran too far, he forgot to call her, and then he ran too far.
Until Ah Qing turned around and asked him in confusion: "Where is your bamboo clam? Why didn't you tell me? How long will it take for it to arrive?"
Ye Yaodong had been jogging behind her, and only came to his senses when he heard her turn around and ask, "Ah?"
He looked around and realized that he had run too far...
Everyone came here to pick kelp...
He laughed awkwardly, "Oh, I forgot that I ran too far."
He pointed to a long bamboo strip standing in the distance behind him and said, "See? There is a bamboo strip standing there. That's it."
The smile on Lin Xiuqing's face suddenly disappeared, and she glared at him speechlessly, "Are you stupid? I ran past the limit, and you didn't stop me, but you actually ran past the limit with me. What are you thinking? You are dreaming!"
Ye Yaodong touched his nose, feeling that his brain cells were too active, which was not good. "Keep it for yourself. I was distracted for a moment and forgot."
Lin Xiuqing looked at a smooth reef about three or four meters ahead. It was all yellowish-brown in color, and there were no bumps or barnacles on the surface. She thought of it in her mind.
“Is this where you pick the kelp?”
"Yes, I have picked almost all the big ones. The smaller ones are the size of a palm. They are so tender that they can still grow longer."
"It will definitely taste better if it's tender, right? It's even better when served cold."
"Forget it? That small half sack is enough for us to eat for a long time. If we want to make a cold dish, we can cut those into strips and make a cold dish. The difference won't be much. These small ones will be big enough by the time we get them next year."
Lin Xiuqing also walked forward curiously and touched the stone wall a few times. It was very soft, smooth and cold. The large pieces that could be seen had been torn off, and only small pieces were left.
"Then we'll come back next year to pick them."
"Well, when the time comes, just pick some more and take them back to dry in the sun. No one wants them anyway." Ye Yaodong held her hand and walked towards the razor clams, talking as he walked.
"It's a pity to let them grow wild like this. I saw some sea gulls ahead and wanted to pick them, but I saw that I had nothing to put them in. All the sacks were used to hold the fish with shells, and all the buckets were used to hold the fish."
"That one doesn't taste good, and it's hard to dry and store. I can just take some kelp home..."
The couple chatted for a while, and people who didn't know them might think the island was their backyard.
In fact, it's almost the same. You can come whenever you want and take something back if you want. They all grow naturally and don't require any management. It's so cool to dig them.
Ye Yaodong had experience in digging razor clams last year, so he brought a handful of salt with him when he went out to catch seafood today. He wrapped it in a handkerchief and kept it in his pocket.
He took it out like a magic trick, which surprised Lin Xiuqing.
"Why did you bring salt with you? You're only going to be out for half a day, are you planning on cooking something to eat?"
"You don't understand this, do you? This is a great magic weapon for fishing in the sea. I'll show you how to do it later. Just wait and see."
Lin Xiuqing squatted beside him and watched him digging in the ground with a spatula. She was really curious about what he was doing with the salt, so she followed his lead and dug a hole.
"Is this how you dig out the surface layer? Why not dig one by one?"
"You'll find out in a moment."
"Are you still keeping me in suspense?"
"Go dig at the edge. Wherever there are air bubbles on the ground, you can scrape off a layer. I'll show you a trick later."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "There are so many tricks."
As he said this, he obediently moved to the side and helped him dig.
"If you can't perform a trick for me later, I'm going to scold you."
"Well, I made it happen for you, so you have to show off, right?"
"Humph, change first."
"Just watch!"
The experience of going out with a woman is certainly different from going out with friends. When Ye Yaodong heard that there would be rewards, he became more excited.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him and just sprinkled a little salt into the small hole in the ground. As a result, she saw razor clams rising directly from the sand pit. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"Ah! Is this possible?"
Ye Yaodong was very proud, "Do you know how powerful I am? You have to rely on your brain for everything. If you dig one by one, how long will it take?"
"I know you're good, you're really smart." Lin Xiuqing grinned happily, her eyebrows and eyes curved with laughter, "Give me some salt, let me try..."
Ye Yaodong retracted his hand that was wrapped in the handkerchief and said, "I promised you that if I perform a magic trick for you, you will give me a reward."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him in reproach, "You are already an old couple, and have three children. What else do you want a reward for?"
"That's different. How can it be the same if I sleep with you or you take the initiative to sleep with me?"
"You seem to be more excited on the isolated island."
Ye Yaodong smiled evilly and twitched his eyebrows twice, "Hmm~Hmm~"
"Let's talk about it when we get back. Give me the salt first."
"Let's talk first."
"Are you still pushing your nose and getting even further?"
"Tsk~ Otherwise you just watch."
"You were exhausted as a dead dog last night, but only halfway through today, you feel like you can stand up again."
"Fuck, you look down on me, don't you? I still have two scratches on my back. Do you want me to show you who was so excited last night?"
"Get lost."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him in shame and anger, then snatched the salt from his hand.
Ye Yaodong looked at her with a smile and imitated him by sprinkling the salt into the pit little by little.
"Women are hypocritical and stubborn. They like to turn against others at any time."
"Your mother is also a woman."
"My father can cure her."
"Who would say that about their own mother?" Lin Xiuqing glanced at him, then stared at the entrance of the cave, watching the clams inside rise up one by one, and shouted with joy again.
"There are so many. There are some in every hole."
"It's like putting one carrot in one hole, one carrot in one hole."
Lin Xiuqing: “…”
"you shut up!"
Even though the sea breeze was blowing, she felt her ears were burning.
"Aren't you feeling bored being alone and having no one to talk to? Am I not talking to you to relieve your boredom? Why don't you want to listen to me and are you telling me to shut up? Women are so fickle."
"Are you having a normal conversation?"
"How come this isn't a normal chat? I wasn't wrong! What I said was very relevant."
Seeing her turn her face away after collecting the razor clams, Ye Yaodong quickly moved over and looked at her with a smile.
"You're old, but you're still shy."
This made people angry, so Lin Xiuqing nudged him with her elbow, causing him to fall to the ground.
"I'm only 26 years old. Don't bother me. Go away. I don't need you anymore. You're in the way. I'll take care of the work here. Go and knock some shells off the stone wall. Don't get in the way here."
Ye Yaodong was not annoyed. He looked at her with a stern face and said, "Are you upset so soon?"
Lin Xiuqing shut her mouth and stopped talking to him. He actually said that she was old and was so angry that she wanted to die.
"Okay, okay, you're only 26 and still a flower."
"morning glory."
Ye Yaodong choked on his saliva because of her angry words, and then started laughing wildly.
"Okay, okay, morning glory is morning glory. I'll go to the mountain tomorrow and dig a few for you to plant in the yard."
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help laughing, "Don't bother me, I'm so annoying. You're not helping with the work, and you're still laughing."
"Do it, do it, right away."
"You don't have to pull it out. Just leave it there and I'll do it. Go over to the side and dig off a layer of sand on the surface."
"Okay, come if you want."
"Hey? Why is there one different here?" Lin Xiuqing had just collected the bamboo clams that had risen from the pit and sprinkled salt on the edge. As a result, she found that the clams that rose from one of the pits were a little different.
This feeling can no longer be called razor clam.
Razor clams have thin tubes, as long as the barrel of a fountain pen, but the one that rose up this time was super wide, much wider than the previous one, and much thicker.
Ye Yaodong turned his head and took a look when he heard her talking. "This is the giant scallop, also known as the king of clams. This is also delicious, not much different from the bamboo clams."
"Oh, and suddenly there's a different one sneaking in."
"That's normal. Bonito is often mixed into tuna."
Seeing that the one who sneaked in was fine, Lin Xiuqing collected all of them and put them in the bucket.
It was not tiring for the couple to work together, one scraped sand and the other poured salt, and they had a lot of fun. It was much more interesting to be together than when they had been working separately before.
Only after they had cleaned up all the razor clams did the two of them stand up, twist their necks and pound their waists.
Ye Yaodong also helped her massage her neck and lower back, "Are you tired?"
"It's okay, just stand up and walk around, I've finished digging anyway."
"Then let's go dig on the rock wall for a while, then we'll go home." He looked at his watch, "It's about two o'clock, and the tide is about to rise at this point."
"Uh-huh."
Ye Yaodong picked up the bucket and walked ahead.
Lin Xiuqing smiled, then trotted over, held his hand with one hand, and the two walked together hand in hand.
"So annoying, and still holding hands..."
"Dislike? Forget it... Let go..."
Ye Yaodong held her hand tightly, saying something disdainful, "Since you like to lean over so much, I will hold your hand reluctantly."
It has been so long since he was reborn, and he has friends to play with, children to accompany him, and family to care for him. Not to mention that he is young mentally and has not grown up, just after such a long time, his mentality has long since adjusted to that of his 20s.
Lin Xiuqing looked up at him and smiled, "It turns out that men also like to be tough."
"Well, the only thing harder than that is my mouth."
"… "