Ye Yaodong turned his gaze from the boat back to the surrounding rocks, which were covered with densely packed small water spinach, tiny clams, and oyster shells whose meat had been dug out.
The rocks here have been visited too many times by people every day. The slightly larger water spinach and clams have long been dug out. Only the extremely small ones, about the size of the little finger nail, are still growing on the rocks.
They are so small that there is only a shell and the meat is probably not even as big as a booger, so they cannot be eaten. However, every time the tide goes out, some of them will inevitably grow bigger.
At this moment, some people were searching on the stone wall with tools, and his mother was one of them.
He walked forward to take a look and saw that his mother was holding a watering can in one hand and there was a small basket hanging on her wrist.
There are already some small oysters in the water ladle, and some slightly larger clams and small snails in the small basket.
"Oh my god, this is so densely packed that it would blind my eyes. Why don't you go dig for sand clams?"
While prying the oyster shells on the rocks with a screwdriver, Ye's mother said, "There are so many people in the family, and we have dug enough oysters. I can dig some oysters and make fried oysters in the evening. The children in the family haven't eaten them for a while."
"There's not even a drop of water here. Hasn't our boat been repaired? Why don't we let Dad take you to the isolated island to dig for clams? Now let's just dig for clams. In another two hours, the tide will flood this beach again."
"It's easy for you to say that. The rocks on the isolated island are very slippery and it's not easy to stand. If the waves hit me, I'll be swept back into the sea to see Mazu if I'm not careful."
"Ahaha, not really. Just go on a calm and low tide day."
Mother Ye raised her eyelids and squinted at him, "Then calculate for me a date when the wind is calm and the tide is just receding, and your father and brothers are free!"
"Ah! How can I calculate this?"
How could a mortal like him calculate the wind and waves on the sea
What's more, how does he know when his father and brother are free
Mother Ye rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you don't know, just shut up and go somewhere cool. Don't delay my work!"
Ye Yaodong touched his nose. Is he so annoying
"How about I help you dig? You go dig for sand clams?"
His legs were sore from squatting for so long, so he could go dig oysters on the rock wall. He didn't have trypophobia anyway.
"You come?"
"Yes, I'll do it. It's just opening oysters and digging clams. I'm good at it."
Nothing else works. He played these games a lot when he was young, and the skills he learned will not be forgotten with the passage of time.
Mother Ye looked him up and down, thinking of how he had just vowed in the room that after the family split up, he would learn from his elder and second brothers to be diligent and hardworking...
Are you serious
Changed sex
"Then you can come. When you go back, if you don't scoop a bowl for me, I'll beat you to death!"
"Oh, we can only dig as much as we can. It all depends on luck. How can I guarantee that I can dig a bowl before I go back? These oysters are so small..."
Without further ado, Ye's mother hung the basket on his wrist and stuffed the ladle and screwdriver into his hands, "Search carefully. Pick out a bowl of oysters, a bowl of clams, and a bowl of snails for me!"
Ye Yaodong stared, will he change, or what can he do? He was asked to finish three bowls.
"Dongzi, didn't you go out to play today? Why did you come to the beach?" His aunt was also searching on the stone wall with a scoop, and asked curiously when she saw him.
"Well, it's too hot to go out!"
"Ah? Isn't it hot to come to the beach? The sun is so bright!"
Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed because he didn't have a good reason. "Ah, yes, I just came out to take a look."
Let’s hurry up and stop chatting. Just dig for a while and wait for the tide to rise so that we can go home for lunch.
Oysters, also known as oysters, grow on stone walls and are actually a type of plankton.
During the breeding season, the parent oysters expel mature sperm and eggs from their bodies. The sperm and eggs are fertilized in the seawater. After a period of floating life, they attach to other objects and become juveniles after solidification. They then grow up slowly and the shells can be pried off to reveal oysters.
When a ship stays at sea for a long time, oysters will grow under the ship. Most people will prop up the hull and then pry off the oysters on the bottom to reduce the weight of the hull. By the way, they can also put the oysters in baskets and take them back to open oysters.
The juvenile clams on the stone wall are too small. The oysters that open are only the size of a tiny fart, and are yellow-green in color, like snot. Only when they are bigger can you see the white color on their bellies.
"What the hell? It's so small. How long will it take to fill a bowl?" Ye Yaodong couldn't help but mutter after opening one.
"There's nothing I can do about it. There are so many mouths to feed at home. I'll dig up as much as I can. This isn't a sand clam, and I can't dig it up every day."
His aunt responded, and then said earnestly: "Dongzi, you are the father of two children. You can't be idle all day long. You should find a proper job. You have a wife and children to support, and your parents can't support you until old age."
"I'm working, aren't I? Auntie!"
"It's right to work, but you have to earn money, and you can't just work one day. It takes years to support a family. You are a man, you have to take responsibility and have a sense of responsibility..."
Endless preaching, blah blah ~
Ye Yaodong regretted speaking out. If he had remained silent, his aunt probably wouldn't have wanted to talk to him.
He didn't want to retort, after all, she was the elder, what she said was right and was for your own good. But he was getting a bit overwhelmed by her endless chatter, so he might as well go dig for clams. How come he didn't know that his aunt was so eloquent
"Auntie, you dig slowly here, I'll go out a little and take a look."
Just as the tide had receded a little, he simply started looking from the farthest rock.
But, he seems to be a bit lucky!
As soon as he reached the rock closest to the tide, he saw two small blue crabs in the pile of rocks in the shallow water ahead. His eyes immediately lit up. These were good things!
He quickly put the scoop and the basket aside and walked quickly towards the rubble pile. The two blue crabs were unaware of the approaching danger and were still fighting with their big claws!
Ye Yaodong grabbed the shells on their backs, one in each hand, and carefully separated them to prevent their big hooks from getting tangled and broken.
The value of a blue crab with a broken leg is greatly reduced, but of course it’s okay if you eat it yourself.
The two separated blue crabs were still waving their big claws around. If you get pinched by them, it would be very serious and your fingernails would be broken directly.