Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Chapter 474: Going to the Sea and Bursting the Bucket

When Jiang Chunlan heard this, she immediately got off the car with the snakeskin bag. The two women, who were almost fifty years old, were more agile than Fu Liang and Fu Ming at this time.

Going to the sea inevitably requires stepping on the mudflats, so they all wore rubber shoes. After tying the openings of the rubber shoes tightly, Fu Wan slowly walked into the mangroves carrying the bucket and tongs.

The ecology of this mangrove forest is really good. As soon as Fu Wan approached, she heard a lot of rustling sounds.

When they looked up again, they saw many seabirds startled by their movements and flying high.

Mangroves are called mangroves because these trees generally grow between the tides on the coast. There are special substances in the bark of these trees that easily oxidize into red when exposed to air.

Because mangroves grow in coastal tidal zones, only their upper half remains above water during high tide.

So it is for this reason that the lower half of the mangroves are bare, and from a distance you might think they are a bunch of yellow eels hanging on the branches. People living by the sea like mangroves very much because they play a very important role in the marine ecology. This kind of tree can purify the sea water and provide a habitat for seabirds.

There are even many seabirds, shrimps, crabs and shellfish that breed here, and at the same time, an ecological balance chain has been achieved.

For fishermen, mangroves are also a sign of a good harvest. Not only can they find a lot of fish under the trees, but mangroves can also serve as a defense when typhoons come.

Mangroves also bear fruit, which fishermen use to make soup and tea. As Fu Wan admired the fruits of the mangroves, she walked deeper into the forest. Within a few steps, she spotted two or three living starfish.

She picked them up casually, turned around and threw them into the sea not far away.

These starfish are washed up by the sea water during high tide. If they do not return to the water in time, they will easily die.

Starfish are usually only used to make soup or sold to pharmacies. Uncle Fu and his colleagues often use starfish to make wine because in traditional Chinese medicine, this thing is also helpful for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

However, it was also difficult to process, as the starfish's internal organs had to be removed. Furthermore, the starfish Fu Wan had just picked up were no bigger than her palm, so she simply passed on them.

"Oh, there are crabs!"

As soon as Fu Ming came down, he saw the traces of crabs crawling and immediately became alert.

After walking a few steps forward, they found a blue crab hiding itself in the mud next to the mangrove roots.

Seeing Fu Wan approaching, the crab tried desperately to lie down under the mud, but once the tongs arrived, all struggles were in vain.

"Two big brothers, look!"

Fu Wan waved the tongs in her hand. A blue crab was struggling with its claws and teeth bared. It looked to weigh at least half a pound.

"Huo, I caught him!"

Fu Liang was the last to arrive. He moved his bicycle aside and locked it before coming over.

Seeing Fu Wan's harvest, he was also envious. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and joined the team looking for blue crabs.

Even though they hadn't gone to the beach for a while, Fu Wan and the other two's crab-hunting skills hadn't deteriorated at all.

If you follow the traces left by the crab, you will always find it.

In just over an hour, the buckets of the three people were almost full.

"Hey, my back hurts from catching all these crabs."

Fu Ming sighed deliberately, and Fu Wan and the others could hear the Versailles in his tone.

"Hurry up, after catching the blue crabs, we have to see if there are any other ones."

Three buckets of blue crabs, it looks like a lot, but there aren't many actually.

Because every crab in this bucket weighs more than 5 taels, and some even weigh more than 1 jin.

Seeing that the bucket was full, Fu Wan walked towards the mudflat nearby.

There are not many mangroves in this place, it is just a small empty mudflat.

Because the sea water has receded, there are still many colorful shells and some claw marks of seabirds on it.

However, Fu Wan noticed something wrong. There were many small holes in the mud and sand, which looked like clam holes.

Thinking of the sweetness of the clams, Fu Wan also swallowed her saliva.

"Brother, did we bring salt?"

Fu Wan called out to Fu Ming and Fu Liang, and Fu Ming slapped his thigh, "Ouch, I forgot!"

I knew I couldn't count on him, but Fu Liang felt in his pocket and took out a plastic bag of salt.

"I have it, Awan, take it!"

After saying that, he threw it towards Fu Wan. Fortunately, his aim was good. Fu Wan took it and found that the packaging bag was used to store peach cakes.

Catching clams with salt has actually become popular in recent years. After all, salt was not cheap in the early years, and many people were reluctant to spread salt on the mudflats to catch clams.

With this in mind, Fu Wan sprinkled some salt on the mudflats. Soon, a number of clams couldn't handle the salt and began to emerge. The sudden appearance of so many clams before her eyes was truly wonderful. Fu Wan happily hummed a song as she picked them up.

"One, two, three, four..."

Wow, there are quite a few king clams here, each one is as thick as a finger. If you take these clams home and blanch them in boiling water, they will be delicious!

"Brother, Brother Liang, why don't you go home and have a hot pot tonight?"

"Hot pot?"

Fu Liang was confused, but Fu Ming understood immediately.

"Okay, listen to you!"

If you use such big clams to cook hot pot, I wonder how delicious they will be.

It’s a pity that they don’t have the sesame paste that they use when eating copper pots in Beijing.

Thinking of this, Fu Wan regretted that she had bought so many things but forgot to buy some seasonings unique to the capital.

"Hey, you guys have a good harvest!"

Ye Xiaocui spoke with a smile. The snakeskin bags on her side were so full that she couldn't lift them anymore, so she ran over to get an empty bag.

Unexpectedly, when I came over, I saw the bucket of big blue crabs next to Fu Wan.

"Mom, blue crabs are probably only a few cents a pound at the market. How about taking some of these blue crabs to my uncle's house and making some dishes for his banquet?"

These blue crabs are not considered a delicacy to people who are used to eating seafood, but in the mountains, they are a rare delicacy.

What's more, Qingshan Village is Ye Xiaocui's hometown, and taking these things back will also save Ye Xiaocui's reputation.

"Okay, you don't have to take all of it. One bucket will be enough."

A bucket of blue crabs weighs dozens of kilograms, and with some corn cobs or something, it is enough for several tables.

Fu Wan nodded in agreement and casually asked, "Mother, what did you gain?"

She saw Jiang Chunlan squatting there from afar, with her back to her, digging something with a small rake.

"Where we are, we have moon clams and sea intestines. Oh, the sea intestines are so plump. I even told your aunt that if we have time tomorrow, we should make some sea intestine dumplings for us!"