In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Eat heavy shells in the first month of the year.
February has good water.
Eat yams in March and April.
Green crabs are delicious in May and June.

Seven or eight eat oil crab,
Ninety hairy crabs,
Eat crab roe on 11th and 12th.

This paragraph is the fishermen's summary of how to eat blue crabs each month. Now it happens to be December, the westerly wind is strong, and it is the best time to eat blue crab roe.

Li Duoyu picked a lucky one from the basket at random.

The giant blue crab waved its huge claws, wanting to crush to death the offending human in front of it.

But after the opponent grasped the fate of the blue crab, it really had no way out. What made it most unhappy was.

The annoying human tapped its shell with his fingers.

"Don't knock me!"

After knocking the crabs, Li Duoyu showed a satisfied smile. An experienced fisherman like him could tell whether the crabs were fat or not just by knocking them twice.

If it is a water crab, there will be a "hollow" sound, and the fatter the crab is, the muffled the sound will be.

However, hearing the sound is still not safe. Blue crab farmers usually take the safe approach to check whether the blue crabs are fat.

That is to give it a thorough physical examination. Li Duoyu pressed the blue crab to the ground and pressed the thumb of his right hand against the gap in its crab shell.

The whole set of movements was completed in one go, and in less than two seconds, the blue crab shell was lifted up.

After opening the blue crab shell, Li Duoyu could see the blue crab's heart beating, and what surprised Li Duoyu the most was.

The crab roe is abundant and yellow, and the crab meat is crystal clear. This quality can definitely be sold at a good price.

When Li Duoyu was putting the crab shell back on, he was almost pinched by the blue crab. He couldn't help but curse: "I'm going to steam you for my wife to eat later."

Come to think of it, ever since I told Zhou Xiaoying last time, if you keep biting the blue crab claws with your teeth, your teeth will break.

She seldom eats blue crabs.

Mainly because I’m too busy, otherwise I’d make a dish of fried crab in the typhoon shelter which would be pretty delicious.

Just at this moment, Chen Wenchao brought over a bundle of five-sectioned miscanthus, which most people couldn't name.

Everyone thought it was reed, but in fact it is quite different from reed. Reeds generally grow by the water, but this thing is not picky about terrain. It seems to be able to grow anywhere. It likes to grow most near graves.

There are quite a lot of this thing on Dandan Island. There is a whole area of ​​it on the north side of the island. Most of the time, it is cut to feed cattle.

The villagers on the island also like to use this five-section Miscanthus as ropes, and it works very well.

In the early years, people rarely used straw ropes to tie blue crabs, and more people used Miscanthus fragrans.

After all, straw ropes are much more expensive than Miscanthus sinensis, and are also more complicated to make. However, later on, some fishmongers made malicious bids.

The price of blue crabs is deliberately lowered, and the blue crabs are tied up with straw ropes that absorb a lot of water. This way, the fishmongers will not suffer any loss.

So, slowly evolved, the unspoken rule of three taels of rope for one pound of blue crabs emerged, which was the cruelest one Li Duoyu had ever seen.

It uses that kind of cotton rope that can absorb a lot of water. After the rope is removed, the weight of the rope alone is as heavy as a blue crab.

The two sides of the Miscanthus sinensis are very sharp, and people with delicate skin and tender flesh will be cut and leave small bloody marks if they are not careful.

There are also tiny thorns inside, which can cause pain and discomfort if they get pierced.

But this kind of thatch is very magical. The older generation often joked that it is called "bullying the weak and fearing the strong". The more you are afraid of it, the harder it will cut you. But as long as you are a little braver, this thing will not cut you at all.

Li Duoyu was quite clear about it. The thatch of Miscanthus sinensis can only cut people from an angle, that is, when it is cut from top to bottom.

But if you grab it from the bottom up, or just hold it flat, it won't cut you.

Chen Wenchao tied up blue crabs very quickly. In a short while, he had tied up dozens of them. After tying them, he put all of them in a basket and covered them with fine mesh gauze.

In this way, the blue crabs will not be bitten to death by mosquitoes. After the winter solstice, there will definitely be fewer mosquitoes on the island, but there may be some that like to work overtime and don’t like to sleep.

After all, in the south, it is normal to have mosquitoes all year round.

Speaking of which, most people are afraid of blue crabs, as they can really hurt when they pinch you.

But nature is so wonderful that this "iron lump" that walks sideways is most afraid of mosquitoes.

The Zhao brothers, who love catching blue crabs on the island, are very experienced in this. Every time they catch a blue crab, they will let it go overnight.

Every time, I cover the eyes of the blue crab with a wet towel to prevent it from being bitten by mosquitoes.

The two brothers said that mosquitoes like to bite the eyes and joints of blue crabs the most, and once they are bitten.

Blue crabs will die very quickly, and their death is particularly tragic. Sometimes, if they are stung severely, they will even cut off their own limbs.

Zhao Erniu often complained that after being bitten, the blue crab also felt itchy, and while scratching, it ended up scratching its own crab legs off.

Li Duoyu had heard some reliable things in his previous life that when mosquitoes bite other animals, they will inject some venom into them.

For humans, this thing may just cause an itchy blister, but for many small animals, it is very deadly.

In short, mosquitoes are creatures that are absolutely hated by humans and dogs. There is no creature in nature that likes them.

After Li Duoyu caught more than 200 kilograms of shrimp, he put half of them into small bamboo baskets, each basket weighing about 2 kilograms, and froze them in the freezer of the eel factory.

There was no other way. Due to the poor conditions, he could only use a small basket for now. He also wanted to use a foam box that could keep things warm.

But plastic bags are rare nowadays, let alone foam packaging boxes. Li Duoyu always feels that the packaging industry is developing too slowly, which is somewhat restricting the development of his breeding industry.

If he had the chance, he would be tempted to open a packaging factory.

Li Duoyu pulled the remaining half of the prawns to the dock and paid a little money to ask the sisters who prying prawns out of the sea to help him retrieve the shrimp threads.

Although each of his prawns weighed about one or two ounces, a hundred pounds would amount to nearly a thousand prawns, and Li Duoyu and Chen Wenchao could not take them all at once.

When the two of them carried a basket of shrimps to the dock, Lao Mi, who was collecting fish, was so envious when he saw those shrimps that were still alive and kicking.

The women who were prying oysters saw so many shrimps that they wanted to stuff a few directly into their pockets.

"This year, a big one like this will cost 50 or 60 cents."

“It has risen to one yuan.”

One of the older women was shocked and asked, "So we pried oysters all day and only earned two shrimps?"

The price of shrimps is very good this year. In recent times, many fishermen have gone fishing for shrimps.

Unfortunately, the number of shrimps this year is very small and the sizes are very small. He can only collect a few kilograms of shrimps at the dock in a day.

These shrimps of Li Duoyu are very large. When they are straightened out, they are much longer than an adult's palm.

Shrimp of this size are now sold for ten yuan in the farmers' market even if they are frozen.

Not to mention that this kind of lively thing will be a 100% hot-selling item once it is put on the market.

Lao Mi always feels that the price of seafood this year is really crazy. When the shrimp plague broke out in the first half of the year, the price dropped to one or two yuan.

But in just a few months, the price has already risen to ten yuan. He thought that with the price rising so high, not many people would be able to afford it.

But unexpectedly, the higher the price, the more people bought it, and there was even a situation where supply could not meet demand. Perhaps because of the small quantity, the best-selling product in the market now is shrimp.

Sometimes Lao Mi has this feeling that in just a few years, there are more and more rich people, and he has fallen behind.

Thinking back, he was at least one of the top three rich people in the village a few years ago, but in just a few years, he might not even be in the top 20 now. "Alas."

Thinking of this, Lao Mi couldn't help but sigh. In a month, the Chinese New Year would be here soon.

It is really hard for Lao Mi to imagine how outrageous the price of shrimps will be during the Chinese New Year. As for Li Duoyu, he will definitely make a lot of money by then.

Lao Mi also thought that if he could get first-hand supply from Li Duoyu and then sell it at the farmer's market, he could make at least 20% to 30% profit.

But after thinking about it, he decided to give up. He had already heard that if he wanted to get the prawns from Li Duoyu's pond, he would have to pay a deposit of at least 20,000 yuan.

Lao Mi was a little short of money, so he had to keep a large portion to hire someone to pick some kelp seedlings. He also wanted to ask the children in the city for some.

But before he even opened his mouth, his eldest son in Rongcheng felt that the dormitory he was living in was too small and planned to move to a bigger house, so he asked him if he had any money left.

Thinking of this, Lao Mi couldn't help but take a puff of his cigarette. He couldn't understand what went wrong. Why did other people's children all think about how to be filial to their parents?

But why are these animals he raised acting like leeches all day long? Whenever he thinks of this, Lao Mi feels as if a breath of energy is missing and finds it very boring.

At this time, seeing Li Duoyu asking someone to pick out the shrimp thread, Lao Mi felt so distressed.

"Duoyu, if you kill the shrimp, it will be worthless. Your shrimp is so good, but if you pick the shrimp thread, the meat will fall apart, and you won't be able to sell it at a good price."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "No, I don't plan to sell them. I plan to make them into grilled shrimps."

“Grilled shrimp?”

"Dried shrimp?"

Li Duoyu nodded: "It's almost the same idea."

Lao Mi couldn't help but take a breath. Although they were not his shrimps, he still couldn't help feeling heartbroken.

"You are the landlord's stupid son. You use such good shrimps to make dried shrimps. What a waste."

Li Duoyu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Give it to someone else. Fresh shrimps are too difficult to preserve, and not everyone has a freezer at home."

"I'm sorry."

Lao Mi chuckled, but after seeing Li Duoyu rolling his eyes, he realized how out of control he had been.

"Duoyu, you have so many shrimps in your pond, and we have known each other for so many years, why don't you sell me some?"

Li Duoyu said with disdain: "The villagers have known me for many years. I can't ask for it. If I do, everyone will come to me for it."

"Just let me make some money too."

"Rules are rules. If you want the shrimp, you have to pay a 20,000 deposit first."

Lao Mi said with a bitter face: "If I had the money, I would have paid it long ago, but I don't have any money on hand now."

"If you don't have money, why not ask your children for some? Don't they all work in the city?"

After hearing this, Lao Mi felt very disappointed and sighed: "I wish you were my son."

As soon as Lao Mi finished speaking, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No, I mean, it would be great if my son was like you."

Li Duoyu's face turned a little dark. If Lao Mi wasn't a little old, he would really like to kick him into the sea to sober him up.

The women who were prying oysters were very skillful and quickly picked out all the shrimp threads.

When grilling shrimps, be sure to pick out the shrimp threads, otherwise the grilled shrimps will have a very obvious fishy smell.

To put it simply, the stuff inside the shrimp thread is shrimp poop, and the better the shrimp is eaten, the smellier the shrimp poop will be.

After picking out the shrimp threads, Li Duoyu started to boil water in a pot. He used the back of a knife to cut a whole piece of ginger and green onions into a knot, and then poured in some salt.

Grilled shrimps are not cooked directly in the sun. Like oysters, they need to be boiled first and then dried in the sun.

The best dried shrimps are naturally those that are slowly dried in the sun, but the Li family is going to Rongcheng tomorrow.

The only convenient method he could use was to use the same grilling room he used to grill oysters to directly grill the shrimps.

Almost, in the evening.

Li Duoyu’s grilled shrimps are almost done. Although they are not dried to perfection, the overall appearance is still good.

Each grilled shrimp was curled into an inward-pointing C shape, with the shrimp shell and shrimp meat separated and not stuck together.

The shrimp shell can be separated easily. Li Duoyu picked up a grilled shrimp at random, broke off the shell, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

The texture is just right, quite chewy, and the taste is quite sweet.

The grilled shrimps made with local prawns are the most delicious. Li Duoyu hasn’t eaten grilled shrimps with such authentic taste for a long time.

Good grilled shrimps taste very good even without adding various seasonings, they are simply delicious.

In the past, there were many people selling grilled shrimps on the Internet. The videos looked very good, and the shrimps were especially big, but the shrimps sold to customers were all small.

In fact, real grilled prawns are very expensive. After grilling, the weight shrinks by more than half, plus the labor cost and so on.

Under normal circumstances, the price of grilled shrimp should be about three times that of fresh shrimp. If it is lower than this price, there must be something fishy.

If Li Duoyu really wanted to sell the grilled shrimps at this year's price, it would cost at least twenty yuan per catty.

If it’s ten dollars, some people can still afford it if they grit their teeth, but if it’s twenty dollars, then it’s not a matter of gritting their teeth.

Li Duoyu suddenly remembered that if this thing was really put on the market, it certainly couldn't be sold as a consumer product, but should be sold as a gift.

After Li Duoyu roasted the shrimps, he first wrapped them in a layer of oil paper and then wrapped them in red paper, one serving weighing two kilograms.

I packed more than fifty copies.

Up to now, everything he needed for his trip to Rongcheng to recognize relatives and worship ancestors had been prepared. As for the firecrackers, incense, offerings, pork, and some miscellaneous items, they were the responsibility of his eldest uncle and third uncle.

After Li Duoyu returned home, he found that these little kids were still watching TV. He felt that if they continued watching like this, they would become nearsighted sooner or later.

Then he threw out a bag of grilled shrimp.

And the brat finally had something he liked to eat. After eating a grilled shrimp, he actually wanted to eat more.

Li Haoran couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, this grilled shrimp should be very expensive."

"It's OK. One piece costs about one dollar."

After hearing this, Li Haoran's hands, which were about to take the grilled shrimp, felt as if they were filled with lead: "It's so expensive!"

Xiao Tutu asked curiously: "Brother, is this shrimp expensive?"

Li Haoran nodded and said, "For a shrimp like this, we can go to Third Aunt's house and buy a big bag of melon seeds."

After hearing this, little Tutu was so happy: "Brother, my father has raised a lot of shrimps. Let's catch some and exchange them with Auntie for melon seeds."

After hearing this, Li Haoran glanced at his uncle and really wanted to run away. You kid want to kill me.

Li Duoyu, with a gloomy face, really wanted to teach this naughty kid a lesson. He actually dared to say such a treacherous thing in front of him.

"Haoran, I have a task for you. From now on, whenever you are free, help me supervise this kid. Don't allow him to eat any snacks."

"Okay, uncle." (End of this chapter)