Back To the Small Fishing Village In 1982

  Chapter 56 The Huge Coconut Snail

  Lin Xiuqing hurried back, running out of breath and handing the bucket to Ye Yaodong.

  Ye Yaodong took the bucket full of seawater and asked curiously, "Mother, why didn't they follow?"

  She blinked her eyes and said, "I didn't say that."

  Ye Yaodong chuckled, isn't he stupid?

   "Didn't they ask you what you were doing with the bucket?"

   "I ran in in a hurry, took the bucket and ran away. They asked behind me, but I didn't answer before I could say anything."

"oh!"

   Seeing the bass slip into the bucket, Lin Xiuqing opened the sack and looked at their harvest again. It seems that there is nothing extra?

   "Didn't you go around again? Did I gain anything after I left?"

   "The big goods are here, so I'm not willing to go elsewhere. Anyway, the tide is still receding, so don't worry. Just put the bucket here first, and don't need to carry it around. Anyway, no one will come out during the typhoon."

  She was lifting the bucket, but she had to put it down again after hearing the words. It is indeed a bit heavy to carry half a bucket of water.

  Ye Yaodong bent down to grab a stone crab just after walking a few steps, and muttered, "I knew I would have asked you to bring out the tongs just now, and it would be easier to catch the crab."

  Lin Xiuqing said angrily: "You didn't say it earlier."

   "I forgot for a while, and I only remembered it when I saw the little blue crab with a broken leg." Now I don't have a mobile phone to make calls.

The two continued to wander around the reef area, moving rocks when they saw them, and the harvest was quite fruitful. Shi Jiugong caught five or six, not to mention stone crabs, and picked up a dozen in a short while , and a few red badges, Ye Yaodong has been bending over frequently, his waist is sore.

  He stood up straight, twisted his waist, "I'm only 25 years old, why do I feel that my waist is useless?"

  Lin Xiuqing gave him a white look with a slightly flushed face, "I'm ashamed to say it."

   "There is no one else, so why not be embarrassed."

  It has been a little more frequent these days, and I feel like my body is going to be hollowed out. I really need to rest at night.

   "Hey~ There is a red badge, why is everything one by one? Take it home and cook it, it's not enough for a bowl."

   "It's good to have it. It's enough to boil everything in one pot, and it's easy."

   "Hey~ There is one more here, it can be fried with green peppers in a bowl."

   The couple walked and chatted, Lin Xiuqing was surprised to find the goods at the beginning, and now she has calmed down and just glanced at them.

"A conch came up with the waves, why is it so big? Is it just a shell?" Lin Xiuqing watched a wave, and pushed up a super large conch that was almost as big as her head. I don't know if there was any Meat.

  Being curious, she kicked the conch casually, and the conch turned over directly, and the snail meat on the head shrank.

  There is meat!

   She squatted down happily to pick it up, it was almost bigger than her head, this snail must be worth a lot!

   "Ah Dong, what kind of snail is this, it's so big!"

  Ye Yaodong looked up disapprovingly, but his eyes widened, "Coconut snail?! So big?"

   "Coconut snail?" It's because she, a mountain person, doesn't know it, and few people in their village have seen such a big snail.

  He didn't care about the sack in his hand, he just threw it aside, and trotted over to take it in a hurry, "Damn it, such a big coconut snail weighs three to four catties!"

   "Is it very valuable?" Lin Xiuqing's eyes were shining.

   "Whether it is worth money or not depends on whether there is a baby in its stomach? If there is no baby, we can only sell it for a little money. If there is a baby, we will make a fortune?"

  She was confused and didn't know why, "What do you mean? What else does it have in its stomach?"

   "Fortunately, I'm here. If you find it alone, you can't just sell it!"

   "Otherwise?" The more she listened, the more confused she became, what was the point of selling it, "What treasure is in its belly?"

   "Not sure, you have to dig out the meat to know."

   "Huh? Then dig out the meat, how can you sell this snail for money?"

   "If you don't dig out the meat, how do you know if there is any treasure in it? Such a big snail, the shell is also valuable for collection, and can also be processed into handicrafts."

  But compared with the baby, what is this snail?

  The fishermen on the seaside generally know that they have to undergo "laparotomy" for any shells and other things caught, to see if there are any rare treasures hidden inside, especially the big ones.

  Lin Xiuqing was so anxious that she didn't tell her what treasures would be inside, "What's in it? Pearls?"

  Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "It hasn't been released yet, who knows if it is available? I will tell you when it is released, so that the joy will not be in vain!"

  She stared with anger!

   "Then drive quickly!"

  Ye Yaodong spread his hands, "I don't have tools, just give me a scale hook and I can open it, otherwise I can only take it home and cook it to pick out the meat."

   "Then wait until you take it home before opening it."

  He thought for a while, "Why don't you borrow a weighing hook from a small shop?"

   If the baby is opened at home, there is no guarantee that other people will not be tempted, and he is a little itchy right now and wants to see if there is any in it?

   "Okay! I'm going!"

   "I'll go, you watch here, I just ran back and forth."

   "It's okay!" She ran away after saying that, and she was anxious to know what was inside.

  Ye Yaodong had no choice but to wait and study at the same place. From the outside, he couldn't tell whether there was anything inside. The snail meat would shrink when touched, and it was quite alive.

  If it is not afraid of smashing it, the pieces of the shell will stick to the meat, it is not easy to pick, it will be easier for him to smash it open directly.

While waiting, he wandered around with the coconut snail, caught two Shi Jiugongs, and three stone crabs, and threw them all into the sack. The coconut snail was still in his hand. Throw in a sack.

  Lin Xiuqing was anxious. When running back, she accidentally fell down and scratched her knees. She limped over. Ye Yaodong saw it from a distance and rushed to meet her.

   "What's wrong? Did you fall?"

   "Well, I accidentally tripped over a rock when I was running."

  The knees of his trousers were torn and covered with wet soil. He couldn't help frowning, and squatted down to roll up her trousers to take a look, but she avoided him.

   "It's okay, just go back and mend your pants."

   "Who cares about your pants? Lift up your trousers and show me."

   "No, I'm fine, you quickly take the scale and open this screw to have a look."

   "Look at your knee first, this screw can open anytime..."

   "Are you annoying, hurry up..." Lin Xiuqing directly stuffed the weighing hook into his arms, urging him.

  Ye Yaodong had no choice but to open the coconut snail for her first.

  This kind of coconut snails, the way the local people take the snail meat is to hang the snails with scale hooks and hang them up for a period of time.

Because the helix of the coconut vortex is short, the internal organs are not firmly grasped, and there is little strength. If it is hung upside down for a long time, the tail of the snail can not bear the weight of the shell and it will loosen naturally, leaving only the complete meat hanging on the hook. with.

  (end of this chapter)