1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 36 Ready to try
Liang Ziqiang greeted Zheng Liu and placed two full buckets of harvest in front of him.

To be honest, although there seem to be a lot of things this time, they are not very valuable.

The most numerous and heaviest item was the large nest of clams dug from the beach.

Unfortunately, clams are too cheap, only one cent per pound.

Razor clams are more expensive than clams, but not much more expensive.

Crabs are more valuable, but unfortunately the crab nest poked by Litchi was full of stone crabs.

Stone crabs are only 40 cents per pound, which is cheaper than swimming crabs, not to mention blue crabs.

The most valuable ones are the nine-segment shrimps.

It is more expensive than the mantis shrimp, white shrimp and red shrimp he usually sells.

Sure enough, Zheng Liu also saw the nine-segment shrimp with special patterns on its body at a glance.

"You picked up a nine-segmented shrimp so early in the morning? Qiangzi, you are usually quite savvy, how could you make such a low-level mistake?"

Zheng Liu said regretfully.

"what happened?"

"Is there any need to ask? You use such a small basin to hold the nine-segmented shrimps. I guess they will be peeling off within half an hour after I buy them!"

Liang Ziqiang understood instantly.

Of course he knew that the nine-segment shrimps had to be kept in large buckets and the water had to be changed frequently to prevent them from "committing suicide".

It was only until just before his mother came home and he was going to take the empty bucket back to her that he moved the shrimps into a small basin and then placed the small basin on top of the full bucket of clams.

"Don't worry, it has just been moved from the big bucket into the small basin. It only took a few steps, and the little water in the basin is enough for it to survive.

Weigh it quickly, and throw it into the big basin with lots of water behind you. I guarantee it will live as long as you want it to live!"

Liang Ziqiang's explanation dispelled Zheng Liu's doubts.

"Why are you weighing them? There are only a few of them, and I can't even tell their number. Nine-segmented shrimps are good, but if you want to catch them, just catch more! I'm just teasing your uncle Zheng!"

Zheng Liu was muttering something to himself but had a smile on his face. He did not stop working and took out the smallest scale to weigh a few nine-segment shrimps.

After Zheng Liu weighed the stone crabs, razor clams and flower clams one by one, he began to calculate the amount.

In addition to these, Liang Ziqiang also pried some oyster meat and picked up some clams when he went to the beach this morning.

But he did not sell them. Instead, he put them in the empty bucket and asked his mother to take them home.

Oyster soup, cold dishes, and clams fried with scallion oil are all delicious delicacies.

Anyway, it won't make much money, so just keep it at home and eat it.

The total cost of the last few items was three dollars and twenty cents.

I was busy for more than an hour this morning and this was all I earned.

This is how sea fishing works in reality. You pick up some scraps during low tide, but it is difficult to get any particularly valuable goods.

Liang Ziqiang's two large buckets of clams are already a harvest far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Some people can only earn a dollar or even a few cents from a trip to the sea, and they are happy with it.

After all, going to the sea is relaxing and you don't have to go out in the wind and waves to earn the hard-earned and risky money.

Liang Ziqiang took the money, put it in his pocket, and returned home carrying the two empty buckets.

"Wait a minute, I still have some goods for the traps tonight, I'll pick them up soon."

After saying hello to Zheng Liu, he walked out of the purchasing point.

"Then you have to hurry up and get them all to me while they're fresh!"

Zheng Liu nagging behind him.

Liang Ziqiang was walking quickly on the road when suddenly a figure jumped over from the side of the road and pushed him.

It’s Lin Baixian.

No one else but Lin Baixian can make himself look like a monkey going down a mountain just by walking.

As soon as Liang Ziqiang stood still, Lin Baixian said to him:
"We didn't have enough fun fishing on the island yesterday. Thinking about all the treasures waiting for us to find, I feel itchy. Do you have time recently? Let's go again one day and collect them all?"

Liang Ziqiang was also eager to try when he heard this. Thinking about the things that he hadn't brought back from Fox Bay Island, he felt quite tempted.

He agreed:

"Time is not a problem. It's still quite early today. I was planning to go to the beach later and use a stilt net to catch some fish and shrimp. If I go to the island, I won't use the stilt net for now!"

Lin Baixian waved his hand and said:

"Why are you more impatient than me? I can't do it today. I have to borrow a boat first.

Uncle Rui’s boat is not available these two days. It’s a pity that your boat is lost, otherwise, I could use your boat to go fishing today…”

Liang Ziqiang sighed in his heart. Why are you bringing up this topic? Not to mention that he had let him run away, even if the boat was still there, it would definitely be occupied by his father these days, and he would go fishing at sea.

How could it be my turn to be driven to the island?
Of course, these thoughts just popped up randomly, Liang Ziqiang asked:
"Then what should we do?"

Lin Baixian seemed to have some ideas in mind, and revealed:
"How about this, I'll go to Xiaolang Village this afternoon to see if my uncle's boat is available. If it is, we can go to the island tomorrow!"

"Okay, let's make it a deal, tomorrow!"

Liang Ziqiang agreed immediately.

The two agreed that if Lin Baixian could borrow a boat tomorrow, he would come to Liang Ziqiang's house early in the morning just like he did yesterday.

After making the appointment, the two of them went their separate ways and did their own things.

Liang Ziqiang returned home.

The two buckets of shrimps and crabs that I harvested with the ground trap nets last night are still at home.

Liang Ziqiang picked out some mantis shrimps and planned to keep them at home to cook.

There is no other way. Saving money comes first. When eating at home, we can only leave relatively cheap food.

The remaining crab roe, green shrimp, red shrimp, small yellow croaker, and the sea eel that almost attacked Liang Ziqiang in the bucket were all sold.

Carrying these things, he returned to Zheng Liu.

Shrimps, crabs, small yellow croakers and conger eels were sold for a total of nineteen yuan.

Adding the three yuan and twenty cents he earned from selling clams at sea, he had another twenty-two yuan in his pocket.

After returning home and giving the money to his mother, Liang Ziqiang drank a large bucket of water. Without much rest, he took the stilt fishing net and went to the beach again.

After fishing in the shallow sea on stilts for half a day, Liang Ziqiang was a little disappointed with his luck today.

Most of the shrimps fished out from the tide this time were hair shrimps.

The quantity is quite large, but unfortunately hair shrimps have very little meat, and the price is the lowest among all shrimps.

He planned not to sell these shrimps.

If dried into dried shrimp skin, it will be enough for our family to eat for a long time.

Make shrimp cakes and cook shrimp porridge.

Shrimp and green vegetables, shrimp and winter melon, shrimp and fried eggs...

There are so many ways to eat dried shrimps, and you can also supplement calcium at the same time.

Thinking of this, the disappointment was alleviated a lot.

It is impossible for everything in life to go as planned. Sometimes, you still need to comfort yourself!

In the evening, Liang Ziqiang, who had been busy all day, sat under a tree in front of his house and poured a bowl of herbal tea.

Drinking herbal tea, I looked out at the sunset and the sea gradually merging into one.

On the fishing boat that was slowly returning to the shore in the sunset glow, someone was actually singing a fisherman's song at the top of his lungs.

The voice was not pleasant at all, but the good news was that the scene in front of me clearly indicated that tomorrow would most likely be a sunny and nice day.

I don't know if Lin Baixian's request to borrow a boat was successful. If he was able to borrow a boat, tomorrow's weather would be very suitable for going to Fox Bay Island.

My thoughts were floating like the sea, and just as I put down the cup of herbal tea, I suddenly saw a figure on the road ahead.

Whoever you want will come.

Lin Baixian came trotting over and grabbed the big teapot on the chair before he opened his mouth when he reached the tree.

"I'm dying of thirst!"

Lin Baixian tilted his head back and drank a gulp of cold tea from the spout of the teapot, then wiped his chin and said.

"Slow down, there's plenty of herbal tea!" Liang Ziqiang asked, "Have you just returned from Xiaolang Village? How are things going?"

"Of course! I have borrowed the boat and have already come over to the big pier. I won't come tomorrow. You should go to the big pier early in the morning, meet up there, and then we can board the boat and set off together!"

"No problem, I'll go as soon as it gets light. If we start early, we can get more on the island. Come on, I'll also prepare a sack, I'm afraid the bucket alone won't be enough!"

"Damn, where did you get so many snakeskin bags at home? Give me some to put chicken claw snails and big fat crabs in. I think I'll have better luck than you tomorrow!"

Lin Baixian immediately rushed over to grab the bag.

The two of them laughed and joked for a while, both of them were eager to go to the island tomorrow.

There are still large areas on the island that they have not yet explored. I wonder if tomorrow will bring any surprises.

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