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Chapter 56 The Stupid Eagle

Underneath the kelp, the densely packed mussels are enough to trigger trypophobia.

Green-lipped mussels are also called jade mussels because of the emerald green ring around their edges. Some varieties do not have that green ring and are called sea mussels.

The dried meat of mussels is what makes the local mussels.

They also have these things in the coastal area near Bailong Village; sometimes, a large bunch of them are even washed up on the beach.

This is because these things like to grow in groups, and they grow attached to a single rope.

Although mussels are quite beautiful, they are easy to find because of their strong reproductive ability, so they are very cheap.

Everyone who found them took them home to eat themselves.

But... Yun Jiao had never seen such a large mussel before.

Each one was bigger than her palm.

The mussels found on the beach in Bailong Village were all very small, but the ones here were four or five times the size of those small mussels.

She pulled one out and tossed it aside, then continued pulling.

In just a short while, she had pulled out a small pile.

Just as she was holding another large mussel in her hand, a bird suddenly fell from the sky and landed right on her pile of mussels. She and the bird stared at each other for a moment.

Yun Jiao turned her gaze to the fish in its paw.

The fish wasn't very big, probably a little over two pounds.

Compared to most sea fish, two or three pounds is considered a relatively small fish.

The most vibrant feature of this fish is its several orange-yellow diagonal stripes.

Caught by the large bird, it struggled and writhed desperately.

The large bird looked a little embarrassed, flapped its wings, and tried to grab the fish and fly away again.

Unfortunately, the fish was too heavy, and it was exhausted from the journey, so it couldn't fly anymore.

Yun Jiao hesitated for a moment, then used a small shovel to crack open a mussel, took out the meat, and handed it to the eagle.

"Can I trade you a fish?"

Trade off something smaller for something bigger.

Only a fool would do that!

The eagle glanced at the small piece of meat in her hand, then at the huge fish in its own claws.

It stared at her expressionlessly.

What about playing?
Yun Jiao squatted down facing it, giving a serious explanation.

"Anyway, you're tired now, and you can't carry such a big fish with you, so why don't you give me a replacement? If you think it's not enough, I have other ones here."

"Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

Then he ran over to his father's bucket and caught several small fish and shrimp.

"Look, I traded this much for you, so you're not at a disadvantage now, are you?"

The eagle stared at the small fish and shrimp placed in front of it, but ultimately couldn't think straight and started eating the larger one in its claws.

They're so crunchy and delicious, they even save the cat the trouble of pecking at the fish meat.

Yun Jiao touched the big fish, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Although I don't know what kind of fish this is, it's definitely more valuable than those small, unwanted fish.

"Eat up, eat up, there's plenty for you, enough to fill you up."

Yun Jiao carried the big fish to the bucket and threw it in, then grabbed some smaller fish as well.

What is Jiaojiao doing?

Yun Linhai and the others, who were bending over to harvest seaweed, were panting heavily. They watched Yun Jiao running around busily, but they didn't know what she was doing.

Yunlinhe: "I'll go check it out, lest they've come up with something amazing again."

Yun Linhai and Yun Chendong exchanged a glance, thinking it was indeed quite possible.

So I went over there out of curiosity.

Then, looking at the three-knife fish in the bucket, the three adults fell silent.

It's true, there's a strange calm mixed with shock. I'm used to it.

What a fart!
That was a three-knife fish, and a huge one at that!
This must weigh more than two or almost three pounds.

As far as they knew, the three-knife fish they used to catch were mostly around one pound, and those weighing more than two pounds were quite rare.

The largest fish I've ever seen grow is only about three pounds.

Most importantly, this fish is expensive!
It costs seven or eight yuan per jin (500g), and this size might even fetch a higher price.

"Where did this come from?"

Yun Jiao pointed to the sea eagles that were happily eating small fish.

"I traded those small fish for it."

Yunlinhai: What a stupid eagle.

Yunlinhe: What a silly big bird.

Yun Chendong: …………

So, where did that eagle come from?

Yun Jiao pointed to the sky: "It fell down and landed right in front of me."

The three people: ...What unbelievable luck.

As they walked over, the eagle glanced at them a few times and continued eating, showing no fear whatsoever.

Yun Linhai and the others didn't dare to get too close, and just watched as Yun Jiao took the small fish to feed it.

Are you full?

"I can't eat too much, or I'll be at a disadvantage."

Yun Linhai and the other two shouted in their hearts: We won't lose money, even if we were given two or three times more small fry, we still wouldn't lose money!
After careful observation, Yun Linhai concluded: "This should be a young sea eagle that has just left its parents to hunt."

It's not very big, looks clumsy, and doesn't seem very wary.

But they were very lucky and caught such a big fish.

It just lacked experience, and the fish was a bit too heavy for it, so it accidentally fell off.

Even more outrageous, their daughter Jiaojiao traded such a large three-knife fish for small, miscellaneous fish!
Who could have predicted this development?

They were just turning their heads away, and Jiaojiao always managed to bring them unexpected surprises.

After the eagle had eaten its fill, it didn't fly away but found a spot nearby to preen its feathers.

I was so tired from flying.

Yun Linhai and the others guessed correctly; this eagle had just been driven out of its nest by its parents two days ago.

It used to rely on its parents, but now it suddenly has to rely on itself; it hasn't caught any food for two days.

Exhausted and hungry, I could only find some dead fish to eat, and I was still not full.

I was lucky today, I finally caught a big one.

But because it was exhausted, the big fish struggled and, in its exhaustion, lost its footing and fell straight down from the sky.

Now that it had eaten its fill, the eagle was too lazy to fly. Its wing roots were still sore, so it was preening its feathers and curiously watching what those people were doing.
When Yun Linhai and his group arrived, they naturally discovered the large area of ​​mussels.

These things aren't worth much, but there are so many of them!
Yun Linhai called to his son, "Bring a bag, let's take more back to dry mussels and eat them."

It's not worth selling, and Awang probably won't be able to buy too many.

This thing grows a lot by the sea; although it's small, it's still the same kind.

This thing reproduces and grows quickly, and you can find large patches of it easily, so few people buy it to eat by the sea.

If everyone wants some, they can just go and pry some off themselves; who would waste their money on that?

The mussels had large shells, and they quickly filled a sack with them.

Yun Chendong: "This shell is too big to hold much. How about we pry the meat out and take it home with us when we get back?"

That sack of mussels probably yielded only enough meat for a small bowl.

Bringing so many shells back would take up sacks and space.

"Alright, let's not pick up mussels for now. We have enough seaweed. Let's look for other things. We might find something good hidden inside the seaweed, but be careful, in case there are sea snakes."

(End of this chapter)