He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Niu Bayi said, "The ocean is a huge treasure trove, full of all kinds of treasures. We can take whatever we want, but we can't take too much. For example, we caught almost 300 jin of crab tigers."

"They may have already cleared out most of the goby crabs in the nearby waters, leaving only the smaller ones."

"We need to let them reproduce and thrive for a year or two before catching them. We can't afford to wipe out the goby crabs."

He Zhenzhen stared at Niu Bayi with admiration on her face and gave him two thumbs up.

"Ba Yi, you're absolutely right. Whether it's goby or any other fish, we can't let them go extinct. We should stop when we've reached a point where they can reproduce more, and then come back to hunt them later!"

Niu Bayi said, "That's right. Next time we go out to sea, we won't use fish traps or nets. We'll catch other kinds of fish in the deep sea."

He Zhenzhen nodded vigorously and said okay.

Looking at the sky, it's still a bit early.

Niu Bayi asked, "Zhenzhen, are you hungry? How about we get some crabs and make some soup?"

Snapped!

He Zhenzhen clapped her hands, revealing her straightforward personality.

"I'm hungry! I was thinking the same thing too, Ba Yi, we're on the same page."

Niu Bayi winked at her.

There's a poem that goes, "Though we lack the wings of a phoenix to fly together, our hearts are connected by a single rhinoceros horn." We are like that, our hearts are connected by a single rhinoceros horn; simply put, we are kindred spirits.

He Zhenzhen stared at him intently, then suddenly sighed softly.

"Bayi, when did you become so cultured? I feel like I'm not good enough for you. Look at you, you really know how to read books and recite such beautiful poems."

"As for me, I can't do anything!"

When I see the ocean, all I can do is shout, "Ah, ocean, you have so much water!"

"When I see you, all I can do is yell, 'Ah, Bayi, you're so awesome!'"

Niu Bayi laughed heartily, stretched out his two strong arms, and hugged He Zhenzhen tightly.

He Zhenzhen did not dodge or resist at all.

The moment Niu Bayi held her in his arms, she naturally stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his waist.

She looked up at Niu Bayi with a sad expression.

"You're so cultured, I worry that one day you'll leave me."

Niu Bayi tapped her nose.

"How could I not want you? How about this, I'll take you to study some books when I have time, so we can both become more cultured, okay?"

He Zhenzhen nodded vigorously, and suddenly became happy again.

"Okay, I will definitely study hard!"

Then, the two put aside their studies.

Niu Bayi was in charge of starting the fire.

The skillful He Zhenzhen took out four of the largest and heaviest crabs.

Use a small knife to gut them and wash them clean.

I also shredded some ginger, put some rapeseed oil in the pot, and fried the ginger until fragrant.

Then put the cleaned crab claws in and fry them until golden brown.

Next, I scooped in a spoonful of water.

Instantly, a sizzling sound was heard, and the soup turned white in an instant.

Niu Bayi, without making a sound, added some spatial seawater inside.

Before long, the fish soup was bubbling away, releasing an enticing aroma of caramelized meat.

It's cooked.

The two of them plopped down on the deck, each holding a bowl of hot, fragrant, and slightly sticky fish soup, drinking it with great relish.

After finishing the fish soup, they each ate two tender crabs, even chewing up the bones!

Then, satisfied, he patted the other person's belly and headed back.

After passing through a stretch of sea, Niu Bayi suddenly seemed to be deep in thought.

He said, "This sea is about 30 meters deep, and there seem to be a lot of giant clams down there. I'll go down and take a look."

By now, the sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

A hazy light appeared on the sea.

He Zhenzhen immediately became worried, her eyes widening.

"Go to sea to find giant clams? I've heard that giant clams can easily weigh two or three hundred pounds, and some can even weigh several hundred pounds."

Even if you go down, you won't be able to get it out.

Niu Bayi chuckled and gently patted her little head.

"Silly woman, don't forget, my new fishing boat has a winch. I'll go out to sea first and see if there are any giant clams, then I'll use the winch to pull them up."

This fishing boat is indeed equipped with a small winch.

It can be used for things like catching large nets.

It is motorized and connected to the ship's engine, using the power generated by diesel fuel to lift heavy objects from the sea.

He Zhenzhen was slightly relieved upon hearing this, but she was still somewhat worried.

"But there's not much diving equipment on the ship. It's thirty or forty meters deep. Can you even dive in?"

Niu Bayi said, "Sure, I'll do what I can. Once we have giant clam shells, I'll go back to the ship, and we'll get on the winch!"

Without saying a word, he jumped into the sea.

thump!

They didn't make much of a splash.

He Zhenzhen lay on the side of the boat, staring in disbelief.

She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Bayi, be careful! You have to be careful! If things get really bad, surface quickly!"

He shouted and stomped his foot again.

"Oh dear, I should have found a rope and tied it around Bayi's waist. If anything happened to him in the sea, he could have just pulled on the rope and I could have pulled him up."

However, it's too late to regret it now.

She could only stare longingly from there.

The seabed was more than 30 meters deep, and it was still dark, so you could hardly see anything.

But after Niu Bayi drank the coconut water from the space, he gained a pair of fiery eyes.

He dived down to the seabed and got a basic understanding of the situation. Before long, he was pleasantly surprised.

The seabed is covered with reefs of all sizes and varying heights.

On a reef, a huge giant clam suddenly appeared!

This giant clam shell must be at least half a meter in diameter and weigh over a hundred kilograms.

This isn't even a Kuch's clam. If it were a Kuch's clam, it could weigh as much as 300 kilograms.

Ordinary giant clams have relatively thin shells.

The shell of the giant clam (Tridacna gigas) is very thick, possibly reaching more than ten centimeters.

Regardless, the giant clam that Niu Bayi saw was quite large.

The shell of this giant clam is half-open, and the adductor muscle inside is white and somewhat shiny.

It remained fixed on the reef, motionless.

Once a giant clam has chosen a place to settle, it will stay there for life, feeding by opening and closing its adductor muscles.

It's too lazy to even move an inch.

Niu Bayi went into the sea empty-handed, without bringing any weapons.

Now that we've found giant clams, we need to get back to the ship and get the necessary equipment.

He pushed off with both feet and darted towards the sea.

On the side of the boat, He Zhenzhen was still nervously lying there, staring at the sea without blinking, muttering to herself.

"My God, I shouldn't have let Ba go down there. He didn't have any diving equipment, and it's easy for him to get into an accident in the sea."

Before he could finish muttering, a head popped out of the sea with a splash.

He Zhenzhen immediately breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed in surprise, "Bayi, are you alright?"

Niu Bayi shook his head.

"I'm fine, perfectly fine."

He Zhenzhen found it rather strange.

"But my dad told me that fishermen usually dive to a depth of six or seven meters at most, otherwise the water pressure would be unbearable. How deep did you dive? Are you really alright?"