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

The mangrove forest, stretching as far as the eye can see, is almost teeming with people.

Of course, the population density is not high.

Each person automatically designated a relatively wide area for themselves.

The mangrove forest covers a very large area.

The two, who were also carrying water shoes, quickly changed into them and waded into the muddy swamp beneath the mangroves.

Fortunately, the swamp wasn't very deep, at most only ten or twenty centimeters deep.

It creaks and groans when you step on it.

He Zhenzhen stepped down, then anxiously pulled her foot away.

The foot has been pulled out.

But the shoes are still there.

She accidentally stepped forward again, and instantly, her once clean feet were plunged into the mud.

She was so frightened that she screamed.

Niu Bayi suppressed a laugh and walked over, letting her hold his shoulder. Then he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, cupped her feet, and wiped the mud off them clean.

Then, he looked up and was taken aback.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Indeed, although He Zhenzhen wasn't exactly crying, there were tears glistening in her eyes.

She smiled sweetly when she heard Niu Bayi's question.

"I didn't cry. I... I'm just really touched. Ba Yi, you're so good to me and so thoughtful. Other men wouldn't wipe their own women's feet; they'd just let the women wash their feet."

That's right, men by the sea are all very easygoing and need their women to serve them.

It's rare to find someone like Niu Bayi, who would quickly clean his woman's feet if they were dirty.

Sure enough, many people digging for blue crabs nearby looked over and shook their heads in disapproval.

What kind of man is this? He's a disgrace to men!

Niu Bayi smiled slightly.

"You're my woman. Your feet are dirty, and it's inconvenient for you to clean them yourself. Isn't that normal? If it were me, you would have cleaned them for me too."

He Zhenzhen nodded vigorously.

"Of course."

Niu Bayi shamelessly said, "So, we are a loving couple."

He grabbed He Zhenzhen's small feet and stuffed them back into her water shoes.

"Be careful, don't go too fast, no one's going to take it from you."

He Zhenzhen giggled and nodded as she laughed.

I don't know why she smiled so sweetly.

He even looked a little silly with his smile.

Just then, a cheer suddenly came from not far away.

"Wow, I caught a huge blue crab! Look, it's bigger than my face and head!"

Immediately, everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Upon seeing this, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

There was a man in his forties who was lifting a huge blue crab high out of the mud.

It really is a bit bigger than his head, probably weighing three or four pounds.

They could all be called the king of blue crabs.

This giant crab was also waving its two sharp claws, making snip-snip noises in the air.

Fortunately, the person who caught it was very experienced and held it by the tail to prevent the pincers from touching their hand.

Someone excitedly shouted, "Old Wang, you're going to strike it rich! This crab isn't just big, it looks like a roe crab too, it's worth at least 1.2 yuan a pound, you can probably sell it for 5 yuan!"

Some people expressed envy.

"Old Wang is so lucky. This one blue crab is worth more than three days of work for others."

He Zhenzhen watched from the side, her mouth watering.

She pushed Niu Ba Yi.

"Hey, look at him! He can dig up a super-sized blue crab weighing four or five pounds. You're definitely better than him, you can dig up even bigger blue crabs, right? Ten or eight pounds is no problem!"

She spoke quite loudly, which amused many people who turned to look.

Then, he let out a good-natured laugh.

"Little girl, what are you saying? You think catching mud crabs is easy? Catching four or five pounds is incredibly lucky!"

"Young lady, you're being rather naive. A crab weighing eight or ten pounds wouldn't be a spirit, would it? Impossible!"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that our mangrove forest seems to have a lot of blue crabs. Look at this, if we're selling them by weight, who can catch three or four pounds of them?"

……

What these people are saying makes sense.

He Zhenzhen craned her neck and looked into everyone's bamboo baskets or fish traps.

That's right, there are at most five or six blue crabs.

Some people got covered in mud, with only their eyes sticking out, but they didn't catch many crabs.

These blue crabs are actually quite easy to catch at first.

The first group of people must have caught quite a few, since some of the blue crabs were hiding in tree holes or shallow mud pits, and could be caught by simply reaching out.

But now, all the blue crabs have been caught, and they've learned their lesson.

They all burrowed deep into the blue crab holes they had dug themselves.

This kind of opening isn't round; it's flat, like a person squinting their eye.

Calling it a crab hole is an understatement; it's more accurate to call it a crab crevice.

Blue crabs can crawl in to a depth of half a meter, or even two or three meters.

Crabs that hide in these kinds of holes are very difficult to catch.

Some people sprayed water inside, forcing the blue crabs to come out.

Some people put out bait to see if they can lure the blue crabs out.

Some people simply took special clamps and forcefully shoved them inside.

But the results were minimal.

Seeing this scene, He Zhenzhen, who had been full of ambition, felt her heart sink.

But thinking of Niu Bayi's omnipotence next to him, he suddenly became excited again.

She tugged at Niu Bayi's wrist.

"Ba Yi, tell them that you are the Dragon King's godson, and you can catch anything you want. Not to mention a ten or eight-pound crab, you can catch one weighing a hundred or eighty pounds."

Suddenly, a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.

Niu Bayi was both amused and exasperated. He raised his hand and gently slapped He Zhenzhen's ample, round buttocks.

"Where did these 100-200 jin (50-150 kg) giant blue crabs come from? They'd be monsters! But I see there are quite a few of them. Those who come to catch them will probably have a good catch. Maybe there are even some yellow oil crabs."

He Zhenzhen was taken aback.

What is a butter crab?

Niu Bayi was slightly taken aback.

He Zhenzhen grew up by the sea, doesn't she know what a butter crab is?

Soon, he suddenly realized.

These days, although there are butter crabs, people still don't know much about them.

On the other hand, in Hong Kong Island, butter crab has become very popular.

It wasn't until after the 90s that people in mainland China truly realized its preciousness and deliciousness.

Niu Bayi then began to introduce himself.

This yellow oil crab is actually a mud crab, and you could say it's the chosen one among female mud crabs.

Of a thousand blue crabs, perhaps only four or five will turn into butter crabs.

For several reasons, such as the sun raising the water temperature, the mud crab's roe gradually melts into a golden oil that permeates its entire body.

And that's how it became butter crab.

These yellow oil crabs are also divided into four grades: first-grade, second-grade, roe-rich, and water-rich.

The head and hands are the most expensive, but even the lowest grade of water-oil crab is much more valuable than ordinary mud crab.

It was so delicious, like eating a cake that nature has given you.

As he spoke, Niu Bayi couldn't help but swallow hard.

In his past life, at his advanced age, he did a live stream of himself surviving on a deserted island in order to earn more money.

On that deserted island, they found a butter crab, threw it into the fire, and roasted it to eat.

That delicious taste was something he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Yellow crab is especially delicious when used to make congee.

Just one of these can cook a pot of plain porridge until it's fragrant, golden, and glistening with oil.

Everyone who's tried it says it's amazing!

He Zhenzhen couldn't help but swallow hard and nod vigorously as he listened to his vivid description.

"Okay, let's go find some butter crabs. If we find any, we'll sell them for a lot of money. If we have extras, we'll keep a few to take home and bake or steam!"

Niu Bayi had just nodded excitedly, wondering how to find the yellow roe crab, when suddenly, a rather disgusted voice came from not far away.

"Holy crap! I dug for almost forty minutes and what did I find? This blue crab is so weird, it looks like it's turned into a monster."