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

Immediately, many people ran over and gathered around to watch, each chattering away.

No wonder this blue crab really turned into a monster.

Or you could say it has a serious illness, maybe even one that's contagious.

We need to throw it away right away.

Niu Bayi also took He Zhenzhen's hand and stepped through the mud, one step at a time.

Its eyes lit up at that sight.

In the hand of a middle-aged man, there was a blue crab that weighed about six or seven ounces.

This one, among the many blue crabs on site, was small and inconspicuous, yet it seemed quite strange.

It looks much like other blue crabs, but its shell, joints, and claws all have an orange-yellow hue.

It looks like it's been steamed.

The middle-aged man even picked up the blue crab and looked at it over and over.

I pressed my thumb against its belly; it was soft and limp, like a rotten orange.

The middle-aged man was quite disappointed when he realized something was wrong after he had painstakingly dug out the crab.

Hearing people around him say that now makes him frown even more.

He casually tossed the yellowish-brown crab away, muttering curses under his breath.

"I wasted so much time digging up a sick or rotten crab! What bad luck!"

The blue crab landed in a muddy swamp, but unlike other blue crabs, it didn't quickly slip away.

Its movements were unusually slow, and it seemed lifeless, as if it were about to die.

Several fishermen gathered around to take a look, intending to pick it up.

But after thinking about it, I decided to step aside.

This blue crab is definitely rotten.

I've got a serious illness!

You can't pick them up and eat them, or you'll almost certainly get diarrhea.

Niu Bayi released He Zhenzhen's hand, walked over, and carefully picked up the blue crab.

After watching for a while, his face showed excitement.

He chuckled foolishly.

"Oh dear, it's a yellow butter crab. It's like speaking of the devil and he appears. I was just about to say something to you, and you just popped up. You were even thrown away by someone else. Well then, I won't be polite."

As he spoke, he carefully placed the crabs that others considered bad or diseased into the bamboo basket.

He Zhenzhen also went over and curiously looked at the blue crabs in the bamboo basket.

She lowered her voice and asked, "Bayi, is this the kind of delicious butter crab?"

Niu Ba kept nodding.

"That's right. You can see that it's all yellow, which means that the butter inside has seeped into every part of it. Now smell it."

He picked up a blue crab from the bamboo basket and brought it close to He Zhenzhen's nose.

This blue crab does look rather listless; its two claws are quite large, but it just won't lift them up.

It doesn't seem to work for trapping people or anything like that.

Not fierce at all!

He Zhenzhen's eyes lit up immediately upon smelling it.

Although she smelled a fishy, ​​foul odor, it was coming from the mud on the mudflats.

Amidst this fishy and pungent smell, there is also a particularly enticing milky aroma, reminiscent of the scent of oil.

She described the smell, and Niu Bayi laughed.

"That's right, this is the characteristic of a butter crab. This butter crab weighs a full seven ounces, which is quite rare, because butter crabs generally don't grow very big, and it's rare to find one that weighs three or four ounces."

"Just this one, even if you only use it to make soup, you can make a pot of delicious broth!"

He Zhenzhen nodded excitedly.

"Okay, okay, take it back and make soup."

The surrounding fishermen looked over and, seeing how much the two valued the blue crabs they had so disliked, as if they had obtained a treasure, they all burst out laughing.

The middle-aged man who had just thrown away the yellow crab called out, "Hey young man, don't treat this rotten crab like a treasure, are you really going to take it home and make soup?"

"Be careful, it might give you diarrhea. Diarrhea is a minor issue, but don't let it kill you!"

Everyone else nodded in agreement, urging Niu Bayi to quickly throw away the bad crab.

He Zhenzhen said with a smile, "You all don't know, this kind of blue crab is called butter crab, it's the most valuable crab! The most precious crab! It's so delicious, brother, if you don't want it, I'll pick it up, it's ours."

The middle-aged man laughed heartily.

"It's just a sick or bad crab, and you guys are calling it a 'butter crab'? Has anyone even heard of a butter crab?"

The group of fishermen shook their heads, indicating they had never heard of it.

Yes, these days, only people in Hong Kong Island know about butter crab.

Moreover, these are all foods consumed by the upper class.

Each one can fetch a price that mainland fishermen can hardly believe.

But how would they know that these days?

Niu Bayi didn't explain much, but simply nodded to the middle-aged man.

"Brother, no matter what, thank you for not wanting this crab, which allowed us to get it. Let's go, Zhenzhen, from now on, we'll specifically look for this kind of butter crab."

"No matter how big the other blue crabs are, let's not take them! Concentrate our efforts and don't waste time on those less valuable crabs."

"Pick up any yellow crabs you find!"

At this moment, Niu Bayi's confidence was greatly boosted, and he certainly didn't want to waste time digging for other blue crabs.

Even with the help of the space seawater, it would still take quite a while.

It would be better to use all that money to find butter crabs.

He Zhenzhen nodded vigorously.

"Okay, let's catch some butter crabs."

The two walked with great interest into the depths of the mangrove forest, looking around as they went.

Niu Bayi also taught He Zhenzhen the tricks to finding yellow butter crabs.

At first, the fishermen stared at each other blankly, then they all burst out laughing.

"You think mud crabs that cost around one yuan per kilogram are worthless, yet you specifically seek out diseased or rotten crabs? You must have something wrong with your brains!"

"What kind of 'butter crab' is this? Even crab dealers who specialize in buying mud crabs would throw this away!"

"Yes, I've picked them up before, hoping to get lucky. I asked the vendors if they would buy them, but they were very dismissive, saying that these kinds of crabs were seriously ill and rotten, and that eating them could kill someone!"

"What kind of idiot went out to dig for crabs? Don't their parents keep an eye on them?"

……

Niu Bayi didn't care about anything else and crouched down, wandering around the mangrove forest.

Not long after, he actually made a discovery.

However, in order to train He Zhenzhen, it was not pointed out directly.

He asked, "Zhenzhen, I found a hole nearby, there's a good chance a yellow croaker is hiding there, did you see it?"

Upon hearing this, He Zhenzhen knew that Niu Bayi was testing her.

As the woman of the Dragon King's godson, she could not show weakness.

Immediately widen your eyes and start searching the surroundings!

As she searched, she said, "I remember exactly how you taught me to find the burrows of the butter crab. I will definitely find it."

After searching for two minutes, He Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, and she went to the base of a mangrove tree.

There are many withered branches and fallen leaves here, covering a patch of mud, with some gaps still visible.

He Zhenzhen found a stick and pushed all the withered branches and leaves aside.

Suddenly, a crack appeared.

This is clearly a crab burrow, only much smaller than usual.

He Zhenzhen simply squatted down to observe carefully, and even reached out to touch the entrance of the hole.