Rebirth of a fishing village: starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

"Why!"

"Second Grandpa!"

"Why are you walking so fast?"

"It's dark. Be careful and fall on your butt."

Zhao Dahai closely followed Zhao Shi, who was walking quickly forward with his head down.

"snort!"

"Are you a short-sighted kid?!"

"Can't you remember what happened to Crab Tiger Fish last time?!"

"There are blue crabs in the forest that you can secretly catch yourself. You don't have to pass by the small pier to go back to the village."

Zhao Shi stopped, blowing his beard and staring.

"Hey Hey."

"Second Grandpa."

"Am I really that stupid?!"

Zhao Dahai smiled, because he was angry that he had just passed by the pier carrying blue crabs. Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin must have entered the mangroves when they saw it.

"Second Grandpa."

"When the tide goes out and the tide goes out, I have walked through all the mangroves that can be reached in one tide."

"Blue crabs have territory."

“Where there is one blue crab, it is unlikely that there will be another blue crab at the same time.”

"Wherever a blue crab is caught, it is unlikely that another blue crab will appear in a short time."

"Did Zhong Shizhu or Liu Bin or someone else from the village enter the mangroves?!"

"How can there be anything good to gain?"

Zhao Dahai told Zhao Shi that tonight was the second time he entered the mangrove forest. He searched all the nearby trenches and picked them up again at night. There must be some that slipped through the net, but not many. What if Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin knew that they caught a lot of blue crabs? Into the mangrove? It is possible to find one or two that can kill three or four. In half a day or even a whole day, the harvest like this is not as good as going out to sea to fish.

"snort!"

"That's pretty much it."

"It's getting late."

"Go home quickly."

Zhao Shi's face looked better, he waved his hand, turned around and walked onto a small road.

Zhao Dahai knew that this was for his own good, and most people would not talk to him about such things. After waiting for a while, Zhao Shi was out of sight before turning around and walking quickly towards his home.

Zhao Dahai walked to the door of the yard, and Zhong Cuihua opened the door and walked out.

"grandmother."

"I'm back."

Zhao Dahai shouted, jumped into the yard, and put the burden down.

Zhong Cuihua looked at the blue crabs in the two mesh bags and smiled from ear to ear.

Zhao Dahai carefully opened a separate mesh bag and took out the butter crab.

"Ouch."

"This is good stuff."

Zhong Cuihua weighed it in her hand. It weighed seven or eight taels per pound and could be sold for four to five hundred yuan. It would take ten days and a half to make this money by weaving the fishing net by herself.

Zhao Dahai saw Zhong Cuihua turning over and over with the butter crab. He was very curious and smiled. He picked up the net bag containing mantis shrimp and hairy clams and walked into the kitchen. The rice was already cooked and was being heated on the stove. That's it. Wash the shrimps, clams and stone crabs, heat the iron pot, put in the oil, put it all down, cover it and let it simmer for five minutes. When you lift the lid, a burst of steam rushes up, and the whole kitchen is filled with water. It’s the freshness and sweetness of seafood.

Zhao Dahai brought the food to the main room, placed it on the table, and shouted to Zhong Cuihua to eat.

"Big fish."

“When are we going to sell these blue crabs?!”

Zhong Cuihua asked Zhao Dahai while eating.

Zhao Dahai took a mantis shrimp, peeled its shell, and put it in Zhong Cuihua's bowl. He was about to go sell blue crabs early tomorrow morning when a gust of wind blew in from outside, which made him shiver.

"Hee hee hee."

"grandmother."

"No rush. No rush."

"I'll sell it in two days."

Zhao Dahai smiled and shook his head.

Zhong Cuihua was a little strange. She just looked at it and saw the full bucket she caught last time. Blue crabs can be raised for a long time, but the longer they are, the thinner they become and cannot be sold at a good price. It is better to sell them as soon as possible.

"grandmother."

"When I came back just now, there were already white-headed waves at the pier."

"The wind is blowing harder and harder."

"It is unlikely that any fishing boats will be out fishing in the past few days."

"If you sell it two days later, you can get a better price."

Zhao Dahai pointed to the sky outside the door as he spoke. It was gloomy and pitch black, and the wind blowing was a bit cold enough to scratch his bones. The weather was bad and there were no fishing boats out to sea for fishing. There were not many fish, shrimps and crabs on the market, and the prices were rising. The same fish, shrimps and crabs can be sold for a quarter or even a third more money. Other fish, shrimps and crabs cannot be kept. The vegetables are different and can last for ten days and a half. It is no problem to wait for a day or two.

Zhong Cuihua thought for a while and nodded. The sky had indeed changed.

Zhao Dahai watched Zhong Cuihua finish the meal and wanted to continue weaving fishing nets. This was not possible. It was okay to do some work to pass the time. He could not stay up late. Half coaxing and half forcing, he helped Zhong Cuihua into the back room and waited to lie down. Then he returned to the main room and continued eating.

The small fishing villages on the seaside are not prosperous and there are relatively few opportunities to make money, but there is really no shortage of small seafood on the table.

Mantis shrimps, stone crabs and hairy clams have hands and feet. You can get one or two pounds by just walking around the beach, which is enough for a good meal.

Zhao Dahai walked through the mangroves for most of the day, exerting great physical exertion. He ate in large gulps, including mantis shrimps, stone crabs and hairy clams.

Zhao Dahai finished eating, cleaned up, walked out of the yard, and was cooking by himself. Zhong Cuihua had already put all the blue crabs in the mesh bag into the big bucket. After checking it, there was no problem. After pouring a little sea water, the blue crabs did not need to be fed. But it must be kept moist, as dehydration will cause the meat to fall off, the paste to fall off, and even death.

Zhao Dahai looked up at the sky. It was as dark as the bottom of a pot. The wind was getting stronger and colder.

"come on."

"The storm will come more violently!"

Zhao Dahai muttered and carried the bucket with blue crabs into the main room. If it rained and got wet, everything would be ruined. These are not things that can survive in fresh water.

Six o'clock the next morning.

Zhao Dahai got up and took a look in the back room. Zhong Cuihua didn't wake up. He turned around and walked softly to the main room. He saw a big bucket of blue crabs. He thought about it, took two and walked into the kitchen. He cut them in half and opened them. Cover, remove the gills, rinse with water and cut into pieces, heat up, put oil in a large iron pan and stir-fry, wash the rice, stir-fry together for a while, add water, boil over high heat for two minutes, cut the ginger slices Put it in, add some salt, turn it over, put out the fire, cover it with a lid, and then wake up Zhong Cuihua.

"ah?"

"You kid. Did you cook it and eat it?"

Zhong Cuihua looked at the cooked blue crab porridge and froze for a moment.

"whee!"

"grandmother!"

"I woke up in the morning and saw two half-dead animals. I just boiled them."

Zhao Dahai knew that grandma Zhong Cuihua had lived a hard life in the past two years, and because she was getting older, she had to eat something good from time to time. Blue crab porridge tastes good and is rich in nutrients. It is just right. You want to make money but you still have to eat it. Blue crabs that cost seven or eight taels each can only be sold for a few dozen yuan. Zhong Cuihua will definitely stop them when she sees them.

Zhao Dahai filled a bowl full of cut blue crabs and porridge and placed it in front of Zhong Cuihua.

Zhong Cuihua shook her head. The blue crabs had just been caught from the mangroves for two days. She had seen every one of them. It was impossible for them to be half dead. This was what she said because she wanted to eat well.