Chapter 251 Abalones Come Ashore en Masse

I saw that the entire seabed was "arched" above the sea surface by an average of more than one meter, and the most obvious place was even 3 meters above the sea surface.

The seabed that was supposed to be deep suddenly rose up into land, exposing large areas of reefs, and abalone, lobsters, crabs and other marine life living on underwater rocky reefs were instantly exposed to broad daylight.

Thousands of abalone are all attached to the reef. In the past, abalone mostly lurked on the reef, but today they are all exposed to the sun.

The little green dragon was swimming near the underwater scorched rocks, and those crabs were somewhat worth mentioning.

Mother Ye stared at the scenery in front of her with wide eyes. She was so shocked that she couldn't make a sound for a while. After a while, she said: "This... did this all appear suddenly?"

"Yes, when Lao San and I came here last time, there was no such reef island nearby. It must have been affected by the earthquake, and the reef on the seabed was pushed up." Father Ye said happily while rubbing his hands.

They are all dark reefs with no vegetation at all. There are only some seaweeds swaying there. At first glance, you can tell that they have just appeared on the sea surface not long ago.

"The earthquake was so good that it pushed up all the reefs? There are so many abalones and small green dragons exposed..."

"Whatever, catch him first, he'll make a fortune, damn..."

Ye Yaodong climbed out of the boat with a face full of joy and tentatively stepped into the water near the reef. The sea water instantly filled up to his knees. The little green dragon and crabs next to him were scurrying around in shock. They were so agile that they quickly ran away. Run back to the sea.

The ground under the water was not very flat, but fortunately he was wearing rain boots, which would not hurt his feet. If it was wet, it would just get wet.

I saw tens of thousands of huge abalones in full view, swarming on the surface in groups. This is a good thing.

"Dad and I just go into the water. Mom, you and my little sister don't go into the water. The water is too cold. Just use your hand nets to catch the little green dragons and crabs in the water."

Mother Ye saw that there were many living creatures underwater, and they were clearly visible. It would be no problem to catch them with a hand net. "Okay, I'll get a hand net, and your little sister will be on one side."

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father looked at the surrounding stone walls covered with thousands of abalones, their eyes gleaming like wolves. They were big and plump, attached to the rocks on the shore one by one, and looked very spectacular.

Normally, abalone can survive for three to five days out of the water, but if exposed to strong sunlight, it will die within a few hours.

Fortunately, although it was sunny these two days, the winter sunshine was not very dazzling and was very weak.

I don’t know when this reef was pushed out of the water. These abalones are still adsorbed on the reef, perhaps because the sea water washes away from time to time, so they are still alive and well.

Ye Yaodong tried to pull it off, but found that it was very firmly attached and difficult to pull off. It took him a lot of effort to pull one off.

The freshly pulled abalone is oval in shape and is a common nine-hole abalone on the market. The shell is green-brown and has a pearl-like luster. It is not small, about the size of a baby's fist, and the soft meat on it has shrunk a bit. .

He rubbed it with the pads of his big fingers, then turned to Ye Huimei happily and said, "Bring me a bucket and a hook. There is a hook in the basket in the corner of the cabin. I can also get one for dad. This one is broken." too slow."

The appearance of abalone is quite peculiar. Only one side of its body has a shell, and the other side is attached to the reef. Once there is any disturbance from the outside world, it relies on its developed muscles to firmly attach itself to the reef. At this time, it will smash the shell. Nor will it come off the rocks.

If you use brute force, it will be more difficult. It is best to approach it carefully, and then suddenly hook its shell with a small iron hook, so that you can catch it unprepared.

Ye Huimei obediently ran to the cabin to find an iron hook, and then handed him and her father a hook and a bucket.

At this time, Ye Mu said angrily: "These little green dragons and crabs are running too fast. I just caught a net, and all the ones next to me immediately rushed into the sea. I couldn't catch them anymore. I didn't catch a few crabs in total."

Ye Yaodong climbed up to a reef and looked at the spot where his mother had just fished. It seemed that it was all gone.

"Then you look in another direction and catch them wherever they are. They're not dead. They definitely won't wait there for you to catch. When no one is around, they can still swim there leisurely. If someone catches them, , they will definitely react and hide directly in the sea."

"You ran too fast this time. It's a pity that you ran away without catching even two nets."

"Just catch as many as you can. They're all for nothing anyway."

These are all scurrying around the reef. Except for hand nets, no other tools are efficient. If they run away, they can't do anything. They can't just dive into the water to catch them, right?

Fortunately, these abalones move slowly and cannot tell their direction, so they can only wait to die on the rocks, waiting for them to pick them up.

Not only are abalone adsorbed on these reefs, but also many conchs are adsorbed on them. They are all conchs or oyster snails. Each one is at least the size of a baby's fist, and some are as big as an adult's head. They are all firmly attached to the reefs. , it looks very gratifying.

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father used small hooks to catch everything that caught their eyes. From time to time, the sound of winter and winter sounded in the bucket, which was very pleasant to the ears.

Not long after, they heard Ye Mu calling again, "There are no more little green dragons, they are all gone. I can either go into the water and dig abalone with you."

There were so many big abalones on the reef that they didn't know when they were going to pick them up. She was anxious just looking at them on the boat, and her heart was itching to get started.

"What kind of water are you going in? It's not good for you women to soak in the sea water this winter. If you really can't fish it out, I'll ask Dongzi to send you to the small island over there, and you can dig shellfish there."

"Mom, how many little green dragons have you caught? Do you have a count?"

"It's not much. It's packed with crabs. Not even one basket is full, and it looks like there are more crabs."

"Then you first count to see how many little green dragons there are. After you count, ask dad to take you to the island. Just leave the reef here to me and dad. You two are going to dig shells anyway."

It was such a cold day and the sea water was so cold that they really couldn't go down and take a dip.

"Okay." Mother Ye nodded reluctantly. At least she had work to do and didn't have to just watch on the boat.

Ye Huimei also knew that she was about to get married. It was not good to soak in the sea water for such a long time. She never asked to go into the water. She could go to the nearby island with her mother to dig some shells, and maybe she could also pick up treasures.

While Mother Ye was counting the little green dragons, the buckets of father and son were almost half full, and they couldn't stop at all.

They didn't bother to separate the abalone from the conch. It was too troublesome. They dug them all into the bucket together and then sorted them slowly later.

"Damn it, I dug half a bucket and only found one piece. How many abalone and conches are there to get back?"

Father Ye also beamed with joy, "I'm sure I can sell it for a lot of money. Abalones are very valuable. These ones are quite big. They are usually found on the reefs at the bottom of the sea. Where can I catch them?"

"Dad, each of us will get half of what we got today. Those little green dragons and crabs were caught by my mother and my little sister. They are also yours. The oarfish from the past two days will be given to you at the end of the month."

"We'll do the math together, just half and half. I'll make a lot of money by hiring you as a boatman. I'll make much more during this time than I did with your eldest and second brother by trawling. As for the oarfish, just sell it with the usual fish. Just calculate the profit, after all, you discovered it, I just helped to mention it, if you had seen it, I might have just ignored it."

Father Ye is still very clear-minded, and the third child is indeed luckier than the average person. Looking at the densely packed abalone on the reef in front of him, his old face breaks into a smile.

"Let's talk about it first. Dig first and pick up all the abalone on the reef."

"I don't know how long the digging will last. There is no need to trawl today."

"What kind of net are you dragging? You can't even pick up these abalones. Those row hooks and sticky nets are just thrown into the sea. You can just take them back when you go back."

These abalones are enough for them to make a lot of money. They can do either long-line fishing or sticky hooks. Ye Yaodong smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.

Ye Huimei was a bit proud to claim credit at this time, "I just said take me with you. If you take the eldest aunt and the second aunt, most of it will be divided, and our family will lose half of the income."

Mother Ye couldn't help but said: "Your aunt and second aunt are not outsiders..."

"That's not our own, we don't want it to go to outsiders, right dad!"

Father Ye smiled and nodded, "Hello, my family."

"I've counted, and there are 26 small green dragons. Some are only two or three taels in size, and some are as large as six or seven taels. They're not bad. They should be able to sell for a good price."

"I don't know what this little green dragon smells like..." Ye Huimei picked up a large tentacle, and saw its tail immediately curled up and moving non-stop.

Mother Ye glared at Ye Huimei, "When have I become like your third brother? I know how to eat."

"I haven't been raised by you yet. Dad goes to sea with the third brother and brings back good things every two days. Hehe, it's much better than taking the eldest and second brother to the sea..."

"Your father and the eldest and second brothers know how to live together. Your third brother..."

"Why am I dripping? Why are you talking? I can't even stop your mouth, mother." Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, "Sister, let's keep a few more little green dragons today, one for each of us, and everyone can taste it. Taste it!”

"Hehe~"

"You're a prodigal, you want to eat everything...you can't keep it and sell it for money..."

Father Ye also muttered, "Don't keep everything, hahaha, sell it for money..."

"Mom, you see, we must have made a lot of money from these abalones today. Isn't it too much to keep a few little green dragons back to reward yourself?"

"You have to make money, but you can't lose yourself, right? In the past, if you didn't have money, you could just do whatever you wanted. But now, you see, your three sons are all married, houses have been built, and their families have been separated, and your daughter has also You’re getting married soon. You and dad don’t have any unfulfilled wishes, and there’s nothing to spend a lot of money on. You can’t bring it to the coffin with all the money you have saved, right?”

"Save some money for retirement, just in case of emergencies. Occasionally, if you make a lot of money and eat something good, that's okay, right? There's no need to deduct sousou and hurt yourself..."

Mother Ye originally wanted to refute a few words after hearing what she said before, but after listening to it, she felt that what the third child said seemed to make sense?

I have built a house for my son, married a wife, and married off my daughter. It seems that there is really nothing left to spend a lot of money on?

Then it seems that it’s not too much to eat something good every once in a while and improve your food?

"Hahaha... Third brother is really good at talking!"