Chapter 641 Rejected

However, he has heard that the taste of shipworms is similar to that of razor clams and fish tentacles, which is close to that of watermelon. It also contains the aroma of fish oil after steaming grouper. It is chewy and tender, with a little freshness and sweetness. There is no unpleasant evil residue.

But... haha~ It's not a difficult test in my heart. Ye Yaosheng also squatted down and imitated him, found a hole and dug a few times, but he only pulled out a piece of sawdust, and there was no sign of shipworms.

He didn't know the value of sea chicken feet. Those with shells were not attractive to him at all, and they were worse than shipworms...

"You still have to wait until you get back. Crack it with an axe. If you dig it like this, you won't be able to dig it out."

"Before we get there, pry off the legs of the sea chicken in the outer circle." While he was digging the hole, Ye Yaodong had already reached out and broke off several of them.

Ye Yaosheng also knew that the chicken feet he was talking about were the barnacles on the edges and sides of the hull.

"I'll get two screwdrivers."

"In the tool box inside the cabin."

"I know." Ye Yaodong also went to the side and brought a bucket over, ready to fill it up later. According to his visual inspection, after deducting them all, it is estimated that only one bucket is not full, about ten kilograms.

Because there are empty shells on top, there will be more spat and reticulated barnacles growing on the bottom of the boat, and there are only a few inside the boat.

Human power is inferior to tools. The reason why humans have evolved into advanced animals is that they can use tools. It is much more convenient and efficient to pry with a screwdriver, and the sound of Dongdongdong is constantly coming from the bucket.

When Father Ye was sailing the boat, in addition to looking ahead, he also turned his head from time to time to watch them busy at work, feeling a little itchy. The one named Haijijiao had heard from Dongzi before that it was very valuable and had been sold for a lot of money. Do you know how much can be dug out?

I had no income for the whole last month and was just lying around at home. The weather has cleared up recently. Fortunately, Dongzi also made a lot of money selling dried fish a year ago. I heard that the business has been pretty good recently. Otherwise, he should sit for him. Can't stand it anymore.

There is still 8,000 left to pay for the boat! I don't know how much cash he still has on hand. When I was so worried about him that I couldn't sleep at night, I secretly calculated it with his mother in private. I felt that he didn't owe much, so I felt a little more at ease.

Thinking that there are still one or two years left, if he stops messing around with other things, even if he can't make as much money as last year, he will definitely be able to make money. Today's chicken feet are an additional income subsidy.

I had to take the time to tell him that I couldn't bother anymore. He was already earning enough, so he could just fish and dry the fish in peace.

Ye Yaodong took a screwdriver and pried it there, but the boat was so bad that before he even dug a few times, a large piece of wood was dug out along with the shell.

As soon as he took it in his hand, he saw a white figure squirming in the hole. There is a small shell on its tail foot, which is very inconspicuous. A discerning person would spit it out if he chewed it. Of course, eating it can also supplement calcium.

"There really are shipworms!" He reached in with a screwdriver, picked out the moving shipworm, hung it on the screwdriver, and showed it to Ye Yaosheng.

"Your dinner, appetizer! It's quite big. Do you want to take a bite of a raw one, the original flavor?" Ye Yaosheng opened his eyes wide,

“Eat it raw???”

"Can't all seafood be eaten raw? Try it? Stir it and inhale it, and I'll wrap it up for you!" Ye Yaosheng looked at the shipworm that was almost reaching his mouth. He couldn't help but take a step back, his scalp numb. Even if he talks harshly, he can't bear to eat it raw... He even spits out the pulp, it's too scary!

This is not an oyster. I swallowed it in one bite...

"No, no, no...how can this be eaten raw? This has to be fried..."

"Why not? Why don't I take it to you and wash it in the water? Don't you like to eat it?" Eating it raw is a tribute to the Creator, and eating it cold in water is a eulogy to nature!

"It must be cooked! Throw it on the boat. I will dig up the boat when we get back." Ye Yaosheng slapped his arm, and the shipworm hanging on the screwdriver fell directly onto the boat. I suddenly felt a little more at ease.

How can this thing be eaten raw? It's a shame he figured it out. Ye Yaodong laughed.

"Why don't you, sir, eat one and show it to me?" Ye Yaosheng saw that he was laughing so wildly, so he picked up the shipworm that was making holes in the boat and sent it to him.

Ye Yaodong looked at the shipworm that was almost close to his mouth, his eyes tightened, and he quickly covered his mouth in panic and slapped his hand away.

"Do you want to be so disgusting?"

"Didn't you say it was eaten raw?"

"Where? I'm taking care of you. I won't eat this disgusting thing. Stir-fried leeks with sea silkworms are much better than this."

"Everyone has their own taste." Ye Yaodong pursed his lips. It should be said that everyone's taste is different. After scaring each other, the two of them dug obediently. No one dared to make any more mistakes, and the shipworm was still drilling holes into the wooden boat.

In today's era when boats are still mainly made of wood, if a small wooden boat is not regularly maintained and cleaned, it will leak, sink, and fall apart within a few years. The reason is basically because of this shipworm.

This boat must have been floating at sea for a long time. The boat was rotten, the bottom was covered with various shells, and the inside was also occupied by shipworms.

However, he is more inclined to believe that the boat was stuck in a crevice in some reef, so it has not been discovered. It has been raining a while ago, and the water level has risen, so it was washed out, and many growths grew on it. chicken feet of the sea.

Those shipworms have existed on the earth for as long as the history of human civilization. Countless wooden ships have been destroyed, and their bites have also given rise to many strange shipwrecks.

People have tried coating the hulls of ships with bitumen and wax a long time ago, as well as lead and tar, but these are just a side dish for shipworms.

It was not until later people invented fiberglass and used it to wrap the bottom and keel of ships that the damage caused by shipworms to ships was significantly reduced.

Some people also painted a layer of red paint containing the highly toxic substances cuprous oxide and acetone on the bottom of the ship, completely solving the problem of marine organisms parasitic on the hull.

But as time goes by, more and more marine parasites have gradually adapted to this toxicity and evolved corresponding resistance to toxicity. Barnacles still need to be removed manually, but the barnacle spat growing under the red paint is Can't eat it, it's poisonous from paint.

And shipworms are even more magical. They can't be killed or eliminated, and they can't stop eating them, making people angry and greedy. The iron boat is a health club for shipworms, not to mention the wooden boat, it is simply their spa center.

Shipworms secrete an enzyme that digests wood, and they cause serious damage to wooden equipment such as log piles and wooden boats.

Once the entire piece of wood or the entire boat and the entire wooden pile is occupied by them, it becomes their comfortable home and sweet cake, and the problem of food and housing is solved together.

The enzyme slightly corrodes metal, and some hungry shipworms can even eat rocks. What you eat is stone, what you pull is sand, and the return to nature has provided necessary help to the human building materials market.

Common shipworms are 2-3 centimeters longer, and some large shipworms are

It doesn’t make sense that this thing is not allowed to be eaten, just because of its name ~ otherwise the Chinese could eat it and breed it!

The two of them are just digging out the sea chicken's feet first, and are not in a hurry for other shellfish. Although I was busy doing some work, I didn't feel how cold it was when the sea breeze blew in. My ears were just a little red from the cold, but otherwise I was fine.

However, Ye Yaosheng's hand holding the screwdriver was exposed. It looked like he had frostbite. The fingers were red and swollen and felt almost as thick as a sausage.

Originally, when a man does rough work, his finger joints are so big that it feels like he can't even put gloves on his hands.

"Do you wash all your clothes yourself?" Ye Yaosheng suddenly heard him ask about washing clothes and was confused. He felt a little confused.

"Yes what's the matter?"

"It's nothing. When my second uncle cancels the marriage for you, I'll lend you some money and you can build a small wooden boat to catch fish?"

"Ah? No, no, no, no need to lend me, I'm not in a hurry, just work slowly and save money." It's rare that he showed mercy and wanted to help, but he actually refused?

Ye Yaosheng smiled and added: "I'm not so poor that I can't take the blame and have to borrow money. I don't have anything urgent to do, so I don't need you to borrow money."

"Don't I want to help you?"

"Don't listen to my father. My father is just calculating and has a good heart..."

"Am I someone who can listen to your father? Which relative doesn't feel that he needs help? I even think it's not easy for you."

"It's okay, it's okay, haha, I have hands and feet, and I'm better than many people. I just need to earn money slowly. I owe people money, and I don't feel at ease." Ye Yaodong was really impressed by him. Bad bamboo produces good bamboo shoots?