After eating and cleaning up the night before, it was already late at night. Even so, it did not stop Mu Yingbao and her daughter from getting up early.

When I returned from the dock the night before, I confirmed the time for low tide with the village chief.

Although this dynasty had never appeared in the history she had studied, the natural laws of high and low tides were surprisingly the same.

Today is the first day of the lunar calendar, the sixteenth day of the lunar calendar. The low tide time today is at the beginning of the Chenshi hour, which is 7:00 in the morning today.

Brother Hui quickly washed his face with cold water, walked forward to take the small wooden bucket from Mu Yingbao's hand and followed her out.

"What are you doing so early? You're not leaving tomorrow." Tao Qingyuan pushed open the door and saw that the two daughters-in-law had already left the yard. He was snoring and muttering to himself, but still worried, so he picked up his shoes, locked the gate and hurried after them.

"Nature is very magical and has its own unique laws. The sea water has two high tides every day, with an interval of six hours. The high tide can last for more than half an hour at most, and the low tide is in the middle of the interval between the two high tides.

The time of high tide is different every day, and it repeats every half a month... "Mu Yingbao explained it to Brother Hui as they walked.

Brother Hui is no longer surprised at how his mother knew all this. He listens very carefully, afraid of missing every word his mother teaches him.

"Mother, according to this calculation method, tomorrow is the second day of the first lunar month, the seventeenth day of the lunar calendar. The first high tide should be at less than two quarters of the first hour, and the low tide should be at less than two quarters of the last hour, right?" After hearing this, Brother Hui calculated silently in his mind and asked.

Mu Yingbao laughed when he heard it; "My son is so smart, he understood it immediately and it was absolutely correct."

When Brother Hui received the praise, he immediately smiled and continued to calculate in this way in his mind.

Tao Qingyuan, who had caught up, heard this. Although this girl had shocked him so much, he still couldn't get used to it like Brother Hui.

This girl, in that lawless place, who is this knowledgeable and experienced person by her side?

At the beach, some half-grown children were already waiting with buckets and baskets. The men were out at sea, and the women were mending their nets at home. These children came every day at low tide.

They would pick up some, and sell the good ones at the dock market to supplement the family income, and keep the ordinary ones at home to eat.

Brother Hui saw that they all had their trouser legs rolled up and were barefoot, while he and his mother were wearing high-top boots made of cowhide.

This was custom-made on the way to Yongcheng. My mother said that it rains a lot in summer and it is inconvenient to walk outside without rain boots.

"Brother Hui, you are here too." One of the children in the group shouted happily and came over to say hello to Brother Hui. He was the one who led the way to Sanyang Wharf the day before.

He is ten years old this year and his name is Haibei.

Although Brother Biehui is one year older than him, he is much shorter than him. If Mu Yingbao didn't know, she would have thought he was seven or eight years old.

Without seeing the child's father, Mu Yingbao couldn't be sure whether the child's short stature was caused by malnutrition or genetics.

Brother Hui has no playmates at his age, and even in Youcheng Academy, he doesn’t have a good relationship with other students.

The families of those children all knew Brother Hui's identity. They were afraid that having too close a relationship with their children would bring trouble, so they deliberately warned their children not to get too close to Brother Hui.

So now Brother Hui is a little uncomfortable. He is happy and looking forward to it, but also a little nervous. He is afraid that he will implicate others in the future, so he turns his head to look at Mu Yingbao.

"Go ahead, it's okay." Mu Yingbao encouraged with a smile.

Of course she knew about Brother Hui's concerns, but she brought Brother Hui out just to make him happy and relax. She was not selfish, just caring about whether Brother Hui was happy or not and not caring about others. Think about it on the way, and leave immediately if you feel something is wrong.

Mu Yingbao just didn't believe it. Could it be that those who were chasing Brother Hui would dare to massacre innocent people?

"Wait a minute, you take this." Mu Yingbao called Brother Hui and exchanged the things in his hand with him.

Brother Hui picked up the basket and ran towards the group of children following Haibei.

The children surrounded Brother Hui, chattering away, and no one knew what they were saying, but Mu Yingbao could tell from Brother Hui's face that he was very happy.

Adults need friends, not to mention children. The tide has begun to recede, and because it recedes quickly, some shellfish are slow to react and are left behind.

On the mudflats, the children who went to the beach began to collect clams, shrimps, kelp, and large crabs.

Mu Yingbao's main purpose for coming here today is a mantis shrimp!

Even if you have a lot of money after traveling back to this dynasty, you still can't buy what you want to eat, such as mantis shrimp. This star in the emoji package of modern young people is Mu Yingbao's favorite food.

You can’t buy it in Youcheng, and people in Yongcheng say they’ve never heard of it.

Now I am at the beach, hahahaha, Mu Yingbao is looking at the beach in front of him and shouting in his heart, "Pipi Shrimp, here I come!"

Tao Qingyuan only now noticed the things in Mu Yingbao's small wooden barrel: bamboo sticks, a shovel, and a brush!

Tao Qingyuan can understand the first two, but what does it mean to bring a brush with you when you go to the beach to pick up seafood?

With her spendthrift nature, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would practice calligraphy on the beach just to save money on paper.

Even if you want to practice calligraphy, it would be more appropriate to just find a stick!

He watched Mu Yingbao squat down and use a shovel to level an area on the beach, revealing a number of small holes. There seemed to be something underneath, but Tao Qingyuan couldn't see clearly what it was.

Tao Qingyuan saw Mu Yingbao insert the brush into the small hole, waited for a while, and then lifted it up, and saw a disgusting-looking, bug-like thing slip out. Then, he grabbed the bug with one hand and put it into the wooden barrel. "Girl, what are you doing with this thing?" Tao Qingyuan asked in confusion.

There are beautiful shells everywhere on this beach. Isn't it normal for a girl to pick up those things?

"Of course it's for eating." Mu Yingbao finally saw the mantis shrimp. He was so excited that he didn't even raise his head. He responded while continuing to insert the brush.

This trick was taught to her by a classmate who lived by the sea.

One summer vacation, she stayed at a classmate's house for a month. She did nothing but catch mantis shrimps on the beach, look for squids near the rocks, and dig up live dragons. So, she had mastered the technique quite well.

"Can this thing be eaten?" Tao Qingyuan said with a look of "don't look at my age and make fun of me, this thing can be chopped up and fed to chickens and ducks."

"Although it looks ugly, it is a great dish to go with wine. If you are not prepared to help catch it, you are not allowed to eat any of it when you go back and cook it. Don't even think about trying it." Mu Yingbao threatened habitually.

Oh? Is that so? Well, then you should help catch them. When they are cooked, you can taste them. If they don’t taste good, you can just not eat them anymore!

Tao Qingyuan reacted very quickly. He rolled up his sleeves and walked forward, imitating Mu Yingbao and catching the "bug".

Already mastered it quite skillfully.

"Can this thing be eaten?" Tao Qingyuan said with a look of "don't look at my age and make fun of me, this thing can be chopped up and fed to chickens and ducks."

"Although it looks ugly, it is a great dish to go with wine. If you are not prepared to help catch it, you are not allowed to eat any of it when you go back and cook it. Don't even think about trying it." Mu Yingbao threatened habitually.

Oh? Is that so? Well, then you should help catch them. When they are cooked, you can taste them. If they don’t taste good, you can just not eat them anymore!

Tao Qingyuan reacted very quickly. He rolled up his sleeves and walked forward, imitating Mu Yingbao and catching the "bug".

"Brother Hui, go check on your mother." Brother Hui was carefully catching a crab when a little boy ran to him in a hurry...

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