When he heard his mother mentioned, Hui immediately looked around nervously for his mother. When he saw her, his heart sank and he threw the basket in his hand and ran over.

My mind was full of thoughts: What happened to my mother? Did she collapse from exhaustion? Or was there some other reason?

"Look, how big this one I caught is." Mu Yingbaolu sat on the ground and showed off to Tao Qingyuan a mantis shrimp he had just caught.

Tao Qingyuan was just about to say that the one he had just put into the bucket was also this big, when he heard hurried footsteps behind him. He was startled and turned around nervously to look.

"Mom, what happened to my mother?" Brother Hui asked his great-grandfather anxiously.

"Brother Hui? Am I okay?" Mu Yingbao heard the voice and leaned over Tao Qingyuan's body to ask.

When Brother Ji Hui saw that his mother was fine, he thought what was going on. He turned his head and looked behind him, and saw a group of children running towards him breathlessly.

Brother Hui looked at the child who told him that his mother was in trouble. He didn't understand why he was lying. No, looking at his expression, it didn't look like he was lying, because the expression of the little friend he just met was still very nervous.

"What do you think of my mother?" Brother Hui was a little angry, but he had to ask nicely.

"Your mother is catching sea locusts." The child said immediately, pointing at a bucket on the ground.

"Sea locusts?" Brother Hui muttered, and took two steps forward to look into the wooden barrel, only to see that there were already half a stalk of "bugs" inside.

"Madam, this cannot be eaten, and cannot be sold. You see, these are edible." Haibei had met Mu Yingbao the day before and felt that this beautiful lady was very nice and easy-going, so he hurried forward to explain and handed her the small bucket in his hand.

However, Haibei was also very curious. The sea locusts were useless and were also under the sand and mud. How did this lady catch so many in such a short time?

"Hey, so you call this sea locust." From the children's conversation, Mu Yingbao already understood why Brother Hui ran over so nervously just now.

Haibei and the other children nodded together. Some of the children thought that this beautiful lady was very interesting. She didn't even mind that the bugs were disgusting and ugly and still caught so many of them.

"Mother?" Brother Hui knew his mother well. His mother would not catch these insects for no reason, unless the insects could be used as medicine and his mother could use them.

Another possibility is that the insect is edible.

Apart from these two answers, Brother Hui couldn't think of a third one.

When Mu Yingbao heard Brother Hui calling her and looked at his expression, she knew that the kid had a rough answer but was just not sure.

So Mu Yingbao didn't say anything, but opened his mouth and started chewing.

Brother Hui laughed immediately, knowing that this was the case.

"Mother, please teach your son how to catch this bug." The mother said that anything edible must be delicious. Brother Hui has a deep understanding of this and has no doubt about it.

Are silkworm pupae ugly? Mother can cook them in several ways, and each one tastes amazing.

Cicadas are ugly, but my mother made them for him and they were delicious.

There are also snails that we find in the pond, frogs that we catch, and snakes that we find in the mountains.

No matter how horrible or scary it looks, as long as the mother wants, it can be turned into a delicious dish.

So, now that he knows that this insect is edible, Brother Hui can't wait to taste the fresh food.

When the children heard that Brother Hui not only did not dissuade his mother, but also wanted to catch insects himself, they didn't know what to say.

Because they have already been told what needs to be told.

Everyone looked at each other and decided that it would be better to go pick up seafood as soon as possible.

Haibei looked at Brother Hui, hesitated for a moment, and ran away.

"Girl, why don't these children born by the sea know that this insect is edible, but you know it?" Tao Qingyuan couldn't help but ask.

Mu Yingbao smiled; "The reason is very simple, because I'm smart." Tao Qingyuan looked at her speechlessly, thinking that you would feel uncomfortable if I didn't brag, right! "This insect-like thing actually has very nice names. One is called shrimp goby, and the other is called mantis shrimp. Don't look at its ugly appearance, but the taste is amazing. I'll go back and make it for you, and you'll know once you try it." Mu Yingbao explained the science to the old and the young in front of her.

"In that case, let's keep it a secret for now. When we get tired of eating it, it won't matter if they know about it." As soon as Tao Qingyuan said this, Brother Hui nodded.

He thought so in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out loud because he felt that it was a bit selfish to say so.

After hearing this, Mu Yingbao looked at the old man and the child in front of him and felt a little confused.

You know, this older guy was once a well-known ghost in the martial arts world, but now he can actually say such childish words.

As for the other one, although he was only nine years old, he was smart and seemed to be quite sensible and understanding. Now he actually agreed with the old man's idea.

What is going on? I have cultivated two loyal foodies, and I know it very well. I have never thought that there is anything wrong with liking delicious food.

The point is, these two's loyalty to food is a little out of control!

I only told Brother Hui that the mantis shrimp was edible, and only told the old man that it was a delicious dish to go with wine. They haven't even smelled the finished product yet, so why are they worried, afraid that others will know that the mantis shrimp is delicious and will catch and eat it, and then it will affect them?

Such a big beach, such a long coastline, and the mantis shrimps that have been called sea locusts and inedible for so many years. She caught a few of them in just half an hour. How could such a rare species be eaten in such a short time?

"What I mean is, people here have been saying for years that this thing can't be eaten, and now suddenly they hear that it can be eaten, so some people will definitely be curious, right? Once they are curious, they will ask where this saying came from and who said it.

We can't be too famous now, we have to keep a low profile, so this is not a question of being selfish or stingy. "Tao Qingyuan actually regretted what he said just now. Looking at Mu Yingbao's expression, he felt embarrassed and hurriedly explained.

When Brother Hui heard this, he nodded again, although he felt that his great-grandfather's words were a bit of a cover-up.

But my great-grandfather came to his senses and felt that what he said just now was inappropriate, so he should take this opportunity to clear his name!

Mu Yingbao suddenly found it funny when he saw the anxious looks of the old and the child, but he also felt that he could not show it as it would make them even more embarrassed and they would lose face.

"That makes sense. I was careless. If anyone is curious about what we're doing, just say they've never seen it before and found it interesting. Anyway, we live quite far from other people's homes, so just close the gate when we eat." Mu Yingbao tried to put on a stern face and spoke seriously.

The old and the young nodded again, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. It was not because they were worried that the food resources would be snatched away and they would not be able to eat enough, but because they had finally gotten away with it and would not be considered as useless gluttons by her.

The three of them continued to catch mantis shrimps. What made Mu Yingbao convinced again was that she was obviously the master, but how come the two apprentices she had just taught were more skilled than her?

Seeing the two people around him who were determined to fill the wooden barrel, Mu Yingbao felt relieved. If Brother Hui had no interest in anything, wouldn't she be more worried?

The three of them were concentrating on catching mantis shrimps and didn't notice that there was someone on the rock not far away.

"That makes sense. I was careless. If anyone is curious about what we're doing, just say they've never seen it before and found it interesting. Anyway, we live quite far from other people's homes, so just close the gate when we eat." Mu Yingbao tried to put on a stern face and spoke seriously.

The old and the young nodded again, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. It was not because they were worried that the food resources would be snatched away and they would not be able to eat enough, but because they had finally gotten away with it and would not be considered as useless gluttons by her.

The three of them continued to catch mantis shrimps. What made Mu Yingbao convinced again was that she was obviously the master, but how come the two apprentices she had just taught were more skilled than her?

Seeing the two people around him who were determined to fill the wooden barrel, Mu Yingbao felt relieved. If Brother Hui had no interest in anything, wouldn't she be more worried?

The three of them were concentrating on catching mantis shrimps, and didn't notice that someone was looking at them curiously on the rocks not far away...

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