Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"Come on!"

A large sea cucumber was thrown at Li Yu'er's feet, and Li Erlang said proudly: "Yu Bao'er, is Second Brother good to you? Don't you like sea mice? Another one."

The sea cucumber was dropped and shrank into a ball.

Li Yuer picked them up and put them into the bucket. "I'll take whatever I can find. I'm just afraid you won't be able to pick them up."

"Yubao'er, you like sea mice. I have a bigger one here. Give it to you!"

Biaozi put a large eggplant into Li Yuer's bucket, and the bucket was full in an instant.

Li Yuer looked at Biaozi, then at the oversized sea eggplant. Is it illegal to bully honest people?

When Biaozi saw Li Yuer looking at him, he grinned happily, just like a child who had done a good deed and was waiting for praise.

But Li Yuer had to give him some scientific advice. She took out the sea eggplant and a piece of sashimi and said, "Biaozi, this is not what I want."

Biaozi was puzzled, with a moment of grievance in his eyes. She said it wasn't what she wanted? Obviously, what he was looking for was the same as Li Erlang's! Was it because this thing wasn't given to her by her brother?

In fact, sea eggplants are also edible. In terms of taste alone, Li Yuer thinks sea eggplants are better than sea cucumbers.

Sea eggplants are soft, tender and smooth, with fine meat and a delicious taste that melts in your mouth. Sea cucumbers are more chewy and have a strong texture.

But there is a saying that goes "select the best and admit the best". Li Yuer's bucket is so small, and he has sea cucumbers. Who wants sea eggplants?

The other friends also noticed the situation here and gathered around.

"Wow, Biaozi, you're so stingy to give this broken thing to Yubaoer!" Erdan rolled his eyes at Biaozi, took a big scallop from his bucket and put it in Li Yuer's bucket, saying, "Yubaoer, you can eat this, just eat the diced part."

Biaozi felt even more aggrieved. He was not stingy. He gave the sea mouse to Yu Baoer because she liked it.

Li Yuer quickly put an end to this misunderstanding and said, "No, what I meant was that I don't want this kind of sea rat, but this kind of sea rat."

Because fishermen do not eat sea cucumbers and sea eggplants, there is no need to distinguish between them, so they are simply called sea mice.

Just like jellyfish, how many people can carefully distinguish whether it is a face sting or a sand sting.

Li Yuer simply showed the two things to the others, "See? This smaller sea mouse on my left hand has thorns on its body. It is cylindrical and darker in color. It is a tonic sea mouse.

The larger sea mouse in my right hand is like an eggplant, oval in shape, and edible, but it is not as nutritious as the previous one. If I have the first kind of sea mouse, I don’t want the second kind.

By the way, I gave them different names. The first one is called sea cucumber and the second one is called sea eggplant. Isn’t it easier to distinguish them? "

"So that's how it is." Knowing that Li Yuer didn't hate him, Biaozi grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Erdan looked at Li Yuer with admiration and said, "Yubaoer, you are so smart. You even know how to come up with names."

Li Yuer: Is naming a skill? This is not her name, but it is not important. What is important is that they can distinguish between sea cucumber and sea eggplant.

Usually, when a person first knows that there is a difference between two similar things, they will subconsciously look for and distinguish the two things. The more sea cucumbers they find, the more sea cucumbers she gets, and the more Li Yuer thinks about it, the happier she becomes.

If you can’t eat the sea cucumbers, you can pickle them and preserve them.

Nao Nao said: "This is a good name. Sea cucumber is nutritious, just like ginseng, so it is called sea cucumber. Sea eggplant looks like eggplant, so it is called sea eggplant."

After hearing Li Yuer's explanation, Biaozi was no longer sad and said happily: "My grandfather said that whatever is on land is also in the sea. If there are cows on land, there are manatees in the sea. If there are snakes on land, there are sea snakes in the sea."

"Is there anyone in the sea?" Erdan asked.

The friends were all stunned, and then Li Erlang said: "Of course there is, it's the water monkey."

"Hahahaha!" Erdan laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. "Then are you a monkey?"

"Hey, you want to confront me, right? Then what do you say the people in the sea are if not water monkeys?" Li Erlang said while stretching his neck muscles.

Erdan really began to think about this question carefully, "Ah! I know, it's a water ghost!"

The scene became quiet for a moment.

A gust of sea breeze blew into the nearby reefs, passing through the holes between the reefs, making a humming sound, as if someone was crying.

"Oh my God! There really is a water ghost! Did you hear it? Someone is crying." Biaozi is the oldest, but the most timid.

"Nonsense!" Nao Nao appeared calm on the surface, but he was a little scared inside. "That's the wind! It's the wind!"

Seeing that they had almost finished picking up the things, Li Yuer said, "Let's stop here today and go home."

"Okay!"

"go home!"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go back quickly, otherwise it will be terrible if the big guy dies!"

"What a big catch! Didn't we just catch a big yellow eel and a flower eel today?"

As they walked, several people talked loudly, as if this would scare away the water ghost.

"Swish!"

The wind blew through the woods, making a rustling sound, as if there was really a ghost chasing them from behind.

Suddenly, the sky darkened, and the sun seemed to be doused with cold water, becoming much dimmer. It was clearly mid-afternoon, but it felt like dusk.

Similarly, everyone's hearts were shrouded in panic and anxiety.

Li Yuer looked up and saw large patches of dark clouds floating in from the northwest sky, which soon covered the sky above their heads.

"There really is a ghost!" Biaozi's voice trembled with fear.

Nao Nao was holding the bucket with both hands, so he could only touch his arm with his shoulder and said, "There are no ghosts in broad daylight, don't scare yourself."

I just don't know whether these words are meant to comfort Biaozi or myself.

"No ghosts? Why did the sky suddenly become cloudy if there were no ghosts? Those dark clouds must have been summoned by evil spirits." The more Biaozi thought about it, the more scared he became.

Li Yuer said, "The weather is going to change. I guess I won't be able to come tomorrow."

Li Erlang took the opportunity to ask a question he had always wanted to ask: "Are you going to the town to sell fish tomorrow morning?"

"Sell it, why not sell it!" said Nao Nao.

Nao Nao has an older brother. His older brother was a student and worked as a clerk in the county government. He has been married for many years and has a daughter named Nan Nan. His older brother and his wife live in the town, while his daughter stays in their hometown and is taken care of by the village head’s wife.

He also has an older sister and an older brother. The older sister is married, and the younger brother is studying. He has passed the examination and is planning to take higher exams.

The village head was not on the official list of the imperial court. He was elected spontaneously by the villagers and confirmed by the head of the village. He had no salary and made a living by farming and fishing like ordinary villagers.

The village chief's family has not yet split up. Their main income comes from farming, fishing and Wen Dalang's salary. Life is not easy, and they have to support a scholar.

One hundred coins was a considerable income for the village chief's family, just like for other villagers. Wen Dalang's salary was only eight hundred coins.

Naonao earned more than a hundred coins yesterday. He took the hundred coins home and used the remaining few coins to buy meat buns and candied haws.

"I'll go too!" Biaozi and Erdan said at the same time.