The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 601: Collective Sea Hunting

No matter what the Huo family thinks, no one in the Shen family knows.

Because Fu Huaian was still here and hadn't been sent away yet, Shen Zhiqiu had a hangover all night and still had a headache when he woke up, which made his wife nag him a lot.

By the time we all went to the beach the next day, it was already afternoon.

The first was that it was the second day of the workshop’s opening and there was indeed a lot to do, and the second was to wait for the tide to go out.

Looking at the boundless sea, feeling the salty sea breeze, the waves on the shallows are shining with white light.

Not to mention the other people from the Nine Clan, except for Shen Youyou and the people from the Nine Clan who have been here frequently in the past year, even Shen Zhiqiu and Li Jingshu have not strolled on such a beach for a long time.

Listen to the sound of the waves, look at the white clouds in the sky, step on the soft sand, and be surrounded by colorful shells.

This feeling seems to cure all troubles.

In fact, even Fu Huaian rarely has such leisure time.

This was the first time that Old Lady Hua and the other old men from the Nine Clans saw it, but they were more interested in the seafood than the scenery at the seaside.

Although their living conditions are better now and they can occasionally buy some seafood to try, they are only more enthusiastic about seafood that they can pick up for free.

Before going out one by one, they specially asked the locals and brought bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, and even iron hooks and shovels. It was so complete.

Shen Youyou pointed to a piece of scorched stone in the distance and said, "Let's go. There must be good stuff at that scorched stone stall."

She had been a sea diver in her previous life. When she went traveling with her friends, she found a host to teach her how to do it. She also watched a lot of videos and was considered the most proficient among the group.

"It looks very dangerous over there. You kids should just go over there. We and your grandparents shouldn't go there."

Li Jingshu frowned, a little worried that the old man might get hurt.

This does make sense, so in the end adults, the elderly and children all stayed on the beach to look for clams, cat's eye snails and the like.

Shen Youyou had a small bamboo basket hanging around her waist and was leading the way, followed closely by Fu Huaian.

"Slow down."

Fu Huaian wanted to ask Shen Youyou to follow behind them, but she ended up jumping to the front, not giving her any chance to be a hero.

Seeing this, Achi shook his head repeatedly.

He could only take big strides and catch up. What else could he do? Didn’t he see that their young master had already followed him?

The old men and women here really don't admit their age at all. They walk very fast with small steps, some holding climbing tools and some holding small shovels.

He wielded the boat just as well as the young man, and many nearby fishermen were stunned.

You are much better than those who go to the sea all year round. From what you said just now, you don't seem like locals.

Li Jingshu was much more quiet. She imitated others and dug on the beach with a small shovel.

Shen Zhiqiu was holding a basket behind him and giving orders.

The beach is soft and moist, and it doesn't take any effort at all. You can dig a sand pit with just one shovel.

And we don't just dig randomly, we need to look for places with bulges or holes.

Turn the sand over and you can see clams or cat's eye snails.

Especially the cat's eye snails, you don't need a shovel at all, you can just grab them with your hands. The fat and tender white meat can spray out a lot of sea water when you squeeze it with your hands.

This group of people were definitely full of energy because Shen Zhiqiu had given the order, and when they came out, they also prepared a grill and a large iron pot.

Eat whatever you dig up today, right by the sea, it doesn’t cost any money and you can still feel satisfied.

After digging up a bunch of clams and cat's-eye snails, Li Jingshu finally saw something different: a large conch with a slightly square shell edge, about the size of a child's fist.

Shen Zhiqiu’s favorite dish is conch in sauce.

It is also easy to make. Just clean the conches and set aside.

Prepare appropriate amounts of onion, ginger, vinegar, salt, etc.

After cleaning the conch, put water into the pot and add onion segments and ginger slices.

Then put the grate on and put the conch in with its mouth facing downwards.

Then cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and cook for about a quarter of an hour.

Because usually this big conch takes a quarter of an hour to steam.

Old Mrs. Hua half-knelt on the beach. Looking at the small holes in the sand, she knew there were clams underneath, and she started digging without saying a word.

Digging up the sand, you can see the plump clams.

Just shake it in your hand and you will know that the meat inside is full enough.

In fact, the old lady had figured out the taste after digging for a while. Clams were the easiest to find on the beach, and she could dig up a small basketful in a short while.

Shen Zhiqiu was still standing by and said, "No matter how many clams you dig today, you can't eat them right away. You have to keep them in a basin and spit out the sand, otherwise you'll have a mouthful of sand. If you can find something else, find something else first. We still have to make do with dinner tonight."

The old lady couldn't help rolling her eyes and said, "You're carrying a basket and it's easy for you to talk while standing. Why don't you go find someone?" She was becoming more and more unwilling to listen to San'er's talk.

But she really didn't find anything else. Let alone the pearl-bearing shells that the old lady wanted to find, even the cat's-eye snails were rare.

However, after hearing from her little granddaughter that the clam and tofu soup was extremely delicious, the old lady thought that what she found today was not edible, so she put it in the water and brought it back to Tangjia Village for the old sisters to taste.

Although there are also places selling fresh seafood in Shuntianfu, this one was found by the old lady herself, so it has a different meaning.

However, as she was digging, the old lady was startled by something on the beach, because it seemed like something was moving under the sand.

You can tell at a glance that it's not a cat's eye snail or something like that.

However, the old lady was not new to the world. She had been to the seafood shop opposite Shuntian Mansion many times and knew that this was crab.

"San'er, look, there's a big crab here. Come over here and catch it. I think it's going to run away."

When Shen Zhiqiu heard there were crabs, he came over with a basket. How could he not be excited? From what I saw, they must be quite big.

When he got there and saw that he was really about to run away, luckily he arrived in time and held him down with one hand.

Several old men around also raised their heads from digging for seafood and looked curiously at the first crab they saw today.

Shen Luming and Shen Yuanbao were even more excited. They jumped up and down and asked their father and his third uncle to pick it up and show it to them.

When Shen Zhiqiu picked it up, the crab was still gurgling and spitting bubbles, and its two big claws were waving, which was very scary.

"I want to eat crab roe."

Last time at Guangyuanlou, there was a dish of steamed egg with crab roe that Shen Luming could not forget.

It stands to reason that the blue crabs in this season are the most delicious.

Shen Luming was talking about the butter crab, which is a special species of blue crab. Under natural conditions, only two or three out of every thousand female blue crabs can become butter crabs.

Moreover, the taste of the blue crab also changes with time.

Generally, the crab meat in June is less and less sweet. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the crab roe starts to flow and the crab meat becomes more sweet.

Mid-to-late October is the golden period for female blue crabs. At this time, the crab roe is half soft and half hard. The soft roe is fresher, the hard roe is more fragrant, and the crab meat is also the freshest and sweetest.

By late November, the roe of female crabs becomes very hard, and the crab meat is still sweet but slightly less fresh.

So, knowing that his son could not get what he wished, Shen Zhiqiu quickly pulled out a small piece of hemp rope from his waist, which was also prepared in advance, and tied it to the crab, so as not to burst his son's dream in advance.

What if someone is lucky enough to find some butter crabs and make some crab roe steamed eggs?