"Oh, it's that piece of land. I went there a few days ago, and there weren't many seafood there!"

"Tsk, that's you, you loser! Awan's shipping is so good, how can your shipping compare to others!"

Everyone started joking and talking at the same time. At this time, the setting sun had already spread across the entire mudflat, and the gradually rising tide was shining even more brightly under the setting sun.

Fu Wan and her group were not the only ones who had a good harvest at the beach. Several aunts also carried baskets and caught a lot of seaweed.

Fu Wan took a look and immediately became happy.

"Auntie, where did you get this camel hair?"

"Oh, it's right in front of where your mother and the others dug. I cut quite a few. Awan, take some and eat them."

After saying that, Aunt Huang grabbed a handful of camel hair and stuffed it into Fu Wan and the others' baskets.

Camel hair is also a common local seaweed. Its scientific name, Hemerocallis fulva, is named for its color and shape, which resemble camel hair. This seaweed typically grows on reefs and forms patches of grass at low tide, making it easy to harvest. However, due to its delicate texture, some sand is inevitably trapped during harvesting.

So before you take it home to cook, you have to wash it at least five or six times, otherwise your teeth will be broken after the dish is cooked.

In the coldest days of winter, camel hair is fresh. In Fujia Village, only the tender ones now are called camel hair. If the camel hair grows thicker in spring, it will be called sea hemp thread.

Compared to the somewhat hard texture of sea flax, Fu Wan prefers the tender texture of camel hair. This stuff can be used to make buns, stew soup, or serve cold, and it is so delicious that it will make your eyebrows drop.

Fu Wan didn't expect that just because she said this casually, Aunt Huang stuffed a handful of camel hair into her mouth. She was not a pretentious person. Since others had already taken it, she definitely couldn't stuff it back.

Since ancient times, people have emphasized reciprocity, so she also brought the crabs in her bucket to Aunt Huang.

"Auntie, we just caught these crabs. Catch a few and bring them back for the kids!"

"Oh, how embarrassing!"

Aunt Huang has two naughty grandsons. These two children are younger than Fu Ling. When the weather is hot, they run around the village in open-crotch pants.

Although Aunt Huang looked embarrassed, her eyes were glued to the crab.

Crabs and fish are rare in this season. If she remembered correctly, her grandson was still clamoring for crabs last night.

But camel hair is worth only a few dollars. Fu Wan and her friends caught so many crabs, they must sell them for money.

If she took other people's crabs, wouldn't Fu Wan make less money?

Aunt Huang was feeling conflicted, and seeing her hesitation, Fu Wan simply reached out and grabbed it.

One, two, three...

"Oh, Awan, that's enough, that's enough."

Fu Wan caught four palm-sized crabs and put them in Aunt Huang's basket. Seeing that she wanted to catch more, Aunt Huang hurriedly took her basket back.

Wow, these four crabs weigh more than one kilogram each, I can’t have any more.

Fu Wan grabbed two more and put them in her basket. "Six, six is auspicious!"

"Hey, you kid!"

Who doesn't like to hear nice words? After Fu Wan said that everything will go smoothly, Aunt Huang pulled with less strength.

This made the aunties and sisters nearby envious. They were muttering in their hearts that the daughter of Mr. Fu was really generous. She could exchange six crabs for money and buy more than a pound of pork!

The nosy old lady nudged Ye Xiaocui, who was waiting for her daughter, and said, "Xiaocui, your Awan's hands are too tight, and you don't want to do anything about it?"

"Who cares? This is seafood the kids caught themselves. Besides, didn't they also give us camel hair?"

"How much is camel hair worth? If you still want to eat it, I'll give it to you in exchange!"

Ye Xiaocui shook her head when she heard this. Her daughter knew very well that even though she saw the food as something new, she would definitely not eat it after a few meals if there was too much.

Moreover, she also picked up a basket of seaweed. The seaweed she picked up was basically kelp. She washed and dried it, and whenever she wanted to eat it in the future, she just had to soak it in water.

Seeing Ye Xiaocui's refusal, the old lady curled her lips and said, "Hmph, she has more camel hair than that guy surnamed Huang. If she had known that Fu Wan would exchange crabs, she would definitely be the first to take out camel hair."

Damn it, I’m so lucky to have been stepped on by that little girl!

However, she also forgot that when Aunt Huang gave the camel hair to Fu Wan, she was still laughing at this person for being stupid in her heart!

Everyone chatted and laughed along the way, and when they reached the entrance of each lane, they separated and went home. When they arrived at the gate of Fu Wan's courtyard, they were the only ones left.

Jiang Chunlan was about to take her own harvest and invite Fu Liang home, but was stopped by Fu Wan.

"Auntie, wait a minute!"

Then she instructed Fu Ming, "Brother, kill the fish quickly and give half to Brother Liang."

"Hey, I don't want it, Awan, why don't we sell it!"

Fu Liang refused as usual. Such a big cod would cost several dollars!

Fu Wan shook her head. "I'm not selling it anymore. It's the Little New Year in a couple of days. I'll give you half of it, and you can take some to your partner's house."

After hearing this, Fu Liang's face immediately turned red and he began to stutter.

"Then... then cut it, cut it in half!"

Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui were confused by what they heard nearby. When Fu Ming fished out the cod from the bucket, their eyes widened instantly.

"Oh my god, where did you catch such a big cod?"

"Hey, we caught it together in the trench!"

Seeing that there were many people at the beach, Fu Ming was afraid that they would be seen and asked questions, so he had an idea and threw all the tools and other things into the bucket to cover the cod.

Then Fu Wan was responsible for taking the children to the main road to attract everyone's attention, while Fu Ming and Fu Liang took the shortcut and went back first.

Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan were unaware of this. They had just seen the two children disappear quickly at the intersection from afar, and they thought they were running so fast because they had to pee urgently.

Seeing such a big cod, he immediately became happy.

Ye Xiaocui heard Boss Fu muttering a few days ago that cod was selling for one dollar and fifty cents per catty. This cod looked to be four or five catties, so that meant six or seven dollars!

But my daughter just said that she would eat by herself at home... Ye Xiaocui wanted to say something else, but suddenly she saw her daughter who had lost weight, and her heart ached again.

Well, just eat it at home. Even if you sell it and get the money, you can buy meat. You will eat it anyway, so there is no difference!

Thinking of this, Ye Xiaocui put down the seaweed in her hand and urged Fu Ming:

"Ah Ming, hurry up! It's still light out, and Ah Liang can still deliver the fish and go home early!"

"Okay, right away!"

Jiang Chunlan originally thought that the older sisters would persuade the children to sell fish, but she was caught off guard by Ye Xiaocui's urging voice.

She looked at her old sister in shock, and when she was about to stop it herself, Fu Ming slashed the cod with a knife and knocked it unconscious.

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