A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

Just then, Zhao Xuemei, who had gone to shuck oysters, returned.

Smelling the aroma, she couldn't wait to put down her bucket and sit down next to Anning: "It smells so good! Where did the fish come from?"

Anning picked up a piece and handed it to her to try: "Ni'er saw it over there. It's huge, and no one even noticed it."

"You and your daughter are really lucky. I've come here so many times before, but I've never encountered anything like this!" Zhao Xuemei exclaimed.

The fish was pan-fried until golden brown on both sides by Anning, and then coated with Anning's secret garlic sauce. There was no fishy smell at all. When you eat it, the aroma of caramelization and garlic complement each other perfectly, making it incredibly delicious.

Zhao Xuemei couldn't resist picking up another piece.

"Mom, you've been stealing food!"

Xu Pengfei's voice came from behind Zhao Xuemei, startling her. The fish in her hand fell onto the sand, getting covered in a thick layer of sand and becoming inedible.

Zhao Xuemei was furious. She grabbed Xu Pengfei's ear and started hitting him: "I'll teach you to scare me! Can't I even taste it for you? How would I know if there's enough salt if I don't taste it?"

Just as Zhao Xuemei was beating her son, Xiao Ni came back into her arms.

"Mommy, Mommy, can I eat this?"

Anning turned her head and saw a coconut snail bigger than a little girl's head.

Numb...

This little girl's luck in beachcombing is no worse than hers!

Zhao Xuemei also saw the coconut snails, and when she saw the starfish that her son was holding, which was completely inedible, she became even angrier.

"Look at you! Your little sister has found something good in such a short time, and all you do is play!"

Xu Pengfei found a chance to break free from his mother's grasp and made a face at her: "Hehehe! Chang Le was lucky, but I was unlucky, so of course I didn't get any."

After he finished speaking, he ran up to the little girl and handed her the starfish he had carefully selected: "This is for you."

Anning glanced at it; the starfish was a gradient of blue, and the thickness and angle of its five points were very even, making it very beautiful and suitable as a gift.

The little girl happily accepted it and handed over the pretty little seashell she had picked up along the way.

The two exchanged gifts.

"Alright, let's eat some fish first, be careful it's hot!"

Anning specially brought a bowl for Xiaonier, because she was too young and not very good at using chopsticks. Holding a bowl would prevent her from dropping it on the ground.

Because the fish pieces were large, Anning stopped after eating one piece and started prying open oysters.

Grilling oysters is much simpler than grilling fish. An Ning, as if by magic, took two thin steel bars from the basket, placed them on the side of the shovel, weighed them down with a stone, and then placed the pried-open oysters on it one by one.

Add some garlic sauce, and then just wait for it to bake.

The aroma of grilled fish and oysters lingered, and the local beachcombers finally couldn't resist the temptation and gathered around.

"Xuemei, Anning, what are you eating? It smells so good! I just dug up a lot of clams, can I have some to try?"

"You guys are going too far! You caught a giant lobster yesterday, and today you're grilling something here to tempt us! I have some razor clams here, can I have a piece?"

An Ning generously picked up a piece and handed it over: "No need to exchange it for anything. We couldn't finish it anyway, so consider it as helping us save food."

The fish that Xiao Ni found weighed about four or five pounds, which was too much for two women and two children.

Besides, there are so many things to eat by the sea, they can't just eat fish!

So Anning very generously shared the fish.

The first military wife to taste the fish praised it highly, and even though the fish was very hot, she couldn't bear to spit it out.

"Wow! This is amazing! Angning, how did you come up with this idea? It's incredible! I've never tasted such delicious fish before!"

Seeing her like this, the second military wife didn't care that the fish was hot, and stuffed it into her mouth in one bite. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she also slurred, "It's so good!"

Another military wife, who was following closely behind, said anxiously, "If you've had some, please let me have some too!"

As more and more people arrived, Anning used the oil on the spatula to fry the remaining fish.

However, they only added a little garlic sauce, since they didn't have enough for themselves, and instead mainly used salt for seasoning.

It was only then that everyone noticed that Anning wasn't using a familiar pan to fry fish, but rather a spatula with a very strange-looking handle.

Who among those present wasn't a woman who frequently did manual labor?

I understood how to use the shovel right away.

"What were you thinking? Why didn't I think of bringing a big shovel to go beachcombing?"

Some of them brought small shovels, but not these big ones, because they thought they were too heavy.

But Anning's shovel is just big, the handle is not long, it looks very light and convenient, and it can not only be used to dig seafood in the sand, but also as a pot to eat here.

If it were any other season, they wouldn't actually be that envious.

But now it's winter, and even though the temperature is still around 20 degrees Celsius, the seawater feels icy cold to the touch.

At a time like this, who wouldn't want something hot?

"This shovel looks really nice and is quite portable. Where did you buy it? I'll buy one too tomorrow so it'll be easier to bring it when I go beachcombing."

Zhao Xuemei spoke first, introducing the shovel to An Ning: "This shovel isn't sold outside; An Ning modified it herself. It can be folded. See this side? It can be used not only to shovel sand, but also to chop firewood and pry things open!"

"Hiss!" Everyone present gasped. "You modified it yourself? That's impressive!"

"What's the big deal? Anning can even fly an airplane, so what if she changes to a shovel? Don't make a fuss!" That's what she said, but if Zhao Xuemei had a tail, she would have been wagging it high in the sky long ago.

The person next to him disagreed, saying, "That's different! That airplane is a toy, but this shovel is very useful! When you go up the mountain to chop firewood, you can take one with you. You can clear a path, chop firewood, and if you're lucky, you can dig up medicinal herbs without damaging their roots... Isn't that much better than a toy?"

Someone who hadn't thought of this before, upon hearing her say this, immediately said, "Anning, why don't you make one for me too?"

This time, Zhao Xuemei didn't even need to say anything; someone immediately challenged her.

"Oh my, what a big face you have! Don't people have any work to do? Why would they be so bored as to do this for you? They could use that time to make some handicrafts and earn a lot more money!"

After saying that, the man immediately turned to Anning and said, "Anning, I'll give you a fee for the work, can you help me modify it? I'll prepare the materials myself."

As more and more people gathered, An Ning said, "We can talk about this when we get back. Everyone's here to go beachcombing, and we won't be able to go when the tide comes in."

She did not refuse outright.

After all, modifying an entrenching tool isn't difficult, and if we can make some money this time, it's not a bad idea.

Even if she brought more than a thousand yuan with her, she can't just spend it all and not earn any, can she?

To be honest, due to material limitations, many functions of the shovel she has now have not been added.

Take a saw, for example.

Even if she manages to create the shape, the material of the shovel will break after only a few uses.

If she has all the materials and tools, she could add a saw and a knife separately, hiding them in the handle so they wouldn't take up any space.