In the distance, Zhao Xuemei and the others kept an eye on the situation in Anning.

Seeing Tang Qiuqiao walk away, they also came closer.

"That Tang Qiuqiao is such a jerk! She's the one who did something wrong, yet she treats you like this."

They didn't hear the conversation between An Ning and Tang Qiuqiao, and could only infer their dialogue from Tang Qiuqiao's attitude.

An Ning smiled nonchalantly: "It's alright, she has already received the punishment she deserved, and there's really no need for everyone to treat her so harshly."

"Tang Qiuqiao came here specifically for you, and you're still defending her!"

“I heard her husband used his connections to get her transferred from the island,” An Ning said. “To ensure a smooth transfer, her whole family is definitely keeping a low profile right now. But if people push her too far, given her personality, who knows what she might do before she leaves? If it affects us because of her attitude, then it will be a loss.”

An Ning's words prompted everyone to think.

Yes, Tang Qiuqiao is the kind of person who would even ruin her own carefully prepared program to frame others. What is she incapable of doing?

She didn't have much of a conflict with Zhao Xuemei and Shen Anning to begin with, yet she did something like this. If they had said something wrong and inserted something into her lung, wouldn't she have faced even more insane retaliation?

"You're right! From now on, we have to be careful what we say to her, or we'll be in big trouble if she goes crazy."

"When I get back, I'll tell them to stop hanging around in front of Tang Qiuqiao before she leaves."

An Ning smiled but didn't say anything.

Regardless of the method she used, she kept her promise to Tang Qiuqiao.

As they chatted, they started talking about their children, and from there they talked about the games Anning taught them and the toys she made, praising her extensively once again.

"Ever since they've been fighting over that airplane every day, I haven't worried about them running off again."

"Yes! The residential area is near the mountain, and I'm worried that my little one might run up the mountain and encounter wild boars."

“If it weren’t for that game, my daughter and son would definitely have insisted on coming to the beach with me. How could I possibly take care of two kids all by myself? What if one of them went into the sea without me noticing? How would I explain that to my husband?”

“I saw quite a few children when I came to go beachcombing last time! This time they are mostly teenagers, able to work.”

As the group chatted, they soon arrived at the beach and dispersed without warning.

The beach is huge, and what you find depends entirely on luck. There won't be much seafood if you put everything together, so it's better to separate them.

"Hey girl, shall we go to our usual spot?" Zhao Xuemei asked An Ning.

Anning looked at her in surprise: "Didn't you take a few people over there last time? Aren't they going today?"

Anning was referring to the first time she went beachcombing and found a giant lobster.

In the following days, she focused on selling entrenching tools and dug for shellfish and clams on this side of the beach, without going to the other side.

Hearing An Ning's question, Zhao Xuemei smiled broadly: "That time, they didn't pick up anything, and then they didn't want to go anymore. But I think that's their problem; we can definitely manage if we go."

"it is good."

The tide recedes last in this area, just like last time.

When An Ning and Zhao Xuemei arrived, the water was still up to their knees.

This time, An Ning's eyesight was much better than before; she could see a shadow floating beneath the reef where she had found the giant lobster last time, even from a great distance.

"Sister-in-law, grouper."

It's not as big as the one Xiaoni brought back last time, but it still looks about 30 centimeters long.

"I'll come, I'll come!"

Zhao Xuemei brought a net.

Groupers are wary and difficult to catch, but Zhao Xuemei, with her rich experience in beachcombing, caught the grouper in her net before it even realized what was happening.

Zhao Xuemei was overjoyed: "What a great start, sister! It's all thanks to you! And your little girl too, she got a big one right away. This thing sells for a dollar a pound at the recycling station!"

She lifted the fish to feel its weight: "It saved me four yuan directly."

"Then let's sell it later," An Ning said.

"Huh? Aren't you keeping it for yourself?" Zhao Xuemei asked in surprise.

"I ate a bit too much last time."

Even though they shared a lot of the one that Xiao Ni brought back, a large portion of it still ended up in their stomachs.

"I'd like to get some crabs this time."

She planned to get a jar of spicy crab leg meat and send it to Chen Hai.

This thing is troublesome; she wouldn't be willing to go through all that trouble for anyone else.

But Chen Hai...

I understand everything I understand.

"Okay, then we'll focus on the crabs. We'll cut out the cheaper stuff and keep the more expensive stuff to sell."

Zhao Xuemei immediately made the decision, setting the tone for this beachcombing trip.

Samurai crabs, swimming crabs, blue crabs... these crabs seem to know that Anning is looking for them, and you can find one under almost every one or two rocks.

Anning also caught a type of crab called the "fool crab," whose scientific name she didn't know. It looked quite plump, but Zhao Xuemei said it didn't have much meat, so she threw it back.

In addition, there are sea cucumbers disguised as sea cucumbers, which are used to deceive outsiders like Anning.

Zhao Xuemei watched in amazement: "I knew it! The newbie was lucky! They saw us find a big lobster here and practically turned over all the stones, but we didn't find much of anything good. You just casually walked around and found so many crabs. If they knew, they would be so envious!"

The two searched the beach for two hours, and Anning's bucket already contained three large blue crabs, two warrior crabs and one swimming crab, as well as a coconut snail, several cat's eye snails, four scallops and three abalone.

Zhao Xuemei's bucket also contained quite a lot of things, but her contents were rather varied, including not only crabs, but also blood clams, snails, clams, and other seafood.

After walking a while longer, Anning saw a dark patch on a sandy area.

Those things looked like sea cucumbers; she estimated there were about fifteen or sixteen of them.

But because of past experiences, I'm worried that I might encounter another sea eggplant.

"Sister-in-law, do you think this is a sea cucumber or a sea eggplant?"

Zhao Xuemei leaned over to take a look and exclaimed, "Wow! Girl, you've struck it rich! This stuff can sell for twenty yuan a pound!"

She picked up one and showed it to Anning: "Look, compared to the sea cucumber from before, the sea cucumber is more plump, with both ends being about the same size, and it has spines. The sea cucumber, on the other hand, has a smoother surface and its shape is not as regular; many of them are larger at one end than the other."

Anning counted them, and they were about the same as she had estimated, except for one small one that she missed. There were a total of seventeen sea cucumbers.

She put the things into the bucket with satisfaction: "I'll go back and find an old hen to make soup!"

Zhao Xuemei: !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!

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