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Chapter 21 Catching Crabs

In the windy and rainy weather, Chen Fuqiong rarely rested and didn’t get up so early. Xia Yu also slept until he woke up naturally. After getting up and having breakfast, it was eight o’clock.

Look outside, it was not that heavy, but it was not that heavy. Xia Yu and Chen Wenjie came from the wind and rain. On a typhoon day, several blokes dared to rush outside and not go home. This was nothing at all.

Chen Fuqiong prepared a thin raincoat and long rain boots for him, and asked him to bring gloves. He also asked him to bring his cell phone with him to contact him at any time, and just put on a waterproof cover on a mobile phone on a rainy day.

Xia Yu accepted his mother's kindness and bragged about something, "We must catch a lot of crabs today, and our parents will go to my uncle's house to eat at night."

"Let's talk about it when you catch enough crabs." Chen Fuqiong said with a smile.

It’s good if Xia Mingguang smiles. Xia Yu now has super powers, so it shouldn’t be a problem to catch a few more crabs, but the mangroves are not like the sea, so it still depends on luck.

After Xia Yu packed up, he drove out the motorcycle. There was also an electric tricycle in the yard, which was usually used to pull fishing nets and catches. Xia Mingguang usually prefers to drive motorcycles when he went out.

Xia Yu rode a motorcycle faster than a small car, and arrived at his uncle Chen Fuqiang's house in less than 20 minutes.

Chen Fuqiang was not at home now, and his grandmother said that he went to the fish steak and asked him, "Do you want tea?"

Xia Yu said no, so he called Chen Wenjie, who was also armed, and prepared to set off to catch crabs. He didn't bring any tools. Chen Wenjie had tools here to catch crabs, shovels, iron hooks, net pockets, pliers, and rubber rings used to tie crabs, each person, one set.

"Ayu, Ajie, the meal starts at half past twelve. I will make stewed shrimp for you and get up in the morning to catch it." Grandma gave them to them and told them to "recurring offenders" when she went out. When she was a child, she often had fun outside and didn't know how to go home.

Both of them nodded and agreed, Xia Yu also smiled and said, "I haven't tasted my grandmother's skills for a long time!"

The mangroves they were going to were not too far away. They took fifteen minutes to walk, and the two of them were still riding motorcycles.

Xia Yu thought it was looking for the long-lost childlike fun. On the way, Chen Wenjie also told him that he had caught several large blue crabs weighing more than one pound in the mangroves a few days ago.

"That's pretty good. The big one can sell for more than 100!" Xia Yu chatted with him all the way.

"It's okay, you're even better, you're willing to eat it!" Chen Wenjie replied with a smile. The last Dragon Boat Festival dinner was very rich. Not only did you say that you had a big beautiful lobster, but you also ate several green crabs.

Xia Yu will basically not return empty-handed when he returns from sea. Several cousins ​​have grown up together since childhood, and Xia Yu is alone, and the others have recognized this fact.

After arriving at the place, no one else was seen in the mangrove forest. It was estimated that it was only two of them who ran out to catch crabs on the rainy day.

The two were preparing to take action separately, and Xia Yu also said that he would play with him to see who caught more crabs.

"I won't bully you like this!" Chen Wenjie could only smile bitterly at this.

Xia Yu said, "I haven't come to this mangrove for a long time. Cousin, you are more familiar with the environment and have a good place. Is it okay?"

Chen Wenjie replied, "You have long been blown away by you! You are someone else's child."

Xia Yu laughed, "Be strong, not that exaggerated, okay? Call me if you need it."

This mangrove forest is on the tidal flat, with light salty water intersecting, and can come up when the tide is high. Now that the tide is gone, they can come here to catch crabs.

In addition to hiding from stones, rotten wooden stakes and other places, crabs will also dig holes by themselves, and some holes are also very deep. Experienced fishermen can judge the size of the crab inside by the size of the cave.

These two people who grew up catching crabs and shrimps were often caught by crabs, and have accumulated considerable experience for this.

The two of them first looked for places where there might be crabs. Wind and rain would not affect their interest. Crabs like to stay at home in such weather.

Xia Yu felt that he was expanding now because he felt that there were really few crabs here. He searched for a few minutes but didn't find crabs. It was like the sea, and he could catch any seafood.

Chen Wenjie felt that it was okay. He discovered the crab hole before Xia Yu. He reached out and touched it but couldn't see it. He didn't feel it when he tapped the iron hook. He could only pick up the shovel and dig it out.

Xia Yu soon discovered the crab hole. They were brave enough to reach out and touch it first. At most, there were frogs inside, not scary. There were few animals like snakes. And compared to worrying about this, the most important thing to worry about is not to be caught by crabs.

Most of the crabs living in the mangrove areas are blue crabs. It really hurts to get a pair of huge pliers. It is not surprising that a big man is so pinched that tears are shed.

From the entrance of the cave, he judged that the inside should be about half a catty, and in this area, it should be considered a big product.

But Xia Yu didn't touch it to the end and looked in with the hook. Still no feeling, he said loudly to Chen Wenjie not far away, "Cousin, this hook you made is too long and quite powerless!"

"If the hook is short, it will be powerful? Just don't need it. Just open the hole!" Chen Wenjie answered him angrily.

Xia Yu laughed, "I suspect you are driving in a cousin, but I have no evidence."

"What a mess!" Chen Wenjie said, "A Yu, are you psychological tactics?"

"No tactics are needed!" Xia Yu didn't stop his hand when he spoke. He picked up the shovel and started digging holes. In such a soft mud, the shovel was actually not very hard, but it was better than using his hands directly. He didn't plan to cheat and find out the size and location of the crab, and enjoyed the original and fun of catching crabs.

He couldn't resist his physical fitness, so he used force. After digging along the cave for more than ten minutes, he reached out and touched the crab hiding deepest. The crab inside welcomed him with a pair of large pliers, and maybe he could even spit.

Xia Yu also said loudly to Chen Wenjie, "I'm ready to ship the goods here, where are you, cousin!"

"I'm soon!"

"Sorry, I have to get the goods first before you!"

Chen Wenjie laughed, "Hurry, hurry up! Okay!"

Xia Yu is very experienced in touching crabs. If he wants to be picked up by crabs, he would be too shameful to be a man who drives the sea.

"Read more!" After he was ready, he caught the crab in the hole in less than half a minute and successfully caught the crab intact. But when he touched it, he expected that it would overturn, and the head was much smaller than he had expected first.

I caught it and put it on the ground and saw that it was true that the male green crab looked less than four taels. The green crab who was driven out of the house was very unwilling to escape, waving big pliers, and spitting saliva to demonstrate to him.

Unfortunately, its resistance was very weak, and Xia Yu was not polite. He grabbed it skillfully, took out a rubber band and tied it up, and put it in the net pocket. The value of the crabs was greatly reduced after the legs were broken, but the crabs were all stupid. After covering their eyes with mud or leaves, it was like being immobilized.

He also went over to see Chen Wenjie catching crabs. His digging speed was actually not slow. When Xia Yu came over, he also said, "My hole is deeper and not easy to dig."

When I saw the crabs in Xia Yu's pocket again, I immediately laughed, "I took it out, definitely bigger than you!"

"Is that so? Then I want to see it." Xia Yu didn't believe it, and asked him with a smile, "Do you need my help?"

"No! If I can't handle it, wouldn't it be too shameful!" Chen Wenjie refused him without thinking.

Xia Yu was idle and remembered, "I'll take a video with my phone. Xiaoxue just happened to say that she needed to get on the sea. Cousin, you have to perform well."

"If you don't take pictures, what do you do if you do it yourself." Chen Wenjie said this, but he was not shy when facing the camera. It was probably because he was tempered by his sister Chen Wenxiu.

Although it was raining, the phone with waterproof bag protection was not that convenient to use, so Xia Yu was still fine for filming videos.

Chen Wenjie is even more professional than Xia Yu in catching the sea. Digging holes and catching crabs is not a problem at all. Talking to Xia Yu did not affect his efficiency in digging. When he felt that it was almost the same, he reached out and touched it in, "Wow! It's really a big one!"

It was shocked and almost shocked Xia Yu, "Is it that big?"

Chen Wenjie said, "You will know when you touch it, why don't you get the goods?"

Xia Yu shook his head, "Am I the kind of person who robs people of credit? Of course, if my cousin admits that he is not good enough, I can take over."

"Tsk! Who can't do it!" Chen Wenjie is very principled and swears to defend the dignity of men to the death.

Xia Yu kindly reminded him, "Cousin, be careful, don't get pinched, it hurts!"

"Receive it!" Chen Wenjie was not affected by his slutty words at all. After exploring for a while, he caught the crabs inside and then raised them to take pictures of him.

The experienced teacher Xia Yu perfectly took a picture of this scene. Another big blue crab was indeed bigger than what he caught just now, and it looked no less than six taels.

Chen Wenjie was also proud, "How about it, you're bigger than you!"

"It's really big, but unfortunately I belong to only my mother!" Xia Yu's eyes were sharp.

Chen Wenjie retorted, "Isn't it better to have a bigger female crab?"

"You are right! I lost this first round!" Xia Yu expressed his willingness to accept the loss.

"Hehe!" Chen Wenjie smiled like a twenty-year-old child, but soon said, "Catching crabs depends on luck. Before I caught them, no one knew whether the crabs inside were big or small. Life was actually the same!"

Xia Yu also sighed, "When did my cousin become a philosopher? Who did you learn from?"

"It is taught by the Social University. If this crab is sold, it is afraid it will be more than one pound!" Chen Wenjie seemed to be a little emotional.

When the two were talking, the big blue crab was still swaying, but unfortunately Chen Wenjie didn't let go at all, and then he skillfully tied it up with rubber bands. They didn't catch crabs by themselves, so they naturally didn't have to tie crabs with such thick and heavy ropes. But once such crabs arrived at fishmongers and terminals to sell crabs, increasing the weight of the rope seemed to be a hidden rule. If consumers don't have ropes, there was a completely different price. For fishermen, there was no benefit, and their income did not increase, and they might even have to be a bad reputation.

Then Chen Wenjie made a request, "Don't send the video to Xiaoxue, it's so shameful!"
Chapter completed!
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