Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 45 A Bountiful Harvest from Beachcombing

Lin Chang'er paused, then turned back, and saw that the little goldfish was holding a mantis shrimp that was as long as a child's palm and thicker than a thumb.

Lin Chang'er said happily, "This is a mantis shrimp. It has two other names. One is a name that sounds luxurious, called 'Rich Shrimp,' and the other is a fun name, called 'Mantis Shrimp'!"

The little goldfish asked, "Can I take it to town to sell?"

Lin Chang'er nodded. Of course, this quality of rich shrimp wouldn't be cheap in later generations! As for here, she'd have to check the market tomorrow.

At this moment, Gu Xiaoman tilted her little head and asked in a childish voice, "Auntie, can we eat shrimp?"

Lin Chang'er was amused, "Yes, you can eat it. This shrimp can be used to make steamed mantis shrimp, salt and pepper mantis shrimp, spicy mantis shrimp, garlic mantis shrimp..." It can also be one of the ingredients in a seafood platter.

Gu Xiaoman blinked her big eyes, "Delicious!"

The children all swallowed hard without prior arrangement.

Of course, it wasn't just them; even Lin Chang'er herself felt hungry after reading out the menu.

Turning around, I filled the bucket with a layer of sea sand and added water before letting the goldfish put the mantis shrimp into the bucket.

After giving a few more instructions, he and Sister-in-law Gu headed to the shallow water area.

The place Lin Chang'er chose was a large area of ​​reefs and shallow ditches.

Crabs and other seafood washed ashore by the sea are most likely to hide in such places.

Lin Chang'er was lucky; as soon as she arrived at the place, she found a pair of orchid crabs in a crevice in the rocks.

When the windproof lamp shone on them, the two crabs remained motionless, as if they had been drinking fake alcohol.

Lin Chang'er was quick-witted and nimble-fingered. She swiftly used the fire tongs to grab one and put it into the bucket, then immediately grabbed the other one.

Having suffered a loss while catching crabs yesterday, Sister-in-law Gu came prepared today, having brought over straw ropes early in the morning.

Lin Chang'er was almost always busy during the day, so she taught her how to tie up the crabs, one for each of them.

Just as Lin Chang'er put the tied-up crabs into the bucket, another dark shadow swam past her eyes.

"There's something here!" Sister-in-law Gu was afraid that Lin Chang'er would get hurt, so she stepped in front of her to block her.

Lin Chang'er, with her sharp eyes, recognized it as a conger eel and explained with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just a conger eel."

Holding the lantern, she stretched out the fire tongs and grabbed the eel's body. The creature was slippery, so Lin Chang'er didn't dare to use any force. She used long chopsticks to scoop it into the bucket like she was scooping noodles.

Sister-in-law Gu breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Chang'er then said, "But this thing can bite, and it hurts a lot."

Sister-in-law Gu paused, recalling the scene just now, and felt a wave of fear again.

He gently patted Lin Chang'er's back and said, "Third sister-in-law, if anything happens to you, how can I explain it to Mother?"

Lin Chang'er laughed heartily, "Sister-in-law, I know what I'm doing. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would joke around with my own body?"

Sister-in-law Gu tapped her nose, "You look just like a fierce and spirited tiger girl."

"Then you're Tiger Girl's sister-in-law!" Lin Chang'er joked with her with a smile.

After spending these few days together, Lin Chang'er found that facing her "in-laws" wasn't so scary after all.

As they were talking, Lin Chang'er caught a glimpse of a fish stranded in a shallow puddle, its tail flapping and splashing water as it tried to jump out of the shallows.

Lin Chang'er wasn't about to give it a chance, since it had offered itself up. She quickly grabbed it with tongs and examined it under the light; it was a plump Eastern Star Grouper.

She happily put the sea urchins into the bucket, but when she turned around, she saw a nest of spiky balls hidden under the rocks. They were sea urchins, and Lin Chang'er naturally wouldn't let them go, so she put them all into her basket.

In her later life, she ate sea urchin fried rice and sea urchin sashimi, both of which were delicious.

Just thinking about it stimulates the taste buds.

But right now, the conditions clearly don't support it.

Lin Chang'er took a deep breath to ward off her cravings.

But all I can think about are those delicious foods; I can't shake them off.

"Sea urchin fried rice, sea urchin sashimi, salt and pepper mantis shrimp, steamed grouper, raw marinated crab, and braised eel in fermented rice wine." Delicious!

Lin Chang'er muttered to herself.

The third sister-in-law was reciting the names of dishes again? Sister-in-law Gu was stunned. Although she had never heard of them before, they sounded delicious.

Sister-in-law Gu couldn't help but ask, "Third sister-in-law, can you cook all these dishes?"

Lin Chang'er only came to her senses when she heard Gu Dasao's voice, and was momentarily stunned.

However, adhering to the principle that as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed, Lin Chang'er shook her head nonchalantly, "No, but I know how to do it. I can tell you, and you can do it!"

When she went into business in her later life, she had many social engagements. One of her close friends, a wealthy woman, was a popular online chef specializing in private dishes.

Whenever that older sister had something good, she would call her over to try it.

She often helped out, and over time, she learned a lot of the dishes, even though she had never cooked them herself. The theoretical knowledge was all in her mind.

Sister-in-law Gu was delighted to hear this, "Sure! Let's try it another day."

After they finished talking, the two continued working.

Soon, Sister-in-law Gu also made a discovery: it was a sea bass weighing two or three pounds. However, she had no experience and failed to catch it after two attempts.

He hurriedly called to Lin Chang'er, "Third sister-in-law, there's a fish here, but I can't catch it."

"Where is it!" Lin Chang'er rubbed her hands together, rushed over quickly, and followed Sister-in-law Gu's instructions to strike with deadly accuracy.

Sister-in-law Gu chuckled and said, "She's as slippery as an eel to me, but when it comes to my third sister-in-law, she seems to willingly crawl under the fire tongs."

Lin Chang'er knew she was joking, so she replied, "Maybe my fire tongs are more attractive to it. Sister-in-law, would you like to switch with me?"

Sister-in-law Gu complained, "Third sister-in-law, stop teasing me. Hurry up and teach me how you catch fish. Next time I see fish, I won't need to call you."

Lin Chang'er clicked her tongue and said, "There really isn't any secret. It's just a matter of practice makes perfect. Sister-in-law, try it a few more times and you'll get the hang of it."

If you really can't catch them, practice with crabs, shellfish, and snails first.

Sister-in-law Gu nodded and didn't bother her anymore.

About half an hour later, Lin Chang'er caught a few more fish and crabs, and also broke off some mussels to take back and make soup for tomorrow.

The water level then dropped a little further.

Lin Chang'er then told Sister-in-law Gu to get ready to go back.

Sister-in-law Gu didn't dawdle and waited for them to return to shore.

Gu Dalang had almost dug a trench on the beach, and the children's baskets were full.

The little goldfish even took off its outer garment and wrapped up a whole bunch of things.

The bucket was left for the mantis shrimp, and it was almost half full, which surprised Lin Chang'er, but she was more delighted.

Just as they met up with them, Gu's mother and the others arrived, carrying two full baskets of sea duck eggs, which were carried by Gu Erlang and Gu Silang.

Mother Gu and Second Sister-in-law Gu each carried two large blue crabs.

They had only seen how Lin Chang'er tied up the crabs, so they could only imitate her.

Although it's not very aesthetically pleasing, the effect is the same.

Lin Chang'er's harvest was also quite good: five orchid crabs and six swimming crabs, all of them large and plump.

Two eels, one weighing about ten pounds, the other slightly smaller.

Three grouper, four sea bass, and seven or eight sea urchins.

The children were seeing these for the first time and were shouting with joy.

Lin Chang'er let them enjoy the show first, and then the whole family happily went home.

When they got home, everything was sorted and neatly arranged, and the whole family beamed with joy as they looked at their evening's harvest.

Lin Chang'er was in a bit of a predicament. There were so many different kinds of things, and she wasn't a superhero. Even if she had cheating tools, it wouldn't be easy for her to use them!

If only I had a car!