My fishing raft will ask for help.

However, the next moment, Zhou Miao saw someone carrying a full bucket of long bamboo clams and dumping it into a box, which immediately confirmed that Luo Qianqian had not exaggerated.

Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao immediately split up, each searching for the numerous small holes on the mudflats, and imitating Luo Qianqian, they scattered large amounts of salt.

As the salt falls, the razor clams pop up on their own after a few seconds.

This sight instantly fueled Zhou Miao's enthusiasm for beachcombing, filling him with a sense of exhilaration at the thought of finding money just by crouching down.

These long bamboo clams are not the large variety commonly found in seafood shops; they are relatively small.

Even so, they can still be sold for forty or fifty yuan per kilogram in the market.

After all, this is a relatively high-end seafood.

If you were to set up a stall at the market and sell it retail, you might be able to sell it for 60 or 70 yuan per kilogram.

"Haha, I'm going to make a fortune today!" Luo Qianqian laughed as she picked up the items, her eyes crinkling with joy.

She hadn't expected there to be so many razor clams today; there were patches of them every few steps, and it felt like no time had passed before the bottom of the bucket was completely covered.

"Looks like I'll have to come here more often when the tide goes out. It's so satisfying to find so many things here!" Zhou Miao couldn't help but exclaim with a smile.

He was worried about the possibility of reduced income in the next two days, but he never expected such a huge surprise.

"Don't get your hopes up too high," Luo Qianqian shook her head. "This kind of good thing only happens once a year."

"My brother brought me here last year, and I've been coming here from time to time ever since. Most of the time I just pick up some small clams and snails."

"I suspect the large number of razor clams in Changzhu this time is related to the heavy rains of the past two days."

Zhou Miao wholeheartedly agreed with this, saying that if marine resources were this good every day, everyone living by the sea would be rich.

Moreover, seafood prices were supposed to drop significantly, but the result is that seafood prices are now getting higher and higher.

"Besides this mudflat, are there any other good places to go beachcombing nearby?" Zhou Miao asked.

Luo Qianqian thought for a moment, then raised her hand and pointed forward.

The area is still covered by shallow seawater, but traces of mudflats can already be vaguely seen.

"Once the tide goes out a bit more, you can go and take a look at that mudflat in front of us."

"I often see people catching mud crabs there, but the number depends on luck. The fishing season hasn't been open for long this year, so there should be quite a few mud crabs."

These words made Lu Xiaoxiao, who was quietly picking up razor clams, light up.

Blue crabs are a delicacy, and they cost a lot!

"What a blessed place!" Zhou Miao exclaimed.

He knew that blue crabs preferred to be active at night, but were an exception at low tide.

He couldn't explain the underlying principle, but he had personally witnessed beachcombers catching mud crabs lying in the mud on the beach after the tide receded.

Picking up long bamboo clams can be a pleasant activity, but it's particularly bad for your back and waist.

Bending over, standing up, bending over again... Zhou Miao felt his kidneys undergoing a severe test.

Looking around, more and more people were gathering to go beachcombing. When it came to speed and stamina, the three young men were no match for the experienced middle-aged men.

The soreness in her lower back became more and more pronounced, and Zhou Miao couldn't help but straighten up and gently pound her lower back a few times with her fist.

Just then, he noticed that the tide had receded to its lowest point.

Not far ahead, a mudflat the color of black soil came into view, where a few people were already gathering seafood.

Zhou Miao looked down at his bucket, which was almost full of razor clams, probably weighing about thirty or forty pounds.

"You two keep picking razor clams here, I'll go check ahead and catch some blue crabs."

"Go ahead, go ahead, I won't join in the fun." Luo Qianqian waved her hand.

After the razor clam beach was thoroughly explored by everyone, the harvest was indeed not as plentiful as before, but she didn't mind staying and continuing.

"Then I'll go with you to take a look." Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao immediately straightened up.

The density of razor clams had decreased considerably; if she continued picking them, she could only manage to collect about half a bucket more. She was clearly more interested in the blue crabs.

"You're going too? Aren't you afraid of getting pinched by a crab? Crabs pinch really hurt!" Luo Qianqian exclaimed in surprise.

"Why not give it a try!" Lu Xiaoxiao said with a smile full of eagerness. "What if there are a lot of crabs? Wouldn't that be more cost-effective than picking razor clams?"

"Goodness! I thought I was greedy enough, but I didn't expect there to be an expert like me!" Luo Qianqian teased.

The two girls' conversation left Zhou Miao both amused and exasperated: "Did you two forget you brought your beachcombing tongs?"

"Well……"

"I forgot..."

Luo Qianqian and Lu Xiaoxiao looked at each other, then burst out laughing at the same time.

Zhou Miao couldn't help but shake his head with a chuckle: "With tidal tongs, what's there to be afraid of getting your hands caught? How about it, want to come along?"

"You guys go!" Luo Qianqian thought for a moment, then politely declined. "I have to stay here and guard the razor clams, lest someone steal them."

She glanced at the dwindling crowd around her.

The number of mud crabs is unknown, and may not be comparable to the actual razor clams in front of us.

And it is indeed necessary to leave someone to watch over the harvest. One can never be too careful, as there are no cameras in this desolate wilderness to help catch thieves.

Seeing her resolute attitude, Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao did not press her further.

They carried the buckets full of razor clams back to the boat, carefully covered them, and then each carried an empty water tank and headed towards the black mudflat.

At this moment, the beachcombers on the island had split into two groups.

Most of them stayed at the clam beach to continue searching, while the rest went to catch blue crabs.

As soon as Zhou Miao stepped into the area, he saw a middle-aged woman about five or six meters away bending over and deftly picking up a blue crab weighing about four or five ounces from the muddy ground.

Sure enough, after the tide receded, some mud crabs were indeed left stranded on the mudflats.

This reminded him of the 1980s and 90s, when fishermen would use rakes to plow the mudflats at low tide and catch hundreds of kilograms of mud crabs in that short time.

Afterwards, Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao buried themselves in searching for blue crabs.

Finding mud crabs on the mudflats requires very good eyesight, as they are very good at hiding.

Some can be identified by their outlines, but many others only reveal two upright eyes.

However, you should carefully observe the seawater remaining on the mudflats to see if there are any very tiny bubbles.

If so, there's a high probability that a blue crab is hiding inside.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Zhou Miao were about three meters apart. She was a very cautious person, and she would use her snapping tongs to grab anything that seemed suspicious, which was very effective.

Before Zhou Miao could even catch the first blue crab, she had already picked up a crab weighing seven or eight ounces.

With a smile on her face, she placed the blue crab into the water tank she had brought.

Zhou Miao wanted to remind her to check if the crabs were plump; if they were thin, they wouldn't sell even if she took them.

But the sight of the muddy crabs covered in black mud made him think he should wait until the tide came in before making a decision.

Washing them with seawater will make them easier to choose from.

There were indeed many blue crabs on the mudflats, and the two of them could catch one every now and then.

However, there were quite a few people, so after working for an hour or so, the two of them each caught a dozen or so blue crabs of varying sizes.

It's not very efficient, and the harvest is hardly better than that of razor clams.

But since they were already there and so much time had passed, they had no choice but to continue.

After all, if we go back now, there probably won't be many razor clams left.

The calm period after the tide receded passed quickly, and the tide began to surge again.

The beachcombers packed up their belongings and prepared to go back. Although it would take another half an hour for the tide to reach them, no one was willing to risk their lives.

So Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao returned together.

"How many did you arrest?" Luo Qianqian had already boarded the boat and was waiting here.

"Not many, probably only about 20 jin, but since we didn't pick out the fat and lean parts, it should actually be even less." Zhou Miaoren stood outside and didn't go up.

The black mudflats were very soft, and when you stepped on them, your shoes would sink in completely. Both he and Lu Xiaoxiao's shoes were very dirty at the moment, and they needed to find a puddle to wash them quickly so as not to get the boat dirty.