Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

Actually, because the sand crab inhabits forests and vine thickets, its diet is more focused on carrion, which causes it to accumulate certain toxins in its body. Eating it can easily cause diarrhea and doesn't taste very good.

Therefore, people living by the sea gradually spread the word that they only eat poop.

But Linlin wasn't scared off by the dung horse; he only noticed that another type of crab, the sand crab, was edible: "Uncle, then take me to catch sand crabs, I want to eat them."

Cao Xuezhen: "The sun is so strong now, do you want to get sunburned like a salted fish?"

"Grandma, there's no sun today," Huihui said.

Linlin wanted to eat crabs; she wanted to catch new crabs to play with and see what the differences were between the two types.

Cao Xuezhen threatened the two of them, "You don't understand. Even if it doesn't look sunny at the beach, you'll still get tanned like charcoal. Do you want to become charcoal boys and girls?"

Perhaps it's because the northerly winds that have been blowing for several days have just shifted, but even though there's no sun and the clouds are thick today, the weather has become muggy again.

Cao Xuezhen didn't want to see the two little ones go out and get all sweaty.

Linlin and Huihui had no choice but to resort to pleading with Zhou Weiqiang and Wu Hongyu again.

In the end, the two couldn't resist the two little ones' advances and started accompanying them to the beach to catch crabs.

Zhou Yu also went along.

Sand crab burrows on the beach are usually round holes that slope downwards.

If the area around the entrance to a hole is covered with small, round sand spheres, it's almost certainly inhabited by sand crabs.

Zhou Yu loved eating clay pot porridge with sand crab, but he was far too unskilled at digging for sand crabs.

Zhou Yu dug up sand dunes on the beach, but each one collapsed, leaving him in a very sorry state.

Wu Hongyu, on the other hand, dug up quite a few sand crabs, which made the two little ones rave about their dad.

Every time Wu Hongyu digs a hole, the two little guys will run wildly after the sand crab, throwing sand at it as they run.

Wu Hongyu taught them this: when sand crabs are hit by sand, they will stop and lie on the sand.

Seeing that Wu Hongyu had already dug up almost half a bucket, Zhou Yu also became somewhat unconvinced.

After carefully studying Wu Hongyu's method, he also began to dig seriously.

There are actually some tricks to digging sand burrows. First, you have to be decisive when you dig, and you have to dig along the extension of the hole.

Second, if the opening is collapsed, you should quickly clean the collapsed area by hand, find a new opening, and then dig again.

Basically, when Zhou Yu was digging, the sand wasn't cleared in time, and the sand would fill the hole halfway through.

After taking things seriously, Zhou Yu came up with a simple solution: he would clean the sand every time he shoveled the hole.

The biggest problem with this method is that it is extremely physically demanding.

However, Zhou Yu is currently still under the buff of the system's accelerated training, so he is not worried about insufficient stamina at all.

So soon, he dug up his first sand crab.

Then came the second one, and the third one.

He got better and better at digging, and Huihui and Linlin, seeing how vigorously Zhou Yu was digging, started cheering around him.

Seeing Zhou Yu get going, Wu Hongyu, though he didn't say anything, also noticeably quickened his pace with his shovel, and the two old men began to secretly compete with each other.

However, Wu Hongyu surrendered first. He looked at Zhou Yu admiringly and said, "Brother Yu, your stamina is amazing."

He has been working in the sea enclosure, where he has to lift nets and plant seedlings every day. The amount of physical activity he gets is enormous, which has given him a very muscular physique.

Zhou Yu, who looked so frail, was surprisingly physically strong, and Zhou Yu couldn't help but admire him.

Zhou Yu: "Haha, I recently started working in the kitchen, didn't I? The kitchen is a good place for exercise, so I've developed some muscle."

At this time, it was almost noon, and Cao Xuezhen began calling them back.

The two little ones were indeed hungry, so they didn't expend much effort and happily followed the trail back to the camp.

Seeing the mille-crepe cake she had been longing for taken out of the insulated box again, Linlin happily grabbed it and ate it right away.

After finishing the mille-crepe cake in his hand, he suddenly said, "Uncle, you make such delicious cakes, why didn't you make one for me on my birthday?"

Huihui added, "Yes, Uncle is so mean. He doesn't even make us a cake for our birthdays."

Zhou Yu: "I just learned how to make this myself. How about I make you an even prettier cake next year?"

Zhou Yu really wanted to say, "Uncle, I've already done a great job. I cooked for you as soon as I received your reward for the mission."

It's funny, I wonder what Zhou Meiying's reaction would be if she knew that this cake was a reward her son gave her after secretly eating Zhou Yu's oat milk.

After finishing Zhou Yu's mille-feuille cake, Cao Xuezhen brought out taro cake, and Zhou Meiying also brought out a box of chicken feet and various snacks. Then came various fruits.

Taro cake is also considered a specialty pastry of G City.

But unlike taro cakes from other places, after steaming the taro cake, Cao Xuezhen cut it into small pieces and then fried it with beaten eggs.

Once the taro cake is coated with a layer of caramelized egg liquid, it gains both the savory aroma of the taro cake and the caramelized aroma of the egg.

Compared to simply steamed taro cake, the aroma of fried taro cake is much more enticing.

The chicken feet that Zhou Meiying bought are also a specialty in G City. They are all from old chickens that have been used for more than half a year and have grown a fifth toe.

Not only is it very chewy, but it has also been simmered for a long enough time, making it very delicious with peanut sauce.

However, upon learning that each chicken foot cost 6 yuan, Cao Xuezhen couldn't help but start grumbling:

"Your kindergarten doesn't make much money. If you like chicken feet so much, Mom can just make them for you at home. You don't need to spend the money."

Cao Xuezhen actually felt very sorry for her youngest daughter, which is why she kept helping Zhou Meiying take care of the child.

Although Zhou Yu lost his job, he still had some savings, and Zhou Meiqi also had her own business in Guangzhou.

It was only because the two of them refused to get married that she was worried.

Zhou Meiying has been doing simple work in G City, although Wu Hongyu can now earn some money by raising sea huts.

However, the aquaculture industry is not only dependent on the weather, but it is also a very tiring job. Wu Hongyu basically has to live on the enclosure all year round.

Moreover, the price of contracting the sea wall is not cheap.

Especially after the typhoons a few months ago, I heard that Wu Hongyu also suffered some losses. Seeing that Zhou Meiying had spent a lot, Cao Xuezhen couldn't help but nag a bit more.

"Mom, I don't eat this every day. I only bought a little because we're out having fun."

"How is Hongyu's sea enclosure this year?" Cao Xuezhen asked softly.

"Not much. The typhoons this year were actually not too bad, and there wasn't much damage. However, the purchase price has been declining more and more severely in the past two years. So Hongyu is also considering whether to clear the ponds ahead of schedule this year."

Cao Xuezhen remained silent for a while.

Haiwei is actually a large fishpond that connects to the sea and utilizes natural seawater.

If you clear the fishponds and sell them all a day earlier, the price will naturally be lower.