He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

People who come to dig for sea bean sprouts can only dig up 30 or 40 kilograms at most. Only very experienced old fishermen can tell which mudflats are hiding more sea bean sprouts.

Sea bean sprouts are small and light; even the extra-large ones weigh only four or five grams.

So, even though you might dig up several or even a dozen with one shovel, they don't actually weigh much.

At low tide, you can dig up thirty or forty pounds, that's the best you can get.

Of course, for them, let alone thirty or forty kilograms, even seven or eight kilograms would be considered very good, and they would get a dollar.

Seeing this lively scene, He Zhenzhen was a little dumbfounded.

She tugged at Niu Bayi's sleeve.

"Bayi, are we too late? Look at these sea bean sprouts, they've almost dug them all up. I didn't see any relatively flat mudflats on this Kunlong Beach."

Indeed, the area is riddled with holes and pits.

Niu Bayi smiled slightly.

"We're not here to dig for sea bean sprouts. Sea bean sprouts aren't worth much. If we're going to dig for them, we might as well work on the construction site."

After he finished speaking, a voice came from the side.

"Oh dear, Bayi, Zhenzhen, you're late. There are plenty of sea pea shoots here, but most of them have already been dug up. Look, which mudflat hasn't been dug up?"

"There are too many people! At times, there are three or four hundred people. People from more than a dozen nearby villages come."

The person who said this was Aunt Zhang.

Last time Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen went to dig for clams, they ran into Aunt Zhang.

Finally, He Zhenzhen even gave her a few nice ark shells.

He Zhenzhen gave her a bright smile.

"Don't worry, Aunt Zhang, what others can dig up, Bayi can dig up too. What others can't dig up, Bayi can also dig up. Even if the entire Kunlongtan is dug up and there are no more sea bean sprouts—"

"My family can also get a lot of good stuff."

At this time, people continued to walk out of Kunlongtan, carrying baskets of sea bean sprouts, satisfied.

Hearing this, he burst into laughter.

"Besides sea bean sprouts, there's nothing else on Kunlong Beach. What good stuff can you possibly get there?"

"If you go down to the beach now, you'll probably only pick up some odds and ends, maybe even some undeveloped sea bean sprouts that others have thrown away. It's a waste of your time and effort. Go back and come back next time!"

"Exactly! Just look at the situation. There's no flat ground left to dig in; how can we expect to get any good stuff?"

……

Niu Bayi ignored them, grabbed He Zhenzhen, and went down to Kunlongtan.

The two carefully stepped on the muddy ground, and soon Niu Bayi stopped.

He crouched down and stared at a certain area.

This area was also dug up with shovels, creating several pits that were over ten centimeters deep.

You can still vaguely see traces left by sea bean sprouts.

However, the sea bean sprouts were dug up.

Gone.

Niu Bayi seemed unwilling to give up, so he stretched out one hand and groped around in the pit, as if he were playing with mud.

He Zhenzhen asked curiously, "Bayi, what's so fun about mud?"

Niu Bayi said seriously, "I'm not just playing in the mud; there might be some good stuff hidden in here."

Aunt Zhang knew that Niu Bayi was quite skilled; he could find ark shells that others couldn't, so she followed him.

I happened to overhear him say those words.

She was also very curious.

"Bayi, are you sure there's still some good stuff hidden down there? But if there was any good stuff, someone would have dug it up already. Look, this place has been dug up. There's nothing left except sea bean sprouts."

Niu Bayi shook his head, his face full of mystery.

"Not necessarily. This thing is hidden even deeper than sea bean sprouts. Although the sea bean sprouts have been dug up, this thing probably hasn't been discovered and is still hidden down there."

At this moment, even more people gathered around to watch the spectacle.

An old man said, "Young man, I've made a living by the sea for most of my life, and I've dug up countless sea bean sprouts, but how come I've never known about this treasure hidden under the sea bean sprouts?"

Another older woman.

"You're not talking about sandworms, are you? Sandworms can't burrow that deep. There are some sandworms in this Trapped Dragon Beach, but very few. I only dug up three, they were tiny, and nobody wanted them."

"I can only take it home to cook porridge."

Niu Bayi gave another mysterious smile.

"It's not a sandworm, but it's similar to a sandworm, and it's a much more valuable treasure."

As Niu Bayi said this, his left hand was still pressed in the mud pit, rubbing it back and forth as if he were giving someone a massage.

Without making a sound, he poured in a stream of spatial seawater and successfully discovered the movement below.

Hey!

Yes, it is!

The old man said with dissatisfaction, "This young man is playing tricks. What do you mean by something that's similar to a sand worm but more valuable? Stop being so mysterious and just show it to us."

Others also encouraged it.

"That's right, why don't you just pull him out and let us see him!!"

Suddenly, Niu Bayi said crisply, "Here we are."

Immediately afterwards, his hand, like a claw, plunged into the mud pit, completely disappearing into it.

Not long after, he pulled it out as if he had grabbed something.

Immediately, gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd.

He Zhenzhen, who was squatting nearby, was startled and screamed.

"My God, is that...is that a snake? Be careful, Ba Yi, it might bite!"

Niu Bayi pulled out a pinkish-red thing from the depths of the mud pit.

It's only as thick as an adult's thumb, and I don't know how long it is; it looks like a pig's intestine.

One of its heads was being held in Niu Bayi's hand, and he kept shaking it, trying to shake off An Lushan's unruly claws!

How could Niu Bayi let it go? He suddenly stretched out his index finger, straight as a line, then wrapped it around and pulled it even further up.

puff!

Niu Bayi pulled this thing out.

It was probably about 20 centimeters long and weighed over 50 grams, quite energetic, swinging back and forth in Niu Bayi's hands.

Upon closer inspection, it really does resemble a short snake.

But actually, it looks more like pig intestines.

Everyone around, including Aunt Zhang and He Zhenzhen, stared wide-eyed.

Aunt Zhang started shouting.

"Oh my god, what... what is this? I've never seen anything like it before! It looks a bit like a sandworm, but it's so much bigger!"

Niu Bayi said, "This isn't even considered big. It's just a kid. The bigger ones are as thick as my wrist, can grow to 30 or 40 centimeters long, and weigh about half a pound. They taste much better than sandworms."

"Clean it thoroughly, blanch it in boiling water, and then use it to stir-fry bitter melon, green peppers, chives, or anything else—it'll be crunchy and delicious."

"The meat is exceptionally tender and delicious, making it quite good for braising."

As he spoke, Niu Bayi almost swallowed his saliva.

A young woman next to me chuckled, her laughter a bit like a madman's.

"Judging by the shape of this thing, it might even have kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac effects, making it especially good for men."

Niu Bayi nodded decisively.

"That's right, if your husband eats it, you can't escape!"

The young woman immediately spat in embarrassment, which drew a burst of strange laughter from those around her.

The old man rubbed his eyes hard, staring intently at the thing in Niu Bayi's hand.

"What... what is this? I've been digging in the mudflats for most of my life, and I've dug up all sorts of good stuff, but I've never seen anything like this before."