Sea-hunting system: I became rich by fishing at sea

The cave in front of us is located at a relatively low position. Even though it is a high tide today, it has already receded to the bottom.

However, the sea water at the entrance of the cave was still at Chen Zhiyao's knees. If the sea water rose, it would probably flood everything.

Although there were a few sparse small trees in front, they still could not withstand the surging waves in front, and the waves kept hitting us.

Another fierce wave soaked half of their bodies.

But at this time, neither of them had the heart to care about it, because there were a lot of gooseneck barnacles growing on the rocks at the entrance of the cave.

(Warm tip: People with trypophobia please note that the pictures are not very friendly.)

"There are so many gooseneck barnacles. I'm going to make a fortune! I'm going to make a fortune!" Chen Zhiyao said and immediately ran towards the cave entrance.

"..."Grandpa Chen was so happy that he was speechless.

He had found a lot of small green dragons and abalone in the cave before, and he came here this time to find these two things, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected surprise.

Thinking that these strange-looking little things could be sold for nearly 200 yuan per pound, Grandpa Chen quickened his pace.

gooseneck barnacle

Gooseneck barnacle is the name used abroad. Because it looks like Buddha's hand and dog's paw, locals generally call it Buddha's hand snail or dog's paw snail.

Gooseneck barnacles are said to be relatives of crabs. Their texture and taste are a bit similar to crab meat, but they are more fresh and sweet. They are delicious if they are steamed directly.

They are mainly distributed in the crevices of reefs where waves are frequent or on cliffs. They feed on plankton. Generally, the bigger the waves, the better they grow.

However, because the places where they usually grow are very dangerous, it is very difficult to pick them, and every year many people die while picking gooseneck barnacles.

Gooseneck barnacles are very delicious and are known as "seafood from hell" because of their appearance.

Gooseneck barnacles have always been highly sought after in Europe because of their extremely sweet taste.

And because it is so difficult to pick, it is said that one pound can be sold for hundreds of euros in Europe.

The price of gooseneck barnacles in China is also very expensive, almost as much as that of small green dragon.

There were a lot of gooseneck barnacles growing on both sides of the cave entrance, and the grandfather and grandson were on each side.

Chen Zhiyao first tried to pick it off with her hands, and found that it was firmly attached and not a single one fell off.

Not only does this thing taste similar to crab meat, its shell is also like a crab shell, which looks thin but is very hard.

After thinking for a second, Chen Zhiyao immediately took out a sand shovel from the bucket. With one shovel, she could pry out several sand shovels.

"Click"

"Click"

These little treasures were shoveled down one by one by Chen Zhiyao, and the process was quite relaxing.

Seeing that the shovel was quite useful, Chen Zhiyao cheerfully reminded the grandfather behind her:

"Grandpa, it's faster to use a sand shovel to shovel these Buddha's hand snails."

"Need I tell you? When I went to the sea to collect Buddha's hand snails, your father wasn't even born yet."

Grandpa Chen spoke with great pride, his hands' movements showing no sign of slowing down, as he scooped up a small piece of gooseneck barnacle with one shovel.

"Click"

"Click"

Neither of them spoke, they were both working hard to shovel off the gooseneck barnacles in front of them bit by bit.

You know what, this process is really relaxing, except that the waves are a bit big and it hurts a bit when they hit my body.

"Crash..."

The waves at the cave entrance were still hitting the two of them, but no one cared at this time. Instead, they quickened their movements.

Except for the smaller one, the two bigger ones were all tackled down.

Chen Zhiyao wiped the water droplets on her forehead, which might have been sweat or splashes of water. She then lifted the bucket in her hand, which was almost 10 kilograms.

This thing is quite heavy, a small piece weighs several taels.

Grandpa Chen standing next to him had a bucket of gooseneck barnacles weighing more than ten pounds.

Looking at these expensive little treasures, the old man was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Chen Zhiyao stood up straight, patted her sore back several times, and then gave her grandfather two thumbs up with admiration.

"Grandpa, you are really amazing. How did you find these gooseneck barnacles?"

Chen Zhiyao thought that these gooseneck barnacles outside the cave were the surprise her grandfather had just mentioned.

In fact, the old man didn’t know there were so many Buddha’s hand snails here before coming here, but Grandpa Chen, who was very proud, changed his explanation.

"I discovered this small cave by chance when I came here to catch seafood. I also found a small blue dragon and several palm-sized abalone in it before." The old man said confidently.

When Chen Zhiyao heard that there were small blue dragons and wild abalone in the cave, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Grandpa, let's go take a look inside the cave."

By now the sea water had risen to the middle of Chen Zhiyao's thighs, but the grandfather and grandson, who were only thinking about finding Xiao Qinglong and abalone, didn't care at all.

At this time, Grandpa Chen took out two headlamps that he had prepared long ago.

The originally dark cave became bright under the illumination of the headlamp. Chen Zhiyao looked around with curiosity.

The inside of the cave is larger than the entrance. It looks like a small rectangle that is 2 meters wide and 3 meters deep. There is a thin layer of sand on the soles of the feet, which feels soft when stepped on.

The surrounding rocks have become strangely shaped due to the erosion of the waves over time.

Chen Zhiyao had just taken two steps when she saw a few beautiful little abalones on the rock at her waist level.

Wild Abalone

"Grandpa, there are really abalone here."

As he said this, he took the shovel in his hand and quickly pried the little guys off the rocks one by one.

Wild Abalone+6

Grandpa Chen on the side smiled without saying a word, happily groping under the sand where the water level was lower, and soon caught a small green dragon weighing nearly one kilogram.

Hearing her grandfather's hearty laughter, Chen Zhiyao turned around curiously, and then stared at the ferocious little green dragon in the old man's hand.

As a foodie, Chen Zhiyao blurted out, "What a plump little blue dragon. It must be delicious if steamed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the little green dragon struggled even harder, but in the end, the old man ruthlessly stuffed it into the bucket.

In addition to small abalone, there were also many particularly large conchs on the rocks in the cave. Chen Zhiyao put them all into the bucket.

Conch +8

Soon, Chen Zhiyao found a bigger abalone in a crevice.

However, this little thing was stuck very tightly and was inside the cracks in the rocks, so it was difficult to exert force with the shovel.

At this time, the little dream in her mind reminded her, "Tangtang, you can just use the universal clips to clip it."

Chen Zhiyao slapped her thigh vigorously, "Oh, I almost lost the universal clamp."

Immediately afterwards, she picked out a particularly plump wild abalone from the crevice of the rock.

abalone

Although it was not as big as the palm as Grandpa Chen said, it was still quite fat. Chen Zhiyao happily put it into the bucket.

Wild Abalone+1

Suddenly, Chen Zhiyao in the cave shouted excitedly:

"Wow, I'm going to be rich!"