Chapter 52 This is too social
"Don't have too high expectations, today is just for fun."

"What good can you get from fishing? I'll just be happy if I catch a few valuable crabs."

Chen Hui took out medium and large-sized net bags from the house.

Today is a day of big ups and downs, and the creatures in farther waters will be swept to the nearshore by the big waves.

If you can't catch rare seafood by going to the sea, it's not certain if you can go out to sea again.

"Wuhu~ Let's go fishing~~"

Wu Dianhai's twin sons, one holding a small shovel and the other carrying a small bucket, ran out happily.

"You guys be careful."

An Wenjing saw it and shouted a reminder.

"I know, Auntie! Hurry up, Auntie!"

The eldest son turned around and responded, then looked back and saw that his younger brother had run a long way away.

He hurriedly chased after him, screaming and shouting.

Wu Dianhai was still looking for matches in the house, and when he heard the noise he didn't bother to look anymore.

Afraid that the two boys would fall, he stuffed the cigarette into his pocket and walked forward while shouting "slow down".

The group arrived at the beach in a lively manner, and the tide had already receded for the most part.

Looking at the vast stretch of beach in front of her, An Wenjing was a little confused.

In her concept, sea fishing means wandering among different reefs, turning over the reefs to find the snails lying on them and the fish and crabs hiding in the reefs.

This is all sand, how can we get rid of it?
"What are they digging for? And what are they spreading?"

An Wenjing observed that many people were squatting and digging with shovels, and some people would sprinkle things into the sand.

"When digging for clams or razor clams, some crabs will also hide in the sand, which is sprinkled with salt," Chen Hui explained.

"Salt?!" An Wenjing looked at him in surprise.

"Not the kind you eat. That's expensive."

"These are made by drying them in seawater, crushing them a little and using them. They have a lot of impurities and are large particles. They are usually only used to catch clams."

"come here."

Chen Hui took An Wenjing by the hand and went to a place with fewer people.

He took the shovel from her hand, thrust it down hard and pried it up with great force.

A palm-sized bamboo clam was pried up along with the sea sand and was caught by Chen Hui as it fell.

Clean off the sand and throw it into the bucket.

"Why don't you use salt?" An Wenjing asked.

"The purpose of sprinkling salt is to force the clams out. It has no other purpose. If we can accurately know the depth and location of the caves where the clams hide, then we don't need to sprinkle salt."

Chen Hui looked around and took a few steps to the right.

He once again pried the sand up, then quickly dug a few shovelfuls down.

The second razor clam was easily obtained.

"Brother Chen Hui, how do we tell the depth and direction of clams?" An Wenjing thought it was very cool and ran over to ask for advice.

Well.
I'm afraid this method cannot be taught.

"This depends mainly on talent and experience. I do have a quick guide who can teach you."

"Look here, there's a little hole, see?"

Chen Hui squatted down, pointed at a small hole on the beach, and motioned An Wenjing to dig it.

An Wenjing grabbed the handle of the shovel with both hands and stuck the shovel deep into the soil, imitating Chen Hui's example.

then
It can’t be pried open!

After trying several times, he looked at Chen Hui helplessly.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

Chen Hui laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He squatted down, dug up some sand, and picked up a clam to show An Wenjing.

"Ah?! Is that it?" An Wenjing also laughed at her own stupidity.

"What's so funny?"

Wu Dianhai, who was watching the children nearby, heard the laughter and came over to join in the fun out of curiosity.

After taking a look at the scene, he also laughed, "Hahaha, so funny, sister-in-law, why are you doing this to dig a clam?" "No, Brother Chen Hui asked me to dig it. I thought it was a razor clam." An Wenjing said with a smile.

"Even razor clams are not dug this way. You have to find the small hole first, dig a little with a shovel, then sprinkle a handful of sea salt and slowly dig down."

"It's impossible to dig razor clams by digging directly." Wu Dianhai said with a big laugh.

"Brother Chen Hui just dug it out directly." An Wenjing said.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Even I, no, even my dad can't dig clams without salt. Those who have this technology are all old sea dwellers of our grandfather's generation."

Wu Dianhai said this with great confidence, and comforted An Wenjing: "There aren't many beaches in Chenjia Village, so it's normal. I'll come over with Ah Hui on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month."

"He really can do it, Brother Chen Hui, please give one to Brother Dian Hai quickly." An Wenjing said anxiously.

"Come on, let your brother Chen Hui give me one. If he can dig out the razor clam directly, I lose."

Wu Dianhai looked at Chen Hui and laughed.

I originally just wanted to see one fun thing, but I didn't expect there would be another fun thing.

"Brother Dianhai, how about we make a bet?" Chen Hui thought for a moment and started laughing.

"Let's make a bet. If you can dig out the clams without adding salt, I will eat them raw." Wu Dianhai was full of confidence.

"You're dreaming! You're still trying to get free food and drinks! If you lose, you can dance for everyone on my wedding day."

"make a deal!"

"That's it!"

Chen Hui pulled out the shovels one by one.

He pretended to bend down and observe the beach.

Following the point where he sensed the clam, he lifted the clam up for the second time and reached out to catch it steadily.

He turned around and smiled at Wu Dianhai while posing with razor clams.

"Brother Dian Hai, don't be in a daze!"

An Wenjing waved her hand in front of Wu Dianhai.

The smile that was originally on Wu Dianhai's face shifted to An Wenjing's face, and even deepened a bit.

"Oh my god! Chen Hui, you can do this!?"

Wu Dianhai strode over and took the razor clam from Chen Hui's hand to look at it.

Really! Alive!
"This one is for you, Brother Dianhai. You must remember our agreement, okay?" Chen Hui patted the sand off his hands and smiled complacently.

"How about we bet something else? How about changing the stakes to one dollar?"

Wu Dianhai felt a little helpless.

A man in his thirties who has a decent job but has simple limbs and has never danced wants to dance at someone else's wedding.

This is too social.

"No! You have to accept the defeat, Brother Dianhai, you can't cheat!" Chen Hui flatly refused.

"Or let's just forget it. It will be embarrassing for Brother Dianhai." An Wenjing felt a little bit reluctant.

"He was just laughing at you."

"Too!"

An Wenjing felt at ease.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm not laughing at you, I just think it's funny."

Thinking of An Wenjing's appearance just now, Wu Dianhai couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Well, I'll take a step back."

"Either you dance yourself, or let my two older nephews dance! Anyway, someone has to dance on my wedding day!" said Chen Hui.

"Okay, we're still brothers!"

When Wu Dianhai heard that he could save his son, he felt relieved.

He turned around and looked back at his two sons who were playing with digging in the sand. He needed to cultivate the father-son relationship well in the next few days.

Chen Hui took An Wenjing and continued to dig clams on the beach following the holes through which clams breathe.

Before they knew it, the two of them had walked from the shore to a place closer to the sea.

(End of this chapter)