Reborn in 1990, a life of fishing and gathering seafood.

Chapter 011: Octopus and Giant Blue Crab

"nice one!"

"So many octopuses..."

Fang Hao's efforts were indeed not in vain.

He ran to the water inlet where good stuff might be found, and sure enough, he found quite a few octopuses.

Octopus!

Some people also call it sand octopus!

This stuff is so fragrant when baked with sand ginger!

In later times, wild-caught octopuses sold for tens of yuan per kilogram, and during festivals, they were sold at exorbitant prices to people returning from working in other places.

This thing!

Fang Hao's mouth watered just thinking about it.

Looks like tonight's trip wasn't a complete waste.

At the very least, catching an octopus wouldn't be bad.

In the 1990s, marine resources were plentiful, but in a few years, the amount of near-shore resources gradually began to decline sharply.

The main problem is that it can't withstand large-scale capture!

This has led to the government closing the seas and imposing fishing bans every year.

"Let's see where you can run now!"

"Get them all into the bucket..."

Fang Hao then began to catch them.

This shallow area only reached ankle height, and there were many octopuses swimming around, their eight tentacles spread out like a spider web.

These things stay in caves or sand during the day, and only come out into the water at night.

Beachcombing during the day is different from beachcombing at night.

Therefore, the methods of capturing them are also different!

Fang Hao's auditory and visual perception abilities have been significantly enhanced and improved, allowing him to thrive even late at night.

They were having a blast catching them!

"It's wrapped quite tightly..."

They did four or five in a row.

Fang Hao finally caught a big one.

As a result, the thing's eight tentacles immediately wrapped tightly around his hands, arms, and wrists like vine suckers.

As expected, something truly raw and vigorous is different!

If it's a dead octopus bought at the market, its tentacles will have already retracted.

"I should have brought something to put this thing in, otherwise all my efforts would have been wasted trying to catch it while running away..."

Fang Hao watched as the octopus he had thrown into the bucket continued to crawl around, its long tentacles making it easy for it to crawl out.

During this time, all I could do was keep digging and manipulating it with my hands.

Octopuses are usually caught in special bottles or their openings are covered to prevent them from escaping or crawling around.

Fang Hao acted rashly this time!

I never expected to encounter an octopus.

These things aren't usually that easy to catch.

Visibility is generally not very good at night, and if the seawater is murky, it's really hard to see, let alone catch it.

……

About half an hour later.

"Twelve articles."

"That's enough for tonight's midnight snack..."

Fang Hao couldn't help but stretch his back slightly.

We finally caught all the octopuses in the nearby waters, just enough for one stir-fry. My mouth is watering just thinking about the taste I haven't had in years.

The frozen goods sold in the market are incomparable.

"Let's go over to the rocky pool and take a look."

"I wonder if they have any blue crabs..."

Fang Hao wanted to try his luck over at the reef.

Let's see if we can still get some blue crabs!

After the tide recedes, some blue crabs will hide in the crevices and holes of the sea rocks and reefs. If you are lucky, you may be able to catch two or three.

These days, mud crabs cost only a few yuan per pound.

It's much more expensive than pork.

If you catch a large blue crab while beachcombing, many people are reluctant to eat it and instead choose to sell it for money.

In the 1990s, the average person's monthly salary was only a few dozen or a hundred yuan. A large blue crab was only worth a few yuan, and unless you were rich, you couldn't afford to eat it.

Why not sell them to supplement the family income?

……

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

"Looks like I'm incredibly lucky tonight, my fortune is just unbelievable..."

Then.

Fang Hao arrived in front of a large area of ​​sea reefs.

Then you can clearly perceive the sounds and movements inside certain crevices and holes, including the sound of blue crabs blowing bubbles.

They immediately spotted three or four, or more.

This made Fang Hao extremely happy!

It seems that the super-strong perception bonus gained from rebirth is quite good, at least it can play a significant role when going beachcombing.

Otherwise, if it were anyone else facing this large expanse of reefs and ditch, they would only be able to slowly dig through each crevice one by one.

It's a lot of effort for no reward!

Right now, Fang Hao can directly sense which crack or cave is making noise and then start working with the iron pliers.

This way, the success rate is much higher!

You should know that mud crabs may hide in muddy puddles or crevices, so catching them is not easy.

"Thank goodness I had the pliers!"

"Otherwise, it would be really difficult to catch this thing; getting caught in its pincers would be troublesome..."

Fang Hao used iron pliers to pull a blue crab directly out of a relatively shallow hole.

It's not small either!

A fierce and menacing appearance.

Two large pincers clamped the iron clamps tightly.

If your hand gets caught in this thing, you'll get seriously injured; it's one of the more threatening things you might encounter while beachcombing.

If you want to catch it with your hands, you have to grab it from behind to avoid being pinched by its pincers from the front.

"Not bad! Quite plump."

"If we made a few more, it would be perfect..."

Fang Hao muttered to himself.

There's always a good thing like blue crabs, the more the better.

It would probably take someone else quite a while to excavate this entire area of ​​rocky water.

"Yo ho!"

"This one's hiding pretty well... Come out, my darling..."

Fang Hao soon discovered another big target.

When you try to probe inside with pliers, it keeps retracting, and even uses its pincers to retaliate.

Looks like he has quite a temper!

If you reach in, you'll definitely be in trouble.

"Let's see where you can run now..."

Fang Hao adjusted his posture slightly.

After clamping a crab claw, pull it out, and soon a large blue crab comes out.

Catching this giant blue crab is worth far more than those dozen or so octopuses.

after that.

Fang Hao followed the same method and dug out all the holes and crevices in the entire reef that showed signs of movement.

A total of fourteen blue crabs were caught!

Three of them were particularly large.

"What a bumper harvest!"

"We need to quickly put some leaves in there, otherwise these crabs will fight each other and break off their claws..."

Fang Hao looked at the bucket in his hand.

A dozen or so large blue crabs and a dozen or so octopuses were mixed together, filling more than half a bucket.

They weigh at least ten kilograms in total.

A feeling of joy at the harvest filled my heart.

Then he found some seaweed, twigs, and other similar things nearby and threw them into the bucket.

To prevent these blue crabs from fighting and breaking their claws, which would affect their appearance and lower their price.

"It's time to go back."

"I wonder how many snails that girl dug up... Her expression when she sees my harvest will be priceless..."

Fang Hao was about to call it a day and head home.

After all, it's been going on for so long.

His wife is still over there!

immediately.

They then returned the way they came.

This beachcombing trip was pretty good.

At least the harvest can be described as plentiful.

Catching a dozen or so large blue crabs during a beachcombing trip is already considered quite good.

Normally, people would be overjoyed if they caught three or five of these, and seafood that is slightly more expensive is not so easy to catch.

Fang Hao was able to gain something directly only by relying on his superb perception. If he were to randomly search around and catch one or two, he would be lucky.

A vast expanse of sea reefs and water.

It's not that easy to catch a blue crab.