Orangutan Sea Chrysanthemum Clam

Jiang Xia had no idea that she had caught the heroine's attention.

At that moment, Mother Zhou, the eldest branch of the family, and Great-Grandmother's household also hurried over.

When Tian Caihua saw that Jiang Xia had already picked up a Bamboo Basket of shrimp and half a basket of fish, her eyes turned red. Father Zhou was still gathering piles of shrimp, and she blurted out, "You've picked up all the fish and shrimp on this beach. Why didn't you call us earlier?"

Besides shrimp, there were also some fish swept up by the tornado. One fish was worth more than one shrimp, so whenever Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia saw one, they picked it up first.

Jiang Xia couldn't even be bothered to respond to Tian Caihua. She did not spare her a glance.

The more attention you gave someone like her, the more smug she became. With that time, Jiang Xia could pick up a few more shrimp and make more money.

She could prattle on by herself and stew in her own frustration! Zhou Chenglei also said nothing.

Father Zhou said, "Didn't Xiao Xia say so? It was still pouring rain when she wanted to come! Hurry up and pick them up! Before anyone else gets here, gather as many as you can. Xiao Xia and A'Lei came through the rain."

Tian Caihua pursed her lips. She no longer had time to be sour and hurried to a dense patch to pick shrimp.

She was using a small iron shovel, raking the shrimp into piles. But when she saw Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei sweep a few times with their rakes and pull all the surrounding shrimp together, regret nearly devoured her.

If only she had known, she would have brought a rake too.

She even suspected that Jiang Xia had known long ago that there were so many shrimp on the beach.

But how could that be possible?

It could only be a case of accidentally hitting the jackpot. Jiang Xia was simply lucky.

Some people were born extraordinarily lucky, like Jiang Xia. Her father was a high-ranking leader, her mother was a factory director, and she had heard that Jiang Xia had ridden a jeep to school ever since she was little.

Heaven was truly unfair. Because she had been born a girl, Tian Caihua had nearly been thrown away. Going to school had been even more impossible.

Mother Zhou and Great-Grandmother were together, and they could also see how useful the improved rakes in Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei's hands were.

Great-Grandmother said, "How did you think of weaving the rake like this?"

Mother Zhou smiled. "Xiao Xia made it."

Great-Grandmother said, "Oh my, Xiao Xia is so clever. People with an education really do have sharp minds!"

Mother Zhou deeply agreed. She looked at the basket of shrimp, grinning so broadly that she could hardly close her mouth.

Jiang Xia's luck with the sea was truly incredible. After typhoons in the past, when had there ever been so many shrimp? It was a once-in-a-century sight! When other people went Tide Catching, they went Tide Catching; but the first time Jiang Xia came, the entire beach was filled with fish and shrimp waiting for her to collect.

Mother Zhou also regretted not coming along earlier.

Mother Zhou excitedly picked up shrimp from the beach.

As the rain weakened, villagers began arriving one after another to go Tide Catching, and more and more people gathered on the beach.

In less than half an hour, the entire beach was packed with people.

Zhou Chenglei called Father Zhou over to collect the shrimp from the Seine Net.

There were too many people on the beach. Since they had already gathered plenty of shrimp, Jiang Xia simply headed toward the rocks.

When Zhou Chenglei saw her walk away, he called out, "Jiang Xia, where are you going?"

Jiang Xia pointed toward the rocks. "I'm going over there to look around."

Zhou Chenglei reminded her, "Be careful. The surface of the rocks might be very slippery."

Jiang Xia nodded to show that she understood, then carried her bucket toward the rocks.

Wen Wan heard Zhou Chenglei call Jiang Xia's name and looked over. When she saw Jiang Xia heading toward the pile of rocks, her heart began to pound!

She had searched the entire beach without finding the two Pearl Conches from her dream. They had to be in the rocks.

She could not let Jiang Xia find them first!

She still needed to earn money for her tuition.

Wen Wan hurried toward the rocks as well.

When Jiang Xia saw Wen Wan pass her and stride quickly toward the rocks, she paid no attention.

The beach did not belong to her. Whoever wanted to go wherever they pleased could do so. It had nothing to do with her.

Jiang Xia walked at an unhurried pace. Whenever she saw a bubbling hole in the ground, she used her small shovel to dig at it and check for shellfish.

She slowly dug at the bubbling holes as she made her way toward the rocks.

Suddenly, a large object flew over and struck Jiang Xia in the calf.

Jiang Xia glanced at the huge thing lying by her feet. It was a sea snail covered entirely in spines.

It was enormous, and its spines were incredibly long! Jiang Xia broke out in a cold sweat. Luckily, she was wearing long Water Shoes. Otherwise, her calf would definitely have been punctured with several bloody holes!

Even so, a spot on her calf still stung. Jiang Xia pulled up her trouser leg and looked. Sure enough, she had been pricked!

A bead of blood quickly formed, then flowed down her fair, tender skin into her Water Shoes.

Jiang Xia hurriedly pressed down on the wound.

Zhou Junjie had nearly stepped on a sea snail covered in spines. If he had brought his foot down, his foot would probably have been ruined even with shoes on! In a fit of anger, he had kicked it away, never expecting it to strike Jiang Xia.

He had hit Jiang Xia's foot, hadn't he? Jiang Xia's skin was so fair and tender, and only a small section of her leg was exposed. From a distance, it looked almost luminous.

He was just about to walk over and take the opportunity to show some concern, maybe even touch it...

But Pan Daidi grabbed him. "Where are you going?"

"I hit someone. I'm going to see if she's hurt."

Pan Daidi had also seen Jiang Xia get struck, and she had seen the blood.

Jiang Xia's skin was simply too fair, making the blood especially conspicuous.

Exasperated, Pan Daidi hurriedly pulled Zhou Junjie away. "Are you stupid? If you go over now, do you want to pay her medical expenses? Of course you have to deny it! There are so many people on the beach. Who knows who kicked it? Don't admit anything!"

At that moment, Jiang Xia also raised her head to see who had kicked such a dangerous thing over.

In that direction, she saw Pan Daidi and her son, along with several villagers bending over to pick things up.

She decided that Pan Daidi and her son must have kicked it over, but she had not actually seen them do it.

"Who kicked this sea snail over? Someone got hurt!"

Pan Daidi shouted back, "I didn't see anything! It wasn't us!"

In the distance, Zhou Chenglei saw Jiang Xia roll up her trouser leg and noticed that her calf was bleeding.

They had already collected the shrimp from the Seine Net. He handed the remaining net to Father Zhou to put away, then hurried over.

Wen Wan happened to see Jiang Xia get struck as well. She also saw the huge thing that had hit her! Wen Wan's breath caught! It was the sea snail that had produced a pearl in her dream!

Because it was covered in spines, she remembered it particularly clearly.

Wen Wan hurried over.

Don't pick it up, Jiang Xia. Don't pick it up! She wasn't from the seaside, so she probably didn't know what it was, right?

Zhou Chenglei ran over just as Jiang Xia bent down and pressed the bleeding spot.

He crouched down. "How did you get hurt? Let me see."

"It's nothing. I don't know who kicked this thing over and hit my calf. Luckily, I was wearing Water Shoes, so they blocked some of it. I was only pricked by one long spine. Otherwise, my leg would have been ruined."

"Let me see how deep the wound is." Zhou Chenglei was worried.

With a sharp, narrow wound like this, if it was too deep, she would need a Tetanus Shot as a precaution.

Jiang Xia released her hand. "It's not very deep. My bone blocked it, and the Water Shoes took most of the force."

Zhou Chenglei took a look. Fortunately, the wound really was not very deep. He raised his head to look at her. "Does the bone hurt? I'll take you to the Health Clinic."

Being struck by such a huge Orangutan Sea Chrysanthemum Clam, who knew whether it had injured her bone?

The Health Clinic again? Jiang Xia hurriedly shook her head. "No. It didn't hit with much force. I don't need to go to the Health Clinic. It's not that serious. If I go again, the doctor will laugh at me. Look, it's not even bleeding anymore."

Zhou Chenglei also remembered the last time she had a fever and he had taken her to the doctor. "It's perfectly normal to see a doctor when you're injured."

Wen Wan walked over at that moment. She glanced at the sea snail and said gently, "Sister Jiang Xia, are you hurt? Are you all right?"

Jiang Xia was surprised that she had taken the initiative to speak to her. She replied, "I'm fine. I was hit by this thing. I don't know who kicked it over."

Jiang Xia lightly nudged the Orangutan Sea Chrysanthemum Clam with her foot.

The Orangutan Sea Chrysanthemum Clam rolled to Wen Wan's feet.

Wen Wan's heart leaped. Then, pretending nothing was amiss, she bent down to pick it up.