This Stingy Guy

Jiang Xia glanced over. "These should be pond snails, also called Cone Snails."

There were far too many sea snails, and even Cone Snails came in many varieties. Jiang Xia couldn't tell them apart. In any case, they all looked similar, differing only in length.

Ruan Tang asked, "Should we pick them up? They're so small. It feels like there wouldn't be much meat."

Jiang Xia glanced at the sky. "No. We've already picked up plenty of sea snails today, and the tide will probably be coming in soon. Let's see what else is ahead."

The two continued walking. After a while, they found a grouper in a large tide pool.

The two worked together to scoop it up. Jiang Xia pried apart another piece of reef and found several octopuses hiding beneath it. Every one of them was quite large.

The two hurriedly caught them and put them in the bucket.

Ruan Tang laughed. "That's enough for one meal!"

Jiang Xia said with a smile, "Yes. We can use them to cook Seafood Noodles Soup later."

The tide began to rise, and Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengsen came looking for them.

Zhou Chenglei came to Jiang Xia's side, took the bucket and Tide Catching tools from her, carried them in one hand, and took her hand with the other. "The tide's coming in. Let's go back to the boat."

Zhou Chengsen also took the things from Ruan Tang and pulled her along.

On the way back, Jiang Xia saw another large Green Crab.

It was also a Soft-shell Crab.

Ruan Tang asked, "Is this Green Crab sick? Can it still be eaten?"

Zhou Chenglei caught it and put it in the bucket.

Zhou Chengsen explained to Ruan Tang, "It can be eaten. This crab isn't sick; it just recently