Chapter 1505: Sea Melon Seeds
Most sand clams had no sand inside them.
Only occasionally would sand clams dug up from the shore contain sea sand.
But if such clams were kept in water overnight,
they would spit the sand out of their bodies.
Sand clams could be used in soup, or added while cooking noodles, greatly enhancing the flavor.
They were also one of the few kinds of seafood Niuniu liked.
As for Niuniu's tastes, Ye Yuan, as her uncle, was quite speechless.
Compared to ordinary clams, sand clam meat was springier and chewier.
In less than half an hour, the bucket in Ye Yuan's hand was already half full of sand clams.
Faced with such a haul,
the little girl's face had been reddened by the sea breeze, but the joy on it could not be concealed.
The old saying, "Live off the mountains by the mountains, live off the water by the water," truly did not lie.
Ye Yuan followed behind the little girl,
occasionally putting the sand clams she dug up into the bucket.
He watched her hold a cooking spatula in her hand,
searching for the hard-to-spot air holes in the sand.
With every scoop, she always unearthed a sand clam.
With Niuniu's skill,
even some adults might not have been as efficient as she was.
"Niuniu is amazing. You dug up so many in such a short time. You're even better than Uncle."
Seeing that the little girl's forehead was already beaded with seawater, Ye Yuan did not forget to praise her.
"These are really easy to dig up. I used to come to the beach and dig them all the time when I was little!"
Niuniu's grown-up manner of speaking made Ye Yuan's heart ache.
He knew that, back then, his older sister