"How did you know?"
"I know plenty more than that. Hurry up and eat. Dip it in the sauce-it tastes great, just as good as small green lobster."
Ye Yaodong shelled one and held it straight to her lips, then said, "Have you opened the three coconut snails in the bucket? There's a wolf-fang eel too. Leave it for me to kill later. I'll stew it with wine tonight to help your milk come in."
Looking at the meat right in front of her, Lin Xiuqing opened her mouth and took it in.
"No wonder that eel in the bucket looked so fierce. It nearly bit me when I took out the slipper lobsters just now. You should've sold it. I've got plenty of milk. My breasts get engorged every day. What do I need more milk for?"
"I was planning to leave those three coconut snails until tomorrow. We've got enough dishes today. It's hot now, and if I take the meat out and leave it until tomorrow to stir-fry, it won't be fresh. Better to open them tomorrow, right?"
Ye Yaodong nodded. Not every coconut snail could contain a Melo pearl. Finding one was already incredibly lucky, so he was in no hurry.
"Eat more to help with your milk. The baby's still little and doesn't drink much, but she'll drink more as she grows. How's this meat with scallion oil? Good?"
"Mm, just like lobster."
Ye Chenghu looked at his father, then his mother. Biting his chopsticks, he said longingly, "I want some too. Dad, shell one for me."
"What do you need me to shell it for? You're already six, and you still need someone to shell your food? These have already been cut in half. They're open. Just dig a little and the meat comes