Chapter 113 Encountering a Large Trench! How to Clean the Sandworms? (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

"Is that person from your Dalang Village?"

Jiang Shiyan pointed at Zhao Dahai, who was digging for sandworms dozens of meters away.

"What's wrong? You've fallen in love with Zhao Dahai, right? How about I help you connect the dots?"

"You really dare to hold this thread, I really dare to ask for it."

Ma Hongyu was unforgiving and Jiang Shiyan was unyielding. They went back and forth with each other, and they fought for a long time.

"Jiang Shiyan."

"Want to be a matchmaker?"

Ma Hongyu looked at Zhao Dahai. In about ten minutes, he could see that there were ten sandworms dug out. Everyone knew the eyes of sandworms in the sand and could dig them out. But not everyone can make money. Some people What he digs in a day is only one or two pounds. With a hoe and a shovel like Zhao Dahai, he can feed a family. It's not surprising that Jiang Shiyan has such thoughts.

"What's going on with Zhao Dahai?"

This is what Jiang Shiyan had in mind. Zhao Dahai kept working hard for several hours in the morning. He was a ruthless man at work. When he saw that Ma Hongyu was acquainted, Zhao Dahai immediately came over to inquire as soon as Zhao Dahai left.

"Jiang Shiyan."

"It's a good thing to want to be a matchmaker. Zhao Dahai's grandma has long wanted to hold her great-grandson."

"But you have to choose the person carefully. Don't think that the good news will not go to other people. You just want to introduce your own girl. That won't work."

"There are quite a few people digging for sandworms today. You are not the only one who can see that Zhao Dahai is quick at work. You are definitely not the only one who has this idea. There are many young girls waiting to get married and pondering this idea."

Ma Hongyu talked about Zhao Dahai's situation in detail, and then pointed around. There were thousands and hundreds of people digging for sandworms. They were all from nearby villages, and they were all people who went to sea. Zhao Dahai was able to work. inside.

Jiang Shiyan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back, chatted a few words, and turned around to leave.

"hehe!"

"Jiang Shiyan may really want to introduce someone from her family."

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"snort!"

"What good thing are you thinking of?"

"Zhao Dahai is in charge of his own business. It's useless for anyone to say anything to him. Zhong Cuihua won't talk too much about this matter."

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Lei Dayou and Ma Hongyu took a break and continued to dig for sandworms. If they could dig out more sandworms, it would be money. Not everyone has the body and ability of Zhao Dahai.

The tide begins to rise.

The sea water comes out of nowhere, more and more.

Most people who dig up sandworms go to the shore early.

Zhao Dahai stepped on the waterline and walked back while digging. At this time, the sandworm instinctively felt that the tide was starting to rise, and it came out of the ground. The shallower it was, the better it was to dig bigger, but not everyone could dig the sandworm at this time. One is that he is tired at the end of the day, and the other is that the tide rises quickly and he has to move faster to grab the tide water. He cannot dig it out in one or two strokes. The rising seawater fills the hole all at once, and the sandworms cannot dig out and it is a waste of effort.

Zhao Dahai's hands were swollen and painful. The shovel in his hand pressed against his hand like a big stone. He gritted his teeth and moved faster. He walked a few steps and poked the shovel into the sand to pick it up. He bent down to catch the sandworm and threw the bamboo. In the basket, the sea water reached his heels. He immediately ran a few steps forward. When he saw the eyes of the sandworm, he poked them with the shovel in his hand.

"Huh?"

"Why is there a ditch here?"

Zhao Dahai was shocked when he saw a sandworm eye and a trench about three or four meters deep next to it. Water accumulated in such a place, and the sand was fine and soft. There might even be a layer of sand on the surface and silt underneath. It is very easy for a person to sink if he steps on it. The more he struggles, the deeper he sinks. Especially now that the tide is high, the mud is sucking him in and he cannot escape. The sea water covers his head and his life is lost. A place like this does not seem dangerous but is actually very dangerous. .

Zhao Dahai looked up and saw that the trench was not one or two meters wide but about a hundred meters long. There was a small island toward the southeast of the open sea.

There are many dangers in the sea, and pits and ditches are far scarier than people imagine. You can see clearly during the day and everything is fine, but you never know when the tide will go out at night and your visibility will be poor. You need to remember places like this to avoid them.

Zhao Dahai walked quickly around the trench and trotted forward. He just gave up on the sandworm eyes just now and stayed on the edge. Don't drop the hoe and the sand would collapse and he would fall down. Making money is important but life is more important. You can't take chances and be careful. The ship can sail for ten thousand years.

Zhao Dahai rushed ashore, gasping for air. The tide rose faster and faster, and he sprinted almost 100 meters to the shore. The last of the sandworm diggers came ashore, rested for a few minutes, and stepped into the sea water to wash his hands and feet.

"The sea!"

"You dug so much!"

Zhong Shizhu glanced at the bamboo basket in Zhao Dahai's hand. It was almost full. It weighed more than 20 kilograms and nearly thirty kilograms. He dug out seven or eight kilograms, which was more than others, and Zhao Dahai did. In comparison, there is a huge difference.

"I walked all the way to the sea without much rest at noon."

"Do it to your death."

Zhao Dahai soaks the bamboo basket in water to clean sandworms.

"correct!"

"Uncle Shizhu!"

"There is a trench about a hundred meters long. Have you seen it?"

Zhao Dahai thought of the trench he encountered when he came back and reminded Zhong Shizhu.

"About half a month ago, there was a large fishing boat that didn't pay attention to the tide. When it docked, it ran aground there and the propeller hit the bottom."

"When it hit a rock, the propeller was broken. I heard that the ditch was quite deep. It was almost ten meters in the beginning."

Zhong Shizhu knew which place he was talking about as soon as he heard it.

Zhao Dahai was startled.

A deep ditch of more than ten meters?

When I saw it just now, there were only three or four meters left! This happened half a month ago. The sand backfilled in the ditch must have been very soft and could trap people.

Fortunately, I wasn't greedy and didn't dig out the sandworm's eyes.

You must be careful in places like this. If you encounter one, you must walk around it from a distance.

Zhao Dahai washed the sandworms, walked quickly back home, walked into the yard, took a large iron basin with a diameter of one meter, and poured all the sandworms he dug into it. It was full and kept squirming, which made his scalp tingle.

Zhao Dahai didn't have time to rest or eat dinner. He took a small iron basin and a few chopsticks and got ready to start working.

Sandworms not only grow in the sand, but also have sand in their stomachs.

Fresh sandworms are valuable, but dried sandworms are more valuable.

Zhao Dahai didn't plan to sell the fresh sandworms he dug. He cleaned the sand and dried it into dried sandworms. This took a lot of effort, but he could make more money.

The method of cleaning the sand in the sandworm's stomach is simple but a bit cruel.

Zhao Dahai grabbed a sandworm with his left hand, held it in his palm, and poked it directly from the bottom with chopsticks in his right hand. The sandworm turned inside out and then strung on the chopsticks. He washed it in water, pulled it off, and threw it into the iron basin. This is called "turning over sandworms" in the fishing village, which means turning the sandworm inside out and washing the sand.

This is a delicate job, and it can't be done quickly. If it is done quickly, it will be easy to pierce the sandworm when the chopsticks are poked. Another problem is that the sand is not cleaned and it is very uncomfortable to eat.

No matter which situation, don't think about selling it at a good price.

Zhong Cuihua walked out, pulled a stool, and took a chopstick to help.

"Dahai."

"Are you exhausted from digging so many sandworms?"

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"These sandworms must weigh more than 30 kilograms!"

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"This year's sandworms are really big!"

"If they are dried, they can be sold for 1,200 yuan per kilogram!"

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Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua chatted while working. When they finished, it was already ten o'clock. They hurried to cook. They ate whatever they could when they had work to do. It was enough to fill their stomachs.

Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua finished their meal and continued to work. They had to wash the sandworms that had been washed once several times to make sure there was no sand. They took a dustpan and laid them out neatly one by one to dry.

It was one o'clock in the morning.

The high-wattage lights made the whole yard as bright as day.

Zhao Dahai was busy all by himself. Grandma Zhong Cuihua had to help, but she was old and tried not to stay up late. At twelve o'clock, she took a lot of effort to persuade her to go back to the house to sleep. She was young and healthy. She could stay up for a while and have a good sleep in a few days. There would be nothing wrong.

Zhao Dahai placed the last sandworm in the basin, stretched his waist a few times, and moved his hands and feet until they were numb. The sea breeze was dry, so he put the dustpan directly in the yard to dry, and it would be half dry tomorrow morning.

Zhao Dahai took a shower and went to bed immediately. He fell asleep in less than five seconds after lying down.

It was four o'clock in the morning.

Zhao Dahai got up, ate breakfast and took the rice with him. He shoveled the bamboo basket and strode to the dock under the hook-like moon. There were suitable tides these days, and he had to dig sandworms every day. The fishing village worked according to the season, doing whatever work made money, and put sleep and rest aside.