Chapter 487

Whether it was Liu Rushi or Su Qiao, both ate in huge mouthfuls.

5.6...

For the entire afternoon, they were basically busy by the seaside.

They also dried a bamboo tube of sea salt, so at least they wouldn't be eating bland, watery food.

Sea products, such as seaweed, kelp, nori, fish, oysters, and so on, they harvested quite a lot.

Those that could be preserved, they tasted for freshness; the rest were dried and stored.

Those that couldn't be stored were eaten directly.

It can be said that today's two meals were very abundant.

Fortunately, Su Qiao also knew that seafood shouldn't be eaten too often, so he specially brewed lemon tea for everyone to aid digestion.

As soon as they woke up the next day, Su Qiao immediately prepared to start selecting a site to build a shelter.

At the very least, it had to be a stable shelter that could block wind and rain.

It had to withstand ordinary strong winds.

Otherwise, if a gust of wind blew it away, it would be the end!

341, Long Xia!

Liu Rushi and Qing'er naturally would not refuse; instead, they were delighted.

They were just interested in the various edible sea products left behind on the beach.

"Husband, then come back quickly!"

"Mm, don't worry, I'll be back in a moment!"

Su Qiao nodded in agreement, took the items, and went to the seaside to find a place to set the fish traps.

After choosing left and right, Su Qiao found a spot among the rocks to be quite suitable.

So he lowered the fish trap down.

The seawater here wasn't high, reaching at most his waist; ordinary fish and such could come over.

However, coming over was easy, but getting out was difficult.

The fish trap would trap them inside.

After lowering two fish traps in succession, Su Qiao glanced at the seawater.

Suddenly, he saw two palm-sized abalones clinging to a rock.

Palm-sized abalones!

These could be considered large abalones.

Even in Great Ming, they would count as Treasure abalones.

Su Qiao's swimming skills were very high; besides, where he currently was was the seaside, not a deep-sea area.

So Su Qiao, without hesitation, jumped directly into the sea.

Entering the seawater, Su Qiao very quickly caught those two abalones and put them into the bamboo tube at his waist.

Afterwards, he continued to scan and search the nearby area.

Generally speaking, abalones appear in clusters.

Only in rare cases do they appear occasionally.

That kind of situation is too rare!

As expected!

Su Qiao discovered other abalones, and the quantity was not small; the bamboo tube simply couldn't hold them all.

Additionally, his breath-holding time was about up.

So Su Qiao quickly surfaced.

When breaking through the sea surface, Su Qiao heard the anxious voices of Liu Rushi and Qing'er calling out.

It turned out that Su Qiao had dived into the sea without saying a word.

Liu Rushi and her maid turned back to look for Su Qiao; when they suddenly couldn't see him, they thought some accident had occurred and immediately grew anxious.

Fortunately, Su Qiao came out safely.

"Alright, alright, this time it was my fault; I was a bit too happy and forgot to tell you all at once; it will absolutely not happen next time!"

Seeing Liu Rushi's unfriendly expression, Su Qiao quickly apologized.

Indeed, he had been negligent.

Isn't there a saying that goes quite well: if you make a mistake, admit it; if you get hit, stand up straight!

Su Qiao did wrong, so naturally he had to admit it.

Liu Rushi said to Su Qiao in a low voice: "This concubine does not necessarily want to stop Husband from doing anything; it's just that we are currently in a desperate situation, and this concubine takes Husband as the backbone. If Husband encounters any accident, this concubine will absolutely not live on alone!"

"Understood, understood; wherever I go afterwards, I will definitely notify you; besides, you must also believe in my strength!"

Liu Rushi quickly let the matter pass and changed the subject, asking: "What did Husband go do just now that made you so happy?"

"Oh, if you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot. Just now, down there among the underwater rocks, I discovered a lot of abalones, but I didn't have any containers to hold them, so I came out to get some."

"Oh, this fish basket happens to be one we haven't picked up much of; Husband, you take and use it first."

Liu Rushi and Qing'er quickly emptied the fish basket and then handed it to Su Qiao.

Indeed, they had only just picked up a few things when they discovered Su Qiao was gone.

They immediately grew anxious, searched for Su Qiao, and shouted loudly.

Where was there any time to care about picking up things or the fish traps?

Su Qiao took the fish basket, handed the bamboo tube to the two women, and said to them: "The abalones are inside the bamboo tube; you wait up there, and I'll be back in a moment."

After speaking, Su Qiao went into the sea again.

This area really had no shortage of abalone—delicious, plentiful, and free of charge. It couldn't get any better than this.

Su Qiao even spotted a few sea cucumbers.

When Su Qiao had been going back and forth until he barely had any stamina left, he was also preparing to head back.

However, just as he turned his head, he suddenly saw hiding in the gap beneath two reefs a large, brightly colored lobster!

How could he let that get away?

Su Qiao turned and swiftly swam toward the reef, arriving at an angle above the lobster, and reached out to grab it in one fierce snatch.

The big lobster seemed to have just been spacing out—only when Su Qiao made his move did it suddenly flick itself away.

But it didn't escape at all; Su Qiao caught it with the greatest of ease.

He flipped open the lid of the fish basket and stuffed the big lobster inside in one go.

Su Qiao hurriedly floated up and broke the surface of the water!

"Hoo... hoo..."

He had just felt as though his lungs had been completely emptied, and now he had finally come back to his senses.

One hand steadying the fish basket, the other paddling, Su Qiao quickly made his way back to land.

"Look what I brought back!"

Su Qiao lifted the fish basket and said with a smile to the two women.

"What?"

To tell the truth, it was also the first time the two women had ever seen a big lobster.

Seeing something so huge, so fierce-looking and vivid, they actually felt a little frightened and curious at the same time.

"What do you think it looks like?"

"A shrimp? Is this a shrimp spirit?"

Qing'er peered at the big lobster inside the fish basket and asked.

Su Qiao introduced it with a chuckle, "Qing'er guessed right—this is a big lobster. Its flavor is extremely delicious. I'll cook it up for you in a bit so you can have a taste."

"Wow, so this is a big lobster. I've heard of them before, but it seems like few people eat them, for fear of offending the Emperor."

Once Liu Rushi and Qing'er learned it was a shrimp, their eyes lit up and they stared unblinkingly at the fish basket.

At this point, Su Qiao first started a fire.

Then he set up the tortoise-shell cauldron he had brought along, poured in the fresh water he'd brought, and tossed in the abalone, sea cucumbers, chunks of lobster meat, plus other sea snails, scallops, and so on.

It instantly turned into a big chaotic seafood stew!

The rest of the abalone and the fish he'd also picked up were laid out to dry directly.

Su Qiao additionally started a fresh bonfire—127—stacked up coconut shells to boil seawater.