Chapter 91: Having His Wish Fulfilled

Soon.

Wu Ping and A Qing soon discovered it wasn't a crab but a shrimp.

At least we're open.

Both were quite happy.

Gu Anran also began feeling around; soon she found a large seashell with the tongs and happily held it up for Wu An to see.

Wu An nodded.

Damn.

His smile is too nice.

Forget it, let the impact be what it is—what can we do?

He's just a vulgar person who wants both money and women.

Wait a moment...

What did Gu Anran just pick up with the tongs?

Forget it.

It doesn't matter.

The tidal flat is large, with few people scattered about, so they hardly run into each other; Wu An thought it over and decided to continue exploring downstream.

Wu Ping saw him heading downstream and shouted, 'A An, what are you doing down there?'

Wu An casually said, 'I'll go down and have a look.'

Wu Ping said, 'No one's competing with us here; no need to go downstream.'

'If the tide comes in, it could be dangerous.'

The tide rises silently; by the time you notice, it may be too late, and on the tidal flat you can hardly run—walking is tough—so he advised against it.

Wu An said, 'I'll go around; if I find nothing, I'll come back.'

Today's a big tide, receding heavily.

Of course, the further down you go, the more pools there are, making it harder to walk; each step requires pulling your foot out before stepping again.

Step again.

Pull again.

Again...

After such a difficult trek, Wu An looked around; there was no one in sight, big brother was right—no one would go downstream since the seafood above is already scooped up.

Only he, a clueless oaf, would do that.

He's doing this because he's still thinking about catching butter crabs.

First, his memory is correct.

It's also recorded in his father's notebook.

Therefore, there must be butter crabs in this part of the tidal flat.

'Could it be that because I was reborn, a butterfly effect blew the butter crabs away with the wind of a butterfly's wings?' Wu An muttered while feeling around.

'Or maybe I'm mistaken?'

'Since no one found butter crabs above, they must be in this unexplored spot downstream.'

'Otherwise, where else could they be?'

Wu An muttered while feeling around, 'Could it be that because I was reborn, a butterfly effect blew the butter crabs away with the wind of a butterfly's wings?'

Suddenly.

A shock underfoot—he felt like he'd kicked something.

Immediately after,

His foot tightened—something clamped down; Wu An was astonished, as if what he'd just kicked was attacking him!

Wu An stuck the tongs into the mud.

He squeezed hard.

He caught it.

He pulled it out and saw it was a green crab.

Wrong.

Seems a bit off.

He hurried to a nearby pool, washed the mud off the crab's surface, took a close look, and saw the crab in the tongs brandishing its claws, its surface yellowish.

Body, claws, pincers—everything was yellow.

'It's a butter crab!'

He shouted excitedly.

After searching the crowd a hundred times, suddenly looking back, it was at his feet.

He took out a rubber band.

He tied it up in a few quick moves, then gently placed it in the bucket.

This one weighs about a catty, worth at least 1000!

Wu An was overjoyed, continued feeling around.

Soon.

Right beside the pool he found a crab burrow; he pinched with the tongs, there was something inside; pulling it out, he saw the pincers were yellow—it was a butter crab!

At this spot, he caught three butter crabs.

Two of them were yellow all over, extremely beautiful.

This one is still alive; at a glance it looks similar to a green crab, but once steamed, its interior is quite different from that of an ordinary green crab.

Why is this kind called Butter Crab? Because after steaming, yellow oil can be seen seeping through the shell and claw joints—that's the crab roe permeating every part; imagine, even the meat is crab roe, and the flavor is incredibly fresh and sweet.

Now is the perfect season to enjoy Butter Crab; it will surely fetch a good price.

Keep looking.

Soon he made another discovery; upon picking it up and looking, sure enough it was still Butter Crab.

After trying twice, we can confirm that everything here is Butter Crab.

He quickly took out his phone and called Wu Ping.

Wu Ping answered quickly and asked, "A An, what's wrong? Did you suddenly call because your foot got stuck?"

Wu An said, "Brother, I'm telling you, don't get excited—I've found Butter Crab here."

Upon hearing that, even though he had some preparation, Wu Ping was still startled and hastily covered his mouth with his hand.

He forgot his hands were covered in mud, so he quickly went "ptui ptui ptui" to spit out the mud.

Wu An continued, "Find an excuse to come look for me under the pretense of checking on A Qing."

Wu Ping replied, "Okay, okay, okay."

He noticed his voice was trembling; he couldn't contain his excitement.

After hanging up, he shouted toward A Qing, "A Qing, A An has run into some trouble down below; let's both go help him."

Upon hearing that, A Qing immediately became anxious: "Then let's hurry over."

If Wu Ping hadn't said something, he would have wanted to just toss the bucket aside.

As they passed by Lin Hu, Lin Hu cheerfully asked, "Did A An run into trouble? Do you need help?"

Wu Ping shook his head.

Lin Hu snorted, "A An is just too full of himself."

"For one person to dare go down there—he really doesn't know how to write the word 'death'."

"You have my number, right? If you need anything, you must call me—don't worry about losing face; life is more important."

"Never mind whether he'd actually help if asked for rescue; just this attitude could make someone half-dead with anger."

"If you really went to him for help, you'd surely be laughed at afterward."

A Qing was furious; seeing Lin Hu's gloating face, he wanted to rush up and punch him twice.

Wu Ping quickly pulled him away, lest they cause further trouble.

Someone nearby joked, "Can the two of them bring Wu An back safely, or is it like the Calabash Brothers rescuing their grandfather?"

If really not possible, we can call Elder Uncle Wu for help.

That's true, Uncle Wu is a professional.

Then the fun would really be big.

Everyone laughed.

Gu Anran had walked farther away, only hearing the laughter; she didn't know what had happened, didn't join the fun, and kept her head down gathering seafood.

She had already caught several green crabs, which made her extremely happy.

She didn't notice that someone had already noticed her.

……

A Qing spotted Wu An from afar and quickly waved: "Brother, brother, we're here."

Wu An quickly made a hushing gesture.

A Qing walked over, saw he was fine, and asked strangely, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Wu Ping said, "A An isn't in trouble; I just made up an excuse to call you over."

A Qing became even more puzzled.

Wu An looked at him and asked, "Just now, as you walked over, your complexion didn't look good—did something happen?"

A Qing recounted how Lin Hu and the others had gloated over his misfortune, his words full of resentment.

After hearing that, Wu An thought those guys weren't good people and had always been at odds with him; their gloating was completely normal, and he laughed, "It's just this little thing."

"Then let me cheer you up—take a look at what I've caught."

A Qing leaned in to look and couldn't help exclaiming, "Holy shit!"

"Butter... Butter Crab!"

He hastily covered his mouth.

Wu An said, "It's fine, don't be so nervous—it's just the three of us here."

"Big Brother said I had trouble down here, so others are even less likely to come."

"But what if someone worries about him, comes to help, and follows us—what should we do?"

"Just serve it cold."

"All we can say is that good people get good rewards; they deserve to profit along with us."

"But in fact."

"There isn't."

"This also has to do with his poor social standing; after all, before this he was considered a "street rat" that everyone wanted to beat."

Wu Ping asked, "How many have you caught?"

Wu An said, "Maybe six or seven."

"Butter Crab aren't as plentiful as green crabs; you have to look for them, which is why I hurriedly called you over."

"If I'd known earlier, I would have come with you." Wu Ping said with a smile, somewhat regretfully shouting, "If he had come along too, he might have caught five or six Butter Crabs."

Wu An laughed, "It's not too late now—let's get cracking."