However, he has heard that the taste of shipworms is similar to that of razor clams and squid tentacles, close to mussels, and contains the aroma of fish oil after steaming grouper. It is soft and tender, with a little freshness and sweetness.
The lingering evil spirits that make people feel uncomfortable.
but……
Haha~ It’s a difficult time in my heart.
Ye Yaosheng also squatted down and imitated him, found a hole and dug a few times, but he only pulled out a piece of sawdust, and there was no sign of shipworms.
He didn't know the value of sea chicken feet. Those with shells were not attractive to him at all, and they were worse than shipworms...
"We still have to wait until we get back. I can use an ax to chop it. I can't even dig it out like this."
"Before we get there yet, pry off the legs of the sea chickens in the outer circle."
When he was digging holes, Ye Yaodong had already stretched out his hand to break off several of them.
Ye Yaosheng also knew that the chicken feet he was talking about were the barnacles on the edges and sides of the hull. "I'll get two screwdrivers."
"In the tool box inside the cabin."
"I know."
Ye Yaodong also went to the side and brought a bucket over, ready to load it later.
According to his visual inspection, after deducting them all, it is estimated that only one bucket is not full, which is about ten kilograms.
Because there are empty shells on top, there will be more spat and reticulated barnacles growing on the bottom of the boat, and there are only a few inside the boat.
Human power is not as good as tools. The reason why humans have evolved into advanced animals is that they can use tools.
It is much more convenient and efficient to pry with a screwdriver, and there is a constant "dong-dong-dong" sound coming from the bucket.
When Father Ye was sailing the boat, in addition to looking ahead, he also turned his head from time to time to watch them working, feeling a little itchy. The one called Sea Chicken Foot had heard from Dongzi before that it was very valuable, and he had sold it for a lot of money.
Do you know how much can be dug out?
I had no income for the whole last month and was just lying around at home. The weather has cleared up recently. Fortunately, Dongzi also made a lot of money selling dried fish a year ago. I heard that business has been pretty good recently. Otherwise, he should sit for him.
Can't stand it any longer.
There is still 8,000 left to pay for the boat!
I don't know how much cash he still has on hand. When I was so worried about him that I couldn't sleep at night, I secretly calculated it with his mother in private. I felt that he didn't owe much, so I felt a little more at ease.
Thinking that there are still one or two years left, if he doesn't mess around with other things, even if he can't make as much money as last year, he will definitely be able to make money. Today's chicken feet are an additional income subsidy.
I took the time to tell him that I couldn't bother anymore, he was already earning enough, and he could just fish and dry the fish in peace.
Ye Yaodong took a screwdriver and pried it there, but the boat was so bad that before he even dug a few times, a large piece of wood was dug out along with the shell.
As soon as he took it in his hand, he saw a white figure squirming in the hole.
There is a small shell on its tail foot, which is so inconspicuous that a discerning person would spit it out if he chewed it. Of course, eating it can also supplement calcium.
"There really are shipworms!"
He reached in with a screwdriver, picked out the moving shipworm, hung it on the screwdriver, and showed it to Ye Yaosheng.
"Your dinner, appetizer! It's quite big. Do you want to take a bite of a raw one, the original taste?"
Ye Yaosheng opened his eyes wide, "Eat it raw???"
"Can't all seafood be eaten raw? Try it. Sip it and inhale it, and it will make you burst with juice!"
Ye Yaosheng looked at the shipworm that was almost reaching his mouth. He couldn't help but take a step back. His scalp was numb. Even if he said it hard, he couldn't bear to eat it raw...
He even exploded with juice in one mouthful, Dongzi was so scary!
This is not an oyster, and you can swallow it in one bite...
"No, no... How can this be eaten raw? This has to be fried..."
"Why not? How about I get you some fresh water to wash in? Don't you like to eat it?"
Eating it raw is a tribute to the Creator, and eating it cold in water is a eulogy to nature!
"It must be cooked! Throw it on the boat. I will split the boat and dig it up when we get back."
Ye Yaosheng slapped his arm, and the shipworm hanging on the screwdriver fell directly onto the boat, and he immediately felt relieved.
How could this thing be eaten raw? It’s a shame he figured it out.
Ye Yaodong laughed.
"Why don't you, sir, eat one and show it to me?" Ye Yaosheng saw that he was laughing so wildly, so he picked up the shipworm that was making holes in the boat and sent it to him.
Ye Yaodong looked at the shipworm that was almost close to his mouth, his pupils tightened, and he panicked and quickly covered his mouth and slapped his hand away.
"Do you want to be so disgusting?"
"Didn't you say it was eaten raw?"
"Where? I'm taking care of you. I won't eat this disgusting thing. Stir-fried leeks with sea silkworms are much better than this."
"Everyone has his own taste."
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips. It should be said that individual tastes are different.
After scaring each other, the two of them dug obediently. No one dared to make any more mistakes, and the shipworm was still drilling holes into the wooden boat.
In today's era when boats are still mainly made of wood, if a small wooden boat is not regularly maintained and cleaned, it will leak, sink, and fall apart within a few years. The reason is basically due to shipworms.
This boat must have been at sea for a long time. The boat was rotten, the bottom was covered with various shells, and the inside was also occupied by shipworms.
However, he is more likely to think that the boat was stuck in a crevice in some reef, so it has not been discovered. It has been raining a while ago, and the water level has risen, so it was washed out, and many growths grew on it.
Chicken feet of the sea.
Those shipworms have existed on the earth for as long as the history of human civilization, and countless wooden ships have been ruined. Their gnawing has also given rise to many strange shipwrecks.
A long time ago, some people tried to paint the hulls of ships with pitch and wax, and also used lead and tar, but they were just a snack for shipworms.
It was not until later people invented fiberglass and used it to wrap the bottom and keel of ships that the damage caused by shipworms to ships was significantly reduced.
Some people also painted the bottom of the ship with a layer of red paint containing the highly toxic substances cuprous oxide and mercury oxide, which completely solved the problem of marine organisms parasitic on the hull.
But as time goes by, more and more marine parasites have gradually adapted to this toxicity and evolved corresponding resistance to toxicity. Barnacles still need to be removed manually, but the barnacle spat growing under the red paint is
Don't eat it, it's poisonous from paint.
And shipworms are even more magical. They can't be killed or eliminated, and they can't stop eating them, making people angry and greedy.
The iron boat is a health club for shipworms, let alone a wooden boat, it is simply their spa center.
Shipworms can secrete an enzyme that can digest wood, and they can cause serious damage to wooden equipment such as wooden piles and wooden boats.
Once the entire piece of wood or the entire boat and the entire wooden pile is occupied by them, it becomes their comfortable home and sweet cake, and the problem of food and housing is solved together.
This enzyme can slightly corrode metal, and some hungry shipworms can even eat rocks.
What you eat is stone, what you pull is sand, and the return to nature has provided necessary help to the human building materials market.
Common shipworms are 2-3 centimeters longer, and the king maggots under some large ships can grow to more than 1 meter.
It makes no sense not to eat this thing freely, just because of its name~
Otherwise, the Chinese can eat it and breed it!
The two of them are just digging out the sea chicken's feet now, and are not in a hurry for other shellfish.
While I was busy doing some work, I didn't feel how cold it was when the sea breeze blew in. My ears were just a little red from the cold, but otherwise I was fine.
However, Ye Yaosheng's hand holding the screwdriver was exposed, and it looked like he had frostbite. The fingers were red and swollen, and he felt almost as thick as a sausage.
Originally, when a man does rough work, his finger joints are so big that he can't even put gloves on his hands.
"Do you wash all your clothes yourself?"
Ye Yaosheng suddenly heard him ask about washing clothes and was confused. He felt a little baffled, "Yeah, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. When my second uncle cancels the marriage for you, I'll lend you some money and you can build a small wooden boat to catch fish?"
"Ah? No, no, no, no need to lend it to me. I don't need it urgently. I just need to work slowly and save money."
It was rare that he showed mercy and wanted to help, but he actually refused?
Ye Yaosheng smiled and added: "I'm not so poor that I can't open the pot and have to borrow money. I don't have anything urgent to do, so I don't need you to borrow money."
"Don't I want to help you?"
"Don't listen to my father. My father is just calculating and has a good heart..."
"Am I someone who can listen to your father? Which relative doesn't feel that he needs help? I even think it's not easy for you."
"It's okay, it's okay, haha, I have hands and feet, and I'm better than many people. I just need to earn money slowly. I owe people money, and I don't feel at ease."
Ye Yaodong was really impressed by him. Does bad bamboo produce good bamboo shoots?
Chapter completed!