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Xia Shou handed the hoe to Shi Tian, while Hermit Sage walked over to Li Ziyu, who immediately extended a small bucket forward. Inside was the Wang Chao they had just dug up, and with this one, they planned to dig another later, so they could take them back for drinks tonight. This box of cigarettes wasn’t given for free! Everything that needed to be taught had been shared; how much they could grasp depended on them. They could practice slowly while he waited on the shore. Once they finished digging, they should remember to return the hoe.
As he finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed the Wang Chao from Li Ziyu's bucket, which instantly landed in Hermit Sage's hands. Just before leaving, Shi Tian noticed that a Jumping Fish was still tangled in the tentacles of the Wang Chao. It seemed like they had lost out again!
"Xiao Yu, let’s dig ourselves. We’ll fill a big bucket and make that old man envious!" Seeing Li Ziyu's pitiful gaze fixated on the Wang Chao in the old man's hands, Shi Tian quickly comforted her, pulling her out of the mud again and shouldering the hoe as he walked ahead.
"Tian Ge, that Wang Chao took your Jumping Fish!" Following Shi Tian's pace, Li Ziyu turned back three times to stare at the Wang Chao that had been caught and was still trying to stuff a Jumping Fish into its mouth. It seemed that Li Ziyu wasn’t reluctant to part with the Wang Chao; she was just heartbroken over losing her Jumping Fish!
Sigh! Tonight it would end up in a frying pan, and now she wanted a taste of that Jumping Fish; they had to make it happen! Shi Tian really couldn’t find a reason to comfort Li Ziyu anymore; he couldn’t possibly chase after Hidden Master to rescue a Jumping Fish that was less than an inch long! Running through the mud was quite difficult!
Finding a Wang Chao hole, recalling Hidden Master’s demonstration, confirming there was something in the hole, he stepped down and immediately began digging. Three scoops later, he pulled out a Wang Chao, rinsed it off, and placed it in Li Ziyu's small bucket. That unfortunate Jumping Fish was instantly erased from Li Ziyu's memory!
Once they learned the technique, everything became easier. They aimed for about ten Wang Chao today; their goal wasn’t too high—just two buckets before dark!
Wang Chao lived in the tidal flats and couldn’t be caught in bulk; they could only catch them one by one. Therefore, the price wasn’t cheap—over ten dollars each. Many people came to Zhoushan for fun; seeing a plate of small octopuses priced at one or two hundred dollars felt quite expensive. Yet they didn’t realize that this wasn’t even comparable to octopus; it was something you couldn’t find inland. Even if you did, you wouldn’t know how long it had been frozen.
Before long, Li Ziyu started calling for help—not because she got stuck in the mud again but because two hands couldn’t hold back eight tentacles; one sneaky Wang Chao had managed to escape.
Looking at the sky, it was time to head back. Both of them were covered in mud and hadn’t brought any change of clothes. Even if there were Yu Jia Le around here, they wouldn’t be able to stay.
Shouldering the hoe and dragging Li Ziyu back to shore, Hermit Sage awaited eagerly for his hoe.
"Sir, it's all muddy! I’ll wash it off at a nearby farm before returning it." With both of them covered in mud anyway, they might as well wash together!
"No need; just rush home with it." Wouldn’t they be cooking Wang Chao tonight? "If you want me to teach you another trick with a boat later?" Glancing at their haul, Hermit Sage felt quite satisfied; his unique skills would surely have successors!
"No thanks; we have things to do tonight and need to hurry back! Someone is waiting!" After returning the hoe to Hidden Master, he figured Oka and the others should be back by now. He still had some matters to attend to before heading back to Suzhou tomorrow.
"Not worth it anyway; it's not a technical thing—just follow along with the tide on the tidal flats and catch any shadows you see." Handing Shi Tian a cigarette, Hermit Sage lifted his hoe and turned to leave. At this moment, those two Wang Chao in his hands were peaceful enough that even his beloved Jumping Fish no longer held any allure.
Watching the old man leave, Li Ziyu picked up the Jumping Fish lying on the ground and hesitated for a moment before deciding to leave it there and nurture it on this tidal flat.
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