frightfiction Chapter 112 Coconut Crab 1
Chapter 112 Coconut Crab 1
"Xixi, wake up, we're here."
"Dad, I got it, right away."
Su Weixi originally thought that she wouldn't sleep too long during this nap, but she ended up sleeping all the way to her destination.
After packing up, I went out to take a look. The boat was parked not too far away from the island. The water in front was relatively shallow, so the big ship could not go any further. The few people had to rely on the boatman to row a small boat to get there.
When Su Weixi walked onto the deck, the boatman had already put the boat on the sea.
There was only one small boat, so Su's father and mother took the two little ones over first, and Su Weixi and Xiao Yi waited for the boatman to come back and pick them up.
Su Weixi looked towards the small island and found that the beach of this island was actually a white sand beach. It was just sunset and the weather was good today.
The sea surface reflects the setting sun, and the sea surface is no longer blue, but like an overturned palette, the sea surface is emitting brilliant colors along with the waves. The east side of the sky is different from the red glow of the setting sun, and is in a blue state.
After Su Weixi and Xiao Yi arrived on the island, Xiao Yi told the boatmen to go back first and come back to pick them up three days later.
As soon as Su Weixi arrived on the island, he discovered that although the sea water had begun to rise, there was still a large part of the beach that was not covered by the sea water.
The sand here is very clean and the water is clear. Su Weixi feels that this place is even better than a very famous foreign island that was a must-visit for honeymoons in her previous life.
I don’t know if I can buy this place and make it a private island in the future, Su Weixi thought to himself.
"You can buy it, but it shouldn't be too cheap." Xiao Yi's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Su Weixi only then realized that she had just whispered what she had been muttering in her heart, and unfortunately Xiao Yi heard it.
"What's not too cheap?" Su's father and his companions came over and just heard the tail end of Xiao Yi's words.
"Dad, it's nothing. I just think this island is pretty. It would be nice if I could buy it and make it my own business. General Xiao said it wouldn't be too cheap."
Since he was heard, Su Weixi didn't care and just said it directly. Anyway, from what he said, buying and selling islands is allowed.
"Oh, my daughter, this is a good idea. Old Su, how about our family buy this island?"
Su Ma also thought it would be nice for her family to buy an island for vacation.
"You are taking it for granted. Our family only comes here a few times a year, and there are not many fresh water resources on this island. It is a waste to spend money to buy it. Anyway, it has no owner. If you want to come and play in the future, you can just come directly." Dad Su was not in favor of buying the island.
"Yes, aunt, the cost of buying an island is not low, and you have to pay extra money every year. It's actually not cost-effective." Xiao Yi also suggested not to buy an island.
After hearing the two people's conversation, the mother and daughter gave up the idea of buying an island.
This is also influenced by the ideas of previous lives. In previous lives, many wealthy people would buy private islands for vacation or to develop into tourism industries.
Especially if you have your own private island, you don’t have to squeeze into crowded beaches. In the past, many beaches were so crowded during holidays that it was like dumplings being cooked in a pot.
But now here, transportation is inconvenient and many people have no concept of traveling, so everyone can come and play on an unowned island like this one.
However, fishermen living on the coast have to think about whether they can catch more fish every day, but they don’t have the time or mood to row a boat to the island for a day.
Therefore, the topic of buying an island was put aside.
Because they were going to stay here for two nights, Su's father and Xiao Yi went to find a suitable place to set up a tent. An An wanted to learn how to set up a tent, so she followed and watched.
It was not completely dark yet, and Ningning wanted to go to the beach to pick up shells, so Su Ma went with her. After all, she was still young and needed someone to watch her at the beach.
Su Weixi saw a coconut grove nearby and wondered if he could pick up some fallen coconuts to drink as beverages later in the evening.
However, to her disappointment, many of the ones that fell were smashed or dried.
Just when Su Weixi was about to go back and ask his father to climb the tree to pick coconuts, he found something moving under the dead leaves. He was originally afraid that it might be a snake, insect, rat or ant, but he saw a surprising animal.
“Coconut crab!”
Su Weixi smiled happily, this is a good thing. He had eaten it when he was studying abroad and traveling in some countries there.
I never ate it again after returning to China because it is a protected animal in China.
Su Weixi still remembers that when she first ate it, she could still taste a faint coconut aroma. At that time, her friends who were traveling with her said that Su Weixi's description was too exaggerated, but Su Weixi's tongue has always been very sensitive and she could really feel the coconut aroma.
Su Weixi took out a not-too-conspicuous rope from the space and tied up the coconut crab carefully. There was no other way. Although the coconut crab looked lazy at the moment, it had strong fighting power.
They usually live in coconut forests and can climb up coconut trees to eat coconuts. The bite force of their large claws is even more terrifying. Su Weixi once saw someone lose a finger because of carelessness.
Su Weixi carefully tied up the four or five jin coconut crab in front of him, but he felt that it was not enough for so many people tonight. He looked around and knocked with a wooden stick, fearing that he might encounter snakes or other creatures.
Maybe because not many people come to this island, Su Weixi successfully found six coconut crabs and tied them up with ropes.
Just as I was about to tie up the last one, a sudden scream sounded behind me.
"Miss Su, be careful!"
Su Weixi looked up and saw Xiao Yi running towards him. He kicked the coconut crab under Su Weixi's feet away.
Su Weixi: Damn it, give me back my coconut crab!
"What are you doing?" The honest man Su Weixi got angry for the first time.
"Miss Su, the coconut crabs are very dangerous. The last time we came here, a soldier said they can pinch off a person's fingers." It was the first time Xiao Yi saw Su Weixi get angry, and he was also surprised because he had never seen her get angry before. But he also explained his behavior immediately, because he thought Su Weixi didn't know coconut crabs.
"I know, look what this is?" Su Weixi raised the rope in his hand to show Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi also reacted at this time. He thought that Su Weixi should know coconut crabs, and he touched his nose guiltily.
"Miss Su, do you know coconut crabs?"
"Yeah, I've seen it in a fishing village before." Su Weixi naturally couldn't say that he had eaten it in his previous life.
But now she also knew that Xiao Yi was afraid that she didn't know the coconut crab and was afraid of being pinched by it, so he changed the subject.
"General Xiao, you've come just in time. This coconut tree is so tall. Can you climb up and pick some coconuts for us to drink in the evening?"
"okay."
After saying that, Xiao Yi flew up using his Qing Kung Fu skills and picked more than twenty coconuts in a short while.
Su Weixi: It's amazing that you have Qinggong! How can I carry so many back later?
Of course, Xiao Yi didn't know what Su Weixi was complaining about. After picking the coconuts, he looked around and found a few coconut crabs. He asked Su Weixi to give him the rope and tied up the coconut crabs himself as an apology for kicking Su Weixi's coconut crabs away.
After they had finished everything, they were still worried about how to take away the pile of coconuts and coconut crabs on the ground. Su Weixi saw a banana tree not far away and asked Xiao Yi to cut two banana leaves.
Put everything on it and drag it along. Fortunately, it was sandy and smooth, so it was easy to drag.