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  Chapter 236 Life-saving Straw

  Liu Qingshan also had to sigh: This is called catching the sea, you can pick up all kinds of seafood!

  While busy with his hands, Liu Qingshan was not idle, grumbling: "When I was young, my mother told me that the sea is my hometown..."

   "Little Stone Monkey, Big Brother Qingshan, are you singing Journey to the West?"

  Wan Xiaoyu asked curiously, there is no TV in their small fishing village.

   "You want to listen to Journey to the West, then the eldest brother will sing for you, you carry the burden, I will lead the horse..."

  Liu Qingshan picked up the sea while singing, completely letting go of himself.

With the guidance of old man Wan and Xiao Yu'er, everyone soon became good at it. They learned how to catch crabs with homemade clips, how to pick out the caves of shrimp climbers, and how to catch oysters on the reef. …

  It wasn't until Mrs. Wan came to the beach to greet everyone for dinner that everyone realized that the sun was already setting, and before they knew it, more than two hours had passed.

  Old man Wan also hurried back: "The tide has started to rise now."

   "It's really enjoyable!"

  Big Lao Li was carrying a bucket full of seafood, and his mood, which had been depressed for many days, became cheerful.

   "Brother Qingshan, the place you found is great, let's come back tomorrow!" Lao Yuan was covered in sand, his excitement was beyond words.

  Even the pair of middle-aged foreigners thanked Liu Qingshan: "My friend, thank you for showing us such a clean sea and spending such a wonderful time."

  Liu Qingshan also waved his hand: "Let's go, let's eat a seafood feast!"

   Walking around, everyone is looking forward to it. The seafood brought back by hand must taste more delicious.

   At this time, the foreign woman suddenly called out: "Oh, what about Leo and the others, why are they missing?"

   Everyone looked around, and as far as they could see, there were sandy beaches and sea water that was gradually coming up.

  The few staff members also panicked. If something happens to the foreign businessmen, they can't afford to walk around.

  Several people are now regretting to death: Just now they patronized picking up the sea!

   "Uncle Wan, are there any reefs in the sea near here, the kind that can be exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide?"

  Liu Qingshan was also aware of the seriousness of the problem, and hurriedly asked Old Man Wan.

   "Yes, there is a Turtle Reef to the east, several miles away, can they run that far?"

  Old man Wan also looked solemn. When the tide rises, it is very dangerous. It is useless if you can swim, because your speed cannot compare to the rising tide.

  Once submerged in sea water, people will not have so much strength to swim back, unless they have undergone professional swimming training.

   "It's still possible after such a long time. Anyway, I have to go and have a look. Uncle Wan, can I ask your family's fishing boat to come over?"

   Liu Qingshan saw that other people were panicked, and had no idea at all, so he simply took the lead in this matter.

   After all, he was the one who led these foreigners to Jinshitan, so we can't just sit around and let things happen.

   "There are too many hidden reefs in that area, and fishing boats can't get too close!"

  Uncle Wan replied, and then told his grandson, Xiao Yuer, to go home and report the news, and told the fishing boat to go into the sea.

  Liu Qingshan called two people who could swim, and they ran back together.

  There is a simple small fishing port near the fishing village. Liu Qingshan and the others followed a man in his thirties and set foot on a dilapidated small fishing boat.

   This man is Wan Shuichang, the son of Wan Laohan. The fishing boat is equipped with a diesel engine and sails into the sea.

   After running for more than ten minutes, I saw a black reef looming in the sea from a distance.

  Following the sea breeze, there were also waves of shouts calling for "Help".

   "The foreign guests are indeed here!" A staff member shouted.

  The other one urged Wan Shuichang: "Quick, hurry up and drive the boat over there!"

  Wan Shuichang is a stout man, and he replied in a naive manner: "The underwater is full of hidden reefs, we can't go any further, tell them to swim over!"

   "Foreign guests can't have any accidents!"

  The staff member excitedly went up to fight for control of the fishing boat.

   "What are you doing, do you want us all to die at the bottom of the sea?"

  Liu Qingshan roared before telling that guy to calm down.

  Then, Liu Qingshan raised his voice and shouted to the reef, explaining the current situation.

  Thanks to his confidence, he was able to face the wind and send his voice over.

  The two young men on the opposite side also knew that the situation was critical and they could only fight, so they also jumped into the sea and swam towards this side with all their strength.

   Visually measuring the distance between the two sides was nearly one mile, Liu Qingshan reckoned that with their physical strength, they would definitely not be able to hold on.

  Seeing that there is no life-saving equipment on the fishing boat, there are only two patched inner tires, but fortunately they are bulging and there is no air leakage.

  So he put one on his body, and yelled: "Which one of you is good at water, come with me and take another one to meet them?"

  One of the younger staff also followed Liu Qingshan's example, put on the tires, jumped into the sea with two plops, and swam towards the opposite side.

   Swim out two meters away, a wave beat them back again.

  Liu Qingshan's water quality is so-so, belonging to the kind who swims in the sea and doesn't know the depth.

   Usually in Xiaosongjiang, he only practiced dog planing and so on. Fortunately, physical strength is his strong point, and he quickly surpassed the staff member and swam ahead.

  Because of the high tide, they had a hard time moving.

  The two foreigners, a man and a woman on the opposite side, also felt uncomfortable, and they were desperate.

   In front of the vast sea, human beings seem so small.

   "Leo, I can't hold on anymore!"

  The young woman had long since lost her strength and was ready to give up.

   "Oh, Rose, I can't lose you!"

  The man named Leo reached out and grabbed the woman's arm tightly.

  He also held on with one breath, feeling that he would be swallowed by the sea at any moment.

  This guy is quite handsome, and he didn't let go of his girlfriend at this critical moment, so he was considered a man.

   "Leo, hold me tight, we'll be together forever."

  Rose also seemed to be infected, she put her arms around Leo's neck, and kissed him on the face.

   "I'm very happy to die with the one I love, Rose, shall we go to heaven for the wedding?" Leo also kissed back.

  In such a romantic scene, suddenly there were a few very inappropriate coughs: "Ahem, what are you guys planning to play Titanic?"

  Liu Qingshan wiped the sea water on his face, and then pushed the tire of the lifesaving vehicle over.

  Those two people excitedly grabbed this life-saving straw immediately.

   At this time, another staff member also rushed over, and it was much safer now. Everyone climbed on the lifebuoy, and they were pushed to the shore bit by bit by the waves without paddling.

   "Thank you, you are simply knights sent by God!" Leo thanked him in a gentlemanly manner, but his current appearance is a bit too embarrassing.

   "Hello, Jack, you're welcome."

   Liu Qingshan responded casually.

   "My name is Leo."

   "I know, but I feel that in this situation, it is more appropriate to call you Jack. Isn't your girlfriend's name Rose?"

  Liu Qingshan brought over the stalk of the movie Titanic, but unfortunately Leo didn't understand.

  Finally, several people were pulled into the boat and returned to the small fishing port. The middle-aged foreigners were Leo's parents, and they hugged everyone present excitedly.

   "It was a false alarm, let's go, let's use delicious seafood to soothe our hearts." Liu Qingshan felt really hungry this time, and swimming really exhausted his energy.

   Everyone came to Wan Laohan's house together, washed it briefly, and set up two tables in the courtyard.

   There is a big table full of all kinds of seafood, and the processing methods are relatively simple, mostly steaming. In fact, this way can better preserve the freshness of seafood.

  A large pot of shrimp crawlers, also known as Pipi shrimp, is almost as long as chopsticks.

  Crabs with a big bowl mouth, fresh sea oysters, local specialty prawns, stir-fried sea intestines, and fresh sea urchins...

  A few foreigners didn’t know how to use chopsticks, and they were worrying, but when they saw it, good guys, they all started directly, so why not be polite, let’s do it directly.

  Wan Xiaoyu brought a bowl of prawns, which were not steamed or boiled, just sprinkled with a little salt, and then peeled and eaten raw.

   "It's so delicious, I like this way of eating!" Rose screamed strangely, and kept grilling the shrimp.

  Liu Qingshan also tasted one, it was indeed very fresh, but I still feel that I am not used to eating it raw.

  So he pointed to the pot of sea urchin: "Jack, eat more, this is very nourishing."

   "Please call me Leo."

  The young foreigner emphasized it again, and then asked: "What do you make up for?"

   Liu Qingshan whispered in his ear for a while, the guy's light blue eyes lit up immediately, and then he started to attack the sea urchin.

   Not long after, the table was covered with all kinds of shells, and everyone piled up like a hill in front of them.

  Old Yuan patted his belly: "Why don't you feel full?"

  Everyone laughed. At this time, Mrs. Wan brought up all kinds of stewed sea fish and corn pancakes. It is estimated that she will be full now.

  Liu Qingshan found that the most popular one was seafood stew, and those foreigners also filled a large bowl, which was quite fragrant.

  The stew is made with local sweet potato powder, it tastes very strong, and it is really delicious and refreshing when served with seafood.

  After a meal, everyone ate their bellies and sat there not wanting to move.

   "Brother Qingshan, you arranged it well. You can't eat this kind of taste in restaurants in the city."

  Director Zhou also gave Liu Qingshan a thumbs up.

   There are also foreigners like Leo, who are also full of praise, but the language is a bit poor, and they are all talking about Wai Ruigude and the like.

  It was getting dark outside, and the staff urged them several times before everyone reluctantly got into the car.

  Before leaving, Leo took out a wad of banknotes and stuffed them into Chief Wan.

  Wan Shuichang refused, but in the end he could only accept it, muttering: "Where am I going to spend this foreign money?"

  Liu Qingshan patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Wan, when you go to the city, there are people rushing to exchange it with you. This is US dollars, and one dollar can be exchanged for nearly three dollars."

   All the way back to the hotel, everyone felt tired and went to bed early.

  (end of this chapter)