HCB Chapter 349 Harvesting Bird's Nest
Chapter 349 Harvesting Bird's Nest
As all the boxes were retrieved and counted, Xu Yiyi remained lying motionless on the sea.
A sailor nearby glanced at her curiously every now and then.
Only after noticing her blinking did he find a moment to attend to other things.
Are you hungry?
Xu Yiyi spoke slowly, spreading her arms wide, making the seawater splash loudly.
The sea turtle bumped into her arm, its tiny, beady eyes staring straight at her.
"Let's go! I'll find you something to eat."
Xu Yiyi clung to the sea turtle with both hands and swam away.
They moved very slowly when they went there, but became energetic instantly when they came back because they were full.
At that moment, a bright red sun hung in the sky, casting a red glow on the contours of her face.
"Get up here right now, don't just stay in the water."
Old Lu's tone was accusatory: "The weather's starting to get cold, you'd better take care of yourself. If you don't listen, I'll go tell your great-grandfather."
The old man grumbled and looked very unhappy.
The seawater is so cold! Even if they don't go into the water, fishermen who fish at sea all year round inevitably suffer from rheumatism, with aches and pains in their hands and feet, and they start to feel uncomfortable as soon as the weather changes.
Moreover, Xu Yiyi is someone who frequently goes into the water, and she's a girl, so even more care is needed.
She responded and started climbing up, pulling on the cable.
He went into the cabin to shower, then changed into some light clothing. When he came out, he gestured with his chin at A-Yue: "Want to go to the cliff side?"
A-Yue tilted her head: "Where are we going? What for?"
Xu Yiyi instructed the sailors below to bring the small boat closer, and said casually, "Of course we're going to pick bird's nests! Didn't you see? There's such a large patch. Picking them will definitely bring in a lot of money, or at the very least, we can keep them for ourselves."
Although she doesn't particularly like it, there's no guarantee that Er'er might like it.
“Then I’ll go,” A-Yue said dryly, following behind her and jumping onto the small boat.
Xu Yiyi gripped the oar, breaking the calm of the sea, and moved towards the cliff.
The cliffs not far away soar into the clouds, and the rock face is covered with swallow nests, which look like a dark brown beehive from a distance.
Xu Yi subconsciously touched the goosebumps on her arm. She was most afraid of bees, no matter what kind of bees they were.
Just hearing the sound it made was enough to terrify me.
"Isn't this a bit too much?"
Ah Yue looked up and squinted: "The Red Shark Gang has definitely never come here to pick them before."
Xu Yiyi stood on the boat and looked up: "Have you ever eaten this before?"
A-Yue sat on the small boat, pondering for a moment: "I don't think I've ever eaten this before."
A-Yue countered, "What about you? Have you tried it? What does it taste like? Is it good?"
Xu Yiyi shook her head; she had never eaten here before.
She took out a rope and grappling hook from the stern of the boat, tied them around her waist in a few quick movements, tested the rope's strength, and then swung the grappling hook sharply, securing it precisely in the crevice of the rock.
"I'll go up and take a look first."
She nimbly climbed up the rope.
The lower rock face was slightly slippery from the seawater, but her movements were steady and quick, just like a skilled monkey.
Standing at the bow of the boat, A-Yue craned her neck to watch Xu Yi cling to the cliff like a gecko, her grappling hook never failing her. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Did you practice before? Your movements are so skilled!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yi glanced down at her and smirked, "I call this a special talent."
When A-Yue heard her narcissistic words, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Wait for me."
Ah Yue tied the rope and grappling hook to her body at the stern of the boat, and began to climb up the rock face by pushing off with the soles of her boots.
Xu Yiyi glanced back and snorted softly, "Be careful, don't step on the loose stones."
"You don't need to tell me." Ah Yue gasped for breath, her fingertips digging into a crevice in the rock.
As she approached the bird's nest, Xu Yiyi slowed her movements slightly, pulled out a small knife from her waist, and carefully pried open the edge of the bird's nest.
With a "click".
The bird's nest was removed intact, and she casually stuffed it into the bag at her waist.
"Ah Yue, don't touch the third nest on the left!"
She put the knife in her mouth, turned her head to continue upwards, and caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye. Suddenly, she shouted down, "There are baby birds in here!"
A-Yue followed cautiously behind him: "What did you say?"
She looked up, and Xu Yiyi quickly put the knife back into her mouth and repeated what she had just said.
A-Yue snorted, "Okay."
On the distant official boat, Lin Ke was holding up a telescope, and the lens clearly reflected the nimble figures of two people on the cliff.
Xu Yiyi's movements were as smooth as flowing water. With a flick of her grappling hook, she could firmly grip the crevice in the rock, her body as light as if it had no weight.
In comparison, although A-Yue's movements were not slow, she was more cautious than Xu Yiyi.
"Her movements... aren't they a little too practiced?"
Lin Ke put down his binoculars, his brow furrowing slightly: "Am I seeing things? Why does A-Yue's movement not seem as practiced as hers? Did she train before?"
Old Lu was squatting by the ship's railing, drinking his wine. Hearing this, he didn't even look up: "You're asking me? How would I know?"
On the cliff, Xu Yiyi once again precisely pried off a nest of swallows' nests.
Her muscle memory is truly remarkable.
Before she wore the suit, rock climbing was her go-to weekend pastime.
"This nest is pretty good," Xu Yiyi muttered.
He tossed the bird's nest into the cloth bag at his waist, glancing down at the deep blue sea. The sun was slowly sinking, its golden rays so bright they made it hard to open one's eyes.
The two chatted as they picked the fruit, and before long, they were downstairs.
Each person picked a bagful, which wasn't a small amount.
Ah Yue happily climbed down: "When we get back, let's try this good stuff and see what it tastes like."