After inspecting several important areas, Ang Lee returned to the camp and saw Zhao Yefu preparing dinner in person. After months of learning, her cooking skills were getting better and better, which made Ang Lee look at her in a new light.
"Yefu, what kind of dishes are you making? Why does it smell so good? "
Ang Lee walked behind Zhao Yefu and asked.
Zhao Safu smiled and said, "You can smell it and you'll know what I'm cooking. You taught me how to cook these dishes."
Ang Lee nodded and smelled the fragrance of the food. He quickly recognized these dishes. These dishes were indeed taught by Ang Lee personally. At that time, Zhao Yefu didn't cook well, but after so many days of practice, Zhao Yefu could cook this dish very well. Just by smelling it, one could tell that it was done very well. There was no doubt about it.
"Good, good. I didn't expect that Yefu could cook these dishes so well after not seeing them for so many days. Come, let's try it quickly!"
Ang Lee said happily.
"The pirates of the Black Dragon Islands have been eliminated. Are we going to return to Chang 'an City soon?"
Zhao Yefu said softly.
From Zhao Yefu's tone, it seemed that she didn't want to return to Chang 'an City, even though it was very prosperous there.
"We definitely have to go back, but we don't have to rush. However, it seems that Yefu doesn't want to go back!"
Ang Lee asked.
Zhao Yefu nodded and said, "It's free here and very comfortable to live here. After going to Chang 'an City, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to have such enjoyment. Moreover, I have to share you with others. Of course, it's not as good as here."
Ang Lee heard this and said with a smile, "I see! Haha! Well, let's stay for a few more days and go back when we have enough fun. "
"Well, let's play for a while."
Zhao Yefu said happily.
After dinner, Ang Lee held Zhao Yefu's small hand and slowly walked around the harbor. The moonlight at night was very beautiful. The sea breeze blew on people's faces. It was very comfortable. The waves hit the beach and made a soothing sound.
As there were not many people on the beach at night, sea turtles would climb onto the beach and lay their eggs in the sand. In addition, some crabs would also climb onto the beach.
"What a beautiful night!"
Zhao Yefu pulled Ang Lee's arm and said tenderly.
Ang Lee smiled and nodded. "It's because I'm by your side that the night is so beautiful, isn't it?"
Zhao Yefu said with a smile, "You're right. That's right. Because you're by my side, I feel that tonight's night is particularly wonderful."
"Hey, sea turtles, there are still a lot of them?"
Ang Lee saw hundreds of sea turtles on the beach in the distance. These sea turtles were working hard to climb onto the beach. It seemed that they were going to lay eggs. Now was the breeding period of sea turtles. It was not strange for sea turtles to climb onto the beach to lay eggs.
"Then let's not go over. Don't disturb the sea turtles from laying eggs. Let's go after the sea turtles lay their eggs."
Zhao Yefu said with a smile.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "That makes sense. If we go now, we will scare the sea turtles away. After the sea turtles lay their eggs, we can go directly to pick up the sea turtle eggs. There will be sea turtle eggs to eat tomorrow morning."
Because of the distance, Ang Lee couldn't tell what species the sea turtles in the distance were. He could only roughly judge that they were sea turtles. He was sure that these sea turtles must have come ashore to lay their eggs. After all, if there was no need to lay eggs, sea turtles would not climb onto the beach for no reason.
Sea turtles are long-lived animals. It is not a problem for them to live for thousands of years. Most of them live in relatively shallow coastal waters, bays, lagoons, coral reefs, or estuaries that flow into the sea. Humans usually find sea turtles in warm and comfortable sea areas around the world.
Different species and different groups of sea turtles within the same species have their own migration habits. Some sea turtles swim a few kilometers away to build nests and feed their young. Leatherback sea turtles migrate the furthest. They nest on the beach 5,000 kilometers away. Black sea turtles like to breed and feed their young in the southernmost and northernmost parts of their distribution area.
Sea turtles live in the upper layer of the coastal sea. They feed on fish, cephalopods, crustaceans, and seaweed. Although sea turtles have no teeth, their beaks are very sharp. Different species of sea turtles have different eating habits. Sea turtles are divided into herbivorous, carnivorous, and omnivorous.
Tortoises and leatherbacks have jaws that can grind crabs, some mollusks, jellyfish, and corals. The hawksbill sea turtle's upper beak is curved like an eagle's beak. It can find sponges, shrimps, and squids from the crevices of corals. Green sea turtles and black sea turtles have serrated jaws. They mainly feed on seaweed and algae.
When sea turtles eat seaweed, they also swallow seawater and absorb a lot of salt. Some special glands next to the sea turtle's tear glands will expel the salt, causing the sea turtle to cry on the shore. This phenomenon is misunderstood by people. They think that it is the sea turtle's emotion. They don't know that it is just a sea turtle's instinct.
When ignorant people saw the sea turtle crying, and it happened to be the time when the sea turtle was laying eggs, they thought that the sea turtle couldn't bear to leave its eggs, so it cried bitterly. This kind of understanding was indeed very convincing, and it was very easy for people to believe.
In addition, other than sea turtles, crocodiles can also cry. The saying about crocodiles crying is even more terrifying.
It is said that when crocodiles hunt, they always lurk in the water, only exposing their eyes and nostrils, quietly waiting for the prey to come and drink water. When the prey comes to the water, the crocodile will quietly approach and then suddenly attack, biting the head and feet of the prey with its mouth, dragging the prey into the water and drowning it. Then, it will start to eat.
The crocodile's hunting ability is very strong. It is not particularly difficult to get a sumptuous meal. But what is surprising is that the crocodile seems to be embarrassed that it can catch food so easily. It seems to be sympathizing with these weak lives. Every time it eats, it will shed tears. Because it shed tears while eating, the crocodile's tears are often regarded as a synonym for fake compassion. Of course, this is added into the subjective imagination and emotional color of human beings. But no matter what, the eyes of crocodiles do shed tears. This is an indisputable fact.
It is just that how this liquid is formed and why it flows from the eyes of the crocodile has puzzled humans for many years. Finally, it was discovered that when the crocodile swallows its prey, the tears it shed are the salt-containing liquid it excretes. In order to get rid of the excess salt in its body, the crocodile formed a special gland function.
Near the eyes of the crocodile, there is a salt gland. This is the ability of the crocodile to desalinate seawater. One must know that the seawater in the ocean is very salty. This kind of water is not directly drinkable for humans, but for animals living in the ocean, it can still be drunk. This is because the fish living in the ocean have the ability to desalinate seawater.
The same is true for the sea turtles in the ocean. After the sea turtles come ashore, they will shed two lines of sad tears because they are leaving the ocean. Of course, the tears that the sea turtles shed are not tears, they do not have any emotional color. These tears are just the salt-containing liquid excreted from the sea turtles. The reason why people mistake the salt-containing liquid excreted from the sea turtles as tears is because their salt glands are the same as the crocodile's.
In addition, there are some seabirds, such as seagulls, petrels, albatrosses, and other birds that drink seawater and then spit it out. This is also because they have salt glands near their eyes. After drinking seawater, they can expel most of the salt from their bodies.
The ocean is the cradle of life. There are a lot of animals in the ocean, and the ocean is salty. The animals living in the ocean must learn the ability to desalinate seawater and turn it into fresh water to adapt to the needs of their bodies.
Ang Lee and Zhao Yefu did not disturb the sea turtles when they were laying eggs. They want to wait for the sea turtles to leave before going to the beach to dig up sea turtle eggs. This way, there will be sea turtle eggs to eat.
"Little crabs, so many little crabs! The seaside is so good! With so many little crabs, the people living by the sea will not starve to death for the rest of their lives! There is enough food in the sea to fill people's stomachs. "
Ang Lee said.
Zhao Yefu said, "The sea turtles still need some time to lay eggs. Why don't we catch crabs? Tomorrow, we will make a good dish of boiled crabs. "
Ang Lee nodded and asked his soldiers to prepare bamboo baskets. Then, he led a group of people to the beach to catch crabs.
There are really a lot of crabs on the beach. The black mass is a little scary. It is not clear why there are so many crabs on the beach. It is really strange.
However, crabs do like to go out at night. They should be night owls. They climb to the beach at night to look for food on the beach. During the day, there is naturally not as much food on the beach as at night. Many of the crabs' favorite foods will appear at night. This is also related to the tide of the sea. When the tide recedes in the evening, many sea creatures will be left on the beach. There are also some hidden under the sand on the beach. These are the crabs' food. Therefore, at night, the crabs will go to the beach to look for these edible foods. Even if these foods are hidden under the sand, the crabs can use their pincers to dig out these hidden foods and eat them easily.
There are really too many crabs on the beach. Ang Lee and more than ten soldiers kept picking up crabs on the beach. In a short while, they have picked up a few hundred pounds of crabs. However, the number of crabs on the beach did not show any signs of decreasing. These crabs are not big, but they are not slow. They run very smoothly on the beach. When picking up crabs, one must act quickly and not slowly. Otherwise, the efficiency will be greatly reduced. One must pick up quickly to be efficient.
"We have already picked up a few hundred pounds. Do you still want to continue?"
Ang Lee said.
The feeling of picking up crabs on the beach is really very comfortable.
Zhao Yefu said with a smile, "No, no, this is enough. If you need more crabs, you can continue to pick them up tomorrow!"
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Okay, then we won't pick them up. Let's rest for a while and then go dig for turtle eggs later. Haha!"
After saying that, he looked at the guards behind him and asked them to take back the crabs that they have picked up and leave them for tomorrow. Then, they waited patiently on the beach for the sea turtles to finish laying eggs so that they can dig for turtle eggs.
"These sea turtles are really slow to lay eggs. They made us wait for so long."
Ang Lee said.
"Look, there are sea turtles leaving the beach and returning to the sea."
Zhao Yefu looked into the distance and said.
Although the light is not very good, Ang Lee can see clearly that some sea turtles have left the beach and returned to the sea. This means that some sea turtles have finished laying their eggs. It is estimated that more sea turtles will leave soon.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for more sea turtles to leave the beach and return to the turbulent sea.
"The sea turtles have all left. Let's go and dig for turtle eggs."
After the last sea turtle left, Ang Lee and Zhao Yefu took more than ten people to the beach where the sea turtles laid their eggs. They were ready to dig for turtle eggs.
As soon as they walked to that area, they saw a lot of sea turtle eggs on the surface of the beach. These sea turtle eggs were exposed on the beach. This is very abnormal. Obviously, these eggs were not laid by the previous batch of sea turtles. They should have been laid by the previous batch of sea turtles, but were dug out by the sea turtles that laid eggs tonight.
According to the habits of sea turtles, when they are laying their eggs, they will dig a pit on the beach and lay their eggs in the pit. When they leave, they will also bury the pit with sand. They will not let their eggs appear outside. However, this is only for their own eggs. If the eggs are laid by other sea turtles, they will not care so much. When sea turtles dig a pit to lay their eggs, they will sometimes dig out the eggs buried by other sea turtles. But because they are not their own eggs, sea turtles will not care. Sea turtles will not hesitate to scatter other sea turtles' eggs everywhere. It is not surprising even if they are damaged, as long as their own eggs are fine.
"Wow, so many sea turtle eggs!"
Zhao Yefu saw these sea turtle eggs and said excitedly.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "These sea turtle eggs were laid by the sea turtles a few days ago. Today's sea turtle eggs are all under the beach. We will only dig out the eggs that were laid tonight. The eggs that were just laid are the freshest."
"Okay, then let's dig out today's new eggs."
Zhao Yefu smiled and agreed.
Because sea turtles will leave obvious traces when they dig holes, the location of these sea turtle eggs is very easy to find. They only need to dig the sand according to the traces to find the sea turtle eggs below.
"Wow, these sea turtle eggs are still warm?"
Zhao Yefu dug out a nest of sea turtle eggs and said happily.
Because the eggs were laid not long ago in the sea turtle's body, the surface of the sea turtle eggs will naturally have some temperature. It is warm and comfortable to touch.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Dig more, as much as you can, haha."
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