Goldfield
Chapter 208: The Glitter of Energy

Xiaocao discovered that he had moved away from his original position. He grinned at his new friend and said, “Xiaobu, can you hold me?” ‘Xiaobu’ is the name he gave to the little dolphin.

With a small holy stone giving directions and the little dolphin speeding up, Xiaocao appeared in Xiaolian's line of sight just as the girl was about to faint from shock.

“See! Whatisit? That's not a shark, is it? ” Zhou Shanhu shouted in shock. He was the first to see a dark shadow gliding in the distance.

The extremely brown young man, Zhuang Xiaomo, stared in that direction as he narrowed his eyes to look closely. He shook his head and replied, “It doesn't look like a shark. In the water, sharks have triangular fins that pop out. The shadow seemed to me like a person, but the speed and position of the shadow did not resemble that of a swimming person. This is so weird !! ”

Zhou Shanhu felt as if his mind exploded as he exclaimed, “Then what are you saying..could it be a mermaid? Didn't all legends say that mermaids swim very fast in the ocean? ”

Zhuang Xiaomo looked at her as if she was a madman and scorned, “Legenda also said that mermaids only appear under the moonlight, singing seductive songs to tease people, singing mermaids, and cloud their minds ..”

“Adik... Small Sister !!” The sound of Yu Xiaolian's joyous cry suddenly interrupted the discord between the two. The two of them looked in wonder at the figure that was speeding away. Sure enough, it was Yu Xiaocao, who had been missing for the past hour. He was still quite far away, so they did not know exactly what he was lying down on. But it was swimming pretty fast.

“Xiaolian! Shanhu—— ”The sound of his voice echoed from a distance. One arm of Yu Xiaocao circled the small dolphin's dorsal fin while the other arm waved forcefully in the air.

Zhou Shanhu swam forward a few punches and shouted in excitement, “Ah! Xiaocao riding a fish !! Xiaolian, are you sure your little sister is not the daughter of the Ocean Dragon King? Otherwise, how could the fish listen to his commands? ”

Zhuang Xiaomo looked at the little girl, who was riding a dolphin through the surging waves in the distance. He couldn't help but be a little stunned by the sight. Ouch, God! This little girl was no ordinary little girl at all. Otherwise, how could he tame a free and unfettered dolphin?

Tears of gratitude welled up in Yu Xiaolian's eyes. He swam forward towards his little sister with great difficulty. The speed of the little dolphin was quite astonishing and, within moments, it arrived in front of the other three children. The creature was rather shy and stopped outside, touching the distance from them as it opened its mouth to make some whistling sounds.

Yu Xiaocao gently stroked her slippery and soothing head, “Don't be afraid, they won't hurt you. Thank you, Xiaobu! ”

He glided off the dolphin's back and swam to Xiaolian. His brother forcefully punched his head. The other girl scolds him, “Who told you to swim this far? If something happens to you, how can I tell our parents and your godparents ah? I think taking you for a swim in the sea is the worst idea I've ever had !! ”

When Yu Xiaocao saw Xiaolian's eyes red with emotion and looked extremely angry, he hurriedly calmed his sister, “Xiaolian, don't get angry. In the future, I will not dare to do this again. I was so busy having fun with Xiaobu that I forgot the time. I promise I won't do this again. I'm sorry this time ah! ”

Zhou Shanhu glanced at the little dolphin again, who happily swam back and forth nearby. His eyes gleamed with excitement as he commented rather enviously, “Xiaocao, is Xiaobu the name of that little dolphin? Ah so funny! You are too amazing, you even know how to tame a little dolphin! Quickly teach me, how can you do that? ”

Yu Xiaocao ignored him while continuing to tidy up Xiaolian's disheveled hair. Eventually, he managed to tempt his sister to laugh. Xiaocao silently wiped away the invisible sweat that was on his forehead. Normally, Xiaolian was also grumpy, but she usually never revealed it around her.

Zhou Shanhu continued to bother him to find out the secret of taming the little dolphin. Yu Xiaocao opened his eyes wide and looked at the other girl innocently. He faintly replied, “What? We have to tame them? Ah, but Xiaobu came alone to play with me. Xiaobu is a dolphin that loves humans, very obedient and sweet! ”

Zhuang Xiaomo and Zhou Shanhu both had expressions ‘You tried to deceive us’ on their faces. Although dolphins have a gentle personality, they are quite cautious and only see ships at sea from afar. Naturally, the older generation once told of dolphins rescuing drowned people, but they had never heard of anyone actually meeting them.

“If you don't believe me, it's okay! Xiaobu came and greeted everyone. ” Yu Xiaocao waved his hand and the little dolphin, which was hovering at the side, cheerfully swam towards him. He used his muzzle to gently touch his wrist. As if he could understand what he was saying, he stood upright in the water and waved one flipper towards Zhou Shanhu and the others.

“Wow! Xiaobu is too cute !! I almost want to keep one for a pet !! ” Zhou Shanhu carefully approached the dolphin and, when he saw the creature did not reject its presence, he tried to gently use his hands to caress its back. The little dolphin cleverly stayed next to Xiaocao and let the other children touch it.

Yu Xiaocao gently rubbed the little boy's head with a hand that had a mystic stone and a hint of spiritual power slowly flowed into the animal's body. The eyes of the little dolphin sparkled and became closer to Xiaocao.

Zhuang Xiaomo also came to touch the dolphin. As he sensed the shiny skin of the animal, he spoke to Zhou Shanhu, “Dolphins are considered sea creatures, so they can only live freely in the deep waters. Maintaining dolphins as pets is not necessarily a good thing for animals. ”.

Xiaocao looked at the brown-skinned young man with an agreeable expression as he asked doubtfully, “Xiaolian, he ..”

Zhou Shanhu interrupted with much talk, “He ah! His name was Zhuang Xiaomo and he lived in Wuliu Village. He's one of the diving experts I talked about before. He could hold his breath underwater for about seven to eight minutes and was quite famous in nearby villages. ”

Zhuang Xiaomo grinned at him honestly and replied, “I know you two. At the pier, your boiled food is very famous. I've not seen you on the docks these past few days, have you not done business anymore? ”

Every time he talked about his own business, Xiaolian could not help but smile proudly, his “Cuacas were getting hotter, so it was difficult to keep the meat from getting damaged. After the hottest day of the year has passed, then we will decide! My sister and I were discussing whether there were other opportunities we could take in the summer. Ideally we will sell something that fills the stomach while cooling someone .. ”

When Xiaocao realized that there was a bit of fatigue on Xiaolian's face, he immediately smiled and said, “If there's anything we need to talk about, we can do it on the beach. What is the point of bringing ourselves into the water longer? ”

The little dolphin lingered behind him reluctantly. Xiaocao turned his head and waved at him, “Xiaobu, go home! In the future, I will often go to the water to look for you !! ”

The little dolphin rubbed its head several times, flicked its tail, and quickly swam back into the deeper waters. The little human girl had an unbearable smell. I really want to stay by her side forever. It is unfortunate that humans have to live on land and cannot leave the water, it is very sad…

When they arrived at the nearby coral reef, Xiaolian's clothes were completely wet and stuck to her body. Zhuang Xiaomo turned around with a red face. Xiaocao pulled Xiaolian to a nearby area that was a little more hidden and asked her sister to change her clothes. She then squeezed Xiaolian's clothes dry and wrapped them on her swimsuit.

“Eh? What is this?” Yu Xiaocao noticed that there was a lot of red-purple vegetation floating in the nearby waters near the coral reef. To him, it was somewhat similar to the kind of seaweed he had eaten in his previous life in the restaurant. But that's not true, isn't this type of seaweed only found growing on rocks deep in the ocean? How does it float to the surface?

Xiaolian leaned over to pick up some and looked at it for herself. He shook his head, “I don't know what this is but I'm sure it's some kind of sea plant. Not sure if it can be eaten or not. ”.

They did not know when Zhuang Xiaomo came to look but he also looked to the herbs and said, “That must be red sea algae. It can be eaten! You can spice it up with a little salt and vinegar, and it tastes pretty good! However, you rarely see them in shallow waters. Having so many things here is a bit strange! ”

Yu Xiaocao was already very confident that this deep purple seaweed was Gelidium amansii, also known as red sea algae. His eyes sparkled and an idea immediately popped into his head. In his previous life, he had sold starch jelly in his shop and specifically searched for recipes online to make it from scratch.

Among all the recipes he found, there was one type that used red sea algae as its raw material. The process is quite simple. Algae should be boiled over low heat for a few hours until all the seaweed melts into liquid. Once cold, the mixture will harden into a semi-transparent jelly consistency. However, red sea algae only grow in the deep sea, and are quite troublesome to harvest. Because of this, it was expensive on the market, so he ended up rejecting his idea of making sea starch jelly and decided to use sweet potato starch and green bean starch as his raw materials.

He also found it rather strange to see so many red sea algae in the open waters. It grows in deep waters, so how can so many appear near the shoreline? In the past, he had also never seen such a phenomenon. In the end, it doesn't matter. All of these were raw materials for him to make a lot of money, and they were all free. If he didn't use it, he would be ridiculous!

“Xiaolian, I made use of this red sea algae. Let's get together as much as we can before we go home ah! Shanhu, can you help us get some baskets? ” Yu Xiaocao's eyes sparkled as he stared at the red sea algae.

Zhou Shanhu instantly agreed and hurried away. Since Xiaocao said that there were uses for red sea algae, then he actually thought of another method to make something new to eat. If he helped Xiaocao harvest more, then Xiaocao would definitely treat him fairly because he had a generous personality. As soon as the thought of eating a new delicacy came to his mind, Zhou Shanhu ran even faster.

Harvesting red sea algae is not at all difficult. That is because in shallow waters, it is quite easy to spot and all they need to do is bend over and pick it up. The red sea algae had a deep purple color and gleamed softly in light. Although it is ‘veget’, it looks more like a sparkling and beautiful coral specimen. It also resembles a shrunken version of a tree canopy as the small branches are intertwined with each other. The resulting pattern does not look messy at all and instead resembles a beautiful mane of hair.

As soon as one grabbed a handful, it seemed to gleam softly in the air. Algae is flexible yet strong. If you cut ‘branch’, it feels very soft and soft, as if you can probably hear it ‘berding’ when broken. Careful observation of the cut will reveal that the inside is milky white. The nourishing colloids of red sea algae are all hidden inside the center of pure milk.

When Zhou Shanhu returned with a few baskets, Fang Zizhen and Yu Hang also followed him from behind. Fang Zizhen had returned from the dock earlier and noticed that his goddaughter was not home during the day. He was just about to come out and find her when he met Shanhu, who was carrying some baskets from home. For Yu Hang, daylight was also the most leisurely time of the seafood wholesale business, so he also came to bring a basket to his sister.