In an era where aquaculture entirely depended on the whims of nature, crabs were not a year-round delicacy. Generally, from mid-September to December was the maturation period for river crabs. Around the fifteenth of September, female crabs had full, bulging shells with tender meat, while in October, male crabs were rich in creamy roe and had plentiful, delicious flesh—all prime time for eating crabs.
Now, in the late autumn, was the perfect time to enjoy female crabs.
When Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng returned to Dong Tian, Xu Muqing and Wei Borong were in the backyard bickering over a basin of river crabs!
Yes, bickering!
"Hey! Why did you hit me, huh? You domineering brute, how could you hit someone?" This was Xu Muqing's voice.
"Humph, I did hit you! Who else should I hit when you're obviously the smallest and thinnest? Haha!" That was Wei Borong's voice.
