After getting home, Wang Chu'an drank a glass of water and first put the seafood into different basins to keep them alive. He found two hooks, hung the bailer shells by their foot muscles, and left them suspended for a while.
Because bailer shells have a short spire and their visceral mass is not very secure—lacking much strength—being hung upside down like this for a long time causes the tail of the snail to give way under the weight of the shell and naturally loosen, leaving the intact meat hanging from the hook.
After all, both of these bailer shells looked to be around seven or eight catties each. Selling them would probably fetch at least four or five yuan apiece. Seeing that Wang Chu'an intended to take the meat out to eat himself, Fang Shiyu quickly spoke up.
Chapter 25