They shucked over ten kilograms of oysters from the rocky beach. Three oysters each weighed about a kilogram, which wasn't small for the seaside. Of course, it couldn't compare to what Chen Hong caught at sea. Most oysters on the seabed weighed two or three kilograms each, and Chen Hong had even shucked many weighing four kilograms.

"You've had a good haul today! These oysters should fetch at least 3 yuan a pound! Oh, and you even found a conch, a huge octopus, and a crab too. Wang Xin's mom, you even caught a giant wrasse! You're really lucky."

The women were delighted; they could add two good dishes to dinner tonight. "We'll eat it all tonight. This little bit of food isn't worth selling; it'll be perfect for adding two more dishes. Chen Hong, what did you two catch?"

Chen Hong handed the small bucket to them, saying, "My son and I had a good haul too. We found razor clams, mantis shrimp, and clams. We're going to eat them tonight."

A group of people led the children home, chatting and laughing. As soon as they entered the house, Yu Yang busied herself pouring the harvest into a basin. She went to the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of sesame oil, and poured a little in to help the fish expel the sand.

Watching him busy himself, Chen Hong changed her shoes, washed her hands, and prepared to cook. She had just bought beef ribs today, cut them into more than half, washed them, blanched them, added a seasoning packet, and braised them over a wood-fired stove.

I made a big bowl of dough, planning to steam some buns and dumplings tonight. I went to the backyard and cut a big basket of chives, and also collected some eggs. Tonight I made three chive pancakes, boiled a pot of cleaned mantis shrimp and razor clams, and made a cabbage and clam soup by scooping out the clam meat.

The mother and son had a satisfying dinner with vegetables, soup, and meat pies. After dinner and watching their TV series, Yu Yang went to bed early.

Chen Hong took the sea cucumbers out of the dryer and then arranged the semi-dried fish to dry as well. The dried fish was easy to dry; one batch could dry 20 jin (10 kg) of dried fish per hour. By 2 a.m., Chen Hong had finished drying all the dried fish.

I bagged everything and stored it away. I kept 10 of the two batches of steamed buns and mantou that I made tonight, and put the remaining 150-plus in a large basin to store away. I did the same with the beef and pork ribs. This is my reserve food for future voyages at sea.

After putting the last batch of sea cucumbers into the dryer, all the work was finished tonight. Chen Hong didn't get ready for bed until after 2 a.m., but thankfully she was in good health and could still manage.

The next afternoon, the weather finally cleared up, and Chen Hong immediately went to the town's express delivery point to pick up the packages. All the water tanks, large and small, had arrived. There were also some miscellaneous storage tools, which almost couldn't fit on the tricycle.

Fortunately, they were able to unpack the items, nesting the larger ones inside the smaller ones, packing them tightly together, before they could be pulled back. Once outside the courier point, with no one around, Chen Hong reached under the car canopy and quietly stored everything into her personal storage space.

When I got home, I first went to the kitchen and cooked a big pot of mung bean porridge on the wood-fired stove. I also cut up some beef and ribs to make a braised meat platter, and stir-fried some loofah with eggs. Dinner was ready.

During dinner time, Chen Hong called the village chief and asked him to help her find two people to renovate the house where Grandpa Yu Yang used to live, because the child was growing up and it was time to give him a room.

The village chief promised her he would find someone to do it for him the next day, and asked her how it would be done, what it would look like, and what the budget would be.

Everything was made clear. The village chief told her not to worry about it anymore; he would find someone to help her and would also go to her house to supervise the work. He told her to just focus on going out to sea to earn money, and leave everything else to him and Grandpa Yu Yang.

Chen Hong was grateful, but she didn't say it aloud. The old man had helped her so much, so now it was up to her to take care of him.

The three elderly people are all rare and kind people. It is such a great blessing that we were able to meet them in this life and help each other through life.

She will definitely cherish this affection and try her best to take care of them.

After my son went to sleep that night, I poured the porridge from the big pot into a stainless steel bucket and stored it in my spatial storage. My food supplies were already plentiful.

There was meat, steamed buns, mantou (steamed bread), porridge, and plenty of cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, and blueberries.

Going out to sea will be so wonderful! I can go fishing again tomorrow. I'm already loading all my gear onto the tricycle tonight, including the crab traps. I'm so excited to bring home another catch tomorrow.

I've been so cooped up these past few days, only on the open sea can I truly make a difference!

The next day, before Chen Hong even opened the door, the village chief knocked. Chen Hong showed him the layout of the house, explaining to him what kind of house she wanted, where everything was located, and what materials were used.

The village chief is planning to hire two people from the village to do the renovation. He told them last night that they would come to the site after breakfast to take measurements and prepare materials.

Both of these men are veteran workers, with over ten years of experience in the renovation industry. They are highly skilled, which puts Chen Hong at ease; they are trustworthy and reliable people.

Chen Hong went back to her room, took out 10,000 yuan from her spatial storage, and gave it to the village chief, instructing him to cover the material and labor costs. She was only going out to sea for a day and entrusted the entire task to the village chief.

If it's not enough, I'll get him more when I get back in the evening. Everything at home depends on Uncle Village Chief's decisions.