Ye Guowei looked at Ye Cheng and said, "It's alright. What's wrong? Can't you and Xiaohu handle it? I'll go with you. Your sister-in-law can stay at home."

"No, big brother, Xiao Hu and I found an island today with lots of basil. I was thinking if we had more people, we could get rid of them faster."

Buddha's hand snails are too troublesome to handle and can't be processed quickly, so it's more convenient to have more people. Therefore, Ye Cheng thought of inviting Jiang Yunxiang along as well.

"Buddha's hand snails, those are good stuff. I'll go too, let's get them together faster. I'll ask Aunt Qian to watch Dou Dou for me tomorrow."

Jiang Yunxiang was a little bored staying at home alone, and she wanted to go out and explore since she had the opportunity to go out to sea, especially since she was going to collect basil.

Seeing that his wife had spoken, Ye Guowei felt embarrassed to object and nodded, "Okay, then we'll go together tomorrow. Bring more tongs and small shovels, that way it will be easier to do it."

"Okay, brother and sister-in-law, it's a deal then. We'll go out to sea together tomorrow."

After saying that, Ye Cheng was about to leave, but then he thought for a moment, turned back, and said shamelessly,

"Hey, sister-in-law, could you get me some more food to take with me tomorrow? That little tiger only bought a bunch of meat today, and he's stuffed."

Jiang Yunxiang rolled her eyes at him. "Alright, alright, I'll cook two dishes, a mix of meat and vegetables, is that alright? You're such a picky eater these days."

Ye Cheng didn't care about what his sister-in-law said; they were all family. He went home, took a hot shower, played a game, and went to bed.

Considering there were many bergamot shells, Ye Cheng arranged to meet his older brother early, getting up at 6 a.m. to check the system:

Luck value: 70+20

Points: 5200

Deposits: 119,000; Foreign debt: 30,000; Mortgage: 300,000 (including interest).

I didn't gain many points yesterday, probably because the mackerel was of a lower grade.

Ye Cheng packed his things and went out. After calling Xiao Hu, the two rode motorcycles to the dock. Ye Guowei and Jiang Yunxiang rode bicycles over.

In addition to the tools she brought, Jiang Yunxiang also brought several lunch boxes. "Well, I've also prepared rice for you, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, braised pork, scrambled eggs, and some cold dishes. That should be enough for you all."

"Great, you're amazing, sister-in-law, you've managed to get so much done so early."

Ye Guowei interjected, "Your sister-in-law got up to cook before 5 a.m.

"Well, sister-in-law, we'll be on the boat soon. Find a place to rest for a while. It'll take another hour to get there."

"Alright, alright, I know. I don't have anything to do if I get up early, I'm used to it."

The group grabbed their things and headed towards the boat. On the way, they ran into Duan Chunsheng, who this time also brought Duan Yong along.

"Uncle, what's up? Father and son getting together today?" Ye Cheng greeted him.

Duan Chunsheng walked over with a beaming smile and pulled Duan Yong aside to offer cigarettes to the group.

"Wow, Uncle Duan, have you struck it rich?" Ye Cheng looked at the cigarette in his hand.

Duan Chunsheng laughed heartily, "It's all because you, Second Brother, asked me to go there and pull up the net yesterday. I also pulled up a net full of mackerel, over a hundred catties."

“Yeah, my mom was laughing so hard she woke up in her sleep last night,” Duan Yong chimed in.

His family is now close to Ye Cheng, and their lives are getting better and better. He himself also wants to get closer to Ye Cheng.

"So, Uncle Duan, you're taking Ah Yong out to sea with you, planning to catch another fish?"

"Let's see how it goes, just in case. Why are you all making such a big fuss today? Where are you going?" Duan Chunsheng pointed at Ye Guowei and the others.

"Let's take my older brother and sister-in-law to that island you mentioned, and go beachcombing."

Upon hearing Ye Cheng mention going to the beach, Duan Chunsheng gave him a thumbs up in admiration, "Second brother, you're really something. You caught a school of fish yesterday, and you didn't even think about going to catch another one today."

"Uncle, schools of fish are a rare find, good luck!"

Ye Cheng didn't mention getting any more Buddha's Hand snails, because no matter how much stuff there is, if there are too many people, it won't make much difference.

As for whether Duan Chunsheng will encounter the fish, that's his business. Right now, Ye Cheng is only thinking about getting the Buddha's Hand Snail back.

The two families boarded the boats separately and set off.

The journey was quite long, so Jiang Yunxiang actually found a place to take a nap, while the three men chatted idly at the bow of the boat.

Ye Guowei couldn't stop talking about the breeding farm. He said that a lot of the seedlings had died, and he didn't know why, but the medium-sized seedlings were doing well and not many had died.

Moreover, in just a few days, they have already grown significantly in size. As long as the tide doesn't come in, these clam seedlings will soon be fully grown.

He was already thinking about how much he could harvest.

Xiao Hu, being carefree, just listened for fun. When they passed the first fishing ground, Ye Cheng took a look and noticed that there were far fewer people fishing there today.

Yesterday, however, there were more people at the place where Ye Cheng was setting up his net, and we could see Duan Chunsheng had already started setting up his net from afar.

Ye Cheng veered off course and headed towards the small island from yesterday.

"Brother, look, this is the island," Ye Cheng said, pointing to the land in the distance.

Jiang Yunxiang had also slept enough, and stood up energetically. "There are Buddha's Hand snails here? There aren't even any rocks, that's impossible, right?"

"Sister-in-law, it's on the other side of the island, that's all over there."

Ye Cheng steered the boat around, and sure enough, the back was quite different from the front. Following the route he had scouted out the day before, he stopped the boat, and then the group of people waded onto the island.

"Brother, sister-in-law, look, the crevices in the rocks over there are full of tamarisk shells."

Ye Cheng led the group over and randomly found a crevice in the rocks to look down. The densely packed Buddha's Hand citrons were enough to send chills down one's spine.

"Wow, so much! Ah Cheng, you've struck it rich this time!" Jiang Yunxiang exclaimed.

"Sister-in-law, this is really tiring. Just thinking about squatting here pulling them makes my back hurt," Ye Cheng complained.

This kind of work is hard-earned money; to be honest, it's better to just collect abalone.

The group divided the work and got to work. The snails have a strong grip, so you need to use pliers to clamp their claws and slowly pull them out. If you use too much force, they might break, so you have to take it slow and pull the whole thing out.

Generally speaking, a basil is only a few centimeters long, and the edible part is even less, just a small part of the body, but it is still delicious.

Ye Cheng used tongs to clamp one, and with increased force, the body of the basil was pulled out. It was flat and cylindrical, with a rough surface covered with a dark brown outer skin, like rubber.

Despite its somewhat ugly appearance, the meat inside is milky white, with a bouncy texture and is just as delicious as crab meat.

Generally, basil shells are peeled off one by one, but Ye Cheng also saw a basil shell.

They grow quite densely, like a flower. This is the best kind. Ye Cheng took out a small shovel and shoveled along the stone. The whole Buddha's Hand Flower was shoveled off. This one had about a dozen flowers, which was much better than picking them one by one.