As expected, the wind was stronger today than it was yesterday morning for those going to the beach to go out to sea.

Even if the tide recedes, there's no guarantee of any harvest, mainly because the strong winds bring huge waves, making it easy to get soaked when you reach the shore.

The people gathering seafood could only offer words of advice upon seeing the mother and her five children.

“Da Zhuang’s wife, you have to be careful. The children are still young. The wind and waves are too big today. Although the tide is out, you can tell from the weather that it’s going to rain.”

"Yes, you might not find anything while beachcombing, and we don't want the kids to get sick."

The remaining beachgoers are all kind-hearted aunties, who are usually kind and honest people in the village.

He Cuihua smiled and replied that there weren't many people on the beach at the moment, so she could just choose any spot.

He Cuihua gave the children a long lecture, then picked up a rake, found a spot, and started working.

Sure enough, there are advantages to having fewer people today; at least I managed to catch a few razor clams.

They weren't very big, but at least they had something.

It can also improve the children's lives a bit, saving them money on groceries.

As a result, they heard Ah Xiu's exclamation from afar.

"Mom, come quick!"

Sure enough, Da Bao spotted the familiar large yellow croaker in a pile of mud and sand he had dug up.

There weren't many this time, only about seven or eight, and they weren't as big as yesterday's.

He Cuihua excitedly rushed over and put the fish into the cage, while those who heard her exclamation nearby also came over.

Seeing the large yellow croaker made me a little envious.

"Oh my, Da Zhuang's wife, you're really lucky, you actually got a big yellow croaker."

He Cuihua hurriedly put the fish into the cage.

"Auntie only has four or five of these, it's nothing."

It's fortunate that there were fewer people today. If there were more people, they would all be jealous and unable to see each other, and something bad would happen.

The aunt smiled.

"It's nothing, this big yellow croaker can be worth a few work points. You're just a widow and her child, you're not much of a help. You should try to find someone to remarry as soon as possible."

If there's a man in the family, this boat can support children!

If you don't find a man, you and the children will go hungry.

This was the truth, and Cuihua sighed.

It's not that she doesn't want to remarry and find a man to rely on, but the people on this island are all well-known bachelors from the village.

They all have their eyes on their family's boat. If you marry into that family, the boat will become the property of the groom's family.

What chance will I and my child have then?

She was clear-headed about this matter. If she raised the children a little older, Da Bao could go out to sea with the villagers and get some work points.

Just then, I heard another exclamation from the side.

"Da Bao, what did you find here?"

When He Cuihua saw the pile of sea cucumbers in the mud pit, she couldn't even breathe.

Shouldn't sea cucumbers be inside rocks on the seabed?

This thing can't be caught with fishing nets. Most of the time, it's the villagers who are good swimmers and can hold their breath who go out to sea to catch it during the season.

Moreover, it takes several days to harvest a certain quantity of sea cucumbers, and each pound of sea cucumbers carries a history of blood and tears.

Who knew sea cucumbers could be blown up like that?

The aunt next to her was so surprised that her mouth dropped open.

If the large yellow croaker was lucky, this pile of sea cucumbers is quite large. While the sea cucumbers themselves are small, these are rather large.

Moreover, there are quite a few of them, probably more than a dozen in total.

He Cuihua hurriedly put the sea cucumbers back into the children's fish baskets.

I counted them randomly and there were more than thirty.

Then Da Bao used a shovel to dig through the sand, and this time everyone was stunned to see what was underneath.

"Oh my god, Da Bao, you've stirred up a hornet's nest."

Everyone envied He Cuihua; her son was so lucky that he could dig up a bunch of things with just one shovel.

He Cuihua thought to herself, "This is bad. Why did they dig up so much today?"

These eels look quite big; they must have lived in the sea for many years. Each one weighs at least ten kilograms, and there are four or five such large eels in this pit.

If we take this back, it can be worth a lot of work points.

Seeing the envious looks in the eyes of those around him, he knew that once people took notice of him and the news spread throughout the village, there was no guarantee that something wouldn't happen.

What should we do?

Just then, Da Bao ran up to the aunt who had been talking to her earlier.

With one shovelful, Da Bao saw a section of bamboo-like thing popping out and immediately took two steps back.

As He Cuihua was handling the sea eel, the aunt next to her saw the bamboo tube that had just popped out about to disappear and hurriedly said...

"Cuihua, come quick! It looks like we've found a sea cucumber here."

Upon seeing this, He Cuihua thought to herself, "If I take anything else, the others around will eat me alive." She quickly said...

“Auntie, since it’s with you, it’s yours. Hurry up and dig, I don’t have enough hands to do it.”

The aunt immediately agreed and started digging with a shovel. To her surprise, the sea cucumbers, which were not usually so dense, were growing in clusters, and they were very large and fresh.

This pile of sea cucumbers alone filled at least half a basket.

The villagers from other villages were incredibly envious of this scene, and some of the more cunning ones immediately ran forward.

"Dabao, come here, help your auntie see what's here? Help your auntie dig some out."

Seven dug down with a shovel, but there was nothing under the mud and sand.

Everyone was disappointed. Da Bao unintentionally dug two more spots, and many people followed him. As soon as he dug with his shovel, someone would rush up to dig first.

But after digging it up, there was nothing there; at most, they found two conches and four or five small crabs.

Everyone thought the child was blessed with good fortune, but now it seems that finding that thing was really just luck.

After He Cuihua finished digging, she hurriedly led the children away. If they found anything else on the beach now, wouldn't that drive everyone crazy?

We couldn't let one person have all the benefits, and fortunately, everyone gradually found some things on the beach, so their mood didn't change much.

Many people are talking about it.

"Oh dear, this wife of the village is lucky. Look, just these three things are enough to earn her dozens of work points."

"What's wrong with that?"

“They have many children, and a woman can’t go out to sea alone. They rely on going to the beach to dig and collect things, which is just a matter of luck.”

"You might have this luck today, but you might not have it tomorrow."

"I guess the waves were big yesterday, and a lot of things were blown ashore; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to retrieve these."

Who has ever heard of sea cucumbers being blown onto a beach?

Everyone agreed that this made sense. Even if He Cuihua did participate in this activity, it was only for a day or two occasionally. On ordinary days, she could hardly find these things while beachcombing.

How long can an orphan and a widow live on just a few dozen work points?

Thinking about this made everyone feel better.