After preparing the equipment needed for the evening, it was only a little past four in the afternoon, and there was still some time before dinner.
Fu Wan decided to go to her room and take a nap to recharge, since going out to sea at night is physically demanding.
After dinner, she didn't go to the beach right away. Her stomach was a little bloated after eating, and if she went into the sea at that time, she might end up feeding the fish.
So she stayed with Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu while they wrote calligraphy for a while, and only when she saw that it was eight o'clock on her watch did she get up and go out.
"Mother, it's almost time, I'm going out!"
"Okay, I'll go boil some water for you when you get back!"
Ye Xiaocui wasn't asleep either; she was sitting in the living room watching TV with Boss Fu.
Actually, there wasn't much content on TV. After trying for a long time, Fu Wan could only tune to CCTV-1 and one local satellite TV channel.
However, Ye Xiaocui and Boss Fu found it quite entertaining.
Seeing Fu Wan come out dressed in her mermaid clothes, Boss Fu quickly urged Fu Ming, who was standing next to him, to hurry up.
"Ah Ming, you should go out with Ah Wan right now!"
Even if you can't go into the sea, you can still help carry some things!
Fu Ming was pushed hard by Boss Fu, and only then did he take his eyes off the TV.
This TV is really good, but it's more important to go out with my sister, so he quickly got up, grabbed a bucket and a small shovel, and chased after her.
"Ah Wan, wait for me!"
Fu Wan didn't want Fu Ming to come along; she thought she could manage on her own.
"Why don't you just go back and watch TV?"
"I can watch TV anytime, but I can't watch it if I'm not on the beach."
He walked over to Fu Wan and suddenly had another idea, "Wan, how about I go into the sea with you?"
Fu Wan shook her head in disagreement. Nighttime was different from daytime, and she was only thinking about completing her mission and getting ashore as soon as possible.
If Fu Ming goes down with him, it's late at night, and if there are any aggressive fish, Fu Wan won't have time to help him.
Fu Wan's rejection was within Fu Ming's expectations, but he was not discouraged and shook the bucket in his hand.
"It's okay, I can just dig for some clams on the beach!"
You can also have a good harvest by beachcombing!
The brother and sister walked a short distance and, before they reached the beach, they ran into Fu Liang, who was out for a stroll after finishing his meal.
Fu Liang was unaware that Fu Wan was going to catch lobsters in the sea. Seeing their setup, he immediately came over.
"Awan, Aming, where are you going?"
Fu Ming pulled him close; the kid's loud voice drew the attention of many passing villagers.
"I ate too much tonight, so I'm going to the beach to dig up some clams to dry tomorrow!"
After Fu Ming finished speaking, he smiled and nodded to the villagers next to him. When the villagers heard that they were going to dig for clams, they were not very interested.
Fu Liang finally managed to break free from Fu Ming's grasp, rubbing the back of his neck as he looked at the two of them with some suspicion.
He wasn't talkative, but he wasn't stupid. Others might not notice that Fu Wan's sleeves were different from those during the day, but he could tell that those were the clothes Fu Wan wore every time she went into the sea!
Going home is boring anyway, and I can't sleep if I go back so early.
"Then I'll go with you!"
"Okay, let's go together!"
"If we can get one, we can get one more," Fu Ming readily agreed. He figured one person digging was the same as digging, and two people might actually dig up some seafood.
Although there weren't many mosquitoes on the beach at the end of September, it was still nice to have someone to talk to.
And so, in addition to Fu Ming, Fu Liang also accompanied Fu Wan on her voyage.
The three of them soon arrived at the beach, where many villagers were gathering seafood after dinner. At this time, people had limited entertainment options, so besides chatting outside their courtyards, they either came out to gather seafood or went to bed early.
Fu Wan deliberately found a secluded spot and tied the harpoon and two bamboo arrows from the bucket to her back.
The harpoon she brought was shorter than usual, only about 60 or 70 centimeters long, so it didn't hinder her swimming in the sea when tied to her back.
As for the harpoon, Fu Ming only discovered during his inspection in the afternoon that the barrel of the thing had exploded, so he would have to wait until he went back to the mountain to cut bamboo and remake it.
Therefore, the weapons Fu Wan brought on this voyage were very primitive.
Besides the harpoons, she also brought two or three net bags, which, like before, were wrapped around her waist in the shape of a leather belt.
After the preparations were complete, Fu Wan said goodbye to her two brothers who were searching for clam holes all over the place.
"Big brother, Brother Liang, I'm going to sea!"
"Okay, be careful, we'll wait for you to come back!"
Fu Ming, unusually serious, gave a few words of advice, and Fu Liang did the same, repeatedly telling him to be careful.
Fu Wan waved to them with her back turned, took a couple of steps with the waves, and then, like a fish, gradually disappeared into the sea.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang were just watching when suddenly a wave crashed onto their legs, the icy water making them shiver immediately.
"This seawater is so cold! I should have known better than to let Awan take this job!"
Fu Ming was somewhat annoyed. It was already autumn, and the seawater was not as warm as it was in August. Even as a grown man, he felt a bit cold with the sea breeze blowing late at night.
Little did he know that his worries were somewhat unnecessary.
Fu Wan, who was swimming in the sea, did not feel the coldness of the seawater. This was because the fish pearl had improved her physique. If she was in the sea, she would be like a fish and could automatically adjust to the temperature of the seawater.
However, Fu Wan was unaware of this at the time.
After swimming in the sea for a short while, Fu Wan saw many coral reefs. There were countless caves under the coral reefs, but Fu Wan searched all of them and still couldn't find a trace of the little green dragon.
That's strange, why isn't there a little green dragon?
Aside from the baby lobster, I didn't see any mantis shrimp either.
There were quite a few spider snails, but Fu Wan wasn't in the mood to pick them up at the moment.
Left with no other choice, she had to surface. Only then did she realize that she was only a few dozen meters away from Fu Ming and the others.
Of course, it's not far from the dock either.
It's probably because there are too many fishing boats here, and it's close to the beach, that's why there's no sign of the little green lobster.
Thinking this, Fu Wan looked around, found the southwest direction far from the beach, and immediately dived into the sea to swim in that direction.
As expected, most sea fish are active at night, and Fu Wan saw quite a few sea fish while swimming.
However, most of them were ornamental fish, and I didn't see many that were edible. Among these fish, there were some that were quite bold, and one of them even ran right into Fu Wan.
Those few bumps felt like tickling, thankfully there were no swordfish or marlin ancestors here, otherwise Fu Wanke wouldn't have had such an easy time.
During the parade, there were a few silly-looking sea fish that stared with their big eyes and followed Fu Wan for quite a while.
Fu Wan ignored them, because by then she had swum to a coral reef area.
She hadn't even looked closely at the little green dragon yet when she caught sight of the familiar lobster whiskers at the entrance of the coral reef cave!
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