"What, sea cucumbers?!"
Fu Ming immediately stood up, and Fu Laoda, hearing the commotion, also came out of the house.
"Seriously, the seawater is full of sea cucumbers! Quickly change into your waders, or they'll all swim away!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu immediately ran into the room to get his waders. Waders are pants worn in water and are mainly made of rubber.
These waders are best worn when retrieving things from the water or planting rice seedlings. Of course, if the water is above chest depth, there is no need to wear them, as the waders will only make things worse by letting water in.
Fu Laoda brought out the family's waders, and Fu Wan and Fu Ming immediately changed into them. Fu Ming went to the backyard, picked up a few nets and a large bucket, and was about to leave when Fu Wan picked up Ye Xiaocui's waders and, after thinking for a moment, picked up two more buckets.
"Dad, why don't you go to the village chief's house and see if anyone is awake? We should go to the beach and fish for them, every single one of them."
Sea cucumbers aren't cheap. Judging from how densely packed they were, even with Fu Liang and his mother, her family alone probably couldn't catch them all.
The key issue is that nobody knows when these sea cucumbers will be washed away by the waves. Time is money now, and the more people we have, the more income we can generate.
To be honest, my family doesn't lack this money. Getting the villagers to get rich together is just a matter of a word, and it can bring everyone an income of one or two months. Why not do it?
As soon as Fu Wan finished speaking, Fu Laoda immediately understood what she meant, and without looking back, he put on his waders and ran outside.
Fu Wan locked the door and watched Wangcai guarding the yard before quickly walking towards the sea.
"Ah Wan, come quick, there are too many sea cucumbers!"
Fu Ming was having a great time when he noticed a flashlight beam and turned around to see Fu Wan.
Just as Fu Wan picked up her tools and went into the water, Fu Liang and Ye Xiaocui and the others came over.
"My God, how can there be so many sea cucumbers!"
Jiang Chunlan was stunned, while Fu Liang joined Fu Wan's team without saying a word.
"Auntie, stop talking, start scooping it out, hurry up and scoop it out!"
Fu Ming was shouting, and Jiang Chunlan, upon hearing this, hurriedly changed into waders and went into the water with her old friend Ye Xiaocui.
"Mom, you guys go ahead and do the scooping. If you feel cold or tired, go back quickly. Don't push yourself!"
Fu Wan wasn't just giving unsolicited advice; an overabundance of sea cucumbers is a rare occurrence, happening only once every decade or so. But because sea cucumbers are so expensive, many people risk their lives to fish them out of the sea.
The seawater is cold, and even with wetsuits, many people still get frostbite. Some catch a cold, while others freeze to death.
Money can never be earned enough; Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan naturally understood this principle.
"We know, we're not children anymore, we know this water can freeze people to death!"
Ye Xiaocui kept muttering to herself, but her hands never stopped moving.
"My goodness, so many sea cucumbers! What's the difference between this and picking up money from the sea?"
Fu Ming's hands were sore from scooping so much food. Behind him was a large bucket full of sea cucumbers. Looking out, the sea surface was still covered with sea cucumbers.
Hey, the troubles of happiness, does anyone understand?
There were quite a few who knew, and Boss Fu quickly ran over, followed by a group of villagers.
Everyone was extremely excited to see the sea cucumbers floating on the sea.
"Brother Fu, you really weren't lying to me. I'll treat you to drinks tomorrow!"
"Count me in, and I'll treat you to meat!"
Despite their shouts, everyone quickly grabbed their nets and joined the fray.
Fu Wan glanced around and saw that most of the people were wearing waders, with only a few older men rolling their pants up to their thighs before going into the sea.
Fu Jian and Liu San Niang were also busy. Although Old Village Chief Fu had drunk some wine in the evening, he was now sober.
"Listen up, everyone! It's okay to collect sea cucumbers, but don't risk your lives!"
"Anyone who stands in the sea with numb limbs will only be able to participate in their next life if this happens again!"
The old village chief always spoke so directly. At his age, he didn't go to sea; he just walked back and forth on the beach, watching to see if any of the villagers were stubbornly refusing to leave.
He understands that everyone wants to make money, but he also wants to ensure everyone's safety.
After working for more than an hour, Fu Ming and Fu Liang slowed down considerably. Fu Ming, who valued his life, moved his stiff legs and immediately walked towards the shore.
"I can't fish anymore!"
There were ten buckets of sea cucumbers on the shore, all belonging to their family, not including the four buckets that Fu Liang had caught himself.
Their buckets weren't aluminum buckets for water, but rather extra-large rubber buckets.
Hearing her son say he couldn't fish anymore, Ye Xiaocui also felt a little tired.
She casually scooped up all the sea cucumbers in front of her, then slung the net over her shoulder and called to Jiang Chunlan to go home.
"Chunlan, that's almost done!"
Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui had similar physical strength. Hearing her sister's call, she followed her example and finished the last handful of fish.
Seeing this, Fu Wan simply stopped working and went home. She wasn't cold, but she was getting a little bored after working for so long.
"Brother, go and bring the tricycle over here!"
With so many sea cucumbers, it would be exhausting to haul them by handcart, but a tricycle is a different story. It's only a short distance from Fu San's place; just a rev of the engine and you're there.
Because Lin Qiuju's belly is getting bigger and bigger, Fu San has been trying to stay at home as soon as possible after delivering the goods.
At his age, the unexpected arrival of a child is incredibly precious.
So lately, he's been declining all of Boss Fu's invitations to dinner, afraid that something might happen to Lin Qiuju while he's not home.
When Fu Ming knocked on his door in his tricycle, Fu San thought it was thunder outside. It wasn't until Fu Ming called for a long time that he hurriedly ran out.
"Hey, Amin, what brings you here?"
"Wow, didn't you guys come back from sea this afternoon? How come you have so much cargo again?"
It was too dark to see clearly, and Fu San had no idea what kind of goods were on the truck.
"Hey, Uncle, are you still dreaming? Everyone's already collected a lot of sea cucumbers on the beach. Hurry up and get ready to receive the goods!"
Fu San then realized what had happened, and was immediately overjoyed, his mouth stretching to the back of his head in a wide grin.
With so many sea cucumbers, he, the middleman, is sure to make a fortune.
The two men were exhausted after carrying the sea cucumbers off the car. "Oh dear, I need to call Ah Shi over. So many sea cucumbers, I'm going to be exhausted."
Fu Ming gloated, "Brother Shi is also harvesting sea cucumbers at the beach. You can just drive your tricycle to the beach and pick up the goods!"
Fu San was not about to let Fu Ming off so easily, and an idea immediately came to him.
"Ming, your uncle treats you well, so why don't you drive me around for a bit? I'll pay you later!"
Fu Ming was somewhat tempted, "This car belongs to A-Wan!"
"Hey, why don't you just share half with Awan later!"
"Don't worry, we'll keep this a secret and won't tell your parents!"
Fu San tried to coax Fu Ming just like he did when they were kids, and Fu Ming just fell for it.
"make a deal!"
However, at this moment in the county town, Zhao Gang was frowning and smoking. He looked at the letter in front of him and pondered for a moment before making another decision.
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