"Oh." Zheng Gan opened his eyes with difficulty and looked out the window dazedly. The sky had already darkened. He muttered to himself helplessly, "How much did I drink?"
In such a joyful atmosphere at noon, Zheng Gan drank normally and lay down. He could not continue with his original plan of purchasing daily necessities and cleaning up the old house.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow."
It’s dark anyway, so just go back to sleep, put on the cup, close your eyes, and continue to mess around.
"Brother, you're awake."
Zheng Gan just closed his eyes when he heard Lin Hao's loud and rough voice.
"No, I'm not awake, you heard it wrong." Zheng Gan stopped Lin Hao's harassment without hesitation.
Lin Hao didn't care. He pushed the door open and came in, sitting down on the kang. He smiled innocently and said, "Don't sleep anymore. Get up and eat something. Then I'll take you out to play."
Zheng Gan narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Hao, who had a silly smile on his face. He had every reason to believe that this kid usually used his silly smile to confuse people.
"What the hell? What fun is there in the village so late?" Zheng Gan refused again. The village is not the city outside. Even if he can make money now, the nightlife at night will still be boring.
The village is not a big city, and there are still young ladies on the streets at night. Even though the lives of villagers have improved now, the only entertainment activity in the evening is playing with mobile phones compared to decades ago.
"Who said that? We can go sea fishing tonight." Lin Hao pulled Zheng Gan's quilt off and dragged him up.
"Going to the beach?" Zheng Gan perked up a bit after hearing that. Wasn't going to the beach the best way to entertain himself in a seaside village? It could supplement the family income and also be a source of entertainment.
However, in recent years, marine resources have been continuously depleted. There are fewer and fewer things in the sea, and even fewer things on the shore. After working hard for most of the day, you can only pick up a few small snails.
"No."
Thinking of this, Zheng Gan lay down again, intending to give up.
"During the high tide a few days ago, I heard that an old man in our village picked up more than 60 kilograms of conchs, not to mention other seafood." Lin Hao tempted.
"Oh?" Zheng Gan became excited now. He didn't know what to do after returning home. He could catch more than 60 kilograms of conch by going to the beach, which would bring him a lot of money.
Nowadays, the large conchs at the seaside are sold to seafood vendors for more than ten yuan per catty. These more than sixty catties of conchs are worth nearly a thousand yuan, which is a lot.
All the assets he has now are just over 30,000 yuan. When he comes back, he still has to clean up the house, buy home appliances, furniture and daily necessities. There are so many places to spend money. If going to the beach can provide some income, that would be very good.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go." Zheng Gan put on his clothes and got off the kang without hesitation.
Isn't that how people are? When they hear that there is profit to be made, they immediately become excited.
"Don't worry, the tide doesn't start to recede until nine o'clock. It's only eight o'clock now. Let's eat first and then we'll go."
Here is a simple explanation,
The way tourists go to the sea is different from the way people go to the beach. Tourists go to the sea to pick up things and experience it after the tide has receded for most of the time and a large part of the coast has been exposed. Safety is the first priority.
People who go to the seaside to catch seafood have to prepare to go as soon as the tide starts to recede. They have to go into the water. If they go too late, their catch may be picked up by others.
Dinner was simple but also rich. I used the leftover seafood from lunch to cook porridge, and stir-fried the meat and vegetables.
"Where are my uncle and aunt?" Zheng Gan asked while eating on the kang.
Lin Hao was preparing the tools for going to the beach and said without turning his head, "My dad went to the store and my mom went to play cards."
Zheng Gan grinned. After so many years, the old couple still had the same habit. They would watch the store together during the day, and at night Wu Sujuan would go out to play cards while Lin Gang would still watch the store.
My aunt's family education is still as strict as ever.
After dinner, Zheng Gan lit a cigarette and packed up his equipment with Lin Hao.
"By the way, brother, although it's not cold during the day, it's still a bit chilly at night. You should wear more clothes and put on these big shorts." Lin Hao said.
Water boots are the kind of water shoes that can be worn up to the chest.
It is April now, and the temperature is okay during the day, but it is still quite cold at the beach at night, and the sea water becomes even colder after entering the water. If you don’t take some protective measures, you will suffer in the future.
"Don't worry, I've lived in the village for eighteen years after all." Although Zheng Gan has been working outside in recent years, he went to the sea many times when he was a child and is an old hand.
After preparing a high-intensity flashlight, a net bag, clips, homemade diving goggles, and gloves, the two locked the door and headed to the beach.
Their sea-hunting is not like those short videos where they just pick and dig on the beach. That is called entertainment, but they call it making money.
You have to go into the water, and sometimes the water is even up to your chest, so this kind of sea-hunting is still somewhat dangerous. Sometimes there are many undercurrents, and people can easily be swept in. In addition, there is not enough light around when you go to the sea to hunt, so it is easy to get into trouble.
The two quarreled along the way and met many villagers. Many of the village elders had watched Zheng Gan grow up. They were very surprised to see him come back and invited Zheng Gan to their homes for dinner.
Although the village is not as united as it was in the early years, many relatives are still relatives of each other, and this kind of atmosphere cannot be felt in big cities.
After asking for everyone's well-being along the way, Zheng Gan and Lin Hao arrived at the beach. Many people were already in the water. There were also quite a few people in the reef area near the shore, usually tourists and women and children from the village, grabbing some small things for snacks and entertainment.
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