They made it back to the dock without incident, but as soon as they arrived, they saw two annoying guys.
To be precise, it was the guy that Bai Yu and Wang Hai found annoying. Liu Tianyu hadn't had much contact with him, and he wasn't an outsider. One of them was Wang Hai's uncle, and the other was Wang Hai's cousin, Wang Bo.
Like Bai Yu and his two companions, the father and son had just returned to the dock, but they didn't come back in a small boat of just over three meters; their family owned a large boat that was over ten meters long.
This large boat is only relative to the dock of this small fishing village. If you really look at it from the outside, a fishing boat that is only a dozen meters long is actually considered a small boat.
Originally, this fishing boat also belonged to the Wang family, but when the old man of the Wang family passed away suddenly, the family property was not distributed, and the old woman of the Wang family was more inclined to favor her eldest son.
Over time, the two families became increasingly estranged until they separated. Even after the separation, it was Wang Hai's family that suffered the loss, as the good things were left to his eldest son by the old lady.
And that's how it turned out. Wang Hai's family doesn't own a single boat. His uncle's family has two fishing boats, each over ten meters long. His uncle drives one himself, and the other is rented out to a family in the village.
"Hey, isn't this my silly little brother? He's out at sea gathering seafood? You're really lucky, finding so much junk. I wonder how much he can sell it for."
When Bai Yu and the others saw each other, Wang Bo also saw them, and then he came over to mock them without hesitation.
It's fine if he doesn't speak, but once he does, it's an indiscriminate attack. You have to understand that it's not just Bai Yu and Wang Hai who are here, Liu Tianyu is here too.
What does it mean when he says that? Does it mean fools are lucky? What, is he calling all three of them idiots right off the bat?
"Holy crap, whose dog's leash came loose? How did this thing get out like that? Is anyone in charge? Don't let any dog thieves take it away!"
"Cousin, don't say that. Anyone with eyes can see that this dog has intellectual problems. Dog thieves don't just take any dog; they'd be afraid that eating this kind of dog would affect its intelligence."
"Yeah, I didn't think of that. But this won't do. This stupid dog keeps wandering around and disgusting people. Is there anyone who can take him home?"
"Look, his owner is working over there. You know, this stupid dog is really something. He eats everything and doesn't do any work. What's the point of keeping him?"
As Liu Tianyu and Bai Yu continued their back-and-forth banter, Wang Bo's face grew increasingly dark, but he still couldn't do anything about the two of them.
Fight? It's impossible for him to fight, because he knows in his heart that he can't even beat Bai Yu alone, let alone Bai Yu and the other two.
He couldn't win the argument; he couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only listen to Bai Yu and the other person cursing him.
"Xiao Bo, what are you doing? Hurry up and come help move the goods. Finish your work early so you can go home for dinner."
Just then, Wang Bo's father called him back to work, and the guy, as if relieved, turned around and left.
"Look, his owner is calling him. Now even the silly dog has to work. It seems being a dog isn't easy; you can't just eat and not do anything."
"Of course, making money is so hard these days. Who can afford to feed a dog that just eats and doesn't work? Let alone a dog, even if you're just a mouse, if you just eat and don't work, your owner will find a way to kill you."
Wang Bo had left, but Bai Yu and Liu Tianyu's mouths didn't stop; their string of words still reached Wang Bo's ears.
Upon hearing these words, Wang Bo paused, then continued walking forward as if he hadn't heard them.
"Wow, he's quite patient. I thought he'd lose his temper and make a move. I just saw it; it wasn't just his dad on his boat, his brother was on it too. The whole family was there, and he still didn't dare to do anything?"
Although Liu Tianyu wasn't very familiar with Wang Bo's family, it didn't mean he didn't know them, since they were all from the same village.
"Tch, his relationship with his brother is not good at all. His brother is the only good person in their family. He is down-to-earth, hardworking and doesn't cause trouble, unlike his parents and Wang Bo, who do things that harm others for their own benefit every day."
Bai Yu really didn't have a good impression of Wang Hai's uncle's family. Even their honest eldest son, with the support of this family, didn't have a good opinion of Bai Yu either.
"Brother Yu, Brother Tianyu, what are you two doing? Come and get to work! I can't get these things ashore by myself."
While Bai Yu and Liu Tianyu were still discussing Wang Bo's family, Wang Hai, who was Wang Bo's main target of ridicule, ignored Wang Bo and kept moving things from the cabin to the shore.
Only when he saw Bai Yu and Liu Tianyu standing on the shore without offering any help did he call out to them.
If there were fewer things in the cabin, he wouldn't have called Bai Yu and the others. But this time they brought back so much cargo that it would be difficult for him to manage it alone without anyone's help.
"Here he comes, here he comes. Because of this jerk, we almost messed things up. But Xiao Hai, aren't you angry about what that guy said to you?"
Liu Tianyu didn't know much about Wang Hai and Wang Boyi's situation, which is why he had this question.
“What’s the use of getting angry? My mom said that the more you pay attention to this kind of person, the more he will harass you. The best way is to ignore him and pretend he doesn’t exist.”
“That’s true, your mother is right. Ignoring him can indeed solve a lot of trouble. You guys pack up first, I’ll go get the tricycle, we’ll use that to transport it.”
After Liu Tianyu finished speaking, he walked towards his electric car. When he passed Wang Bo's fishing boat berth, he stood there curiously and looked at it.
He wanted to know what Wang Bo's family had caught on this voyage, which gave Wang Bo the confidence to say that their conch and crabs were worthless.
After just one glance, he lost interest. Although Wang Bo and his family had a good haul from this voyage, having already moved out more than a dozen boxes that weighed over a thousand pounds in total.
However, the types of catch were not very good. Liu Tianyu only saw two kinds of catch: silver pomfret and filefish.
These two types of fish aren't particularly expensive. Compared to crabs and conches, they're not even comparable to barracuda.
And you dare to call their haul garbage? You should know that Bai Yu and the others haven't even shown off their good stuff yet. If they did, wouldn't they be green with envy?
Liu Tianyu shook his head as he walked toward the tricycle. When he rode the tricycle back, he passed by Wang Bo's family's parking spot again, but this time he didn't even turn his head and drove straight past.
When he returned, the three of them worked together to transfer the entire boatload of several hundred kilograms of harvest onto a tricycle.
It's worth mentioning that one of the barracudas that Bai Yu hadn't given much hope of was still alive. Although the other three had died, they hadn't been dead for long and were still fresh.
This was something Bai Yu hadn't expected, especially since the one that was still alive was the largest.
For a moment, Bai Yu was reluctant to sell it, and wondered if it would survive if she put it in an aquarium.
"Xiaoyu, if you want to keep them, why not take them home and keep them? Although barracudas aren't exactly rare, these meter-long barracudas are quite common. They're perfect as ornamental fish."
Liu Tianyu saw through Bai Yu's idea of raising sea wolf fish and then expressed his support.
"Forget it, I do want to keep this sea wolf fish, but the current situation doesn't allow it. I'm still in school and don't have time to take care of it."
However, I can take it home first, and then my dad can ask Uncle Sun if he wants this barracuda. I remember there's an aquarium in their hotel lobby, which would be perfect for this barracuda.
Even with Liu Tianyu's support, Bai Yu did not decide to raise this guy.
After all, as he himself said, Bai Yu is still in school and doesn't have time to feed the sea wolf fish at home, let alone his parents.
You have to understand that these guys are carnivores; asking them to buy fish or meat to feed the barracudas would only be a hassle for them.
However, it would be a real shame to sell such a large live sea wolf fish, so Bai Yu set his sights on Uncle Sun. His hotel had a large display case, which would be more than enough to house a sea wolf fish.
In addition, there are people in the hotel who feed it regularly so it won't go hungry. The sea wolf fish can also add a touch of the ocean to the hotel. Thinking about it this way, Bai Yu's idea is simply perfect.
They happened to have caught quite a few good things while beachcombing, so they could sell them to Uncle Sun later.
After making the decision, Bai Yu took the two buckets of good stuff and the sea wolf fish home first, leaving the task of selling the fish to Liu Tianyu and Wang Hai. Once he had settled the contents of the buckets, he would go directly to the purchasing station.
By the time Bai Yu returned to the purchasing station, they had almost sold out their batch of seafood. The total of about 340 jin (120 kg) of seafood, including various items, had earned them a total of over 5,000 yuan.
The price is quite good, mainly because Baiyu reserved some of the more expensive and larger-sized seafood.
For example, he planned to sell things like flower dragons and small green dragons, large crabs weighing over eight ounces, and large conch weighing a pound each to Uncle Sun.
Uncle Sun offered a much higher price than the purchasing station, so Bai Yu naturally knew who to sell the good stuff to.
Of the more than 5,000 yuan from the sale, only about half belonged to Bai Yu and Wang Hai, while the rest went to Liu Tianyu.
The reason why their combined income is roughly the same as Liu Tianyu's is because they left behind more valuable possessions.
After so many trips to the beach, Bai and Yu's taste has become quite discerning. They no longer buy everything when they go beachcombing, but rather pick out items selectively.
During this beachcombing trip, Liu Tianyu found mostly snails, and he loaded dozens of kilograms of them onto his small boat.
However, Bai Yu and Wang Hai only symbolically picked up a little bit of seafood on the reef when they were preparing to return to the dock. In their eyes, this kind of seafood took up space and didn't fetch a good price, so they usually didn't want to pick it up.
Bai Yu ate dinner at his uncle's house, but this time he was smarter. No matter what his grandfather said, he didn't drink any baijiu (Chinese liquor). When he couldn't refuse anymore, he only had a bottle of beer, and then he slipped away after finishing his meal.
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