It was two hours later when Bai Yu and Wang Hai finally came out of the buffet restaurant; they had been eating until the very last minute.
"Brother Yu, the food at this restaurant is really good. We can eat as much meat as we want, and nobody cares about us. Let's come here more often in the future."
Wang Hai thoroughly enjoyed his meal today, and he definitely ate and drank his fill before leaving. Not only that, but he also took an apple and a drink with him when he left.
It's important to know that Bai Yu and Wang Hai are both sports students. As anyone who exercises regularly knows, a person's daily energy expenditure is directly proportional to their food intake. In addition, Bai Yu and Wang Hai are both eighteen years old, which is the age when they can eat a lot.
It's really difficult to feed the two brothers properly at this time. If they were at home, they would normally eat three bowls of rice per meal.
When the members of their track and field club have meals together off-campus, they usually choose buffets or similar options. Otherwise, given their appetites, eating out elsewhere would cost a lot of money, and they might not even be able to get enough to eat.
“If you like it, we can come again next time. That’s all for today. Let’s go back to the village and continue our beachcombing. The tide is almost out now, so maybe we can catch a big one.”
Ocean tides typically occur twice a day, with each high and low tide cycle lasting a little over twelve hours, and the total cycle for both tides being less than twenty-five hours.
At this time of year, the tides are usually around midnight and 1 or 2 pm after lunch.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai left the restaurant a little after 1 p.m., and it will be about 3 p.m. when they get back to the small fishing village. This time is just in time for the afternoon low tide, which is perfect for going beachcombing again.
Just like when they came to the county town, Bai Yu and the others took the bus back. They first took the bus to their town, and then ran all the way back from the town.
The town is not far from the small fishing village, only a few kilometers away. This distance is no problem for Bai Yu and Wang Hai.
In about ten minutes, Bai Yu and Wang Hai returned home.
They returned home and changed their clothes and shoes. The clothes and shoes they wore for beachcombing were not the same as the ones they wore to the county town.
Actually, wearing shorts is the most suitable for beachcombing, but Bai Yu thinks they are not breathable and too stuffy, so she doesn't want to wear them.
When he's out beachcombing, he prefers to wear sandals and shorts, mainly for the sake of staying cool.
Soon everything was ready, and after they met up, they headed towards the beach.
The sea is still the same sea, the beach is still the same as it was in the morning, and the aunties and grandmas gathered on the beach are still the same group from the morning. Everything looks exactly the same as when we went beachcombing in the morning.
This is indeed the case. As a small fishing village by the sea, the principle of relying on the sea for sustenance is deeply ingrained in the minds of the fishermen.
For these aunties and grandmas who don't have regular jobs, the only way they can supplement their income is by going to the beach. Among these beach-going grandmas is Wang Hai's aunt.
Judging from the state of the middle-aged women, they must have arrived when the tide was just receding at noon and had been on the beach for one or two hours now. There were quite a few pits and bumps dug out of the sand.
As for the midday sun, can people gathering seafood at the beach stand it?
So what if it's sunny? Just wear a straw hat to block out the sun.
Compared to being exposed to the sun, what they find even more unacceptable is poverty; they would still choose the other.
Seeing that there were middle-aged women guarding various spots on the beach, Bai Yu decided not to compete with them for the fish on the beach. Instead, she led Wang Hai towards the rocky beach further away.
The sea in front of Bai Yu's village is an inner bay. Apart from a beach near the pier, the rest is a rocky reef with strange rocks, and there are even two cliffs that are over twenty meters high.
Usually, the village women go beachcombing mostly on the sandy beach, while the surrounding rocky beaches are mostly frequented by the village men and young people.
This isn't about sexism or looking down on women, but rather that the surrounding rocky beaches are too treacherous, and it's easy to get injured while beachcombing or collecting seafood there.
Older women experience a decline in both endurance and agility, making it dangerous to collect seafood on rocky beaches. Unless someone finds something valuable on the rocks, they generally won't risk going there.
The rocky beach wasn't suitable for the women, which benefited the young men in the small fishing village, such as Bai Yu and Wang Hai.
The two of them are frequent visitors to the surrounding rocky beaches. Whenever they have free time, they come here to go beachcombing, hoping to find some valuable seafood.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the rocky beach, each carrying a plastic bucket. Wang Hai held the plastic bucket in one hand and a video camera in the other, just like this morning. Wang Hai was responsible for recording videos for Bai Yu.
Looking at the rocky beach in front of him, Bai Yu felt a guiding force in the darkness, telling him that he would definitely make a fortune here today.
You ask where this guide comes from?
Your question is unnecessary. Don't forget that Bai Yu now has a system, so he knows his fortune for the day. He still has more than 80 points of good luck left, and he feels that he won't go home until he uses them all up.
"Ah Hai, you stay close to me with the video camera and make sure to film everything that happens next. I have a feeling we'll find some good stuff today, and whether we can make a small profit depends on this afternoon."
After stepping onto the rocky beach, Bai Yu took a moment to exchange a few words with Wang Hai.
"Okay, Brother Yu, if we make money, can we go to the county for a meal again in a couple of days?"
"Yes, definitely. I'll take you there. You treated me to dinner today, so I'll treat you to dinner next time. Don't worry."
After promising Wang Hai a bright future, Bai Yu began searching the rocky beach.
It was only a little past 3 p.m., and the tide had only been receding for two hours. The water level had only receded very little, leaving a large amount of seawater in many of the rocky pits.
These rocky pits usually contain seafood. The only difference is the amount of seawater in the pit, how much effort it takes to grab the seafood, and whether the effort is proportional to the reward.
The first place Bai Yu went to was the place where he had caught crabs last time. The rocky pit was large and had a lot of seawater that could be stored inside. Under normal circumstances, a lot of seafood would be left here when the tide went out.
*Thud, thud.*
"Wow, Ah Hai, is this fish welcoming us? It even jumped out of the pit!"
Before Bai Yu and his companion even reached the rocky pit, they saw a dark-colored fish leap out of it from afar.
It jumped out and crashed into the nearby rocks...
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