Chapter 629 The Stranded Giant in the Sea
Seeing that most of the employees in the square had left, Bai Yu and Li Xue prepared to go beachcombing.
Bai Yu really put in a lot of effort to ensure the success of this beachcombing activity. You see, high tide is the most anticipated day for fishermen along the coast.
Because it's very easy to go beachcombing on this day, and anchovies can easily catch a lot of fish, thus making a fortune.
Before that, Bai Yu had gone to the village chief's house to discuss the matter with him, asking the villagers to cooperate a little and not to go out to surf the beach during high tide, so as to give their company's employees a chance.
After all, no matter how skilled their company's employees are at beachcombing, they can't compare to the fishermen in the village.
Fortunately, many residents of the small fishing village now work in processing plants, packaging plants, and express delivery stations, so Bai Yu's words still carry some weight.
The processing plant belongs to their family, the packaging plant belongs to their second uncle, and the courier station belongs to their youngest uncle.
In addition to the annual dividends the processing plant gives to the village, Bai Yu's request was met with agreement from the villagers that they would not go beachcombing that day, regardless of other factors.
As for the children in the village, they can't control them; the kids on holiday are the most mischievous.
For example, right now, several children are surrounding Bai Yu and Li Xue. They keep calling Bai Yu and Li Xue "cousin" and "aunt," and they even help carry buckets and tools.
Bai Yu had originally planned to take Li Xue to find a place to go beachcombing by himself, but he never expected that these kids would get up so early.
"Tianhao, can you take these kids to play over there? Why are you always bothering me?"
Bai Tianhao, Bai Yu's cousin, is only eleven years old today, but this guy is a shrewd fellow. He and three even younger kids have gotten on Bai Yu's good side.
"Uncle, I don't want to bother you, but my mom said we kids aren't allowed to go to the beach alone."
But Uncle, you're an adult, so we can go with you. Uncle, please take us with you; we want to go beachcombing to earn money too.”
"What are you kids going to do with the money? Are you planning to go to the arcade or the internet cafe? At your age, you probably can't go to either of those places."
"Uncle, your ideas are from so many years ago, they're outdated."
"If we want to play games, can't we just play them at home? What game can't we find on our home computer? And we don't have to go to an internet cafe and smell the smoke."
"Forehead......"
Bai Yu was being looked down upon by his own cousin, but he couldn't even refute it.
Because internet cafes really do smell of smoke, but isn't it precisely this smell, along with the constant clatter of keyboards and shouting, that gives internet cafes their unique atmosphere?
Perhaps times have really changed, and kids these days don't like the atmosphere of internet cafes anymore. Even Bai Yu himself hasn't been to an internet cafe in a long time.
Although Bai Yu was disliked, it didn't matter. He suddenly realized that chatting with children was quite fun.
Bai Yu and Li Xue then led the four children toward the distance, their destination being the mangrove area on both sides of the inner bay, where resources were relatively more abundant.
Especially the various crustaceans, there are really a lot of them there. On a high tide like this, you can easily fill a bucket.
Of course, it's not without its drawbacks. The mangroves are a bit too dense, and the surrounding seawater doesn't recede much, leaving some seawater behind.
Bai Yu is definitely fine, the important thing is that he also has Li Xue and four children with him.
Bai Yu could have easily taken good care of Li Xue on his own, but now that the pressure has increased dramatically, he has to be a little more attentive.
"Tianhao, the mangrove forest area is just ahead. You'd better keep a close eye on your younger siblings and make sure they don't wander off too far."
Moreover, you have to carefully feel the ground under your feet with every step you take here, because if you slip and fall, it will hurt a lot.
"Understood, Uncle. I will take good care of them."
Bai Tianhao naturally agreed to Bai Yu's suggestion.
As for what Bai Yu said, Bai Tianhao and the other children were aware of it, since it wasn't their first time going out to the beach.
The children who grew up by the sea, the youngest of whom is already seven or eight years old, can easily go beachcombing and swim in the sea.
Yes, Bai Yu was the same way. When he was very young, he took Wang Hai and Li Xue to go beachcombing, which enabled the three of them to achieve financial freedom during their school years.
Through these little brats, Bai Yu was reminded of his own childhood, but before he could reminisce for long, Bai Tianhao beside him started running.
In that instant, all of his uncle's warnings and the importance of safety were thrown to the back of his mind. He ran while shouting:
"Uncle, look ahead! Isn't there a big fish over there? Uncle, come quick!"
"Slow down, slow down! Don't run, Tianyu, Kexin, you kids, don't run. I can't take responsibility if you fall!"
Bai Yu watched as Bai Tianhao sprinted towards him, but in the end, he couldn't stop him. He had already anticipated this outcome...
Although Bai Tianhao couldn't stop them, he did manage to stop the remaining three children. He couldn't let them escape any further.
As for the big fish Hao mentioned during the day...
"Brother Xiaobai, there really seems to be a big fish over there. Look at that gray thing, and isn't there some splashing water over there?"
"It seems that it really is true; has a big fish become stranded?"
Bai Yu looked in the direction Li Xue was pointing and indeed saw a gray object leaning against the shore.
Then, from time to time, a splash of water would erupt in the area at the tail of this creature, making it look like it was struggling.
"Oh, there really is a big fish stranded? We should go take a look."
Then Bai Yu, holding one child in each hand, and Li Xue, holding another, walked towards the so-called big fish.
Even though it's already 7 a.m. and the tide has receded considerably, there are still quite a few rocky pits and holes made by lobsters and crabs near the beach.
This also hindered Bai Yu and his group's progress. It took them three or four minutes to reach the so-called big fish.
"Uncle, look! This is a really big fish! Is it stranded? Should we save it?"
When Bai Tianhao saw his cousin coming over, he quickly asked him a question.
Bai Yu also looked at the big fish, and he was shocked to find that the big fish trapped in the mangrove forest was actually a tuna!
It's absolutely outrageous that a tuna got trapped in the mangroves. That's just unbelievable.
"Tianhao, do you know what kind of fish this is? You want to release it? Are you not planning to make any money?"
"Uncle, what kind of fish is this? Is it valuable?"
"Oh my, you grew up by the sea and you don't even recognize this kind of fish? If you tell anyone, that would be a bit embarrassing."
Let me explain. This is a tuna. Do you think it's valuable or not?
"Tuna? No, Uncle, I've seen tuna before. This big fish looks a bit like a tuna, but it's different from a tuna. This isn't a tuna."
Bai Yu then gave Bai Tianhao a lesson on the species of the fish. The little guy only knew three species of tuna: yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, and bigeye tuna.
The tuna they are encountering is not one of these three types of tuna, but a longfin tuna.
There are some differences between albacore tuna and other tuna, especially in terms of color. Children mostly distinguish sea fish by color.
After realizing that it was a longfin tuna, Bai Tianhao hesitated. He didn't know whether he should save the longfin tuna or catch it and sell it.
Even though it's just a longfin tuna, it's still a tuna, and it's quite big, over a meter long.
If they were to capture it and sell it, it would be a considerable sum of money.
"Tianhao, have you decided? Are you going to release it, or take it back and sell it?"
Bai Yu is a good person in every way, except that he likes to tease children.
Otherwise, what kind person would release a tuna if they encountered one? These things are definitely meant to be sold.
Look at how Hao teased him during the day, the little guy's brows are almost furrowed into a deep frown, he looks so worried.
"Alright, stop teasing them. Why release such a big tuna? Tianhao, call your dad and have him bring a few people over to handle the fish. This fish counts as caught by the four of you, understand?"
In the end, Li Xue made the final decision: the longfin tuna would still be sold, but Bai Tianhao and his group wouldn't sell it; instead, their father would come and get the fish.
Upon hearing that his father was to be called over, Bai Tianhao not only showed no joy, but instead looked even more worried.
He knew that once his father came, even if he was the one who found the tuna, he wouldn't get any of the money from selling it.
"Alright, Tianhao, stop looking like you've got some deep-seated grudge. When your dad gets here, I'll have him give you two hundred yuan, okay?"
Don't be ungrateful. Two hundred yuan is already a lot. If you're frugal, you could buy a lot of good food.
"Really? Uncle, can you really get my dad to give me two hundred yuan?"
Sure enough, upon hearing that he would receive at least two hundred yuan, Bai Tianhao's expression immediately brightened, and he looked at Bai Yu with anticipation.
Just as Bai Yu said, two hundred yuan is a lot of money, and Bai Hao came out to go beachcombing to make money, so two hundred yuan is acceptable.
After receiving Bai Yu's assurance, Bai Tianhao immediately took out his smartwatch and called his father.
A short while later, three men in their thirties walked over. These three men were the fathers of Bai Tianhao and his three companions, and they were all of the same generation as Bai Yu.
While these people were arriving, Bai Yu and the four children were busy teaching them how to bleed and gut the tuna.
Although doing this is a little bloody, it's something that kids who grow up by the sea will have to deal with sooner or later, so it's not too early to learn it now.
Moreover, when Bai Yu and his group attacked the tuna, it was already on its last legs and was on the verge of dying.
So the process of bleeding and removing the internal organs went relatively smoothly. The only question is how long this guy has been trapped in this mangrove forest and whether his own blood has seeped into the fish meat.
If it infiltrates, the price of this tuna will be greatly reduced.
When Hao and his dad arrived during the day, all they saw was a cleaned longfin tuna, which had been placed on a rock waiting for them.
Afterwards, Bai Yu chatted briefly with these people, then took four hundred yuan from his cousin, who was also Bai Tianhao's father, and two hundred yuan from each of the other two people, and let them take the longfin tuna away.
Of course, this money wasn't for Bai Yu; it was for the children.
Regardless, Bai Tianhao and his team found this longfin tuna, which was over a meter long and weighed over 100 kilograms, so it's only right that they make some money from it.
He charged each of the children 200 yuan, which means they sold the longfin tuna for 800 yuan.
As for why there are tuna here, that's not their concern. There's no need to think too much about some things; as long as we can profit from it, that's enough.
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