"Brother Yu, Xue'er, Yueyue, come quick! Guess what I found?"
Wang Hai called out the names of Bai Yu and the other two while waving his hands as if he were showing something.
Upon hearing Wang Hai's voice, Bai Yu immediately looked at him. However, since it was early morning, even with the moon in the night sky, the visibility was very limited, and he could not see what Wang Hai was holding.
"Ah Hai, what's that you holding? It's making you so excited, it's not a lobster, is it?"
Bai Yu asked as she walked toward Wang Hai's location.
"Brother Yu, you guessed half right. What I'm holding is indeed shrimp, but not lobsters, but tiger prawns and mantis shrimp."
I found a puddle here with lots of shrimp, and even quite a few octopuses and squid! Come and catch them!
"Tiger prawns? Here they come! I love tiger prawns the most, I'm going to catch them!"
"Slow down, don't run here, don't fall again!"
After hearing what Wang Hai said, the most excited of the three was not Bai Yu, but Bai Yue.
Upon hearing the words "tiger prawn," her eyes lit up, gleaming in the darkness. She then grabbed her bucket and ran towards Wang Hai.
Bai Yu happened to see this scene, which frightened him, fearing that Bai Yue would lose her footing and fall on the rocks at any moment.
Fortunately, what Bai Yu was worried about did not happen. Bai Yue quickly reached Wang Hai's side, and then, where Wang Hai pointed, she stepped into the puddle.
When Bai Yu arrived, Bai Yue was holding a handful of shrimp and putting them into Wang Hai's bucket.
Bai Yue had her own idea about the shrimp in the pit: she would catch them with a bucket, put them in Wang Hai's bucket, and only need a third of them.
After all, Wang Hai was the one who discovered this puddle, and she came here to work for him catching shrimp. In the end, she just wanted her brother Hai to give her some wages.
This was the result of Bai Yue and Wang Hai's discussion. Actually, Wang Hai didn't care much about it, but since Bai Yue had said so, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Brother Xiaobai, why are there so many shrimp in this pit? There's no wind or waves tonight, so these things shouldn't be appearing here in groups."
"Who knows? Nobody can predict what will happen in the ocean. But none of this concerns us. Since we've encountered this seafood, all we have to do is catch it and make the most of it."
Bai Yu discovered that the seafood in the puddle was not just the few types Wang Hai had mentioned; he also found quite a few other sea fish among them.
Especially since there are Shi Jiugong here. Bai Yu saw more than ten of them. These things are great for making soup.
"Xue'er, do you see those stone gobies over there? We'll go catch them this afternoon. We can leave the shrimp and sea hares to Ahai and Yueyue."
"Okay, Brother Xiaobai, there are still a few crabs over there. Let's catch them later too."
Just as Wang Hai and Bai Yue were having a great time catching shrimp, Bai Yu and Li Xue were also preparing to go into the water pit to catch seafood.
The puddle in front of us is very long and narrow, at least several tens of meters long, but fortunately it is not too wide, only a little over a meter wide.
Moreover, this gap is irregular; some parts are long and thin, while others are round and plump.
With Bai Yu and Li Xue working together, they quickly caught seven or eight rock gobies, along with several large crabs and conches from the pit.
As for Wang Hai and Bai Yue, they had caught so many shrimp that they almost filled a bucket, along with a small amount of squid and octopus.
At this point, Wang Hai and his companion no longer cared about the incompatibilities between the species. Even if the octopuses and squid were allowed to eat, they wouldn't be able to consume much of the shrimp.
"Brother Yu, my bucket is already full. Should I take these things home now, or take them to the recycling station to sell?"
Just as Bai Yu and his companion were still touching the seafood, Wang Hai ran over.
"Let's take him home first. Uncle San should be resting by now. Let's not disturb him. When you go home, remember to bring a net with you."
"Brother Hai, go to my godmother's house and bring her landing net over. It's too difficult to catch fish by hand in the puddles!"
"That's right, my net is right behind the gate, you'll see it when you get there."
Why don't you bring your catch from this bucket to my house? I have a big aquarium in my yard. Pour all this stuff in, then plug in the aerator. It'll be funny if the seafood dies by the time we get home.”
As Bai Yu was talking, he realized that instead of having Wang Hai deliver the harvest back to his own home, it would be better to deliver it to his home. His home was fully equipped, and with the help of an oxygenator, Wang Hai's bucket of harvest could last until tomorrow.
"Okay, Brother Yu, I'll head back now and be right back."
Wang Hai agreed, then picked up his bucket and left.
Wang Hai left, and the remaining three, including Bai Yu, continued to work in the same spot. Bai Yue was getting happier and happier catching shrimp, while Bai Yu and the other two were getting more and more annoyed.
After all, they are catching different things. Sea fish are too agile in the water, and there are fewer and fewer fish in the ponds now, so catching them is naturally very difficult.
Fortunately, Wang Hai returned quickly, and he brought back three landing nets: two large ones and one small one. The two large ones were for Bai Yu and Wang Hai's family, and the small one was a toy landing net for the child.
"Brother Fisherman, here's your net."
"Thanks for your hard work."
With the net in hand, things became much simpler. Once they spotted the prey in the pit, there was no escape.
In just over ten minutes, most of the seafood in the puddle had been caught. As for the small shrimp that remained, Bai Yu decided not to bother with them.
"Brother, it's really like you said, you can really catch good stuff by going beachcombing at night."
Bai Yue looked at the half-full bucket of tiger prawns in her bucket and gave Bai Yu a sweet smile.
These tiger prawns were all Hai Ge's reward to her; half a bucket weighed at least ten pounds. Bai Yue was so happy she could hardly see her eyes.
"Of course, when have I ever lied to you? Alright, go ahead and go beachcombing. We'll continue our solo adventure. If you encounter a large school of fish or anything else, remember to call out."
"Okay, bro."
After catching their prey in the puddle, the four of them split up again and continued their individual beachcombing adventures.
Just then, Bai Yu glanced at his system panel, wondering how much luck he had left after the harvest from that puddle.
It's important to know that although Wang Hai discovered the puddle, Bai Yu's luck value is currently shared with Wang Hai. Any seafood that Wang Hai discovers will also deduct from Bai Yu's luck value.
Luck value: 47 (+10%)
They've only been at the rocky beach for a little over half an hour, less than an hour, but they've already used up 15 points of luck. At this rate, it will take about four more hours to use up the remaining luck points.
By then, it will be almost dawn, and they can watch the sunrise at the beach.
As Bai Yu continued his search, he soon caught another large crab in his net.
There are several rock bream in his bucket now. When there are fish in the bucket, try not to put crabs in, even crabs with their large claws tied up.
Otherwise, it won't be long before your fish are slaughtered beyond recognition by crabs.
'Why haven't I caught any lobsters tonight? It's been almost an hour, and I haven't seen a single one. Are they taking a break today? Aren't they out foraging?'
Humans are creatures that never know contentment. The original purpose of the white fishermen coming to the beach was to catch some fish to eat for lunch the next day.
But now that the stone goose that makes soup has been caught, and the tigerfish that makes dishes has also been caught, Bai Yu is now dreaming of catching lobsters.
Moreover, it wasn't just Bai Yu who failed to catch any lobsters; Li Xue and the other two also failed.
Logically, this shouldn't be the case. Lobsters prefer to stay in crevices of rocks and coral reefs, so with so many rocks here, there should be at least a few lobsters hiding there.
"Huh? What is this thing? A corpse beetle version of a mantis shrimp? One of these isn't enough to eat."
Unable to find lobsters, Bai Yu discovered another new type of shrimp.
To be precise, this thing can't really be called a shrimp. Anyway, loquat shrimp and sea shrimp don't look alike. Instead, it looks a bit like mantis shrimp, but loquat shrimp are much wider than mantis shrimp. It also looks quite similar to the corpse beetle in Tomb Raider Chronicles.
Besides the name "slipper shrimp," it also has a more imposing name: the nine-toothed fan shrimp.
Don't let its unattractive appearance fool you; it doesn't mean it tastes bad. On the contrary, loquat shrimp is quite delicious and has high nutritional and medicinal value.
As for its effects, it has the functions of delaying aging, promoting lactation, and tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang. However, it is not recommended to consume too much at once for the purpose of strengthening yang.
Brothers, have you discovered some special effect in the efficacy section again? I won't say what it is.
However, because of this effect, the price of nine-toothed fan shrimp is not cheap. When the market is good, a pound of nine-toothed fan shrimp can easily sell for more than 100 yuan.
As for when the market is good?
For example, right now, during the Mid-Autumn Festival and on the eve of National Day, the prices of various seafood have skyrocketed, which can be described as a booming market.
When Bai Yu held the mantis shrimp in his hand again, his first reaction was that the creature looked disgusting, even though he had seen it many times before.
My second thought was that this one wouldn't even be enough to fill his teeth, so what was the point of having it? I should just take it home and keep it.
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