A small snail marked the beginning of Bai Hao and his three companions' beachcombing adventure.
When Bai Yu and his group arrived at the rocky beach, it was already 1:20 a.m., and the tide had been out for a while.
Their movements were already considered relatively slow; many villagers had already come here before them. Even Bai Yu managed to find a baby snail as soon as he stepped onto the rocky beach.
This alone is enough to show just how lucky Bai Hao is.
In fact, Bai Hao was very lucky today. He had just checked his luck value panel before leaving home and had a full 84 points of luck, which was more than enough for him to use.
Since the number of fishing boats of Baiyu Company has increased to eight, the luck value he can get every day is now very high after the bonus.
He had a luck value of over 100 points for several days before, and after the boost, his luck value broke through the maximum value, which was just ridiculous.
And he also had over 80 points of luck this morning. According to Bai Yu's guess, on this rocky beach, wouldn't he be able to find a crab every step, a conch every three steps, and a lobster every ten steps?
"Ah Hai, Xiao Yue, we've already reached the rocky beach. Let's split up and pick up seafood. You two, don't get too close to the waves. If anything happens, just shout for us."
As for Xue'er, come with me, let's go for a walk somewhere else."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, she pulled Li Xue and walked deeper into the rocky beach, leaving Wang Hai and Bai Yue standing there staring at each other.
"Brother Hai, look at my brother! Isn't he obviously prioritizing his girlfriend over his friends? Besides, Sister Xue is my best friend and sister-in-law! How could he take Sister Xue away like that!"
"Hey, Brother Yu, this is all normal. They're a married couple, the kind that's legally recognized. What can you do to stop them?"
Okay, just stay right behind me and don't stray too far. If you have any questions, just tell me.
Wang Hai didn't respond to Bai Yue's accusations.
It's not that Wang Hai is afraid of Bai Yu or that he doesn't gossip about others behind their backs, but rather that what he said is true. Although Bai Yu and Li Xue haven't had a wedding yet, they have indeed registered their marriage.
They got their marriage certificate right after the Olympics ended, so Bai Yu and Li Xue are now a legally married couple.
"Okay, Brother Hai, look, my brother has already registered his marriage with Sister Xue. When are you getting married?"
"By the way, Ah Hai, do you have a girlfriend now? Doesn't my aunt pressure you?"
“Hey, hey, hey, Yueyue, you’re going a bit too far. We’ve finally managed to get out to the beach, can we please not talk about such sensitive topics? If the villagers hear us, they’ll start nagging my mom again.”
As Wang Hai and Bai Yue chatted, they walked deeper into the rocky beach.
Those who come to the rocky beach to collect seafood know one thing: the more complex the terrain of the rocky area, the more likely they are to find something.
Bai Yu pulled Li Xue along and headed towards a rocky beach with strangely shaped rocks.
How strange is this rocky beach? Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that this area is all rocks, it would be more accurate to call this area a stone forest.
This area is still some distance from the beach. Bai Yu and Li Xue walked for quite a while before arriving here. If they walked a little further, they would reach the mangrove forest area.
"Phew, Brother Xiaobai, are we sure it's okay that we've run this far? Didn't you tell Yueyue and the others to call us if there were any problems? We're so far away, how can we even hear them calling us?"
After walking for nearly twenty minutes, Li Xue was exhausted. Seeing that she had finally arrived at her destination, she asked her question.
"Xue'er, your stamina isn't what it used to be. Sitting in the office all day is really taking its toll. You've lost the physical fitness you used to have when you ran with us. You need to work out."
"Work out, work out after the New Year. Little Bai, you still haven't answered my question."
"There's nothing to worry about. We've indeed gone quite far, so even if Wang Hai and the others call us, we probably won't hear them."
But it's alright. As you just saw, the entire beach is full of our villagers. If Wang Hai and the others need help, they can ask others for assistance.
"Besides, haven't you noticed anything different about where we are now? Let me tell you, Xue'er, we're sure to catch lobsters here. There definitely will be some."
Even as Bai Yu explained things to Li Xue, he hadn't forgotten his goal for the day: he had come for the lobsters.
As a professional beachcomber with over ten years of experience, Bai Yu knows exactly where to find lobsters.
In front of their small fishing village, among four different environments—sand, mudflats, rocky beaches, and mangrove forests—you could let Bai Yu choose.
He would definitely choose mangroves first, as the environment there is most suitable for lobsters and crabs to survive, followed by rocky beaches.
Why didn't Bai Yu and the others go to the mangrove forest?
The answer is simple: the terrain there is too dangerous. The coastline around the mangroves is a cliff, although it is not very high, ranging from two or three meters to about ten meters.
However, for Bai Yu and his group, this altitude was already very high, and most of the mangroves there were semi-submerged in seawater.
If the people in Baiyu's village want to go fishing in the mangrove area, they have to take a small boat there and set some fish traps.
Besides the mangroves, the remaining rocky beaches are the most suitable habitat for these crustaceans, with this rocky forest being the most suitable for lobsters and crabs.
Because there are so many crevices and pits in the rocks here, these places are natural habitats for lobsters and crabs, and they don't even cost any money.
When Bai Yu and Li Xue arrived, there were also villagers gathering seafood, but there weren't many of them.
In this area, there are also scattered lights, and the villagers are all engrossed in searching for prey hiding in the crevices of the rocks.
"Second Uncle? You're out beachcombing so late at night, still up? How was your catch? Did you catch any lobsters?"
As Bai Yu walked along, he suddenly spotted a familiar face among the villagers gathering seafood – his second uncle. He approached the man to ask if there was a good amount of seafood available that day.
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoxue, you two are here too! Come on over here, there are so many lobsters here. Look at these I caught, aren't they big?"
When his second uncle heard Bai Yu's voice, he turned around and looked over, then beckoned Bai Yu and Li Xue to come over.
As he spoke, he took two lobsters out of the bucket next to him. One was a large lobster that was at least 40 or 50 centimeters long, and the other was slightly smaller but still more than 20 centimeters long.
The size mentioned here does not include the lobster whiskers; it refers to the length from the lobster tail to the lobster head.
"Second Uncle, there's something wrong with this big one of yours. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a spiny lobster. You can't catch these things."
Bai Yu completely ignored the smaller lobster that his second uncle was holding, focusing instead on the larger one.
Because it is so big, it is clearly not a small green lobster, but a Chinese spiny lobster.
"Brother, catching one or two shouldn't be a problem, right? The flower lobsters here are almost an overpopulation problem. Look at my bucket, it's mostly flower lobsters. We need to get rid of some of them."
Just then, another figure walked over and called out "Brother!" to Bai Yu, then showed Bai Yu his bucket.
This man is Bai Yu's cousin, the son of his second uncle. He is twenty-two years old this year and came out to go beachcombing with his father today.
The bucket he was holding contained exactly what he described: eight lobsters, six of which were spotted lobsters, and only two were small green lobsters.
As for crabs, they're never kept with lobsters. After all, crabs have big claws, and what if they get beaten up by lobsters and lose limbs?
"Wow, we have so many flower lobsters here? It's only been two and a half years, the reproduction rate of flower lobsters is too fast."
Bai Hao looked at the harvest in his cousin's bucket and fell silent for a moment.
You should know that before this, before he went to university, lobsters were not protected and there weren't as many lobsters as there are now.
Back then, if they caught a lobster, a four-pound one could sell for two thousand yuan. Catching just one would make them happy for half a day.
Now, several years have passed, and the number of flower lobsters has indeed increased, but when they catch these lobsters, they are not as happy as before.
Even though Bai Yu had only taken two steps into the rocky forest and then spotted two flower lobsters in a crevice, his heart remained completely calm and undisturbed.
The reason is very simple: this thing is a Class II protected animal, who the hell would dare to touch it!
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