The reason Bai Yu is so enthusiastic about beachcombing is because he completed his temporary mission, and Brother Tongzi added fifty points to his luck for the day.
In addition, he already had a lucky value today, and now his lucky value is as high as 92 points. This is the second time since he acquired Tongzi Ge that his lucky value has exceeded 90.
Remember the last time he scored over 90, Bai Yu earned more than 10,000 yuan that day. He also had high hopes for getting rich today.
"Ah Hai, bring all the tools. We need to hurry up and get to work. The tide went out today and brought up a lot of big catches from the seabed. My cousin has caught a lot of good stuff. We need to move faster too."
Xue'er, please take good care of your classmate. If you have any problems, just call me and Ahai. When you're going beachcombing, don't stray too far from us, and don't get too close to the shore either. The rocks will be slippery when they get wet from the seawater, so watch your step.
Shuangzi, what are your plans for you and Asheng? Are you coming with me and Ahai, or will you two go your own way?
Upon returning from Hu Tao's place, Bai Yu immediately began arranging their beachcombing activities.
First and foremost is Wang Hai, who will definitely be following Bai Yu, since they're not only going to collect seafood at the beach, but also filming a video of their beachcombing trip.
Besides, he doesn't need to worry about Li Xue and Xia Jing. Li Xue is already a seasoned beachcomber, and he believes she can take care of Xia Jing on her own without any problems.
The only people he was worried about were Li Shuang and Lu Sheng. One of them was from Guangdong Province, who had never been to the sea, and the other was from the grasslands, who had rarely even seen the sea.
They were definitely unfamiliar with beachcombing, but they were both men, and as is well known, even if a man doesn't understand something, he will still stubbornly insist that he has no problem with it.
Therefore, Bai Yu should first ask Li Shuang and Lu Sheng what they think.
Just as Bai Yu had expected, Li Shuang's answer also carried a hint of stubbornness.
“Brother Yu, it’s just beachcombing. We two brothers can handle this little bit. Besides, we’re not far apart. I’ll call you if there’s any trouble.”
After Li Shuang finished speaking, she and Lu Sheng took their tools and left, with the two of them and Li Xue on either side of Bai Yu.
Seeing this, Bai Yu didn't say anything more and started working with Wang Hai.
It was only a little past 3 p.m., and the tide had only been receding for a little over two hours, but it was receding incredibly fast, covering a distance that usually takes six hours to recede in just two hours.
The tide receded quickly, revealing many things that Bai Yu and Wang Hai had never seen before.
"Brother Yu, there's so much seaweed here! We didn't see any when we came last time. How come so much has grown in such a short time?"
"This isn't newly opened; it just wasn't visible when we came before. There's definitely a lot of seaweed here, though. It's a pity we didn't have time to pick it this time, otherwise..."
"Oh dear, there's something hidden in this seaweed patch! Let me see who's hiding it!"
Kelp, a type of algae that grows on rocks, often grows in large, dense patches.
Just as Bai Yu and Wang Hai were looking at the seaweed in front of them, the sharp-eyed Bai Yu noticed something unusual: the seaweed was moving.
Seeing this, Bai Yu quickly approached and then tiptoed through the seaweed, revealing the creature hidden inside as if exploring a mysterious garden.
"Holy crap, Brother Yu's lobster, such a big little green lobster!"
"It's really big. This guy is really good at hiding. He even knew to hide inside the seaweed. If it hadn't moved, we really wouldn't have found it. It's a pity that it moved."
Bai Yu parted the seaweed and found a small green dragon inside. It was quite large, weighing almost a pound. This creature was hidden there very well.
After all, its own color is also a bit green, so you can't even notice it if you're not paying attention.
"Brother Yu, do you think there's any left in the seaweed around here?"
Looking at the little green dragon that Bai Yu had caught, Wang Hai looked around at the more seaweed and said.
"Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, but we don't have much time to search for seaweed. Let's look for more crevices in the rocks."
Compared to the seaweed colony that Wang Hai was focused on, Bai Yu was more concerned about the crevices in the reefs.
After all, searching for seaweed is too troublesome; it's much easier and faster to find it in the crevices of rocks, and the efficiency is much higher. You can tell whether there's any seaweed at a glance.
"It's a pity about these seaweed. You can keep growing, and I'll come back to take you away next time."
Before leaving, Wang Hai reached out and touched the seaweed on the reef, looking as if he was reluctant to part.
"Ah Hai, stop dawdling and come over here right now! Grab your crab tongs and hurry up, I've found a nest of big crabs, come quick!"
"I'm here, I'm here!"
Upon hearing Bai Yu's call, Wang Hai immediately grabbed his things and ran over, his previous reluctance to part with the seaweed vanishing instantly.
On the other hand, Bai Yu was standing in a rocky pit, holding crab tongs and frantically attacking the crevices in the rocks, occasionally managing to pull out a large crab from inside.
The crabs attacked by Bai Yu could only hide deeper into the crevices again and again, as for the idea of escaping this place.
Impossible, there's no way he could escape, because this rocky pit is too deep, almost up to Bai Yu's waist.
After Wang Hai arrived, he immediately grabbed a crab-catching tongs and joined the fray, picking up crabs with Bai Yu.
To be honest, this tide was truly amazing. The tide receded so quickly that too many prey were trapped in the rocky pits on the shore.
If Bai Yu and the others hadn't come to gather seafood, perhaps they could have returned to the sea after the tide came in.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life. Bai Yu and the others not only came, but they also came prepared, specifically for them.
'I'll take it!'
'I'll take it!'
'I'll grab another one! Hey, where do you think that big crab is going!'
Blue Crab +1
Blue Crab +1
Conch +1
Orchid Crab +1
Watching the endless stream of prey being caught, Bai Yu's face was filled with smiles, and she couldn't suppress the smiles on her lips.
There are too many, there are really too many!
In a short while, Bai Yu and Wang Hai caught six crabs, three conches, and a small grouper from the rocky pit. They didn't even bother with the other small fish.
"We're getting rich! Next one, next one, Ah Hai, keep up with me!"
Seeing that there was no more cargo in this pit, Bai Yu quickly led Wang Hai to find the next one.
Bai Yu finally understood why Hu Tao and the others were willing to skip class to go beachcombing; the high tide was truly too kind to beachcombers.
As long as you choose a good location and aren't too unlucky, the harvest from this trip will definitely not be too bad.
Not only did Bai Yu and Wang Hai have a good harvest, but Li Shuang and Lu Sheng, who were also going to the beach for the first time, also exclaimed in surprise. Just by listening to their excited voices, you could tell that their harvest was also quite good.
While searching for new prey, Bai Yu soon made another discovery: there was another rocky pit about ten meters away from the previous one.
To be precise, there are far too many rocky pits on this rocky beach. The reason why Bai Yu targeted this one is naturally because there is something in this pit, and it's good stuff.
"Ah Hai, come quick! Conger eels! There are our old friends, conger eels, and several oil eels in this pit. These guys are really big and fat!"
Bai Yu glanced at the situation in the pit, then put on gloves and prepared to go down into the pit to catch eels.
As for oil eels, they are similar to conger eels, both being a type of eel, but they differ greatly in appearance and taste.
In addition, there is a big price difference between the two. The price of oil eel is lower and not as valuable as sea eel, but it is still thirty or forty yuan per catty.
Conger eels, on the other hand, are much more expensive. One pound of conger eel can buy two pounds of oil eel, and the price is just that outrageous.
Fortunately, Bai Yu did not look down on the eels in the pit just because they were cheap. After all, thirty or forty yuan was still money, much more valuable than scallops that cost ten or twenty yuan.
The gloves Bai Yu was wearing were iron gloves he brought from his hometown, the ones he had gotten from his second uncle. He brought them to school.
This thing is a great tool for catching moray eels. With it on, you don't have to worry about the moray eel's sharp teeth at all. No matter how sharp the teeth are, they will break as soon as they touch the gloves on your hands.
Bai Yu's current concern is that he didn't wear wading pants when he came to the beach today; he just wore a pair of shorts and sandals.
He needs to be careful of moray eels attacking his groin area; if he gets bitten, it could hurt for days.
After Bai Yu was ready to go into the water, Wang Hai kept a close eye on the moray eels' movements. Whenever a moray eel tried to approach Bai Yu, he would warn it to be careful.
Meanwhile, Wang Hai was not idle either. He not only filmed videos, but also held crab tongs in one hand, ready to grab a sea eel at any time.
For Wang Hai, multitasking, or even three or four things at once, is no problem; the only issue is that he might not be able to catch any moray eels.
On the other hand, when Bai Yu went down into the puddle, the water barely reached his knees.
Without stirring the water, Bai Yu approached a moray eel from behind. Taking it by surprise, Bai Yu swiftly grabbed its head and held on tightly no matter how much it struggled.
They quickly pulled it out of the water, leaving it with no foothold. The captured eel was quite clever; since it had no foothold, it wrapped itself around Bai Yu's arm, hoping to free its head.
The eel that Bai Yu caught was quite large, measuring over half a meter in length. With its spotted patterns, it looked from a distance as if a snake was coiled around Bai Yu's hand.
However, Bai Yu didn't seem to notice the eel's entanglement. He casually put it into the bucket and then flicked the eel's head.
Add one more eel.
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