After Bai Yu counted them, the first bucket contained fifteen sea shrimp and two mantis shrimp.
It's necessary to clarify here that mantis shrimp is not actually a shrimp; it just has "shrimp" in its name.
Among the fifteen prawns, seven were tiger prawns. Although the number may seem small, these seven tiger prawns are quite large, each over 20 centimeters long, and the seven of them weigh about a pound.
The other eight prawns combined didn't even weigh as much as the seven tiger prawns.
"Brother Yu, these tiger prawns are really good. They're huge, and their colors are so beautiful. Their red color is so festive."
"What's wrong? Are you getting hungry seeing these prawns? It's okay if you are. After we finish beachcombing, let's save some tiger prawns and ask Boss Liu to cook some for us to try."
Bai Yu immediately understood what Wang Hai was thinking when he heard Wang Hai praising the tiger prawns.
Don't be fooled by the fact that they both grew up by the sea. Bai Yu has been taking Wang Hai out to sea since they were little, and they've been eating seafood since they were young.
However, they hadn't really eaten tiger prawns much; the only times they had them were at buffets.
Therefore, Bai Yu agreed with Wang Hai's idea. It's just tiger prawns. If they want to eat them, they can save some for them to try tonight.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Yu! Let's continue, there's still a lot left."
"Let's keep going, let's use the old method!"
Ever since Bai Yu promised Wang Hai that there would be tiger prawns for dinner that night, Bai Yu had a fleeting feeling that he seemed to see a red light shining in Wang Hai's eyes.
However, the red light wasn't directed at Bai Yu, but at the remaining tiger prawns in the pit. He only targeted the tiger prawns, paying little attention to the mantis shrimp and other prawns in the same pit.
Bai Yu didn't offend Wang Hai, but instead cooperated with him to catch all the shrimp in the pit.
There were a lot of shrimp here. Putting aside the prawns and mantis shrimp, we caught dozens of tiger prawns alone.
Just to hold all those shrimp, Bai Yu and Wang Hai used up all the nets they had on them, and that still wasn't enough; they also filled another bucket with quite a few.
However, Bai Yu didn't want any shrimp. It's September now, which is the breeding season for tiger prawns. He released all the large prawns with eggs on their tails.
As for shrimp with roe in their heads, that's out of the question. Shrimp with roe in their heads are a delicacy, and Bai Yu certainly wouldn't let them go.
As the beachcombing continued, Bai Yu and Wang Hai continued to hunt on the rocky beach, and as the tide receded further, the area where Bai Yu and the others were beachcombing was expanding.
The larger the area, the more places there are for beachcombing, and the more you can find.
After working for about half an hour, Bai Yu and Wang Hai had filled the buckets almost to capacity, and they could go sell the goods again.
Before going, Bai Yu called Boss Liu to ask if he wanted lobsters and tiger prawns. If Boss Liu didn't want them, he planned to sell them to the purchasing station.
In the end, Mr. Liu's reply was that he wanted the flower lobsters and baby lobsters, but not the tiger prawns, because those didn't sell well near the school.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Mr. Liu's food stall is located near Ocean University of China; most of his customers are not students, or more accurately, his major clients are not students.
Most of the visitors were tourists visiting Ocean University of China. These people were willing to spend money on things like big crabs and lobsters, but they didn't have a strong desire to buy shrimp, whether it was tiger prawns or king prawns.
After getting the results, Bai Yu took out the lobster separately and then walked towards the shore with the rest of his catch.
This time, he didn't go alone; Wang Hai went with him too, since there were two buckets involved.
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As the time approached 7 p.m., the sky gradually darkened.
"Xiaobai, it's getting dark, and my roommates and I are getting ready to go back. What are your plans?"
As it was getting dark, Hu Tao came to find Bai Yu with his things.
"It's already seven o'clock? It feels like we've only been here for a short time, time really flies!"
Bai Yu glanced at the sky after hearing this and then spoke.
"What do you mean it's gone by quickly? You and Wang Hai have made several trips to the purchasing station, don't you know that yourselves? Alright, that's enough for today."
The tide is coming in soon, and it will be dangerous if we stay any longer. The waves are too big at the beach tonight, so we should leave now.
After Hu Tao finished speaking, he picked up his plastic bucket and prepared to go ashore.
Bai Yu stood there for a moment and then prepared to pack up and go back. Hu Tao was right. Once it got dark and the tide came in, the rocky beach would be very dangerous.
Especially today, with the high tide, the water recedes quickly, but it also rises very fast. Bai Yu and the others were at the farthest point on the rocky beach, so they were the first to be submerged by the rising tide.
"Ah Hai, let's pack up and go ashore. We can sell our catch to Liu's food stall. Let's go."
"Xue'er, Li Shuang, we're done working and we're ashore!"
After speaking to Wang Hai, Bai Yu also called out to Li Xue, Li Shuang, and the others.
The four of them have worked hard today. They've been at the beach since two or three o'clock, and Li Shuang and Lu Sheng's necks are sunburned, but they're still gritting their teeth and persevering in their beachcombing.
Although the biggest motivation for this is RMB, you have to admit that their perseverance is quite impressive.
Upon hearing Bai Yu's shout, Li Shuang and Lu Sheng were the first to respond. If it weren't for the fact that beachcombing was really lucrative, they would have quit long ago.
Now that Bai Yu said it was time to go ashore, the two of them ran faster than anyone else.
"Brother Yu, we're both exhausted today, and it's incredibly sunny. I think by tomorrow morning, the skin on my neck will be peeling off."
Upon arriving at the shore where the electric vehicles were parked, Li Shuang immediately started complaining to Bai Yu.
"Now you know you're tired? Why didn't you say you were tired when you were counting money this afternoon? Why don't you give me all the money you earned today, and I'll take you to the hospital to get your neck checked out. Give me two days, and I guarantee your neck will be back to normal. How about that?"
Bai Yu looked at Li Shuang's pained expression and went straight to the point with one sentence.
"No way, that's money I worked hard to earn. Besides, I was just complaining to you a bit. I can't give you that money, but since Brother Yu helped me and Ah Sheng earn money, we'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"Order whatever you want, as long as it's under two thousand yuan. Ah Sheng and I won't even bat an eye. How about it?"
“Sure, Brother Yu, Li Shuang and I will treat you to dinner. You decide where to go and what to eat.”
Seeing the sincere expressions on Li Shuang and Lu Sheng's faces, Bai Yu nodded. "A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal."
"Alright, since you two have said so, then we're going to rip you off badly today. Let's go to Liu's Food Stall!"
"Hey, Brother Yu, aren't we going to sell our last catch? We can go again after we've sold it all. There's no rush. Don't worry, Li Shuang and I won't run away."
Seeing that Bai Yu had already gotten on the bike and was about to ride towards the school, Lu Sheng immediately stopped her, as he was thinking of making another trip to sell goods.
“Let’s not go to the purchasing station. We can sell our goods at Liu’s food stall instead. I’ve already spoken to Boss Liu there. We’ll sell our goods to the food stall this time.”
After hearing what Bai Yu said, Lu Sheng made way for her and followed behind her on his electric scooter.
Even though Bai Yu and his group have finished their work, there are still a large number of people on the coast still going beachcombing.
Their equipment was even more complete than Bai Yu's; they had already turned on their headlamps and were using their light to continue their beachcombing.
Half an hour later, Bai Yu and the others arrived at the food street and headed straight for Liu Ji's food stall.
It was already dark, close to eight o'clock, and the food stall was doing very well. Of the nearly twenty tables inside and out, seventeen were already full.
These situations were not of much concern to Bai Yu. After asking Wang Hai to reserve a table, he led Li Shuang, Li Xue, and the other two, carrying their haul, to the kitchen.
"Boss Liu, I've brought you some lobsters. What do you think of these lobsters? Are they top-quality enough?"
Upon arriving at the kitchen, Bai Yu approached Boss Liu and showed him the bucket containing the flower lobsters.
"Oh, it's Xiaobai. Wait a minute, let me cook this dish first. Looks like you've had a good haul this time, six buckets?"
Boss Liu looked at Bai Yu and the others, and when he saw that each of them had a bucket in their hand, he showed a hint of surprise.
"There weren't that many. These were all our individual catches. They are all my classmates who came with me to go beachcombing this time."
But don't worry, our quality is about the same. If you think any are substandard, just pick them out.
After waiting a few minutes, Boss Liu ladled the food out of the pot, and only then did the other party have time to check on Bai Yu and the others' harvest.
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