At 2 p.m., after a short lunch break, Bai Yu and the other three gathered at his house again.
Don't overthink it. They're not gathering here to go beachcombing, but to sell their seafood, the seafood they caught last night.
However, before selling the goods, they had one more thing to do: to select some seafood to keep, one for their own family to eat and the other to give to relatives.
The decision was made on a whim after lunch. The dishes that Bai's father cooked today were truly sumptuous. Coupled with his chef-level skills and the freshness of the ingredients, Bai Yu and the others enjoyed a rare and delicious feast.
The most popular fish was the tigerfish. All three tigerfish were braised by Bai's father. Apart from the one given to Wang Hai, the rest were eaten so thoroughly that not even the soup was left.
At first, he said that Bai Yu should take the tiger fish to sell to the hotel's second uncle, but after lunch he changed his mind and said that he was willing to sell it, and he also wanted to buy one. It would be best if Bai's father could help him process it so that he could just cook it when he got home.
It was because of what her second uncle said that Bai Yu realized that these seafoods could not only be sold and eaten, but also used as gifts.
Bai Yu decided then and there that he wouldn't sell the tigerfish anymore; he would give them to his relatives. He had eaten three today and had nine left, of which he gave three to Wang Hai. He didn't care what Wang Hai did with them.
On his side, there's one line for his second uncle's family, one line for his second aunt's family, one line for his eldest uncle's family, one line for his third uncle's family, and his second aunt's family can't be left out either. The last line is for his godmother, who is Li Xue's parents.
As for giving gifts, you can't just give a tigerfish. You should also give some shrimp and squid, and a few crabs.
After all that work, Bai Yu prepared six portions of seafood, which weighed only about thirty pounds in total. Compared to what they had caught while beachcombing last night, this amount was nothing.
Bai Yu then began his gift-giving journey. The first family he visited was his maternal uncle's family, who was also his mother's older brother.
Bai Yu didn't have a deep impression of his uncle. This wasn't because his family and his uncle's family had a bad relationship; on the contrary, his uncle was very good to his family and would often send them food.
The only time we had a significant amount of contact was several years ago when he went out to sea with his uncle on a boat.
The reason for this is that his uncle is a sailor who travels all over the world all year round and doesn't have much time to be at home. Since they don't see each other often, they are naturally not as close.
However, whenever his uncle came back, he would send things to Bai Yu's family, sometimes seafood, and sometimes specialties from other countries.
Bai Yu was quite lucky this time. When he arrived at his uncle's house, his uncle happened to be home and was setting up several crab traps in the yard.
"Uncle, you're busy, right? My mom asked me to bring you some seafood, and it's all alive. Do you think there's a good place to put it?"
"Hey Xiaoyu, you're here. Come in and sit down. Tell me about your mom, why doesn't she keep what she has for herself? Why does she send it to me? Do you think a sailor like me would go hungry?"
"Oh, you even brought a tigerfish? And there are quite a few tiger prawns too. Your mom's certainly spent a lot of money. Tell me, what does she need all that money for?"
Hearing the commotion, the uncle glanced at the door and then saw Bai Yu walk in carrying two bags.
Uncle's first reaction to the seafood Bai Yu was holding was that it was a waste of money, since whether it was fish, shrimp, or crab, these things were not cheap.
Especially the whitebait, which are all quite large. The tiger prawns are huge, and the crabs are also large. The bigger these things are, the more valuable they are.
"Uncle, don't worry, these didn't cost any money. I caught them while beachcombing, and I caught quite a lot. Uncle, why are you making crab traps? Are you planning to set them somewhere?"
After briefly explaining the origin of the seafood, Bai Yu then asked about her uncle.
"Oh, you mean that? I'm free right now, so I'm planning to go to the mangroves in the next few days to set crab traps and see if I can catch some lobsters or crabs."
"Mangroves? Uncle, when are you planning to go? Can you take me with you? I want to go for a walk in the mangroves too. Or you can take us to some island or reef, we want to go beachcombing on the island or reef."
After putting the seafood away, Bai Yu moved a small stool over and sat down next to his uncle, and they started chatting.
"Go beachcombing on the islands and reefs? I don't have time to go beachcombing with you guys. How about this, I'll go to the mangroves to set crab traps, and you can go beachcombing the next day. You can take my boat then, since you can drive it anyway. Just leave it at the dock."
"Hmm? We'll go by boat ourselves? That's fine, Uncle. We'll agree on this then. After you finish setting the crab traps, lend me your boat. When I come back from beachcombing, I'll bring you a big lobster as a gift."
After a pleasant conversation with her uncle, Bai Yu left his house with a big smile on her face.
As for the boat they mentioned, it was a small boat. When my uncle wasn't out at sea with the boat, he would take his own small boat out to fish or set crab traps.
Bai Yu had ridden in this small boat with his uncle before. This kind of boat is very easy to drive; it's the kind that you can learn in no time. His uncle taught him once, and he learned it.
He then sent seafood to his third uncle and second aunt's families as well. As for his godmother's family, he would send seafood to them when his godmother came to pick up Li Xue in the afternoon.
After finishing these tasks, they immediately went to the purchasing station to sell their goods.
Given how much seafood Bai Yu and his companions had reaped, their second uncle specially brought over his tricycle to help transport the seafood.
As the owner of the purchasing station, Uncle Bai was shocked by Bai Yu and his group's way of selling goods.
Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen people selling goods by tricycle, those were the catches from fishing boats. He'd rarely seen someone like Bai Yu catch so much seafood just by beachcombing.
After learning that this was the harvest that Bai Yu and his three companions had worked on all night, Uncle Bai felt a little better. He almost had to switch careers and go beachcombing.
After Uncle Bai's calculations, the total catch of Bai Yu and his three companions was over 200 jin (100 kg). Half of the catch consisted of shrimp, squid, and octopus, while the other half was crabs and various conch and scallops. Sea fish only accounted for a tiny fraction of the catch.
The seafood weighed over 200 jin (approximately 100 kg) and sold for a total of over 11,000 yuan. Of that, Bai Yu and Wang Hai's seafood accounted for 7,000 yuan. If he hadn't given some of it away as gifts and some to Wang Hai, the seafood from just the two of them would have sold for 10,000 yuan.
Of the more than 7,000 yuan, Bai Yu took 60%, which is more than 4,000 yuan, and the rest belonged to Wang Hai.
In addition, Li Xue also received more than two thousand yuan. Bai Yue originally only had more than eighteen hundred yuan, but Li Xue made up for it with two thousand yuan.
"Brother, I have two thousand yuan now. I only need a few hundred more to buy Mom a necklace. When are we going to go beachcombing next time?"
Bai Yue looked at the two thousand yuan in cash in her hand, her eyes shining as she asked Bai Yu.
"We'll talk about it next time. Aren't you tired after not sleeping all night?"
"I was tired at first, but as soon as I got those two thousand yuan, I was instantly no longer tired. I feel like I can last another night!"
"Keep it up, my foot! Don't forget you only have one day off today. Go home and rest now. I'll invite you to go beachcombing when you have your holiday in October."
Also, when you get home, make sure you keep this money safe. Don't wait until you go to school and your mom finds it again; that would be hilarious.
Hearing Bai Yue's outrageous remarks, Bai Yu slapped her on the head and then sent Bai Yue home.
After returning home, Bai Yue and Li Xue got together, while Bai Yu took Wang Hai back to his room and they played games together.
They were playing mobile games, of course. There was only one computer in Bai Yu's room, so they couldn't play PC games together.
As for going to the internet cafe in town to play games?
Let's forget about it then. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday today, and the internet cafes in town are probably already packed, mostly with kids. They shouldn't go to the internet cafes to join the crowds.
Just before dinner, Li Xue's parents came to pick her up, but they ate dinner at Bai Yu's house, having hot pot together.
After dinner, Li Xue went home with her parents. She would probably stay at home for about three days this time, and she would come to Bai Yu's house again on October 1st.
The reason is the same as before: her parents are busier during holidays, since one is a policeman and the other is a nurse, so it's impossible for them not to be busy.
Li Xue's parents left with the seafood that Li Xue and Bai Yu had prepared. Bai Yu also put away the gifts his godmother had given him. The gifts were simple, just three items: a box of fruit, a box of wine, and a box of mooncakes.
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