At 2 p.m., Bai Yu and his two companions, having eaten and drunk their fill, got off the bus that led from the county town to the town.
"Sigh, I think I lost money eating at the buffet this time."
Xue'er, I already knew you had a small appetite, but I didn't expect you to eat so little this time. And why are you eating so much fruit if you're not eating meat? We live in Hai Province, where fruit is plentiful.
Ah Hai and I ate like crazy, but we don't even know if we managed to get our money's worth.
As Bai Yu walked from the town to the small fishing village, she kept shaking her head and saying this.
The implication was that he was not satisfied with the outcome of the buffet; he felt that the three of them had not gotten their money's worth.
"Brother Xiaobai, we've definitely gotten our money's worth this meal. Don't be fooled by how much fruit I ate; you should know that the blueberries I picked up say 'Changbai Mountain Blueberries' on them."
If this is true, then a pound of blueberries is no cheaper than crabs. When I eat fruit, I always pick the expensive ones, not to mention things like durian.
So don't worry, next time you take me to a buffet, I definitely won't let you lose money.
"What the hell? Blueberries cost forty or fifty yuan? This is highway robbery! No wonder so many people eat those sour ones, it's because they're expensive!"
"Forget it, let's not think about it too much. Let's go home, get our things, and go back to beachcombing. If we're lucky this afternoon, we might have a good haul."
The distance from the town to the small fishing village wasn't far, and they quickly returned home after three days of chatting.
The first thing they did after getting home was to change their clothes. They had different clothes for beachcombing and regular clothes for everyday wear, so they needed to change.
After everything was ready, the three of them each took a plastic bucket and walked toward the beach.
This afternoon, their target is that mudflat, since they basically caught everything there this morning, and they'll definitely be going to check it out this afternoon.
However, as they passed the beach in front of the village, they did not see a single villager.
Keep in mind that it's low tide now, and based on past experience, this is the time when villagers rush to the beach to secure their spots.
Why is there no one here today?
A bad thought crossed Bai Yu's mind: could these villagers be...?
As Bai Yu and his companions passed the dock, the scene before them confirmed Bai Yu's suspicions.
On the other side of the dock, where there used to be no one to visit the mudflats, now there are densely packed villagers, at least thirty or forty people.
This is a time when the tide has just receded. The seawater in the mudflats and sandy areas of the beach has not completely receded yet, and waves still occasionally crash in.
But these villagers were not afraid of this at all; they were wading through the seawater, searching for prey on the mudflats.
"Well, judging from the current situation, the news that flower lobsters appeared here this morning has already spread. Our chances of making money here are slim."
Looking at the crowd in front of him, Bai Yu could only shake his head helplessly.
"What a pity. I was planning to show off my skills here, but now it's all over the place, there's nowhere for us to make a move. Brother Bai, what do we do next?"
"What else can we do but move to another place? We can't compete with these aunties and grandmas even if there are a few more of them."
"Hey, how about we go fishing? Sea fish prices are really high right now. If the three of us catch a big one, we could easily make a thousand or eight hundred yuan. What do you guys think?"
Bai Yu glanced at the beach in front of her. The beach was so large, but it was also full of competition.
Although Bai Yu is an athlete and has a competitive spirit, this competitiveness varies from person to person.
He had no intention of competing with the village aunties and grandmas.
At this moment, Bai Yu glanced at the beachcombing tools in his plastic bucket, which were all gifts from Tongzi to him as a beginner.
Besides these tools, there was also a fishing rod, which wasn't very helpful for beachcombing. When Bai Yu thought of the fishing rod, he suddenly had the idea of fishing.
Why do I say it was a sudden whim? It's because in this life, from birth to now, eighteen years have passed, but Bai Yu has never fished even once.
Although he was born in a small fishing village by the sea, their past experience was going to the beach to catch seafood.
As for fishing? Bai Yu said he doesn't know how at all.
He knew nothing about fishing rod materials, fishing line setups, line size, hook size, or bait.
It's okay if they've never fished before, they can learn. Besides, the fishing rod that Brother Tongzi gave Bai Yu was part of a set.
Everything from fishing line to float to hook is provided, and all of it is already set up for Bai Yu. He just needs to take the corresponding line and tie it to the fishing rod to use it.
If Bai Yu still doesn't understand after this, they can search for tutorials online. The internet is so developed in small mountain villages now, and with the rise of short video platforms, there are so many popular science tutorials on Kuaishou.
Li Xue and Wang Hai did not object to Bai Yu's suggestion.
After all, they had seen the scene on the beach in front of them, and it was definitely not a wise choice to compete with the older women for seafood here.
Since they had decided to skip the beach trip and go fishing instead in the afternoon, Bai Yu and the others went back to make preparations.
Although none of the three of them had ever fished, that didn't mean they had never seen others fish.
In their village, basically any older man, when he has nothing to do, will take a small stool, a fishing rod, a plastic bucket, and sit by the sea all day long.
Among these men were Bai Yu's father and Wang Hai's father. Li Xue's father was relatively busy with work, so he went fishing less often, but he had the biggest passion for fishing.
Over time, Bai Yu and his two companions became very familiar with the fishing process.
They all had fishing rods at home. Bai Yu used the fishing rod that Tongzi gave him, Li Xue used Bai Yu's father's fishing rod, and Wang Hai also went home to get his father's fishing rod.
They still used plastic buckets to hold the fish. Ten minutes later, Bai Yu and his two companions, each holding a fishing rod in one hand and a plastic bucket in the other, went to the purchasing station.
With all the tools in hand, the next step is to buy bait.
In a small fishing village like this, you can forget about finding a professional fishing tackle shop. However, there is a part-time fishing tackle shop in their village, which is Uncle Bai's purchasing station.
His purchasing station also sells fishing tackle, offering a fairly complete range of fishing rods, lines, hooks, floats, and so on. Basically, you can find almost anything you want to buy here.
Another place with the most complete selection is the live bait for sea fishing, which is so comprehensive it's unimaginable.
He has fresh, live sandworms, shrimp, and small squid.
Other fish like bluefin bream, sardines, sea hares, small crabs, small scallops, and miscellaneous fish are also available here, and they are all alive.
After all, you don't even know what Uncle Bai does. He deals with seafood every day, so it's incredibly easy for him to collect small, live seafood as bait.
And even if they die and can't be sold, it doesn't matter. He can freeze them all together and turn them into frozen bait to sell to fishing boats that are about to go out to sea. They will need the frozen bait.
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