Chapter 195: Catching the Sea on the Beach
"Aze, Aze, there is a big blue crab at your feet. It's about to run away. Hurry!" When Zhang Ze threw the fish, Tong Yuanhang stood up and hammered his waist.
Typhoon has been at home these days, and I have nothing to do at night, so I choose to play some waist-strengthening games.
As a result, when he turned around to look at the situation on Zhang Ze's side, he found that a big blue crab was trying to sneak into the sea, so he hurriedly reminded it.
Zhang Ze didn't even turn around to look when he heard that. He first scooped up a handful of sand, then lowered his head and threw the wet sand directly on the blue crab, immediately pressing the blue crab to the spot.
But it quickly broke free from the sand and tried to continue running with its big claws raised, but it was too late.
Zhang Ze stepped on its body in time, then reached out and grabbed its hind legs.
Blue crabs are very strong and if you don't step on them hard enough they will break free or even get your feet pinched.
So when you step on it, you must not only be accurate, but also use some force, and don't be afraid of damaging it.
The blue crab that Tong Yuanhang saw could not be put into the space, so he had to put it into a sack to prevent it from biting other things to death.
"This blue crab is quite big. I estimate it weighs more than two kilograms!"
"Almost. It's rare to see one this big."
Zhang Ze said with a smile that he got great satisfaction whether picking fish in the village or picking seafood on the beach.
Even if you don't get much money from these free things, it makes you happy.
"Stop talking nonsense and pick them up quickly. When someone comes later, you won't be able to pick and choose leisurely." Tong Guoqi couldn't help but complain when he saw the two of them chatting non-stop.
"The water is rushing so fast, it will take at least an hour and a half for them to come over."
"Yes, we have to wait until the tide calms down."
When the tide recedes, the upstream will probably have to drain water and release floodwaters, but the tributaries to their fishing village should not be greatly affected.
There are many tributaries near Lianhua Mountain, and flood water is usually discharged through the other side.
So it is indeed possible that the villagers will come here in a small boat in an hour and a half. No one is a fool. Those who live by the sea know that there will be gains before and after a typhoon.
Then the few of them got busy again. Zhang Ze picked up a lot of fish, shrimps and crabs of all sizes, and many of the top-quality goods were directly stored in the space.
Because there were so many things, even though most of them were stored in the space, the sacks he carried with him still quickly filled up into two large bags.
Tong Yuanhang and the others were about the same. He deliberately maintained a speed similar to theirs.
But in fact, more things were put into the space, and at least seven or eight sacks could be filled with things taken out. After all, it is more convenient to put away.
"It's strange. It seems that you have less things here, so why did you only pick up two sacks?" Tong Yuanhang looked suspiciously at the route that Zhang Ze passed by with a strange expression.
"Each of you only has two sacks of things. Do I have six hands? How can I pick up more than you?" Zhang Ze pretended to be annoyed and said, trying to get the matter over with.
"Are you dazzled?" Jin Sanbao looked back, but didn't notice anything strange.
He, Jin Fan and Chen Xudong arrived a little later, but not by much, and they also gained a lot.
"Maybe!" Tong Yuanhang shook his head and stopped worrying about it.
Because they only visited a small area on the beach, there were still many places they had not visited, so they had to continue.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at the beach again, other villagers finally arrived one after another.
The beach suddenly became lively, especially Jin Guangcheng, who almost froze with laughter when he saw such a large number of mantis shrimps.
Today was certainly a good harvest for the villagers, but for him it was a bumper harvest, making easy money and more than ever before.
Seeing the villagers coming, Zhang Ze did not join in the fun. He sold the two sacks of things to Jin Guangcheng, got twenty-seven yuan, and then walked to the edge of the beach.
There are a lot of valuable goods, otherwise the mantis shrimp alone would not be able to fetch so much money.
Seeing that Zhang Ze took twenty-seven, the villagers nearby were jealous. It was such a lot of money, which was equivalent to half a month's salary for an ordinary worker.
Even a family of six in the village may not be able to spend that much money in a month.
This is just Zhang Ze’s superficial gain, but in fact there is much more in the space.
He collected more than 300 kilograms of larger mantis shrimps, as well as a lot of other miscellaneous seafood, and even caught a few live groupers.
Zhang Ze walked towards the rocky area at the edge of the beach. His main purpose was to pick up mantis shrimps with the villagers, so he probably wouldn't be able to pick up many.
Just now, there were more than 80 kilograms of mantis shrimp, but they were only sold for more than five yuan, and the rest was all from the money earned from selling other seafood.
He might as well go to the reef area and maybe come across some stranded fish that are very valuable.
As soon as he arrived at the reef area, he found three small yellow croakers in a small puddle on the edge, with their stomachs turned upside down, seemingly dead.
Zhang Ze reached out to grab it to see if it was fresh.
If it is still fresh, you can sell it or eat it yourself. If it is not fresh, you can only throw it aside and see if it can attract some crabs from nearby.
As a result, as soon as Zhang Ze touched it, the small yellow croaker was startled and jumped down immediately.
"Oh, you're still alive."
The puddle was very small, and Zhang Ze caught three fish easily.
However, their vitality is very average. They probably turned over due to lack of oxygen, and they looked as if they were cold.
Zhang Ze put it into the space, then took it out again and put the rejuvenated small yellow croaker into the sack.
This fish is cheap. I will pack it together and sell it to Jin Guangcheng later. It doesn’t matter whether it is dead or not, as long as it is fresh when I sell it.
At this time, the tide had completely receded, and many cubic meters of the reef area were exposed.
However, the water level is still much higher than the usual low tide. With the typhoon, heavy rainfall and high tide, it is normal for the water level to be high.
If it is a small tide, his village may not be flooded even if there is heavy rain.
Continuing to walk inside, Zhang Ze picked up a few large conches and found two octopuses.
It hid under the crevice of the rock and sucked very hard, but unfortunately he still pulled it out with a pair of tongs.
He swept along the way and found that, just as he expected, there were quite a lot of things in the reef area. A short stroll here would bring much more benefits than simply picking up mantis shrimps.
Just as he was passing a reef, something suddenly jumped out from under the rock and bit his foot.
He was wearing rain boots, and the creature bit right through them, with its teeth stuck in the boots.
Zhang Ze looked closely and found that it was a conger eel. It looked to be almost three fingers thick and was quite large.
He was lucky as he wore rain boots today, otherwise he would have been bitten by such a bite and would have definitely drawn blood.
Zhang Ze was quick-witted and quick-handed. He pinched its neck and pulled it off the rain boots. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this side, so he put it directly into the space.
After looking at the prompts, I realized that this was a conger eel, fierce and thick. Many eels cannot grow so thick.
Fortunately there was space, otherwise it would not be so easy for Zhang Ze to pull it out of the crevice.
Maybe his luck was ruined after being bitten by the eel, but he didn’t encounter any seafood of any value after that.
In addition, some people also came to the reef to join in the fun, so Zhang Ze had to hastily end this trip to the sea.
I sold what I could and got another sixteen dollars.
As for fishing at the beach, the harvest this time was quite a lot.
Compared with later generations, today's income might be around three or four thousand. A day's income of three or four thousand is already quite terrifying. After all, only a few people were born in Rome and did not consider three or four thousand as money.
"Aze, are you going back?" Seeing that Zhang Ze sold things and did not continue to come to the beach, Jin Fan, who was selling goods nearby, couldn't help but ask.
"There are too many people, and I can't pick up much!"
Zhang Ze looked at the densely packed crowds on the beach and the number of mantis shrimps which had obviously decreased by more than half, and sighed softly.
The country has a large population, and the good things that happen to it are like a swarm of locusts, leaving only a mess after they've swept through.
Those who have already taken advantage of it don't need to continue competing with those who come later.
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Jin Fan followed his gaze and looked at the beach. Suddenly, he lost interest in continuing to pick up trash. He had already earned sixteen or seventeen dollars, which was pretty good for him.
When Zhang Ze returned to the village, he found that the villagers downstream were already cleaning up their houses. He didn't know what had happened to those houses that had collapsed, but the village chief had made arrangements for this.
When he returned home, as expected, the villagers who were temporarily staying in his house had left.
However, there was a family of five living in the house next door where Lin Long and Lin Hu lived, and they were among the unlucky people whose house collapsed.
Zhang Ze learned from them that the villagers who temporarily had no houses to live in were arranged by the village chief to live in the homes of villagers with vacant houses, as a way of helping out.
They will move out after the house is ready.
It's not just his family that is like this, so Zhang Ze has no objection.
Just after he took a shower, he saw the village chief leading a few people to inspect the village, apparently checking the disaster situation in the village.
Zhang Ze didn't go over, as the losses in their village were relatively small.
There should be many other places that were severely affected by the disaster. These leaders came here to take a quick look, and left immediately after understanding the situation. They should have gone to other villages to continue inspecting the disaster situation.
The next day, the sun came out after the typhoon, and the dirt roads in the village had become dry except for some puddles.
Zhang Ze did not go out to sea today because he had something important to do.
I rode a motorcycle all the way to the city.
I went to see my two younger sisters first, and seeing that they were both fine, I went to find Lu Wenbin.
He was also surprised to see Zhang Ze coming over, and thought that he was worried about his sister because of the typhoon, so he said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of Qian and Qing. I took them home because of the typhoon yesterday, and they will be fine."
Zhang Ze nodded, acknowledging his concern for his two sisters, and then said, "I came here this time just to ask cousin if you have any plans to donate money?"
"Of course there must be. I asked people to buy a lot of supplies." Lu Wenbin answered truthfully, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Zhang Ze opened the sack he brought, revealing bundles of large black tens inside.
"After the typhoon passed yesterday, I went along the river to see the situation of other villages. They were severely affected, so I wanted to do my part."
"It would be great if you have donations. I have 30,000 yuan here, so I can help as well."
Lu Wenbin was stunned: "You can donate to the disaster relief organization, why are you using my money?"
"It's convenient for you to take it!" Zhang Ze said with a smile.
Having experienced the future generations, he is very clear about the uncleanness of some organizations. Even though the people of this era are relatively pure, people like my grandfather often appear in the future generations.
The grandfathers of later generations are in their prime now! Thirty thousand yuan is definitely not much compared to the overall donation base, but no one wants the money they earn from doing good deeds to go into someone else's private pocket.
Lu Wenbin looked at him meaningfully. Coming from Hong Kong Island, he knew best how serious the corruption was among certain powerful people, because over there, their own families also had backers behind them, and they paid a lot of tributes every year.
"Okay, leave your money here, I'll make the arrangements."
This is why Zhang Ze came here. He rejected Lu Wenbin's invitation to dinner and rode his motorcycle to another place to see the lame dog.
By the way, take a look at the condition of the soldier’s home. It’s a mud house, and I don’t know if it can withstand the typhoon.
When he arrived at the village, he found that the roads were still muddy. It seemed that it had also been flooded and the water had just receded.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhang Ze found many collapsed houses.
This village relies on farming and going up the mountain for food. Life is much harder than in the fishing village, and there are only a few brick houses in the whole village.
As he went along, he found that the roofs of many houses were gone.
A temporary resting area was built on the east side of the village, where porridge was being cooked, and soldiers were everywhere in the village helping to clean up the mess and even rescuing and searching for villagers who were crushed by houses.
This was the first time he had seen such tragic scenes after a disaster.
The villagers were a little curious about him as a outsider, but they were all busy and had no time to pay attention to him.
Zhang Ze found a place to park the car, and then walked towards the family that Chen Xudong had introduced to him.
When we got here, we found a mess. The houses had collapsed and the people inside were nowhere to be found.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?" Seeing Zhang Ze standing in a daze in front of the ruins, a passing soldier came over and asked.
"I want to know where this family has been placed and what the dog's current situation is."
"Hey, you're not the one who wants to buy Awang, are you?"
"You know me?"
Seeing the soldier's surprised look, Zhang Ze became confused.
"Awang's master is in the same unit as me, so we know each other. This time it was quite a coincidence that we were assigned to the Dawan Village for disaster relief, and Awang followed us to search and rescue."
"If you need anything, come back after we finish the search and rescue."
After the soldier finished speaking, he continued to hurry up and get back to work. He came over to ask because Zhang Ze was standing in a daze in front of his brother's room.
After learning about the situation, Zhang Ze did not disturb others' search and rescue efforts. When he saw some young and strong men in the village cleaning up collapsed houses, he simply went over to help.
Now that you're here, you can't just leave after getting the information you want!
There was just one thing that disappointed Zhang Ze. It seemed that Awang's owner already knew that there was a buyer, and he didn't contact him, which obviously meant he didn't intend to sell the dog.
But Chen Xudong would not let him go for no reason. After knowing that he wanted a guard dog, he brought him here.
So Zhang Ze is a little confused now, what is going on? (End of this chapter)
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