Hearing the commotion, Feng Nan and his two companions looked up and saw several women carrying buckets and shovels walking towards them from the dock.
They walked and chatted, their faces beaming with smiles.
From a distance, they could see three men wearing only underwear busy with something.
These elderly rural women had seen it all before, so they weren't embarrassed, just a little surprised.
At this time, fishing is usually done by women. Men rarely go out to fish unless they have nothing else to do and are bored, in which case they will try their luck.
The women exchanged glances, stopped chatting, and ran over.
When they got closer and saw the mountain of starfish, their smiles froze on their faces.
The visual impact is undeniable.
Especially the baskets and buckets piled together, filled with starfish.
They were all stunned, frozen in place, staring at the starfish everywhere, unable to come to their senses for a long time.
"So many starfish?"
One of the women finally came to her senses and said with a shocked expression.
"Yeah, how come there are so many starfish all of a sudden?"
Another woman exclaimed in surprise.
This was the first time they had encountered such a situation, and they were shocked by the scene before them.
They had seen starfish before, but this was the first time they had ever seen so many starfish gathered together.
Immediately, they ran to the "ribbon" like madmen and frantically filled the bucket with starfish.
That's all money!
There's only one bucket, but too many starfish.
In no time, the buckets in the women's hands were full.
Helpless, they could only carry the containers home, preparing to get more containers to collect the scavenging a second time, and also planning to call their families to help collect the scavenging.
"Aunt Chunying, could you please call my parents?"
Feng Ye shouted loudly to one of the women who was carrying a full bucket of starfish and running towards the shore.
That person was his neighbor, and also his aunt, with whom he had a distant relationship.
"knew……"
The woman didn't turn her head, but a few words drifted over from afar.
"Hurry up and pick them up, it won't be so easy to pick them up once the main force arrives."
Feng Ye urged him on, and his speed in picking up starfish noticeably increased.
His snakeskin bag was quickly filled to the brim, then he swiftly tied it up, put it aside, and picked up another empty bag to continue collecting.
Feng Xuan and A Can also understood that they didn't have much time left, so they quickened their pace.
It's certain that once these women get back, they'll bring along their friends and acquaintances to help them collect the loot.
Then the word spreads from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and before long, the entire beach will be packed with people.
Sure enough, the first group of people arrived shortly afterward.
A commotion came from the dock, and a group of people appeared in the field of vision, running towards this side.
Among them were members of the Feng family.
Xiao Chunxiu, Du Guilan, and Ye Qingling were seen jogging ahead, followed by Feng Xuan's daughter, Feng Yanmei, and Feng Jiaqing pushing a cart with Feng Xinan and Feng Xidong, the two little ones, sitting on it.
As they approached, they were stunned to see the beach teeming with starfish.
"It's true! There really are so many starfish!"
"So many starfish..."
"Quick, quick, go down and pick them up..."
Each of them carried a snakeskin bag, found a spot, and excitedly began picking things up.
Even Feng Yanmei and Feng Xidong were no exception, each dragging a small snakeskin bag and happily picking them up.
Only this little guy, Feng Xinan, only knows how to play and doesn't know how to do any work.
Ye Qingling found him a starfish, and then he stopped crying and making a fuss, sitting on the snakeskin bag full of starfish and laughing to himself.
"Didn't you go out to sea? Why are you collecting starfish here, and so many of them?"
Looking at the more than ten baskets filled to the brim, and several large burlap sacks, Ye Qingling asked as she picked through the items.
"We sailed out for nearly ten nautical miles, but then we found the waves were too big, so we turned back. After we got back and moored the boat..."
Feng Ye recounted what had happened, only then realizing belatedly that all three of them were still wearing only their underwear. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn, our clothes are still on the boat!"
After saying that, he added with a hint of complaint, "Brother, you really are something. When you went to get the things, you didn't even think to bring your clothes along."
"Damn, I had completely forgotten that I was only wearing shorts."
Ah-Can slapped his thigh, somewhat annoyed.
Feng Xuan smiled awkwardly: "My bad. I was too excited when I went to get the things and forgot about the clothes."
Ye Qingling smiled and changed the subject: "Didn't you even tell them when you got back? With so many starfish, how many could the three of you possibly collect?"
"I was thinking that since I'd seen it, I should pick up as many as possible before anyone else does, right?"
"Exactly, going back and forth like this is such a waste of time, and it's easy to attract attention. If someone asks, should we tell them or not?"
"Look, it's only been a short time and so many people have already arrived. There are definitely more people coming."
Every now and then, a group of people would appear at the dock, shouting and running over to join the starfish collecting.
Such opportunities to find money are rare, and everyone is hoping to find as much as possible for their own family. Therefore, it usually involves the whole family, young and old, going out together.
As time goes by, the number of people on this beach and the rocky area on the other side is increasing.
With more people, it naturally becomes noisy and chaotic.
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