The morning air was a bit cool and quite fresh.
As soon as Feng Ye stepped out of his house, he saw a lot of fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish scattered on the ground in front of the door, especially in the corner.
However, after being battered by the waves for an unknown period of time, their condition is not very good.
Since it's right at my doorstep, I'm not afraid of anyone coming to pick it up.
The most important thing now is the goods on the beach.
It's not too late to come back and filter after everything is done.
He skipped that and ran towards the beach in the rain.
When he arrived at the beach, the sight before him shocked him.
All that could be seen was a dense mass of various kinds of seafood piled up together, forming a line along the coastline that stretched out in both directions as if there were no end in sight.
Among these, shellfish such as clams, mussels, cockles, oysters, and scallops are the most common.
Sea cucumbers, starfish, various crabs, and fish and shrimp are also mixed in.
In short, there are many varieties.
Although it didn't pile up into a mountain, the line was really long; you couldn't see the end at all.
The quantity is enormous.
The scene was truly spectacular.
You can pick up a whole bunch of them just by picking them up.
After his initial surprise, Feng Ye saw his parents bending over, their buttocks sticking out, hugging him tightly.
He placed the winnowing basket on the ground, and with a few quick swipes of his hands, it was filled with all sorts of seafood.
Then he poured it into the burlap sack and bent over to continue.
The speed was incredibly fast; it didn't take long to fill a snakeskin bag.
Whether it's valuable or not is another matter; let's just install it first.
We had to take advantage of the fact that it was just getting light and the villagers hadn't come out yet, so we tried to bring back as much as possible. We didn't have time to be picky.
Feng Ye quickly joined in, took out the winnowing basket he had brought, bent down and vigorously scooped it in.
It doesn't matter what it is, shellfish, fish, shrimp, crab, or anything else, just grab it all.
Especially these shellfish, not all of them have meat; many are just empty shells.
He didn't care and just shoveled everything into the winnowing basket.
There's no time to distinguish which ones have meat and which ones are just empty shells.
Once you take them back, they'll be yours; you can then choose whichever you like.
After a few swipes, the winnowing basket was full. Feng Ye quickly opened a snakeskin bag and poured the contents inside.
Then, without stopping, he bent down and continued.
Not long after, the three Ye sisters also ran out wearing raincoats.
They didn't have enough dustpans at home, so they brought out two shovels as well.
Feng Xuan and his wife also came out, and they didn't even spare the two little ones, waking them up as well.
And Ah Chan's family.
Wearing raincoats and carrying tools and containers, they braved the rain and rushed to the beach.
Seeing the long line of various seafood on the beach, everyone's eyes widened, gleaming with greed.
Ye Qingling exclaimed, "There are so many! I've never seen so many since the typhoon!"
"It must be because the typhoon was quite strong and the waves were quite large that so much seafood was swept ashore."
Feng Ye guessed, "Let's hurry up and pick them up, as many as we can."
"Is there any meat in it? I see a lot of them are just empty shells."
"Some have it, some don't. Let's not worry about that for now, let's just pick them up and deal with them later."
"Okay, okay..."
Ye Qingling was about to squat down excitedly when she suddenly noticed the scallops swimming in the water and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah Ye, Ah Ye, look, those scallops can actually swim!"
"What's so strange about it? Scallops are naturally..."
Feng Ye turned his head to look into the sea, his eyes widening in surprise.
In the shallow water, many scallops were rapidly opening and closing, like tiny boats struggling to escape into the sea.
Although the typhoon has stopped, the waves are still surging and turbulent, just not as violent as yesterday.
The scallops' escape was not smooth.
They were repeatedly slammed back by the waves, yet they struggled to open their shells again and again, relentlessly spewing seawater in an attempt to escape.
"Holy crap, so many scallops in the water?"
If Ye Qingling hadn't reminded him, he really wouldn't have noticed the situation in the murky seawater.
A thought flashed through his mind: these scallops couldn't be let go.
Scallops are much more valuable than most shellfish.
"Here's the winnowing basket; I'll go back and get the net."
As he spoke, he turned and ran towards Feng Jiaqing, shouting as he ran, "Dad, where is the cage you and Uncle Ling used?"
Actually, it's best to use fishing nets to block the shallow water, which can catch more scallops.
Unfortunately, they didn't have fishing nets, only fish traps.
The gluing nets used by the Rising Sun last year have long been scrapped and discarded.
However, a fish trap will do; it's better than nothing.
Moreover, it can be guaranteed that all the scallops that go in are alive.
What do you need the fish trap for?
"There are many scallops in the water, and I want to use a fish trap to catch them."
"Why are you making such a fuss? There's so much cargo on the shore, you can't even pick it all up, why are you going to run into the water to grab it?"
"Many of the scallops on the shore are empty shells, while the scallops in the water are all alive. As long as you put the trap down, you can easily catch them."
Besides, setting up a fish trap doesn't take much time.
Feng Jiaqing thought about it and agreed, then said, "They're all in the workshop's warehouse..."
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Ye had already run away.
"Brother Ye, let me help you."
Ah-chan excitedly chased after him.
Feng Ye nodded: "Okay, you can come with me to get it."
The two entered the workshop through a side door and immediately saw many dead fish, shrimp, and crabs lying inside.
"Holy crap, how come there are so many dead fish and shrimp in here?"
Ah-chan was surprised.
He looked at the workshop's gate and walls, and became even more puzzled: "Everything is fine, so how did these fish, shrimp, and crabs get in?"
"Have you forgotten that fish fell from the sky yesterday afternoon? They must have fallen from the sky over the workshop as well, and since this area is larger, it's normal for there to be so many."
"That's right, fish fell from the sky yesterday afternoon, so there must have been quite a few here too."
"Never mind that for now, let's get the traps and put them down to catch the scallops."
The two found the cage in a corner of the warehouse, loaded it onto a cart, and then jogged to push it to the beach.
Seeing this, Feng Xuan also came over to help.
Feng Ye couldn't very well refuse.
Although he came up with the idea, the fish trap wasn't his alone.
Moreover, having more people means having more strength, which allows them to put the trap into the water more quickly.
The three men carried the fish trap down, connected the ends, and then placed it horizontally into the sea and anchored it.
The waves are still quite large. If we don't anchor, the fishing net will easily be washed away, and we won't be able to find it later.
They dared not venture too deep, fearing an accident and being swept away by the waves, and only dared to place them in the shallow water.
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