The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Feng Ye was already awake.
I went to bed early last night, so I naturally woke up early too.
He lay in bed, listening to the crowing of roosters outside, unable to fall asleep any longer, so he decided to get out of bed.
Ye Qingling was awakened by his noise and asked groggily, "Why are you up so early today?"
"I couldn't sleep, so I got up."
Feng Ye smiled as he spoke, picking up his clothes and putting them on.
"Aren't you going to take a nap?"
Ye Qingling asked, her voice still tinged with drowsiness.
"I'm not going to sleep anymore, I'm going for a walk on the beach. You keep sleeping, there's nothing much to do today, no rush to get up."
Feng Ye got dressed, opened the door, and went out.
The sky was just beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn, and all was quiet except for the chirping of early birds searching for food, which broke the tranquility of the morning.
He stretched, took a deep breath of fresh air, and immediately felt refreshed.
After washing up, Feng Ye left home and headed towards the seaside.
Since he was going to the beach, he naturally didn't forget to bring a bucket and fire tongs, and also to try his luck.
The tide is going out right now, and it's almost at the bottom. It's also the second day after the typhoon, so there's bound to be a lot of good stuff left on the beach.
The beach was deserted at this moment.
Perhaps everyone was too tired yesterday, or perhaps they were still asleep after queuing up to sell their goods until late, and no one had come out to go beachcombing yet.
When Feng Ye arrived at the beach, he found that the tide was not very high today and not much area was exposed.
Today is the fourth day of the seventh lunar month. Normally, the tides wouldn't be this low.
However, the typhoon's effects have not yet subsided, so the tides are much smaller than usual.
Moreover, the waves are still very large, but they are much smaller than yesterday.
Waves crashed onto the beach, leaving behind trails of fine white foam.
He walked slowly along the beach, his eyes carefully searching the sand.
Sure enough, just as he expected, there were all sorts of odds and ends scattered on the beach, washed ashore by the waves.
There were old fishing nets, buoys, pieces of wood, and some bottles, jars, and trash that seemed to have come from nowhere.
Of course, there was also a lot of seafood, but most of it consisted of various shellfish, some with meat and some without.
As for fish, shrimp, and crabs, they are rarely seen, and if they are, they have just been washed ashore by the sea.
Feng Ye looked up at the various seabirds circling in the sky, guessing that they were the ones who had caused all the damage.
Seabirds wake up earlier than people, and some seabirds are even night owls.
I walked a long way on the beach but didn't find anything, just a few scallops and snails.
There were also two swimming crabs and an octopus, all caught in the seawater at the crest of the tide.
He barely picked up clams or other shellfish, as he didn't think much of them.
We have plenty at home, far too many, we don't need any of these things.
There wasn't much cargo on the beach, which was actually within Feng Ye's expectations.
After all, the tide starts to recede at two or three in the morning, and no one is out beaching then, so the seabirds get all the benefits.
For daytime beachcombing, it usually starts shortly after the tide recedes, and you just keep going forward with the tide to find more seafood.
However, there are many people going beachcombing during the day, so the competition is fierce, and how much you can find depends on your skills and luck.
Finding no goods on the beach, he decided not to waste any more time, went ashore, and headed straight for the rocky area.
There were puddles of all sizes and piles of rocks, providing shelter for stranded seafood and preventing it from becoming food for seabirds.
Yesterday the water level was quite high, and even at low tide, the reef area was not exposed and was covered by seawater.
But today is different; there are many puddles and piles of rocks.
Although it still can't compare to a normal low tide.
Moreover, the situation here is indeed much better.
As soon as he arrived at the reef area, he found a small white octopus in a puddle, clinging to a rock at the bottom of the puddle, its eight tentacles swaying gently.
"Not bad, not bad, a great start! We found some goods as soon as we arrived."
Feng Ye was overjoyed and quickly picked up the little white seal and threw it into the bucket.
Then, he found a blue crab in the water under a reef, with only its eyes showing as it cautiously observed its surroundings.
If it weren't for the bubbles it exhaled while breathing, creating ripples on the water's surface, we might not have been able to spot it.
"Goodness, it was well hidden."
Feng Ye didn't reach out to grab it, but directly used the fire tongs.
This blue crab was really alert. As soon as the tongs approached, it swung its two large pincers and clamped them down, as if it wanted to break them off.
Perfect, it saved Feng Ye the trouble of trying to grab it, so he just picked it up and threw it into the bucket along with the fire tongs.
He wasn't afraid that the blue crab would fight with other crabs inside.
Because there were a lot of weeds in the bucket.
He forgot to bring the rope when he came out, and he didn't want to go back to get it, so he had no choice but to resort to this method.
To find seafood in the rocky area, you have to turn over the rocks; if all goes well, you're almost guaranteed to find something.
However, whether it's valuable or not is another matter.
As Feng Ye turned over the stones, he kept an eye on what was happening underneath them.
Whenever they noticed any movement below, they would quickly use fire tongs to pry it open.
He wouldn't be foolish enough to touch it with his hands; if there were crabs around, getting pinched wouldn't be worth it.
Especially the blue crab; its claws are no joke, they're incredibly strong, and a pinch really hurts.
Moreover, once it's clamped on, it won't let go easily, and you can't pry it open.
They turned over many stones and found quite a few things, but they were mostly small shrimp, small fish, and various small crabs.
They're all worthless junk.
He was not discouraged.
Beachcombing is all about luck; it's normal to find something or not.
Moreover, this is only the beginning.
Turning over each stone, searching through each puddle...
There will always be a reward.
Here, in a large puddle, a fine fish is leisurely swimming.
"Giant grouper!"
Feng Ye exclaimed in surprise, then realized something was wrong, "I should say baby giant grouper."
This grouper was rather small, weighing only about ten pounds.
Compared to those giant groupers that weigh tens or hundreds of kilograms, it's not wrong to call it a baby.
Although a grouper weighing over 4 pounds is considered an adult fish.
"It's a little small, but it's not bad..."
He quickly put the bucket aside, put his hands into the water, and slowly approached the giant grouper.
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