After the man came out, he looked around cautiously. The moonlight shone on his face, and Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu immediately recognized him.
The two looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
"Brother, it looks like Uncle Chunsheng."
"Yes, it's him. But I don't know how he got here. Did he come here on his own, or did he follow me?" Ye Cheng was a little unsure.
"Brother, what should we do?" If it were a stranger, Xiao Hu would dare to go up and argue, but now that they were acquaintances, Xiao Hu was a little embarrassed.
"What can we do? We have to keep going beachcombing. We can't just leave things lying around."
"Hurry up, there are plenty of mantis shrimp over here."
Ye Cheng pulled Xiao Hu to his feet, ignoring Duan Chunsheng behind them, and went straight to grab the net and start catching shrimp.
As soon as the two stood up, Duan Chunsheng saw them and was overjoyed.
He shouted at the two of them.
"Second brother, Little Tiger!"
Since they had already called out, Ye Cheng had no choice but to stop, turn around, and wave to Duan Chunsheng, "Uncle, what a coincidence."
Duan Chunsheng was originally running towards Ye Cheng, but when he heard Ye Cheng say "what a coincidence," his cheerful steps suddenly became hesitant, and his face turned awkward.
"Well, it's not really a coincidence that I came here with you guys," Duan Chunsheng said softly, his head bowed.
"So that's what a coincidence! Uncle Chunsheng, you came with us!" Xiaohu said, looking at Duan Chunsheng.
"Uncle, what are you doing here with us?" Ye Cheng's tone was a little cold.
Who would like someone following them, especially secretly?
Duan Chunsheng raised his head, revealing a bitter face, and looked at Ye Cheng with a pleading expression, "Second brother, I just want to make some money with you. You know the situation of my family. If we don't get the boat out, we'll be even poorer. I have no other choice."
So when I saw you guys come out tonight, I followed you. Just now you called out something, so I came looking for the sound.
Duan Chunsheng recounted the whole story.
After listening to Duan Chunsheng's words, Xiaohu said with dissatisfaction, "My brother lent you money on his own initiative, but you didn't want it. Now you're saying you don't have any money."
A blush crept onto Duan Chunsheng's already dark face. He lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake, not knowing what to say, which made Ye Cheng quite emotional.
The pain of middle age is so silent, yet it hurts more than being cut with a knife.
Dignity and face are all fake; only the mouths of children at home waiting for food and books are real.
Ye Cheng remembered that when he was a child, his father once took him to the leader's house and asked the leader to do something for him.
Ye Cheng remembered his father like that back then, wanting to save face but having to put it aside. Ye Cheng would remember that awkward and embarrassed look for the rest of his life.
He sighed and pulled Xiao Hu along. "Alright, Uncle, this sea isn't mine. You can come if you want, but we found this area of mantis shrimp."
Duan Chunsheng glanced gratefully at Ye Cheng, then looked down at the densely packed mantis shrimp, a hint of surprise in his eyes. Ye Cheng and his group's beachcombing was truly different; the seafood appeared in patches.
"Well, second brother, I'll go over there. It's not far, so we can look out for each other." Duan Chunsheng walked more than ten meters to the right and started looking for something over there.
Ye Cheng didn't dislike Duan Chunsheng; he was just an ordinary fisherman. However, he was really annoyed that Duan Chunsheng had slandered him after he kindly lent him money last time. If he wanted to come along, so be it. With him around, he could at least enjoy some of the system's bonuses.
Ignoring Duan Chunsheng, Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu began collecting the mantis shrimp in this area.
This beachcombing experience is so much fun! It feels like picking money off the ground. Little Tiger was so happy he started singing.
On the other side, Duan Chunsheng glanced at the two people who were busy over there, then looked down and started searching on the beach. He was quite envious of the piles of mantis shrimp he had just seen.
If I could do this while beachcombing, I could quickly save up enough money to buy a boat.
Beneath his feet, in the shallow water, a shrimp thrashed about. He took out his net and carefully scooped up two prawns.
The prawn is quite distinctive; its two claws are of different sizes, making it easily recognizable.
Although puffball shrimp isn't considered a particularly expensive type of shrimp, its price is still quite reasonable. If you could get several dozen kilograms of puffball shrimp, that would be quite good.
Having made a discovery, Duan Chunsheng searched even more carefully, but he paid close attention to one thing: following Ye Cheng.
He kept a certain distance from Ye Cheng; if he got too close, Ye Cheng and the others might get angry; if he was too far away, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to enjoy Ye Cheng's good fortune.
Although he didn't know what kind of secret was going on between Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu, he knew that the key was Ye Cheng, so staying close to Ye Cheng was definitely the right thing to do.
Ye Cheng looked up at Duan Chunsheng, who gave him a smile and then continued bending down to pick up the things.
"Brother, there are several coconut snails over here. I feel like we're going to run out of snakeskin bags," Xiao Hu called out from the other side.
"Coconut snails?" Duan Chunsheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. How many had they collected? Their bags were overflowing.
He looked at the snakeskin bags in his hand. Regardless of the harvest, he had brought out six snakeskin bags today.
After thinking it over, he decided to go and give it a try.
"Brother, he's here." Xiao Hu said, pointing at Duan Chunsheng while holding a coconut shell.
Ye Cheng stopped what he was doing, his brows furrowing slightly. Was Duan Chunsheng coming over to forcibly take it?
The two stood still, waiting for Duan Chunsheng to come over.
Unexpectedly, he stopped after walking only 3 meters, waving the snakeskin bag in his hand.
"Second brother, Little Tiger, I still have some snakeskin bags here. If you don't have enough, you can use them."
After saying that, Duan Chunsheng put the snakeskin bag on the ground, then turned around and went back to his original position, which was ten meters away from Ye Cheng.
Looking at the snakeskin bag floating on the water, Ye Cheng thought for a moment and said to Xiao Hu, "Take it and use it."
This time, he gained a new understanding of Duan Chunsheng. He was tactful and knew how to conduct himself properly. He had demands but did not overstep his boundaries. He could be considered a talent in the fishing community.
With the snakeskin bag, Xiao Hu was no longer flustered. He had filled one snakeskin bag with mantis shrimp and one with coconut snail. He only had one left, and if he got any more coconut snails, he felt he would have to tie a belt around his waist.
Now that he has the snakeskin bag in his hand, he feels at ease.
The two strolled slowly along the beach, collecting eight more coconut snails and then finding a patch of mantis shrimp, a very fruitful haul.
After lighting a cigarette and resting for a while, Ye Cheng heard a soft rustling sound coming from the beach in front of him.
It looks like something small is crawling on the beach; the goods have arrived.
Ye Cheng stood up and was immediately stunned.
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