"What do we do, bro?" Xiao Hu was getting a headache just looking at all this stuff. Luckily, he didn't have trypophobia, or he really wouldn't be able to stand it.
Ye Cheng looked at the oysters in his hand. Each one could sell for a few dollars, but if he gathered all the oysters from this mountain, he could easily sell them for several thousand dollars.
that is...
It's a bit tiring.
"Just pick it up, it's just a matter of bending over, just think of it as picking up spare change."
Having made up their minds, the three of them went to the shipping company and got a few boxes down; they couldn't just throw them onto the ship one by one.
The two great sea turtles were fed some oyster meat by Ye Cheng, and then they leisurely lay on the beach enjoying the sun and sand.
The poor trio began to toil away on the beach, doing just one thing: pick something up, shake it, and throw it into a box.
Just like textile workers, they don't need any skills, it's just tedious, repetitive actions.
After picking them up for half an hour, Xiao Hu became a little withdrawn.
"Brother, this is so boring."
"Shall I dance for you to cheer you up?"
"Come on, bro, your jumping isn't even as good as a sea turtle's."
"Then let the sea turtle jump for you."
Ye Cheng was also very bored, so he could only chat with Xiao Hu while working.
After picking through the items for a while, Ye Guowei stopped, looked around, and said seriously,
"Acheng, this is too slow."
Ye Cheng glanced at it and thought, "Damn it, it's slow, but there's nothing I can do about it."
"Brother, what do you suggest we do?"
"Use a shovel to scoop it in, then pick it out on the boat."
Ye Cheng thought about it and realized that the shovel would indeed be much faster, so he decided to do it that way.
There were shovels on the boat, so the three of them each grabbed one and started shoveling at the surface of the rocks.
Although it takes more effort than picking up trash, it is much more efficient. In half an hour, we did what we used to do in an hour, and a large part of the beach was picked up.
The three of them paused for a moment and worked together to get the oysters from the box onto the boat. Since they were all oysters, they didn't need to be careful; they just dumped them into the cabin like stones.
This wave of debris completely filled the cabin, making it look packed full.
"Damn, they seem pretty satisfied," Ye Cheng remarked, taking out a cigarette and handing one to everyone.
After resting for a while, the three of them continued working.
They worked until noon, and all three of them were exhausted. The cabin was more than half full, and the waterline of the ship had dropped considerably.
Ye Guowei looked at it and said, "Two more times will be enough. This ship can't hold that many."
"Great, if it happens twice more, I'll feel like throwing up whenever I see oysters now," Ye Cheng said with a wry smile.
Damn it, everything is annoying when you have too much of anything, except money.
The three of them ate some dry food, or rather, instant noodles.
Ye Cheng really didn't want to eat steamed buns anymore; there was no need. With these conditions, why not do something better?
That's right, he also brought sausages.
There's also Jiang Yunxiang's braised beef, plus a few bottles of soda.
Ye Guowei was stunned. "Acheng, I feel like you're here for a picnic."
Ye Cheng picked up a slice of beef, soaked it in instant noodles, rolled it up with a sausage, and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Brother, you need to learn to enjoy life. We've worked so hard, can't we at least have something nice to eat? Look at the braised beef your sister-in-law made, such perfect shank meat, isn't it great?"
Xiao Hu wasn't as particular about food as Ye Cheng. He took the instant noodle fork and stabbed three slices of beef in one go, then ate them all in one bite.
Seeing his wife's braised beef being devoured by Xiao Hu like Pigsy eating ginseng fruit, Ye Guowei felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but complain.
"Little Tiger, you have such a big appetite, how did we raise you back then?"
“Brother Guowei, I didn’t have much to eat when I was a child, but now that my brother and I have something to eat, I naturally have to eat more.”
Ye Guowei was speechless. "Why don't you eat more of your own food?"
Ye Cheng fed a piece of braised beef to the sea turtle, but the turtle actually complained, "Brother, try some cooked food. This stuff tastes better than raw, and you can even add spice. I'll take you out for hot pot later, it'll be even better."
Xiao Hu glanced at Ye Cheng speechlessly, "Brother, the hot pot is so hot, you practically cooked that sea turtle alive."
Upon hearing that it had been scalded, the giant sea turtle seemed to understand and delivered a powerful headbutt to Ye Cheng's calf, making Ye Cheng chuckle.
The three of us felt energized instantly after eating half a pound of beef.
Ye Cheng patted his bulging belly, looking very satisfied. "Brother, do you think the shopkeepers in the old Water Margin would cut two catties of beef and they could finish it all? I'm full with just a bucket of instant noodles and two ounces of beef."
"They're hunting tigers, you're just going to collect seafood, how can you do the same thing? Get to work!"
After finishing their meal, the three continued their work as construction workers—shoveling oysters.
By 3 p.m., the oysters were almost done, and the boat was almost full; there was simply no more room to put them.
If they keep making it up, even the giant sea turtle will probably have to be thrown away.
The three of them packed their things and began their return journey.
The boat has a deep draft, so it moves slowly.
On the way back, Ye Cheng specifically asked Ye Guowei to teach him how to drive the boat. He already knew a little bit, and with Ye Guowei's hands-on instruction, driving the boat was no problem.
However, I guess I'll still need to get a driver's license.
It took an hour to get there and an hour and a half to get back. By the time we arrived at the pier, it was already past 5 o'clock.
From afar, one could see Wang Defa standing on the dock, craning his neck.
As soon as the boat docked, Wang Defa quickly pulled Ye Cheng off the boat. "Second brother, I've been thinking about the price. How about we reduce it by another thousand, to 37,000?"
Ye Cheng shook his head. "32,000 is a fixed price. This is for Xiao Hu's sake. Otherwise, I would have just gone for 32,000."
Wang Defa looked troubled. He could accept the price of 32,000, but he was a little reluctant to pay it.
"Add a little more, 34,000, no, 33,000, how about that?" Wang Defa looked like he had made a huge decision.
Seeing Wang Defa's face turn red from holding back his anger, Ye Cheng thought about it and decided to let it go. He nodded and said, "Okay, it'll be 33,000. From now on, this ship is mine. Alright?"
“Okay, okay! It’s yours, but…” Wang Defa suddenly looked at Ye Cheng with an embarrassed expression.
Ye Cheng instantly understood, "You mean the boat rental fee today? I'll pay you as usual, okay?"
Upon hearing Ye Cheng agree to pay for today's boat rental, Wang Defa's face lit up like a firework, and he patted Ye Cheng's shoulder vigorously.
"Second brother, I knew you were a good person. I've always seen you as someone who would amount to something. Look at you now, you're rich and generous, hahaha."
Xiao Hu and the other two finished their discussion before coming over. After all, he was Wang Defa's nephew, so it wasn't easy for him to talk to them.
"Little Tiger, work hard with A-Cheng from now on, you have a bright future." Wang De was overjoyed.
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