"After lunch, I'll go to the seabed. You can collect everything on top, and I'll see when it's almost done."
"Okay, bro, I'll pick them up quickly, that's about enough for one person."
With time on their hands and a heavy workload, the two of them grabbed a quick bite for lunch.
The only downside was that I didn't see Big Yellow all morning. I don't know where he went again, or if he ran away.
Ye Cheng was still talking about it when, just after finishing his meal, he saw a sea turtle swimming up from the sea surface. It was Dahuang.
However, this guy had a long thing in his mouth.
"Brother, see? This guy didn't run away, did he?" Xiao Hu quickly said, lest Ye Cheng say that he had chased Da Huang away again.
Ye Cheng stepped forward, and Da Huang had a dark, twig-like thing in its mouth.
Seeing Ye Cheng approach, Da Huang quickly crawled a few steps, then threw the food at Ye Cheng's feet and rubbed its head against Ye Cheng, as if to curry favor.
Ye Cheng picked up the stick with a puzzled look. The stick was about 5 centimeters in diameter and 20 centimeters long. It was dark and had some texture that could be seen. It was just a tree branch.
The only difference is that it's a bit heavy when you pick it up; I don't know if it's because it's been soaked in water.
Not knowing what it was for the time being, Ye Cheng didn't care anymore, picked up Da Huang and walked back.
"Brother, you used to deal in pearls and stuff, but today you brought back a wooden stick. That's a bit out of character for you."
Of course, Da Huang couldn't understand what he was saying either.
Back on the beach, Ye Cheng picked up a few shrimp and threw them to Da Huang, who lay down beside him and slowly began to eat.
Xiao Hu looked curiously at what Ye Cheng was holding.
"Brother, what did Big Yellow find?"
"I don't know, it looks like a tree branch." Ye Cheng casually tossed it to Xiao Hu.
Xiao Hu didn't pay any attention, simply took it, and played with it for a while.
"Wow, it's a bit heavy. What kind of wood is it made of? Is it some kind of rosewood? I've heard that rosewood is quite heavy."
"It's all black and dull, more like black rosewood than red rosewood," Ye Cheng said dismissively.
"It was bitten by Big Yellow, so let's just take it for now. What if it's something good?"
"Okay, okay, you just think everything Da Huang brings is good stuff anyway, so I'll throw it in the water tank." Xiao Hu casually tossed the piece of wood into the water tank.
The two packed their things and then got to work: Ye Cheng went into the sea, and Xiao Hu went beachcombing.
Ye Cheng went down to the seabed four times in one afternoon, but he was too tired to go down again.
Xiao Hu had already collected most of the scallops on the beach and started slowly transporting them onto the boat.
By the time Ye Cheng came up for the last time, Xiao Hu had basically gotten him up there.
"Well, you're fast enough," Ye Cheng joked, dragging the net as he walked up, looking exhausted.
Diving and beachcombing is no easy task. Ye Cheng felt his whole body was swollen from being submerged, and his fingers were covered in peanut shells.
"Brother, that's enough. Why don't we go back? I don't think you're up to it."
"Thank you, but I'm done for. I'm still young. I'll still be fine when you're done for." Ye Cheng gave him a dagger-like look.
"Alright, brother, you're still going strong for your age, and you know the way well. Shall we go or not?"
"Let's go home, I'm really tired."
On the way back, Ye Cheng had Xiao Hu drive the boat, and he wrapped himself in a blanket and leaned against the deck for a while to recover some of his energy.
Big Yellow seemed sleepy too, lying motionless beside Ye Cheng. This little thing would definitely be some kind of innate spirit beast in cultivation novels.
When we got back to the pier, it was just past 5 p.m., which was a busy time.
However, Ye Cheng's ship received special treatment; as soon as it docked, Boss He and Boss Zhou rushed to board the ship.
What is it? What is it?
The two men, like bandits, didn't even look at the people when they came up; they just looked at the things.
"Wow, scallops? You've set up a farm at sea, there are so many." Boss Zhou looked at the whole boatload of scallops.
"Damn, how many kilograms is this?" Boss He was also taken aback.
"I don't know how many kilograms it is. Are you saying one person or two people are collecting it?" Ye Cheng looked at the two of them.
"I want it!" the two said quickly in unison. With such a high degree of compatibility, it would be a waste not to form a brotherhood duo.
"Then let's split it in half. Give me a price, and if it's reasonable, then we'll go. I'm tired today and want to go home early."
When it came time to offer a price, the two began to evaluate the products. They randomly selected some scallops, then opened two of them to take a look – this was their way of inspecting the goods.
"These are premium comb-shaped scallops, all with roe, and they're quite large. They're definitely at their best, so don't worry. Hurry up and give us a price," Ye Cheng urged, seeing how carefully the two of them were looking at them.
The two exchanged a glance, and finally, Boss He stepped forward, extending one finger.
"Ten yuan a pound, how about it? We won't differentiate by size."
"You two are really good at calculating. You're only offering 10 yuan for such a good scallop? I won't even say 15, 12 yuan, okay?"
Scallops are priced according to their size, and this batch is considered large.
Moreover, they are purely wild, which makes them more expensive than farmed ones. If you really want to be picky, they can sell for 15.
However, I was really tired today, and the quantity was a bit large, so Ye Cheng calculated it as 12.
Boss He didn't even look at Boss Zhou, and directly extended his hand, "Alright! You're the most generous one, Second Brother."
These two old foxes probably already calculated that Ye Cheng would haggle over the price.
Ye Cheng didn't care anymore, as long as the price was settled.
Then came the heavy burden, with both sides bearing the burden, roughly half for each.
Boss He instructed his employees to empty the contents of the box and weigh them one by one.
Halfway through the process, a black stick suddenly spilled out along the scallop. The worker saw that it was a tree branch and was about to throw it away.
"Hey, don't throw it."
Ye Cheng suddenly shouted, startling the waiter.
"Damn, second brother, the way you're yelling, I thought I was holding a grenade."
Ye Cheng smiled apologetically.
"I found this. I forgot about it and just put it in there."
"What kind of treasure is it that you, the second son, are so concerned about?" Boss He came over to take a look.
"Is it wood or stone? It looks strange." Boss He took the branch from Ye Cheng and examined it.
"It's quite heavy, pitted and uneven, with grain. It looks like wood, but wood doesn't come this heavy." Boss He couldn't tell either.
Bored, Boss Zhou also curiously walked over to take a look. After playing with it for a while, he suddenly spoke up.
"Second brother, why don't you sell this to me too?"
Upon hearing what Boss Zhou said, Ye Cheng knew that the other person recognized what it was.
"Boss Zhou, what exactly is this? Tell us about it." Boss He's eyes lit up as soon as he heard the word "buy and sell".
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