Ye Cheng shouted, "Wait for me!" and then turned and rushed towards the wave.
"Damn, bro, are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?" Little Tiger was so scared that he quickly grabbed the rope.
Ye Guowei and Jiang Yunxiang were also startled. "Brother, there are still fish to sell. Isn't it inappropriate to jump into the sea now?"
Ye Cheng took a few steps into the sea, getting closer to the waves. He could see clearly that it was indeed a fish, reddish-brown, but he couldn't tell what it was. He could only see it rolling around in the water.
Ye Cheng couldn't stand up any longer, so he lunged at the fish and grabbed it.
The rope around his waist tightened, and Ye Guowei and the others pulled hard on it, dragging him up.
"Are you out of your mind? Honestly," Ye Guowei said softly.
Ye Cheng stood up from the water, holding the big fish in his arms. "Brother, it would be a waste not to catch such a big fish."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and put it in the car and take it back." Ye Guowei didn't think much of it.
"No, bro, the fish is still alive. It'll die if you leave it in the car."
"So what if he's dead? We'll still sell him." Ye Guowei didn't care at all.
It's normal for sea fish to die, and the price difference isn't that much.
"No, brother, take a closer look," Ye Cheng reminded him.
Hearing the hidden meaning in Ye Cheng's words, Ye Guowei turned his flashlight around and aimed it at the big fish in Ye Cheng's hand.
The fish has a reddish-brown body with spots, and its dorsal fin is prickly.
He grabbed the fish head and glanced at it, finally recognizing what it was, and gasped in shock.
"Is this a red-spotted fish?"
"What? A red-spotted fish? It's so big!" Jiang Yunxiang exclaimed in surprise and walked over to take a look.
Red-spotted grouper, also known as red-spotted rock grouper, is a valuable sea fish, but it is usually only ten to twenty centimeters long. The one Ye Cheng had was half a meter long. This was the first time she had ever seen such a large red-spotted grouper.
"It really is a red-spotted fish! Ah Cheng, we're rich now!" Jiang Yunxiang couldn't stop smiling.
Xiao Hu knew the price of the red-spotted fish. He lowered his head, examined it carefully, gave a thumbs-up, and looked at Ye Cheng.
"Dude, you're really amazing! How did you tell that the grouper was so big?"
"Because it smells like money, hahaha." Ye Cheng laughed loudly.
The fish is still alive; it was stunned by the seawater.
High-end goods naturally deserve high-end treatment.
The only water tank was given to it; Ye Guowei had grabbed it while pushing the cart.
With such a great haul, the group was incredibly excited, but they were still happy to find the fish trap.
The four men loaded the goods onto the vehicle and then pushed it towards the village.
The road was full of potholes, but thankfully there were many people, otherwise such a heavy vehicle wouldn't have been able to move at all.
Along the way, everyone who had come out to gather seafood went back home.
Because the waves were too big, no one wanted to take any risks, which was good, since no one saw them doing so much.
The only one, Yuan Mazi, only saw them catch three fish traps.
Upon entering the village, although it was already late, many households still had their lights on; they had just returned from beachcombing.
Ye Cheng's house was located through the entire village and would be easily spotted, so to be on the safe side, the car was pushed directly to Ye Guowei's house.
They didn't encounter anyone along the way, and only when they entered the house did they feel relieved.
Jiang Yunxiang went to check on Dou Dou first. The child was still fast asleep, so she carefully closed the door.
"You guys go take a shower first. You're all wet, and it's easy to catch a cold in this wind."
Ye Cheng nodded. "Okay, Xiao Hu and I will go to my place to wash. You and your older brother can wash here. Then I'll bring over the water tank and stuff, and we'll tidy things up together tonight."
There are too many items this time; it's inconvenient to sell them without sorting them.
Because there's a water heater, we don't need to boil water when we get home; we have hot water right away.
On such a cold and gloomy night, taking a hot shower is, I must say, really refreshing.
After washing up, Xiao Hu was afraid of waking his parents if he went home, so he got some clothes from Ye Cheng and put them on.
It's only now that Ye Cheng has money that he's bought several sets; otherwise, they might have actually produced a pair of inseparable young men.
After washing up, the two of them took an umbrella and headed towards Ye Guowei's house. On the way, the wind picked up and there was some drizzle, and they didn't know when it would stop.
I quietly walked to my older brother's house. Ye Guowei and Jiang Yunxiang had already finished washing up, changed into clean clothes, and were getting ready to work in the yard.
Seeing the two of them arrive, Jiang Yunxiang went inside first and cooked a bowl of instant noodles for each of them. It was the middle of the night, and it was so cold; they were indeed quite hungry.
The four of them took a few bites and then started sorting the food by type and size.
They even used four or five large water tanks, as well as baskets from Ye Guowei's home.
First, choose the larger conch shells; there are about 12 conch shells weighing two or three pounds each.
There were also many blue crabs: 10 weighing seven or eight ounces, 8 weighing five ounces, and 12 weighing three ounces.
Sea cucumbers, some as thick as a child's arm, weigh over 20 kilograms, and the smaller ones also weigh over 20 kilograms in total.
Then there are sea shrimp, with large tiger prawns weighing over 10 jin (5 kg) and smaller ones weighing over 30 jin (15 kg).
The large squid weighed over 20 jin (10 kg), while the smaller ones weighed over 10 jin (5 kg).
There were also swimming crabs, all weighing over three ounces each, totaling more than 20 pounds.
Besides these larger items, there were also many small seafood items, such as white shrimp, miscellaneous fish, and octopus, totaling several dozen kilograms.
As for the red-spotted fish, Xiao Hu and Ye Cheng specially brought some seawater from the beach to keep it alive.
The three of them carefully weighed it; it weighed over 11 pounds. This thing was definitely a behemoth.
Ye Cheng had previously caught two red-spotted fish weighing a little over 2 jin each while beachcombing, and he always paid them 800 yuan per jin.
The bigger the animal, the more expensive it is. This one weighs over 11 jin (5 catties), so it's definitely not 800 yuan per jin anymore.
He could sell other things to Mr. Qian, but he wanted to sell this fish to Wang Ke. Given the level of Wang Ke's private kitchen, the price wouldn't be low.
Moreover, given the level of Qian Zong's establishment, they probably wouldn't be able to handle such a large red spot.
After everything was packed and settled, it was already past 3 a.m. The wind and rain had stopped, and everyone went home to sleep.
Ye Cheng slept until 8 o'clock.
I got up and checked the weather; it was still gloomy, and the wind and rain had stopped.
I checked the system:
Luck value: 20+20
Points: 990
Deposits: 5000
He remembered that he had almost used up his points the night before, but he didn't expect to gain so many points in just one night.
I reckon that big red spot contributed a lot to that.
My luck stat is only 40 today, so it'll be hard to get anything big. I'll have Xiao Hu take the trap and set it again, and then we'll go look for the trap from yesterday.
After having a quick breakfast, Ye Cheng called Boss Qian and told him about the goods they had.
Upon hearing that there was stock available, Mr. Qian immediately agreed to drive over and pick it up.
As for the red spot, Ye Cheng planned to call Wang Ke later to take a look.
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