Yesterday, my older brother mentioned Liu Village, and Ye Cheng plans to go there today to check it out and develop some new maps.
Liu Village is not far from Baiyun Village; they are just next door. It only takes the two of them about ten minutes to get there by bike.
As soon as they arrived at the beach, Xiao Hu remarked, "There are definitely more people in Liu Village."
The beaches of Baiyun Village are mostly used by the villagers themselves for beachcombing. In Liu Village, besides the villagers, there are also some tourists. Although there aren't as many as in later years, it's still better than Baiyun Village.
The two found a spot by the sea, parked their car, and headed towards the beach with their belongings.
"Acheng, Xiaohu!" A voice called out from behind them.
The two turned around and saw three or four shady-looking young men walking over; they were clearly not good people.
The group walked up to Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu, and said menacingly, "Who let you come here? Do you know this is Liu Village?"
Ye Cheng took a step forward and slapped the first man with a "monkey picking peaches" move, causing the man to jump back quickly, exclaiming, "Damn, are you playing with your life?"
Ye Cheng said with a smile, "Big Liu, you've only been gone a few days and you've already got all the airs."
"Yeah, Liu, you're wearing sunglasses, like nobody knows you." Xiao Hu also went over and greeted the others.
These are a few hooligans from Liu Village who are kindred spirits with Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu. Oh, no, they share the same interests.
The two villages are close to each other, and since everyone is the same kind of person, they naturally often play together and are very familiar with each other.
Liu Xiaowei's real name was Liu Xiaowei. Because his name contained the character "Xiao" (small), he was very unhappy and insisted on giving himself the nickname "Da Liu" (Big Liu).
Da Liu took off his sunglasses, showed them off, and said, "Look, aren't these sunglasses pretty good, buddy?"
"Wearing it makes you look like a toad, what else can you do?" Ye Cheng pulled out a pack of Liqun cigarettes from his pocket and handed them out to his buddies.
"Hey, Cheng, you've struck it rich, huh? You're even smoking Liqun cigarettes now." The group took the cigarettes and teased him for a bit.
"I've been fishing for seafood lately and made some money, but not as much as you, Liu. You're even wearing sunglasses now. What's up? Got a big deal?"
"It's not a big business, just selling some trinkets. Look at those tourists, I sell them small shovels, buckets, bottled water, instant noodles and stuff like that. I make a little money, just small change." Although Da Liu said it was small change, he couldn't suppress the smirk from his mouth.
"Damn, you must make a lot of money every day." Ye Cheng pointed to the tourists on the beach.
Tourists' money is the easiest to earn. That's the Chinese mindset: when you go out to play, you should have a great time and be much more generous than when you're at home.
Ye Cheng estimated that Da Liu would earn at least 2,000 to 3,000 yuan a month.
"Oh, on a good day it's only about 100 yuan, which is more profitable than reselling electrical wires and stuff like before, and it's not illegal, right?"
"Hahahaha." The two looked at each other and laughed.
Everyone knows what they used to do; they dealt in things like brass and scrap iron. Ye Cheng used to do that too.
"What brings you to our Liu Village today? Planning to go beachcombing?" Big Liu looked at the two men's gear and knew they were there to go beachcombing.
"Well, I've come here to try my luck. You won't be unwelcome, will you?"
"What's wrong with that? It's all from the sea, whoever finds it keeps it."
"Don't worry, if anyone dares to cause you trouble, just mention my name." Big Liu patted his chest loudly.
"Okay, give me your name. We'll head over now."
"Go ahead, we'll talk when you get back."
After saying goodbye to Da Liu and the others, Ye Cheng led Xiao Hu towards the distant beach, which was crowded with tourists.
The beach in Liucun is also a mudflat, but it has a layer of shallow water and not as much mud, so it's more comfortable to walk on.
"This side will do." Ye Cheng stopped, seeing that it was about right. "Did you bring the snakeskin bag?"
"Brother, I brought three, that should be enough."
"Hmm, three should be about right."
Ye Cheng has a luck value of 80 today, and he feels like he'll get a lot of goodies.
Before getting down to business, the two lit a cigarette to relax.
But before he could even take two puffs of his cigarette, Ye Cheng saw something move on the shallow puddle in front of him, like a spring.
"We have it!" Ye Cheng rushed over with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. It was a Liqun cigarette; he felt a little reluctant to leave it unfinished.
Ye Cheng rushed over through the water, splashing up a spray of water. The thing seemed to sense the danger, its body shrank and sprang forward, moving another ten centimeters.
"Damn, they're pretty good at this."
Ye Cheng strode up and sped off, finally getting a clear look at what it was.
"Little Tiger, mantis shrimp!" Ye Cheng called out, then took out a net, scooped it up, and successfully caught the mantis shrimp.
Thankfully, the system provided a net this time; otherwise, it would have been quite a hassle to rely on shovels for shovels.
Mantis shrimp, also known as prawn, mantis shrimp, or mantis prawn, is easily recognizable because it looks very different from other shrimp, resembling a shrimp that has been flattened.
Moreover, its meat is delicious and nutritious, making it a very popular seafood.
The most common way to prepare mantis shrimp is with salt and pepper, which makes it very flavorful.
The only downside is...
"Ah!" Ye Cheng cried out in pain, pulling his hand back from the net.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"I forgot that these damn mantis shrimps have spines, and I got pricked."
The shell of this thing is so hard that if you don't know how to peel it, your lips and hands will suffer every time you eat it.
Generally speaking, mantis shrimp are not very big, 10-20 centimeters long. The one in Ye Cheng's hand is considered large, about 15 centimeters long, very plump, and looks like a meaty young man.
Ye Cheng was surprised to find mantis shrimp in Liu Village. He had been catching shrimp in the village for so long but had never seen many. He felt that the sea was like a deliveryman, delivering different things to different places.
Mantis shrimp are easy to spot; they bounce and dart on the water's surface. Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu lined up and began searching along the beach.
There's no need to squat down; as soon as you see one, you can just scoop it up with a net. In just a few minutes, you've caught more than twenty.
At this point, Ye Cheng didn't think too much. He activated his burst skill and continued fighting with Xiao Hu.
Suddenly, the sand beneath the surface stirred, revealing a tiny head. Ye Cheng swung the net and scooped it up along with the sand. This time, it turned out to be a bamboo shrimp, struggling desperately inside the net.
Bamboo shrimp are also common on the coast. They are named for the dark brown stripes on their shells that resemble bamboo joints.
These things aren't cheap, and they're generally quite large, about the size of Ye Cheng's palm.
"Brother, I have an octopus here."
Little Tiger excitedly held up his net, inside which was a small octopus struggling to climb out. Little Tiger grabbed it and threw it into the bucket.
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