Ye Cheng casually took out a small bag of fish and shrimp from his body and threw it into the basin. Without thinking, the guy rushed over.
"Brother, you must be feeling lonely at home. Tomorrow I'll take you to dig a pond and catch some fish for you, okay?"
Da Huang kept eating and drinking in silence, too lazy to pay attention to Ye Cheng. He had been starving for most of the day. He thought that life in the sea was better, at least he didn't have to worry about what others thought when he ate.
Big Yellow was thinking about whether he should go back to the sea.
......
Having learned from yesterday's experience, Ye Cheng made a point of leaving some small fish and shrimp for Da Huang this morning.
After getting up in the morning, I made myself instant noodles with ham sausage, while Da Huang ate some fresh seafood.
Damn it, come to think of it, this guy's food is really good.
I opened the system and took a look.
Luck value: 70+20
Points: 4690
Deposits: 175,000 (135,000 to be paid in 3 days), external debt: 40,000, mortgage: 300,000 (including interest).
My luck is pretty good; I need to really go all out today.
Ye Cheng had Xiao Hu ride the tricycle over, mainly because there were two water pumps that couldn't fit on the motorcycle, as well as fishing rods, water tank nets, and of course, his own expert, Lao Huang.
Thinking back to when I first started beachcombing, I just grabbed a shovel and went. Now, it feels like I have the whole family with me.
"Bro, we're just clearing a puddle, why did you bring a fishing rod? Didn't you say you didn't want to fish anymore?"
"Draining takes time, and we need to make good use of that time. We're short on money lately." We are indeed short on money; we only have a few tens of thousands of yuan left.
I used to never feel short of money when I had just a few dozen yuan on me, but things are really different now.
Xiao Hu rode the tricycle, with Ye Cheng sitting behind him, and they set off.
The current tricycles don't have batteries yet, so they rely solely on foot power, which makes them slow and tiring. Luckily, Xiaohu is strong enough, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to ride them.
"Hey, second brother, going to the beach again? Didn't you already contract the mudflats?" On the way, we ran into a few uncles and aunts who were going out and they teased them.
Ye Cheng smiled, waved his hand, and said nothing.
Watching Ye Cheng walk away, the group muttered among themselves, "That Ye Lao Er is good at making trouble, but he has no vision. He contracted the mudflats for 90 yuan. He's become stupid once he has money."
"Exactly, even if I leased this mudflat in our village for 50 yuan, I would still think it's too expensive."
"So you see, someone who hasn't studied is someone who hasn't studied. Nouveau riche can't last. They've already contracted so much land, and instead of taking good care of the mudflats, they're still going out to go beachcombing. Just watch, they're bound to lose a fortune."
Ye Cheng knew without even thinking what the people behind him were saying. He had been making quite a few big moves lately, which inevitably aroused everyone's jealousy.
But once you improve your strength, those people will no longer be jealous, they will only look up to you, because you will no longer be on the same level.
What used to be a ten-minute motorcycle ride now takes almost twenty minutes by tricycle.
As soon as I arrived, I saw the puddle where I threw the pig's head yesterday. Yesterday it was a shallow puddle, but today it was completely full.
"Let's go, let's get to work!"
The two men parked their tricycle in a good spot and then carried the water pump over.
"Brother, this puddle is pretty big. I think it'll take two hours to pump it all out."
"Let's get it set up first. Move it a little over there; it's easier to drain the water there."
The two found a safe spot, threw the water hose into the puddle, and then started the water pump.
After a few roars, a thick column of white water shot out from behind the water pump, which was quite exciting to watch.
The two men then brought over a second water pump. With both pumps running together, the water level was still dropping very slowly.
It didn't matter, since they had brought fishing rods anyway. Taking advantage of the break, Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu found a rock by the sea, stood on it, and started fishing with their own rods.
Ye Cheng also picked up Da Huang and put it on the beach to play by itself.
To be honest, it had been a long time since he'd fished, and his skills were a bit rusty. Ye Cheng cast the line three times before he felt somewhat satisfied.
Set up your fishing rod, light a cigarette, feel the sea breeze, and drink your soda – isn't this what life is all about?
But before he could even take two puffs of his cigarette, the float suddenly sank, and he'd caught a fish.
Ye Cheng quickly pulled the rod, his hand tightened, and he had enough strength. He stood up, let the fish circle around, and then pulled it out of the water. A fish weighing more than 3 pounds was pulled up.
This is a seven-star grouper, also belonging to the grouper family. It has an elongated oval body, is laterally compressed, has a large head, a wide mouth, and is grayish-brown or brownish-gray. It gets its name from the seven distinct dark horizontal bands on the sides of its body.
The meat of the seven-star grouper is delicious and highly nutritious. It is generally considered a tonic that nourishes yin and kidneys, strengthens the spleen and stomach. Because it is not farmed, it is relatively expensive and can sell for over 100 yuan per kilogram.
This one should sell for around 300 yuan, which would be a good start.
Such an expensive fish definitely needs a tank to be kept in.
After changing the bait, Ye Cheng cast his line again. It has to be said that having high luck is amazing; within minutes, he caught another fish.
This fish was stronger than the previous seven-star grouper. Ye Cheng spent ten minutes reeling it in. It was covered in blue, so it was undoubtedly a blue-skinned fish.
This bluefin bream is quite big, weighing over 5 jin (2.5 catties), so it's a good catch.
Xiao Hu had been squatting there for half an hour without catching anything, but he wasn't in a hurry. After all, fishing was Ye Cheng's job, and he could just do the odd jobs.
"Damn it, Tiger, why don't you move it and pull the lever?" Ye Cheng complained.
"Brother, if you could catch fish just by pulling the rod, the ocean would have been empty long ago. If you can catch fish, you can catch fish; if you can't, it's all for nothing no matter what you pull."
Ye Cheng was speechless for a moment. Damn, this is actually quite philosophical.
On the third cast, the float moved again after 5 minutes. This time, Ye Cheng pulled with very little effort, so it must be a small fish. Ye Cheng didn't bother to play it and just lifted it up.
Forehead...
A puffed-up, spiky creature was fished up.
This is a pufferfish.
This pufferfish has a striking black eye-like spot behind its pectoral fin; it is a dark-spotted Oriental pufferfish.
Despite its name, the pufferfish is not entirely freshwater.
Many of them are migratory, spending their juvenile years in freshwater and returning to the sea as adults.
Of course, pufferfish are most famous for two things: one is their toxicity. Their internal organs contain toxins, and many news reports have documented cases of poisoning from eating pufferfish, so one must be very careful when handling them.
However, it also has a very cute side, which is that it puffs up when it encounters danger or fright, and then pouts, looking very adorable.
Of course, people don't puff up their cheeks to look cute; they mainly puff themselves up to look stronger and scare away enemies.
Another issue is that once it swells up, some fish can't swallow it even when they open their mouths, so they have to give up.
Pufferfish are not cheap because of their delicious meat, but most anglers are hesitant to sell them, mainly because they are worried about food poisoning.
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