However, this place was too dangerous, so Ye Cheng could only pull the cage towards the shore, then jump off the rock and let Xiao Hu pull it up with him.
Chen Laosan also came over and helped pull a few times, finally pulling the cage up completely.
"Wow, a spotted mouse."
Before Ye Cheng could figure it out, Chen Laosan pointed into the cage and shouted.
Sure enough, there was a black grouper in the trap. Its mouth was like a mouse's, and its body was covered with black spots. This was the mouse grouper, known as the king of groupers.
Ye Cheng was also excited; he really hadn't expected such a high-quality item.
The two carefully removed the spotted rat and placed it in the water tank. It was still alive. Good, good.
This fish weighs less than two pounds, not very big, but it's enough, considering its price.
"Second brother, you've struck it rich!" Chen Laosan looked at the two with envy.
"Why did you come here in the middle of the night?" Ye Cheng asked instead of answering. They had come out secretly, and no one should know.
Chen Laosan smiled and pointed at Ye Cheng, "If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place. Last night when I got up in the middle of the night, I saw you two acting suspiciously, so I followed you here today to check it out."
"Who the hell is sneaking around? We're just afraid of waking everyone up, okay?" Xiao Hu retorted, trying to justify his actions.
"Come on, everyone's been watching you guys going beachcombing these past few days. You think I don't know? My mom's been complaining for two days straight, saying there's nothing there. Turns out you've come here to set fish traps."
Ye Cheng continued working, saying calmly, "With so many of them, even if there's something, it'll be gone after being divided among them. Whoever wants to go can only set up the traps and rely on luck."
"What the second brother said is true. I'll come and release a few first thing tomorrow morning. You won't have any objections, will you?" Chen Laosan looked intently at Ye Cheng.
"Anyone is welcome to set up fish traps here. This isn't a new spot we found, so feel free to do so if you want. However..."
At this point, Ye Cheng paused, looking at Chen Laosan with a serious expression, "Each family should mark their own territory, and what belongs to someone else will belong to them."
Chen Laosan shook his head and said with a smile, "Second brother, you don't need to worry about this. We've all been fishermen for generations, and we all follow the rules. If things were to go like this, things would be impossible to manage."
Ye Cheng only offered a reminder before continuing to organize his findings.
This cage isn't heavy, but it contains a decent amount of stuff. Besides grouper, there are several blue crabs and quite a few tiger prawns, so it's a small harvest.
After tidying up, Ye Cheng threw the fish trap back into the sea, but this time he didn't throw it as far.
The main reason was that Chen Laosan's shout startled him; if it happened again, he was afraid he would actually fall in.
"Xiao Hu, pack your things, we're going back." Ye Cheng told Xiao Hu to start packing.
"Ah, you're leaving already? Aren't you going to take a look around? Maybe go beachcombing or something?" Old Chen said, still a little reluctant to leave.
Ye Cheng had considered coming here to go beachcombing before, but the problem was that the terrain wasn't right.
The terrain here is rocky, so if you want to go beachcombing, you have to stand in the water and feel around.
The wind was high and the waves were rough, and it was pitch black. Putting aside whether there were any creepy creatures like sea cucumbers in the water, the depth alone made it impossible to see anything.
Even with an early warning system, Ye Cheng didn't want to take the risk.
"It's so dark, are you going? If you become a ghost, don't come looking for us," Ye Cheng retorted.
Chen Laosan looked at the dark sea and chuckled twice. "I won't go. Lao Er, is there anything I can help with? I see there's quite a lot of stuff, it might be difficult for you two to carry it."
Speaking of this, Ye Cheng took a look and saw that there were quite a few items.
One water tank, two burlap sacks, and the road wasn't easy to walk on.
"Then you can help us carry two burlap sacks, and Xiao Hu and I will carry the water tank."
"Okay, no problem. Here, Xiao Hu, give me the snakeskin bag."
Chen Laosan readily helped Xiao Hu carry the two snakeskin bags, while Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu carried the water tank and buckets, and the three of them walked up the mountain together.
When we arrived, everything was fine; we didn't have anything. But when we went back, carrying all that stuff, we were really shaky.
It took the three of them twice as long to get back to the village, and they carried all their belongings to Ye Cheng's house.
It was already past midnight, but Chen Laosan was still full of energy, rubbing his hands together, showing no intention of leaving.
"Chen Laosan, you're leaving? Are you still planning to sleep with my brother?" Xiao Hu teased.
Chen Laosan smiled awkwardly, "No, I just wanted to take a look. Second brother, your vegetables are growing quite well."
Ye Cheng knew that this guy was waiting for him to give him something in return.
"Little Tiger, get some sardines for Third Brother." Ye Cheng pointed to the snakeskin bag.
Upon hearing that there was something to offer, Chen Laosan quickly feigned reluctance, saying, "Oh, Lao Er, why are you being so polite? We're from the same village, it's just a small favor."
Xiao Hu rolled his eyes at him. "So, do you want it or not?"
"Yes, yes, it's from the second brother, how can I not accept it?"
Xiao Hu took two sardines out of the snakeskin bag and gave them to Chen Laosan, who happily accepted them.
Although it's not a valuable fish, it can still be exchanged for some money, or I can eat it myself if necessary.
Besides, he really was just lending a hand.
Chen Laosan took the fish, thanked him, and went home.
Xiao Hu started to worry, "Brother, you said we gave him fish, so he probably won't tell the villagers anymore, right?"
Having finally switched from beachcombing to fish traps, Xiao Hu was really afraid that things would be ruined again.
Ye Cheng said calmly, "You're overthinking it. Tomorrow, that area will definitely be full of traps. Just wait and see."
I'm going to town to sell fish tomorrow morning. You keep an eye on our fish traps, understand?
Xiao Hu understood immediately, "Okay, bro, I'll keep an eye on our cage."
To put it bluntly, Ye Cheng really doesn't trust these villagers. Now everyone is jealous of him, and it's possible that they're ganging up on him to pull down his trap.
The law does not punish the masses, and as long as someone takes the lead, Ye Cheng felt that the possibility was very high.
After reminding Xiaohu not to fight and to go early, Ye Cheng went to bed early.
Ye Cheng woke up around 5 a.m.
He wanted to get to the city to sell fish as soon as possible, not for any other reason than that he was afraid the fish would die and be hard to sell.
Luckily, I bought my own motorcycle, which makes it convenient to go into the city and I no longer need to ask others for help.
Ye Cheng tied the water tank and two burlap sacks to the back of the motorcycle. And you know what? This thing can actually carry a lot of cargo at once.
Around 6 o'clock, Ye Cheng went out, and the roar of his motorcycle drove out of Baiyun Village amidst the barking of dogs.
There were few cars on the road early in the morning, and Ye Cheng arrived in the city at 6:30.
When I rode over to Mr. Qian's place, the gate was locked.
Oh, I forgot about that. They run a seafood restaurant, not a breakfast place, so they don't open this early at all.
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