With the sunset and coconut tree issues finally resolved, Chen Zhiyao and Li Lin exchanged a glance and turned to walk towards the puddle they had just left.
There were sea cucumbers there too, so the two sisters hurriedly went back to touch them.
Chen Zhiyao bent down and carefully put her hand into the water, quickly finding the sea cucumber that had fallen there.
This sea cucumber is incredibly fat; it probably weighs at least half a pound.
Not to be outdone, Li Lin also carefully searched under the water plants.
Soon, she also found a plump sea cucumber.
The two sisters turned the already small puddle upside down, leaving no corner unchecked as to whether sea cucumbers might be hiding there.
When Chen Zhiyao came up from the puddle, she found a total of 5 sea cucumbers.
The largest one weighed almost half a pound, and the remaining four were each around three or four ounces. In total, these five sea cucumbers weighed about two pounds.
Li Lin was also lucky; she found four sea cucumbers, which weighed more than a pound in total.
The two sisters were overjoyed to find so many valuable sea cucumbers.
Li Lin, in particular, was visiting the beachcombing area for the first time and unexpectedly found such a high-end product as sea cucumber.
Besides sea cucumbers, the two also caught two small bass weighing about one pound each and several pink scallops.
The two had a great catch, and as soon as they came out of the puddle, they excitedly went to another puddle to catch fish.
The puddle in front of us wasn't deep, but it was quite large, and several black sea bream weighing about half a pound were swimming leisurely inside.
The two sisters each held a net and walked from both ends toward the middle, simultaneously driving the fish toward the center.
It took the two of them quite a while to finally scoop all the little guys out of the water.
Looking at the few small black sea bream in the bucket, Chen Zhiyao had already decided how to eat them:
"This black sea bream tastes good; it'll be perfect for steaming tonight."
"Great! This fish looks delicious." Li Lin, who also loves to eat, was visibly delighted.
The two sisters were happily catching fish here, while the young couple not far away were not idle either.
Yang Yi and Tang Youyou discovered a huge rock. They ran over excitedly, hoping to find some treasure on it.
Sure enough, the two found a narrow crevice in the rock.
Curious, they peered closer and were immediately overjoyed to discover that a nest of plump blue crabs was hidden beneath the crevice in the rock!
These large blue crabs lay there quietly, seemingly unaware that they had been discovered.
Looking at so many tempting blue crabs, the young couple smiled at each other, thinking that today had been a very fruitful day.
When Chen Zhiyao and Li Lin arrived, the two had already pulled four large blue crabs out of the crack in the rock.
These blue crabs each weighed around five or six ounces, and two of them were even full of roe.
The group circled the huge rock again and soon pulled out two more orchid crabs from another crevice.
However, these two orchid crabs were relatively small, weighing only about half a pound together.
In addition, the group also harvested a large bunch of spicy snails.
By this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the tide was about to come in. Chen Zhiyao called the others to go back.
After quickly tidying up today's catch, Chen Zhiyao realized that there were quite a lot of fish, enough to last her for several days.
Seafood is prone to dying if kept in captivity, so she suggested selling some of them at the purchasing station.
Everyone originally came here just to have fun, but they didn't expect to be able to make money from it, so they all happily agreed.
However, Yang Yi told Tang Youyou that he must keep that giant eel for himself.
As the sun sets, its afterglow spills onto the country lane, and a group of people walk back, chatting and laughing.
Suddenly, I saw a middle-aged man, about forty years old, carrying a fishing rod, slowly walking towards me.
He had dark skin, a weathered look on his face, and a somewhat downcast expression.
As the middle-aged man approached, his gaze inadvertently fell on the bucket of water that Chen Zhiyao was carrying.
In an instant, his previously tired eyes lit up, as if he had discovered some rare treasure.
He quickly walked forward, taking three steps at a time, and said to Chen Zhiyao with a big smile:
"Young lady, I think the fish in your bucket are quite nice. Could you sell me these fish?"
As he spoke, he would occasionally peek into the bucket, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.
Chen Zhiyao had often heard her father and grandfather mention it.
Some air force personnel who work in the air force year-round often go to the market to buy fish and pretend they caught them themselves.
This guy is probably also an air force pilot, planning to buy fish and pretend he caught them himself.
At this moment, the other three turned to look at her in perfect unison, letting Chen Zhiyao make the decision.
We definitely couldn't eat all this fish ourselves, so we originally planned to sell some of it.
Seeing the man's pitiful appearance, Chen Zhiyao readily sold him the fish strips.
The moment the money arrived in her account, Chen Zhiyao beamed and exclaimed loudly:
"It's my treat tonight, let's all go out for barbecue!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of excited cheers erupted from the surrounding area.
Soon, the group arrived at their second uncle's purchasing station.
The large eel from earlier was definitely going to be kept, and then Chen Zhiyao kept some crabs and conch, as well as a few pounds of clams, and sold the rest.
After all, seafood is all about eating it fresh. You can just come to the beach and catch it whenever you want.
The group worked on the beach for two hours and earned a total of 1,600 yuan, with each person receiving 400 yuan.
Li Lin thought that she had only worked for two hours and earned 400 yuan, and there was still so much seafood in the bucket. She felt that the fishermen were making a good living.
He looked at Chen Zhiyao with a grin and said, "Tangtang, what do you think about me staying here and becoming a fisherman?"
Chen Zhiyao nodded seriously, "I think it's good, why don't you stay?"
"Haha, from now on I'll rely on you, Sister Chen, for protection."
"Come on, follow me, and I guarantee you'll live the high life."
Tang Youyou, standing to the side, chuckled and teased:
"Haha, when your mom finds out, she'll probably sever ties with you again."
"My mom just talks the talk, but how could she bear to part with such a smart, beautiful, and filial daughter like me?" Li Lin shamelessly kept praising her.
Tang Youyou glanced at the distant sea and sighed, "Why don't we have a sea where we live? I wish my home was by the sea."
“That’s right.” Yang Yi was very envious of Chen Zhiyao’s current life.
This is exactly the retirement life he has always dreamed of.
The group laughed and joked their way back.
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