By this time, the sea level had begun to rise, and as they walked back, the waves kept crashing against them.
The group walked from the cave to the rocky beach where they had been beachcombing earlier. They were all soaked to the bone, with seaweed or sea lettuce clinging to their clothes.
Although it was a bit of a mess, the trip was still quite fruitful.
The conger eels alone weighed several tens of kilograms, and the goose barnacles together weighed at least twenty or thirty kilograms.
In addition, there are also seafood such as tilapia, crabs, and abalone, which are reasonably priced.
Adding to the catch the grandfather and grandson had just made while beachcombing, the four carts were completely full.
The wheels of the cart rolled across the sand, leaving several deep marks.
The group happily dragged their trolleys to the spot where they had just landed on the island.
Chen Zhiyao noticed that there were five burlap sacks soaking in the seawater nearby.
"Dad, Mom, are these sacks full of all kinds of shellfish you just collected?"
Speaking of this, Yan Shuting immediately laughed and said, "Yes, we're lucky today, all kinds of shellfish are appearing in large quantities."
"There are still a lot of clams and sea bean sprouts inside. We need to pick out these expensive shellfish later, so we can't sell them cheaply as ordinary mixed shellfish."
Sea pea sprouts and clams can sell for 30 yuan per jin (500g), while ordinary mixed clams are only seven or eight yuan, a price difference of several times.
The money-grubbing Chen Zhiyao happily gave her mother a thumbs up:
"Wow, we're going to make a fortune today!"
The small inflatable boat that the group used to reach the island was not very big, and it took the father and son three trips to transport all of today's catch back to the fishing boat.
The group returned to their fishing boat and, without even taking a break, immediately began sorting their catch.
All sorts of small seafood were piled up on the entire deck. Unlike before, they weren't separated into different catches anymore; they were all mixed together, and the money would be split equally later.
Chen Zhiyao and Grandpa Chen were responsible for sorting the fish caught from the beach that morning, as well as the catch from the small cave.
Chen Weiqiang and his wife were responsible for sorting the seashells in the sacks.
There was a lot of stuff, and it took the four of them an hour to sort all the seafood and keep it in the seawater.
After finally finishing their work, the group collapsed onto the small sofa in the lounge.
Yan Shuting opened the cabinet in the corner and took out bananas, apples, and a bag of small breads to share with everyone.
"You must be hungry after a busy morning. Have something to eat first."
Chen Zhiyao took a banana, took a big bite, and said with a grin:
"Mom, why don't you come with us to the island to go beachcombing and fishing sometime? I'll teach you how to fish later, it's so much fun."
Yan Shuting smiled as she munched on a large, bright red apple:
"The amount of seafood at the beach is also limited. Whether I come or not, your catch will be the same."
“I come to help when the tide goes out, but there’s no need to come at other times. Besides, it’s so boring to just sit there fishing. I’d rather stay in the village and mind the shop.”
Yan Shuting, who had never fished before, did not understand the joy of these anglers.
She just wanted to stay at her small shop and courier station and be a leisurely boss lady.
"How do you know it's not fun if you haven't even tried it? I'll teach you how to fish later." Chen Wei couldn't wait to drag his wife into the fishing hobby.
That way we can go fishing together from now on, and he won't get scolded for fishing anymore.
Yan Shuting rolled her eyes at him; he looked like a wicked person.
There are already three fishing addicts in my family. If the whole family were to go fishing, how would we manage to live like this?
After resting for a while, Yan Shuting looked down at the time on her phone; it was already 11 o'clock.
What would you like to eat for lunch?
Chen Zhiyao and Chen Weiqiang exchanged a glance, then said in unison:
"Little Azure Dragon".
"Alright, alright, make two little green dragons. There's no cheese on the boat, so let's steam them both."
Then Yan Shuting looked at Grandpa Chen and asked, "Dad, what would you like to eat?"
"The oysters we just pried open at the cave entrance are quite plump, let's steam a plate of them."
"Okay, there are still about ten small fish that have already died. Let's make a mixed fish stew."
Yan Shuting thought about the ingredients she had and immediately prepared four dishes.
Steamed baby lobster, mixed fish stew, garlic oysters, and stir-fried octopus with bok choy.
Yan Shuting and Chen Weiqiang carried a small bucket of seafood to the kitchen to prepare it.
Chen Zhiyao and Grandpa Chen then went to the driver's seat.
Today is low tide, and the seawater has receded quite far. The seawater hasn't fully risen yet, so the fish nearby have probably all escaped.
The grandfather and grandson turned on the fish finder and leisurely strolled around Dolphin Island.
Finally, the two anchored their fishing boat between Dolphin Island and the nearby Freshwater Island.
The fish finder shows two schools of fish in the water below.
In the middle and upper layers of the water, there was a small group of small fish, not many in number, swimming around in twos and threes.
At the bottom, there are about 10 larger sea fish, mixed with about 20 medium-sized small fish.
As soon as the fishing boat was moored, Chen Weiqiang, who had just cleaned the fish, couldn't wait to grab his fishing rod and come out.
The fish below are quite abundant, including large, medium and small species, and they are distributed throughout various water layers.
Although there are fish at all water depths, the grandfather, grandfather, and grandson still prefer bottom fishing for big fish.
Chen Zhiyao deftly hung up a lively, wriggling shrimp, then spotted a large, dark shadow beside the fishing boat.
Unexpectedly, just as the bait was halfway in, a small but dark shadow suddenly darted out and snatched it away.
The dark figure wasn't very big, but it had a large mouth, and it swallowed the struggling shrimp whole in one gulp.
Suddenly, the fishing rod in Chen Zhiyao's hand sank, followed by a pull that was neither too strong nor too weak.
The fish took the bait, and Chen Zhiyao immediately lifted the rod to set the hook and secure it more firmly.
The stinging sensation in its mouth made the fish in the sea so agitated that its eyes turned almost red, and it swam desperately forward in the water without regard for anything else.
Judging from the force, the fish wasn't very big, probably only three or four pounds.
Chen Zhiyao turned off her X-ray glasses and easily fished the fish for a few minutes.
Before long, she flew a black and white fish with zebra stripes onto the deck.
Chen Zhiyao, carrying the fish that she had exhausted from playing with, said cheerfully:
"They are spotted peppered sea bream. These fish are quite big, probably around 4 pounds each."
Rock snapper are not usually very big, so this 4-pound striped pepper snapper is already considered quite large.
Striped pepper sea bream
Striped pepper snapper is a type of pepper snapper, and it's quite expensive, selling for over 100 yuan per kilogram in the market.
Even if you take it to the purchasing station, you can still sell it for 80 or 90 yuan per kilogram.
Chen Zhiyao was overjoyed when she caught an expensive fish as soon as the fishing hook hit the water.
At this moment, Grandpa Chen, who was not far away, also caught a few spotted pepper snapper, but they were relatively small, probably only about seven or eight ounces.
However, the little guy in Grandpa Chen's hand is clearly much prettier.
When the striped pepper snapper is young, it has six horizontal golden-black stripes on its body, while the rest of its body is golden.
Its colors are more unique and beautiful than when it is an adult, making it suitable as an ornamental fish.
Juvenile striped pepper snapper
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