Having only been back in the village for a week, Chen Zhiyao had already become a regular customer at the Yang family's purchasing station.
As soon as Yang Jiajun and his wife saw her, they knew there was something good coming.
While unloading the fish, Mr. Yang took the opportunity to check his catch for the day, and his smile became even brighter.
"Not bad, not bad, these fish are quite big today."
Then they started quoting prices: "Octopus is 30 yuan per jin; large blue crabs are 50 yuan per jin, small ones are 35 yuan per jin; and a few sea bass are quite big, 38 yuan per jin."
"This large stone goby is 75 yuan per jin, and the smaller ones are 65 yuan per jin; the blue wrasse is 60 yuan per jin; the golden pomfret is 28 yuan per jin, and the large red snapper is 50 yuan per jin."
"Okay, we'll do it your way, Brother Yang." The price was about the same as usual, so Chen Zhiyao had no complaints.
"Two catties of octopus, 60 yuan in total; 1.6 catties of large blue crab, 80 yuan in total; 1.2 catties of small blue crab, 42 yuan in total."
"18 catties of sea bass, totaling 684 pieces. Half a catty of large rock goby, totaling 38 pieces; 3 catties of small rock goby, totaling 195 pieces."
"3.6 jin of bluefin bream, totaling 216 yuan; 6 jin of golden pomfret, totaling 168 yuan; 5.6 jin of red snapper, totaling 280 yuan."
"In total, it's 1763 yuan."
Overall, it was less than yesterday, but these were all catches from fish traps; she hardly went beachcombing today.
Chen Zhiyao was quite satisfied, after all, it was a considerable amount of money.
As soon as Boss Yang transferred the money, he started settling accounts with Yan Shuting.
Octopus, 1 jin, 60 yuan; mud crab, 8 liang, 40 yuan; various shellfish, 6 jin, 42 yuan.
The total income was 142 yuan.
Both of them were beachcombing, but her daughter earned 1763 yuan while she only earned 142 yuan. Yan Shuting couldn't help but feel a little envious.
Alas, the Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves forward, while the front waves die on the beach.
As they left the purchasing station, Yan Shuting whispered a gossipy question in her daughter's ear:
"Tangtang, how much money have you made from beachcombing lately?"
Chen Zhiyao smiled modestly and said in a light tone, "It's not much, just around ten thousand yuan."
Yan Shuting: "..."
This is not much? Only around ten thousand yuan?
That brat, she's even learned about Versailles now.
While her mother was still in shock, Chen Zhiyao secretly opened the latest points page in her mind.
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: 2 (Tidal Bouncing)
Points: 3191
Perspective range: 2 meters
Transparent time: 2 hours
Tools for beachcombing: sand shovel, iron shovel, tongs, spade.
Seeing that she now has 3191 points, Chen Zhiyao plans to browse the system's shop after she gets back.
The system's products are a bit expensive, but they're quite useful. At least she didn't get tanned even though she used the system's sunscreen every day while going beachcombing.
Just as Chen Zhiyao was struggling with whether or not to buy a ground cage from the system, Yan Shuting suddenly hugged her.
"Tangtang, you're amazing!"
This girl has only been back for a week, and she's already earned over ten thousand yuan. Yan Shuting is even more excited than when she got married.
Actually, if you include the money she earned from fishing, it would be around 15,000 yuan, but she didn't tell you all of it.
The main reason I was able to earn so much money was thanks to the bonuses from the beachcombing system.
She didn't know how to explain the existence of the system to her family; it was just too unbelievable.
She'd rather make her fortune quietly than keep it a secret.
Chen Zhiyao linked arms with Yan Shuting, smiling as she led her towards the market.
"Let's go shopping. I'll cover all the expenses for today."
“You’re quite wealthy now, so I won’t stand on ceremony.” Yan Shuting laughed heartily and freely.
The town's market was right next to the dock. The mother and daughter chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the entrance of the market.
market
At the outermost edge of the market, they sell fruits and fresh vegetables.
The two arrived a little late. There weren't many people at the market at this time, but it was perfect for shopping as it wasn't crowded at all.
Chen Zhiyao likes to eat fruit, so she picked out some grapes and mangosteens.
Yan Shuting, standing next to her, took a fancy to a large, round durian, which she estimated to weigh about 5 kilograms.
She wouldn't normally buy durians that cost 28 yuan per kilogram, but since her daughter paid the bill today, she decided to be generous.
Winter fruits are really expensive; these three items alone cost her 180 yuan.
When Chen Zhiyao paid the money, she felt her heart was bleeding; it was so expensive.
However, the large durian in her arms did smell delicious, and Chen Zhiyao was also a little tempted.
Further ahead, there are fish stalls of all sizes.
Some of these stalls sell fresh fish that have just been caught and dried in the morning, while others sell frozen fish kept in ice.
Fishpond
Although their town is close to the sea, not all villages are suitable for beachcombing.
Moreover, not everyone in the fishing village is a fisherman; quite a few people are willing to spend money to buy seafood.
However, the Chen family never lacked seafood, so after watching the excitement for a while, the two continued on their way.
After walking for a few minutes, the mother and daughter arrived at an open space.
This is a small market spontaneously formed by nearby villagers. It sells a variety of things, but it's much more interesting than the outside market.
There are sweet and sour candied hawthorns, plump white steamed buns, beautiful cloud-like buns, homegrown vegetables, and homemade dried fish, among other things.
The busiest stall was the one run by the old man selling sea turtles.
This large creature, weighing over ten kilograms, is covered in strangely shaped barnacles, making it both imposing and bizarre.
The stall was surrounded by a large crowd, but most people were just watching the spectacle and few actually wanted to buy anything.
This small market was noticeably more lively, and Chen Zhiyao even saw many familiar faces from the village.
Grandma Lanhua in the next house is selling dried seafood, Aunt Guihua at the village entrance is selling vegetables she grows herself, and in front of Grandpa Zhang is a seafood stall.
The mother and daughter strolled around, greeting the villagers warmly as they went.
Yan Shuting has an outgoing personality and can chat with anyone. Right now, she's practically become one of the people at the market.
Chen Zhiyao chattered away at home, but once outside, she immediately became timid.
At this moment, she followed her mother obediently, eating candied hawthorns in small bites.
Finally, Chen Zhiyao also went to the butcher shop and bought some large bones for making soup, as well as two pounds of pork ribs.
Chen Zhiyao plans to make sweet and sour pork ribs for lunch. She's been eating seafood every day, so this is a good opportunity to change things up.
(Does anyone want to see the male lead? I'm still debating whether to include a romance storyline.)
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