Seeing the transfer information on her phone, Chen Zhiyao's smile deepened, revealing her sweet dimples.
Today was the day she earned the most since she started beachcombing.
3686 yuan, that's half a month's salary.
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao's face was full of pride and excitement.
But then I realized that this was an unexpected bonus that only comes with a typhoon.
But thinking about it carefully, after two days of storms, she rested at home for two days. Even if it's averaged out, she still earned about 1200 yuan a day.
Thinking of this, Chen Zhiyao became smug again.
Beachcombing can be quite profitable.
Chen Zhiyao sat on the tricycle by the door with a grin, eagerly opening the system's points page:
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: 1 (Beachcombing)
Points: 8821
Perspective range: 1 meter
Transparent time: 1 hour
Tools for beachcombing: sand shovel, iron shovel, tongs, spade.
"I've already reached over 8,000 points, not bad, not bad. It looks like I'll be leveling up soon."
At that moment, a joyful and excited voice rang in her mind again:
"Tangtang, you only need 1179 points to unlock the second level of the beachcombing system."
"After unlocking, the X-ray vision function will increase from 1 meter to 2 meters. And the daily usage time will also be extended to two hours."
"It's less than 1200 yuan, no big deal! I'll definitely have all the points by tomorrow at the latest." Chen Zhiyao's tone was filled with undisguised pride and joy.
It's just 1200 points. She'll go beachcombing after praying to the sea god this afternoon, and she should be able to collect all the points by noon tomorrow at the latest.
Chen Zhiyao was full of confidence and energy.
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind her:
"Tangtang, have you sold all your fish?"
It turned out to be my own dad coming to sell his catch.
"Yes, we had a good day."
Chen Zhiyao jumped off the tricycle with a smile and jogged over to help.
Yang Jiajun, who was already standing at the shop entrance, saw that another customer had come in, so he enthusiastically brought a young man over to help carry the fish.
This is the catch from four people's beachcombing trip; all sorts of small seafood are piled up on the ground.
Yang Jiajun didn't find it troublesome at all, and weighed each item with a big smile.
"8 jin of small sea cucumbers, 2.6 jin of conch, 12 jin of cat's eye snails, 15 jin of razor clams, 11 jin of whelks, 13 jin of sea snails, and 38 jin of other miscellaneous shellfish."
"The mud crabs are mostly between half a pound and one pound, totaling 8 pounds. The blue crabs are all under half a pound, totaling 6 pounds."
"In addition, the remaining sea fish and eels have all died, so we can only buy them at 20 yuan per catty."
The price was significantly higher than usual, and Chen Weiqiang was very satisfied.
"Okay, we'll do it your way, Xiao Yang."
The computer kept emitting the sound of "reset to zero," and Yang Jiajun spent a long time calculating before he finally finished the accounts.
Chen Weiqiang brought a total of 3,982 yuan worth of fish, and Yang Jiajun transferred 4,000 yuan to him directly.
As soon as they left the purchasing station, Chen Weiqiang couldn't help but happily sidle up to his daughter:
"Today's harvest was really good, exactly 1000 yuan each."
Chen Zhiyao looked around and, seeing that no one else was around, beamed and began to boast in her father's ear:
“That’s nothing to you. I made 3600 today.”
Chen Zhiyao was laughing so smugly that if she had a tail, it would probably be wagging its tail in the sky.
Chen Weiqiang gave his daughter two thumbs up and praised her repeatedly:
"Amazing, amazing, just as my daughter would have thought."
The father and daughter flattered each other for a while before laughing and joking as they went to the market to buy things for worshipping the sea god.
Incense, paper money, candles, and firecrackers—these are all things used for ancestor worship and sea god worship, and the small shop in our village sells them, so there's no need to buy them separately.
Their main task was to buy fruit and some pastries that could be stored for a long time.
When the father and daughter returned from shopping, Grandma Chen and Grandpa Chen had already killed the chicken.
This isn't the kind of chicken sold to roast meat shops that's fed with feed; it's a genuine free-range chicken that's grown up eating grains and cereals since it was a baby.
Just by looking at the sheen of this chicken's skin, you can tell it must be a beautiful chicken.
Normally, Chen Weiqiang sells them to the owners of fishing tackle shops for 130 yuan each.
The Chen family has been fishermen for generations, and they always worship the sea god with sincerity and devotion.
Just as I was about to eat lunch, a hearty laugh came from the doorway:
"Grandpa and Grandma, I'm here! Did you miss me?"
In the courtyard, my eldest cousin, Chen Feng, walked in with a big bucket of seafood, grinning from ear to ear.
My older cousin's dark face revealed two rows of exceptionally white teeth, making him look very honest and kind.
However, his two bright and cunning eyes revealed him to be a shrewd and cunning old fox.
Chen Feng put down the heavy bucket of water he was carrying and very naturally raised his hand to rub Chen Zhiyao's head.
In no time, he messed up her beautifully styled hair.
Chen Zhiyao raised her hand and slapped his big hand away. She was so angry that she kicked him. Then she turned around and complained to Grandma Chen.
"Grandma, my older brother is bullying me."
"I know nothing."
Grandma Chen didn't care about the siblings' lawsuit; she just smiled as she looked at the full bucket of water.
There were quite a few things inside: rockfish, yellowtail amberjack, and bluefin tuna, plus half a bucket of various small shellfish and conches.
"Why did you bring so much stuff? Hurry up and take it to the purchasing station. This barrel can fetch a lot of money."
Looking at the full bucket of fish, the thrifty Grandma Chen still felt a little heartache.
“I took a boat to a nearby uninhabited island early this morning to go beachcombing. I picked up all sorts of good things everywhere. I have plenty of these little guys at home. I brought them here especially to show my respect to you and Grandpa.”
As he spoke, Chen Feng ran to the door with a grin, afraid that his grandmother would make him take the things back.
Grandpa Chen didn't say much when her grandson brought her some gifts. She told her husband to bring a bucket and happily poured the gifts out.
Chen Zhiyao stepped forward and took the bucket, then quickly filled it with several eels she had picked up that morning while beachcombing, as well as a sea bass weighing over 2 jin (approximately 1 catties).
She had just paid special attention to the seafood her older brother had brought, and these two kinds of seafood were not among them, so her uncle's family probably didn't have much either.
Taking the bucket of water, Chen Feng looked at Chen Zhiyao with a grin:
"Tangtang, I'm taking some bosses out fishing at sea tomorrow in the nearby waters. Do you want to come and join us?"
To be honest, Chen Zhiyao was quite tempted; the fish outside must be bigger and more valuable.
However, she is still 1200 points short of unlocking the second level of the beachcombing system.
She has to go beachcombing and collecting fish traps tomorrow morning, so she really can't leave.
"Brother, I have something to do tomorrow and can't get away. Just let me know when you're going out to sea again."
"Okay, but next time it will probably be a few days later, around the weekend."
These fishermen also have to work, so Chen Feng usually takes them out to sea to fish on weekends.
The timing was perfect, and Chen Zhiyao was very satisfied.
"Okay, then please reserve a spot for me, brother."
"Okay, I'll tell you the details on WeChat later." After saying that, Chen Feng went back in a carefree manner.
After lunch, Chen Zhiyao carried a bamboo basket and went to worship the sea god with her grandmother and mother.
The three arrived a little late, as there weren't many people inside the Poseidon Temple at that time.
Chen Zhiyao followed her mother to pray to God outside before entering the main hall.
There were only two or three people scattered in the main hall, but the altar and the shelves on both sides were already filled with all kinds of offerings.
Grandma Chen laid out the chicken, pastries, and fruit she had brought with her with a devout expression.
Then the three generations of the family knelt neatly on the cushion, kowtowed, and offered incense.
Because of the "beachcombing system" cheat, Chen Zhiyao was particularly serious and devout when she kowtowed, and her forehead turned red from kowtowing.
However, when she came out of the Temple of Poseidon, Chen Zhiyao clearly felt much more relaxed.
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