Good morning everyone!
"Ring ring ring..."
Chen Zhiyao, who goes to bed early and gets up early, woke up promptly at 5 o'clock.
Thinking about going to the island for beachcombing and fishing again today, Chen Zhiyao quickened her pace.
However, Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang were even more anxious than she was. Before she had even changed her clothes, the father and son took turns knocking on the door.
Grandpa Chen knocked on the door with a big smile, "Tangtang, are you up yet?"
"Get up, it'll be ready soon."
Immediately afterward, Chen Weiqiang rushed over again, "Chen Zhiyao, hurry up, the sun's about to shine on your backside."
"Okay, okay, don't rush me."
A beautiful day began amidst the chaos and turmoil.
The three arrived at the pier at 5:30 a.m., but many early risers were already out beachcombing.
At this moment, the oil delivery person arrived in a small tanker truck, first filling the fishing boat with oil, and then filling the two spare empty oil drums on the boat as well.
With the spare gasoline, we can go fishing for big fish in the deeper sea today.
Although there was still some gas left from yesterday's purchase, I added two extra cans of spare gasoline today, so the gas cost was still 1000 yuan.
Chen Zhiyao transferred the 1,000 yuan for fuel and then set sail.
The three of them discussed it at home last night and agreed that Chen Zhiyao would pay for the boat rental herself, while the fuel cost and other expenses for going out to sea would be split equally among the three of them.
The weather is nice today, and there are many boats coming and going on the sea. Some are heading out to the deep sea, while others are fishing near the small islands.
When the fishing boat arrived at Seagull Island, it was just dawn, and the sun had just risen in the distance.
Sunrise at sea
Instead of disembarking, the three sailed to the outer edge of a rocky area and set up a net.
Fishing nets are made of fine, transparent nylon threads and are relatively invisible in the water, making them difficult for fish to spot.
When fish swim onto the net, their heads and bodies can easily get stuck in the mesh because their scales make them smooth.
Fishing nets come in various specifications, and the size of the mesh, as well as the length and width of the net, can be selected by the user.
Last night, Chen Weiqiang brought back two gillnets. One of them had small holes and was mainly used to catch small fish weighing about one or two pounds.
The other one has coarse holes, which is suitable for catching large fish weighing three or four pounds or more.
The waters near the rocky beach are not deep, and the fish below are mostly small, so small-mesh gillnets are used.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhiyao steered the boat to the rocky reef area in deep water where she had fished for grouper and pearl grouper the day before, and then lowered the coarse-mesh gillnet.
Fearing that the fishing boat might run aground, Chen Zhiyao did not steer the boat too close.
While setting the nets, Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang also placed 10 brand-new crab traps along the nets on the boat.
Just as the fishing net was set up, Chen Zhiyao saw a small fishing boat, about four or five meters long, moored by the mangroves. It seemed to be there to collect the fish traps.
At this time, the tide had only receded halfway. Chen Zhiyao thought she would go to the island to collect seafood first, and then collect the fish traps later.
Seeing that the father and son had no objections, she steered the fishing boat to the beach in front of Seagull Island.
Just like yesterday, the three of them paddled a small kayak from the beach to the island.
It's another beautiful day.
The three of us left early today, just as the tide had receded significantly, making it perfect for beachcombing.
Looking around, the beach was dotted with cheap seafood like clams, snails, and moon clams. The three of them looked down on these little creatures and headed straight for the rocky beach ahead.
Along the way, Chen Zhiyao also picked up a few cat's eye snails and octopuses that hadn't yet settled on the sand.
Cat's Eye Snail +5
Octopus +4
The rocky beach wasn't far away; it only took about three or four minutes to walk there.
Chen Zhiyao immediately spotted an octopus swimming rapidly in the distance.
Swimming Octopus
The little guy was very agile, swimming very fast in the water, and it looked like he was about to escape.
Chen Zhiyao immediately grabbed the net from the bucket and chased after it, instantly trapping it inside the net.
Octopus +1
"Hahaha, no matter how fast you run, it's no use. You can't escape my grasp."
Chen Zhiyao weighed the fishing net in her hand; it was quite heavy, probably weighing four or five ounces.
Seagull Island is not overdeveloped, and the seawater is exceptionally clear.
You can see the sand, pebbles, and various small seafood in the water very clearly.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao put the octopus into the bucket, she looked up and saw a small moray eel swimming slowly in front of her.
moray eel
The little guy was moving slowly and his body wasn't very shiny, so he looked like he was injured.
However, Chen Zhiyao showed no pity whatsoever, only thinking about her little bit of money.
Without a second's hesitation, they immediately chased after it and scooped the little guy into the bucket.
Conger eel +1
The little moray eel curled up immediately after being put into the bucket, and you could clearly see that it was covered in wounds, probably from being bitten by something.
At that moment, Chen Weiqiang, who was not far away, shouted excitedly:
"Dad, Tangtang, come here quickly! There's a huge nest of spicy snails here, weighing at least ten pounds."
Spicy snail nest
At that moment, Grandpa Chen was busy digging for crabs in a crevice in the rocks and didn't have time to pay attention to him.
Besides, he had already collected quite a few snails and clams yesterday, so he no longer cared about those little snails.
The old man replied dismissively, "This isn't anything special, you can do it yourself."
Seeing that the two were taking so long to arrive, and hearing his father's disapproving words, Chen Weiqiang felt wronged.
It feels like Ah Huang in the house has a higher status than him.
As for Chen Zhiyao, she was shocked by the coconut snail in front of her, which was almost as big as her face.
The coconuts she picked up before weighed at most about a pound, but the one she has in her hand weighs at least three pounds.
"Could there be any melodious pearls inside such a large coconut snail?" Chen Zhiyao held the huge coconut snail and examined it carefully.
However, it's still encased in its shell, so you can't see anything inside.
Thinking that there might be small pearls inside the coconut snail, she quickly found the little dream sleeping in her mind.
"Xiao Meng, Xiao Meng, can you see if there are any Melo pearls inside the coconut snail using X-ray glasses?"
Xiaomeng was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly woken up, her voice a little hoarse from just waking up:
"You couldn't see them at level one, but now that you've upgraded to level two of the beachcombing section, you can see if there are any pearls inside."
"But right now you can only see a blurry shadow. Once you reach level 3, you'll be able to see the structure inside clearly."
"I never expected this X-ray vision function to be so amazing, it can even see what's inside a coconut snail!" Chen Zhiyao's voice was filled with excitement.
"Of course, I'm a very humane beachcombing system. And these Melo Pearls are also considered beachcombing rewards, and the money from selling them can be counted as points."
As soon as Xiao Meng finished speaking, Chen Zhiyao immediately turned on her X-ray glasses.
Then he picked up the giant coconut snail in his hand and examined it carefully.
After watching for a while, sure enough, I spotted a dark shadow about the size of a fingernail on one side behind me.
It just looks a bit odd in shape, unlike what she saw online.
However, this was enough to make Chen Zhiyao happy. She had heard that there might not be a single Melo Pearl among several thousand coconut snails.
Without any tools to open the snails, Chen Zhiyao could only reluctantly put her precious snail into the bucket and continue her beachcombing.
Once you find one, you're bound to find another; there might even be coconut snails nearby with tiny pearls inside.
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