The grandmother and grandson finally got home, only to find it was already 12:30 am when they checked their phones, and the food was almost cold.
Grandpa Chen drove his tricycle to the shade of a tree, leaving the fish in the bucket untouched since he planned to sell them later.
Just then, Grandma Chen came out of the living room, about to scold the two of them, but when she saw the big bass in the bucket, she immediately walked over with a big smile.
"What a huge bass! It must weigh at least fifteen or sixteen pounds. And this red snapper isn't small either. Why don't you take it to the purchasing station to sell?"
Grandma Chen doesn't usually look at her phone much, and hadn't seen the photos her granddaughter posted in the group chat yet. Now that she saw the fish the two of them caught, she was overjoyed.
"This fish was just caught not long ago, and it's still very lively with the aerator. I'll take it to town to sell after I eat it."
"Yes, yes, the price is higher at the town's purchasing point, so we can definitely get a good price for all these big fish."
Before the grandmother and granddaughter could exchange more than a few words, Yan Shuting poked her head out from the kitchen:
"Dinner's ready! Go wash your hands."
"Okay!" Chen Zhiyao was still immersed in the joy of fishing, skipping and hopping towards the kitchen.
The grandfather and grandson both caught big fish today, their faces beaming with joy, and they walked with a swagger.
Grandpa Chen, in particular, hadn't caught many fish when he went night fishing with his son before, and was often complained about by his mother and daughter-in-law. Today, he finally got his revenge.
The old man held his head high and his eyes shone brightly.
Today is the fourth day since Chen Zhiyao returned, and the meals have returned to normal.
Stir-fried clams, mixed fish stew, steamed clams with eggs, and a simple blanched vegetable dish.
The family thoroughly enjoyed the simple meal.
Right after lunch, the impatient Yan Shuting urged her daughter to hurry up and sell the fish, since there was a significant price difference between live fish and fish that had already died.
Chen Zhiyao originally planned to sell the two large fish and keep the remaining Shi Jiugong and Huang Lajiao.
We kept half for our own consumption and gave the other half to my uncle's family.
However, the other three disagreed.
Grandma Chen, who was thrifty and frugal, shook her head. "These Shi Jiugong and Huangjiao La are quite big, and they can easily sell for tens of yuan per kilogram. I can't afford to eat them at such a high price."
"Just keep a few small yellowfin tuna to try. We've eaten sea fish before." Grandpa Chen has been fishing with his family since he was a child, and he's long been tired of eating sea fish.
Yan Shuting also advised, "I went to sell Shi Jiugong this morning, it was 55 yuan a jin, you should sell it. As for Huangjiao La, just pick out some of the smaller ones and keep them."
In the end, Yan Shuting made the final decision, keeping the small dried fish weighing less than half a pound, which was about 5 pounds in total.
Yan Shuting kept half for her family to eat, and packed the other half into a small bucket, along with some oysters and clams she had dug up that morning, and took it to her uncle's house.
Although there was an aerator in the bucket, Chen Zhiyao was still worried that the fish wouldn't survive, so she hurriedly went to Yang's purchasing station where she had sold her catch yesterday at noon.
By this time, the people who went to the beach to gather seafood had already gone home, and the people who went out to fish had not yet returned. The dock and the nearby purchasing station were deserted.
When Chen Zhiyao entered Yang's purchasing station, Boss Yang and his wife, Sister Li, were dozing off.
However, as soon as she entered, Mr. Yang, the shop owner, woke up immediately upon hearing footsteps.
"Oh, it's the Chen family's daughter. What good stuff have you got today?"
"Brother Yang, I caught a big bass weighing over ten kilograms this morning. It's still alive. Could you please help me carry it? The bucket is too heavy with water in it."
Thinking of the big bass she caught that morning, Chen Zhiyao's eyes were filled with undisguised joy and pride, and even her clear voice was filled with delight.
Upon hearing that there was a large bass weighing over ten kilograms, and that it was still alive, Boss Yang perked up and quickly followed Chen Zhiyao outside.
He harvests several thousand kilograms of fish every day and has an extremely accurate eye for seafood; he can tell at a glance that these fish are all wild.
Looking at the lively seafood still jumping around in the bucket, Mr. Yang was very satisfied.
"It's quite big, so I'll definitely give you a good price."
He thought this young girl was quite capable, and that leaving a good impression might lead to long-term cooperation in the future, so he raised the price he was paying for the fish.
"Large sea bass is 40 yuan per jin, red snapper is 45 yuan per jin, stone goby is 60 yuan per jin, and yellowfin tuna is 45 yuan per jin."
Chen Zhiyao, who also grew up by the sea, knew that this price was already quite good, and nodded happily.
"Okay, let's do it your way, Brother Yang."
Mr. Yang brought over a few empty baskets, quickly sorted the fish in the bucket, and then weighed them.
"The sea bass weighed 15.6 jin (7.8 kg), at 40 yuan per jin, totaling 622 yuan. The red snapper weighed exactly 5 jin (2.5 kg), at 45 yuan per jin, totaling 225 yuan."
"Shi Jiugong (a type of herb) weighs 1.4 jin (approximately 0.6 kg), at 60 yuan per jin, totaling 84 yuan. Huangjiao La (another type of herb) weighs 6.7 jin (approximately 3.8 kg), at 45 yuan per jin, totaling 301.5 yuan."
The total cost of the fish was 1232.5 yuan, and the money was all transferred to Chen Zhiyao's bank account.
The perch and rockfish were caught by Chen Zhiyao herself, the red snapper was caught by Grandpa Chen, and the yellowfin tuna was shared equally between the grandfather and granddaughter.
Sitting in the car, Chen Zhiyao quickly calculated the bill for the two of them: 856.5 yuan was hers, and 376 yuan was Grandpa Chen's.
With another 800 yuan in her account, Chen Zhiyao happily opened her points page again.
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: 1 (Beachcombing)
Points: 3334
Perspective range: 1 meter
Transparent time: 1 hour
Tools for beachcombing: sand shovel, iron shovel, tongs, spade.
Seeing that her points hadn't changed, Chen Zhiyao was still completely confused.
"Xiaomeng, what's going on? Why haven't my points increased?"
The faint white dot in her mind flickered twice, "Tangtang, you're still in the beachcombing section. You only get points for your beachcombing catch."
"Once you unlock all the beachcombing sections and enter the fishing section, the money you earn from fishing will earn you points."
"This is outrageous! I was planning to go fishing after my beachcombing trip, but it doesn't count towards my points."
Seeing that she was a little angry, the already faint white light shrank into a ball, looking pitiful and not daring to speak.
Chen Zhiyao had a strong desire to unlock the entire beachcombing section as soon as possible and enter the fishing section.
In this way, she can go beachcombing in the morning and fishing in the afternoon, earning at least one or two thousand yuan a day. Earning 30,000 yuan a month is not an easy task.
The more Chen Zhiyao thought about it, the happier she felt, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.
However, if she only relies on beachcombing every day, the harvest is still too slow. If she adds fish traps, she can probably earn money faster.
Chen Zhiyao asked excitedly, "Xiaomeng, what's the difference between the fish traps I bought from the system and the ones I bought myself?"
If the difference isn't significant, she might as well just buy it herself; she simply doesn't have enough points right now.
"The fish traps produced by the system have a bonus, which can increase the catch by 10%."
Hearing that it could increase the catch by 10%, Chen Zhiyao thought it was pretty good and quickly opened the system's shop.
Chen Zhiyao originally wanted to buy 10 or 8 ground cages, but she didn't expect that one ground cage would cost 1,000 points.
Thinking about how she only had a little over 3,000 points, Chen Zhiyao immediately deflated; she couldn't afford it.
However, she was only disappointed for a minute before she immediately remembered that her family's fishing tackle shop had fish traps.
Chen Zhiyao immediately took out her phone and sent her heartfelt message to her beloved father.
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