Relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Chen Zhiyao's family ate, drank, and played at her uncle's house until very late before returning home.
Back home, Chen Zhiyao slumped onto the sofa and lazily opened a mini-program about the receding tide.
Luckily, the tide will be low tomorrow around 8 a.m., so she set her alarm for 6:30 a.m.
Since the tide is going out late anyway, I can sleep a little longer.
Chen Zhiyao was worried that her grandfather would get up too early, so she specifically told him the time of low tide and the time to go out the next day.
Leaving at 7 a.m. was just right; when I arrived, the tide was just beginning to recede.
Today's visit to the water pumping station on Reef Island yielded a good harvest, and the grandfather and grandson plan to return to Reef Island tomorrow.
Before leaving today, the two of them even put some small fish they had picked up while beachcombing into the puddle to create a feeding area.
With these little guys shoveling food, she was confident that tomorrow's harvest would be even better than today's.
During her time at home, Chen Zhiyao had gotten used to waking up early; she would wake up on her own before the alarm clock even went off.
She checked her phone and found it was only 6 a.m., but Chen Zhiyao, who was used to waking up at this time, couldn't fall back asleep.
I got out of bed and drew back the heavy curtains, letting the gentle sunlight stream in through the window.
The sky is blue and the clouds are white; the weather is great today, and the view outside the window is also wonderful.
Another beautiful day begins!
Yesterday we went to the reef island to look for fish. The gasoline on the fishing boat was almost used up, so Chen Zhiyao added 1,000 yuan worth of gasoline.
Although the rental fee for fishing boats is not expensive, the daily fuel cost is quite high, even accounting for the majority of all expenses.
Even if the two of them split the cost, a trip to sea would still cost several hundred dollars.
Chen Zhiyao transferred 1,000 yuan with a pained expression.
Going overseas can be more profitable, but the costs are also higher.
Chen Zhiyao timed her departure perfectly; when the two arrived at the reef island, the seawater had just begun to recede.
At this point, all that could be seen on the rocky island was a jumble of disordered stones, most of which were hidden in the water.
The rocky island at the beginning of low tide
Before landing on the island, the grandfather and grandson strolled around the area. Using a fish finder, they discovered a small group of small fish on the right.
Grandpa Chen, an experienced man, patiently taught his granddaughter how to set up the net.
Under the old man's guidance, Chen Zhiyao quickly put the fine-mesh sticky nets, as well as the sea traps and crab traps, into the sea.
As for the coarse-perforated cages, they were covered with holes of all sizes and were no longer usable.
The two wandered around the area for a while, and when they returned, the tide had receded considerably, revealing half of the rocky island.
Seeing this, the two quickly packed their things and rowed their small kayak to the island.
Then each of them carried a water pump and headed to the water pit where they had dug their own pond the day before.
Yesterday, Chen Zhiyao chose a water pit that was too low, and it was flooded shortly after the tide came in. She almost missed catching the big fish at the bottom of the pit.
Therefore, when she was baiting the pond yesterday, she specifically chose a large, high-lying puddle.
This puddle is a good seven or eight square meters, half again as big as yesterday's, but the tide has only just begun to recede, so there's plenty of time.
After turning on the water pump, Chen Zhiyao picked up a bucket and began her beachcombing day.
Before she even turned on her X-ray glasses, she saw a huge blue crab eating breakfast under a rock directly in front of her.
Two huge pincers were holding a pink fish, which was happily eating.
Giant blue crabs eating breakfast
Just by looking at those exposed pincers, Chen Zhiyao knew that this thing weighed at least a pound.
The pink fish that was caught was actually quite big, and its gills were bright red, so it looked pretty fresh. Chen Zhiyao happily kept it.
Then he reached into the crevice with his all-purpose tongs and pulled out the enormous blue crab that was as big as his own face.
This thing is so heavy that I almost couldn't hold it steady with the clamps.
Chen Zhiyao nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. There's such a big blue crab right after we arrived. It's worth almost 100 yuan."
As soon as Chen Zhiyao finished tying up the big guy, she brought it next to her small face and took a picture together.
Giant Blue Crab +1
Small fish +1
Now she has three hours of X-ray vision training every day, and Chen Zhiyao is no longer as stingy as before.
She put the blue crab into the bucket and immediately turned on her X-ray glasses.
With the help of the X-ray glasses, Chen Zhiyao had only taken two steps when she discovered two incredibly beautiful whelks under a small rock.
Flower snail +2
Then, under a large rock, they found a small tail, about the thickness of a finger.
The little creature under the crevice seemed to sense danger approaching, its little tail wagging uneasily in the water.
Chen Zhiyao quickly used the multi-purpose tweezers in her hand to clamp the small section of the tail and then pulled it out.
A short while later, a long, thin dog shark was pulled out.
"I didn't expect there to be so many dog sharks here, they're just a bit small."
Chen Zhiyao realized that her family hadn't eaten dogfish in a long time, so she quickly searched around the Fourth Middle School, hoping to find two more to have a good meal that night.
Hmm, my second brother looks weak, let's give him two more tonics.
However, after looking around, she didn't see any dog sharks. Instead, she found a large blue crab under a patch of seaweed.
This creature is very green, almost exactly the same color as seaweed, making it a master of camouflage.
When Chen Zhiyao parted the seaweed, the big guy was eating a large shrimp.
I don't know if I was startled, but the shrimp in my mouth suddenly fell off.
Then, holding up two large pincers, he glared at Chen Zhiyao in front of him, looking down at her with an air of arrogance.
But before she could even look cool for two seconds, she was immediately caught by the all-purpose clip in her hand.
Giant Blue Crab
"It's quite heavy; this big guy probably weighs about a pound."
Chen Zhiyao happily tied it up and put it in the bucket to keep the big guy from before company.
Extra Large Blue Crab +1
Having just acquired a large blue crab, Chen Zhiyao has lost all interest in searching for dog sharks.
But things are just so coincidental; sometimes, the flowers you plant with care don't bloom, while the willows you plant unintentionally thrive.
Chen Zhiyao had only taken a few steps when she spotted a dog shark weighing nearly three pounds in a small puddle.
This guy was big, and his row of snow-white, sharp teeth gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
The big guy sensed Chen Zhiyao's approach and warily bared its two rows of sharp teeth at her, as if it were about to attack her at any moment.
Chen Zhiyao naturally had no intention of fighting it head-on, so she simply used her universal clips to grab it, and the guy could only obediently surrender.
Dog Shark +1
I don't know if it's because I scavenged the place yesterday, but there's noticeably less seafood on Reef Island today.
Yesterday, I found one or two conches every few steps, but today I only found two whelks after walking for half a day.
However, that's not the main point. Chen Zhiyao came here today for an even more important purpose besides pumping out the puddles.
That means looking for goose barnacles.
Mr. Yang has a customer who really likes this item, so he specifically asked her to find more, and he would buy as many as she had.
Goose barnacles cost 180 yuan per kilogram, which is much more expensive than ordinary sea snails and fish, so Chen Zhiyao was very interested in them.
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