high tide
Chen Zhiyao felt that one small starfish was not enough, so she planned to collect a few more to decorate her small fish tank.
Along the way, she would take a second look whenever she saw a starfish.
"This purple one is pretty, this yellow one is nice too, this pattern is very unique, and there are even colorful ones..."
Pink, purple, blue, yellow, colorful—all sorts of pretty starfish, Chen Zhiyao took one of each.
"It would look great in a marine aquarium."
As the tide continued to rise, Chen Zhiyao, carrying her belongings, continued her treasure hunt while slowly making her way back.
Little Azure Dragon +1
Conch +2
Coconut snail +1
Sea cucumber +3
Mussels +6
Piglet snail +5
Orchid Crab +2
Flower snail +6
...
"These piglet snails are quite pretty, just like the flower-patterned pebbles by the river."
Chen Zhiyao picked up a few more baby snails, intending to put them in the fish tank. The more things there were, the better it would look.
She had plundered all the small snails from the rocks, leaving only some small oysters.
Continuing her gaze downwards, she then discovered a strangely shaped spider snail at the bottom of the rock, as well as two large sea snails covered in moss.
Chen Zhiyao picked up the three big guys with a big smile. Feeling their heavy weight, her smile became even brighter.
"They're quite big, and they're all meaty."
Piglet snail +5
Spider snail +1
Conch +2
As she walked, Chen Zhiyao suddenly saw a sea fish that had already flipped upside down in front of her.
"This little guy was quite good-looking, it's a pity he's already dead. If he were still alive, we could put him in the fish tank."
A type of sea fish that lives in coral reefs
The fish looked fairly fresh, so Chen Zhiyao picked it up, lifted its gills, and saw that it was still bright red.
"It's alright, it probably wasn't hung up for long." He said, casually tossing it into the bucket.
The fish is still very fresh, so it doesn't affect the taste at all.
When Chen Zhiyao reached the middle of the rocky beach, she suddenly heard a faint sound coming from the puddle in front of her.
Looking down, I saw another person in a large blue robe.
Blue wrasse
"Haha, I'm in good luck today, another bluefin bream, this one must weigh at least two or three pounds."
Before she could finish being happy, Chen Zhiyao heard the sound of water next to her.
Turning her head, she noticed a small gray and black tail on the other side of the puddle.
It was another familiar old guy.
"This dog shark is quite big, it must weigh at least three or four pounds."
Chen Zhiyao happily took the two trapped little creatures into her pocket and picked up a few pretty flower snails as well.
Bluefin bream +1
Dog Shark +1
Flower snail +4
She walked and stopped along the way, and by the time she reached the shore and met up with everyone, her hands were already full of all kinds of seafood.
Chen Zhiyao casually put the things on the ground, then wiped the sweat from her forehead and rubbed her lower back a few times.
"I'm so tired. I should have known better than to pick up so many worthless seashells. They're so heavy."
Yan Shuting, who was standing to the side, saw that she had picked up a lot of cheap mussels and scallops and couldn't help but say:
"You silly girl, pick out the valuable seafood! These mussels are incredibly cheap; you can buy three pounds for just 10 yuan."
"I..." Chen Zhiyao opened her mouth, but in the end she closed it again out of guilt.
She knew that mussels and scallops were heavy and cheap, but every time she came across them, she couldn't help but pick them up and put them in the bucket.
She didn't want to pick them up, but her hands had their own ideas.
These delicious little creatures are really hard to resist picking up and putting them in the bucket.
Soon, the others arrived one after another, and they all moved their things onto the trolley, making the journey back much easier.
The items they found while beachcombing were numerous and varied, and it took them more than half an hour to sort them by type and size.
Different types of seafood have vastly different prices, and the prices also vary greatly depending on the size.
Therefore, before each trip to the purchasing station, the group would carefully sort the seafood according to different price ranges.
Chen Zhiyao looked at today's catch. Although she was a bit tired, the harvest was still quite good.
Chen Weiqiang stood up, stretched, and then began to complain:
"Although it's high tide today and there's a lot of stuff, I still don't think it's as fun as going to the seabed to catch seafood directly."
“These are all worthless little things on the beach, unlike underwater where you can catch small lobsters, sea cucumbers, abalone, and all kinds of big fish at will, it’s like coming here to buy goods.”
As the tide receded, most of the seafood returned to the sea with the ocean water, leaving only a small portion on the beaches and rocky shores.
The seabed is a different story; it's the main habitat for these seafoods, where you can catch all sorts of good stuff.
Chen Zhiyao thought about it and realized that diving to catch seafood would indeed be more exciting and fun.
"Okay, then next time we'll just go diving and catch seafood."
“Okay, then Dad and I will fish on the fishing boat.”
The old man is getting on in years, and physical labor like beachcombing is taking its toll on his body for too long. Yan Shuting doesn't want him to keep working so hard.
Amidst laughter and conversation, the group quickly prepared all the fish they had caught.
Chen Zhiyao took out her phone and saw that after a busy morning, it was only 10 o'clock.
After eating something and resting for a while, the group got restless and wanted to go fishing.
Chen Zhiyao thought that there were only 4 lucky fishing rods on the fishing boat, and even if she went to exchange for one now, it would be difficult to just take it out of thin air.
So, out of the group, only the old lady was holding an ordinary fishing rod.
Grandma Chen, unaware of the intricacies involved, smiled and picked up her son's spare fishing rod, ready to show off her skills and continue yesterday's success.
Before long, the fishing boat stopped on the coral reef where Chen Zhiyao and her friends had been diving to catch seafood the day before.
Although there are no large fish below, there are quite a few beautiful sea fish living on the coral reef.
Moreover, the fish finder showed that there was a group of stone-carved fish below.
Chen Zhiyao brought over two small buckets, which were filled with shrimp that had been given bait.
With this amazing bait, it doesn't matter if Grandma uses a regular fishing rod.
The group each loaded some bait and then scattered to different corners of the fishing boat to start fishing.
Chen Zhiyao was very confident in her bait companion and didn't even turn on her X-ray glasses. She casually walked to the stern of the boat to prepare for fishing.
Fish living in coral reefs are generally not very big, so Chen Zhiyao used a medium-sized fishing hook.
As for the bait, she didn't use shrimp meat, but instead chose a small sea shrimp.
She casually tossed the trembling shrimp into the sea.
In less than a minute, she felt a moderate pull on the fishing rod in her hand.
Chen Zhiyao was overjoyed, not expecting that a fish would take the bait so quickly.
After setting the hook and feeling the increased tension on the rod, Chen Zhiyao excitedly stood up and began playing the fish.
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