Mingliang laboriously threw both bags into the sea, where they didn't sink due to the seawater.
Mingjing dug for a while, and the rising seawater kept pushing her against the rocks. The rocks were scorching hot from the sun, while the seawater was lukewarm.
After a while, they couldn't stand it anymore and climbed up, but the mud on their bodies had been washed away by the seawater.
Continuing to lie on the rock, Mingjing's mouth was parched from the sun, so she picked up her water bottle and gulped down some water.
"Mingjing, what are you buying this plot of land for? I heard from Wang Ergou that they're building high-rises in the city, so buying a house on the island isn't cost-effective for us."
“I’m going to use that house to buy seafood. We can open our own buying point. If that doesn’t work, our own house will be fine too, even if it’s a bit small.”
“It’s good that we’re acquiring it ourselves, Mingjing. Your brain is so different from ours, you’re so smart,” Mingliang exclaimed with delight.
“There are no purchasing points in the village now; they've all gone to the town. Now that we've appeared, everyone should follow us. We can buy seafood.”
Bright was very pleased with himself when he suddenly saw something shiny floating in the sea.
"What's that?" Mingjing asked, intrigued as she saw the thing disappear into the crevice in the rock.
"You must be mistaken, there's nothing there," Mingliang said, looking towards the sea but seeing nothing.
Mingjing took the wooden bucket, took out the mussels from inside, and placed them in the bright bucket.
"I'll go take a look," Mingjing said, supporting herself as she got up and went back into the water.
That thing hid in a crevice in the rock, so it won't be easy to get it out.
"Throw the clip to me," Mingjing said, squinting as she looked up.
"Get out of the way."
Mingliang threw the iron clamp into the water.
The iron clamp was about to sink to the bottom of the sea, so Mingjing retrieved it and reached it into the crevice between the rocks.
The crevice between the rocks was narrow, making it difficult for Mingjing to even insert her tongs.
"How is it?" Mingliang shouted from above. Seeing that Mingjing didn't respond, he wished he could jump down himself.
"Where are they? What did they see?"
After a while, Mingjing said, "I didn't see it. Let me dive down and take a look."
Mingjing drilled to the bottom of the stone, but the stone was stuck in the sand and couldn't be moved at all. He turned to the side and found a gap about an arm's width between the two stones.
Before Mingjing could even get ashore, Mingliang crashed down, almost riding on her neck.
"What happened?"
Mingliang wiped the water from his face and looked worried. "I've noticed you haven't moved for a while, come down and check on you."
"You almost killed me with that smash. There seems to be something alive in there, but I don't know what it is."
"Really? Let me see, move aside," Mingliang said, pushing Mingjing aside and leaning in to take a look.
Mingjing found it amusing; it was as if he could actually pull it off.
She felt she couldn't handle it, so she simply let Mingliang do it, wanting to see him make a fool of himself.
"I saw it, it's a rice fish."
Bright said excitedly, while Mirror looked with delight into the crack in the rock.
"Get up, let me see if I can get this fish out."
Mingjing stepped forward, her long, slender arms reaching into the crevice in the rock, and the fish darted straight down.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Mingjing dives into the sea.
The next moment, she was surprised.
Oh my god, a fish trap?
She lifted the cage out of the sea and handed it to Mingliang.
"I wonder whose cage it is. Let's see what's inside."
Mingliang took the fish trap and placed it aside, then pulled Mingjing ashore.
"What a pity about that rice fish," Mingliang sighed.
"It's only the size of a palm. Even if we catch it, we have to release it. Let's see what's in this fish trap," Mingjing said curiously.
The fish trap was a long one, not an octagonal one. When I picked it up, I saw that there was quite a lot of stuff inside. One bucket couldn't hold it all, so Mingjing put two buckets in.
"Wow, flower crab, clear roe crab, red-armored crab, stone crab, and a little flower dragon?" Mingyue's eyes shone with excitement as she opened the blind box.
"There are still so many Cao Bai?"
Mingjing picked up a Cao Bai and examined it closely. There were at least five large Cao Bai in this cage, three of which weighed more than two jin each, and the smaller one weighed half a jin.
The herring, also known as the shad, is a fish that often lives in coastal waters. It likes to gather in groups and stays in the lower layers of the sea during the day. When there is thunder or wind, it will sink to the bottom of the sea and only come out at night.
Fishermen typically use longline hooks, wind nets, and drift nets in nearshore waters to catch these animals, as they love to eat crustaceans like crabs. It is estimated that they were attracted by the crabs in the earthworms.
Herring has delicious flesh, nourishes the spleen and stomach, and can treat palpitations and chronic diarrhea. Fishermen often use herring to make soup when they have diarrhea, so many people dry herring into dried fish for later use.
Mingjing threw the smaller ones into the sea, and kept the larger ones, throwing them into a wooden bucket filled with water.
Since the herring eats crabs and small fish, Mingjing put the herring in a separate bucket.
"Mingjing, this bucket is full, there's no room for the rest of the cargo." Mingliang said, still holding half of the seafood in the fish trap.
Mingjing pondered: one wooden bucket for herring, one for crabs and shellfish, and the remaining two snakeskin bags for squid and catfish respectively. They were almost full, and there was simply no room left.
Mingjing's eyes darted around and he said, "You stay here and keep watch. I'll see if there are any trash bags on the island that we can pick up and use."
The surrounding seawater surged up, and Mingjing jumped into the sea, the water reaching up to her waist.
Once inside the woods, Mingjing went to a fishing tackle shop and bought two snakeskin bags; she still had five points left.
"There really are snakeskin bags on the island, may the Sea Goddess protect us," Mingjing said with a smile as she swam back carrying two snakeskin bags.
Mingliang didn't suspect anything; she wasn't surprised by anything that happened to Mingjing.
The fish traps continued to ship out crabs: swimming crabs, blue crabs, red-shelled crabs, and several rather large prawns.
“Mingjing, you’re saying this isn’t someone else’s trap? We’ve managed to steal it?” Mingliang felt uneasy.
Mingjing squatted down, picked up the small crabs, and threw them into the sea. "Who cares? This is a gift from the Sea Goddess, a kindness I can't refuse."
Even if it was someone else who got it, that person was just unlucky. If she got it, it's hers. If she doesn't say anything, then it's the Sea Goddess's grace.
"Oh my, there's another red snapper, and it's quite big, probably over seven pounds." Mingliang awkwardly grabbed the red snapper with both hands, excitedly abandoning the cage.
Now, if anyone were to say that this wasn't the grace of the Sea Goddess, he wouldn't agree.
Red melon seeds are not commonly found on the market, and they cost over 100 yuan per kilogram, so today's harvest was worth it.
"Hey, the female breadcrumb escaped," Mingliang watched as the bread crab crawled out of the bucket and jumped into the sea.
"Oh well, if they've run away, they've run away. The bucket is already full anyway."
Mingjing was very satisfied today. He took the red melon seed spot, put it in a burlap sack, and threw it into the sea to prevent it from being sunburned to death.
"The ship has arrived. Time to go home."
Mingjing saw the sailboats sailing in the distance, picked up a sack from the sea, stood on a rock, and waved to the ship.
"Give me a sack," Mingliang said, carrying a bucket of tools in one hand and a heavy sack of catfish in the other.
He was exhausted after that day; his arms and back were aching terribly, and every step he took while carrying those things felt like his life depended on it.
Xia Chang'an's boat gradually approached.
"What did you catch? It looks pretty heavy." Xia Chang'an thought Mingjing hadn't taken the mud snails seriously because he saw a lot of mud snails lying on the shore.
"Catfish, herring? And a red snapper?" Xia Chang'an exclaimed in surprise as he put the sack on the boat into the water tank on the bed.
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