Ah Xiu hurriedly led her two younger sisters over, initially thinking they might have found some small crabs or oysters.
Unexpectedly, all I saw was Da Bao holding two fish, and the fish were still alive and kicking.
When Ah Xiu realized they were two large yellow croakers, she could hardly believe her eyes.
She grew up by the sea, so the child naturally knows. Large yellow croakers shouldn't be washed ashore by the tide; if one or two are washed ashore, they're usually small yellow croakers.
These big yellow croakers are worth two work points each at the purchasing station.
Da Bao was holding two large yellow croakers.
Moreover, each of these large yellow croakers weighs at least two pounds. Even when fishing at sea, you might not be able to catch such beautiful large yellow croakers.
She cautiously approached. There, in the mud and sand beneath Da Bao's feet, lay a pile of large yellow croakers.
They were jumping and hopping around haphazardly in the mud and sand.
This time, Ah Xiu couldn't hold back anymore; after all, she's just a child.
They hurriedly dug the fish out of the mud and sand on the ground.
My brain isn't quite working properly; I don't know when so many large yellow croakers will still be washed ashore.
They clearly disturbed a large yellow croaker's nest, but the question is, when have you ever heard of a large yellow croaker being washed ashore?
But whether you've heard of it or not, this is a large yellow croaker. Putting everything else aside, it's worth points.
He Cuihua looked at the empty conch shell under her feet and kicked it away.
Seeing the children there, heads down, seemingly rummaging through something, I became a little curious.
Could it be that something has actually been discovered?
She walked over with her basket on her back, but what she saw when she got closer made her gasp in surprise.
The exclamation drew a glance from someone in the distance, only to find that there was no further sound from that direction.
He Cuihua covered her mouth tightly with her hand and hurriedly joined in the shoveling.
Each person had about three or four large yellow croakers in their basket from this pile of mud.
It's not just large yellow croaker.
Da Bao also found a bunch of crabs and various small fish.
This whole bunch filled more than half a basket.
He Cuihua was both surprised and delighted; delighted that she had actually made this gain.
What surprised me was that I hadn't seen any of these things in this area of the sea before!
But something is better than nothing. With their baskets on their backs, the mother and her five children walked back, mainly because no one else had found anything.
Many people in the distance had not found anything and had mostly left; there were only a few scattered people left behind.
I watched them leave.
Someone said with a laugh.
"Da Zhuang's wife, you're back now? What did you find?"
He Cuihua smiled and said,
"What can you find? You can't find anything."
Look at the place we went to, you were able to find some, but we couldn't find any over there. Everyone nodded.
The place He Cuihua took the children to was indeed the most remote place, a place where nothing could be dug up.
He Cuihua led the children on a jog to the main road at the entrance of the village. This road leads to the dock where there is a special purchasing station.
They buy fish. Usually, when small boats return from the sea, the fish they bring are delivered to this purchasing station.
The purchasing station was deserted at the moment, as the ships had not yet returned from the sea, so they could hardly collect anything.
The staff behind the counter at the purchasing station yawned as they saw the mother and her five children walk in.
"We don't accept seaweed here. If you pick up any of that stuff, just take it home and eat it. There's too much seaweed here."
The most common thing people find when going to the beach early in the morning is seaweed; they can easily collect it.
It's basically not worth two coins.
He Cuihua hurriedly stepped forward with a smile.
"Comrade, we're not here to deliver seaweed."
As she spoke, she poured the contents of her and her children's baskets directly into the large basket in front of her.
This is a basket specifically for collecting fish. As soon as you see the big, lively yellow croakers inside, you know they're not quite dead yet.
It was bouncing around quite happily in the basket.
The staff member was startled and peeked out.
"Oh dear, a large yellow croaker. How could there possibly be a large yellow croaker at this time?"
I looked again at the mother and her five children.
"Where did you get these fish from?"
He Cuihua pointed to the beach.
"We found them while beachcombing."
The staff were puzzled; they had never heard of finding large yellow croakers while collecting fish on the beach.
"That's really strange, you guys are really lucky."
"Alright, comrades, which village are you from? Which group? What are your names?"
I'll weigh this big yellow croaker for you to keep track of your work points. You know the market price here is two work points for a 1.5-pound yellow croaker.
Finally, the staff counted and found that they had a total of 21 large yellow croakers.
Each one weighed over two pounds, which added up to about 50 work points for them.
Even if you go out to sea to catch large yellow croakers, the fishermen in their village can't catch any. Their place is too remote, and it's impossible to catch large yellow croakers here.
So today it can only be attributed to good luck.
He Cuihua was overjoyed to receive 50 work points.
You should know that even if the fishermen in the village go out to sea to fish, they can only earn 20 to 30 work points a day.
After all, women were not allowed on the ship; it was mostly men who boarded.
If a family has only one man who goes out to fish to support his wife and children, each person would only earn a dozen or so work points.
If the family has more children, the work points will be even fewer.
If we calculate the 50 work points per person, then each person in their family would get ten work points.
It's barely enough to feed us today.
But this was enough to make He Cuihua beam with joy. After all, she had no idea she could earn so much when she went to the beach. Earning three or five work points was already considered lucky.
After noting the time, signing the papers, and pressing their fingerprints, He Cuihua led the children back home.
Although I didn't get anything, I was happy. 50 work points, plus the bunch of crabs and oysters in the basket, it was a good harvest. At least it could improve the children's lives.
The family of five returned home happily.
At noon, He Cuihua indeed cleaned out the crabs and oysters.
I made a pot of spicy crab and oysters.
He Cuihua, who had been looking a bit listless, was clearly in high spirits today, with a constant smile on her face.
This incident obviously didn't cause much of a stir, since large yellow croakers are rare and hard to come by; finding a dozen or so occasionally isn't a big deal.
Besides, the fishing boats returning from the dock and the catch they brought back immediately dampened the gossipy thoughts of the purchasing station staff, so the matter was dropped.
The next morning, Cuihua and the children got up even earlier.
If you go late yesterday, they might still be able to find large yellow croakers. Although you can't be that lucky every day, you should at least try your luck.
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