By this time, the tide had risen.
Due to wind and rain, the mudflats also became a vast expanse of water.
With the headlamp on, you can't really see anything.
The night at the beach is actually very dark.
It may sound like a pointless statement, but it's not. Even on a bright, clear night, you can't see anything at the beach if you're only ten meters apart and don't turn on any lights.
Why?
Wu An couldn't figure it out in either of his two lifetimes. Maybe it was because the sea absorbed the light?
He prefers a day with a bright, clear moon to a day with a starry sky.
On that day, lying on the beach, looking at the starry sky, I dared not do anything, thought of nothing, just looked at it, and it was incredibly comfortable.
In such windy and rainy weather, Wu An couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.
Humans.
Only when you lose something do you realize how precious it was, something that was once so easily within your grasp.
Reborn.
Wu An may not be good at much else, but he is quite adept at self-criticism.
"I examine myself three times a day... Reviewing the old helps me to learn the new; Confucius was truly right."
He murmured.
He dared not dwell on the mistakes he had made in his previous life, fearing that he would repeat them and fall into an inescapable quagmire once again.
Faced with the rocky beach submerged by the tide, Wu An hesitated whether to walk into the mud.
He wanted to see if there were any mud crabs in the mudflats to verify whether the "mud crab migration" actually existed. This was a shortcut for him to quickly accumulate initial wealth.
But such a shortcut is not so easy to take.
It seems reasonable to take some risks if you want to be the first to "eat the crab" and get ahead of the curve.
Wu An questioned himself: "I can't just sit back and wait for a windfall, can I?"
"Go."
"If you don't even dare to take this small risk, how can you change your life?"
"A fish lover who wished to remain anonymous once said that the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish."
In his previous life, he was always trying to "get something for nothing" and fantasizing about being "hit by a windfall," which resulted in him making a mess of his life.
At this time.
The rain was getting heavier and the wind was picking up.
Wu An took a deep breath and began to walk down.
But it moves very slowly.
Fortunately, the tide here isn't too strong, so I can still move around with difficulty.
He planned to go back to the place where he had previously discovered the blue crabs, as that was their habitat. If a "blue crab migration" occurred, there would definitely be something going on there.
After taking two steps, he heard a sound behind him, with shouts carried on the wind.
Looking back.
Lights are flashing.
Wu An paused, standing at the edge of the tide, staring blankly as the lights flickered and approached in the dark night of wind and rain.
"Brother, brother, brother, is that you?"
"Brother, it's you!"
What are you doing?
"Come on up!"
"elder brother!!!"
It's Aqing.
The guy was shouting as he ran.
After Aqing approached, Wu An quickly explained, "I plan to go down and take a look."
Ah Qing quickly jumped into the water to pull him out: "Brother, are you crazy?!"
"There's a strong wind, heavy rain, and the tide is rising!"
"I wonder if today is the peak tide."
"Come up quickly."
Ah Qing tried to pull him away, but he lost his balance and was knocked over by a wave that only reached his thigh, ending up sitting in the seawater.
Wu An quickly picked him up and walked towards the beach.
As they walked, they couldn't make it up for a while. When they finally emerged from the tide, Aqing called out anxiously, "Brother, look how fast the tide is rising!"
Wu An looked back and saw that sweat was beading on his forehead in the slightly damp and chilly night rain.
What was he doing just now?
Bewitched?
may be.
My mind was filled with thoughts of "crabs migrating" and "I want to change things," and I forgot what the ocean even was.
At this moment, Wu An was in a state of utter confusion and filled with lingering fear.
He wiped the water off his face, not knowing if it was sweat or rain, or perhaps both. Ah Qing was still chattering away, but he couldn't hear her. He simply hugged Ah Qing tightly.
Aqing's mouth was agape, and she froze.
"Good brother, thank goodness you're here!" Wu An patted A Qing's back hard and said, "You saved my life, I will definitely make sure you live a life of wealth and honor, and I will arrange everything I have for you."
Aqing grinned foolishly.
If my brother said so, then he'll definitely believe it.
As the two walked into the village, looking at the scattered lights in the distance, their heavy hearts felt as if their shackles had been lifted, and they felt extremely relaxed.
In my past life, I was muddle-headed, incompetent, and disappointed everyone.
now.
He was overjoyed at the incredible opportunity to start over, yet also extremely fearful. He walked each step with trepidation, afraid of repeating the same mistakes.
In reality, it was an overcorrection.
He already possessed foresight far exceeding that of everyone else, and he remembered many things from his father's notebook. As long as he steadily moved forward, he could live a life that was unattainable in his previous life.
"Hahaha...cough cough cough..."
Wu An threw his head back and laughed loudly, then coughed violently, choking on the rainwater.
Aqing looked at him suspiciously.
What's wrong with me, bro?
When I got to the old house, I saw that the lights were on inside.
Wu An quickly ran over.
Upon entering the room, I saw that it was my eldest brother, Wu Ping.
When Wu Ping saw him and A Qing come in, he asked anxiously, "Where did you two go?"
"He didn't even bring his phone."
"Why is Ah Qing still covered in mud?"
Wu An didn't answer him, but instead asked, "Brother, what brings you here?"
Wu Ping pointed to the clothes at the foot of the bed: "It's been raining on and off these past few days. Your sister-in-law said that the clothes you washed hadn't dried yet and got wet from the rain, so she probably didn't have any clean clothes to change into. That's why she asked me to bring over the clothes you left at home."
"While you're at it, let me see how your house is doing."
Wu An then asked A Qing to change into his clothes first, and then asked, "A Qing, why are you here too?"
Aqing pointed to the porcelain bowl on the table: "My mom made this smoked fish."
Wu An thought he could get away with it this way, but Wu Ping still asked him why he went out in the wind and rain.
Wu An had no choice but to mumble, "Brother, don't be so nervous."
"The wind and rain aren't that bad."
“I’ll go check out the mudflats. The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish. Maybe I’ll find something unexpected.”
Wu Ping glared: "Nonsense!"
"No wonder Dad hasn't come home yet, it's because of people like you."
"no."
“I’m afraid you’ll run away again, so come home with me.”
Wu An has a big head.
Just as he was about to refuse, a gust of wind blew in, making the windows and doors rattle, and a lot of rainwater rushed in. He quickly used something to hold them up.
“Look at this place, it’s uninhabitable. What if the wind and rain get worse tonight?” Wu Ping added, “Dad called and said he has to stay at the village committee to be on duty so he can react immediately if there’s any news from the town.”
Wu An nodded: "Okay."
He planned to "return home in glory," but faced with unforeseen circumstances, he had to be more flexible.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com