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Chapter 58 Coming Home Drenched Like a Wet Chicken
Lin Xiuqing covered his face with her five fingers and pushed him away. This shameless man couldn't behave properly for even a moment.
However, Ye Yaodong firmly grabbed her wrist and frowned. "Did you hurt your hand too?"
She pulled her hand back and replied, "Hmm, it's nothing, just a small scratch."
"Then go wash it when we get back. Don't search with it; it might sting more when it comes into contact with seawater."
"It's fine; I'm not in pain. It's still early, and the tide has just receded. There must be more things to pick up. I won't touch the seawater, so if I find something, I'll call you. Didn't I do the same thing before?"
"Don't be stubborn..."
"Oh, it's nothing. Just a little fall. Let's continue searching," she said nonchalantly, continuing to search earnestly. After taking a few steps, she stopped and said, "Move that stone over; I saw a blue crab leg. It must be an orchid crab."
She was in high spirits, and Ye Yaodong couldn't do anything about it, so he had no choice but to go along with her.
The two of them continued to wander around the rocky area. Just as they were about to turn back, a few large raindrops fell but then abruptly stopped. They had no choice but to continue their search.
After another two hours had passed, Ye Yaodong finally spoke up, "Alright, it's almost noon. Let's go back now.
"Can’t we search a little longer?" Lin Xiuqing said reluctantly.
Ye Yaodong chuckled lightly and said, "What's this? Are you addicted to sea digging?"
"Yeah, a little bit. I feel like sea digging was so easy today. We've already collected so much in just one morning. During the high tides on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar new year, we usually don't find as many things to pick up.”
"The high tides on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar new year actually have a lot of treasures, but our beach has been visited by villagers so many times that it seems like there is less seafood. However, there are plenty on the isolated islands. Alright, let's go. It's time to head home. My stomach is growling, and the sky is getting cloudy again."
"Alright then, let's wait for the tide to recede tomorrow and come back again."
"Hehe~ Seems like you're really hooked," he chuckled and shook his head. "Let's see how tomorrow's weather will affect our coastal area. If the typhoon is strong, the tide won't recede, and there may be significant tidal surges. Additionally, there's a high chance of heavy rainfall."
"You're right. Let's forget about it then. We'll come back when the tide recedes and the rain stops."
"Um."
This morning, they had quite a fruitful harvest. They caught eight blue crabs, varying in size, and even more stone crabs. Additionally, they found three blue orchid crabs, which were quite solid and could fetch a good price. They also collected over ten sea ruffe, moray eels, golden pomfrets, as well as some small fish and shrimp. However, the most abundant catch was clams...
It’s estimated that if they were poured out of the sack, they could fill up a large bucket!
Of course, the most special one is the beautiful Meile bead, but that needs to be kept confidential for now. However, the slippery sea bass in the bucket is also quite impressive.
Yaodong carried a bucket in one hand and held a sack in the other, while Lin Xiuqing joyfully followed beside him. The two of them walked briskly toward home.
To their surprise, just as they finished weighing everything, heavy rain suddenly poured down. They had no choice but to quickly rush back home in the pouring rain.
When they arrived home, both of them were drenched like wet chickens. However, they didn't have time to take a shower or change clothes. Instead, they grabbed a large bucket and poured out the contents of the sack.
Upon seeing the couple soaked like drowned chickens, Mother Ye couldn't help but utter a few words of admonishment, "Where have you two been? Running around in a typhoon…”
Eldest Sister-in-law Ye exclaimed in surprise, "Ah~ You went sea digging? Even daring to go out in a typhoon, you're really brave!"
Second Sister-in-law Ye also put down what she was doing and came over, saying, "There's quite a lot... Ah? So many blue crabs..."
The pile of children in the house also gathered around. The eldest son of the couple, Ye Chenghu, shouted on the side, "You went to the beach to play and didn't take us!"
"Brat, do you want to be carried away by the waves? That's why you can't go."
"Everyone else can go; why can't I? Hmph!"
"Because sea monsters specifically target young boys and girls! Are you scared?"
"I'm not scared!"
"You little brat!"
After teasing his son with a laugh, Ye Yaodong didn't pay any more attention to him. He turned to his mother and asked, "Where's Dad? We caught a Japanese Sea Bass. Let him take a good look and see how much it's worth!"
"Ah?" Mother Ye only just noticed the bucket at her feet, and indeed, it was a grouper. However, she couldn't recognize the species either.
When it comes to fish and seafood, the men in the family usually have more knowledge and understanding.
"He's lying inside the house; I'll go call him."
Eldest Sister-in-law Ye and Second Sister-in-law Ye have already started helping with sorting. They exclaimed with envy, "You've got quite a harvest! I didn't expect you to find so many things on a typhoon day."
"Yes, some of these blue crabs are quite big and firm. Just these few alone can be sold for several yuan.”
"That grouper must be more expensive!"
"Earlier, I saw you hurriedly come back and grab a bucket before running off. I asked you about it, but you didn't respond. So, it turns out you were planning to use the bucket to hold the grouper fish. You're really inconsiderate. You didn't even call us to join you..."
Lin Xiuqing felt a little embarrassed by what her second sister-in-law said. She didn't do it on purpose; she was just in a hurry, so she grabbed the bucket and ran off.
"I was just in a hurry, afraid that the fish would die, so I didn't think too much," Lin Xiuqing explained while slapping a few small naughty hands. "Don't be naughty, or you might get pinched by the crabs later. Don't cry then!"
Suddenly, the large moray eel in the bucket wagged its tail and bumped against the bucket, frightening the children, who quickly stepped back!
"Ah~ That fish is so fierce!"
Ye Yaodong waved his hand and hurriedly drove them away, "Go, go, go! All of you, go play on the side, and don't get in the way here!"
"Heh heh heh~" The little rascals made funny faces and took advantage of the rain stopping to run outside and play again.
Even Father Ye, called out by Mother Ye to take a look, was surprised to see the smooth grouper in the bucket, and his mouth hung open in astonishment. "Where did you find this? Do we have this kind of grouper around here?"
Seems like the third son has been having some good luck lately, huh? He managed to find such a rare fish. It's much more valuable than the tiger grouper. The tiger grouper is just an ordinary variety of grouper.
"I found it near the rocky area close to Dongqiao Village. I went to the beach to see how big the waves were, but I noticed that the tide was just receding. So I went down to take a look. The waves at the beach were getting bigger and bigger, so it’s probably because they were being carried in by the waves."
"Possibly."
This sea bass typically resides in bay areas. Considering the proximity of their location to the islands in the bay, it is plausible that the fish were swept in by the waves.
"This one is more valuable than the tiger grouper. To know the exact selling price, we'll have to ask Ah Cai," said Father Ye, glancing at the large bucket on the ground. "Let's sort through these as well and pick out anything that can be sold for money. We can take them all to Ah Cai's place. Anything that's not worth much can be kept for ourselves to eat."
"I wonder if he will accept the goods on a typhoon day?”
"He will accept them. He has an oxygen supply system at his place, so they won't die. After the typhoon passes, he can sell them without any issues.”
"Um."
If it weren't for the fact that there are no passing vehicles due to the typhoon, making transportation inconvenient, and if he had the means to provide oxygen for them at home, he would have considered taking the bucket himself and asking the hotels in town if they would buy it, so as to avoid being taken advantage of by others.
(end of this chapter)
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Yaodong and family really need to separate from the rest of the family so they can keep goodies like these to themselves. >:-D
ReplyDeleteThat's gonna have to wait until the houses are built. But yeah, I'm curious on what will change after they separate (╭ರ _•́)
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