Chapter 8 Catch the sea
"Take the rest of these back and eat them yourself. We won't sell them anymore."
Four or five black sea bream and yellow sea bream weighing about one kilogram each, and seven or eight Shi Jiugong weighing one or two taels each, would not fetch much, so they might as well keep them for themselves.
"Brother Xiaoyun, how long do you plan to stay when you come back this time?" Chen Xiaohu asked on the way back.
The road was built along the coastline. Chen Xiaoyun rode an electric bicycle and looked at the vast sea.
Seabirds flying high, blue sea and sky, waves lapping on the beach, everything is so poetic and picturesque.
"Maybe stay for a year or two! Maybe instead of leaving, just stay at home." Chen Xiaoyun said.
"Then how about we live-stream fishing together, go fishing on the sea, and become fishermen?!" Chen Xiaohu suggested.
He used to be alone, and his grandparents did not allow him to go to sea, so he could only fish at the beach, catching up on the sea, and the harvest was mediocre.
If Chen Xiaoyun, his cousin, was here, maybe his family wouldn't object to him doing this.
"Let's talk about it, let's see and then talk about it!" Chen Xiaoyun did not immediately reply to Chen Xiaohu.
But he knew that after obtaining the Mountain and Sea Pearl, his life would be different in the future.
Fishing in the sea, being a carefree fisherman, seems to be a good idea.
When the two of them returned to Chenjiacun, it was already a little too early at twelve o'clock.
The second grandpa and the second grandma are still waiting for them to go back for lunch.
"Grandpa and grandma, we are back!" Chen Xiaohu started shouting before he even entered the door. He was very excited and hurried to share today's harvest.
"I'm back. I'm waiting for you to eat. I thought you wouldn't come back to eat." The second grandmother complained with a smile.
"Second Grandma, we should call you and let you eat first." Chen Xiaoyun said apologetically.
It really shouldn't be allowed to wait until now for two old people to wait for their meal.
"It's okay. Just come back and have dinner. Come in quickly and have dinner." The second grandma waved her hand and called Chen Xiaoyun into the house.
Lunch was also sumptuous, including fried water spinach, braised pork ribs with carrots, plain-cut chicken, and roasted goose.
The second grandfather probably bought the roast goose in town.
While eating lunch, Chen Xiaohu showed off today's harvest.
"Eat more ribs, chicken, and goose!" The second grandmother looked at the two grandchildren kindly.
When they heard that the two sold more than 10,000 yuan for fishing today, the second grandmother and the second grandfather Chen Jianwen were a little surprised.
"Xiaoyun, why did you transfer so much money to Xiaohu? You deserve more credit, so don't transfer so much to him next time." Second grandfather Chen Jianwen said.
"Second Grandpa, he is my brother. If he follows me, will I treat him badly? As much as he should be treated." Chen Xiaoyun waved his hand and said.
"You are interested!" Second Grandpa Chen Jianwen said happily.
"By the way, Second Grandpa, I plan to renovate the house. Is there anyone else in the village who can do this?" Chen Xiaoyun asked.
"No, young people nowadays have all gone out to work. If you want to renovate, you have to go to the town or county to find a decoration team." Second grandfather Chen Jianwen shook his head and said.
These people, their small fish village has declined greatly, and many people have gone to live in towns, counties, and cities to make a living.
The village that originally had more than 60 households now has just over half.
Moreover, most of the people staying at home are elderly people.
"Okay then, let's go to the town in the afternoon and have a look." Chen Xiaoyun nodded.
After the meal, all the unsold fish were placed at Chen Xiaohu's house.
When Chen Xiaoyun returned home, the weather at noon was extremely hot.
"Summer is coming soon. We need to install air conditioners at home. We still need refrigerators and washing machines. We can't always go to my second grandpa's house to eat. We need to buy pots, pans, gas stoves, etc."
"Also, this house is old and needs to be renovated. The window glass needs to be replaced and the network cable needs to be pulled."
Since you have decided to stay in your hometown, you have to renovate the house and buy various furniture and supplies.
Chen Xiaoyun moved a stool and sat under the lychee tree to enjoy the cool and play with his mobile phone.
Chen Xiaohu also ran over with a deck chair and sat under the lychee tree.
"Brother Xiaoyun, the tide is expected to be low this afternoon. How about we go to catch the sea in the evening?!" Chen Xiaohu suggested.
"Can."
Anyway, if you are bored, you can go to the sea in the evening.
"Then it's settled."
Chen Xiaohu also took out his mobile phone and started posting this morning's catch in a fishing group.
Big sea bass, eastern star spotted grouper, large blue grouper...
As soon as the picture was posted, the group exploded.
Nanshan Drifting couldn't move: "@骁虎一号, Air Force One, hold the grass, are you going to the market to buy fish? So many catches!"
The Beihai pole is often broken: "@骁虎一号, that's right, such a big catch, I feel envious just looking at it."
Patrick: "I caught it there, please give me the address!"
Donghu Household Minister: "Brother from the Air Force, you have five pieces of flowers that you left in my car. Send me the address and they will be delivered to you right away."
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Chen Xiaohu glanced at the group, ignored it completely, and silently closed the group, leaving you to envy him.
"Brother Xiaoyun, I have an exchange group for fishing friends here. They are all from our seaside. Do you want to come in?" Chen Xiaohu looked at Chen Xiaoyun and asked.
"Yeah... that's okay too!"
Chen Xiaoyun nodded. He planned to make a living fishing in the future, so he could join the group to communicate if necessary.
"Then you come in."
Chen Xiaohu invited Chen Xiaoyun into the fishing exchange group. Chen Xiaoyun changed the note to "Happy Fisherman" and didn't pay much attention to the group chat.
"Come with me to the town later to sell some furniture." Chen Xiaoyun said calmly.
"OK!"
Chen Xiaohu nodded, and the two brothers played on their mobile phones under the tree until about three o'clock.
"Let's go, the sun won't be so bright now!"
The two of them came to town, one riding an electric tricycle and the other riding an electric bicycle.
"Let's go and ask about the air-conditioning installation first. We need to install the air-conditioning at home, otherwise summer is coming soon and we won't be able to stay in the house." Chen Xiaoyun stopped the car and said.
"Well, we really need to install air conditioning. Come on, follow me." Chen Xiaohu led the way to a store selling electrical appliances.
"Boss, what do you need to buy? We have refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, rice cookers, and induction cookers." When the boss saw a guest coming, he stood up quickly and greeted them with a smile.
"I need to look at an air conditioner, refrigerator, washing machine, rice cooker... If the air conditioner is installed, it may take a long time to install it." Chen Xiaoyun said, suddenly thinking that he needed to renovate the house first.
Air conditioning can only be installed after renovation.
"Okay, boss, come here and take a look first..."
After looking at it and haggling, Chen Xiaoyun bought a refrigerator worth more than 2,000 yuan, a freezer worth more than 2,000 yuan, a washing machine worth more than 1,000 yuan, and a rice cooker worth more than 300 yuan.
"Boss, the money has been paid. You will deliver the goods to Chenjiacun later." Chen Xiaoyun said after paying.
"Okay, boss, I promise to deliver it on time."
The money from selling the fish this morning was spent all at once.
The air conditioner is tentatively scheduled. When the decoration is completed that day, I will call and the boss will bring the goods to the door to install it.
Then I found a decoration company, but the other party was very open-minded and the negotiation failed in the end.
I went to the two business offices of Mobile and Dianbuxin to inquire, and finally chose Dianbuxin to pull the network cable.
Then I went to buy gas stoves, gas tanks, pots and pans, firewood, rice, oil and salt.
I bought a set of tables and chairs and a recliner.
I bought some miscellaneous items and spent them all with just one W.
After I came back from shopping, I moved the things into my home and decorated it, and finally it looked like a home.
Dinner was still at his second grandfather's house, and the fire had not started yet.
Tonight’s dinner was also very sumptuous, including braised black sea bream, steamed yellow sea bream, Shi Jiugong’s soup, plus leftover ribs and plain-cut chicken from lunch.
Shi Jiugong makes soup. The soup is very delicious and the fish is also very tender.
After dinner, Chen Xiaohu took two head-mounted flashlights and two buckets, and the two brothers rode an electric tricycle out.
When we came to the beach where we were catching the sea, there were also sporadic people rushing to the sea.
There are fishermen and some who come out to have fun.
Chen Xiaoyun and the other two were just here to have fun.
There was no catch on the beach in front of Chen Xiaoyun's house. They came to the beach in Xiaogang Village next door.
There are many reefs here, rich aquatic plants, and there are many fish, shrimps and crabs after low tide.
"Brother Xiaoyun, we will meet at the car later." Chen Xiaohu said.
"okay!"
The two of them separated, mainly because Chen Xiaohu wanted to start a live broadcast on Ganhai.
After this morning's live broadcast, Chen Xiaohu edited the video of Chen Xiaoyun catching sea bass and posted it. The number of views was less than 100,000, making Chen Xiaohu's fans increase to more than a thousand.
Therefore, he became more interested in live streaming.
Chen Xiaoyun was reluctant to be on camera, so he did not go with Chen Xiaohu.
After the tide goes out, the coast reveals the beach seabed and the rocks hidden under the water.
The crabs, fish and shrimps that had no time to recede with the tide remained in these shallow puddles.
These puddles are just big enough to cover the soles of your feet, and there are many aquatic plants.
But most of the seafood is shellfish.
After walking for a while, Chen Xiaoyun had already picked up a few white shells.
This kind of shell is not big, almost always a little bigger than a coin, and is white or gray in color.
Although it is not precious, it is better to have more. It is quite delicious to pick it up and stir-fry it.
After walking a few meters forward, Chen Xiaoyun saw something under the sand.
When I pulled it out, it turned out to be a conch the size of half a fist.
"good!"
Chen Xiaoyun put the conch into the bucket and continued searching.
This unknown, treasure-hunting feeling is very popular.
There were almost no people in the direction where he drove to the sea. Only in places like this that had not been raided by people, there were many sea goods.
After walking a few steps forward, I saw a red flower crab hiding in the water plants.
No matter how it hides, it can't escape Chen Xiaoyun's discernment.
As soon as the pliers went down, the red flower crab was caught and placed in the bucket.
After walking for a while, I picked up another conch.
After searching for more than ten meters, I saw no crabs, squids, etc.
I picked up more than twenty sixty sixty-year-old clams, white clams, and yellow clams.
There are some small sea fish, but they are basically the size of a thumb.
An hour later, after picking up a lot of shells, Chen Xiaoyun lost interest and returned the same way.
There were three or five crabs, not big enough, just big enough to eat.
I picked up a lot of sixtieth shells, white clams, and yellow clams, enough to fry a large plate.
When I came back, I saw Chen Xiaohu shouting: "Family, look, there is an octopus here.
Families, there is a crab here, but not a big one..."
Chen Xiaoyun shook his head. This cousin was a little obsessed with wanting to be an internet celebrity.
Ignoring Chen Xiaohu, Chen Xiaoyun walked to the tricycle, put the harvest in the bucket on the tricycle, then sat on the tricycle and quietly enjoyed the sea breeze.
After waiting for a while, seeing that Chen Xiaohu showed no sign of coming back, Chen Xiaoyun took out his mobile phone and played a small game.
This kind of life is very comfortable. You don't have to worry about being late for work or the pressure of life.
All the worries seemed to have drifted away with the wind when he came back.
After waiting for about an hour, Chen Xiaohu came back.
Chen Xiaoyun didn't ask how the live broadcast was, but asked about the harvest: "How was it? What did you pick up?"
