The women on the beach who were struggling to pull the shells into their buckets were all chatting excitedly while working there.
Let’s talk about how big the typhoon blew last night? How bad the rain leaked at home? What was damaged by the typhoon? Or what was blown away by the typhoon? What fish or other good things did others just pick up? It’s even more disturbing.
They thought it was strange that the scallops would run away when they saw them.
"I have lived so long, but I never thought that these scallops would still run away? We have to row faster, otherwise they will all run away."
"Who says it's not? This is the first time I've seen a scallop run, and it runs pretty fast."
"I thought it wouldn't move, just like a sand clam, but I didn't expect it to run away..."
"Hurry up and dig, otherwise a bunch of scallops will run into the sea every time the tide comes in..."
"Hey, yo, can you still turn?" A woman said excitedly, pointing to the scallops that were opening and closing in the sea to escape.
This is called living for a long time!
Most scallops live at low tide on the shallow seabed of a few hundred meters, and the catch is relatively small. It will take a few years for people to start cultivating them.
It is relatively rare in daily life, and no one knows that scallops can actually run away.
Ye Yaodong also saw it. He turned a 180-degree turn, then opened and closed and ran away. He fished it out and the scallops immediately became obedient when they were lying on the sieve, pretending to be dead.
The women were immediately confused when they saw Ye Yaodong standing in the water and only a dozen or so fish were fished out.
"Why don't you get a dustpan or dustpan? How many can you hold?"
He didn't explain much. He just said that there was no dustpan or dustpan at home and there were no extra ones.
"Then you can also get a washbasin!"
The old man next to him understood clearly, "What he fished were all live scallops. Although we fished in large quantities, there were a lot of empty shells inside, as well as oysters or mussels, sea melon seeds, clams, which were not valuable.
I can’t tell who has more than who.”
The woman was a little excited when she saw him fishing. Because there were not many scallops caught, although they were all shells, the big ones could be sold for thirty or forty cents per pound, and the small ones could be sold for about thirty cents. The shells were heavy, and the big ones were a few cents.
Each one weighs a pound, which is a considerable quantity.
Although there are many people at the beach, it is still easy for a family to pick up a few hundred kilograms and take it home. They can also sell it for hundreds of yuan, which is a lot of money.
The woman next to me wanted to catch those that had run into the sea. She raised her bucket, but then she realized that she couldn't catch them since it was not leaking.
The young boy next to him followed him into the water with a dustpan, but after a while he felt too tired and repeatedly bent over to get up, but it was not as easy as squatting there all the time.
Moreover, it was only a small amount, and it was not as much as the people around me who were pulling it into their arms. It was simply incomparable.
After a few strokes, the young boy gave up and continued to move toward the shell coastline. He felt that it was faster and more abundant to paddle along the shore.
He also said this to the women at the same time, and everyone thought it seemed reasonable. You can catch more other shellfish by paddling on the shore.
Ye Yaodong looked at it and didn't take it seriously, he fished for his.
The tide kept washing there, and the living scallops followed the tide one after another and ran into the sea. Those piled next to them were either dead, fleshless, or were crushed underneath and could not move.
His father, mother, and wife were all there pulling shells, so he didn't have to worry about all kinds of shellfish, so he had better make more money by selling them.
One person can catch just the right amount of fish, but if the fish slips through the net, just see if the ground cage can catch a little bit.
Some people also looked at the ground cage net washed by the waves in the shallow water, and discussed who put it there?
Those who come early can still see that it was him and his father who set it off, while those who come late can only learn about it from other people's mouths.
I happened to see him in the sea, moving along the coastline while fishing, and someone asked me about it.
"Yaodong, I heard that these ground cages in the sea were placed in front of you? What can be found on this coast? This typhoon has already passed."
"Yes, how many things can be stored in the cage here? If I had to put them in, I should have put them in during the typhoon yesterday. I can still have a little more stuff..."
Ye Yaodong straightened up, held an empty fist in his hand, and punched his lower back. He looked at the sky again. The sky was glowing with red light at that time, and the sun had already come out. Now it is hidden in the clouds. Today it is cloudy.
The clouds are extremely thick, but fortunately there is no sun, so it won't be too hot.
He twisted his hips and looked at the old aunts, "There are typhoons and big waves. They can blow you away in two or three blows, and even big trees can be uprooted by you, let alone this ground cage."
I don’t know how the village was affected by the typhoon. I opened the door early in the morning and was busy working on the beach. I didn’t even eat breakfast, nor did I go to the village to look around, nor did I go to the old house.
"It should be put outside, because there are more goods coming in because of the waves..."
He didn't need to say anything at this time. Others retorted, "Who is going out to set the net just after the typhoon? The waves outside are much bigger than those on the shore. We have to wait for two days."
"I just said it casually..."
"When will your cage be closed? Maybe you can catch some scallops."
"I'm sure I can do some networking. Is Yaodong thinking very fast? Everyone just came out with the dustpan and you have already lowered the ground cage."
"I live close by, and my new home is right by the beach... I don't know how many fish I picked up early in the morning... Oh? Yes, how many fish did you pick up this morning?"
This question is on point.
Ye Yaodong smiled and showed his white teeth, "We didn't pick up much this morning, so others won't know."
The ones he had at home were all picked up last night.
Work quickly. Later, we have to take the fish at home to the dock to sell. There is no ice, so as not to keep it stale for a long time.
He walked along the coastline and fished, and when he saw people he knew he knew, he said hello and chatted for a while. He happened to walk up to the fat man and his wife, and the fat man was still being scolded.
When the fat man saw him, he seemed to have seen a savior, "Dongzi, you put these cages up? When will you put them away?"
"Let's take a look and collect it the day after tomorrow. I just put it out in the morning. I think the tide will go down the day after tomorrow and it won't be so full."
Those two fishing nets can be collected later.
"You can earn a lot from this?"
"Isn't it the same for you? The speed of this stroke is much faster than what I can fish."
It is because of this that others did not follow his example and go back to get a ground cage to put it in.
How fast can you row like this? How much time will it take to run back to get the ground cage and then put it into the sea?
There are so many people here now. By the time you put up the ground cage, half of the shell coastline has been moved away by the villagers. How fast can you paddle directly on the shore if you have this time?
The fat man nodded in agreement, "That's right, it's just that there seem to be a lot more empty shells and other shells. I'll have something to choose from when I go back. Then my wife will have to work hard."
Ye Yaodong laughed loudly, "Now you know what you say is nice?"
The fat man's wife gave the fat man a fierce look and said, "You can carry a sack and give it to other women to make them suffer."
"Uh..." The fat man felt guilty and did not dare to say anything, so he quickly changed the subject, "How was your house last night? Is the water leaking serious?"
"There was no water leakage at home last night. I don't know how my old house is doing. I was worried that I had to take my parents over yesterday."
The fat man said with envy: "It's better to have a new house. We didn't sleep all night. The rain wasn't so heavy in the morning, so we just squinted for a while and were called out..."
The fat man was afraid of being grabbed by his wife, so he simply chatted with Ye Yaodong in random topics.
Ye Yaodong was also very cooperative.
There is great strength in numbers!
The villagers were like locusts passing through the border. They were still full of energy after not sleeping all night. They were like chicken blood. The long coastline had almost disappeared in just half a morning, and had already filled up the people behind them.
Sacks and bamboo baskets.
Ye Yaodong also straightened up his aching waist and looked at his watch. It was only about nine o'clock. If they have money, these people can really survive!
Everyone had bright smiles on their faces, covering up the dark circles under their eyes. They asked each other how many bags they had picked up and how many baskets they had picked up.
Some were reluctant to stand up and were still picking up leftovers from the shore. Their buttocks were soaked by the sea water and they were still squatting there, which looked very funny. When they stood up, only the area where their buttocks were squatting was wet, and the buttocks above the waist were wet.
The following are all done.
Ye’s father, Ye’s mother, Lin Xiuqing, and others are the same.
When they pushed the cart back home, a bunch of children gathered at the door. The old lady looked at them with a whip. When they saw them coming back with their butts wet, they laughed at them.
"Mom and dad peed their pants~"
"Mom and dad are so embarrassed that they peed their pants~"
"Grandpa and grandma also peed their pants~"
"Hahaha~"
"Go, go, go on one side, people are disgusted with dogs!"
"Dad, why didn't you pee your pants? Everyone peed their pants!"
"Yes, Third Uncle, why didn't you pee your pants?"
"Hahaha, Dad must not be in a hurry to urinate..."
Ye Yaodong glared at them, "I'll help you pick them up later, and I'll be merciful and won't hit you."
"Slightly, slightly, slightly~"
A group of children were laughing and joking around some adults, talking about whose pants got wet more and who peed more, which made people speechless.
After the adults lifted the shells down to each other, they screamed again, "There are so many~"
"So many shells~"
"Get rich~"
"Ah ah, can we go to the beach to pick it up? Is there any more?"
"It seems that there is no more free thread. Everyone has moved it away..."
Chapter completed!