Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

Wu Sui couldn't help but give Wang Feng a thumbs up. She was surprised that her usually feisty sister-in-law could say something so reasonable and well-founded.

The key point is that every word of these words is piercing to the heart.

Old Man Li was so scolded that he was speechless and couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

He wanted to refute it, but how could he?

To admit that it was Li Daqiang is to admit that Daqiang is a thief, and the whole village will not tolerate their family.

If he doesn't acknowledge that it's Daqiang, then his causing trouble is just being unreasonable.

The surrounding villagers all echoed Wang Feng's sentiments.

"Yeah, Old Li, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"If Daqiang did it, then your family should move out of the village right away. We dare not live with boat thieves."

"I think he's just trying to extort money from me, that old scoundrel."

"Call the police and have him arrested. He came to our door with a knife and caused trouble. Once he's in jail for a few days, he'll behave himself."

Old Man Li thought that by saying his son had died, he could gain some sympathy.

It turned out that everyone in the village was on the Wu family's side.

No one sympathized with him; everyone looked at him like he was a thief.

Old Man Li's legs gave way, and he collapsed into the muddy water.

He's going to suffer this in silence.

Daqiang died in vain.

Wang Feng curled her lip in disdain.

"Get out of here! If you dare to come and bang on my door again, next time it won't be water that gets splashed."

"Your mouth stinks so much, next time I'll fill your mouth with shit."

After saying that, he slammed the door shut.

Outside the door, Old Man Li was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He wanted to continue cursing, but seeing the villagers pointing and whispering, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Wu Gang gave a thumbs-up and nodded in satisfaction at his wife.

"Wife, you're amazing."

Wang Feng, carrying a basin, rolled her eyes at him: "You're just too honest. You don't even know how to yell back when someone bullies you."

Wu Gang wasn't angry. He chuckled and followed him into the house.

This typhoon is even stronger than the last one.

For several days in a row, the sky was overcast, with occasional light drizzle.

Wu Gang went to the dock every day to check the wind and waves, and would come back sighing.

But what's even more worrying than not being able to go to sea is Old Man Li's situation.

Like a resentful woman, he would run to the gate of the Wu family's old house every day without fail to hurl insults.

"Wu Lao Er, you heartless bastard, give me back my son's life!"

"You'll get your comeuppance!"

It's just the same few sentences over and over again.

But every time he yelled a couple of times, the courtyard gate would slam open.

Wang Feng made a dazzling entrance carrying various "weapons".

Today it's foot-washing water, tomorrow it's dishwater, and the day after tomorrow it's a basin of swill.

Old Li couldn't win the argument, and after being splashed with water several times, he learned his lesson.

They only dared to stand at the alley entrance and curse from afar, but as soon as they saw Wang Feng come out, they ran away as fast as they could.

Wu Sui spends his days at home playing with Ya Ya and Xiao Hu, completely ignoring Old Man Li.

Arguing with this unreasonable old rogue is a complete waste of time.

"Brother-in-law, this old man comes every day, he's really annoying."

Chen Yang tried to mend fishing nets in the yard, but his bottom was as stiff as a tadpole, making it impossible for him to sit still.

"Let him curse. All he has left is his mouth." Wu Sui hugged Ya Ya, smiling, not angry at all.

"Yaya, how about Daddy takes you to go beachcombing?"

Although typhoons can damage fishing boats and houses, they are a real treat for beachcombers.

Underwater currents can bring up seafood that usually hides in deep water.

The rain has mostly stopped today, so I imagine there will be quite a few people at the beach.

Wu Sui didn't expect to find much good stuff; mainly, his sister-in-law ate small fish and vegetables every day until he was sick of it.

Ya Ya clapped her hands happily and pulled Xiao Hu to get their own little buckets.

Wu Gang went to the dock every day to see when the wind and waves would subside.

Upon hearing that they were going to go beachcombing, they immediately perked up and went to dig out three large red plastic buckets.

The three of them, with the child in tow, headed towards the mudflats.

Sure enough, the beach was a mess, littered with seaweed, driftwood, and various seashells washed ashore by the waves.

There were quite a few people, but unfortunately they arrived late, so they probably won't see many good items.

Wu Sui turned on the system radar and searched for a long time with the child, only to find a white dot of light under a pile of seaweed.

Upon opening it, I found it was a mantis shrimp, quite large, but unfortunately worthless.

The three of them, along with the child, spent the entire morning without catching anything of value.

It would be good enough if we could barely fill Ya Ya's and Xiao Hu's buckets.

On the way back, Wu Sui looked at the waves in the reef area and asked Wu Gang a question.

"Brother, is it against the rules to set up fish traps during the fishing ban?"

Wu Gang paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile.

"Logically speaking, fish traps are considered nets and shouldn't be used, but the regulations aren't that strict now, and since no one reports it, it should be allowed."

He followed Wu Sui's gaze to the sea and asked a question.

"You want to go down into the fish trap?"

Wu Sui nodded: "If we use longline fishing, we'll have nothing to do. If we use fish traps, we can set them one day and retrieve them the next, which won't waste any time."

"Dad, let's go home quickly, I'm hungry."

"Second Uncle, I'm hungry too."

The two little ones had been hungry and thirsty since they left home in the morning, and when they saw that the adults weren't leaving, they started urging them on.

Wu Sui laughed and hoisted Ya Ya onto his shoulders: "Come on, let's go home. Nothing is more important than my daughter eating."

On their way home, they ran into Old Man Li, but they ignored him.

Li Daqiang has not shown his face for several days, neither alive nor dead.

This definitively confirms that the boat thief who fell into the water was indeed Li Daqiang.

Old Man Li had hoped that the villagers would sympathize with him, after all, it was quite pitiful for an elderly person to bury their child.

But he underestimated the extent of the fishermen's hatred for "ship thieves".

Boats are the lifeblood of fishermen; stealing boats and cutting mooring lines is tantamount to cutting off their livelihood.

Now, the whole village looks at Old Man Li as if he were a pile of stinking dog excrement.

For several days, Old Man Li went to the convenience store to buy wine, but Widow Yu stopped him at the door and wouldn't let him in.

"Hey, hey, stop!"

Widow Yu came out from behind the counter and stood directly across the doorway.

What are you doing here?

"Buying wine, what else could it be for?" Old Man Li was taken aback by this scene.

Widow Yu rolled her eyes, her face full of disgust.

"Go away, I'm not selling to you here."

"You're not going to make money even if you have the chance? You're running a business..." Old Man Li said anxiously.

"I'd rather pour the wine into the sea to feed the fish than sell it to your Li family!"

Widow Yu raised her voice several octaves, deliberately making sure passersby could hear.

"Who doesn't know your family has a ship thief? I'd rather not sell you anything, it would just get my hands dirty. Get out of my way, don't block my business."

Old Man Li was so angry that he trembled all over and couldn't speak for a long time while pointing at Widow Yu.

"You...you widow..."

"So what if she's a widow? A widow is still better than someone who raised a thief!" Widow Yu grabbed a broom from the doorway, pretending to hit him.

Old Man Li shrank back in fright and slunk away.

Walking on the dirt road in the village, I ran into several old friends who used to play cards together.

Old Man Li was about to force a smile and greet him.

As soon as those people saw him, they immediately dodged to the other side of the road as if avoiding a plague, and only turned back and spat after they were far away.

"Pah, a family of thieves."

"Stay away from him, he might just destroy our ship one day."

These words drifted into Old Man Li's ears on the wind, piercing his heart like needles.

Although he loved to take advantage of others, he was still an old man in the village, and everyone called him Uncle Li.

Now, he has become a pariah, hated by everyone.