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

Before 5 a.m., Wu Sui strolled from the stone house toward the old house.

From a distance, two dark figures could be seen crouching outside the courtyard gate, with one bright red dot and one dim red dot flashing in mid-air.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Wu Lei and Chen Yongqiang.

"Brother Lei, Yongqiang? What are you two doing squatting here? Why don't you go inside?"

Wu Lei quickly stood up, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and stomped it out.

"Ah Sui, we just arrived. We saw there was no movement in the yard and were afraid of disturbing your sleep."

Chen Yongqiang also stood up, chuckling, "Right, right, we just arrived a couple of minutes ago."

Wu Sui glanced down at it.

Goodness, there must have been seven or eight cigarette butts under their feet.

Is this what you call just arriving less than two minutes ago?

They probably came over to keep watch before dawn.

Wu Sui didn't point it out, but went up to the door and led the two into the house.

In the courtyard, Wang Feng was carrying a large bowl of steaming noodles out of the kitchen.

"Hey, what brings you two here so early?"

Wang Feng placed the basin on the table in the main room. "Hurry up, go wash your hands and eat."

Wu Lei waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Sister-in-law, we've already eaten. We've eaten at home."

"What did you eat? Where did you go for breakfast so early in the morning?"

Wang Feng put on a stern face and adopted the demeanor of an elder sister-in-law.

"Working at sea is all hard labor; how can you survive without some oil and fat in your belly? Sit down quickly."

Unable to refuse, the two had no choice but to each pick up a large bowl.

Locals usually eat thin noodles for breakfast, and Wang Feng also poached an egg for them.

The seafood noodles were fresh and sweet; eating and drinking them first thing in the morning made my stomach feel much better.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Chen Xue brought over the ingredients she had prepared for them.

Everyone packed their things and headed to the dock.

It was just getting light, and people from the village who had gone out to sea to gather seafood were starting to emerge.

Yesterday, when Wu Sui and his group went out to sea, the people they encountered on the way either rolled their eyes or spoke sarcastically.

The style has completely changed today.

As soon as I reached the village entrance, I ran into several villagers who were preparing to go into the sea to collect snails.

"Oh my, Ah Sui, you're out at sea so early?"

People who usually have no connection with Wu Suijia would greet him from afar with a loud shout, their faces beaming like chrysanthemums.

Wu Sui nodded: "Yes, Uncle Li, let's go beachcombing."

"Yes, yes." Uncle Li came over, casually pulled out a pack of cigarettes, took one out and handed it to him, "Ah Sui, have a cigarette."

Wu Sui waved his hand and declined.

Uncle Li wasn't embarrassed. He tucked the ear to his own ear, lowered his voice, and leaned closer.

"Ah Sui, I heard your ship had a full load yesterday?"

"You've made quite a bit of money, haven't you? Give me a heads-up, did you make 20,000 yuan?"

Several villagers nearby also pricked up their ears, stopped what they were doing, and looked over.

Wu Sui knew exactly what was going on.

These people just want to test the waters. If they really make money, who knows how envious they'll be behind the scenes.

"Uncle Li, who told you that nonsense?"

Wu Sui sighed and frowned.

"What do you mean, 'bursted'? The typhoon just passed, the water's as murky as mud, where are the fish?"

"I went out for a drive all day yesterday, and I spent a lot of money on gas. I only caught a few small fish, which wasn't even enough to cover the gas costs."

Uncle Li was stunned for a moment: "Really? I heard from people in town that you brought in several baskets of big fish."

"Those are goods that Mr. Lin received. They just happened to be piled up on the dock, and we helped load them onto the truck."

Wu Sui made up a story without batting an eye: "Look, I have to bite the bullet and go out to try my luck today. If I fail again, I'm thinking of selling this new ship."

The crowd looked at him with a mixture of belief and doubt, and then at Wu Lei and Chen Yongqiang who were following behind him.

Wu Lei and Chen Yongqiang pretended not to hear and walked forward with their heads down.

They're now hoping the whole village will think Wu Sui lost money, so no one will compete with them for their livelihood.

After getting rid of this group of people, Wu Sui encountered several more who tried to get close to him along the way, but he managed to fool them all with the same excuse.

When they arrived at the dock, Chen Yang couldn't help but laugh as he watched the villagers' skeptical backs.

"Brother-in-law, do you think they can believe it?"

"Whether they believe it or not, as long as they don't see real money, they're just guessing."

Wu Sui jumped onto the new boat and called on everyone to untie the mooring ropes.

"Set off!"

The two boats, one after the other, arrived at the town's dock first.

I made an appointment with Lin Tao last night to pick up the longline fishing bait this morning.

The purchasing station was already open, and Lin Tao greeted Wu Sui with a smile when he saw her.

"Here you go, all the live shrimp you wanted are here, a total of 100 jin, and they're all in excellent condition."

Wu Sui checked the shrimp's appearance and was very satisfied.

These days, using live shrimp as bait is quite expensive, but you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; if you want to catch a big fish, you have to invest heavily.

Chen Yang and Wang Dazhu helped carry the live shrimp to the dock.

After paying the bill, Wu Sui pulled Lin Tao to a secluded corner.

"Brother Tao, I have something I want to talk to you about when I get back tonight."

Wu Sui lowered his voice and handed him a cigarette.

Lin Tao took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and his eyes flickered.

"What's all the secrecy about?"

"Regarding the purchasing station, the courtyard has been unsealed. Think about it."

Without time to elaborate, Wu Sui gave him a brief overview and then prepared to leave.

Upon hearing the words "acquisition station," Lin Tao immediately understood.

"Okay, I'll prepare some food and drinks for you tonight and wait for you at the shop." Lin Tao patted Wu Sui on the shoulder.

"Be careful when going out to sea; don't try to brave rough seas."

Don't worry.

Wu Sui waved his hand and turned to walk towards the dock.

With the roar of engines, the two fishing boats cut through the waves and headed out to sea, facing the rising sun.

On the new boat, Wu Lei was navigating, listening to the engine, his face full of enjoyment.

Chen Yongqiang followed Wu Gang on the rented boat and worked even harder than yesterday.

Yesterday's trip brought me a solid 420 yuan dividend, which is more effective than any mobilization meeting.

Now, wherever Wu Sui points, they attack without hesitation.

The fleet sailed on the sea for more than two hours, gradually approaching the small sandy island where it had anchored the day before.

The sea breeze became stronger, and the waves were larger than those near the coast.

Wu Lei poked his head out and shouted at Wu Sui on the deck.

"Ah Sui, we've arrived. Shall we start longline fishing here?"

Wu Sui stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the turbulent sea ahead. He did not answer immediately, but quietly activated the system in his mind.

The radar interface unfolds before your eyes.

Unfortunately, the system's range is still too small, only 50 meters, which is not enough in the ocean. I wonder when it will be upgraded.

Wu Sui sighed and stopped worrying about it.

The fish are distributed and appear as dots of light on the virtual screen.

There were indeed many points of light near the island, densely packed together.

But upon closer inspection, Wu Sui realized that most of these spots were white, indicating that the fish were not very valuable.

They're probably all cheap fish like mackerel and sardines.

The goal now is to make money; even if we fill a hold with these small fry, we won't make much money selling them.

"Brother Lei, tell my older brother to continue heading out to sea."