He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

He Rong readily agreed, "Sure, whatever you want! Take the money first. Once you've caught enough fish and earned enough money, go to the county shipyard and pick out a boat."

"Now my son-in-law owns a boat too! Let's see who dares to laugh at him for needing to borrow his father-in-law's boat!"

"You can continue to use that fishing boat tonight. Your brother-in-law and I can rest for a few more days without any problem."

He Zhenzhen listened to these words, her little face filled with emotion, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Big brother, you guys are so good to Bayi, I thank you on their behalf."

He Laifu glared at him.

"Oh, they haven't even officially married into the family yet, and they're already treating Bayi like family, not like this family at all, thanking this and that."

Immediately, everyone at the table burst into laughter.

Niu Bayi knew in his heart that he had finally passed the test of He Zhenzhen's family.

Although he caught so many abalone on the first night, which excited He Rong and the others so much that they agreed to marry their daughter to him.

But I'm still a little worried.

What if we're really lucky?

The second night, when he brought back so many mackerel, I was completely relieved and willing to spend a lot of money to let him buy another fishing boat.

This family is something else!

Worth it!

Then, everyone ate and drank to their hearts' content, until their bellies were round and full.

Now that Niu Bayi has 5000 yuan borrowed from his father-in-law and more than 2000 yuan in hand, he has almost enough to buy a fishing boat like the He family's.

I'll go out to sea tonight to fish and earn more money, and see if I can buy a bigger, better-performing fish.

So, back on the wrecked ship, he continued to sleep soundly, conserving his energy.

I slept soundly until evening.

He Zhenzhen brought him food. After he finished eating, she sat with him by the sea and chatted intimately for a while.

Before leaving, He Zhenzhen suddenly kissed him, giggled, and ran away.

Niu Bayi touched his face, chuckled, and went back to the broken boat to continue sleeping.

Around 1:00 AM, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the dock area was crowded and packed with people again.

Fishermen, it's time to go out to sea and fish again.

Niu Bayi, full of energy, ran to the long dike and untied the fishing boat.

A group of fishermen were all there, sighing with emotion.

Who knows what big fish they'll catch this time, August 1st?

They were all watching with bated breath.

Once Niu Bayi boarded the ship, it sped off into the deep sea.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner on the beach, several pairs of sinister eyes were staring at him.

One of them was Chen Dagui.

He lowered his voice.

"Brother Biao, that kid caught a boatload of abalone on the first night and sold it for over three thousand yuan. On the second night, he caught a boatload of mackerel and sold it for almost three thousand yuan."

"I reckon he'll return from this voyage with a full catch once again."

"When he returns, intercept him at sea, and all the fish on his boat are yours!"

Beside him stood five dark-skinned, burly men with fierce expressions.

They're all around forty.

The one Chen Dagui called Brother Biao had a hooked nose and particularly sinister eyes.

You can tell at a glance that he's a ruthless character in the underworld!

He chuckled.

"It's rare for fishermen to have such a big catch when they go out to sea. Three or four hundred dollars is the most they can get. I really don't care about that little bit of money, but if it's over a thousand, then it's worth a try."

Chen Dagui said, "Brother Biao, I would never dare to hide it from you. You can also ask around. He really made that much money from both of his fishing trips. And his fishing boat is only three or four years old; it's still quite new."

"I heard it cost over seven thousand when I bought it. I should be able to sell it for at least four or five thousand now, right?"

"This deal was absolutely worth it!"

Brother Biao patted Chen Dagui on the shoulder with a forced smile.

"Thank you for providing such excellent information. I'll take my men out to sea now, and when he returns, we'll intercept him and see if he really has that many fish!"

"If I get my hands on it, I'll share some with you. If not, well, just wait until I get back and beat you up. Come on!"

With a wave of his hand, he led his four men and ran towards a group of reefs.

Their fishing boats are hidden there.

A smug smile appeared on Chen Dagui's lips as he looked back at the sea.

Niu Bayi's fishing boat sped along, almost disappearing into the night.

"Niu Bayi, you think you're so capable? One minute you're catching abalone, the next you're catching mackerel, but this time, even if you catch a whole bunch of valuable fish, you'll still end up at the bottom of the sea!"

"Brother Biao and his gang have guns; they specialize in robbing ships at sea! They also like to kill people to cover their tracks!"

Niu Bayi drove out of the sea again for about two hours, this time changing direction slightly.

Looking around, the vast sea stretched out before us, with no fishing boats following us.

No matter how many fishing boats there are, once they set sail, even if they are going in roughly the same direction, they will scatter and disappear into different places once they are far away.

It's like scattering a handful of stars into the vast universe.

With a thought, Niu Bayi released some spatial seawater onto the sea surface.

Then he scratched the back of his head.

"Oh, you're up to something new again?"

It turns out that when the space seawater fell into the sea, it did not merge into the ordinary seawater as it did last time.

Instead, just like the time before last, it transformed into a clear stream and flowed forward.

It seems they're trying to lure Niu Bayi to a place with a good catch.

Niu Bayi immediately steered his boat to follow.

After following for about twenty minutes, a small island suddenly appeared ahead.

This island is much larger than the previous rocky island, at least several thousand times larger, making it a true island.

The area is covered with dense jungle, surrounded by wide beaches and clear seawater.

Under the moonlight, you can see a large area of ​​shallow water below the surface.

The water is only thirty or forty centimeters deep.

This resulted in fishing boats being unable to dock and instead running aground on the shallows.

And that clear stream disappeared on the shallows.

Niu Bayi had no choice but to stop his fishing boat and drop anchor.

With a splash, it jumped into the shallows.

Instantly, the seawater reached above their knees.

Looking around, Niu Bayi scratched the back of his head.

What kind of fish could be found in this place?

You can't say it's abalone either.

These abalone are stuck to the rocks.

There are only beaches around here, no rocks.

For a moment, Niu Bayi was also confused and could only keep walking forward.

I had only taken four or five steps when suddenly, my big foot stepped into the sand and landed on something soft and wriggling.

Niu Bayi was taken aback and quickly withdrew his foot.

He bent down and reached his hand into the sand.

Not long after, he grabbed something.

It was a worm!

The worm was smooth and looked like a piece of pink intestine with a grid-like pattern.

It is about 20 centimeters long and as thick as an adult man's finger.

It looks kind of disgusting, like... well...

But Niu Bayi was immediately pleasantly surprised when he saw it.

Sandworms!

These sandworms are quite a delicacy, known as the "Cordyceps of the Sea."

It is used as a medicinal herb, and can nourish yin and reduce internal heat, clear the lungs and replenish deficiency, as well as invigorate the spleen and stomach and benefit qi and blood.

They're dried and used in soups, which make them especially delicious!

Therefore, the market price is quite good.

Fresh sandworms are purchased for two or three yuan per kilogram.

Sun-dried sandworms can cost 30 or 40 yuan per jin (500g), or even more.

Ten pounds of fresh sandworms can yield about one pound of dried sandworms.

Could it be that the spatial seawater led me here because there are many sandworms under this large beach?

Niu Bayi tentatively stepped forward a few more times.