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

He Zhenzhen asked with great curiosity, "If it's not meat, then what is it?"

"It's feathers. Duck down can be used to make down jackets and down comforters, which are both light and warm."

"How much does duck down cost per pound?"

"These ducks are growing well, and their down is shiny and glossy. It is considered top-grade wild duck down, and it would cost at least twenty yuan per kilogram."

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He Zhenzhen gasped!

"My goodness, it's 20 yuan per jin, so 10 jin is 200 yuan, and 100 jin is 2000 yuan."

Niu Bayi said, "That's right. But the down on a single duck weighs only about 10 grams. A pound is fifty 10-gram pieces. In other words—"

"It would probably take fifty ducks to sell for 200 yuan."

"Of course, its meat can also be sold for money, but because the meat is not as good as the domestic ducks we raise, it will only fetch a maximum of 1 yuan per kilogram."

He Zhenzhen quickly did the mental calculations and sighed.

"So that means a spotted duck can only sell for eight or nine yuan at most?"

Niu Ba nodded slightly.

"That's right, it's not as profitable as selling sandworms."

He Zhenzhen immediately gritted her teeth.

"Damn those spotted ducks! They ate so many sandworms, causing us huge losses. Get out of here!"

She lunged forward, waving her hands vigorously.

The mallards were so frightened by her that they took flight and frantically flapped their wings.

Some flew far away immediately.

Some simply dive straight into the sea, disappearing like fish in an instant.

This upturned-nosed duck can be considered an amphibious creature, navigating land, sea, and air.

It can fly in the sky.

Running on the ground is no problem for them either.

It can even dive underwater for a swim.

After chasing them away, He Zhenzhen breathed a sigh of relief and turned to give Niu Bayi a bright smile.

"Alright, we've chased them away. Let's keep trying and catch more sandworms."

Niu Bayi scratched the back of his head, looking regretful.

"But I clearly caught over twenty pounds of sandworms, and they ate them all... This... This..."

He Zhenzhen is also intelligent and virtuous, beautiful both inside and out.

Upon hearing this, she understood what he meant and immediately gave him a particularly charming and beautiful eye roll.

"My god, Niu Bayi, you're still thinking about that? Fine, fine, I'll owe you ten seconds, that counts, okay?"

Niu Bayi laughed happily.

"Zhenzhen, you're so good to me."

He Zhenzhen suddenly became a little awkward.

"I'm good to you because you're good to me. Let's both be good to each other and live a good life together."

These words were so heartwarming that Niu Bayi nodded vigorously.

"Alright, keep working. I'm sure you'll catch a lot of sandworms this time."

He Zhenzhen was taken aback.

"Why? I only caught a few fish with my first net. Do you think I'll get the same number on the second net?"

Niu Bayi said matter-of-factly, "Of course, you're my future spouse. When my luck comes, it will naturally extend to you. You can try it if you don't believe me."

He Zhenzhen nodded happily, moved closer to Niu Bayi, raised the net, and forcefully plunged it into the mud and sand.

Then, heave-ho, heave-ho, push forward.

Niu Bayi remained calm and dripped some spatial seawater onto her.

Not long after, He Zhenzhen excitedly exclaimed, "My God! Niu Bayi, your luck has really turned around for me!"

She lifted the net and shook the mud and sand inside vigorously.

Inside the net, countless sandworms were wriggling about.

It also contained some crabs and shrimp.

Although he didn't fight as many as Niu Bayi before, he probably still weighed around 15 or 16 jin.

He Zhenzhen was so excited that she almost took off ten meters on the spot.

Niu Bayi laughed heartily and lifted the net that was stuck in the mud and sand, shaking it vigorously.

The seawater made a splashing sound.

The number of sandworms that emerged was more than He Zhenzhen's, definitely exceeding twenty pounds again.

He exclaimed happily, "Zhenzhen, twenty seconds! Twenty seconds already!"

He Zhenzhen said disdainfully, "My goodness! Shouldn't you be happy about catching so many sandworms? Why are you only happy for those twenty seconds?"

Niu Bayi said, "I feel that kissing you is the happiest thing in the world, more joyful than catching a lot of sandworms."

He Zhenzhen shook her head helplessly and uttered two words from her small mouth.

"anthomaniac!"

However, her little face was also beaming with a happy smile.

Just then, the sound of flapping wings came from the air again.

The two were startled and quickly looked up.

Immediately, He Zhenzhen shouted angrily, "Those pirate ducks are here again! Bayi, quickly close the net and run!"

She quickly tried to combine the push and pull of the nets to avoid losses.

But a larger and more ferocious flock of spotted ducks suddenly rushed into the net.

Regardless of whether it was He Zhenzhen's or Niu Bayi's net, they were all knocked into the water by the overwhelming swarm of Muscovy ducks.

Instantly, the net completely dispersed.

The sandworms immediately tried to burrow out, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't escape the gaping maws of a large flock of Muscovy ducks.

Soon, they were picked up by the bite and put into mouths, disappearing instantly.

Those damn upturned Muscovy ducks!

They were like a bunch of demons who had escaped from hell and had been starving for three thousand years.

It's like I've never eaten sandworms before!

Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen quickly waved their arms and tried to drive them away.

But this time it didn't work.

Because they hadn't finished eating the sandworms, these spotted ducks would fly up to avoid them, but when they saw an opening, they would suddenly swoop down, snatch up a few sandworms, and toss them into the air.

The sandworms twisted and turned in the air.

Then, the Muscovy duck opened its beak wide, and the sandworm fell into its mouth.

It was swallowed without even a gulping sound.

Only after they had eaten all the sandworms did they flee in panic, driven away by Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen, and disappear again in an instant.

Only two people remained standing in the sea, looking at each other in bewilderment.

He Zhenzhen was almost in tears.

"Bayi, what do we do now? We thought those spotted ducks would be full after eating the sandworms from our first net and wouldn't come back to do bad things, but who knew they were watching from afar and even called more accomplices."

"No matter how many nets we cast or how many sandworms we catch, they'll still eat them!"

Several black lines appeared on Niu Bayi's forehead.

I felt incredibly unlucky.

Last time I hunted sandworms, I encountered human pirates.

Now, while hunting sandworms, we've encountered bird-like pirates.

This is never going to end, is it?

As he pondered, Niu Bayi suddenly had a wicked thought.

"Zhenzhen, it looks like we're out of luck catching sandworms today. Let's just catch these spotted ducks instead. We can catch as many as we can, and selling them for eight or nine yuan each shouldn't be a problem."

"If we could catch a hundred, that would be about a thousand dollars."

"I see hundreds or even thousands of spotted ducks."

He Zhenzhen nodded, then asked doubtfully, "But these spotted ducks come and go so quickly, they're incredibly agile, how are we going to catch them?"

Niu Ba slapped it once.

"Watch me, you just stand there and observe first."

He picked up the net, added a little more water into the sea, and then stuck the net into the mud and sand.

However, this time it wasn't dug too deep, just a shallow layer, and it was scooped out with a splash without being pushed forward much.

Another group of sandworms appeared in the net.

There are clearly not as many as before.

After all, Niu Bayi doesn't need to arrest too many people.

But even this small amount weighs about one or two pounds.

Sure enough, just as the net was pulled up, a flock of spotted ducks suddenly flew over from the distance under the night sky!