1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

Before we knew it, it was past 7 a.m., the lowest point of the day.

The large sandy and rocky beach that was originally covered by seawater has now been fully revealed.

The villagers who got up early to go to the beach were scattered in twos and threes on the sandy beach. From a distance, they looked like hardworking worker ants.

"I can't go on like this, I need to rest for a while."

Lin Chaosheng threw down the bucket, leaned against a large rock, wiped the sweat from his face, and felt completely drained.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Haisheng turned to look at him, but said nothing and continued fetching water.

After more than an hour of effort, the water level in the puddle had dropped by half.

If all goes well, the puddle should dry up in about an hour.

Carrying water out of the puddles bucket by bucket was quite tiring.

I should have known better than to be greedy for that 10 yuan.

"Hey, Second Brother, your acting is so fake! Back when we were at the docks, you could carry tons of fish and you never complained. Now you're acting like this just because you're working on a puddle? I should have known better than to pay you upfront."

Lin Shuisheng rolled his eyes when he saw Lin Chaosheng leaning against the rocks like a salted fish, slacking off.

"Hehe, regretting it now? I'm not afraid to tell you, it's no use regretting it now. The money is already in my pocket, so don't even think about getting it back."

Lin Chaosheng chuckled, patted his pocket lightly, and had a smug look on his face.

"If you don't want a refund, hurry up and stop dawdling. Let's dry the water while the sun isn't too strong yet."

Lin Shuisheng glared at Lin Chaosheng, then lifted a bucket of seawater with a little effort and walked towards the nearest gap in the water pit, a hint of anxiety showing between his brows.

Now, the puddle has dried up more than halfway, but he hasn't seen a single large yellow croaker.

That feeling of being anxious and uncertain is really quite unpleasant.

"This awful weather, it's unbearably hot."

Upon hearing his younger brother's words, Lin Chaosheng looked up at the sun in the sky, muttered something under his breath, and then picked up the bucket and went back down into the puddle.

Not long after, a commotion suddenly came from Tong Laosan's side.

"Holy crap, a bluestone grouper! We've struck gold this time!"

"Quick, second brother, go get the tank! Don't kill the fish!"

"Wait a minute, look what I caught!"

"Damn, what a huge eel! It must weigh at least two pounds!"

"Second brother, be careful! That thing is pretty fierce, don't get bitten!"

"Haha, it seems we three brothers are destined to make a fortune today!"

"Speaking of which, we have to thank that braggart for not teaming up with us to rip us off, otherwise where would we have gotten so many good stuff!"

"That's right, let's hurry up and catch them, don't let any slip by. We'll carry the water tank over later and piss them off in front of them."

Hearing these conversations, Lin Haisheng and Lin Chaosheng, who were still working hard to fetch water, slowly turned from red to black, and Lin Shuisheng's expression was not good either.

If he remembers correctly, the purchase price of both grouper and eel at the dock is not low now, at least thirty or forty yuan per kilogram.

In other words, just that one grouper and that one eel were enough to earn Tong Laosan and his men more than a hundred yuan.

If we catch some valuable fish later, it could be almost equivalent to a city worker's monthly salary.

In comparison, Lin Shuisheng's side didn't see a single fish scale, only some oysters and snails clinging to the reef walls, which was utterly embarrassing.

Fortunately, the water in the puddle hadn't completely dried up, so there was still a chance to turn things around.

"Wait, have you even looked it over? Why is it all cheap stuff? There aren't even many blue crabs?"

"We've searched! We've even looked in the crevices of the rocks, but we haven't found the goods. What can we do?"

"Forget it, forget it if we can't find it. Anyway, we have that grouper and that eel, which is enough to slap them in the face. Third brother, come over here and help me carry the water tank over. Second brother, you pack up the tools."

Soon, Tong Lao Da and Tong Lao San carried a large water tank to the water pit where Lin Shuisheng and his group were. They stood on a large rock, looking down at Lin Shuisheng and his group with smug smiles on their faces.

"How about that? You braggart. You wouldn't join us in draining the ponds, but look, we just casually drained a pond and caught a grouper and a giant eel."

As he spoke, Tong Laosan bent down, grabbed a two-pound green grouper from the water tank, and waved it around with a smug look on his face.

Unfortunately, Lin Shuisheng didn't even glance at it, and just silently carried the water.

Seeing him like this, Lin Haisheng and Lin Chaosheng's lips twitched slightly, but in the end they said nothing.

Because they know that some things can't be accomplished just by talking.

Moreover, the angrier they act, the more smug Tong Laosan and his gang become.

If they really want to save face, they should dry up the puddles as soon as possible and see if they can catch fish that are more valuable than those of Tong Laosan and his gang.

"Tch, you guys don't actually think you can catch more valuable fish in this filthy puddle than we do, do you?"

Tong Laosan saw through Lin Shuisheng's plan and curled his lip in disdain.

It wasn't that he looked down on Lin Shuisheng, but such a bountiful harvest from the sump today was something that might only happen a few times a year in the entire Qinglan District. Why was Lin Shuisheng so lucky?

"Forget it, we're all from the same village, so you'd better say less, lest you really anger someone to death."

Tong Laoda waved his hand and offered a somewhat insincere piece of advice.

In fact, his eyes were always fixed on Lin Chaosheng, wanting to see Lin Chaosheng get so angry that he jumped up and down and lost his temper.

No matter how he looked at it, Lin Chaosheng didn't react at all, which made him feel disappointed.

Just as he was pondering how to regain the face he had lost, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hey, you three brothers, do you have any sludge to pump out?"

"Yes! Sister Mei, look what this is!"

When Tong Laoda turned around and saw Zhang Chunmei, his eyes lit up. He then quickly bent down and grabbed the blue-spotted fish again.

"My God! You actually caught such a big grouper! This should fetch at least fifty or sixty yuan!"

Zhang Chunmei's eyes widened, and she exclaimed loudly.

Hearing her shout, all the villagers who were out gathering seafood nearby ran over, looking at the grouper in Boss Tong's hand with envy.

Hearing everyone's praises, Boss Tong felt incredibly pleased.

Seeing his elder brother's blissful expression, Tong Laosan hurriedly shouted:

"I caught this grouper, and we also caught a two- or three-pound eel!"