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

Looting at the beach is perfectly normal.

When people are at the beach, if they see someone has dug up something good, they'll tease each other a bit and then jokingly tug at each other's feet.

It was common for them to even fight in the mud for a single crab.

However, usually it's because the items weren't put into the bin.

But once it's in someone else's bucket, even though people are envious and jealous, no one actually tries to snatch it.

If they really steal it, it would break the traditions passed down from generation to generation by the sea.

If someone finds something good while beachcombing, everyone will rush to grab it. How will we live like this?

What's more, standing in front of them was Wu Lao Er.

An older man in the crowd tugged at Lai Er's arm and muttered in a low voice.

"Forget it, don't cause trouble. Have you forgotten what Wu Lao Er used to do?"

"That kid's no good. Today he steals your chickens, tomorrow he poisons your dog, and in the middle of the night he throws two dead rats into your yard. Can you handle that?"

Upon hearing this, the group of people who had been eager to act immediately lost their nerve.

Yeah, Wu Sui used to be a good-for-nothing scoundrel with no redeeming qualities. Who would want to mess with someone like that?

Wu Sui saw all the villagers' reactions and understood them perfectly.

Forcing them won't work. If we really push these people too far, when the eldest brother comes over with the cart, it'll be dark all the way back to the village, and who knows what might happen.

He took a step forward and stood in front of Wang Feng.

"Dear uncles and brothers, it must be tough for you working so late at night." Wu Sui cleared his throat.

"Whoever touches something in the sea keeps it; everyone knows the rules."

Lai Er snorted, "I know the rules, but your behavior is appalling. You won't even leave a drop of soup for the villagers?"

"Lai Er, that's not right." Wu Sui pointed to the rocky beach behind him.

"This is such a large rocky beach. Even if the three of us had eight hands, we couldn't possibly clean it all in one night."

"The tide hasn't fully risen yet; there's definitely still some goods hidden in the crevices of the rocks below."

Upon hearing this, all the dozen or so villagers were stunned.

Lai Er stared at Wu Sui suspiciously: "Stop trying to fool me. You think you can keep the good stuff?"

Wu Sui ignored him and turned to look at Chen Fugui.

"When my older brother went into the water just now, he found two or three fish under that big triangular rock on the east side."

"If you don't believe me, then stay here and wait for the tide to come in. Then nobody will be able to get anything."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fugui no longer cared about arguing with Wu Sui.

He quickly pulled out a crumpled box of Hongtashan cigarettes from his pocket, took out one, and handed it to Wu Sui with a fawning smile on his face.

"Ah Sui, I was just blind and spoke carelessly. Don't take it to heart. Can you point out to me which side has the most goods?"

Wu Sui glanced down at the cigarette but didn't take it.

If it weren't for this old guy wandering around with his men, none of this trouble would have happened.

"I won't smoke anymore. Uncle Chen, why don't you go into the water and try it yourself?"

Wu Sui spoke in a flat tone, showing no respect whatsoever.

Chen Fugui's hand, holding the cigarette, froze in mid-air, his face embarrassed.

He awkwardly stuffed the cigarettes back into the box, coughed twice, and turned to wave at the people behind him.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get in the water to feel it, or we'll have to wait for the tide to come in."

After saying that, Chen Fugui was the first to roll up his trousers, and without even taking off his shoes, he jumped into the seawater and started digging blindly into the crevices of the rocks with a flashlight in hand.

When the others saw Chen Fugui go into the water, they forgot about Wu Sui's bag and rushed to dive in as well.

The tense scene just moments ago instantly transformed into a lively treasure hunt.

"Ouch, this stone is so slippery."

"Don't push me, I saw this rock first."

Less than two minutes later, Lai Er's startled cry suddenly came from the water.

"Holy crap! It really is there, I touched it!"

Lai Er held up a dark sea cucumber, jumping around excitedly, splashing water everywhere.

At this point, the villagers went completely crazy. Even those who originally didn't want to go into the water became red-eyed and rushed in.

Wang Feng stood on the reef, watching the group of people pull sea cucumbers out of the water one after another, her face contorted with heartache.

She threw the sand shovel in her hand to the ground, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to jump down.

"These bastards are taking advantage of my misfortune. No way, I have to go down and snatch it back."

Wu Sui reacted quickly and grabbed Wang Feng's arm.

"Sister-in-law, don't go."

"Why did you pull me?" Wang Feng stamped her feet anxiously, pointing at the person in the water.

"Didn't you see that bastard Lai Er snatched another one? That's all money!"

Wu Sui pulled her back to the bag and lowered his voice.

"Sister-in-law, we've already taken the lion's share."

"These several hundred kilograms of sea cucumbers will be enough for us to make a fortune."

"The rest are in deep, slippery places, not only difficult to touch, but also risky due to the rising tide."

Wang Feng glared angrily at the water: "We can't let them get away with this!"

"When you eat meat, you have to let people have some soup," Wu Sui explained patiently.

"If we take all the good stuff from this mudflat tonight, the villagers might not say it, but they'll definitely hold a grudge."

"We'll still be hanging around in the village, going to the beach every day. If we offend everyone, we'll be in for a lot of trouble later."

"Let them pick up the leftovers, and that'll be the end of it."

After listening, Wang Feng was still unhappy, but she understood that Wu Sui was right.

She plopped down on a rock, fuming, protecting the goods, and muttering under her breath.

"You're so generous, those are all hard-earned bills..."

Wu Sui smiled but didn't respond.

He could see clearly when he turned on the system radar that the high-value spots in this reef area had been almost completely cleared out by them.

The rest were either small and worthless, or hidden deep in rock crevices, impossible to dig out.

Letting these villagers busy themselves here will keep them occupied and prevent anyone from causing trouble when they push the cart back to the village later.

About half an hour later.

The sound of wheels creaking and groaning came from the other side of the flood control dike.

Wu Gang pushed his family's cart, running over covered in sweat.

"Second son, wife, I've brought the car."

Wu Gang, panting heavily, parked the car by the rocks and was startled when he glanced at the densely packed heads in the water.

"Why...why is everything underwater?"

"Never mind them, hurry up and load them onto the truck." Wang Feng jumped up and directed Wu Gang to move the bags.

Wu Sui also stepped forward to help.

Four bags of sea cucumbers, plus two buckets filled to the brim.

"Cover it up, so no one can see it."

Wang Feng, being meticulous, pulled out a tattered snakeskin bag from under the cart and covered it tightly.

"Alright, big brother, let's push the cart and go." Wu Sui patted the mud off his hands.

Wu Gang gripped the handlebars with both hands and pushed upwards with all his might.

Wu Sui and Wang Feng helped push from behind, the wheels rolling over the gravel beach.

Hearing the commotion, the villagers in the water all turned to look.

Lai Er caught two more and looked at Wu Sui and the others as they left, his eyes filled with jealousy, but in the end he didn't dare to go ashore to stop them.