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

Throughout the morning, there were still quite a few green lights underwater.

Wu Sui stared at the system radar for a while and found that all the high-value goods were hidden in a very deep place, almost touching the crevices of the seabed reefs.

This terrain is too tricky.

Even if he has a system radar that can see where the fish are.

But as soon as a fish bites the hook, it instinctively burrows into the crack in the rocks, and the fishing line will be cut 100% of the time when it brushes against the sharp edge of the reef.

Forcing yourself to fish is not only time-consuming and laborious, but it can also easily damage your fishing line.

"Brother, that's enough fishing, let's call it a day." Wu Sui turned around and decisively started reeling in the line.

Wu Gang was engrossed in scooping fish when he heard this and froze.

"That's it? Second brother, don't be ridiculous. There's definitely more stuff down there. That bite was really fierce."

He was so anxious that he wanted to grab Wu Sui and looked at the water with reluctance.

"The water flow has changed, and it's easy to get stuck at the bottom. It's best to stop while you're ahead."

Wu Sui deftly removed the sinker and hook, and put the fishing rod away.

Not far away, Lai Er was squatting on the ground, sweating profusely as he untangled a mess of fishing line.

Upon hearing Wu Sui say he was leaving, Lai Er immediately straightened up and began to mock him.

"Oh, you're off already? Weren't you pretty good just now? Why did you stop fishing?"

Wu Gang was already furious with these sycophants, so he retorted without hesitation.

"Our buckets are overflowing, what are we going to do? Stay here and starve?"

"Lai Er, do you have enough threads to cut? Do you want me to lend you the scissors to cut them slowly?"

Lai Er's face turned a deep liver color, and he couldn't utter a single rebuttal for a long time.

The idlers fell silent, watching as the Wu brothers, carrying heavy buckets of water, swaggered back along the dirt road.

The two headed straight for the dock.

The docks were rather deserted during the fishing ban.

Fishing boats of all sizes were all tied to iron stakes with ropes, swaying back and forth in the waves.

Hai Ge, who works at a seafood collection point, is lying in a rocking chair, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan.

Seeing Wu Gang carrying a large bucket of water, he quickly sat up straight.

"Gangzi, you went fishing? Got any good catch?" Hai Ge offered the two brothers cigarettes, then peeked into the bucket, becoming even more enthusiastic.

"Wow, a big green grouper weighing over three pounds, plus black bream, white pomfret, black sea bream... all top-quality stuff!"

Hai Ge's fish-buying station has been around for quite some time, and he deals with fish every day. These kinds of fish must have been caught by him.

He quickly brought over a large scale and several plastic baskets and began sorting and weighing the items.

"The green spots weigh three pounds and two ounces, so I'll charge you eighty yuan per pound."

"Two black-haired animals, weighing a total of four and a half pounds. These are very rare on the market now; restaurants are scrambling to buy them, charging 120 yuan per pound!"

"Black sea bream, sea bass... all these miscellaneous items, I'll pack them up and charge you thirty-one pounds."

Old Chen muttered to himself as he pressed the calculator buttons, finally slamming the keys together.

"A total of 2140 pieces."

Old Chen opened the drawer, took out the money, and handed it to Wu Gang.

Wu Gang took the money, feeling very pleased with himself.

In just one morning, in just a few hours, I earned more than two thousand.

As they left the acquisition point, Wu Gang stuffed the money directly into Wu Sui's hand.

"Second brother, hurry up and keep it. I didn't do any work today, so I won't share it."

Wu Sui took the money, counted out 400 yuan, and handed it to his older brother.

He casually stuffed the rest into his pocket, but there was no excited expression on his face.

Knowing his temper, Wu Gang didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the money.

But he keenly sensed something was wrong with his younger brother.

"What's wrong? You made over two thousand in one morning, and you're still not happy?"

Wu Sui took out his cigarette case, pulled out one and handed it to his older brother, then lit one for himself and took a deep drag.

"Brother, do you think two thousand is a lot?" Wu Sui asked back.

"Nonsense." Wu Gang's eyes widened. "Have you gotten carried away with making a fortune these past few days?"

Wu Sui exhaled a smoke ring and shook his head.

There is indeed a gap.

A few days ago, I caught yellow crabs in the mangroves and sold them for 16,000 yuan in one night.

They pried open abalone with nine eyes and sold it for 27,000 yuan.

Touching wild black sea cucumbers cost another 20,000 yuan.

When your earnings, which used to be tens of thousands, suddenly drop to two thousand, anyone would feel uneasy.

Most importantly, fishing is too inefficient.

Even with a radar system to locate fish nests, you still have to pull them up one by one, and outsmart the underwater terrain and currents.

This rate of earning money is still far from enough to build a two-story villa and provide a good life for my wife and children.

"Second brother, you should know how to be content." Wu Gang patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

"We're being watched by the villagers now. They follow us wherever we go. It's already pretty good if we can catch a few fish and sell them peacefully."

Upon hearing this, Wu Sui narrowed his eyes.

It's because of these bandwagoners that he can't fully enjoy his beachcombing.

We can't go to the mangroves, and we can't go to the rocky beach on the east side either.

This is what frustrates him the most.

Wu Sui's gaze passed over his elder brother's shoulder and landed on the safe haven not far away.

Dozens of fishing boats were moored there, densely packed together.

There are wooden boats that are seven or eight meters long, and iron boats that are more than ten meters long.

"Big brother," Wu Sui suddenly spoke up, "what if we don't do it in the village?"

"What do you mean?" Wu Gang was taken aback.

Wu Sui pointed to the empty boat in the harbor: "Rent a boat and go out to sea."

Wu Gang's hand holding the cigarette trembled.

"Are you crazy? It's the closed season now, and the fisheries authorities are cracking down hard. If you get caught, you'll not only be fined, but also detained!"

"The fishing ban only prohibits netting, not angling," Wu Sui said calmly.

"The policy is very clear: trawls and gillnets are prohibited, but fishing is allowed."

Wu Gang shook his head repeatedly: "That won't work either. Renting a boat is too expensive. Just the fuel cost for a trip out to sea is several hundred yuan. If we don't encounter any fish, we'll lose our underwear too."

Wu Sui smiled.

No fish? With the system's radar, once he gets out of there, this sea area is a completely transparent ATM for him.

"We're not just going fishing," Wu Sui said, leaning closer.

"Brother, do you remember those deserted islands to the southeast?"

Wu Gang was stunned: "You mean...Snake Island and Turtleback Reef?"

"Yes." Wu Sui's eyes lit up.

Those deserted islands are only a dozen or so nautical miles from the sea village pier.

The villagers were unwilling to spend money to go to the island, but Wu Sui dared to.

Even if you lose money, a trip to sea, including rental and fuel costs, will only cost a hundred or two, which is not a big deal.

Most importantly, no one will be with them on the island!

With the fishing ban in place for over a month, the village's boats have basically stopped going out to sea. Since no one has been there for so long, that place must have more cargo than the village's beaches.

Lai Er and his gang like to follow others, don't they? If they're so capable, why don't they go out to sea with them?

"Brother, go ask which boat owners are renting out their boats. We'll set sail tomorrow."

Having witnessed the frenzied money-making scene a few days ago, Wu Gang has developed a blind trust in his younger brother's judgment.

"Okay, you go home first. It seems like Cheng Kaixuan's boat is empty. I'll go ask him now."