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

The two sat on the deck, their stomachs rumbling.

Fortunately, I brought a water bottle with me. I filled it up more than halfway, and with something to fill my empty stomach, I felt like I was alive again.

"Brother, how do you sail this boat? Teach me."

Wu Sui wiped his mouth and looked at the control panel.

With his encyclopedia system, making a living by the sea is a certainty for him.

Once I've saved enough money, I'll definitely get my own boat. It's good to get a feel for things now.

Wu Gang paused for a moment, then patted the steering wheel.

"Okay, come here. This thing isn't actually that difficult."

These days, fishing boats don't even have a decent instrument panel, let alone satellite navigation.

When going out to sea, you have to rely entirely on your memory to remember the route, observe the currents, and determine the wind direction.

Wu Gang pointed to the sea ahead and began to impart his experience to Wu Sui.

Where are the reefs? Where are the currents strong? How do you read the tides?

Wu Sui listened attentively, his hands resting on the steering wheel, feeling the resistance from the water flow.

The fishing boats, made of wood and iron, sailed the seas.

After learning for about half an hour, Wu Sui basically mastered the skills of sailing the boat.

As the outline of the coastline ahead became clearer, the village pier was approaching.

Wu Sui pulled the throttle lever back, and the boat's speed decreased.

"Brother, let's not go back to the village dock."

"Where else would we go if not back to the village?" Wu Gang asked, head down, as he tidied the cables.

"Go straight to the town's dock." Wu Sui turned the helm and adjusted the course.

"We've hauled so much cargo. If we sail the boat back to the village dock, the whole village will know we've made a fortune on Snake Island in less than half an hour."

Wu Gang stopped what he was doing.

"Lai Er and the others are worried about not being able to find a place for us to go beachcombing."

"If we expose our weakness today, when we set sail tomorrow, at least a dozen tails will be following behind our boat."

"At that time, let alone going beachcombing, there won't even be a place to stand."

Wu Gang wholeheartedly agreed. He knew all too well the character of those people in the village; they resented those who had things and laughed at those who didn't.

If they saw this hold full of turbot and mantis shrimp, they'd go crazy.

"Alright, let's go to the town's dock. It's a big place, and it'll be convenient to unload the cargo."

Wu Gang walked over, took over Wu Sui's position, and pushed the accelerator up.

The bow turned and headed toward the town's dock a few nautical miles away.

It's currently the fishing ban period, and the large fishing boats are all docked in the harbor for maintenance, making the town's wharf seem rather empty.

Without having to queue, Wu Gang skillfully moored the boat at the berth and secured the mooring lines.

Wu Sui paid the parking fee and took out the walnut-cracking machine from his pocket.

Wu Gang's eyes twitched as he watched his younger brother take out his phone.

It's a precious item worth over a thousand yuan. If it falls into the water while sailing at sea in rough seas, I'd be heartbroken.

"You shouldn't take this thing with you when you go out. It's much better to leave it at home," Wu Gang couldn't help but mutter.

"Bring him a phone for easy contact. Boss Lin's purchasing station is quite a distance from here. How are we going to deliver so much stuff there? I'll call him and ask him to come pick it up."

Wu Sui pressed the dial button, and the phone was answered after two rings.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, this is Wu Sui."

"Hey, Brother Wu, what brings you here to call me? Got some good stuff again?"

Lin Tao's loud voice came through the receiver, and Wu Sui actually moved the phone away a little.

"Just got back from sea, picked up some small gadgets. The boat's docked in town; could you arrange for a truck to come and pick them up?"

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. Just wait a moment." Lin Tao hung up decisively.

Wu Gang watched as Wu Sui put his phone back in his pocket and clicked his tongue.

"This thing is expensive, but it works really well. Before, when I sold something, I had to run around to get someone to help me. Now, I can do it with just a flick of my finger."

The two waited on the boat for about ten minutes.

A sputtering motor sound came from the entrance of the dock.

Wu Sui peeked out and saw a three-wheeled motorcycle driving towards them.

The carriage contained several storage baskets, water buckets, and an oxygen generator.

After the car came to a complete stop, a person jumped out of the driver's seat.

She is Lin Tao's younger sister, Lin Jing.

"Brother Wu, my brother is going to the city to deliver goods, so he asked me to pick you up."

Lin Jing walked to the shore and waved to Wu Sui on the boat.

Her voice was clear and crisp, with a sharp and decisive quality.

"Lin Jing, thank you for making this trip." Wu Sui jumped ashore.

Lin Jing peeked into the cabin.

"My brother told me you guys got some good stuff. What kind of treasure is it that you had to drive all the way here to pick it up?"

"A little bit of octopus, and a few more treasures." Wu Sui pointed to the live water tank.

"Turbot? Wild?" Lin Jing's eyes lit up.

Having run a purchasing station for so many years, her family naturally knew the value of this item.

Wu Gang then emerged from the cabin, carrying a large net bag.

"Girl, look at the quality of this."

Inside the net, several wild turbot, each the size of a washbasin, were struggling and splashing water everywhere.

"My God, it's so big!" Lin Jing exclaimed in surprise, and quickly called Wu Sui to help unload the crates from the truck.

"Quick, quick, don't let the fish die! This is a rare find!"

Lin Jing quickly turned on the oxygen generator and inserted the tube into the basket filled with seawater.

The three of them worked together to scoop all the turbot out of the live water tank.

Eight large fish filled two large baskets.

Lin Jing squatted by the basket, carefully examining the quality of the turbot.

The skin is intact, full of vitality, and without any damage.

"This thing is so beautiful." Lin Jing stood up and patted the water off her hands.

"If my brother saw these few treasures, he would be ecstatic. Right now, those big restaurants in the city are desperately in need of this kind of impressive stuff to whet their appetites."

"Then you'll have to give us a good price," Wu Sui chimed in from the side.

"Don't worry, you won't suffer losses." Lin Jing smiled and turned to look at the other water tanks. "Besides the multi-treasure tank, what else is there?"

"Wangchao, it weighs over two hundred jin, right?" Wu Gang carried the bucket over.

Lin Jing leaned closer and saw that the bucket was filled with fresh, live octopuses.

It was of uniform size and had strong tentacles; it was clear that it had just been caught not long ago.

"So many?" Lin Jing was somewhat surprised.

Normally, the amount of tidal bore brought by fishermen is only ten or twenty kilograms at most.

It's really rare to see two or three hundred kilograms like this in one go.

"I was lucky to run into him." Wu Sui didn't elaborate.

"Okay, let's go back to the purchasing station to weigh it first."

The turbot weighed a total of 32.4 jin (approximately 16.6 kg).

Wangchao filled six large baskets, and after deducting the water content and basket weight, the net weight was 265 jin.

Lin Jing took out a small notebook and began to do the accounting.

"The price of turbot in the market is quite varied, generally ranging from 180 to 200."

"Your batch of goods is large, I'll buy it from you at 210 yuan per jin."

"Thirty-two catties and four ounces, 6804 yuan."

"For mantis shrimp, the current purchase price is 60 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), 265 jin (132.5 catties) is 15900 yuan."

"The two items together will cost 22704 yuan. Angkor, is that alright with you?"

Lin Jing calculated the bill very quickly, and the price she quoted surprised both brothers.

This is much higher than they expected.

(PS: Guys, it's been a while. I asked my family, and the price of Wangchao (a type of freshwater mushroom) could reach as high as 80 yuan per jin (500g) at the time. I'll just say 60 yuan here. Don't take it too seriously!)