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

Wu Gang was so anxious that he stomped his feet and pointed at Lao Zhang's back, shouting in a low voice.

"Second brother, why are you pulling me? That old Zhang is quick on his feet; he'll pick up all the sea cucumbers in this area in no time."

Wu Suisong released his grip and put the bucket on the ground.

"Brother, look at this mudflat, it's teeming with fish! Why are you trying to take these few from him?"

Wu Gang paused for a moment, then looked up into the distance.

The beach was covered in a dark, dense mass of sea cucumbers and various shellfish that had been washed ashore by the waves.

This is definitely not something one person could pick up all of.

Wu Sui took out his new cell phone from his pocket and called home.

The phone was answered after two rings, and Chen Xue's anxious voice came from the other end.

"Ah Sui, are you alright? The wind is so strong, come back quickly!"

Wu Sui wiped the rain off his face and shouted loudly into the receiver.

"Wife, tell your sister-in-law to quickly gather all the snakeskin bags in the house and come to the beach at the village entrance."

The phone call was instantly switched to Wang Feng's loud voice.

"Wu Lao Er, are you crazy? The wind hasn't stopped yet, and you want us to go to the beach? You want to drag us down with you even if you die?"

"Sister-in-law, the beach is full of sea cucumbers! The typhoon swept them all up here. We can't even pick them all up! Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and bring bags to fill with money!"

Before Wang Feng could continue her tirade, Wu Sui hung up the phone.

Wu Sui stuffed his phone into his pocket and continued walking forward with the bucket in his hand.

The radar screen in my mind was always on, and within a 50-meter range, various points of light flashed so brightly they made my eyes dizzy.

Wu Sui deliberately chose to walk in well-lit areas.

There was a puddle between two rocks ahead, and a blue light was shimmering inside.

Wu Sui walked over, reached into the muddy water, and pulled out a conch shell bigger than his fist.

This thing has a thick shell and lots of meat; it weighs at least two pounds.

It was thrown into the bucket with a dull thud.

Then, he found two yellow-based, black-spotted coconut snails in the pile of rotten seaweed next to him.

Each one weighs over ten kilograms, and feels heavy when held in your arms.

Old Zhang was picking sea cucumbers not far away, his backside sticking out. His pockets were full, so he simply took off his raincoat and used it as a cloth bag.

He looked up and saw Wu Sui carrying two huge coconut snails into a bucket.

Old Zhang's eyes widened, he swallowed hard, and jogged over.

"Oh my, Sui, this snail is huge! If we took it to town, it would fetch a lot of money, wouldn't it?"

As Old Zhang spoke, he reached his hand into the puddle next to Wu Sui.

Wu Sui stepped on a stone by the puddle, splashing mud and water all over Lao Zhang's trouser leg.

Old Zhang was startled and immediately withdrew his hand.

Wu Sui looked down at Lao Zhang, his expression a half-smile.

"Uncle Zhang, you've collected quite a few sea cucumbers, haven't you? They could fetch a good price. One shouldn't be too greedy, don't you think?"

Seeing Wu Sui's reckless attitude, Old Zhang was too scared to reach out again.

Although I recently heard that Wu Sui has reformed, who knows if this good-for-nothing is just a shiny turd on the surface?

Old Zhang chuckled twice and nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, that's right. Ah Sui, you keep picking yours, I'll go over there, I'll go over there."

After saying that, Old Zhang picked up his raincoat bag and slunk away to a spot a dozen meters away.

Su Yu had already recovered on the other side.

This kid has finally learned his lesson. He refuses to go near the water and instead frantically rummages through the seaweed pile on the dry beach.

"Angkor, I caught two more big ones. Why do these things keep spitting to death? It's disgusting."

Su Yu held up two plump black sea cucumbers, his face flushed with excitement.

Wu Sui ignored him and continued looking for goods.

Not more than ten minutes later, two figures ran down the sand dunes in the distance.

Wang Feng walked ahead, clutching a stack of woven bags in her hand, cursing as she ran.

"Wu Lao Er, if you dare to lie to me, I'll skin you alive today!"

Chen Xue followed behind, carrying a large water bottle, running breathlessly.

The two rushed out of the path, and before they even reached the mudflats, Wang Feng's cursing stopped abruptly.

She stared wide-eyed at the sea cucumbers crawling all over the ground and the various conches scattered around, completely dumbfounded.

Chen Xue also covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

Wu Gang walked over carrying a full bucket of sea cucumbers, grinning from ear to ear.

"Wife, your second son isn't lying to you. Hurry up and get the bag!"

Wang Feng snapped out of her daze and slapped herself hard on the mouth.

It's all Wu Lao Er's fault. He hung up the phone without explaining himself. I don't know if that shout just now will alert the villagers.

She now truly regrets her terrible voice; if she were as gentle and soft-spoken as Chen Xue, she could have picked up so many more goods.

"Get out of here, get out of here! You clumsy thing, the bucket's full, don't you know to empty it into a bag?"

Wang Feng deftly opened a large snakeskin bag, picked up the bucket, and poured the contents into the bag.

Forget about bumping or bruising yourself right now, the important thing is to pick up as many things as possible.

He was falling over while muttering to himself.

"Oh my goodness, this is all money! God has opened his eyes!"

"Xiaoxue, hurry up, don't just stand there, go pick them up, I'll pack them up here."

Chen Xue quickly put down the kettle, grabbed a bag, and squatted down to pick it up as well.

The four adults and Su Yu formed a circle on the beach, quickly clearing the seafood off the ground.

More than half an hour passed.

The five large snakeskin bags were already full.

Sea cucumbers made up the majority of the food, followed by conch, coconut snails, and some large blue crabs.

The wind and waves subsided a bit, and the rain stopped.

With so much cargo, they couldn't drag the bags any further, so they had to leave Chen Xue there to watch over it while the others continued to collect the remaining items.

"Hurry up, hurry up! I saw people on the mudflats early this morning, they must have some good stuff."

"Hey, don't push! It's a typhoon day, who's going to be so bored as to run onto the mudflats?"

Wu Sui and the others also heard the commotion, looked up, and their brows furrowed instantly.

Seeing this, and then looking at Wu Gang, who had given him a snakeskin bag, Old Zhang quickly waved his hand.

"It wasn't me, it really wasn't me, I didn't call for help..."

Wu Sui sighed helplessly, knowing that this matter should have nothing to do with Lao Zhang.

Too many people in the village are watching him now. Even though it's raining today, they'll still be seen when they pass through the village.

Having not been back for so long, and considering he came to go beachcombing, it doesn't seem like such a difficult thing for him.

What a waste of all the good stuff on this beach!

Lai Er and Chen Fugui were leading the way, followed by a large group of twenty or thirty people, both men and women, carrying all sorts of tools.

The group rushed down the dune and, upon seeing the scene on the beach, let out a wild shout.

"Holy crap, I'm rich!"

"I told you, following Wu Lao Er would definitely make money..."

Lai Er scrambled onto the beach, threw himself onto a pile of seaweed, and desperately tried to pull sea cucumbers into his arms.

Not to be outdone, Chen Fugui charged through the crowd with his large bucket.

"Move aside, I saw it first."

The entire beach was in complete chaos.