Chapter 299: You actually dare to mess with my hidden folder!

However, this time he only picked up one net bag, and it was already almost cleaned up; after Ye Cheng tidied the net bag a bit, he began searching in the mud and sand.

The mud and sand on this seabed are relatively thick; the crabs hide in it and blend with the mud and sand, making them hard to spot, so Ye Cheng could only slowly search around the edge of the garbage pile.

This kind of careful searching was even more exhausting for Xiao Hu when he went down; he originally had a short dive time, and after going down he still had to observe carefully, making it hard to see clearly.

Looking for crabs in the mud and sand, it's hard to see the crabs directly; mainly one looks at the traces in the mud and sand.

A small ridge protrudes; at a glance you know there's something underneath. Ye Cheng inserted the tongs from behind into the mud and sand, and suddenly a crab startled and ran out, which Ye Cheng grabbed with the tongs and stuffed into the net bag.

There are many crabs in this area, and the traces on the mud and sand are also abundant; you can see them at a glance, and using the tongs is not any slower than before when using hands.

After working for two hours, Ye Cheng went around the edge of the garbage pile once, cleaning up all the crabs he could find; what remained to be done was...

Clean up the garbage.

Ye Cheng is no saint; there is a lot of ocean garbage, and he cannot devote himself wholeheartedly to protecting the marine environment, but he will still clean up the garbage at his own doorstep.

Moreover, if it's not cleaned up, when the next few batches of crabs come, Big Brother's clam farm will be ruined.

The outermost layer of the garbage pile is a layer of rope, which is easy to clean up; Ye Cheng found the rope end, and Xiao Hu pulled it up.

Although it took a bit of time, it went fairly smoothly.

The two of them spent another two hours thoroughly cleaning up this pile of garbage before climbing up from the sea.

Looking at that heap of garbage like a small mountain, Ye Cheng couldn't help but sigh, 'No wonder Yang Liu and the others are doing marine protection; if we don't protect it, it'll become a garbage heap.'

Xiao Hu sat aside, and upon hearing Ye Cheng mention Yang Liu, he immediately became interested,

"Brother, Yang Liu is your school belle, right? You haven't told me about that class reunion yet—does the school belle not even bother to glance at you?"

"Tch! That's you; the school belle saw me and rushed over, even proactively asking for my contact info, saying she'd like to take my boat out to sea next time."

Seeing Ye Cheng's smug look, Xiao Hu wore a face of disbelief: "Come on, brother, they still want to take your boat out to sea? With your broken boat, they'd sit on the deck and end up with wet buttocks."

"Damn! You're so vulgar, what's on your mind all the time?" Ye Cheng said contemptuously.

"Brother, if you're not vulgar, you must have no thoughts about the school belle."

"No, brother is a man devoted to the ocean, with no interest in women." Ye Cheng lifted his head toward the sun, utterly holy.

"Tch, then what's in your computer's hidden folder?" Xiao Hu teased, looking at Ye Cheng.

"Holy shit! You actually dare to mess with my hidden folder! Tell me, what did you see?"

This pile of garbage, the two of them couldn't clear it; it was only when Ye Guowei came on his tricycle that they managed to get them up.

Returning to the village, he happened to meet several people coming back from the dock.

"Guowei, what did you bring? A whole cart of garbage?" Several people joked.

"Well, lately the seaside is all garbage; there's no choice, if we don't clean it up it gets too dirty." Ye Guowei replied.

"Ah, the sea nowadays really can't be described. You said when we were kids it was great—no garbage on the seabed, the water was blue, nothing like now." Several people, the same age as Ye Guowei, sighed a few sentences.

Seeing Ye Guowei about to chat with someone, Ye Cheng quickly greeted,

"Gentlemen, Xiao Hu and I are going to dump the garbage first."

"Sure, we'll chat with your brother for a while."

Ye Guowei took out cigarettes, handed them to several people, and casually asked,

"How come you came back so early?"

"The weather's been bad these two days, no boats going out to sea, and there's nothing to do at the dock, so we came back early."

Ye Guowei nodded; indeed, the weather meant no one went out to sea.

"Well, today at noon a few people came and rented a boat to go out to sea, dressed nicely, but they weren't going fishing; they said they were coming to protect marine animals—don't you think that's strange?"

There was also a beautiful young woman among them; although going out to sea with her was a bit of a loss, it's a real shame that such a beauty wasn't kept by the boss.

As they chatted, Ye Cheng hadn't gone far yet, so he naturally overheard.

Protecting marine animals, and a beautiful woman.

Could it be Yang Liu and them?

They're planning to look for the white dolphin after the storm.

Ye Cheng looked at the sky; it had already started to clear up, he thought it would be fine.

Ye Cheng didn't think much of it; he and Xiao Hu hauled this pile of garbage to the dump, then returned to Ye Guowei's house, loaded two more boxes of crabs, and rode to the dock.

Indeed, the dock was relatively idle today; only because the weather was good at noon did a few boats set out, hoping to try their luck.

Ye Cheng rode over and happened to meet He Lao Ban; this guy really can hold his ground—clearly there's no boat, yet he's still guarding here.

"Yo, Lao Er! I said the magpies calling at the door today must mean good news, and sure enough I got to wait for you." Seeing Ye Cheng arrive, He Lao Ban hurried forward to greet him.

"Mine is a crow's call; magpies don't call like that." Ye Cheng joked.

"Even if it's a crow, you're a golden crow, the son of the sun." He Lao Ban gave a thumbs up; his flattery sounded loud and booming.

Ye Cheng felt helpless; if this business can't take off, there's really nothing to say.

"Alright, shall we take the crabs?" Ye Cheng pointed to the water tank on the tricycle.

"Sure, take them; today there's nothing else, if I don't collect anything I'll have wasted today's rent."

Even opening a shop at the dock requires rent, which isn't cheap; if every day were like this weather with no catch, they'd have to drink the northwest wind.

Although Strong Brother said in the TV drama: the bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish, but you still need fish to begin with.

He Lao Ban eagerly opened the water tank, and was instantly startled,

"Holy crap, Lao Er, did you ransack a house? There are so many crabs."

Xiao Hu hehehed a smile: "Really, it's like we ransacked a household—look."

Saying this, Xiao Hu opened the other several water tanks; there were four and a half boxes of crabs, all swimming crabs, with fewer than ten blue crabs, all of which Ye Cheng had found in the mud and sand.

He Lao Ban reached in and pulled out a few of the panicked swimming crabs; they were still fresh, of decent size, not particularly small.

Just as he was about to speak, Ye Cheng cut in: "Well, He Lao Ban, let's be frank—today's weather is bad, so seafood will definitely rise in price; don't give me the usual rates."

He Lao Ban laughed, pointing at Ye Cheng: "Who can sweet-talk you, Lao Er Ye? Don't worry—normally swimming crabs are 30 per jin; I'll give you 36 per jin for this batch, a 20% increase—okay?"