Chapter 400: Basket, Breaking the Record Again

The two were close together, and Han Xiaotao immediately felt the bodily reaction; she too was experienced, so she naturally understood what was going on with Ye Cheng.

After Ye Cheng reacted, she suddenly felt a bit regretful, wondering if she was being too shameless.

For money, she actually had to sell her body.

But thinking of the frail child, Han Xiaotao gritted her teeth, suddenly mustered courage, lifted her head to look at Ye Cheng, then wrapped her arms around his face and kissed him directly.

That left even someone who had been experienced completely bewildered.

That sensation, she hadn't felt in a long time.

Ye Cheng felt a bit of blood rushing to his body.

After being bold for a moment, Han Xiaotao noticed Ye Cheng's body went stiff, with no further reaction, and she felt a bit embarrassed.

However, the feeling below told her Ye Cheng was still aroused.

She pursed her lips, lifted her head to look at Ye Cheng, and said softly,

"How about sister-in-law helps you?"

Speaking, Han Xiaotao reached behind and started to tie her hair.

That action, Ye Cheng was very familiar with.

Sangkun: I'm really fired up now!

Not only is he familiar with it, he also likes it a lot.

Just as he was torn in his thoughts, considering whether to refuse a bit, suddenly a sound came from behind, and the cabin door opened.

Han Xiaotao jumped up startled like a little rabbit, instantly standing beside Ye Cheng, her back to the cabin, afraid people would see her nervous expression.

Ye Cheng also calmed down, glanced sideways, and thought Han Xiaotao's name was apt—her whole face was red, red like a peach.

"Lao Er, have we arrived?" came Duan Chunsheng's yawning voice from behind.

"Almost there, you just woke up?" Ye Cheng replied.

"Yeah, getting old, can't sleep." Duan Chunsheng walked over, and only then noticed someone else was still there.

"Xiaotao is here too." Duan Chunsheng stared for a moment.

"Uncle Chunsheng, I'm not used to the boat rocking; if I can't sleep I come out to look at the sea." Han Xiaotao said, trying to stay calm, then after speaking she turned her head back, afraid Duan Chunsheng would notice what just happened.

Duan Chunsheng didn't think much of it, just casually greeted Han Xiaotao, then started offering Ye Cheng a cigarette and chatting.

After standing nervously for a while, Han Xiaotao realized no one was paying attention to her, so she relaxed, gave a greeting, and went back to sleep.

After another ten minutes, they reached the spot; Xiao Hu also got up and, together with Duan Chunsheng, lowered the net.

After setting the net, it was Ye Cheng's turn to sleep a bit.

Entering the cabin, Zhang Guafu and Qian Shen were sleeping soundly, but Han Xiaotao saw Ye Cheng come in and her eyes snapped open.

Ye Cheng glanced at her, then without showing any emotion returned to his bunk and fell asleep.

Damn it, what just happened was so stimulating I can barely sleep.

There were still people in the room; Han Xiaotao didn't dare move, and after Ye Cheng fell into a drowsy sleep, she was soon woken up by someone.

"Everyone's up, time to haul the net." Xiao Hu shouted as he came in.

The four quickly got up; Han Xiaotao kept her head down, not daring to look at Ye Cheng, and was the first to go out.

The boat had already reduced speed, and the net hauler began pulling the net upward.

Several people gathered around the deck, making space in the middle.

When the net was hauled up, seventy percent of the catch was fish, which was also acceptable.

Qian Shen and Han Xiaotao had never seen such a huge net full of spider crabs; their eyes almost lit up—no wonder a boat could have tens of thousands.

After Xiao Hu untied the rope mouth, a mountain-like pile of spider crabs spilled out.

Zhang Guafu gave Qian Shen and Han Xiaotao a few baskets, then began to explain,

"In a moment we'll be in charge of tying the crabs, sorting by size: over half a jin, under three liang, and separately placing those with roe."

All being seaside women, these were routine procedures; after Zhang Guafu gave a brief explanation, each sat down and started tying the crabs.

With many people today, they worked quickly and it wasn't so boring.

Three women make a drama, not just idle talk—especially Zhang Guafu and Qian Shen, whose chatter never stopped, all village gossip inside and out.

Meanwhile, Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu tidied the net a bit, then lowered it again; with many people, they had the advantage of being able to tie crabs while deploying the net.

All told, one person drives the boat and hauls the net, five people tie the crabs—just the right speed.

When everyone had more or less finished up, the second net also came up.

That night, Ye Cheng hauled a total of four nets; although it wasn't a bumper catch like yesterday's, overall it was still more than yesterday.

Qian Shen and Han Xiaotao were both excited; everyone knew Zhang Guafu had given out ten thousand yesterday, but today they didn't know how much Ye Cheng would give each.

Ye Cheng also felt torn inside; he originally wanted to give each person less, but since Han Xiaotao was already fixing her hair, not showing anything would make him seem like a jerk.

Damn it, women are better left alone; I didn't even get any fishy smell, yet I feel I'll have to spend money.

When they returned to the dock, it was only 6 a. m., and Ye Cheng's boat was still the finest at the dock.

"Ye Cheng is back!"

"Ye Cheng is back!"

"Ye Cheng is back!"

The dock began to buzz; several bosses who were receiving goods hastily tossed what they had in hand and rushed over.

"Eh eh eh, finish with mine first before you go over." The boat owner urged anxiously.

"Ah, with such a small amount, just wait a bit; it's not urgent."

Receiving goods can be slow, but gossip must come first.

Everyone wanted to see how much Ye Cheng's haul was today; yesterday it was 200 baskets—will today break the record?

Those in charge of receiving had all run off; a few returning boat captains muttered a line,

Damn, next time we need to ask Ye Cheng what time he'll be back, avoid his time, it's literally wasting our time.

That said, they couldn't resist their curiosity and gathered around.

Ye Cheng and the others have already started moving the cargo outside; box after box of sorted swimming crabs were moved up, and this time he doesn't need to hire extra workers.

However, the onlookers, after seeing the crabs on Ye Cheng's Boat, couldn't help but come up and help.

No choice, just want to know as soon as possible how many there are.

Originally moving the cargo would take half an hour, but with more people, all the crabs were moved up in a dozen minutes.

"How many? How many?" everyone tiptoed and started counting.

But this time there are quite a few, and with so many people, it's impossible to see everything; after counting for a while, no one could come up with a complete total.

"Alright, no need to count, there are 240 baskets in total." Ye Cheng said loudly.

As soon as the number was announced, it indeed caused another small commotion.

It's 20% more than yesterday; no wonder it caused a commotion.

"How come Ye Cheng's crabs caught at sea keep increasing, while ours keep decreasing?"

"That's right, the fishing season has been open for five days already; the peak has already passed, so how can he still catch this many?"

The fishing season has been open for many days; the previously untouched fishing area, after five days, has been trawled like a plowed field; logically, the yield should be declining.