Chapter 81

Don't, Aunt, I really don't like eating this; I'll drink some soup—drinking soup is comfortable.

Oh dear, kid's mom, since A Cheng doesn't like it, don't force him; I also think drinking soup is nice. Xiao Hu's dad also poured a bowl of chicken soup; he's old, chewing chicken meat is tiring, so drinking soup is easier.

Besides the chicken soup, there was also a plate of salted fish, stir-fried clams, smashed cucumber and peanuts; the three men drank some alcohol and didn't finish until 9 p. m.

After finishing the meal, Xiao Hu pulled Ye Cheng outside to smoke.

Brother, when are we going to collect the Fish Trap?

Ye Cheng took a deep breath, his brows slightly furrowed. Yeah, when are we going to collect the Fish Trap?

Honestly, night is when crabs come out to feed, so the Fish Trap should be left out the whole night for better results.

But Ye Cheng estimated that if left overnight, by tomorrow the nets of the Fish Trap might be gone.

They were definitely scooped up by those uncles and aunts from the same village.

Like this, Xiao Hu, you guard the Fish Trap tonight; I'll come over at 4 a. m., collect everything inside, then go straight to town to sell while fresh, and you bring the Fish Trap back home, leaving it unused for now.

Okay, I'll guard them; don't worry, Brother, no one would dare steal our Fish Trap.

OK, that's settled; bring some extra clothes.

After they discussed it, Ye Cheng went home to sleep quickly; tomorrow will be another exhausting day.

At 4 a. m., Ye Cheng was woken by the alarm clock.

Outside, the sky was pitch black; he turned on the light, got out of bed, washed his face with cold water, immediately felt refreshed, picked up his things, and headed toward the back hill.

It's the middle of the night, still a bit cold; I wonder how Xiao Hu is doing.

Just as Ye Cheng climbed the back hill, he saw a bright light over by the sea; he was still wondering about it when Xiao Hu had produced such a big light from there.

When he walked to the sea and took a look, heh.

Ye Cheng himself laughed.

Damn, truly great minds think alike.

After all that, this hero isn't just me alone; the whole village are heroes.

Down by the sea, it's even livelier than daytime, crowded with people smoking and even playing cards.

It's so damp; are you sure you can still pick up the playing cards?

"A pair of twos, want it or not?" Xiao Hu excitedly pointed at Chen Lao San opposite; Chen Lao San shook his head, then gestured backward indicating someone behind.

Xiao Hu turned his head and saw Ye Cheng standing behind him; he quickly gathered his cards and asked, "Brother, is it time?"

Ye Cheng looked at Xiao Hu; a beard had sprouted on his chin, his eyes were bloodshot, his face full of excitement—this was the look of someone who had stayed up all night and overdrawn his spirit.

"Let you come guard things, and you just fall asleep on guard, playing cards?" Ye Cheng said softly, with a hint of reproach.

Xiao Hu gave an embarrassed laugh, "It's not like I'm bored; I stayed up and had nothing else to do."

Chen Lao San opposite yawned, looked at Ye Cheng and said, "You're planning to collect the fish traps?"

Ye Cheng lowered his eyes slightly and said lightly, "Hurry up and finish, then set out some fish traps—the whole village is counting on them."

Chen Lao San could hardly miss Ye Cheng's dissatisfaction; he gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "This shows you, Ye Lao Er, are capable—leading the village to prosperity rests on you."

Ye Cheng shook his head at that remark, too lazy to respond.

"Xiao Hu, collect the fish traps."

Ye Cheng glanced at the fish traps in the sea; basically each household had sent someone to guard them, so the traps weren't few.

Who knows how much catch will end up in his own traps when so many are lined up.

Seeing Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu preparing to collect the fish traps, the group of uncles and aunts hurried over; Ye Cheng glanced and saw Duan Shen and Zhang Guafu were there, as well as Yuan Jiansheng's father and Li Yong's spouse.

Really, even the village assembly isn't this well-attended.

"Ye Lao Er, do you want Auntie to help?" Zhang Guafu said from the crowd.

Ye Cheng shook his head; he and Xiao Hu were enough.

Fish Trap No. 1, Xiao Hu had already pulled out more than half; from his relaxed look, there wasn't much inside.

Sure enough, only when the last two compartments were reached did there seem to be any movement.

Ye Cheng walked over with a bucket and poured out the contents: one Bread Crab and a little White Shrimp, nothing else.

Compared to last night, it simply couldn't be compared.

Although Ye Cheng thought the haul was meager, these uncles and aunts didn't see it that way.

"Bread Crab, Ye Lao Er, your luck isn't bad."

"Exactly, one fish trap already has such a big crab; with several traps you're bound to make a small fortune."

"If my trap later brings up a crab this big, I'll be satisfied."

Ye Cheng gave a helpless wry smile; everyone pursues different things—I have a system, so this is all I get, how to play?

Moreover, the dedicated bait pack in the trap has been used up; I guess it's finished, and I still have to exchange points for it—no matter how I look at it, it doesn't feel profitable.

For the second fish trap, Ye Cheng told Xiao Hu to step aside; this deadly black hand must have activated its black-hand aura, resulting in only this little catch.

As soon as he took hold, his face darkened instantly—damn, it's so light it feels like it could be lifted with one hand.

No point being pretentious; Ye Cheng hauled up the net in a couple of pulls, inside a fish was still flopping, not knowing what kind.

According to Ye Cheng's thinking, it had better be a grouper to match his luck system.

But when he pulled it over to look, damn, it's a sardine.

Fine, this is apparently meant for me to make sardine canned food.

Besides this sardine, there are some shrimp; this trap still isn't as good as Xiao Hu's.

Xiao Hu stood behind him stifling laughter; this time the villagers behind him also stayed silent, they all thought it was meager.

Change, change to the next one.

The third one is still Ye Cheng pulling it himself; I don't believe it—you can't get the hidden item from a blind box, right?

This third fish trap is better than the first two—it caught a Parrot Fish, some Pond Shrimp, and a small octopus.

After pulling these three Fish Traps, Ye Cheng didn't want to go again; the remaining three Fish Traps were all pulled up by Xiao Hu.

In those three Fish Traps, they got two Blue Crabs, three sardines, and several catties of Pond Shrimp—pretty average.

To be honest, Ye Cheng just pulling the Fish Trap like that also got other villagers feeling a bit tempted.

Several people looked at each other, gave each other some encouragement, and Chen Lao San was the first to go up and open the blind box.

Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu were tidying up while watching.

Chen Lao San had a total of four Fish Traps, altogether pulling up two small Blue Crabs and two sardines, some White Shrimp; this harvest left Chen Lao San quite satisfied—Blue Crabs and White Shrimp can be sold, sardines can be eaten, not a loss.

With someone taking the lead, others couldn't hold back either; Duan Shen had three Fish Traps, hauled up a Bread Crab and a few small octopuses, feeling a bit of a loss.

Zhang Guafu also couldn't sit still; she only had one, no way—being a widow and orphan, she couldn't manage that much.