Chapter 95: Longfin Tuna Brought by the Tide

Moreover, the tide usually sweeps up some sea goods, some of the sea goods are left behind, and some of the sea goods return to the sea.

Such opportunities are not many; if it's the tide swept up from the deep sea, some fish are actually stunned, making them easy to catch.

Ye Cheng, facing the sea wind, turned back and waved at Xiao Hu, excitedly saying, "Come over to grab the tide‑head fish, don't be afraid."

Seeing Ye Cheng's figure standing firm in the seawater, Xiao Hu muttered a curse of "lunatic", then still without hesitation turned back and ran over.

"Go over there and see what fish there are." Ye Cheng pointed to the left, while he himself stayed on the right.

The tide drew nearer, not very high, but it was still accompanied by a strong sea wind and seawater slapping directly against the body.

In the seawater, small silhouettes occasionally appear, flip up and then quickly return to the water; Ye Cheng didn't bother with these small goods, he wanted to see if there were any big goods.

Indeed, a large white‑belly fish over two meters ahead flipped up, its size quite big.

Ye Cheng adjusted his steps and rushed over there, moving sideways while retreating.

Even if the system gave no warning, he didn't dare to keep standing in the tide, for who knows what might be in the water; if a devil fish's spine came, it could possibly kill him outright.

At that point, settling accounts with the system, the system would surely deny responsibility; this would be death by poisoning, and the tide wouldn't take the blame.

That shadow grew clearer, making Ye Cheng overjoyed; it looked nearly a meter long, truly a big fish.

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Cheng scooped it down with a net, caught it, then dragged it along with the tide as he walked back.

It's not that he didn't want to lift it; it's just a bit heavy.

After retreating over two meters, the tide peaked and then receded, leaving a messy beach; only then did Ye Cheng have time to examine it.

This fish was shaped like a torpedo, its back dark blue, gradually turning white toward the belly; remarkably, its pectoral fins were very long, essentially running from chest to tail—this was a longfin tuna.

Tuna is a large kind; the most famous is the bluefin tuna, a piece of whose flesh can be worth several tens.

On the other side, Xiao Hu came over happily carrying his net, which also held some goods,

"Brother, look, a big hairtail, a very fatty hairtail."

Mid‑sentence, Xiao Hu saw what was in Ye Cheng's net and was greatly startled.

"Brother, what kind of fish is this? I've hardly ever seen anything like it, it's so big."

Indeed, I've hardly seen it; tuna normally doesn't appear here, Ye Cheng guessed this too must have been swept up from some deep sea.

He calmly said, "This is tuna."

"Tuna? We actually have tuna here?"

"I don't know where it came from; this thing is already dead, we need to head back quickly, put ice on it to keep it fresh, otherwise we won't get a good price."

"Okay, this fish is a bit big; can it sell for a decent amount of money?"

Ye Cheng shook his head; he wasn't sure either, having only eaten it before, so he could only wait until they got to town to see how Boss Qian would purchase it.

The two carried the tuna, walked around the beach again; the tide had just receded, and there were still plenty of things.

They also picked up some sea cucumbers and sea urchins, plus some unidentified sea snails; as for digging in the sand, they forgot about it.

Ye Cheng now focused all his thoughts on this tuna; he must get it back and frozen as soon as possible, otherwise he'd suffer a loss.

Because there was quite a lot of stuff, especially needing to protect the tuna, poor Xiao Hu ended up basically standing on both sides of the motorcycle, feeling a bit like a third brother's military parade performance.

Xiao Hu stood at the back, although he held onto Ye Cheng's shoulder with his hand, his leg was still terribly uncomfortable.

"Brother, hurry up, I can't stay squatting much longer." Xiao Hu's face already showed a mask of pain.

"Damn, you can usually squat on the toilet for an hour, but this won't do; this is a chance to train your thigh muscles, cherish it well."

"Gyms charge money everywhere, but I'm giving you this for free, and you're still whining."

"Damn! Who the hell wants to train and still pay? Something's wrong."

"Brother, I can't stay squatting; next time let's buy a car."

"Ah—"

On the evening village road, a strange motorcycle passed by, accompanied by inhuman screams.

Upon entering the village, Xiao Hu couldn't wait to jump off, his legs trembling nonstop, "Brother, you go ahead; I'll walk, I'd rather die than sit on this motorcycle."

Ye Cheng gave him the middle finger, then went straight home.

As soon as he got home, Ye Cheng hurriedly opened the fridge, threw out all the frozen stuff, measured it roughly, and barely managed to fit this tuna inside.

Seeing it lie steadily in the fridge, Ye Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief; but thinking he still had to sell it tomorrow, he added several basins of water, turned them into ice, to make transport easier tomorrow.

Only then did that Xiao Hu fellow walk in, stepping in a horse stance.

Ye Cheng pointed to the items just taken out of the freezer and said to Xiao Hu, "Put these things temporarily in your family's freezer; I can't fit them here."

"Oh, I'll take them over later; my freezer just has some beer and such, I'll take those out."

"Damn! You're harsh, the beer was just put in the freezer." Ye Cheng gave a thumbs‑up; frozen beer isn't just a beer problem—the whole glass bottle could burst.

Xiao Hu hehe‑laughed twice, "Brother, I'm not stupid, just putting it down temporarily."

"Okay, you're the smartest; take the stuff over, then later tonight make some more ice, I'm afraid mine isn't enough."

"This still isn't enough." Xiao Hu peered at Ye Cheng's fridge; there were already quite a few ice cubes.

"Tuna is like this; once thawed it's ruined, so hurry back, I'll tidy up, and sell it tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go back and freeze all the space with ice cubes; I won't be able to drink cold beer tonight."

"Don't rush off, help me sort today's stuff; I'm finding it a bit taxing alone."

Xiao Hu took out today's items and began to package them.

Swimming Crab: 3.

Butter Crab: 2.

Cat's Eye Snail: a bucket and more.

Sea Urchin: two snakeskin bags.

Hairtail: 2.

Geoduck: 2.

These things, the sea urchin found a water tank, Xiao Hu went to get some seawater to soak them in, the hairtail was also kept separately in a basin, this stuff sells better alive than dead.

As for the crabs, that's easy to handle—just tie them up and it's done.

Now Ye Cheng increasingly feels he needs to get a sea here, so that in the evening he can keep the things he's caught alive and fresh.

Right now there's still space in his courtyard, Ye Cheng is wondering whether to turn that fountain-rock fish pond into a seawater pool to let the sea goods rest a bit.

After that's done, Xiao Hu went home, Ye Cheng didn't want to cook, so he could only go to his older brother's place to mooch a meal.