

Chapter 8: Nighttime Seafaring
et's go sell our goods.""Oh, brother, let's keep looking. We can fill this bucket too."Zhao Qin shook his head, knowing searching any further would be futile. "Let's go, let's see how much we can sell...Zhao Qin naturally wouldn't waste time suing both parties. Although his previous actions of taking things without permission were somewhat underhanded, he also knows to admit his mistakes and has made amends by returning the money.
Rice wasn't cooked too much, and Ah He didn't eat much more or less than usual. That resulted in Zhao Qin not being full at all.
At the age of 22, he skipped breakfast and only had a bowl of instant noodles for lunch. He was looking forward to dinner to fill his stomach. He wouldn't bother cooking, and was too lazy to go buy more instant noodles.
Tell Ah to get lost. After he took a shower, he lay down and fell asleep. He wasn't hungry anymore.
I slept too much this afternoon, which left me with no drowsiness at all. I thought about getting up and rummaging through the box for my phone. Since dropping out of school, I haven't used it, not for almost two years. I wonder if it even still works.
This was still before his mother passed away, when he got into a key university. His mother, overjoyed, spent a lot of money buying him a Nokia 1100. It wasn't very fancy, just durable and could make calls. Occasionally, it could even double as a weapon.
Plug it in to charge for a bit and try it, it actually turns on.
But now there's no TikTok or anything like that to help him out, and his phone number probably got disconnected for non-payment. No rush, in a couple of days I'll earn some more money and get a new phone number.
He pulled out the game and started playing Snake. He wasn't kidding, it was pretty nostalgic. He ended up playing until after ten o'clock.
Putting down the phone and going to sleep, I was always groggy. The fan was old and the wind wasn't strong enough to blow away the mosquitoes, so I was soon woken up by bites.
I glanced at my phone and saw it was only two in the morning. I turned over to go back to sleep, but as soon as I shifted my head, the familiar system display popped up.
Luck Value: 193 28.
Honor points: 0.
I turned off the screen in frustration and went to sleep.
After a few seconds, he sat up straight as if possessed, like someone returning from the dead.
"Damn, with an 18 luck value I already made a thousand bucks, now it's at 28. Forget sleep, gotta keep grinding."
He shouted excitedly, jumped up and turned on the light. He quickly took off his shorts and tank top, glanced at the grandfather clock downstairs, hmm, enough time, even better mood.
Put on the clothes, thinking that I wouldn't need to wear a hat and cover my face at night. But the next moment, I thought of the mosquitoes that had just bothered me, and I shivered all over. I still wrapped myself up again.
Threw two shovels into the bucket, carried the bucket outside. The night weather was good tonight, with the moon still shining, so the road was visible.
Coming to Ah He's house, he knocked a few times on the back window. This was his secret signal with Ah He, a light movement that wouldn't disturb the old lady sleeping on the other side.
"Bro, is that you" This kid is pretty alert even while sleeping.
"Fetch a pot of water, by the way, do you have a flashlight at home"
"Yes."
"Also, hurry up."
After a short while, Ah Xiao and Xiao Xin carefully opened the door and reunited.
"Brother, didn't you say you were quitting your old ways this morning What's the situation now You're just putting on a show, talking empty words."
Zhao Qin passed the bucket out and angrily patted him on the head: "Full of rhymes, do you want to take the postgraduate entrance exam Come on, let's go crabbing."
"Oh, going to catch the sea in the middle of the night"
"We have to do better than others, so that your mother's face will be radiant. We must be more diligent than anyone else."
"Okay, I'll do what you say. The beach before"
"No rush, one flashlight is not enough, it's best to have a headlamp. Let's go to the convenience store."
Arriving at the small shop by the dock, Zhao Qin brought out that same reckless energy from before and started banging on the door relentlessly.
The village's security is generally good, but the convenience store doesn't dare to be unmanned at night.
"Who is it What are you doing up at this hour, breaking things and causing trouble Believe me, if I catch you, I'll break your eggs!"
"Old Zhu, open the door! If you don't, I'll tear your little shop down!"
Inside, the bamboo bed creaked, it must be Lao Zhu getting up.
"A-qin" A voice called out again before the door opened.
"Come on, hurry up."
Lao Zhu muttered angrily, not knowing what to say. He opened the door and saw two people before saying, "Stealing small things is nothing, but robbery is illegal. Don't get into trouble."
This is the common understanding in the village. If you steal something, it shouldn't be worth more than a hundred dollars. If you know who did it, they have to compensate for it. If you don't know, you just consider yourself unlucky, and no one will actually report it. It's not worth wasting time on.
"Do you have headlamps I need two headlamps, and two pairs of gloves. Also, two packs of soft mountain."
"I said you guys can't buy things during the day, can you"
"During the day I can think of it, and at night I'll come knocking, hurry up. Besides, you sleep so much every day, what are you doing You don't need to sleep too much while you're alive, you can rest in peace after death."
Lao Zhu chuckled helplessly and tapped him: "You're quite a cultured person, always talking in such eloquent terms. Come on, tell me, was it really you who orchestrated the fight between the two wives from the Lai and Lin families"
"Get lost, quick."
"Here's your headlight, one for 25 yuan, two for 50 yuan. Two packs of Tushan are 13 yuan each, and the gloves are 2 yuan. That totals 65 yuan. Let's just say it's 60 yuan. I'll take a bit less profit so that you won't try to cheat me later."
Zhao Qin cursed as he took out his money, "Just because you're always nagging, I told you that has nothing to do with me."
He went out a few steps and suddenly remembered that doing strenuous work in the middle of the night would leave him weak from hunger, so he turned around and started banging on the door again.
"What on earth do you want to do" Lao Zhu wanted to cry. He couldn't beat the two boys, and he didn't dare scold them. He felt so pathetic.
"Is there hot water at home Can you make two bowls of noodles for me"
"You're my biological father." Lao Zhu said angrily.
"Aren't those two bowls of noodles free"
Lao Zhu:
Actually, Lao Zhu isn't that old, he's in his thirties. He used to work on the docks moving machinery and injured his leg, so now he walks with a limp. The dock paid him some compensation, and his family chipped in a bit more, which is how they managed to set up this little store.
I may not be wealthy, but I'm living a comfortable life.
“Lao Zhu, your hot water bottle needs to be replaced. It doesn't keep warm at all. The noodles aren't even cooked properly.” Ah He said while eating.
Old Zhu rolled his eyes.
Actually, this is thanks to the local people's habit of drinking tea. Otherwise, on a scorching hot day, who would be bothered to boil water
One bucket of noodles would only fill two people halfway. This time, he really left with the bucket.
Lao Zhu kept watching the two people walk down the dike before he grumbled and shut the door, then went to sleep.
Coming to the beach where we flipped at dawn, I found several flashlights swaying there.
"Did you find out for sure, is Zhao Lao Er really dug up from this stretch of beach"
"The mother said that she was catching clams during the day and happened to meet Zhao Lao Er while he was going fishing, saying it was in this area."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Zhao Qin patted Ah He: "Let's go, there's nothing to dig here anymore."
If the system is powerful, it might be something that others can't find, but he can. But that's too hard to explain. Anyway, there are plenty of these patches here. Just switch to one with no one around.
"Damn it, what the hell is this crap! These guys are not human. We found this place first. Brother, why don't we go beat them up" Ah He said angrily.
"You're a tiger! Look over there, by the lights, there are at least seven or eight people. Do you think we can beat them both Besides, the ocean isn't ours, anyone can come here. Let's go, let's find a different spot."
Perhaps it was because the tide had just gone out, but there were quite a few people still catching seafood at night.
It's no wonder that during summer vacation, kids are out and about. Not only can they have fun, but they can also earn some pocket money.
"Brother, how about we go to the mudflats You never know, we might even find some crabs."
"Okay, let's go over there."ned the door and saw two people before saying, "Stealing small things is nothing, but robbery is illegal. Don't get into trouble."This is the common understanding in the village. If you steal somethin...