The Beach After the Typhoon

Tian Caihua then said, "Go? The typhoon has just passed, and the rain hasn't stopped. The waves must still be huge. Going to the beach now is like courting death!"

Zhou Chenglei said, "No rush, let's wait for the rain to stop before going to take a look."

Actually, he also planned to brave the rain to check out the beach, but he didn't want to bring Jiang Xia along. With the rain and big waves, it would be dangerous.

Zhou Chengxin also chimed in with a word of advice, "Xiao Xia wants to go Tide Catching, just wait for the rain to stop and have A'Lei take you. There's no point in going now. The waves should still be big, you won't be able to pick up anything, and you'll easily catch a cold in the rain."

Jiang Xia glanced at the rain outside. Although it was still a bit heavy, like a moderate rain, there was no wind.

However, she hadn't finished modifying the Rake in her hand, and it was indeed still raining, so she decided to wait a bit longer.

"Then I'll finish modifying these two Rakes, and when the rain gets lighter, I'll go to the beach to take a look. Eldest brother, you guys should also go to the beach earlier later."

"What's the rush? It's not like the whole beach is full of fish, shrimp, and crabs waiting to be picked up. We'll wait for the rain to stop before going. Catching a cold and getting a fever doesn't cost money?" Tian Caihua glanced at the Rake Jiang Xia was modifying, pursing her lips in disdain. She suspected that Jiang Xia was just bored and wanted to go to the beach to play in the sand and water! Fearing that the rain would intensify, Zhou Chengxin told his parents that they were leaving, and left with Tian Caihua.

Another fifteen minutes passed, and the rain was still falling. After Jiang Xia finished modifying the other Rake, she went straight to cooking. She wanted to eat early and then go to the beach to pick up shrimp.

Jiang Xia simply steamed some dried fish, stir-fried a green vegetable, and then stir-fried a dish of pickled mustard greens. The family had a simple meal.

After eating, the rain lessened, but it was still drizzling.

Jiang Xia packed a few Snakeskin Bags and two Bamboo Baskets, four buckets, several Seine Nets and some bamboo poles, and even brought a new broom and Winnowing Basket, among other things.

She put on a Bamboo Hat, took a plastic film to use as a raincoat, and said to Zhou Chenglei, "Let's go, the rain has lessened, let's go to the beach and take a look."

Jiang Xia had just seen Mother Zhou dressed like this, going back and forth between the kitchen and the hall.

She thought it was quite convenient. The brim of the Bamboo Hat was very wide, almost covering her shoulders, and with the film draped over her body, she didn't need an umbrella, freeing up her hands! Zhou Chenglei: "..."

Father Zhou: "..."

Mother Zhou: "..."

This daughter-in-law has completely fallen in love with rural life, hasn't she?

Or is she purely treating it as fun? Father Zhou looked at the Bamboo Baskets and buckets Jiang Xia had packed, as well as the Snakeskin Bags, and found it very outrageous! He couldn't help but say, "Xiao Xia, two buckets are enough, you don't need to bring Bamboo Baskets."

Mother Zhou nodded vigorously, "That's right, even after a Typhoon, there aren't that many things to pick up on the beach."

Taking so many things out would definitely make them a laughingstock among the villagers! Miss, does she think it's her fish pond being drained, with lots of fish to pick up?

Going to the beach, is she taking so many things to fill with sand? Does she really think that after a Typhoon, the whole beach will be full of fish?

"Better safe than sorry, maybe they'll be useful! Don't they say the bigger the storm, the more fish there are? Mom, later you should remind eldest brother and the others to bring more things to pack too. Remember to push the flatbed cart over then."

After Jiang Xia finished speaking, she urged Zhou Chenglei, "Are you done eating? Or should I go to the beach first? I'm not waiting for you."

Jiang Xia was really anxious!

Going a second earlier might mean picking up an extra half a kilo of shrimp!

Zhou Chenglei didn't understand why she was in such a hurry. It was still raining, and few people would brave the rain to pick up fish on the beach. He estimated that people would only go in the evening, but he still dumped the rice in his bowl into his mouth, put down the bowl, stood up, walked to her side, and took all the Bamboo Baskets, buckets, Snakeskin Bags, fishing nets, and the two Iron Shovels, broom, and two bamboo Rakes she had modified yesterday that she had packed.

Although he felt that these things might not be needed, it was just a bit of effort, so he let her have her way and didn't argue.

Jiang Xia had packed everything up and stuffed it into two Bamboo Baskets, so he could just carry them out with a carrying pole.

The couple left the courtyard, and Jiang Xia saw smoke coming from Great-Grandmother's chimney. She even ran to Great-Grandmother's house and shouted, "Great-Grandmother, hurry up and go Tide Catching!"

Great-Grandmother replied, "So early? It's still raining! You guys go first, I'll go after I finish eating."

Jiang Xia didn't wait for them, reminding them to bring more Snakeskin Bags and Bamboo Baskets, and then walked quickly towards the beach with Zhou Chenglei.

Jiang Xia's pace was faster than ever before, she couldn't wait to run! No, she was already jogging, and kept urging Zhou Chenglei, "Hurry up! You have such long legs, why are you walking so slowly!"

Zhou Chenglei: "..."

When they were still dozens of meters away from the beach, Jiang Xia saw densely packed things on the sea surface. As the waves crashed in, they would carry away a wave of them. She started running directly! Zhou Chenglei had good eyesight and also started running!

Shrimp! There were shrimp everywhere! And quite a few fish too.

The book said that this was because a tornado had appeared at sea, sweeping the shrimp from the seabed into the air and dropping them down.

Fortunately, the tornado didn't come ashore, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The two ran to the beach. The waves were indeed still a bit big, but it was fine as long as they didn't get too close.

The waves couldn't reach that part of the beach, which was enough for them to collect.

Jiang Xia: "Set up the seine net to encircle the area, don't let the waves take the shrimp away."

"Okay!" Zhou Chenglei was already grabbing the seine net.

He already understood the use of the things Jiang Xia had prepared, but he was curious as to how she had prepared so much, as if she had known there would be shrimp on the beach.

He was curious, but he wouldn't delve too deeply into it.

The couple pulled a nearly ten-meter-long seine net along the beach to block the shrimp. Zhou Chenglei also kept an eye on Jiang Xia, telling her not to go too far, afraid she would be swept into the sea by the waves.

"Give me that rake!" Jiang Xia said excitedly.

Zhou Chenglei glanced at her and immediately handed her the rake.

The couple found a place where the sea shrimp were relatively dense, and using the bamboo rake that Jiang Xia had modified, they gently raked, and a small pile of shrimp appeared with each rake! This also required skill; too much force would stir up mud and sand, making it more troublesome.

It was best to skim along the surface, just touching the shrimp without disturbing the sand.

Both of them were good at working, and they quickly mastered the technique. In just a few minutes, they had raked up a pile of shrimp, about five or six jin!

They went to find the next dense area of shrimp. As for the scattered shrimp, they would collect the dense ones first and then slowly pick up the rest.

Of course, there were also some fish and shellfish, which they also raked into a pile.

Wen Wan, carrying a load of tools, braved the rain to rush to the beach. From afar, she saw that there were already people on the beach, and she was surprised! Then she recognized Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia.

She only knew after being reborn that there would be many shrimp on the beach after this Typhoon.

She thought she would be the first to arrive.

But Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei were even earlier than her.

She had been wondering these past two days if Jiang Xia had been reborn.

Now she could confirm that Jiang Xia had also been reborn.

Wen Wan was suddenly filled with anger. Jiang Xia was reborn but didn't get a divorce, and she even occupied Zhou Chenglei.

The shrimp on this beach were what she had been waiting for to collect and sell to pay for tuition. Why was she also here to snatch them?

This was not giving her a way out!