The tide had only just begun to ebb, but quite a crowd had already gathered on the Beach. Adults and children alike wanted to get there as soon as the water receded and pick up whatever they could.
Ye Yaodong had barely led the children onto the Beach and caught one scuttling Stone Crab with his tongs when he saw Ye Chenghai jump.
"Ah! Oh no, my parents are here!"
"Ah!" Ye Chenghe wailed too, feeling his hopes of stashing away pocket money slipping away.
Ye Yaodong turned to look. Ye Yaopeng and his wife were hurrying out with buckets. He figured they had heard the commotion he and the children were making and had come to take a look too.
"What are you scared of? Fortune favors the bold. Throw your catch into my bucket. Are they really going to snatch it back from me? At worst, you'll get a beating when you go home. It's not like you've never had one."
Ye Chenghai and his two siblings immediately relaxed.
"Right, right! We just need to run faster afterward. Once we sell everything, we'll leave the money with you, Third Uncle. Otherwise, Mom will confiscate it again when we get home."
It was only a beating. They got those all the time. Whatever~
Whatever~
With no fear, they grew rather brazen. From then on, whether the three siblings picked up sea snails, fish, or crabs, they tossed everything into the bucket Ye Yaodong had set aside for them without a care.
Anyway, he had already mentioned it to his eldest brother. The couple could discuss it and decide for themselves.
Ye Yaopeng's brows knitted when he heard this, and his earlier ease and delight vanished.
He knew nothing about the market prospects they talked about. He was a complete