Chapter 112 The Thickness of Your Body Determines How Fast You Make Money (First Update, Please Subscribe)

Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua entered the yard and closed the door. It was late, so they went into the kitchen to cook.

"The sea."

"This is specifically to remind you of this."

Zhong Cuihua lit hay, stuffed it into the stove, put a small piece of firewood on it, and then put a larger piece of firewood on it. After a while, the fire started to flourish.

Zhao Dahai washed the rice, put water in the pot to cook, and then started cooking. Lei Dayou and Ma Hongyu did come here specifically to remind them about digging for sandworms. This was a good opportunity to make money. Regardless of whether they would forget it or not, it was a personal favor. Grandma Zhong Cuihua was telling them to remember this matter in the future. The opportunity to make money must be returned. It's not a big deal, but people in the village are particular about it.

Zhao Dahai finished his meal, took a rest, and began to prepare the things he needed to dig out sandworms. The first important thing was the tools for digging sandworms. Some people use a hoe, but a hoe is not the best to use. You need a shovel. Unlike ordinary shovels, the shovel used to dig up sandworms has a long and narrow head, about 60 centimeters long and 15 centimeters wide. The mouth of the shovel is not sharp but relatively thick and heavy. There are two feet on both sides of the shovel head. The place to pedal. The sandworms run very fast in the sand and cannot be dug out after two or three digs. The sandworms will dive very deep in one go and require a lot of effort to even dig out. This is a bit similar to blood eels. The heavy shovel plus The pedal can dig deeper with a sudden movement, making it easier to dig out quickly.

Zhao Dahai found the shovel he used to dig up sandworms at home and checked it. It had not been used for several years and was a little rusty, but it was fine. It was shiny after digging in the sand a few times. The handle of the shovel was made of solid wood and was very comfortable to hold. The second thing to prepare is to carry a bamboo basket, a few plastic bags and mesh bags on your back. You have to get up early tomorrow and rush out. It's still dark, so you have to bring a flashlight.

Zhao Dahai packed up his things, checked them, and found nothing was wrong, so he went to bed early.

Zhao Dahai got up at three o'clock in the morning and walked into the kitchen. Breakfast was already cooked on the stove, and the fried vegetables were being heated in a large pot over water.

After Zhao Dahai finished breakfast, he took a lunch box and packed it for lunch. The dish was fatty pork belly. Digging for sandworms was a manual job. There was no oil or water for lunch and he couldn't carry it.

Zhao Dahai packed up his things, picked up a basket with a shovel, loaded a lunch box and a big kettle, and went out. When he arrived at the home of Lei Dayou and Ma Hongyu, he had been waiting for him. He called out and came out every two minutes, and walked to the beach together. .

It was shortly after four in the morning.

The sky was pitch black.

Only a few stars twinkled.

Zhao Dahai walked to the pier and took a look. There were already a hundred or dozens of people around him, gathered in small and small groups. Everyone was carrying a shovel and a basket, waiting for the tide to recede to dig for sandworms.

"Why!"

"Why are there so many of them?"

"Looks like it won't be easy to dig up more sandworms today!"

Ma Hongyu saw more and more people around her. In the blink of an eye, there were dozens more people. There were many flashlights in the distance, and they were all walking towards the dock.

“Everyone wanted to dig more and earn more money, but it all happened at once!”

Zhao Dahai looked in the direction of the beach and mangroves. He could vaguely see a lot of lights in the distance. There were not only many people here in Langtou Village, but also many people on the beaches and bays of other seaside villages, all waiting. The tide goes out.

Zhao Dahai thought for a while and said that after the tide recedes, everyone would go their separate ways after entering the sea. There were too many people to go together.

Lei Dayou and Ma Hongyu have rich experience. With so many people digging for sandworms, they will definitely have to fight. Whoever has quick hands and feet can dig more. It will definitely be inconvenient for three people to work together.

The water begins to recede.

People who had been waiting on the beach on the pier swarmed down.

Starting from Dahai, Lei Dayou and Ma Hongyu walked forward with the crowd. At the beginning, they all stayed together, but soon separated.

Zhao Dahai quickened his pace and rushed directly to the front of the crowd, riding on the waves of the ebbing tide. There were too many people, so he had to walk in front as much as possible.

The ebb of the sea water was slow at first, but became faster and faster. Within half an hour, large swaths of tidal flats were exposed, and the sea water disappeared in an instant.

As Zhao Dahai walked forward, he looked around. Many people stopped and started digging for sandworms.

Zhao Dahai was not in a hurry and continued to move forward at a faster pace. The farther and deeper the beach, the bigger the sandworms were and the more valuable they were.

Zhao Dahai walked very fast and kept walking at the front of the crowd. He walked for almost an hour at a stretch. The tide of the sandworms was a small tide. This was different from the high tide. The sea water would not recede particularly far. He could see not far away. A thin layer of sea water retreated slower and slower, stopping.

Zhao Dahai looked around and saw that he was alone. He looked back and saw that the nearest one was a hundred meters away. He looked down at the seabed at his feet. He saw that eight parts were sand and two parts mud. This is the place where the most sandworms are the largest. Start working immediately. There are so many people that we have to race against time.

When digging for sandworms, you need to look for sandworm eyes. After the tide goes out, the sandworms burrow into the sand, leaving a small round hole on the surface of the sand.

Zhao Dahai saw a sandworm eye at a glance. He walked over lightly, held the shovel with both hands, and stabbed it into the sand. The shovel iron weighing several kilograms and the strength of his hand made the shovel 60 centimeters long in less than a second. The shovel iron was directly inserted into the sand, and it was lifted up with force. A whole piece of sand was picked up and thrown aside, with a sandworm sandwiched in the middle.

Zhao Dahai bent down to pick it up and shook the sand. It was almost twenty centimeters long, round and extremely fat.

big!

All big ones!

The sandworms are so long that they dig out a large area that is at least the size of a football field.

There will be more and more people, so you have to seize the time to dig more before others.

Zhao Dahai took a deep breath, threw the sandworm in his hand into the bamboo basket, walked forward two steps, saw another sandworm eye, poked and picked with the shovel, and found another one.

One!

Two!

Three!

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Zhao Dahai did not stay where he was, and kept digging forward following the tide. The sandworms got bigger and bigger.

The sun rose.

The sand, especially the reflection of the seawater on the surface of the sand, was very dazzling and very hot.

Zhao Dahai was sweating profusely, and his clothes were wet and dry, wet and dry, and a layer of white salt frost formed.

"Yo!"

"Which village is this young man from?"

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"He is tall and strong!"

"This body is really strong!"

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"He is so fast in digging sandworms!"

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"Tsk tsk tsk!"

"This waist is amazing!"

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More and more people are digging sandworms. Young girls, especially young wives and women who have given birth, stare at Zhao Dahai while digging, and speak boldly and without restraint.

Zhao Dahai worked hard, ignoring the discussions around him. The young wife and the woman who had given birth were both powerful people. Three or five of them dared to say anything. He couldn't resist, so he might as well dig a few more sandworms.

1:00 p.m.

The sky was clear.

The seabed exposed by the retreat of the sea water was scorching hot.

Zhao Dahai dug a pit, and the sea water seeped out. He stepped into it with his feet and felt cool. He put the bamboo basket with sandworms in the water. The weather was too hot, so he had to soak it in cold sea water from time to time and add some sand, otherwise he would be too hot to death if he didn't cover it.

Zhao Dahai opened the lunch box and dug sandworms all morning. He was as tired as an old cow and as hungry as his chest pressed against his back. He ate in big mouthfuls. He stuffed three fingers wide and half a palm long pork belly into his mouth and ate it in one bite. He chewed hard with big mouthfuls, and the corners of his mouth were full of oil.

"Wow!"

"Dahai!"

"You dug so much?!"

Lei Dayou walked up to Zhao Dahai with his lunch box and looked down at the bamboo basket soaked in the pit. There was no need to weigh it. It must be about 15 or 16 kilograms. Fresh sandworms cost 50 or 60 yuan per kilogram, which is about 1,800 yuan.

"If you have enough strength in the morning, you can dig faster and more. It will be very difficult in the afternoon."

Zhao Dahai looked around. There were about 1,000 people on the beach. Some were still digging sandworms, and most were eating.

"How can you not dig a lot with this body?"

Ma Hongyu put down the bamboo basket she was carrying, squatted down to rest and eat.

Working in the sea is the same as working in the land. You can do more if you are in good health.

Zhao Dahai is about 1.8 meters tall, tall and strong, like a bull. The shovel weighing 7 or 8 kilograms is like a matchstick in his hand. He can dig a sandworm with one poke and one pick. He, Lei Dayou and other people around him don't have such a body or such ability. It takes three or five times to dig one. Sometimes it's not fast enough and the sandworm runs away. There is no comparison. The sandworms dug by three or five people combined were not as many as those dug by Zhao Dahai alone.

Lei Dayou looked at the lunch box in Zhao Dahai's hand, which was three times as big as his own. He could only work if he could eat.

Zhao Dahai finished his meal in a few bites, drank a few sips of water and rested for ten minutes, then carried the bamboo basket and shovel and continued to dig sandworms.

Lei Dayou had to admit that few people who went out to sea were lazy, but being diligent did not mean they could get the job done. He had been digging for a whole morning and was exhausted. It was not because he was lazy, but because he could not dig even if he wanted to. He had to rest for an hour before he could continue. Fortunately, he was not the only one like this. Other people digging sandworms around him were similar to him, otherwise they would have to find a reef and crash into it and die.

"Ma Hongyu."

"Why are you here?!"

Ma Hongyu looked back and saw Jiang Shiyan calling him.

"Hey!"

"Why can't I be here? Are you the only one who can come here to dig sandworms, and I can't come?"

"This beach is not owned by your family!"

Ma Hongyu blurted out a few words. Jiang Shiyan is from Dashi Village. She often runs into people digging clams or picking snails on the islands and reefs. She has known him for a long time.