My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 30 Diving and Beachcombing

"Let's go, there are only small fish left here. Let's go to the seafood market to buy fish first, and then buy the ingredients for our barbecue tonight."

With no fish to catch, Zhou Miao stopped wasting his time.

The sooner we buy our diving gear, the sooner we can go to the small beach to catch crabs.

"It's still early, can't we fish elsewhere?" Lu Xiaoxiao asked, frowning. The fish she caught today were so different from yesterday's that she was quite disappointed.

"I don't know any other fishing spots for now. The fish near the fish rafts are all small fish like these, which aren't worth much."

Zhou Miao could see what she was thinking and patiently explained.

"I'm planning to buy scuba diving gear today. I'll go scuba diving and beachcombing at the small beach and see if I can catch anything. Can you swim? If you can, you can come with me."

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head in disappointment: "I haven't learned it."

"It's alright, I'll go diving this afternoon to check the fishing conditions. You can fish wherever there are lots of fish." That was the only way Zhou Miao could reassure you.

Actually, he didn't encourage Lu Xiaoxiao to find a job, and he had his own selfish reasons for it.

Because of the system, he is destined to travel around the sea in the future, so the operation of the fish raft will need to be managed by him personally.

He doesn't have any suitable candidates at the moment, so he can only set his sights on Lu Xiaoxiao.

If she has the talent to run a fish farm and can also solve her family's problems, then Zhou Miao wouldn't mind what she brought up last night.

If only Lu Xingyu could come back. That guy is so eloquent, he would be perfect for staying on the fish raft.

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded, having no choice but to follow Zhou Miao's arrangements.

If she doesn't follow him, she, as a complete novice, will be even less likely to catch fish.

So the two returned to the dock and loaded the boxes of fish onto the tricycle.

Yesterday, when Zhou Miao drove into the city, Luo Qianqian specifically pointed out several side roads, telling him that he wouldn't encounter traffic police if he took these routes, which is why Zhou Miao decided to ride a tricycle there.

The three-wheeled vehicle is a bit far away, and once you get there you need to find a charging station to charge it. It will take at least four hours to have enough power to drive back. These are all experiences that Luo Qianqian has had.

Zhou Miao felt he needed to buy a used van, but considering he wasn't earning enough money yet, he temporarily abandoned the plan.

Even if the conditions are tough, the money should still be spent on the most important things!

Riding his tricycle into the city, Zhou Miao weaved through various alleys, occasionally turning on his navigation app when he lost his way.

A little over an hour later, they successfully arrived at the seafood market.

In the end, it wasn't much slower than taking the subway. The main difference is that taking the subway requires changing stations, and the constant stopping and starting takes time.

Zhou Miao unloaded the two boxes: "Xiaoxiao, you sell them here for now. I'll take the tricycle to charge it and buy some things while I'm at it."

"Yes, I'm here, don't worry." Lu Xiaoxiao nodded.

Selling fish here all by herself made her a little uneasy, but it was something she had to face eventually.

After watching Zhou Miao leave, she looked at the crowds on the street and the stalls around her.

In reality, there aren't many people who specifically shout out their wares; it's quite obvious what everyone wants to sell once they've laid it out.

But the fish were kept inside a box, so passersby couldn't see them directly and therefore didn't know what she was selling.

So Lu Xiaoxiao followed Luo Qianqian's example from yesterday and started shouting out her wares.

Unbeknownst to her, after driving for a while, Zhou Miao deliberately stopped and turned around to observe her situation.

I was relieved to see her calling out to customers, communicating normally with them, and successfully making a sale.

"Leave this to Lu Xiaoxiao, it shouldn't be a problem," Zhou Miao said. After driving the car to charge, he used the navigation to find the nearest sporting goods store.

It looked a bit far, but luckily I could take a bus there.

The diving and beachcombing videos that Zhou Miao had seen online before were mostly professional diving and beachcombing.

There is a special oxygen pump on the large ship to supply oxygen to the divers, but he was alone and could only choose oxygen cylinders.

Zhou Miao also considered buying a tube to breathe, and even did some research online, finding that this thing could be used in shallow water, but it was best not to go deeper than five meters.

After all, others breathe oxygen and can dive to depths of over ten meters.

His is air, there's a certain difference.

But he still decided to buy a long snorkel to try, as long as the area Little Beach mentioned wasn't too deep, then he could use it.

The downside of oxygen cylinders is their short operating time; the largest capacity available is only 2L.

Upon arriving at the specialty store, I found that they did indeed sell professional diving equipment.

Zhou Miao bought two bottles of oxygen, each with a capacity of 2 liters, for a cost of 600 yuan.

A diving suit, plus a sinker belt, safety rope, long snorkel, mask, etc., cost another thousand yuan.

The fish I caught this morning didn't even bring in 500 yuan!

After buying the items, Zhou Miao hurried back.

When we arrived at the seafood market, we found that she had already sold all the fish and was buying fruit at a fruit stand.

"Xiaoxiao, are the fish sold out?"

"Hmm, sold out! I was thinking of having barbecue tonight, so I bought some fruit first."

Lu Xiaoxiao turned around and looked curiously at the large backpack on her back.

"Have you bought everything?"

"Yes, they're all in my backpack."

Diving equipment can't just be carried around like that, so before leaving, Zhou Miao bought a large-capacity storage bag and put the two oxygen cylinders that were hard to carry in there.

Lu Xiaoxiao could only feel envious, as she couldn't swim and therefore couldn't go diving to explore the beach.

After buying the fruit, I first put the items in the storage compartment under the tricycle seat.

As for Zhou Miao's backpack, it was too big to fit inside, so he had to carry it on his back.

The two then went to the seafood market to buy the beef and mutton they needed.

Upon entering, the first floor is the fresh produce section.

The passageway is wide enough to allow tricycles to pass easily and facilitate loading and unloading.

The shops are neatly arranged, but each shop only sells a few types of seafood.

Zhou Miao asked around and found that the palm-sized oysters here were only three yuan each, which was ridiculously cheap.

Scallops are also very cheap, and there are baskets of swimming crabs, the small ones are only fifteen yuan a pound.

But the larger ones are still quite expensive, soaring to sixty yuan per kilogram.

Here, apart from mass-produced seafood like ribbonfish that cannot be farmed, almost everything else is farmed or imported seafood.

No wonder Luo Qianqian dared to charge high prices when selling seafood here; it turns out she had no competitors.

The tricycle needed time to charge, so Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao strolled around for a while before going upstairs to buy beef and mutton.

The second floor is the meat section, with pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, goose, and rabbit meat.

Barbecue tastes best with beef and lamb, so Zhou Miao bought some beef, lamb, and lamb chops.

The portion is generous; it's definitely enough for four people.

The third floor was for dry goods; they took a quick look and then went back to the first floor.

Zhou Miao bought twenty large oysters and twenty large scallops.

Back at the tricycle, I checked the time and it was already 11:30.

After charging for about two hours, if I go have lunch, the charge should be just enough to get me back.

Zhou Miao was thinking of going to the Sichuan restaurant that Luo Qianqian had mentioned to try the food, but Lu Xiaoxiao had another suggestion.

"Brother Miao, how about I take the subway back? That way, you'll be alone, so you should be able to drive back."

"It's already noon, let's go eat first. The electricity should be enough when we come back after lunch!"

"Let's forget it. You've spent a lot today, so let's save some money! I can take the subway faster than you. I'll go to the market, buy some groceries, and cook at home."

"Alright!"

Zhou Miao didn't insist and readily accepted her suggestion.