Chapter 374 - 368: Part 2

"Let me tell you, my sister is a fantastic swimmer. Even the adults in our village are too scared to go to the deep seabed, but my sister dares to. That’s why she can often bring back rare seafood. A single one can sell for a lot of money."

"By the way, Su Huan, can you swim?"

Su Huan shook his head regretfully.

"Don’t worry, I’ll teach you."

"But even after you learn, don’t dive too deep. The ocean is very dangerous."

Su Huan: "Okay, I know."

When Su Huan followed them to the Yun family’s home, he was rather reserved and nervous. It was his first time visiting someone else’s house.

"Baozi, Tang Yuan!"

Two big, beautiful dogs ran over and leaped precisely into Yun Jiao’s arms.

Any other child Yun Jiao’s size would have been knocked to the ground by their boisterous strength.

But Yun Jiao caught the two large dogs with ease.

Of course, she couldn’t actually pick them up.

She was too short; just standing, the two dogs were a little taller than her.

The excited dogs stuck out their tongues, wanting to lick Yun Jiao’s face, but she grabbed their muzzles.

She refused a dog-slobber face wash.

"Alright, alright, off you go."

After rubbing their heads, she trotted home.

"Dad, Mom, I’m home!"

"MEOW~"

A tabby cat on the wall stretched languidly, then leaped nimbly to the ground and followed Yun Jiao.

The aroma of food was already wafting from the house. Hearing the commotion, Granny Yun stood at the door, craning her neck to look outside.

Seeing Yun Jiao run back, the wrinkles on her face deepened with joy.

"Jiaojiao’s back! Was it fun going to school with your brothers? Did you get enough to eat?"

"Grandma, it was fun, and I’m full. I also bought stuff for you guys! There’s food, but I still think the food at home is the best."

It paid to be sweet when the occasion called for it.

"Good, good, good..."

As the children returned home, the Yun family household instantly became lively.

Su Huan just watched, full of envy.

Yun Xiaojiu: "Dad, Mom, Grandma, this is my good friend, Su Huan."

"Alright, alright, come on over and sit down. Dinner’s almost ready."

The Yun family was also incredibly warm toward Su Huan, which made him feel a bit awkward.

Later, Yun Linhai and the others started talking to him, and he gradually began to relax.

Since they had said they would take Su Huan beachcombing, they headed out right after eating.

Yun Jiao brought the two dogs, one cat, and the family’s big white goose and ducks.

She didn’t bring the chickens. Chickens weren’t as disciplined as the ducks and goose; they always scattered and ran all over the place.

Just as they were about to leave, Yun Sui arrived.

"Jiaojiao~"

Yun Sui came running over with a goofy grin, still wearing his little Daoist robe.

"Going beachcombing. Master said he wants to eat shrimp."

"Then come with us."

The procession grew again. It was impossible for a group of kids to be quiet, to say nothing of the ducks and the goose.

The clamor of the children mixed with the calls of the animals was beyond lively.

And on top of that, the tone-deaf Yun Xiaowu was singing!

It made Yun Jiao and Yun Xiaojiu roll their eyes.

Yun Xiaojiu: "Fifth Brother, stop singing! That’s not a song, it’s just caterwauling."

Yun Xiaowu: "Big deal that you can use an idiom! You just have no appreciation for art. Sister, you be the judge."

Yun Jiao looked at the sky and the ground—anywhere but at him.

Yun Xiaowu let out a howl and ran to grab her in a hug.

He was blocked by her other brothers.

Yun Jiao ran around her brothers while Yun Xiaowu gave chase. Their happy laughter echoed across the beach, mingling joyfully with the sound of the waves.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around! Start looking for things. Tang Yuan already dug up a Cat Eye Snail."

Su Huan was the most eager to make money, but he had never been beachcombing before and had no idea how to look for things.

So Yun Xiaojiu and the others taught him together.

When he dug up his first razor clam, a smile spread across his face.

Yun Jiao: "Do you guys want to go beachcombing on an island?"

Too many people came to the nearby beaches, so inexperienced people couldn’t find much.

"Yes!"

Everyone except Su Huan shouted in unison.

Yun Jiao: "Then let’s go."

Su Huan: "Do we need to take a boat?"

"Nope. Heh heh, you’ll see in a minute."

Yun Xiaojiu had a mysterious look on his face.

Then, it was Yun Jiao’s time to show off.

And she definitely succeeded. Su Huan’s jaw dropped in shock.

Yun Xiaowu and the others felt a great sense of satisfaction seeing Su Huan’s expression.

’They loved seeing the look on the faces of people who’d never witnessed anything like it.’

"Th-that’s a killer whale."

Yun Xiaojiu pulled him along. "Yep. Come on, don’t move around too much in a bit. Fifth Brother and I will take you over."

"Once you’re on the killer whale’s back, just grab its dorsal fin. Don’t worry, even if you fall into the sea, they’ll rescue you."

Su Huan was very nervous, but the desire to make money gave him courage.

"Okay!"

Anyone who can’t swim would panic on their first time in the water, especially in the ocean.

But Su Huan was relatively calm, though he gripped Yun Xiaojiu’s and Yun Xiaowu’s hands tightly.

All the way until they were in front of a killer whale. It surged forward, scooping him out of the water and onto its back.

He quickly hugged the killer whale’s dorsal fin.

"You holding on tight? I’m letting go."

Su Huan’s voice was tense. "O-okay."

Yun Xiaojiu and the others let go of Su Huan and found their own familiar killer whales to climb onto.

"Jiaojiao, we’re ready!"

Yun Jiao answered, "Let’s go~"

For the first time, Su Huan experienced the thrill of what could only be described as surfing on the sea.

In no time at all, they arrived in the vicinity of an island.

Due to time constraints, Yun Jiao didn’t take them to a very distant island.

This was the same island where they had caught abalone and sea centipedes before.

"We’re here. Basically no one comes here, so whatever you find is yours to keep."

It had been a while since Yun Jiao and the others had come to this island, so she wondered if there were more abalones.

Yun Jiao immediately ran to check and found that there weren’t many more than before, and they were still mostly small ones.

But they were still quite tasty.

"Su Huan, come over here and pick up abalone! This stuff is pretty valuable."

"Su Huan, there are shrimp here! Yun Sui, didn’t you need to get shrimp for your master? Come quick, there are so many mantis shrimp!"

"Wow, Jiaojiao, are those the valuable goose barnacles that sell for so much? They’re so high up!"