Foraging at Sea in ’60: Trade Fish for Meat and Build a New Home!

[A seaside local’s daily-life novel about beachcombing!

Showing off and face-slapping, period piece, daily life, beachcombing, farming, raising kids, and family drama!]

In a parallel world.

Qi Guowei is reborn in the 1960s. Sea-mud cakes, sweet potato gruel, salted dried fish. Hunger gnaws at his stomach until he can barely breathe.

In his past life, he was a good-for-nothing bastard. His family died because he fell for a scheming village girl, and now Qi Guowei vows to give his family a good life!

Investing in stocks? Getting married? Speculating? Buying a house?

We can’t even afford to eat. What’s the point of talking about any of that?

Luckily, Qi Guowei activates a beachcombing intelligence System!

[Today’s white-grade intel (Common): “From 2 to 4 p.m., there are clams 20 centimeters beneath the sand on Beach No. 3 at Crescent Bay. Bring an iron shovel and a jar of salt.”]

[Today’s blue-grade intel (Rare): “At 8 p.m. tonight, there are three abalone over 20 centimeters in the old pier’s rocky area. Bring a steel knife and watch out for the undercurrents.”]

[Today’s gold-grade intel (Legendary): “When two moons share the sky, the Dragon King’s treasury will appear. Where the Big Dipper’s reflection falls upon the sea, dig on the third step after the tide recedes.”]

Green crabs, sea cucumbers, nautiluses, tuna, ocean treasures…

[The state-owned factory director blocks the courtyard gate: “Comrade! Could you spare me two cases of your canned sea cucumbers? You can take your pick of the workshop supervisors!”]

[A city girl begs: “Benefactor! I’ll trade my family heirloom for half a pound of small yellow croaker…”]

[The village belle’s legs tremble: “Qi, can’t you spare me a bowl of fish soup?”]

At a time when other families are too stingy to add oil to their cooking, Qi Guowei’s family feasts on fish and meat every single day!