At the mention of going to the Isolated Island to gather seafood, Xiao Xiao's eyes immediately lit up. "Count me in, buddy. A-Zheng will definitely come too."
"Sure." There were plenty of little islands scattered around anyway. He couldn't possibly clear out all their abundant resources by himself, and more people meant company, saving him from being bored with no one to talk to.
Fatty rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "Maybe I'll come along this time too. Bringing back something to eat wouldn't be bad."
At that, all three turned to give him scornful looks.
"Are you sure you won't just sleep the whole time?"
"It's perfectly normal to rest a while when you're tired, isn't it? Great, then it's settled!"
"All right. Bring your own tools. Don't say I didn't warn you."
One more person or one less made no difference to him.
Fatty said enthusiastically, "Should we bring a pot too? Take some food along, and we can cook something. Otherwise, we'll be starving from morning till night, with nothing but live shrimp to eat."
A-Guang looked at him speechlessly. "Why don't you bring rice and seasonings too?"
"We could!" Fatty's eyes shone. "We can build a fire right there."
"All you think about is eating. You think we're going there to set up house, bringing rice and seasonings? Isn't that a hassle?"
Ye Yaodong, however, found the idea very appealing. The Double Ninth Festival was coming up, so they could arrange a hike and cook Taro Rice outdoors. He grinned wickedly at Fatty. "I think that works. Bring the rice, pot, bowls, and chopsticks. Then you do the cooking, and we'll do the eating?"
"Oh, that works!"
"I think so too!"
Xiao Xiao and A-Guang immediately caught on and hurriedly nodded in agreement!
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