Ye Yaodong helped them carry all their catch aboard, one load at a time, and spread it out evenly before wiping away his sweat.
A-Zheng lifted his shirt and turned to look at the red scratches crisscrossing his back, along with patches of bruising.
"Let's not come to this sort of island next time. I fell once too, and Fatty fell twice. It's too dangerous. Good thing none of us hit our heads on a rock, or we really could've been done for."
Fatty rolled up his sleeve too, revealing an arm covered in scratches. He blew on it, then lowered his sleeve again.
"No wonder they always say on TV that danger comes with opportunity. I really went all out this time. At least we got a pretty good haul."
Ye Huimei gasped. "You all fell? Was it that bad?"
Fatty lowered his sleeve and spoke with rare seriousness. "We're all right. It wasn't that bad. I'm just saying we shouldn't come to such a steep little island next time. Good thing you didn't climb up and down, young lady. A fall could've been nasty."
Ye Huimei couldn't help feeling glad she had listened to her third brother and stayed down below digging instead of climbing up and down. Her feet had been soaking in seawater the whole time, though, and were all wrinkled.
Ye Yaodong was surprised too. They had headed east while he had gone west, and he had only heard the occasional noise. He hadn't expected them to have fallen too.
"Then be more careful next time. Get home early and put some camellia oil on it."
Xiao Xiao chuckled. "It's nothing serious. We'll be fine in a few days. Today's haul was really good. We might not have gotten this much on another island. The