That afternoon, Ye Yaodong went to haul in the fishing pots. He only had four strings left now, barely enough to bring in seven or eight yuan, or ten or so if he got lucky.
The weather had warmed up lately, and there were quite a few sea bass. He kept two big ones for fish soup, along with two yellow mountain croakers for steaming.
There was no need to keep too much, just enough for tonight and tomorrow. He would come back to haul them in again early the morning after.
His wife and children liked shrimp, so he kept two jin of those too.
There was also a whole basket of assorted catch, which sold for over eight yuan. Even when he did not go out to sea, it helped with household expenses.
After selling the catch, he took the fish to the Old House and happened to find A-Guang and Ye Huimei there too. The two of them had brought quite a few things.
Ye Huimei was scolding someone in the main room. "Don't you know how old Grandma is? Why bring it up with her out of nowhere? When it came out before New Year, it hit her hard. Luckily, the lively New Year atmosphere helped, and she recovered quickly..."
"Stop. If Grandma hears you, she'll feel awful again," A-Guang said soothingly.
Seeing a box of bird's nest on the table, Ye Yaodong picked it up curiously. "Where did this come from? You've even got something this fancy?"
"I heard bird's nest is good for pregnant women, so I bought two boxes a couple of days ago. I brought one over for Grandma today."
Huh?
Ye Yaodong stared wide-eyed at Ye Huimei, who looked a little uncomfortable.
So soon?
Mother Ye also looked over happily. "You're