Half asleep in the middle of the night, he heard rain. He rolled over, pulled the quilt over his head, and went straight back to sleep without a worry.
The light rain kept pattering down.
When he woke the next morning, the sky was still gray, looking as though it had more rain to give.
Rainy days were perfect for sleeping. He checked his watch and saw it was only a little past six, then went back to sleep. He could catch up on all the sleep he had missed these past few days and have a proper rest today.
It only rained until the afternoon before clearing up. Once the rain stopped, he went to collect the fishing pots along the shore, planning to take all four strings out to the Submerged Reef when the weather cleared.
He figured he would have to fish somewhere else once the season was over, too, and lie low for a while.
Just as Secretary Chen had said, it was the unlikely possibility you had to watch out for.
After suffering such a big loss, those people would definitely come back to even the score.
A real man knew when to yield and when to stand his ground. He had already come out ahead, anyway. They could not do anything to him in the village, and as long as he did not run into a large group of them at sea, he had nothing to fear.
Once the season was over, he could fish somewhere else just as well. He just had to make the most of these next few days and gather as much of the good stuff from the seabed as he could. Whatever he could not get could wait until things blew over.
"Come sit down and rest a bit.