The next day, Ye Yaodong slept until broad daylight for once. He was going out to set gill nets today, and there was no need to leave before dawn for that. He could wake up naturally before heading out, since he would not be hauling them in until the following day anyway.
He planned to set just fifty gill nets and the fishing pots today, leaving the longlines for now. There would not be enough time to haul everything in the next day; hauling in and resetting the gill nets alone would pretty much keep him busy until dusk.
A-Sheng had also told him that they would be going out to sea to work the day after tomorrow, so he needed to keep that day free.
After breakfast, Ye Yaodong and his father piled the fifty gill nets high on the handcart. After hauling one load down and carrying it onto the boat, he came back for the bamboo baskets and buckets.
There were too many things for the little handcart to carry them all in one trip.
After seeing them off, A Qing sat by the doorway again, knitting a sweater as she basked in the sun.
It happened to be the weekend, so Ye Chenghu did not have to get up early for school and was over the moon. He ran next door first thing in the morning to play marbles outside the neighbors' house. Lin Xiuqing called him several times, but he was too busy even to answer, nearly driving her mad.
"Do you want new clothes or not? Get back here!"
"Huh? In a minute, in a minute!"
That minute turned into another five. Just as Lin Xiuqing reached the end of her patience and was about to fetch a switch, he came racing back, almost