After bringing in all the dried fish, everyone was half-dead with exhaustion and sat down on the steps.
Afraid the rain would grow heavier, they had all wished they had four hands, rushing as fast as they could. But even after they finished, the rain never picked up and continued to fall in soft little drops.
Ye Yaodong lifted the hem of his undershirt and swiped it over his head, wiping the sweat beading on his forehead. "Good thing the rain didn't get heavy. We got everything in just in time, too."
"This rain probably won't get very heavy, will it? It even stopped for a little while just now, then started again less than five minutes later."
"Never mind that. We've brought everything in anyway. We can sort it out in a bit and put away whatever's completely dry first. Pack it into burlap sacks and stack them up, then tip it out for a little more sun whenever the weather clears."
"Luckily, there wasn't much drying out there tonight. Spread the wet stuff on the bamboo beds. For what's hanging on the fishing nets, bring the bamboo poles inside and tie the nets up one by one to air."
That would keep them busy enough tonight. There was no need to go out to sea, either. It was raining anyway, so they might as well take the chance to rest.
After half a month of hard labor, the others were probably worn out too.
"Sorry for the trouble, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Eldest Sister-in-Law, Second Sister-in-Law. We even had to wake you up in the middle of the night to help."
"It's fine. With it raining, bringing in the dried fish obviously comes first. We can sleep anytime," Ye Eldest Sister-in-Law said casually.
"We're done now, so you