When he woke up, it was already past four in the afternoon.

When I got up, I found no one in the house; I had no idea where they had gone.

Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to go to the homestead to check on the progress of the new house.

He had just stepped out the door when, after thinking for a moment, he turned back, grabbed a small snakeskin bag, and put it in his pocket.

Today is the spring tide; after watching it, you can also go beachcombing.

It doesn't matter how much stuff you find; what matters is the fun.

Moreover, he hadn't been to the sea for over a month.

He quickly arrived at the land, took a look around, checked the progress, offered cigarettes to the workers, and then left.

He can't be of any help here, and we don't need him anyway.

The walls of the new house are almost finished, and it should be completed before dark. We can start installing the formwork tomorrow.

The tide is currently receding, and it will reach the bottom in about an hour.

The beach was packed with people, with women and children digging for clams everywhere, and there were also quite a few people in the distant rocky area.

The beach that had been cleared had been almost completely dug up, so there was practically no cargo left. Feng Ye continued walking outwards.

As he walked, he saw Xiao Chunxiu, Ye Qingling, Du Guilan, and three children wearing straw hats digging in the sand.

"How many clams have you dug up?" Feng Ye walked over and asked.

Ye Qingling said without looking up, "There are far fewer sand clams now, making them harder to dig up."

Feng Ye glanced at the bucket next to her and saw that there wasn't much left; it barely covered the bottom of the bucket, and it wasn't as big as before.

He then checked the harvests of Xiao Chunxiu and Du Guilan, as well as those of others, and found that they were all about the same.

"It seems that the starfish caused quite a bit of damage to the beach a while ago, and it hasn't recovered yet."

Ye Qingling wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve: "Who says it isn't? It's hard to even dig some up to eat."

"Then why did you come to dig?"

"There's nothing to do at home, so I might as well come out for some fresh air and exercise."

After watching her dig for a while, Feng Ye took the fire tongs from her bucket and said, "You dig slowly, I'll go take a walk ahead and try my luck."

Ye Qingling simply hummed in response and continued digging in the sand with her head down.