As soon as Feng Ye got home, he saw more than a dozen bamboo baskets piled up in the yard, each one full.
These baskets contained various kinds of fish and small shrimp, emitting a strong fishy smell.
These miscellaneous fish and small shrimp are worthless and unwanted, and their total weight is approximately over a thousand kilograms.
Feng Xuan and Du Guilan were sitting on low stools, bent over and busy processing the fish and shrimp.
They were skilled and quick, first cutting open the fish's belly to remove the internal organs, and then carefully scraping off the scales and gills.
Even Feng Yanmei was helping, although her technique was not very skilled and she was a bit slow.
In stark contrast, however, the two little ones, Feng Xidong and Feng Xinan, were only interested in playing.
They treated the small fish as toys and had a great time playing with them.
"Daddy, hug me."
When Feng Xinan saw Feng Ye enter the courtyard, she immediately opened her arms and rushed over with her unsteady little legs.
Feng Ye didn't mind the fishy smell on her son at all and picked him up without hesitation.
After all, Feng Ye himself didn't smell any better.
Unexpectedly, Feng Xinan, who had just been picked up, suddenly wrinkled her little nose and struggled while shouting, "Daddy stinks, Daddy stinks, I don't want Daddy to hug me anymore."
"You little rascal, I don't even mind you, but you're starting to dislike me."
Feng Ye was both amused and exasperated. He gently pinched Feng Xinan's nose and put him down.
The little guy ran to Ye Qingling's side in a flash, opened his arms and said, "Mommy, hug me."
Ye Qingling frowned slightly, but still picked up her son and turned to walk towards the kitchen to fetch some water to help him wash his hands.
At this moment, Feng Xuan looked up and said, "A-Ye, why are you back so late today?"
Just as Feng Ye was about to recount what had happened that day, Xiao Chunxiu interrupted, "Ah Ye, why don't you go take a shower first? You've been diving all day, and you're covered in sea salt. Aren't you uncomfortable?"
Feng Ye hadn't thought much of it initially and had temporarily forgotten about it.
But after his mother reminded him, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.
"Brother, I'm going to take a shower first, and we'll talk later. Oh, by the way, here's your share of the money for today. The receipt is with A-Ling; have her bring it to you."
After saying that, he took out 100 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Feng Xuan, then hurriedly carried a bucket of water and ran to the back of the house to take a bath.
After he finished showering, he realized he hadn't brought a change of clothes, so he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Ah Ling, Ah Ling..."
Ye Qingling was heating up food in the kitchen when she heard this and went to the makeshift shower room at the back of the house: "Calling for justice? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
A slightly embarrassed voice came from inside: "Uh... um, I forgot to bring my clothes, could you bring them to me?"
Ye Qingling rolled her eyes and said with a light scolding, "Really! Just you wait."
After saying that, she turned and went back into the house.
Not long after, Ye Qingling returned with a clean and tidy set of clothes.
Here, take it.
Feng Ye hurriedly took the clothes and was about to change when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
A mischievous smile crept across his lips as he teased Ye Qingling, "Ah Ling, why don't you take a bath while you're at it?"
Ye Qingling was taken aback at first, but then she realized the meaning behind Feng Ye's words.
This guy...
A blush instantly spread across her cheeks. She glared at him fiercely and said coquettishly, "Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and put on your clothes and come out. Who wants to shower with you!"
Before she finished speaking, she turned and left without looking back.
Feng Ye watched her departing figure, chuckled, and then quickly put his clothes on.
With so many people in the family, this simple bathroom is really not suitable for a romantic bath together.
However, it won't be long before they can move into their new home once the new house is completed.
By then, perhaps this small wish will be fulfilled.
After taking a shower, Feng Ye felt refreshed all over, as if every pore had opened up, all fatigue had vanished, and she felt completely energized.
He walked briskly into the main room and saw Ye Qingling bringing steaming hot food to the table.
Feng Ye walked over quickly and reached out to help, but Ye Qingling pushed him away, saying, "Go sit down, it'll be ready soon."
Feng Ye had no choice but to obediently sit on the long bench and wait.
Before long, all the food was laid out on the table.
Although these were all leftovers from dinner, Feng Ye was already starving and had no time to be picky.
He looked at the rice bowl on the table, shook his head, and got up to go to the kitchen to get another bowl.
Then, he filled a bowl with rice, added a bunch of vegetables, and carried the bowl into the yard.
His parents were helping to butcher the fish, and Xiao Chunxiu was telling Feng Xuan and his wife about Feng Ye's experience that day.
"I never expected so many things to happen these past few days. These bastards are really something, they're so hateful, causing trouble time and time again. I should have known better than to let them go, I should have just thrown them into the sea."
Feng Xuan's eyes widened in anger, his face contorted with rage.
“That’s all in the past, there’s no point in talking about it,” Feng Ye sighed. “Brother, tell me about your voyage. When did you come back?”
"We didn't dock until after 5 p.m."
"Then what about all these small fish and shrimp? How did you manage to bring back so many?"
“No one wanted to buy these fish and shrimp. We didn’t take the ones we caught a few days ago and just dumped them back into the sea. These were caught yesterday and today. We figured we were going home soon anyway, and it would be a waste to throw them away, so we just brought them back.”
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