It was late at night, and in the rooms of the Xianyu Village chief's house where the Xu family was staying, the adults of the Xu family had not yet gone to sleep.
From time to time, there were whispers in the room, and the people being talked about were also reflecting.
"His father, is Daya feeling uncomfortable today?"
"Chunhua, how much money do we have left? Will there be any left after we build the house?"
"Aunt Yuan, are you asleep?"
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The next day, before dawn, Xu Ning got up without anyone calling him. He jumped up with a somersault.
It was still dark in Xianyu Village, but many villagers were already holding torches and heading to the sea.
The light from the torches shone on the wet coast like a twinkling star belt.
Xu Ning joined the team of sea-hunters carrying a torch and tongs borrowed from the village chief's house, while the brothers Xu An and Xu Feng had already picked up half a bucket before Xu Ning arrived.
"Brother, is that our second sister?" Xu Feng saw a torch coming out of the courtyard of the village chief of Xianyu Village. He pointed to Xu An, who took a serious look and nodded, saying, "It's Daya."
There were many children from Xianyu Village near the Xu brothers. They were about the same age as the Xu brothers, but much thinner and darker. However, at this time they had gained more than the Xu brothers, and their faces were full of satisfied smiles.
"Daya, why did you get up so early today?"
"What else! Have you two forgotten what Uncle Qin said to us yesterday?"
"Second sister, come and pick up some seafood! There are so many!" Xu Feng was completely immersed in the excitement of going to the sea, and didn't even hear much of what Xu Ning said.
You know what, ever since the brothers met the boys from Xianyu Village yesterday afternoon while helping to pick up stones and agreed to go to the sea together this morning, they have completely forgotten what Qin Da said yesterday about taking them to the island.
"Daya, did Uncle Qin say what time it was?"
"Chenshi." It's from seven to nine in the morning. It's still dark now, so it's not Chenshi yet, but it's almost there.
"Is Uncle Qin here?"
"Not yet? Uncle Qin said that when the tide goes out at noon, he will come and pick us up."
"Xiaobao, if you can pick up more for a while, we should go back."
"Why?"
"It's okay if you don't go back. Just don't regret it later." Xu Ning took a look in the light of the torch. There were more and more people on the coast, and the buckets in the hands of those who went to the beach were getting fuller and fuller.
Xu Ning used tongs to pry open several stones before she found a crab the size of a fist. Suddenly, she didn't want to pick it up anymore. She put the tongs into the bucket and stopped.
"Second sister, what do I regret?" Xu Feng obviously didn't hear what she said, so Xu An had to lean over and whisper something in his ear.
"Brother, I really forgot!" Xu Feng immediately stopped picking up the seafood and handed the barrel to Xu An. He ran to Xu Ning anxiously, grabbed Xu Ning's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Second sister, I'll go, I'll go, please don't leave me alone!"
"Let's go. Uncle Qin should be here after we have breakfast." Xu Ning rubbed Xu Feng's prickly head. It was already much brighter. Xu Ning looked in the direction of the village chief's house and saw that Old Mrs. Xu had already walked out of the yard and was looking at them.
"Daya, Dabao, and Xiaobao, come back for breakfast!" Behind Old Mrs. Xu were Xu Yuan and Zhang.
"Hey, coming right up!"
After breakfast, Qin Da was already waiting in the yard.
Because Xu Da had to oversee the construction of the house, Zhang and Old Lady Xu had to stay at home, and Old Man Xu was too old to go. In the end, the Xu An brothers, Xu Ning, and Xu Yuan followed Qin Da to the small island to catch seafood.
The sky was already completely bright, and Xu Ning saw the sun rising from the sea level with his own eyes. It was a sunrise different from the one seen on the boat. This kind of sunrise gave people a sense of stability.
"Kids! Sit tight! Let's go!"
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