Manbao was too young to possibly shield her two brothers, so Zhou Dalang's glares kept shooting towards them, followed by imperiously commanding them, "Wash the fishing nets clean and bring them home, huh!"
Then, he and Zhou Sanlang picked up the wooden tubs filled with fish and went home, taking the four youngsters, including Manbao, with them before leaving.
Datou and Second Son also tried to sneak away, but Zhou Dalang called them out to stay.
Thus, the four who stayed behind watched with envy as the silhouettes of those returning home grew more distant.
Zhou Wulang sighed in resignation as he looked at the various things sticking to the fishing nets, hating the task of washing the nets after fishing every time.