Talent (6)

The next morning.

It was when I got up at my usual time and was sipping coffee.

Lee Bin, who had gone out before dawn, was returning with the staff.

"Welcome back."

"Yes, Teacher. Good morning."

The basket beside him was filled with what he'd brought back from gathering seafood on the tidal flats.

I went over to the water spigot in the yard and checked: three octopuses, two abalone, and three sea cucumbers.

There were also quite a few shellfish I couldn't identify.

"At this rate, we'll eat our fill today."

"Yes. We also have the beef we got yesterday."...