When the triplets were four, they followed their four older brothers out to play, and each of them caught a big green crab from the mudflats and brought it home.
The price was getting mud all over their bodies. Aside from their two eyeballs being clearly visible, they couldn't see clearly anywhere else!
If they hadn't spoken, and their shapes had only barely been discernible, Jiang Xia wouldn't have recognized them as the children she had given birth to.
Da Bao: "Mommy, I caught a big green crab for you to eat!"
Er Bao: "Mommy, I caught one too! Mommy, my crab has a pair of huge pincers! Eldest Brother helped us tie its pincers shut."
The little one: "Mommy, my crab is the biggest! Mommy, look!"
Jiang Xia looked at the three little mud monkeys and didn't know whether it would be better to give them a scolding or a beating!
She really wanted to hit someone!
Jiang Xia adjusted her mood, squatted down, and gently said to the three children, "My babies are so wonderful! You knew Mommy likes eating crab, so you went and caught some. Mommy is so happy. My babies are so sensible. Mommy loves you. Thank you, my darlings."
Hearing their mother's praise and approval, the three children were satisfied. They had known Mommy would like it.
"Mommy will cook it for us."
"All right, Mommy will cook it for us in a little while." Jiang Xia continued, "Do you think Mommy likes green crabs, or does Mommy like you more?"
The little one: "Mommy likes me the most!"
Er Bao: "Mommy likes me the most!"
Da Bao: "Mommy likes all of us the most."
Jiang Xia nodded. "That's right. Although Mommy likes big green crabs, Mommy likes you the most. The beach is