Ye Yaodong walked slowly back with his bucket, while the spotted dog glanced into the distance when she saw no one was left where he had been, then sprinted after him.
She accidentally overshot him, then braked hard and turned back.
Seeing nothing in her mouth, he glanced at her and kept walking without stopping.
But the dog persistently chased after him again and blocked his way. Just as he lifted his leg to go around her, she spat a blood clam out of her mouth.
"Oh, damn... you had a blood clam in your mouth! No wonder you kept blocking my way."
Ye Yaodong quickly bent down to pick up the blood clam. It was quite big, and he happily hefted it a few times before tossing it into the bucket. "All right, you did great today. I'll bring your brothers and sisters out to work in a bit too."
"Woof, woof!"
After barking twice in reply, Xiaohua took off toward the crowd of children again.
Several dogs nearby rushed toward her. They barked a few times, then ran toward him.
"One, two, three, four... so you even know how to divide up the work? Half stay home on guard, half come out? Then why didn't a couple more of you come help me?"
"Woof, woof, woof, woof..."
"Move, move, you're blocking the way. I'll take you out later. First I'm taking Xiao Jiu home and picking up a slotted spoon."
Ye Xiaoxi was having a wonderful time playing with the children on the sand. He could hear her delighted giggles from far away, but as he drew closer, his smile gave way to a sigh.
She was so filthy he almost didn't want her anymore.
There was a heap of sand on her head. Damp sand clung to