A-Guang got his wish and pushed the cart to Ye Yaodong's door. By then, Mother Ye and the others had gone to work at the house site, leaving only a bunch of children playing outside.
"Go call your sister out to help! There's so much here, it'll take the two of us ages to sort it."
"Auntie went to help at the house. Only Great-Grandma's home!"
"Great-Grandma, Great-Grandma!"
A-Guang stared wide-eyed. What did he need Great-Grandma for?
Ye Yaodong also called out to the shouting Ye Chenghai, "Stop calling your great-grandma. You lot go get some more baskets and basins. Come help sort out the little fish and loaches."
"Okay, Uncle Yaodong."
Ask them to do a proper errand like buying soy sauce or vinegar, and none of them wanted to go. Ask them to do something like this, and these children were keener than anyone, racing into the house to fetch basins and baskets.
A-Guang frowned as he watched the old lady slowly make her way out on her unsteady legs, sighing inwardly. This was so hard!
The old lady came out just in time to see Ye Yaodong empty both fish traps onto the handcart. Smiling, she asked, "What have you brought back this time, Dongzi?"
"Just fish and shrimp from the river. We can sort them ourselves. The sun's fierce out here. Go sit inside."
"It's fine. I'll help sort them."
"Uncle Yaodong, we brought them. What goes in these?"
"Little fish and shrimp. Put the same kinds together." Ye Yaodong demonstrated by tossing a few different fish and shrimp into each basket.
The children happily started sorting. Even the children from next door came running over to join the fun.
Worried that the crayfish would pinch the children's small, tender hands-a pinch would be no small