"Big Sis, can you come out for a moment? I have something to ask you." Standing on the platform built over the sea, Yang Xiaohai called out to the wooden boat moored there.
When he saw his eldest sister emerge, Yang Xiaohai led her a short distance away. He feigned hesitation before asking, "Big Sis, are you still looking for people over there?"
"What? Not getting along with your father and want to leave with me? You're not a little boy anymore, so don't act like one."
Yang Xiaohai remained silent, watching as the monkey boys clutched a few rocks and ran under the boat's canopy to exchange them for silver. It was obvious they were very skilled at this; they moved quickly and made no sound at all.
