Yuan Chun was prepared; she brought a shabby door curtain, stretched it open with both hands to catch below.
The two children, one picking and the other catching, quickly filled half a basket.
Suddenly, someone jumped out, shouting, "Oh, Qian Xiao San, so you brought your sister to pick wild pears. Didn't we agree that we discovered this wild pear tree together and would pick it together? But you came secretly to pick it without telling me."
"Who agreed with you? I clearly discovered this wild pear tree by myself. It was you guys who insisted that it's a national tree, shared by everyone. Since it's shared by everyone, naturally whoever picks it gets to keep it. If you want it, climb up and pick it yourselves. I'm not stopping you."
"Hmph, we'll pick then. Niu Dan, let's climb up too. Let your sister catch below, and we'll split it between our two families, half each."
