Before the sun had completely set, Laus's two children, Leo and Lan, came unsteadily from the rice fields, followed by the youngest, Lano, covered in mud after playing with his friends on the rice field embankment while waiting for his two older siblings to work.
"Wow, you guys are so dirty!" Laus exclaimed upon seeing his three children covered in sweat and dust.
"Dad, we're so tired today. Can you come in now?" Leo asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Go shower and clean yourself, then you can come in!" Laus had already blocked the three of them at the door, his hands on his hips, his face stern. The three of them could only grunt in annoyance as they walked back to the well to bathe.
"Ah, Dad! We want to see our little sister right away!" Lano protested in a shrill voice.
"No bargaining! You have to get clean first!" Laus firmly stated, pointing to the well.
