Maybe I was overthinking it, Lin Xuanjiao thought silently in her heart. Although she thought so in her heart, she still remained vigilant, fearing that something bad might happen. It would be okay when she reacted.
After climbing the mountain with the seven children for a while, Lin Xuanjiao felt that the soles of her feet were in great pain. She regretted wearing leather shoes again. It was so painful to step on the gravel. If she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of the children, she would have wanted to rest on the spot.
After wiping off the sweat from the heat, Lin Xuanjiao asked, "How long will it take? Do you know where the wild sweet potato you were talking about is?"
Erdan and his group were looking around for sweet potato vines. When they heard Lin Xuanjiao's question, Erdan replied, "We may have to walk a little further. All the sweet potatoes around here have been picked. We need to go a little further up the mountain."
When Lin Xuanjiao heard this, she was shocked. She was still walking! Her legs were almost unable to support her.
Seeing that Lin Xuanjiao hadn't caught up yet and was already some distance away from their small group, Erdan quickly called out, "Sister Lin, hurry up and catch up! What are you dawdling for?"
Hearing this, Lin Xuanjiao gritted her teeth. It was just climbing a mountain, wasn't it? When had she ever been afraid? She had already suffered so much for that legendary wild sweet potato. If she didn't get it, wouldn't it be a shame? She, Lin Xuanjiao, never gave up halfway. Today, she was determined to eat this wild sweet potato.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuanjiao took firm steps and rejoined the team. From her appearance, it was impossible to tell that she was in so much pain that she wanted to give up and continue walking. She looked like a normal person. It can only be said that Lin Xuanjiao's willpower was too strong.
Lin Xuanjiao finally reached her destination when she felt like she was about to collapse. After arriving, she was quite presentable and found a relatively clean patch of grass and sat down gracefully.
When she didn't need to use any strength with her feet, Lin Xuanjiao felt that there was only one word to describe how she felt right now, and that was "refreshing". It was so comfortable that she wanted to sit there forever without getting up.
But before Lin Xuanjiao could rest enough, she heard Erdan calling her again. Lin Xuanjiao stood up again helplessly. Erdan was good in every way except that he was too enthusiastic towards her, which made her a little overwhelmed.
Erdan had no idea that although Lin Xuanjiao looked normal on the outside, she was actually exhausted on the inside. He was just happy that he had finally found a field of wild sweet potatoes. The wild sweet potatoes here had not been picked by anyone, which meant that they could pick a lot of them today and eat them to their heart's content.
As soon as Lin Xuanjiao came over, she saw the happy smiles of several children, which made Lin Xuanjiao very curious about what wild sweet potatoes tasted like, which led these children to think so.
Following Erdan's pointing, she saw a patch of lush green leaves. Could this be a vine? Do the sweet potatoes they talk about grow underground? Lin Xuanjiao observed the scene, trying to guess.
Before she could finish her thought, the children had already swarmed towards that place, and Lin Xuanjiao followed them. She was really curious about what the wild sweet potato looked like.
Lin Xuanjiao, who followed them, saw them gently digging the soil under the vine, revealing a few small red fruits with a little mud on them, about the size of a thumb.
"Is this what you call wild sweet potato?"
Several people responded at once: "Yes! This is delicious, fragrant and sweet. It's only available in summer. It's gone after this season."
"But usually, before summer is over, all the wild sweet potatoes are picked, and everyone in the village likes to eat them."
"Don't mention it! I picked so many last time and I didn't even get to eat a few. My parents almost ate them all."
"Huh? You picked so many last time, but you haven't eaten many yet?"
"Yeah! My parents were so mean to me. They didn't even consider whether their own son would eat or not."
After listening to a lot of things, Lin Xuanjiao concluded that this kind of wild sweet potato is delicious. Both adults and children like to eat it. In this case, she has to try it. As a foodie, she can't tolerate delicious food slipping away from her.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuanjiao squatted down and started digging wild sweet potatoes like them. Her movements were a little unfamiliar at the beginning, but she became less clumsy after becoming more proficient. Soon she had a big bunch, and her hands could hardly hold them, but she didn't have a bag.
Looking at the children putting the wild sweet potatoes directly into their pockets, Lin Xuanjiao looked at her own blue floral dress. Okay! No pockets either. What should she do? This made Lin Xuanjiao feel a little lazy. Had she suffered so much just for a handful of wild sweet potatoes? The more she thought about it, the more she felt unwilling to accept it.
It was Erdan who first noticed Lin Xuanjiao's anomaly and spoke enthusiastically, "Sister Lin, what happened to you? Why don't you continue picking wild sweet potatoes? I told you, it might not be so easy to find wild sweet potatoes next time. We're lucky to have come across such a large patch today."
Lin Xuanjiao had no choice but to tell them about her difficulties. In fact, although she was older than these children, she had grown up in luxury. Facing this situation, she probably didn't understand as much as these children who grew up in the mountains.
Erdan was very happy to hear Lin Xuanjiao's answer. He found that he liked Sister Lin more and more. Whenever he saw adults in the village unhappy or troubled, Erdan would step forward and ask what happened. It would be even better if he could solve it. However, the adults would frown and tell him to go away, saying that it was useless for him as a child to know.
But Lin Xuanjiao never treated him like this, and when she encountered trouble, she would tell him that she would not think that he could not solve the problem just because he was a child.
Erdan felt that being needed was a wonderful feeling. He walked to a tree, plucked a large leaf, and handed it to Lin Xuanjiao. "Sister Lin, you can wrap a lot with this big leaf."
As he spoke, he used his fingernails to dig a small hole in the surface of the tree next to him, then grabbed the bark near the hole and tore it down hard, and soon tore off a strip.
Seeing this, Lin Xuanjiao was not stingy with her praise: "Erdan, you are really amazing."
Erdan raised his head proudly after being praised. Then, under Lin Xuanjiao's flattery, he tore off several strips of bark and gave them to her. "Sister Lin, when the time comes, you can use this bark to tie up the wild sweet potatoes wrapped in leaves. This way, they won't fall off easily."
Lin Xuanjiao patted Erdan's head and praised him with a smile, "Erdan is awesome."
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