Pei Jing grew up here and was very familiar with everything around him. Every household was closed, so the children at home started playing together when they were young.
There were guests at Pei Jing’s house, and the neighbors also noticed it. People in the village liked to gossip, but he didn’t know what they were whispering behind his back. Pei Jing had always not minded about it. These would not bring any harm to him anyway.
There were several children of about the same age around him, and they were still from the same school as Pei Jing. They were all curious to see that Pei Jing had two new friends next to him.
Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile looked different from them. No matter in terms of clothing or other aspects, they are cleanly dressed. Their clothes and shoes were all light-colored. Although they were good-looking, they were easy to get dirty. Their skin was white, and they spoke in standard Mandarin.
Ji Zhile also observed them. The straw hat was so big that it could cover most of his face as long as he lowered his head slightly. Ji Zhile quietly looked at them through the brim of the hat, wondering if they were going to compete with him for food.
After all, Pei Jing said that it was free food, so many people must like it.
Thinking about this, Ji Zhile came to Pei Jing’s side and whispered: “Brother Pei Jing, let’s hurry up. Otherwise, we won’t be able to grab the food.”
Although Pei Jing was a little confused, he took Ji Zhile and Ji Ningyi out to play, and Ji Zhile asked him to do it by himself.
Behind Pei Jing’s house was a hillside. There were no trees on it, only fields. At the bottom of the mountain were paddy fields.
It was a busy time of farming, so there were many people working there. The children at home sometimes helped them out, but more often the adults did the work while the children played beside them.
The barren field walls were covered with wild sweet potato fields. Pei Jing took Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile to a piece of wasteland. He also carried a small bucket in his hand. He put the bucket aside and skillfully dug up the sweet potato fields to start. Finding the right one, he picked a wild sweet potato within a few seconds.
He showed the palm of his hand to Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile and introduced it to them: “This is the wild sweet potato. It is sour and sweet, a bit like a strawberry.”
Pei Jing found another one, then took out the water bottle from the bucket, unscrewed the lid, washed it with water, and said to Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile, “Try it.”
Ji Zhile was not polite at all. He reached out, took it, and put it into his mouth. When he bit into it, he could taste a mouthful of juice that was less sour and more sweet.
Ji Zhile had never eaten such delicious food. He was shocked for a while, his eyes lit up, and his voice was vague: “It’s delicious, Brother Pei Jing, it is so delicious!”
Ji Ningyi also ate it, looking equally surprised.
Pei Jing said: “We need to find red ones. They taste better.”
Ji Zhile said that he understood. He dug up the sweet potato fields with both hands and looked for them side by side.
“This is it!” He might have a special talent for finding food, and soon, he had three pieces in his hand.
Ji Zhile put the sweet potatoes in his small hand and stretched out his index finger on the other hand to count them one by one: “One for Mom, one for Dad, one for Brother, and…”
He gently held it in his hand and said to himself: “Find a few more. There are still mine, Brother Pei Jing’s, and Grandma’s.”
After arriving at Pei Jing’s house, Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile followed Pei Jing and also called Grandma.
While looking for wild sweet potatoes, Ji Zhile secretly swallowed his saliva. The taste he just tasted made him unforgettable.
At this time, he looked at the wild sweet potatoes in his hand and quietly wiped it with his hands to wipe off the soil on it. However, Ji Zhile’s hands were also dirty because he was picking up the soil just now to find it. He couldn’t wipe them clean.
He glanced at Ji Ningyi and Pei Jing and saw that they were all still trying to find the sweet potatoes.
He carefully put down his hand and wiped the sweet potatoes in his hand with the hem of his clothes. Then, he looked at his dirty fingers and rubbed them on his clothes.
Then, he glanced at the other two children again, holding the sweet potatoes in his hand. He quietly put it into his mouth, but before he could bite it, Ji Ningyi noticed him.
His eyes widened: “Don’t eat it!”
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