Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Zhang Xiamei thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible. How about this, plant them here first. Ah Yun has asked for a wish. It's just like planting vegetables. When the pepper seedlings grow, you can come to my house to pull them up and plant them."

The short and fat lady's depressed mood disappeared in an instant. She took Zhang Xiamei's hand and said, "Thank you so much, Sister Zhang. Don't worry, I will take good care of you when the time comes."

Sun Bagui looked at Wu Hua with disdain: "Can't you wait? There will be extra chili seeds by then anyway, and you won't lose any."

"Sun Bagui, I just want to plant it first, is it your business?"

"Ah...you, how can you talk like that? I'm just being nice to you."

Wu Huake didn't tolerate Sun Bagui and directly retorted.

"Hey, what's there to argue about? Come on, come on, Zhang Xiamei, you're almost home, let me go to your house to ask for a bowl of water. I want to take a look at how you plow the land."

Zhang Daping came out to act as a peacemaker. The other two aunts saw that it was none of their business and also concerned about the family's affairs, so they did not enter Qiu Chunfen's house and went straight home.

After Xuyuan walked for a while, he finally saw Aunt Li's house. The gate was wide open and there were a few children playing with mud at the door. When they saw Xuyuan, they didn't seem to be surprised and greeted him with a smile.

"Sister Xuyuan, why are you here?" Fan Donglin saw the familiar face and greeted her loudly.

"If you have something to ask Aunt Li, Donglin, why are you here too?" The one the child made the wish to recognize is Uncle Fan's eldest son, who is eight years old this year, the same age as Guozi. He also has a younger brother with a very easy to remember name, Ximu, who is the same age as Gu Qingming. He is a very shy kid, but he has not been seen here.

"Mother, come and help Aunt Li. Uncle Li and Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Liu have gone to the county town. I'm here to play. Sister Xuyuan, come in."

So that's how it is. No wonder I couldn't see anyone when I first got there. It turns out he was out.

Fan Donglin wiped his hands, walked into the courtyard with Xu Yuan, and shouted into the house: "Alan, there are guests at your house, come out and entertain them."

The yard was not big, and firewood was piled up everywhere, neatly arranged. There was also a shed next to it, in which were pots of sprouts covered with white cloth, some of which were already showing signs of sprouting.

The door of the next room suddenly opened, and Xuyuan saw a little girl walking out.

She had two small buns on her hair, and wore plain green linen clothes and pants. She was about the same age as Gu Qingming. She was very timid when she saw Xu Yuan, and her little hands tightly grasped the corner of her clothes. This was Aunt Li's daughter. He had seen this little girl before on the way to escape famine. She was quiet, obedient and followed Aunt Li, and she rarely spoke.

Li Junlan knew who the beautiful sister in front of her was. Her mother also said that if she saw Sister Xuyuan, she should say hello.

"Hello, sister Xuyuan. Please sit over here."

Li Junlan said this with great difficulty. Her face turned red, she felt a little overwhelmed, and she stood there feeling a little uneasy.

It was the first time that Xu Yuan heard the little girl speak. Her voice was soft and sweet. Although it was intermittent, it was pleasant to hear.

"Okay, then Alan leads the way."

Seeing that Xu Yuan was very calm and didn't look disgusted at all, and didn't think it was strange that he stuttered, Li Junlan took a deep breath and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

Li Junlan brought a bowl of water to Xuyuan and sat aside.

Fan Donglin couldn't sit still, so he went out to play with the other kids in the mud. Li Junlan, who was standing next to him, looked out the gate with curiosity.

"Alan, why don't you play with them? It's so boring for you to stay at home alone." Xu Yuan looked at the little girl who looked conflicted as she wanted to play but didn't dare to go out.

Li Junlan pursed her lips and shook her head. "I...I...can't speak...clearly. I...am...afraid...of...they...will...laugh...at...me. I...I...I..."

"What are you afraid of? You just know one more language than them. What's the big deal? They won't say the same things you say."

"Ah...ah, is...is it...like this? But...some...people...say...that I...am...a weird..., that's why...I talk...like this." Li Junlan's eyes turned red as she spoke, and she lowered her head. It was because of this that she didn't go out often, and even if she did, she would keep her mouth tightly shut.

To be honest, I really envy my elder brother for his ability to speak fluently. I just can't do that no matter how hard I try.

"Yes." Xu Yuan was very good at fooling people, but I don't know whether Li Junlan's stuttering problem was congenital or caused by some other reason.

"Well... Make a wish... Sister... you know... I want... to learn... to speak... like... the adults... How... should I learn...?"

Li Junlan was very curious and looked at Xuyuan with her eyes wide open, her eyes full of hope.

Xuyuan thought for a moment and said, "Uh, I'm not very clear either. Why don't you try to speak slowly? Don't be in a hurry. Practice slowly."

Li Junlan nodded and said, "Make a wish, sister." She tried to say it slowly with great difficulty.

Xu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "Take your time, don't rush. By the way, your mother may not come back so soon."

"How about this, I'll tell you what happened, can you remember it?"

Xu Yuan felt that Aunt Li would not come back so soon, so he could not wait here for too long. He had to go to Chen Biyun's house to find her father. It had been so long, and those aunts should have left too.

"You said, I...I can...remember...to make...a wish...Sister Wish."

Xu Yuan took out a handful of chopped sweet potatoes from his backpack and put them on the ground. Li Junlan looked at these strange fruits, quickly got up and went to the utility room to get a backpack, picked up the sweet potato pieces that Xu Yuan had put on the ground and threw them into the basket.

"Alan, this is sweet potato, also called yam. I cut it into pieces. I asked your mother to help me plant it, just like planting vegetables. Plant them a little wider apart, not too densely. The price is the same as planting peppers."

"Do you remember it?"

Li Junlan nodded obediently, "Then...then...then...can these...sweet potatoes...and...peppers...grow...a lot...in...the future?"

After all, it’s the same price as chili peppers.

"Yes, but it depends on how you grow it. If you take good care of this sweet potato, it can grow this big." Xu Yuan measured a sweet potato with his hands, roughly the same size as it would be when it grows up.

Li Junlan was a little surprised. They were so big and there were so many of them. That meant her family would never have to worry about having food to eat in the future. That would be great.

"Thank you... Sister Xuyuan... Sister, I... I... will... tell... my... mother... about this."

"That's it," Xu Yuan picked up the water on the table and drank it all, "I'll go back first, I still have some things to do."

“Okay… okay… make a wish… I wish… sister… sister… walk… slowly… slowly.”

Li Junlan sent Xu Yuan out the door. The group of children who were playing with mud outside the yard had stopped playing and were now lying in a row on the ground.

Lying under the shade of the tree, with a breeze blowing, it was so relaxing.

When Fan Donglin heard a noise coming from the courtyard gate, he quickly sat up. When he saw Xu Yuan coming out, he quickly walked up to him.