The military master pledged his life to the country, and the military wife pledged her life to him.

Baixi Village is surrounded by mountains on all sides.

The villagers always like to go to the mountains when they have nothing to do.

But basically they are all on the outskirts, unless there is a hunting activity organized by the village committee at the end of the year.

In the past, the original owner just followed her nephews to dig some wild vegetables, wild mushrooms, spring bamboo shoots and so on in the outskirts.

So Lin Xi was quite looking forward to going to the mountains with Fu Huaichuan and his elder brother and sister-in-law to hunt wild vegetables and eat wild fruits.

Chen Xiang and Zhou Pandi didn't expect that Lin Xi would be interested in mountain products.

The two looked at each other and smiled: "If you are okay, we can take you there now."

"It is spring now, and all the bamboo shoots in the mountains have grown."

Lin Xiaotian: "I want to go too!"

"And Dandan and I, we're going too."

After saying that, Lin Siya pulled Lin Goudan to get the small bamboo basket that they had pestered Brother Lin Da and Brother Lin Er to make for them not long ago.

It was so small and very cute that Lin Xi fell in love with it instantly.

"Dandan, Siya, who made this little bamboo basket for you? My aunt likes it too."

"Our dad!"

"Auntie, how about I carry you on my back?"

Lin Goudan hesitantly handed the small bamboo basket in his hand to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi burst out laughing and said, "My aunt wants to carry it, but it's too small. I can't carry it. But it doesn't matter. I'll ask your dad to make one for me later, one that's different from yours."

As Lin Xi spoke, he took the small bamboo basket handed to him by Lin Goudan and looked at it carefully.

This craft is really good.

Moreover, they live in the mountains, and the thing that is most abundant in the mountains is bamboo.

"Dad, I'll draw a few patterns for you later. You and your big brother can try to weave them in your spare time to see if you can do it. If you can, you can take some to the factories in the city to sell them when you go to the big market. The people there are not short of money and they like new and practical gadgets."

"Row!"

Lin Baoquan knew that his daughter had seen the world during her trip to the city.

So he agreed without hesitation before he knew what Lin Xi would ask him to write.

"Then I will go into the mountains to play with my elder and second sisters-in-law first?"

"Go ahead, go ahead, be careful with your hands!"

"Know it!"

Having said that, Lin Xi still went back to the room and carried out a small bag of fruit candies.

If you meet children on the road, give them two.

Soon all the children in the village received the letter.

Knowing that she had candies, they all came over.

Lin Xi was not stingy either.

Each person was given one.

To ensure that all children who come will like the food.

Even if there is only one candy, the children will not refuse it.

They all followed her into the mountains.

It is spring now.

There are not only many bamboo shoots in the village, but also various wild vegetables and fruits that are like weeds that cannot be burned by the spring breeze.

These children all grew up in the mountains.

Without Lin Xi's instructions, they dispersed in a swarm.

When they came back, they had more or less some gains.

Looking at the innocent faces of these children, Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, "How about we pick more locust flowers? I'll go back and steam them for you later, but there are so many of us, so each person may only be able to have a small bowl."

"Is it okay?" The children were delighted.

"Sure, but be careful not to fall!"

"No, little auntie, we will be very careful, and we have special tools!"

After saying that, the older children ran down the mountain.

When they came back, they were holding a bamboo pole that was taller than both of them. The bamboo pole was a tool used to beat locust flowers.

Wait until they knock down the locust flowers.

Younger children started using snakeskin bags to carry the food.

Only after the two snakeskin bags were full did Lin Xi speak out to stop them.

"Okay, this is enough for us."

It just so happened that Chen Xiang and Zhou Pandi had also picked up all the wild vegetables and fruits that could be dug up in the outer area.

Their backpacks couldn't hold any more, so they went down the mountain with Lin Xi and the others.

The three aunts, sisters-in-law and the children who went into the mountains with them washed the locust flowers in no time.

Lin Xi took white flour and corn flour, added oil and salt, mixed them, and put them in the steamer to steam.

Considering that these children love to eat sweets, Lin Xi also steamed a grid of sweet locust flowers with sugar.

Then she sent the children home to get their bowls.

Maybe it was because Lin Xi had greeted them before or maybe it was because kids these days were very sensible, almost all of them came with small bowls, there were no greedy kids who came with big bowls as big as Haikou, which made Lin Xi very happy and relieved.

After the locust flowers were steamed, she generously gave each child a large bowl full of them.

Half of it is sweet and half is savory.

In addition, she also served a large bowl to Lin's father and mother who were working in the fields, Fu Huaichuan, her elder and second brothers, and her nephews. Moreover, she, her elder and second sisters-in-law, and Lin Xiaotian delivered the food together, followed by a large group of children who brought their babies and occasionally had a bite of steamed locust flowers.

The villagers joked, "Dog, what are you holding in your hand? Can you give me something to eat?"

The kid named Gouzi said seriously, "No, this is the steamed locust flowers that my aunt made for us. We each have a small bowl."

Previously, Lin Xi took the village children to the mountains, and everyone in the village saw it.

But they didn't expect that Lin Xi would take the children to pick locust flowers and even make locust flowers for them to eat.

Under the influence of Lin Xi and his friends, these children took their own small bowls of steamed locust flowers and found their parents to share.

"Mom and Dad, this is steamed locust flowers made by my aunt. She put a lot of white flour and cornmeal in it. But because there are so many of us, my aunt said that she can only give us a small bowl each. But it's really delicious. I secretly ate a little bit on the way just now. Come and try it!"

"Grandma, this steamed locust flower is salty on top and sweet on the bottom. Try both. It's delicious!"

"My aunt said that the world outside is huge and asked us to study hard so that we can have the opportunity to fly out of the small mountain village in the future."

"My aunt said..."

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Many children in the mountains have never been outside.

So they were very curious about the outside world, and Lin Xi took the opportunity to tell them a lot about the beauty and dangers of the outside world, letting them know that the world is big and dangerous. If they want to explore it, they have to study hard and learn to read. Otherwise, if they really go out and can't read a single word, they may be kidnapped by bad people...

She also told them how difficult it was for her to get to the city and how people laughed at her for speaking in dialect...

The children were amazed as if they were listening to a story, but they were also moved by her spirit of not giving up and not bowing to fate.

So at this moment, many children in the village were telling their parents or elders about the things and words that Lin Xi had told them about the outside world.

Those things and words were like seeds that were quietly planted in the hearts of these children this spring.