They had shepherd's purse for dinner.
After discovering this vegetable at the market, Jiang He took a liking to it but felt it wasn't worth the price upon seeing it.
After much hesitation, Xu Qing bought it for her anyway—whether it's wild or not, if you can't pick it yourself, it can be sold for money, and it's valuable.
Blanched in boiling water then mixed for eating, it was refreshing and delicious, Xu Qing liked it quite a lot as well.
"Did you often eat this back in the day?"
"Sometimes."
"Missing home?"
"Not missing it, just...just..." Jiang He couldn't express the feeling in her heart.
If given the choice now to go back or stay here, she would definitely choose to stay.
But she would always miss some people and some things.
If she went back just like that... Her stepmother would surely scold her for being foolish. She'd be leaving a good life that others could only wish for, to return to a time of hardship.
If that's not foolish, what is?
