How could Hua Xiaocao not feel everyone's sizing eyes? She was originally a sensitive person with low self-esteem. At this moment, her head could not be lowered any lower, and the resentful eyes were concentrated in her eyes.
It wasn't until Hua Jin stopped that everyone stopped. Looking at the forest, the ground was covered with acacia leaves, some of which were rotten, exuding the unique smell of rotten leaves.
If they hadn't come with Mrs. Hua and Sister Hua this time, they wouldn't have been able to get in with these black locust trees. It would be very painful to be stabbed.
It can be seen that there are indeed no people here, except for some traces of animals wading out, there are no traces of people.
"Hua Jin, you kid is so good at running. How did you find it in such a remote place?" Mrs. Liu usually talks a lot, but she couldn't help but speak.
Maybe it's because the trees here are too dense, and the sunlight is almost blocked. Standing here, everyone always feels an eerie smell. The children such as the little cat and the others who came with them can't help but move towards the adults. Go up and get together.
I don’t know why Hua Jin is so brave and dares to get in on her own.
"Aunt, don't worry." Hua Jin smiled politely, then looked at Hua Xiaocao.
"Hua Xiaocao, do you think you have been to this place before?"
"I... they all look the same in this mountain, I really can't remember." Hua Xiaocao lowered his head, still looking like he had been wronged.
"It doesn't matter. If you can't remember, maybe I can try to help you retrieve your memory." Hua Jin smiled softly and then looked at the big guys, "Aunts, do you feel that the soil under your feet is very soft?"
At first, everyone really didn't pay much attention to it, but after Hua Jin reminded him, the ground under his feet was indeed very soft. Although he wouldn't be able to sink his feet in the mud, it was really soft.
"Yes, it is indeed very soft," the Hua Meng family member continued.
Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiaosi stomped on the ground again and again as if they had discovered something.
"Sister, you are really soft." Xiao Si looked up at her sister.
"Well, it's because no one comes here, and the rotting leaves all year round are mixed with the soil. When there are more leaves, the soil content becomes relatively less, so the soil looks very fluffy."
"Sister, how do you know so much?" Xiaosi admired her sister a little.
"Stupid, you asked your brothers to teach you how to read and you didn't learn it well. Of course you read it from books."
Fortunately, I have this memory, otherwise I really don’t know how to explain it.
"Sister, you hit me on the head again. It's because you hit me so stupidly that I became stupid." Xiao Si rushed to the side, rubbed his head and looked at his sister accusingly.
"It seems that Xiaosi is not stupid." Hua Jin smiled jokingly at Xiaosi.
"mother……"
"Don't make trouble, listen to your sister."
Xiao Si looked for a backer, but it seemed to be of no use.
Her younger brother's aggrieved look was really funny. Hua Jin held it back and continued: "Aunts, do you remember what I asked about the weather before?"
Everyone nodded, and they naturally remembered how long it had been before the words were spoken.
"Auntie, think about it, the land here is already very soft. Will it become even softer if rain is added to it?"
Although they are illiterate, this truth is not difficult to understand, and it is indeed this truth. All the aunts and ladies nodded again.
Although the children like Mao Mao didn't quite understand, it didn't stop them from nodding along.
There’s no need for Xiaosi to be too crazy. Anyway, everything my sister says outside is right.
Hua Xiaocao's bad feeling was getting stronger and stronger, and she regretted why she didn't get away earlier.
"So..." Hua Jin's eyes met Hua Xiaocao again, "So the time has come for you, Xiaocao, to prove your innocence."
"Everyone feels that the land here is so soft. It rained for a long time in the early morning of the day of my accident. You can imagine how soft the land is. I guess the footprints after the rain should be very clear. As long as you find the footprints and compare them, it will be clear. ”
"But what if there are other people's footprints?" Another aunt put forward a hypothesis. After all, it was not impossible.
"What's the matter? The footprints of adults are naturally different from those of children. How can there be such a coincidence?"
"But what if there are no footprints? After all, the child is small and has light steps." Another lady spoke.
"Xiaoxiao, please get up." Hua Jin is very confident about this. She had observed it when she came here. Even if the child walked on the dead leaves, there would still be traces.
Hearing this, Wang Xiaoxiao quickly moved a few steps to the side and stared curiously.
Hua Jin walked to the place where Wang Xiaoxiao stood, picked up a dead branch and pushed aside the dead leaves on the upper layer, and a shallow footprint appeared in front of everyone.
"Auntie, don't worry about this." Hua Jin said.
Indeed, everyone has no doubts. After all, the weather is sunny now and there are traces. The traces that have been stepped on after being soaked by rain are deeper, and they will be very clear even after they are dry.
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up." Someone with an impatient temper couldn't help but urge, and he was also someone who didn't mind watching the excitement.
Hua Jin Xiaoxiao did not speak, but took the lead in leading the way, following the vague memories in her mind and walking towards the place where her accident occurred, while also paying attention to the traces under her feet.
Not to mention that she really noticed the difference, Hua Jin suddenly squatted on the ground and used the branches that were not lost in his hands to push away a layer of dead leaves on the surface of the ground, and a deep footprint appeared in front of everyone.
The footprints and soles were exactly in the direction they were going. At first glance, they didn't look like adult feet, so everyone looked at Hua Xiaocao almost subconsciously.
Hua Xiaocao could quickly shake her head, but she couldn't admit it even if she was beaten to death.
Hua Jin didn't say anything, observed her feet for a few seconds, and then stepped in under everyone's surprised eyes. Although there were some burrs on the edges, the soles of the feet and the heels were just right.
"It's my footprints," Hua Jin said.
Hua Xiaocao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Jin was also relieved. It seemed that she was heading in the right direction, right here.
Even though she seemed confident, she was still a little worried. After all, although she remembered some things, her memory was still incomplete. She only knew the general direction, but she was really not sure where Hua Jin was.
Once you find your own footprints, the next step will be easy.
Just like this, looking for his own footprints all the way, Hua Jin finally found the place where he found the wild mushrooms.
Almost a month later, a large number of wild mushrooms grew here again. Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw it. They picked up the basket and started picking without minding their own business.
It should be said that except for Qi who was holding Hua Xiaocao, all the adults and children who came up together, including Hua Jin, started to move.
The truth doesn't depend on the time required. Since you encounter wild animals, you must pick them, otherwise the basket you carry will be carried up the mountain in vain.
Hua Jin's speed was no slower than the others. Hua Jin knew that it was the instinct of the original owner. She knew which ones were edible and which ones could not be picked just by looking at them. As for her, she didn't know them at all.
After a while, my brother and grandma picked up the bottom of the basket. If there weren't so many people, we could have harvested more.
After a while, all the wild mushrooms in this area were basically picked except for those that were too small.
