Chapter 9: Freshwater Pearl Mussel
One of the children saw her, smiled, and said, "Good afternoon, Elder Sister Yixin."
Looking at the little girl smiling at her cutely, Duan Yixin smiled back and said, "Good afternoon, little sister."
The little girl overheard what happened to Duan Yixin this morning from her parents' conversation and asked while staring at Duan Yixin with her large eyes, "Elder Sister Yixin, are you feeling unwell?"
Hearing the worry in the little girl's tone, Duan Yixin raised her eyebrows slightly. She squatted down, looked at the little girl, and said with a smile, "I'm fine. Do we know each other, little sister?"
The little girl nodded and said, "Um. Elder Sister Yixin, you often play with us and share interesting things with us. Can't you really remember anything?"
As the little girl stared at her, other children stopped picking up firewood and came. Being stared at by five pairs of eyes at the same time, Duan Yixin felt a little bit guilty.
She patted the little girl's head gently, nodded, and said softly, "Mhm. I'm sorry that your elder sister Yixin was gone."
The children looked at each other and then patted her hands. Duan Yixin smiled when she saw these children, who looked no more than seven years old, patting her with an expression that seemed to tell her that everything would be alright.
After a while, a boy who looked to be the oldest said, "Elder Sister Yixin, my name is Feng Yifeng, but you can call me Xiaofeng."