Chapter 10: Perceptions (2)_1
Mo Yan hadn’t been gone long when Mo Qingze awoke. Noticing his eldest daughter was absent, he didn’t think much of it, assuming she had gone to relieve herself. But as he began to boil water, he saw his daughter approaching, in the light of the rising sun, with arms full of vibrant green cabbages.
Mo Qingze rubbed his eyes in disbelief, worried that it was a mirage...
Mo Yan returned merrily with a bundle of cabbages. Seeing Mo Qingze staring blankly at her with a pot of water in hand... she didn’t wait for him to ask, and smoothly recited the explanation she had prepared: "Dad, we’re so lucky, I found these cabbages up ahead, and there’s enough here for us to eat well for a whole day!"
Her crisp voice snapped Mo Qingze out of his stupor. Watching his daughter, beaming with joy, a deep contemplation flickered through his gentle gaze, yet his face showed surprise: "I would’ve never expected to find such luscious cabbages in this desolate place!"
Hearing this, Mo Yan felt a chill in her heart. If it was indeed desolate, how could cabbages, which require care, possibly grow there?
She let out a "hehe" to mask her inner turmoil and sneakily observed Mo Qingze’s expression, only to find him looking indifferent, as if his comment was made in passing.
Mo Yan, feeling guilty, excused herself under the pretense of washing the vegetables.
Mo Qingze, gazing at the retreating figure of his daughter fleeing in panic, felt somewhat sad: In the past, she had never kept anything from him...