Actually, if it weren't for the hot weather and the bumpy roads, she would have really liked to bring back the basket of eggs that the villagers had sent her; supermarkets and malls were everywhere in Beijing, but they couldn't compare to the natural food from the Southwest Mountain Area when it came to taste.
Living in a mountain village had its benefits, at least the water was sweet and one didn't have to worry about pesticides on vegetables.
"Uncle, it's a wonder you studied agriculture. In the summer, you can't eat leafy vegetables, they're all sprayed with pesticides." Xiao Xian picked up a piece of loofah with her chopsticks and put it into Zhuo Feng's bowl. That plate of toon, full and green without a single insect hole, must have been sprayed with many pesticides.
