112 Wild vegetables (2/2)

Ren Xiaosu had yet not realized that this teacher named Jiang Wu had already identified him as the most capable person of the entire escaping crowd.

A student said, ”Why don't we just ask him to help us?”

Jiang Wu shook her head. ”Now that the stronghold has been destroyed, you guys must understand something: No one owes us any help; we can only depend on ourselves.”

After setting off again, Xiaoyu, Wang Fugui, Yan Liuyuan, and Wang Dalong were clearly back to a better state of mind. Xiaoyu turned around to look at Jiang Wu and her students, then said softly to Ren Xiaosu in a happy voice, ”There are quite a few pretty girls in that group of stronghold students, and they're even around the same age as you. How about it? Who caught your eye? Wanna let Big Sis go and speak to them on your behalf? They would absolutely be willing to follow you if you can take care of their meals.”

Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. ”Big Sister Xiaoyu, you don't have to worry about this. Getting to Stronghold 109 is our main priority.”

”Alright, alright.” Xiaoyu smirked. ”But if you change your mind, you can let me know at any time. Big Sis will care for your future children.”

Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu's eyes lit up when he noticed the plants growing beside the road. He walked over and pulled the entire root out of the ground.

When Jiang Wu saw this, she hurriedly whispered her students, ”Go, go and search for the same plants he's picked!”

The students who had been hungry for some time rushed over to the side of the road.

Right then, Ren Xiaosu told Wang Fugui, ”These plants absolutely must not be eaten. After I had some of it two years ago, I had diarrhea for three straight days.”

When Jiang Wu and her students heard that, they were speechless. One by one, they threw away the plants they had just plucked out of the ground.

Now, Ren Xiaosu realized the students were learning from him. After some thought, he told Wang Fugui, ”That small bunch of plants next to your feet is known as pillow grass, AKA shepard's purse. It's an edible plant that if eaten raw will taste bitter due to its alkaline nature. But compared to surviving, what's a little bitterness?”

Wang Fugui was confused about why he was being schooled on something like this. 'My family always makes shepard's purse dumplings, so I know this.'

However, Ren Xiaosu did not say this for his sake. Jiang Wu gave Ren Xiaosu a look because she had been observing him all this time and knew why he had suddenly said this. He was saying it for her.

Jiang Wu glanced at Ren Xiaosu before turning back to her students and saying, ”Everyone, go and pick the shepard's purse.”

After she said that, she turned to look at Ren Xiaosu again and discovered he had already left with his group.

Laughing next to Ren Xiaosu, Yan Liuyuan said, ”Bro, are you interested in that female teacher? She's quite pretty.”

Ren Xiaosu shook his head. ”I'm only hoping that teacher will survive a while more by doing that, that's all.”

Jiang Wu must have suffered quite a bit after bringing her students out and escaping from the stronghold. In a time like this, who had the time to care about whether others lived or died?

Ren Xiaosu was a selfish person, but this didn't prevent him from admiring Jiang Wu a bit.Capsella bursa-pastoris, known by its common name shepherd's purse because of its triangular flat fruits, which are purse-like, is a small annual and ruderal flowering plant in the mustard family |