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Exchange RMB for roasted sweet potatoes

  Exchange RMB for roasted sweet potatoes!

  The capital of Yuxin Huang Chao is bustling everywhere, especially during the day.

  Tang Lin walked aimlessly on the street like a wandering soul, but today she had removed her equipment and tied the camouflage jacket to her waist. She wore a greenish-gray military T-shirt with a round neckline and short sleeves, revealing her pale and delicate arms. Her lower body still wore camouflage pants, which she hadn't changed out of. Her face was still painted with camouflage makeup, and she still wore a camouflage hat. She carried a thick camouflage backpack on her back, holding a silenced pistol in one hand and a compass in the other, walking continuously southward.

  Spent a night outdoors last night, didn't eat anything. Didn't feel hungry at all last night, but now seeing the roasted sweet potato stall by the roadside, my stomach is growling loudly.

  Tang Lin stopped in her tracks, gazing around blankly. The bustling taverns, the street vendors shouting their wares, and the performers surrounded by crowds of onlookers all caught her attention. Passersby, young and old, couldn't help but cast curious glances her way, for her attire was indeed too peculiar.

  "Sir, want to buy some sweet potatoes?" A robust old man selling roasted sweet potatoes spoke up from behind.

  Tang Lin turned around, looking at the old strong man. The old strong man's warm smile made her return with a more intimate smile of her own. Her gaze fell on the sweet potatoes that had been roasted to a slight crispiness, and her mouth couldn't help but water. In the past when she was surviving in the wilderness, roasting sweet potatoes to fill their bellies was a common occurrence. The aroma of the roasted sweet potatoes, with its crispy outside and soft inside, could make every soldier who survived in the wilderness linger and forget to leave, including herself.

  "Old fellow Han shouted, 'Sir, would you like one?'"

  Tang Lin put the pistol into the holster at her waist, then took off the bulging camouflage bag behind her back, opened the chain inside, and under the curious gaze of Lao Zhuang Han, she reached into the bag and pulled out a green plaid wallet.

  At the sight of this purse's shape, it must be a rare thing. The old strong fellow couldn't help but praise, "Sir, this thing of yours is certainly a rare treasure in the world, isn't it?"

  "Hmph," Tang Lin simply curled her lip in frustration and didn't bother to explain further to the old man. She opened her purse, inside which there were only a few hundred yuan bills and several bank cards, nothing else.

  That bright red hundred-yuan bill dazzled the old farmer's eyes, "Sir, what is that red paper? It looks really beautiful!"

  Tang Lin was taken aback, and secretly raised an eyebrow. A sly glint flashed in her eyes. "Old man, if I give you a cigarette, can you give me a sweet potato?"

  Lao Zhuang Han was no fool and saw through Tang Lin's thoughts. "You wouldn't be short of money to give me, would you?"

  "Ah, old man, look what you said," Tang Lin wanted to cover up the shame on her face, she pointed to the red hundred-yuan bills in her wallet, "This is also money, where we come from, it can buy all your roasted sweet potatoes. However, now here, it's useless, but you're worth treasuring it!"

  The old man snorted with his nose, "This one sweet potato of mine will take several months to bring out and show off in the market. I treasure a sweet potato more than treasuring a worthless piece of paper!"

  Tang Lin put it bluntly, "In other words, the old man doesn't plan on exchanging anymore?"

  The old man became serious, "Look at your attitude, as if you want to take away the sweet potatoes from me!"

  Tang Lin immediately stood up straight, chest out, and in a stern tone said: "As a soldier, how can you force someone to give you their things? That's immoral. As a soldier, you can't make such low-level mistakes." Then, he bent down, put the wallet back into his bag, zipped it up, slung the bag over his shoulder, and turned around to leave.

  "Hey," said the old fellow.

  Tang Lin turned her head to look over, the old man had already wrapped up the fragrant sweet potatoes and was holding them out to her, with a warm and kind smile on his face. This smile made her nose sour, and suddenly she felt a mix of emotions, it's really great to meet a good person when you're away from home, "Old sir..."

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