"But I think snacks are important, though." He played with his fingers and did not talk back but said it in a serious way.
I smiled. This was probably the joy that a little kid could have.
Snacks were already the most important thing in his life. If he was not happy, a bag of snacks could easily solve it.
When we arrived at the wet market, I parked the car and took Munchkin inside.
To see how the customs and culture of a city were, one could go to a wet market to do so.
Although Zenon was not very developed, the wet market was very lively. Once you went past the entrance, all kinds of
ingredients could be seen with your eyes.
There were so many vegetables and fruits that I had never seen before. Even some fruits that I already knew well had different appearances now.
"Mommy, Mommy, come and take a look. The mangoes here are actually bigger than my head!" Munchkin said while he lay on the stall, resting his head on the mango for comparison.
He amused not only me but also the stall owner.
"This kid is too cute." I laughed and walked over to pull Munchkin up.
"These are the southern mangoes from an area near the tropics, so these tropical fruits are particularly large." The boss took the initiative and introduced them to me.
I looked at the color and felt that they were of good quality. The stall also had cut-up ones on display, and I gulped quietly at the yellow flesh.
"Please weigh two for me."
"Okay, you can go ahead and pick them. If you want to eat them soon, pick softer ones. If you plan to leave them for a while, pick harder ones. That way, they'll last longer, but not for more than a few days." the boss advised me.
I gently prodded the mangoes with my hand, picked two, paid for them, then left the stall.
I had agreed to buy beef and pork, but in the process of looking for these two types of meat, we seemed to have been overwhelmed by temptation and became distracted.
The beef and pork had not yet been bought, yet our hands were already carrying a bunch of fruit.
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