I really don’t like sweets, but these grapes are really sweet.
Beside the B&B in Grape Valley, Turpan, vendors sit or stand in the shade of trees. As soon as I parked the rental car, a round-faced girl of 12 or 13 years old walked up to me gently, her eyes full of expectation: "Auntie, would you like to try some grapes? My grapes are very sweet." After a day's driving, I was exhausted, so I replied lightly: "No, thank you!" The little girl did not back down: "Auntie, give it a try." I didn't say anything, didn't look at her anymore, and just shook my head.
When I returned to the room I had booked in advance, I received a message from the butler: "We have free grapes in our store, welcome to taste." I took a short rest and prepared to continue walking around. Through the car window, I saw the girl again. When I returned to the B&B, at the door, the girl followed me and called "Auntie". I turned my head, but she took back what she was about to say. She probably recognized me and was a little hesitant.
Returning the next day, when packing the luggage in the trunk, a girl’s voice came from behind me again: “Auntie, try some grapes! There are also raisins, they are really sweet, it’s okay if you don’t buy them.” I shook my head apologetically: "Thank you, the hotel sent a lot of grapes, and I don't like sweet things." I told the truth. Seeing my determined look, the girl walked away in disbelief.
I continued to pack my luggage and found that there was a box of drinks and a few cans of beer in the trunk, which were reserves from the previous trip. An idea suddenly flashed in my mind, and I immediately carried the drinks and beer to the tree and said to the girl: "This box of drinks is for you and your mother, and a few cans of beer for your father." The girl was a little surprised and kept waving her hands. : "Auntie, thank you, we can't have it..." "I have to catch a plane and I can't take these things with me. Just keep them!" The girl smiled shyly and kept saying thank you. She pointed to the vineyard next to her and said it belonged to her family, and insisted on dragging me to pick grapes. I said that the hotel had given me a lot, so you’re welcome, and I left after saying that. The girl rushed to the vineyard, cut off a few bunches of grapes in a panic, caught up with me, and stuffed them into me. Then she ran like the wind to get a bag of raisins, stuffed them into my bag, and ran away like the wind. I stood in the distance and waved to her to thank her. The girl stood under the tree and shouted loudly: "Auntie, the grapes are so sweet. Eat them on the way!"
I really don't like sweets, but these grapes are really sweet. (Ye Jing)
