Anthea had only ever seen a raspberry once when she was a child. After that, they seemed to have vanished off the face of the Earth. Forget wild


    raspberries; even getting your hands on a strawberry was considered a luxury. People''s daily meals were reced by tasteless nutrient solutions.


    So, when Anthea spotted a bush of wild raspberries, her eyes lit up like fireworks on the Fourth of July. “Sherman, hold up here for a sec,” she called


    out. Sherman, puzzled butpliant. nodded slightly and waited as Anthea instructedContent ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Quickly, Anthea fashioned a makeshift pouch out ofrge leaves and began filling it with raspberries until it was brimming with juicy red fruit. Holding


    the pouch, Anthea felt a wave of aplishment wash over her. She popped a raspberry into her mouth and was pleasantly surprised. It was


    sweeter and more tangy than she remembered—like a burst of nostalgia.


    "Sherman, wanna give it a try?" she offered, extending the pouch towards him. Sherman hesitated. His penchant for cleanliness made him wary of


    the unwashed, oddly shaped fruit. What if a snake had slithered over them? But he couldn''t resist Anthea’s offer. With a graceful motion, he picked a


    raspberry, momentarily setting aside his concerns about cleanliness, and tasted it. It was swiftly swallowed after a few chews.


    "If you like them, you can have them all," Anthea said, noticing how quickly Sherman ate. She handed over the leaf pouch filled with raspberries to


    him. Sherman was taken aback, "Aren''t you having any?"


    "I saw what looks like a wild tea bush ahead. I''ll go check it out; maybe there are tea berries," Anthea replied, as her adventurous spirit took over


    once again. Holding the heavy pouch of wild raspberries, Sherman asked, "What are tea berries?"


    “You don''t know about tea berries?" Anthea was genuinely surprised. Sherman shook his head. This was all new to him. In the wild tea bush, tea


    berries were abundant. "Sherman,e check this out. This is a tea berry," Anthea called out, pointing to a peculiar-looking fruit.


    Tea berries looked strange, like


    oversized, rosy-hued almonds.


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    questioning their edibility and SS


    Cc eanliness. "They''re edible,” Anthea


    assured, plucking one and takirig a


    bi te. They were crunchy, sweet, with


    ahint of tea vor. "Try it2she


    uggested, handing one to Sherman.


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    Despite his reluctance, Sherman''s


    hand automatically reached out, and


    he tasted hederry. "Not bad," he


    admitted, agpreciating the subtle tea


    vor thatnatched his taste. After >


    their foraging, they continued their


    descent down the mountain. _<''


    She?man followed behind Anthea,


    wAd danced through the forest,


    gathering wildflowers and looking


    every bit the woond fairy. The


    gentle breeze carried the scent of


    flowers, enveloping Sherman in its


    fragrant embrace.