Ten
The children were few and far between...
They knew what they had seen.
And they were clever enough to hide what made them special.
Whether it was God's wicked sense of humor or mere coincidence...
Sometimes, the people who didn't want to see something were the ones who saw it.
And the people who wanted to see it...
Could go to the ends of the earth...
And still never see it.
Those who saw it were deeply troubled, even suffering terribly.
Those who couldn't see it yearned for it, sometimes becoming obsessed.
If only they could trade places.
If everything in the world could be exchanged...
There wouldn't be so many things left unresolved.
Little Taotie's howl interrupted Xiao Xiao's pensive thoughts.
He came to his senses at once.
There was no need to ask. He immediately knew why Little Taotie had made a sound.
There was a stall not far away.
A large umbrella was set up over it.
An enticing aroma drifted through the air.
It was a stall selling rice balls.
Xiao Xiao looked at the small blackboard on the stall.
Extra-large rice balls...
Those words caught Xiao Xiao's attention.
Just how large was extra-large?
Xiao Xiao took his place at the end of the line.
The stall was run by a husband and wife.
They had clearly been there for a while, and their hands moved with practiced ease.
As a result, the line moved quickly.
It was Xiao Xiao's turn.
"Hello, I'd like five—"
Noticing the movement above his head, Xiao Xiao smiled and corrected himself. "Ten extra-large rice balls."
The couple running the stall were both taken aback.
T-ten?
And extra-large, at that?
They couldn't help looking at the customer before them