Gold-rimmed Glasses said, "The flower or two by the roadside isn't worth bothering about. Wait until we get to a good spot; there will be plenty of nice flowers there."
According to him, Li Banfeng had imagined that in a "good spot," Snake-Patterned Chrysanthemums would be as abundant as wheat, ready to be harvested in large bunches.
But now that they had reached the good spot, Li Banfeng discovered that nice flowers weren't so plentiful. After searching for more than two hours, he had only picked five.
Some Snake-Patterned Chrysanthemums had long stems that could be cut directly with a sickle. Others had no visible stems at all, their petals growing flush against the ground, requiring careful digging with a shovel.
Li Banfeng figured that finding even one Snake-Patterned Chrysanthemum within a ten-meter radius would be lucky. The fog on the mountain was growing thicker and visibility poorer; ten meters was about the limit of his sight.
