Chapter 148: The day is approaching, wife, progress, holiday...

"Tata, what kind of scary guy are you talking about?"

Seeing that Tata refused to answer, Lai stopped pressuring him and shifted the topic to something more important.

"He was very small, and looked a lot like the little people we brought back before."

"A little elf?"

“That’s right.” Tata nodded firmly. “He’s very powerful. People get scared as soon as they get close to Him. Yes, He says His name is Ryan.”

Tata answered Lai's question in a very serious manner.

"Then why can't I see Him?"

"He concealed himself and spent a lot of time in the trees in the backyard."

This Lian should be an intelligent being, able to communicate with Tata, and perhaps we can communicate with him in the future.

Lei thought to himself.

Does He have any requests?

"have no idea."

Tata shook her head.

"He likes to observe, but He never says what He wants to do, and the beasts are afraid of Him."

Lei gently stroked the little monster's fur from head to tail several times.

Tata is still just a cub, yet she has experienced so much.

"If you're scared, just stay by my side. I'll take you everywhere I go."

“Human, it’s…Lai, a promise is a promise! Don’t lie to the beast!”

Tata tried her best to pronounce Lei's name clearly.

"Okay, sure."

Lei looked at Tata with a gentle smile in his eyes.

"Tata".

"What's wrong?"

Tata had moved herself into Ray's arms.

"Why are you so resistant to cutting your fur short? It's so hot now, it will be very uncomfortable."

Tata's entire body began to tense up.

Before you know it, humans are eyeing his beautiful fur again!

"Tata, if you don't tell me why, I'll just cut it short for you tomorrow. It's too hot, and you've got little red rashes on your skin."

Tata held back her anger for a long time before finally blurting out a sentence.

"Uncle Elf said that if the fur doesn't look good, it won't be able to..."

Tata's voice grew softer and softer until Ray couldn't hear her at all.

"What?"

"I don't understand," Ray asked. The little monster immediately bristled, as if it were going all out.

"Uncle Elf said that if Mao isn't good-looking, he won't be able to find a pretty wife!"

"puff!"

Lei couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Tata bumped into his arm.

"No laughing, folks!"

"I'm so sorry."

Lei laughed for a while and then stopped, picking up Tata who was still bumping into him.

"You're still a little kid, how come you're already concerned about getting married?"

"Hmph, you don't understand. It's hard to find a good wife. You have to always look good."

"Forehead."

Well, he really doesn't understand how Warcraft finds a partner.

"We can't go to Eton Forest for the time being. We don't have enough gold coins, nor do we have a convenient carriage for travel, and your magic core hasn't been repaired yet."

I'm pretty sure there aren't any of your kind around Rosen Town, so it's okay to shave your fur short for now; you're still young."

Lai tried to persuade Tata, but the little monster turned its back to him and stopped talking.

"Could you just cut the rash area short?"

Tata didn't speak, and it took Lei a while before he heard his voice.

"Just cut a tiny bit."

"Okay, just a little bit. We'll talk about it tomorrow. Go to sleep."

Ray turned off the light, and Tata curled up into a small blanket next to him.

The window was open, with only half of the curtains drawn. Moonlight streamed through the glass into the room, making it appear almost glowing white.

The lilies of the valley on the windowsill were in full bloom, their clusters of tiny flowers resembling a row of little light bulbs. Perhaps due to the variety, Lai noticed that light dust was slowly drifting beneath the small flowers.

After all that commotion, he didn't really want to sleep.

He got out of bed, dragged his shoes to the window, and drew back the curtains.

Suddenly, the room became very bright, and you could see almost everything clearly.

Not only the rooms, but the two bright moons of the Casa continent illuminated the entire courtyard.

Hearing a noise inside the house, Xiao Hei straightened up from his half-lying position and peeked out. After seeing that it was Lai Yi standing by the window, he lay back down.

Laiyi, of course, saw its movements, and soon heard the sound of Little Black gnawing on a bone.

It looks like it's determined to finish gnawing this bone tonight.

Lei thought to himself.

The moonlight here is so bright and clear, it makes one think of childhood, but that is just a memory after all, and everything is in the past.

Being alone in the dead of night always brings back many memories that seemed to have been forgotten.

The night is always quiet.

Ryan was lying on the branches of the sapling with his eyes closed, when he suddenly opened them as if he had heard something.

Her eyelashes were so long and beautiful, like a creation of God.

The moonlight also illuminated the vegetable garden in the backyard. Only a few rows of radishes and some hardy plants like cabbages remained in the garden.

If the radishes are planted late, it's still possible to pull them out when the first frost comes.

What Ryan heard was the sound of these plants growing.

It is an elemental messenger naturally born from the wood element, and naturally has a unique connection with plants.

His existence has been so long that he doesn't know when he started to have memories, and then gradually developed his own consciousness.

He didn't know the meaning of this endless cycle, and He was growing weary of it. He even...wanted to destroy it...

As Ryan's thoughts wandered, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, appearing somewhat lazy. He could still hear those faint sounds, which he skillfully used as natural sleep aids.

The busyness of autumn is different from that of spring; the fatigue is often accompanied by the joy of harvest.

Lai only rested at home for one day before she and Lamb resumed their busy harvesting, so busy that they didn't even have time to eat.

They would often set off very early in the morning to pick wild fruits and mountain produce in the forest, eat some bread or something similar to fill their stomachs at noon, and only cook a proper dinner after returning home in the evening.

After finishing the meal, we continued processing the things we had picked.

Fortunately, the smoked meat was already smoked and hung in a well-ventilated place some time ago, otherwise I would be even busier now.

However, the plan to make vermicelli has been postponed because of the need to harvest mountain produce – since the roads were opened, more people have been going to the mountains to pick produce.

The mountain produce is unclaimed; whoever picks it first keeps it—it's a gift from the forest.

To obtain as many chestnuts, pine cones, and walnuts as possible, Ray and Lamb had to keep picking and searching for new picking spots.

Of course, Lei didn't forget his promise to Tata and took him with him every day.

Being able to get away from the big boss at home and get plenty of exercise made Tata feel exceptionally happy.

While Ray and Lamb were busy picking up chestnuts and pine cones that the goblins had gathered, Tata ran wildly through the woods, scaring the wild animals into a frenzy.

Lai and Tata made a little agreement: whenever Ryan appeared around, Tata would wag her tail and walk in a figure-eight pattern around Lai's legs.

After observing for a few days, Lai discovered that this Ryan would only appear during dinner and would leave after they finished eating.

Tata is still young and has a natural fear of the strong. She usually won't take the initiative to talk to them, so you can't get any useful information out of her.

But through the sporadic conversations between Ryan and Tata, Ray learns that Ryan is learning Common Tongue through his chats with Lamb.

Ryan hasn't shown any intention to harm them yet, which is good and fortunate. With the enemy in the open and us in the shadows, and our strength still at a disadvantage, Lai can only let him observe us.

As time went by, Tata gradually got used to Ryan's presence.

As his fluency in the common language of Ryan increased, Tata was able to understand almost everything He meant. He began to act as a mediator, relaying everything Ryan had said to Ray in detail.

This at least allows Lei to be less passive.

With the harvest festival approaching, Laid needs to fetch the goblins from the hillside before he can continue preparing for the festival.

This time, Ray didn't leave Tata at home; he took her with him. Lamb stayed in the village, running his stall and tending to Ray's poultry.

I haven't been here for about a week, and a lot has changed in the low hills area.

Piles of neatly trimmed timber were placed next to the house site, and the cellar that Yilu and his group had dug had been surrounded by stone walls made of large stones.

The cellar was about ten square meters in size, like a small bedroom. There was a sloping stone staircase at its entrance, and except for the roof, all the preliminary work was almost completed.

The roof was crucial; Lai needed to buy enough long and sturdy iron to support the cellar roof. Therefore, Iru and the others didn't proceed rashly.

The cellar is located in a low-lying area, so it needs to be waterproofed. Otherwise, rainwater will flow in and the things stored in the cellar will get moldy and spoil.

However, there's no need to worry about that, as the cellar is located inside the large warehouse. An upper structure provides shelter from the rain, effectively solving the rainwater problem and also offering some insulation.

Lei was very satisfied with it, and Iru was also very proud of the work.

"Only a small portion of the timber has been processed. The grass and tree roots on the mountain are a bit difficult to dig up, but it's still relatively easy for us. We've cleared more than half of it so far."

Iru briefed Lei on the results achieved during this period.

They did a very clean job; the grass and tree roots that were produced during the cleanup were dried and burned as firewood, so they wouldn't grow back.

At first glance, Lai saw a large expanse of black earth in front of him, sparsely covered with short grasses, all of which had grown recently.

"The harvest festival is in a few days. After the harvest festival, the weather will get colder and colder. We will go back to the village to celebrate the harvest festival first, and then come back here again to try to finish all the work in one go."

"Okay, no problem."

Yilu said with absolute certainty, almost to the point of patting his chest in assurance.

"You guys pack your things first, we'll set off in a bit and try to get back to the village before dawn."

"good!"

Iru quickly informed the other goblins.

On their return journey, the goblins found so much food that they filled the additional trailers.

Lai was already quite familiar with them, and the goblins were finally less nervous in his presence, and they began to talk along the way.

They discussed what tools they should buy with their wages, and how to stockpile enough food before winter arrived. They were filled with hope for the future.

After delivering the goblins, Lai rested at home for a morning. After a simple lunch, he went to town to pick up Neil.

The Harvest Festival is the most important festival of the year, and the college will give everyone more holidays.

Neil was thrilled when his brother finally came to pick him up to go home.

"Brother, I miss you so much!"

"Yes, I miss you too."

"Hehe. Brother, where are we going?"

"Let's buy some meat and seasonings to take home. What would you like to eat?"

"Ribs!"

"good."

Ray took Neil on another shopping spree in town.

I bought fatty pork and ribs, and then I saw some nice fish at the market, so I bought another one.

On the way, Neil encountered two unfamiliar boys who greeted him. Neil said they were classmates from the academy.

They greeted Ray politely and complimented his family's side dishes.

On the way back, Neil mysteriously approached Ray.

"elder brother."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Several of my classmates want to buy our vegetables."

"Sure, we have plenty more. It's fine to give them some for free. You can take a jar to your advisor next time; maybe he'll like it."

"Okay. But I think it would be better to sell it to them; they want to take it back to their families to try."

"I'll do whatever you say."

As Ray drove, he chatted with Neil.

"elder brother."

"Um?"

“My strength has increased again, and I’m eating well at the academy. I can help you with more chores at home. You must take me with you during this time.”

"Okay, sure."

"hey-hey."

Neil has indeed become much more lively, which is a good thing.

Lei thought to himself.

But thinking about what's happened at home recently gives me a headache.

I hope nothing bad happens recently.

He sighed and drove Neil back to the small mountain village.

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