Chapter 49 Pulling Weeds

The next day.

Inside the yard.

Jiang Mian was calling Qi Xu to help her pull out the withered, yellow, and blackened weeds in the backyard, and to deal with the walls covered with spider webs.

She plans to build a shed in the yard to store her experimental equipment.

Jiang Mian checked the logistics and knew that her experimental equipment would arrive at the Exile Star Airport in about three days, and she would have to go to the airport again then.

In addition to storing equipment, there is also an empty area for growing medicinal plants for experiments.

Before traveling through time, Jiang Mian had been researching a purification agent. That is, after using this agent, the plants grown there would not be contaminated by the y element in the soil.

Or perhaps she had a more ambitious idea, that this reagent could change the conditions of the soil, and the plants grown could change the conditions of the air.

Of course, she wouldn't just be experimenting with this type of potion all the time.

Jiang Mian still needs to make money, otherwise how can he support himself and Qixu.

As for Rong Fei and the others, Jiang Mian had already planned to treat them as his roommates.

These five orcs don't need her to support them at all. From Chi Lin's behavior yesterday, Jiang Mian guessed that they definitely have their own power in private.

And she doesn't restrict their freedom now, so they are definitely capable of supporting themselves.

Jiang Mian planned to talk to them after finishing the work. They would share the monthly rent and pay their own city fees.

She will hand it in all at that time.

The soil and waste bricks in the backyard were thrown on the ground at random, and the polluted and charred plants were half a person's height, growing in clumps, looking particularly messy.

After dawn, the sky was gray, but the temperature was scorching hot.

Jiang Mian squatted beside the grass and pulled it for half an hour. His mouth was dry and he was sweating profusely.

"Master, please have a drink of water. I will take care of the rest." Qixu squatted down slightly, holding a glass of water in both hands and handed it to Jiang Mian. He wore a pink mask on his face, and his pink eyes were lowered, only daring to stare at Jiang Mian's chin.

Beast slaves cannot look directly into the eyes of their masters, as this is disrespectful to their masters.

Jiang Mian took the water he handed over, stood up and took a sip.

Qixu continued to pull out weeds with his head down.

Jiang Mian was drinking water when he lowered his eyes and saw Qixu's pink hair, two pink bunny ears, and a sweat stain on the back of his white neck. A large drop of sweat spread from the roots of his pink hair and then sank into the back of his collar.

There was also a lot of sweat on his slender neck.

But it was so hot, and he was still wearing a mask. This mask was not the oxygen mask he wore yesterday, but just a simple mask. Wouldn’t his face feel stuffy?

"Hey, isn't it hot?" Jiang Mian asked directly, "Why don't you take off your mask?"

Qixu stopped pulling out the weeds and leaned slightly towards Jiang Mian. He raised his head slightly, his eyes fixed on Jiang Mian's sweat-stained chin. He spoke softly, "Qixu is ugly. In order not to disturb the master, it is better to wear a mask."

Jiang Mian paused for a moment, then squatted down slightly, grabbed his arm and pulled him up. His eyes fell on the mask on his face, and he slowly said, "Take off the mask, I'll help you see the extent of the disfigurement."

"No, no, it will scare the master." Qixu spoke with a slightly tense voice.

"Am I not your master? You have to listen to me." Jiang Mian was silent for a moment, then spoke.

Qixu's body stiffened slightly, and finally he mechanically took off the mask on his face.

Jiang Mian finally saw Qixu's disfigured face clearly.

This one can no longer be considered a complete face.

His face was covered in large pits, his eyebrows were gone, his nose was slightly crooked, and his lips were almost gone, as if they had been burned by an intense fire. The blackened color of the burns and the wrinkled flesh spread out flat on his face...

It feels like a pair of beautiful pink eyes blooming on a barren land.

Maybe this face wasn't barren before, but beautiful enough to match the pink eyes.

Now that he has become like this, I wonder what kind of inhuman torture he has suffered.

Qi Xu stood quietly with his eyes lowered, waiting for Jiang Mian's judgment on him. Would he regret buying it because his face was so disgusting? Or would he feel disgusted with him because of this face and want to hit him?

Jiang Mian just looked at Qi Xu calmly, like a patient, analyzing the injuries on his face: burns, iron burns, knife cuts, cigarette burns...

If the burns weren't too severe, her potion should be able to help him recover.

But the damage was too complete, and the medicine she made could no longer save such a face. Such a face could only undergo plastic surgery.

Plastic surgery only costs tens of millions, but subsequent care may require more money.

Jiang Mian can't afford this money now.

"Don't wear a mask normally, it's not good for your skin." Jiang Mian said slowly, "Does your face hurt a lot now? Go wash your face with warm water and rest. We'll do it in the afternoon."

After a burn heals, the face may suddenly experience nerve pain, and the hyperplasia of the cheek flesh may also become itchy and painful. Now, sweat will further stimulate the skin nerves on the face and cause pain.

Qixu's face had actually been aching for a long time. Sometimes he couldn't even tell whether it was the pain in the skin nerves of his face or the pain he was hallucinating.

But he's used to it.

Jiang Mian's gentle voice fell into his ears, without any disgust or nausea.

How could she still speak so calmly to such a disgusting face?

Qixu slowly raised his half-closed eyes, and for the first time moved his gaze from his master's chin to his master's eyes.

He saw a pair of black eyes, extremely calm, as if they could accommodate everything.

The sweat wet her hair and made it stick to her face. The heat made her bright face even more beautiful, and the red mole under her eye was even more dazzling and beautiful.

Qixu quickly frowned and spoke softly, but his voice was a little dry and it was hard to tell what it was: "Master, wait until I finish these things for you, then go wash your face."

This owner seems a little different from the previous one.

Maybe it was because he hadn't been cared for in a long time, or because no one had ever shown kindness to him, but Jiang Mian realized at a glance that his face was hurting and told him to go and rest. Qixu's throat became slightly dry.

"I am the master, you have to listen to me." Jiang Mian just pulled Qixu's hand and walked into the house.

Qixu's pink eyes shook slightly with discomfort, and she pursed her lips slightly, but did not dare to resist Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian pulled Qi Xu towards the living room and met Li Yan halfway.

Because Jiang Mian no longer restricted their personal freedom, Chi Linrongfei said hello to her early this morning and left. Even Lin Yu and Zhao Ci came to ask her and left.

Although they didn't say what they were going out to do, and Jiang Mian didn't ask, she had already guessed that they must be going out to carry out their great cause.

(End of this chapter)