In Kunlun there is a bird that looks like a bee and is as big as a mandarin duck. It is called Qinyuan. If it bites birds and beasts, they will die; if it bites trees, they will wither.
The Qinyuan, described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, were powerful monsters. Though they resembled bees, they were much larger. Any bird or animal they struck killed them, and any tree they struck with withered. Generally, they were avoided, rarely provoked, and lived a contented life. But one day, their happy existence came to an abrupt end.
It was a beautiful day, and they were soaring freely through the sky, discussing what to eat, when they sensed a terrifying aura. Before they could react, they were enveloped by a black mist, and then a pair of giant beast claws clamped down on their bodies.
Among them, Qin Yuan tried to fight back with his own spikes, but after touching the giant beast, he found that the spikes on his tail could not penetrate the skin of the beast's claws at all. They were held in the palm of the beast's hand like a small toy.
I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die… All the Qin Yuan thought that they could not escape and would be swallowed up. However, just when they were ready to die, a majestic voice sounded above their heads.
"Can you produce honey?" asked the ferocious beast.
Producing honey? The oldest Qin, whose original name was Manchen, was the oldest. Although he had seen a lot of the world, he was still stunned for a moment by the question asked by the ferocious beast.
The beast didn't get an answer, but became impatient: "Can you produce honey?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Manchen replied in fear. He realized that if he couldn't produce honey, he might be eaten by a ferocious beast the next moment. So, his strong desire to survive made him answer in the affirmative, "We will!"
"Hmm." The beast responded with satisfaction, "Then you are the bees."
Man Chen: “…”
The other Qin Yuans: “…” They didn’t expect that their status would plummet so badly, from a monster that could kill beasts and wither trees to a cute little bee.
"What? Any objections?" The evil spirit noticed their silence.
"No, no, no, no." Man Chen didn't dare to hesitate any longer. "We are little bees, we are little bees!"
Fierce Beast: "Well, don't reveal your secrets then."
Qin Yuan and others: "..."
So, Qin Yuan, who decided to survive and give up his identity as a monster and become a good little bee, performed the previous scene.
Lu Qingjiu didn't know this, but as he was familiar with the Classic of Mountains and Seas, he quickly understood the identities of these "little bees".
He brought out the beehive he had made and looked at the big ones with some embarrassment: "This beehive is too small. It seems like you can't live in it."
"It's okay, it's okay." The largest one among them said quickly, "We can become smaller, so don't worry!" Then it flapped its wings and became the size of a thumb.
Lu Qingjiu was amused by them and asked, "Can you really produce honey?"
"Sure." Manchen said, "What flavor of honey do you want?"
Lu Qingjiu: "...Can you choose the flavor of honey?"
"There are so many flavors here, such as osmanthus honey, locust flower honey, wolfberry honey, and so on." Manchen lay on the beehive, looking at Lu Qingjiu eagerly.
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "It's all right. It depends on how you collect honey." This Qin Yuan is actually quite beautiful. The feathers on the wings are colorful, and the eyes are beautiful sapphire. They are so delicate that they look like a model. Lu Qingjiu looked at them and felt a little itchy: "Can I touch you?"
Man Chen: "Touch us, touch us as you like, just don't touch the spikes on our tails." Although they didn't know Lu Qingjiu's true identity and could only sense the aura of an ordinary person from him, seeing the beast's attitude towards Lu Qingjiu, he knew that this person in front of him must not be provoked...
Lu Qingjiu reached out and touched Qin Yuan's feathers. He felt that the feathers were very soft and smooth like satin. He couldn't help laughing: "If it really doesn't work, don't force it."
"No, no, no." Manchen had never been touched by a human before, and was a little nervous at first. But he didn't expect Lu Qingjiu's warm fingers to brush against his body to feel so good, even comfortable. He couldn't help but relax, wanting to enjoy it a little longer. But the next moment, a cold gaze pierced him. Qin Yuan's body tensed up, and he glanced in the direction of the gaze. He saw the beast staring at him unkindly, looking very unhappy.
Manchen: "...Brother, stop touching me." If you touch me again, my skin will be gone.
Lu Qingjiu: "Oh, sorry, it was so nice to touch, I couldn't help it."
Manchen shed tears silently in his heart. He was also very happy to be touched, but compared with comfort, life was more important.
And so, thanks to Bai Yuehu's enthusiastic arrangements, this hive of bees successfully settled into Lu Qingjiu's home. However, unlike honey bees, Qin Yuan's hives only consisted of four or five bees. After shrinking, they huddled inside the hive, making it seem empty. Lu Qingjiu asked if they should be moved to a more flower-rich area on the mountain. They all said that was completely unnecessary, as they could travel thousands of miles a day. He also asked Lu Qingjiu to build a roof for their hives to protect them from rain.
Lu Qingjiu placed these little bees in his backyard and built a canopy for them with wooden boards. He said that this would be their home from now on and they could tell him directly if they needed anything.
A few little bees nodded pitifully and said to Lu Qingjiu: “You are such a good person.”
Lu Qingjiu: “…” He didn’t have the heart to tell the little bees that it was he who asked to eat honey.
But Lu Qingjiu didn't expect to eat honey. Could the Qinyuan produce honey? According to records, they died if they touched anything. So he could just keep it at home. It wouldn't have any effect anyway.
With this thought in mind, Lu Qingjiu quickly put the bees behind his mind. Until half a month later, Yin Xun, who was cleaning the backyard, suddenly started shouting: "Qingjiu, Qingjiu, come here quickly!!!"
Lu Qingjiu was still frying crispy pork for Yin Xun. When he heard him yell, he put down the spatula and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yin Xun said, "Our beehives are full!"
Lu Qingjiu was stunned, then went to the backyard and saw the beehive Yin Xun mentioned. The beehive was covered with golden, tempting honey. There was so much honey that it even overflowed from the cracks in the beehive and dripped onto the ground.
"It's all full." Yin Xun took out a piece and asked in surprise, "So fast?"
Lu Qingjiu was just wondering when she saw a little Qinyuan fly out of the beehive and asked softly, "What kind of honey do you want to eat?"
Lu Qingjiu: "Is there still a taste?"
Yin Xun joined in the fun: "I want to eat chocolate flavor."
Xiao Qinyuan rolled his eyes at Yin Xun and said, "I'm asking what kind of flowers you want."
Spring is the season when flowers bloom. Most plants bloom beautiful flowers in spring. The honey made from different pollen has different tastes, and even contains the fragrance of flowers.
Lu Qingjiu asked, "What flowers do you have?"
"Peach blossoms, pear blossoms, roses, and everything in between." This little Qinyuan seemed younger and not as frightened as the older Qinyuan. "You can take them all, but I have one small condition."
Lu Qingjiu: "What are the conditions?"
"You have to touch me," Xiao Qinyuan said, "just like you touched Manchen!"
Lu Qingjiu took a while to react before realizing that Manchen was the Qinyuan he had touched before. The little one in front of him was also very cute, and they felt very good. Lu Qingjiu readily agreed and stretched out his fingers to carefully stroke Qinyuan's soft feathers.
Xiao Qinyuan felt so comfortable being touched that he narrowed his eyes and hummed.
Yin Xun was also itching to touch it: "Can I touch it too?"
"Don't touch me." Xiao Qinyuan ruthlessly rejected Yin Xun's request, "Don't defile my innocent body."
Yin Xun's eyes widened: "But why can he touch it?"
Xiao Qinyuan: "He is a human, are you?"
Yin Xun: “…”
Xiao Qinyuan: "Humans can't be with us, but you're not human. What if you fall for me?"
Yin Xun: "I won't fall for you!!"
Xiao Qinyuan: "Oh, what you mountain gods say is not always true."
Yin Xun: "..." Friend, what on earth have you experienced?
Lu Qingjiu couldn't help but burst out laughing. After providing Qin Yuan with a few minutes of massage service, Lu Qingjiu successfully obtained a few pieces of honey. However, the problem was how to remove the honey from the board. Lu Qingjiu was figuring it out when he saw Yin Xun pull over an iron barrel, indicating that he could handle the job. Then Lu Qingjiu saw him shaking all the honey stuck to the board into the barrel.
This is spring farm honey. Lu Qingjiu tasted a little and felt that the taste was very authentic. There was no sweetness like artificial honey. Honey is not particularly sweet, but mainly has a rich aroma. It is particularly suitable for dissolving water or making cakes.
Lu Qingjiu went to get a few glass bottles, put all the honey in them, and then called Zhu Miaomiao to ask her if she wanted a few bottles.
Zhu Miaomiao was excited when she heard it was natural honey. She was a goji berry health fan, so how could she bear to let go of something so natural? "Yes, yes, yes, give me a few bottles!"
Lu Qingjiu said: "Is it still the same address as before?"
"Well, just send it to the company." Zhu Miaomiao said, "I've been very busy recently and haven't had time to chat with you. By the way, is the variety show you mentioned last time still going on? I plan to come over and join in the fun when I'm done with my work."
"No, they didn't continue. There was an accident here and they all left." Lu Qingjiu replied.
"Left?" Zhu Miaomiao asked, "Where did you go?"
"I don't know." Lu Qingjiu said, "Maybe he changed the location to perform the show."
Zhu Miaomiao said regretfully, "That's such a pity, but I still want to come and stay for a few days. Everything over there is delicious. I'm dying of greed."
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "Welcome, welcome."
If Zhu Miaomiao had not taken the trouble to help them set up the Taobao store, they would probably still be worrying about how to sell more vegetables to make money to buy meat. Now that the family's living standards have improved, they can raise Yin Xun and Baiyue Fox to be fat and white. Zhu Miaomiao has made a lot of contributions. Although it is obvious that Yin Xun does not want to be fat. After all, as Baiyue Fox's backup food, it seems that he will die soon after being fat.
But fortunately, Lu Qingjiu was there and would not let the White Moon Fox easily eat his pet, oh no, his son.
Zhu Miaomiao told Lu Qingjiu that she would come over to play on Lu Qingjiu's birthday at the end of the month, and Lu Qingjiu agreed immediately.
It's March now, and Lu Qingjiu's birthday is at the end of the month. Although we don't usually have the habit of celebrating birthdays, we still have to buy a cake, as it can be regarded as improving the lives of the two greedy people in the family.
After getting the honey, Lu Qingjiu baked a giant honey cake in the oven within a few days. Homemade cakes are made with anything you put in them, honey, eggs, and milk being thrown in like they're free. The resulting cake is fluffy like a cloud, its golden surface emitting a sweet aroma. Cutting into it, the cake wobbled like a springy pudding, so tempting that even Lu Qingjiu ate a few extra pieces.
Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu expressed high praise for the honey cake. Yin Xun begged Lu Qingjiu to make another one tomorrow. Lu Qingjiu smiled and agreed, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll make a bigger one tomorrow."
Of course, he did not forget to give a piece of cake to the biggest contributor, the little bees. After receiving the cake, Qin Yuan and his friends were very happy and said that they had never eaten such delicious food. It was the first time they knew that honey could be prepared in this way. Humans are really amazing animals.
Fantastic Beasts Lu Qingjiu: “…” Yeah, he’s the only human in this room, isn’t that magical enough.
The weather is getting warmer, and lovely little flowers are beginning to bloom on the treetops, branches, grass and shrubs, and the whole world is full of vitality.
Lu Qingjiu called Zhu Miaomiao, sent her a big red envelope, and asked her to send some strawberries before coming here.
Strawberries are precious and difficult to transport. There are almost no strawberries grown in Shuifu Village. In addition, they are expensive, so it is difficult to buy high-quality strawberries even in the town and city. However, there are several large strawberry planting bases in the suburbs of the city where Lu Qingjiu used to live. The chocolate strawberries grown there are big and beautiful, and the taste is also very good. Although they are not particularly sweet, they at least have a fruity flavor.
It seemed that Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu had never eaten this kind of fruit. Their imaginations were completely limited by poverty.
Spring is the season for eating strawberries. The strawberry season is very short and they are not easy to preserve. Lu Qingjiu plans to let Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu eat as much as they want, and he will use the leftovers to make strawberry jam.
"Is this a strawberry?" Yin Xun had seen strawberries before, but he had hardly ever eaten one. He blinked at the bright red fruit in the foam box, "How beautiful!"
Lu Qingjiu said, "I'll go wash it first, and then I'll give it to you after I'm done."
Zhu Miaomiao will arrive the day after tomorrow, but the strawberries arrived today. It was obvious that these strawberries had been carefully selected. Each one was almost half the size of a palm, dark red in color, and exuded the unique aroma of strawberries.
Bai Yuehu didn't seem to have eaten this kind of fruit before. She and Yin Xun stood aside and watched Lu Qingjiu wash it intently. Lu Qingjiu said as he washed it, "I wonder if there are any strawberry seedlings in town. If there are, I'll go buy some. The ones grown by Yuehu will definitely taste better than this."
After he finished washing, he smiled and stuffed one into the mouths of Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun respectively.
The big fruit filled Yin Xun's mouth until it was bulging. He chewed it twice and his eyes seemed to light up: "It's delicious!"
Bai Yuehu nodded as well. He bit into the strawberry, and the red juice stained his thin lips, adding a touch of allure to his already gorgeous features. However, this allure was not feminine, but rather a cold and elegant one that made people dare not look directly at it. He also said, "It's delicious."
"Well, you two eat first, I'll wash the rest." Lu Qingjiu said, "Eat as much as you can, and I'll make jam for the rest."
The two nodded, sat next to each other and began to eat strawberries happily, one each, stuffing them all into their mouths. After eating, their entire mouths were red.
Lu Qingjiu was eating while washing. Zhu Miaomiao sent them a lot this time, about ten pounds, which should be enough for them.
A few people were eating when there was a knock on the door. Lu Qingjiu thought it was Li Xiaoyu from next door, so he opened the door without asking. But when the door opened, a person who shouldn't be there appeared outside. When Lu Qingjiu saw his face, he was stunned.
"Excuse me." Jiang Buhuan, who should have left Shuifu Village long ago, was standing at the door. His arm seemed injured and his face looked very ugly. "I'm bothering you again."
"Ah?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "Why... are you back?" There was no one else behind Jiang Buhuan, it seemed like he came alone.
"Can we go in and talk?" Jiang Buhuan smiled bitterly.
Lu Qingjiu thought about it and made way for him to come in.
When Jiang Buhuan entered the yard, he saw Bai Yuehu sharing strawberries with Yin Xun. When he saw Bai Yuehu's face, his eyes showed astonishment. He was obviously shocked by Bai Yuehu's extraordinary appearance.
"Just tell me what you want to say." Lu Qingjiu found a stool for him and motioned him to sit down.
After Jiang Buhuan sat down, Bai Yuehu's gaze sent a chill down his spine. He coughed dryly and whispered, "Um, why is your friend staring at me? Does he need an autograph?" That look was terrifying. They had never met before. Could he be his fanatical fan?
Lu Qingjiu thought, "You dare to sign? I'm afraid he'll tear up the pen and eat it as soon as you take it out." Of course, he couldn't say that, so he just said tactfully, "No need. He's not a fan."
"Then why is he staring at me?" Jiang Buhuan discovered for the first time that a person's eyes could be so terrifying.
Lu Qingjiu suppressed his laughter: "You stole the tomatoes he planted."
Jiang Buhuan: “…”
"Twelve." Lu Qingjiu gently covered his mouth with his hands, his shoulders shaking slightly.
Jiang Buhuan: "..." He didn't know what to say. Does this mean that people who do bad things will suffer retribution? He had already broken out in a cold sweat under the gaze of Bai Yuehu, and even his body began to tremble slightly.
After Lu Qingjiu finished laughing, he went to appease the vixen in his home who was emitting black resentment all over his body: "Moon Fox, save some strawberries. I will make you a strawberry-flavored honey cake tonight. Also, go get some strawberries for Niu Niu to eat. Strawberry-flavored milk is especially delicious."
When he heard that there was a honey cake that he liked very much, Bai Yuehu withdrew his gaze and let Jiang Buhuan go. Otherwise, Jiang Buhuan might have fainted from his stare today.
After sending Bai Yuehu away, Lu Qingjiu turned his attention back to Jiang Buhuan. Compared to before, Jiang Buhuan looked very embarrassed now. His left arm looked like it was broken, and there were thick dark circles under his eyes. He looked very haggard. No matter how you looked at him, it seemed that something was wrong. "What happened to you?"
Jiang Buhuan smiled bitterly: "Yes."
"Do you still remember the accident we encountered on the mountain road when we left?" Jiang Buhuan said.
"I remember." Lu Qingjiu said, "It was the accident where your driver suddenly fell asleep?"
"Yes," Jiang Buhuan said, "I thought everything would be over after I left here, but later I found out that this was just the beginning..." His voice trembled, full of fear, "And then a lot of things happened."
Lu Qingjiu listened quietly as he continued.
"For example, there was a sudden gas leak at the guesthouse where the crew was staying. If I hadn't woken up suddenly in the middle of the night, I'm afraid everyone would have died. There was also brake failure... In short, it was as if someone wanted us all to die," Jiang Buhuan said. "Did you know there was a car accident here a few days ago?"
"Car accident?" Lu Qingjiu was bewildered. "I don't know. Are you talking about Shuifu Village?"
"Yes." Jiang Buhuan said, "In fact, I arrived in the town a few days ago."
Lu Qingjiu frowned: “What do you mean?”
Jiang Buhuan said: "In the town, we drove two cars to enter the village. I drove in the front and the others followed behind."
He trembled and said, "But halfway through the journey, we got lost on the mountain road. There was only one road, but we couldn't see the end..."
Lu Qingjiu said, "Have you encountered a ghost wall?" He remembered the time when he and Yin Xun and Zhu Miaomiao were unable to get down from the mountain. It was Bai Yuehu who came to pick them up at that time. If it weren't for Bai Yuehu, the three of them would probably have died on the mountain.
"I don't know." Jiang Buhuan smiled bitterly, "And then he just kept driving, and then this happened."
From his description, Lu Qingjiu learned that the car behind him suddenly accelerated and hit him. He escaped by holding the steering wheel tightly, but the car behind him and all the people in it rushed off the cliff and disappeared.
Jiang Buhuan broke his right arm in the accident, but that was not what frightened him the most. What frightened him the most was that after he drove back to the town and reported the case, he got the answer that there was no second car at all. On the mountain road that had just rained, there were only traces of one car passing by, and the second accident car described by Jiang Buhuan did not exist at all. Terrified, Jiang Buhuan contacted his friends in the car, but learned that they were all still alive and well, and had no idea about his trip to Shuifu Village. He even wondered if Jiang Buhuan had a mental problem.
"I don't understand." Jiang Buhuan grabbed his hair in pain after saying this. "I clearly saw those people. There were even signs of collision on the back of my car, but why do they insist that the car doesn't exist..."
Lu Qingjiu was silent for a moment after listening to this: "Are you sure that it was your friend's car that hit you, and not something else?"
Jiang Buhuan's expression froze instantly.
Lu Qingjiu continued: "You...did you have any bad feelings during this period?"
Jiang Buhuan smiled bitterly: "Yes."
Lu Qingjiu said: "What does it feel like?"
Jiang Buhuan said dully, "I feel like I'm about to die."
And this feeling became stronger and stronger, so strong that even a slight breeze felt like a severed blade piercing the back of his neck, making it cold.
The author has something to say: Lu Qingjiu: I want to eat strawberries...
White Moon Fox: I’ll plant it for you.
Lu Qingjiu: Eh? You—Ugh!
Bai Yuehu: Do you want more?
Lu Qingjiu: ………………
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