Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Orchard and Heavy Rain
After lunch was ready, she went out to look for people at the dock and found that they were moving very fast. In just a short while, several trees had crossed the lake and reached the dock.
Then she saw unusual movements on the lake. A sorry-looking cursed spirit floated on the water, transporting trees tremblingly.
It also knows to lift the tree up high to prevent the roots from being completely submerged in water.
Miya Chiri walked up to Geto Suguru and asked, "Is this the cursed spirit you subdued?"
Xia Yujie crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Gojo Satoru on the other side of the lake. He said, "It was so hard to summon one. I hope Master Gong will show mercy."
Gong Zhili praised: "Getsuyu-kun, your ability is so convenient."
Gojo Satoru handed the last tree to the cursed spirit, rowed back to the dock, and said, "Why didn't you destroy this cursed spirit?"
Gong Zhili tapped the ground with his toes, felt it for a moment, and said, "This is a part of Getsu-kun. This is the power he gained from communicating with the land."
Geto Summer Oil: "Satoru, do you really want to see my fun?"
Gojo Satoru spread his hands: "Even my six eyes have stopped working."
It also takes some mental preparation to set foot in the village again.
This village is a world of its own, reminding Gojo Satoru of the legend of a paradise in another country.
If the whole world was like this...
He occasionally becomes dazed.
But he was not destined to be someone who would indulge in fantasy.
Gojo Satoru looked at Geto Suguru, who was discussing with Miya Chiri about the range of activities his cursed spirits could perform in the village. Although the villagers should not be able to see the cursed spirits, it was not allowed for them to run around in the village. Geto Suguru had to explain to her that these cursed spirits did not have their own consciousness and were controlled by him. Then Geto Suguru felt Gojo Satoru's gaze.
"What's wrong, Satoru?" His expression was gentle, a calmness that Gojo Satoru had not felt in a long time.
Gojo Satoru patted his shoulder: "There are still two days left, practice well."
He walked towards the house.
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After lunch, Gojo Satoru changed into Geto Suguru's clothes and left. While the twins were taking a nap, Geto Suguru and Miya Chiri came to the orchard full of weeds.
There is a sparse persimmon tree growing in the orchard - this persimmon tree has produced many fruits, and the leaves have begun to turn yellow. The orchard is close to the lake, and a circle of low stone walls separates the orchard from the lake. There is a higher foundation under the low wall, which is the lakeshore. There are several grapefruit and orange trees growing on the edge of the low wall. Under the power of Gong Zhili, the few small and wrinkled fruits they originally produced have become round and plump, and they can be picked as soon as they turn yellow.
Her transplanting plan was very rough. She just dug holes, planted trees, filled them with soil, watered them, and at most added a few bamboo poles for support. She would plant the vines first and then build a frame for them.
Xia Youjie was holding a shovel in his hand, and a cursed spirit with a very long arm was beside him. After hearing her plan, he shook his head and said, "How can we grow crops like this?"
Gong Zhili was even more puzzled: "Why can't the plants survive? Look, all the plants around my house are lush!"
Geto Suguru realized: "So it's your ability?"
Gong Zhili: "That's not impossible. Okay, let's dig a hole!"
The clouds in the sky showed no sign of dispersing, but instead gathered more and more. Gong Zhili said, "It looks like it will rain today. Let's water less after we transplant the plants."
Geto Xiayou spread his hands: "You have the final say."
The two of them worked hard digging, and completed the transplanting simply and roughly just as she said, and filling the soil didn't take them much effort either. The main reason was that while they were working, Geto Suguru discovered that he could summon a second cursed spirit.
After summoning the second cursed spirit to work, Geto Suguru fell into deep thought: It really feels like some kind of game. When your level increases, you can summon more pets, upgrade your farm tools, and build new houses.
"Alright!" Gong Zhili stood beside the kiwi vines, holding a shovel in one hand. "Don't rush to water them yet. It's bound to rain today. Let's put up the trellis first."
They dragged the unused bamboo poles from the chicken coop. At this time, the twins woke up and saw the large clouds in the sky. They hurried outside to collect the various things that were hanging out to dry.
The wind blowing from the lake gradually became damp, and Geto Suguru couldn't help but increase the force of twisting the wire. After Miya Chiri waited for him to fix the last corner, he manually wrapped the kiwi vines around the square bamboo frame.
The shelf was too high and she couldn't reach it, so Geto Suguru took over.
I can already imagine how troublesome it will be to pick the fruits later.
Gong Zhili curled the corners of his lips: Forget it, considering that he helped the curse spirit do the work.
Xia Yujie also realized this when he was tying the kiwi vines. He hesitated and said, "Is it too high?"
Gong Zhili sighed, "I'll grow taller, this height is just right!"
My previous belief that I couldn't grow any taller was stomped into the ground by her.
Is she shocked? Xia Yujie shut up. It seems she is very concerned about her height...
The vines were wrapped, and the wind was blowing harder and harder. There was no time for them to slowly make four wooden supports for the other trees. Gong Zhili tapped the ground with his heels. The wild thatch straightened its stems, and the edges of the leaves took on a waxy luster. It suddenly jumped up from its original crawling state, and the stems twisted into a spiral shape to climb the bark. A cork layer gradually grew at the contact points. The fibrous roots of the wild oats penetrated into the root gaps of the chestnut trees. The ears quickly withered, but the stems hardened into a light brown, tightly wrapping around and fixing the kiwi fruit support.
The whole orchard rustled, and the weeds that had not been cleared on the ground now protruded like steel bars. Under the mobilization of the owner of this land, they gathered into bundles, constantly rising, stacking, and woody. Resin seeped out from the joints between the grass stems and the bark, and after drying in an instant, they formed nodular reinforced joints. Then they stretched the roots growing in the soil downward as much as possible, exploded the roots, and as the vitality faded, they also turned the roots into the most stable steel nails, finally completing the four-legged support structure before the rainstorm came.
Geto Xiayou put away the cursed spirit and said, "What a great masterpiece."
Gong Zhili held down her wind-blown hair with her hands and shouted, "We're going back!"
Muffled thunder could be heard in the distance.
Heavy rain is coming.
The first thing Gong Zhili did when she entered the house was to close and lock all the balcony doors, and then check the windows of other rooms. This was the first rainy day she had experienced since moving in, and she hoped that everything in the house would be fine and there would be no leaks.
The twins were more attached to her than usual. Miya Chiri guessed that they were afraid of thunder, so she asked Geto Suguru to stay with them. She then ran to the chicken coop and duck shed to check before the heavy rain.
Chickens and ducks are also very sensitive to heavy rain. When she went there, they had already hidden in their own homes. After she made sure that no chickens or ducks were wandering outside, she closed the door of the chicken and duck house.
"Master Gong, come back soon!" she heard the children shouting, "The rain is coming!"
Sure enough, rain was already falling on the western hilltops, and large rain clouds were gradually moving towards this side under the push of the wind.
Gong Zhili started running, and when the raindrops touched her back she had already entered the house.
"Close the door quickly, the rain is blowing in." She turned around, and Nanako and Mimiko worked together to close the west door and lock it.
At first, there was only the sound of one or two raindrops hitting the roof, and then the sound became continuous. In a moment, the only sound in the ears was the noisy rain. The window glass became blurry, and the rain lines that were winding at the beginning turned into rain curtains, piling up and falling layer by layer outside the glass.
Gong Zhili brought them to the living room. The humidity in the air inevitably increased, and their stove had not been built yet, so they could feel a slight chill even when sitting on the floor.
Gong Zhili sighed: "I'm still not prepared enough."
She thought about the situation on the second floor again, her face solemn: "Sugaru-kun, is the door to the second floor closed?"
Xia Yujie nodded: "I just went upstairs to turn it off."
Gong Zhili simply went to the kitchen to boil some water. The weather was humid, so it was just right for everyone to drink some ginger tea to ward off the cold.
The fire in the stone stove started to burn. She slapped her forehead, turned around and went to the living room to call them: "Don't stay in the living room, go to the kitchen to warm yourself by the fire."
Anyway, the kitchen was big enough for four people to sit inside, drinking hot ginger tea and sitting by the fire. The dampness faded away and it wasn't so unbearable anymore.
Gong Zhili couldn't sit still. After drinking the ginger soup, she stood by the window and looked out. All the things to do regarding the special weather were put at the front.
Today's rain came suddenly, without any warning. No, maybe there were signs but she ignored them. She couldn't just ignore the trees she had just dug. With such heavy rain pouring down, it would take extra effort to keep them alive. The taro in the warehouse was on the second floor, so it wasn't afraid of moisture, but she had originally planned to treat the taro with wood ash in the next two days, but now—
Things were piling up in her mind, but she could only stare at the rain in a daze.
Xia Yujie also stood up: "What are you looking at?"
Gong Zhili came back to his senses and said, "I was wondering when the rain would stop."
Xia Yujie noticed the anxiety in her words and asked, "Are you worried about the fruit trees?"
Gong Zhili shook his head: "That's not all."
Geto Xia Yu also looked at the relentless rain and said, "Since there's no way to change the rain, why not use it as a pause button to rest?"
He could see that she was the only one who took care of all the affairs inside and outside the house, and even if she had some special abilities, she rarely used them.
Gong Zhili's shoulders relaxed slightly: "That's true."
She was not the type to dwell on trivial matters, so after hearing what he said, she decided to relax.
So she took out the reed again.
Geto Summer Oil: "Didn't you say to take a break?"
Gong Zhili: "But there's no TV or radio at home, so this can be considered a form of entertainment."
The two children, who had been drowsy from warming themselves by the fire, saw her start weaving and, taking the reeds, began weaving the things they had recently learned: slippers, cushions, and nests for chickens and ducks...
Geto Suguru: I learned a lot of amazing things before I learned to read!
Gong Zhili, on the other hand, did not do anything serious. She first made a reed grasshopper for each of them, and then a straw pony. The movements of her hands looked dazzling, and the finished products were extremely exquisite.
Xia Youjie had never explored her background before, but now he couldn't help but wonder: Could she be from a weaving family? This technique was truly too professional.
The author has something to say:
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Why is the holiday about to end? QAQ I don’t want it. I want to listen to the clock spinning in the opposite direction a hundred times. Who will take me back to the first day of the holiday? Wuuuuuuu
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