Chapter 1221 Mistaken for a Thief
Song Chunxue carried the sword and walked ahead. "Oh, no, Master. It's from my second son's garden. My third son's garden is also there, but they have very few fruits. Do you like crabapples?"
All they do is eat, eat, eat.
I just said she was going to fast!
But the Moon-Accompanying Immortal hasn't visited anyone else's orchard in a long time, so it's good to take a look.
However, as soon as they entered the garden, they heard a chaotic commotion of soldiers fleeing.
Song Chunxue immediately leaped onto the low wall and flew over.
"Oh no, that person can fly too! We're going to be discovered!"
"Where's the invisibility talisman? Quickly, give me one!"
"Hey, hey, the melon fell."
"My pear fell too!"
"I already told you, that's called a soft pear, and it won't be ready to eat until the end of September. Right now, it's as stiff as a log..."
"Keep your voice down, you're coming!"
Song Chunxue laughed out loud, squatting on the wall and looking at the group of boys who were huddled in the potato field like quails, trying to avoid her. Weren't they her apprentices and nephews?
"You lot, stealing other people's fruit and melons!" Song Chunxue spotted the yellow melon under Tudan'er's belly at a glance. "Take it out for me."
She threatened fiercely, "Otherwise, I'll go and complain to the owner of this garden."
"Is that Master?"
"Oh dear, what a scare! It was just my martial uncle."
They immediately emerged from under the potato plants, dusted themselves off, and grinned sheepishly, too embarrassed to look her in the eye.
“Master, we just came down the mountain to play in the water. The river over there is very safe and the water is not deep. But when we passed by here, we saw that the fruit trees were growing well, so we couldn’t resist picking a couple. We will leave some silver behind.”
Changyun walked up to her, picked out a bright red, soft fruit from the apron he had lifted up, and handed it to her, wiping it on his clothes as he did so.
"It's a new variety, and it's edible too. It's sweet and sour. Master, please try it."
Song Chunxue recognized tomatoes, but most people couldn't grow them.
The second son's wife found a gardener from somewhere; she was exceptionally skilled.
Turning their heads, the boys saw Zhang Chengxuan and the Moon-Companion Immortal, and were so frightened that they squatted down on the spot again.
"Master."
"Master Uncle..."
"Why... is Master here too?"
They weren't afraid of Song Chunxue, but they were more afraid of Zhang Chengxuan, and most afraid of the Moon-Accompanying Immortal.
They were stealing from someone's yard, and they were caught by so many elders.
Seeing how they wanted to bury their heads in the ground, the Moon-Accompanying Immortal couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"You little rascal, feel free to pick them, but don't damage the saplings or trees. This is your master's second son's yard; she brought us here to pick them."
Qi Yun exclaimed in amazement, "Master's garden is so big, and the plants are so well grown."
The Moon-Accompanying Immortal looked at him and thought to himself, "This is my disciple's disciple who is not short of money."
The wealthy grandson of the apprentice will have a good life from now on.
Just then, a man carrying a hoe walked along the path in the distance. Seeing so many people gathered around the yard, he immediately shouted, "What are you doing?"
"Oh no, the gardener didn't know I was coming today. You wait here while I go tell him."
Song Chunxue immediately ran over to prevent the old man from running too fast and suddenly reaching her master.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I am Jiang Yehui's mother. These are all people from Qingshan Temple. We will go to his home later and talk to him in person."
But when the man looked down, he saw that the melon seedlings on the ground had been trampled and their tops were broken, and his brows furrowed.
"You guys be careful! You're all grown up. If your head falls off, the gourd won't come down, and it'll still be flowering."
"And those chili seedlings over there, they're all broken!"
"Oh dear, the cucumber stalks I just re-tied yesterday have all been torn off."
"Honestly, my green beans, do you know how much effort I put into taking care of this yard? You've all ruined it."
"Yes, yes, brother, don't be angry. My apprentices are clumsy and accidentally stepped on it. I've already disciplined them. How about I punish them by making them help you next time?"
Tu Dan'er ran over and said, "Uncle-Master, we didn't step on these melon vines. We all have martial arts skills, how could we be so heavy? They were already rotten when we came. As for that melon vine, a shepherd boy picked it when he passed by. And the pear tree branch, we broke it when we came, but Qi Yun helped us graft it. It can survive."
"Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore," the man waved his hand. "Since you want to help, then help me fetch water from the cistern down below and water this garden."
Changyun walked over and placed the items under the pumpkin leaves.
"Watering is simple. Which ones to water, and how much?" Changyun jumped lightly, perfectly avoiding the melon vines. "We definitely won't step on them, which just proves that we didn't damage the garden, we just picked the fruit."
“That’s right, it was already worse, but I’ve done everything I could to fix it.” Qi Yun pointed to the branches of the crabapple tree. “That branch was broken yesterday, right? Pick me a couple more persimmons, and I’ll fix it for you.”
The man crossed his arms and looked him over suspiciously. "Anyone can brag. Show me."
Song Chunxue apologized to her master, "I'm sorry you had to laugh at me, Master. I've caused you trouble."
"It's alright, I haven't been a thief for many years, it's quite nice." The Moon-Accompanying Immortal looked around, "This garden is convenient because it's close to the road, but it's not safe. I can give you a thief-proof spell that will be effective for ten years."
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