49 Ghost Wall X Leaf X Planting
Hua followed behind Grandma Lai with untidy steps, stumbling for a long time.
Hearing the footsteps behind her that never stopped, Hua called out to Grandma softly several times. She staggered two steps and almost fell on Grandma's back.
"What are you doing out in the middle of the night, silly girl?"
Shamo's voice came from behind her. Hua shuddered and didn't dare to look back for a long time.
"Are you scared?"
Sam hugged the shivering child in front of her, and she already understood a little bit.
"Don't be afraid, I'll take you back."
Hua was surrounded by Shamo's arms. She didn't struggle, but just took a few steps tremblingly. She lowered her head and kept looking at the ground.
Hua had been trying to hear the sounds of wild animals. You know, the forest was not quiet at night. She should have been able to hear omnivores foraging and hungry predators looking for food.
Even if there is no shouting, there should be a very subtle sound made when walking on the ground.
But there was nothing.
The forest here is like there are no animals.
This discovery made Hua feel extremely frightened, but the situation was still uncertain, so Hua had already begun to try to communicate with the ether in the forest.
What's even more bizarre is that the ether here didn't respond for a long time, as if it was afraid of something. With pain coming from her throat, Hua could only follow Summer back.
Summer took the flowers back to Grandma Lai's house, looked at the flowers lying on the bed, and then prepared to leave.
As she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and looked straight at the flowers.
"Grandma Lai likes to get up at night, so good kids, just go to bed early."
After saying that, she left, leaving Hua lying on the bed and unable to sleep. Hua now felt that she could not judge whether the two people she saw were good or bad.
Grandma Lai seems to be truly crazy, and Summer also has an inexplicable enthusiasm, but there are also some weird points.
Hana closed her eyes, trying to regain her energy.
Fortunately, nothing else happened and we waited safely until dawn, but Grandma Lai still didn't come back.
Hua was really hungry and was going to find something to eat. She didn't dare touch anything in the room for fear of taking the wrong thing.
So she went to the forest again.
In the early morning light, the forest was still very quiet, without any of the usual sounds that could be heard in the early morning.
This feeling of something being wrong made Hua frown tightly, and this subtle feeling brought her a sense of fear.
But she hadn't had water for a long time, so she found a relatively clean river and took a few sips of water with her hands.
Drinking water alone could not relieve the hunger in her stomach. Hua looked at the river again and found no fish or shrimp.
She took a deep breath and prepared to find a direction to continue exploring.
Even if she couldn't find food, she had to find a way to other cities.
She needs to contact her family as soon as possible.
Just as she turned around, Hua found someone standing behind her.
Hua swallowed the scream in her throat and took a closer look. It was Grandma Lai holding the half-dead rabbit.
Grandma Lai reached out to grab her. Hua tried her best to restrain her instinct to dodge and let her grab her obediently.
"Eat breakfast and come to grandma."
Grandma Lai's words were a little incoherent, and Hua was a little confused, but from her tone, Hua realized what she meant.
The flowers could easily knock the old man down and then leave.
Hua stared at her face, looking at the old face with traces of time, and then looked at her wrinkled hands tightly grasping the rabbit's ears, with even some small bloody wounds on her fingertips.
Hua was silently pulled back to the house by Grandma Lai.
As she expected, Summer was watching them at the door with a bowl of dry food.
Her head was in the shadow of the house, and her face could not be seen at first glance. It seemed that she saw Hua and the others coming. Summer immediately came to greet them warmly.
"Going rabbit hunting this morning?"
Summer looked at the rabbit in Grandma Lai's hand and laughed, but Hua felt very strange.
She could clearly sense this sense of incongruity, it was like a subtle horror story, the strong and powerful middle-aged woman who had been keeping an eye on her, an old woman who was old enough to make people soft-hearted.
"Come on, let me handle it."
Sam took the rabbit from Grandma Lai's hand, and quickly skinned and bled it with a knife. The red liquid flowed into the basin, and the processed meat actually had a faint glow in the sunlight.
Grandma Lai seemed to be sick again. She squatted beside the stove and kept stuffing firewood.
Hua made up her mind to leave as soon as possible. She curled her lips to deal with Shamo's questions, and comforted the slightly anxious Grandma Lai, and spent this sumptuous breakfast peacefully.
"Little girl, please do me a favor."
Sam, who was washing dishes, suddenly spoke up. Her hands were moving non-stop, and the simplicity in her expression when she looked up at the flowers made people feel a pang in their hearts.
"good."
Hua's voice was very soft. She felt her throat hurt again, as if something was burning.
"Then I'll pick you up later."
Summer put away the dishes, rubbed her hands on the apron around her waist, and left in a good mood.
Hua watched her walk away, and when she was about to leave, she reached out to support the old lady who was about to fall. The old lady still looked like she was sick, doing repetitive things in a daze.
The sun once again dispelled the mist in the forest. The ground was warmed by the sun, making people sweat uncontrollably. The women in the village gathered together, hiding under the shade of the trees, exchanging information in this place without any electronic devices.
"You said this is also strange."
"Yeah, there's nothing in the woods these past two days."
"Alas, your information is not good. There is nothing in the river now."
When they said this, their faces showed a bit of discomfort. The animals in the forest and the river were their additional source of meat. Now they couldn't find anything, which was indeed a huge burden for them.
Hua followed Summer towards the fields they were planting. Summer introduced them to her and greeted the women. In this place where there was no entertainment, chatting and making friends were very good entertainment activities.
"Please help me pick the leaves."
After bringing the flowers to the vicinity of the fields, Shamo said that her eyes were fixed on her fields. In the sunshine, her simple face showed the anticipation of harvest.
Hua didn't ask much. She silently began to pick the plants according to Shamo's instructions. However, she still felt a little uneasy, as she always felt that these plants did not look like food or vegetables.
These plants have straight stems, and the leaves grow regularly around the stems. When picking the flowers, you can run your fingers across the leaves to feel the texture.
Still can't guess what it is.
Hua brought a leaf close to her nose and began to smell it. A wonderful smell rushed into her brain from her nasal cavity, and she felt a sense of relief, because the tension caused by not being able to contact her family disappeared.
"Take a break."
Summer walked towards the flower with water, which suddenly woke the flower up. She quickly smiled and put the leaves into the basket.
Hua took the cup of water, gently touched her lips, then lowered her head as if shy, and returned the cup to Shamo. Shamo looked at Hua like this and showed a bit of kindness. She touched Hua's head and slowly walked away.
After Shamo walked to the other side, Hua looked at the leaves in the basket and felt a huge sense of unease in her heart. That kind of different reaction was not what tobacco would give people.
She knew that her sense of smell was very sensitive, just like Xiaojie's.
Hua's sensitive sense of smell has helped her many times, but this time, Hua vaguely felt that these plants seemed different. The intoxicating smell greatly aroused her vigilance.
"Auntie Shamo, what kind of vegetables are grown here?"
Hua cried out. She had observed the shape of the leaves, and they were different from the leaves of the marijuana plant in her impression. However, Hua did not relax. She clearly realized that this might not be the raw material of what she was thinking.
“This is not a dish.”
Summer was busy with her work, bending over, and responding to Hua without raising her head.
"Here's the money. Someone will come to collect it in a few days."
Hua's heart moved slightly. Ordinary people couldn't access electrical appliances here, so would those guys who had money to buy raw materials have what she needed?
She responded and started picking them too. She pinched the leaves and branches with her fingers, and the juice splashed in the air and fell to the ground, evaporated by the sunlight. The subtle smell in the air affected her judgment.
Hua felt dizzy and pinched herself quickly. She was afraid that she would fall asleep or go crazy.
After everything was over, Hua carried the basket and walked on the road with Shamo. At this time, the sunlight was no longer so gentle, but became very scorching, and even the temperature around them suddenly rose a lot.
“Why not grow grains and vegetables?”
The fields she had just passed were all planted with the same crops she had just picked, and there were even several people busy working there. Hua felt it was too strange and she could hardly understand what she saw.
“We don’t grow it here.”
Summer walked forward carrying the basket. She looked straight ahead without even glancing at the flowers. Her expression was very different from her previous kind one.
"Food can be directly exchanged for leaves, and vegetables can be grown by ourselves."
Hua listened in amazement. She tilted her head in confusion, then turned it back slightly when she saw that Shamo didn't look very good.
“Life is simple here.”
Summer looked at Hua, but Hua couldn't see the smile on her face. But soon, she smiled gently, making it seem like what Hua had just seen was an illusion.
Hua nodded slightly and looked straight ahead.
The NGL autonomous region should be different from what she thought, completely different.
Under the highly saturated blue sky, the treetops were shaking slightly. The two teenagers were slowly attacking each other. The strength of their mental coverage and the accuracy of their positions were increasing. Suddenly, the black-haired boy was severely knocked out.
"Xiaojie, one hundred push-ups!"
The blonde girl next to him immediately decided the punishment. The black-haired boy could only do push-ups frantically while the silver-haired boy laughed heartily.
The blonde girl raised a finger and looked at him calmly.
"3!" The silver-haired boy was stunned for a moment, then answered quickly.
"Too slow! 50!"
All of a sudden the two boys could only start doing push-ups frantically facing each other. The blonde girl sat aside and watched them with satisfaction. On the GI island, their strength was slowly improving through such practice day after day.
"Gon, were you feeling uncomfortable again just now?" Killua didn't sweat much after doing push-ups, but since it was a break, he fortunately sat on the ground and looked at Gon.
"No... It's a very strange feeling, it seems..."
Xiaojie was silent for a moment and thought for a long time.
"anger?"
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