Lu Lingxi had a meal at Uncle Li's house at noon, and in the afternoon he and Yan Yue took a stroll to the Lingshui River.
Years ago, the two discussed renting a few acres of land by the Lingshui River to dig a bigger pond. At that time, they were busy, so the pond project was never implemented. This time, the two planned to stay in the flower garden for a day and sign the land lease contract. Uncle Li had already helped them contact the people, and the price and the lease term were all agreed upon, and they were just waiting for them to come and finalize it.
The two of them were planning to sign the contract after dinner, but the other party happened to be out visiting relatives today and would not be back until the evening. Lu Lingxi thought that there was no rush anyway, so he simply went to the river to see how to divert water when the time came.
The two walked slowly along the way, Dahei followed Lu Lingxi quietly. Although it was early spring, it was not cold outside at all, and the sun was warm on his body. Before going out, Yan Yue insisted that Lu Lingxi put on a down jacket, while he himself only wore a woolen coat. Lu Lingxi protested for a long time before he was allowed not to wear a down jacket, because it was too hot. He remembered Uncle Li's reminder and discussed with Yan Yue whether he should find someone to dig a well. Uncle Li was worried that there would be a severe drought in the spring.
Uncle Li is not really worrying too much. From last winter till now, the weather has been a little weird. At the beginning of November last year, the temperature in Fengcheng suddenly dropped sharply. There was no heating at that time, and it was freezing even at home. Many people caught colds, and the cold medicines on the market were almost sold out. Later, Fengcheng provided heating ten days in advance, and experienced farmers said that they had encountered a cold winter. Who knew that it was only cold for a month in total, and the weather began to warm up after December. After that, there was no snow for two whole months, and the good weather lasted until the Chinese New Year.
As soon as spring came, all the ice on the Lingshui River melted, showing signs of "spring is here and flowers are blooming". Grandpa Li was a little worried, and told Lu Lingxi privately that judging from the weather, there might be a severe drought. But he couldn't say for sure, and he didn't know what was going on in recent years. The weather was like a child's face, changing at any time. In eastern Guangdong, where Grandpa Li's son works, there was a severe drought at the beginning of last spring, and even the family had difficulty using water. After a few months of hard work, it finally started to rain, but the rain didn't stop at all, and it turned into a flood again. In short, such abnormal climate is never a good thing, so Grandpa Li thought about digging a well in preparation.
Lu Lingxi didn't quite understand these, but he believed in Uncle Li's judgment. He said Wan Yanyue agreed immediately, and Yanyue had no objection to this, as long as Lu Lingxi was happy.
"There are also Qiutian Flower Garden and Dad's vegetable greenhouse." Lu Lingxi added, and after thinking for a while, he said to Yan Yue: "Why don't we pay for the village to dig a well as well? It's convenient to dig together anyway. What if there is a drought?"
Micro Gardening and Lingshui Village have always had a good cooperation, and the villagers have also taken good care of Lu Lingxi. Lu Lingxi considers this place as his second home, and his feelings for Lingshui Village are much deeper than those for Zhongjing. He has always wanted to do something to help the village. It doesn't cost much to dig a well, and it would be convenient for the village to do so if there is a severe drought and water cuts.
After Lu Lingxi finished speaking, he looked at Yan Yue expectantly. Yan Yue chuckled and agreed, "Okay."
Yan Yue was used to doing things from the perspective of profit, but he liked Lu Lingxi's softness and kindness. He rubbed Lu Lingxi's hair with a little pampering, and joked: "Xiaoxi is the boss, and Brother Yan listens to Xiaoxi."
Lu Lingxi puffed up her cheeks and glared at him, then smiled with her eyes curved.
The two of them strolled all the way to the Lingshui River, and heard the sound of the river from afar. This was the first time Lu Lingxi came here after the Lingshui River was completely purified. Unlike the blue water he saw on the panel, the Lingshui River in front of him was crystal clear. Under the sunlight, it seemed that even the patterns on the pebbles at the bottom of the river could be seen clearly.
Because of the warm weather, tender green grass has sprouted in the moist soil by the river. Lu Lingxi squatted by the river and excitedly reached out to touch it, calling Yan Yue to come over and see. Last year, when the Lingshui River was most polluted, there was almost nothing growing by the river except for the mutated bitter grass at the bottom of the river. It was bare and ugly. Although the tender green in front of him was not very conspicuous, in Lu Lingxi's eyes, it was more beautiful than anything else.
"Brother Xiaoxi."
Little Stone ran over from the village with Ah Huang, calling Lu Lingxi's name as he ran. Lu Lingxi stood up with a smile, and Little Stone rushed into his arms like a small cannonball. Yan Yue was worried that Lu Lingxi couldn't hold Little Stone, so he reached out and gently stopped him, bringing Little Stone into his arms. Little Stone pouted and stretched out his voice softly, "Brother Xiaoxi..."
Lu Lingxi stood beside Yan Yue with amusement and touched Xiao Shitou's face, "Happy New Year, Xiao Shitou."
Little Stone immediately became happy, showing his gap-toothed smile and squinting his eyes, "Brother Xiaoxi, Happy New Year."
Lu Lingxi took out two red envelopes from Yan Yue's coat pocket and handed them to Xiao Shitou. He had been receiving red envelopes throughout the Chinese New Year, and finally he had the chance to give out red envelopes. "Here, this is for you, brother."
Little Stone blinked and shook his head, "Mom told me not to accept red envelopes from others."
Seeing his serious face, Lu Lingxi smiled slightly, "It was given by Brother Xiaoxi and Brother Yan, not by anyone else."
Little Stone happily accepted the red envelope and said loudly with a grin, "Thank you, Brother Xiaoxi and Uncle Yan."
Yan Yue: “…”
Lu Lingxi almost died of laughter. It was obvious that Xiao Shitou did it on purpose. He held back his laughter and didn't look at Yan Yue's expression. He reached out and pinched Xiao Shitou's face. "Little rascal."
Little Stone hugged Lu Lingxi's arm in a flattering way, and squeezed from Yan Yue's arms to Lu Lingxi's arms. After the last lesson, Little Stone has been very obedient during this period. Every day, he either stayed at home or went to the flower garden with Yu Xiaojuan. On the first day of the new year, Lu Lingxi called him and said that he would come to Lingshui Village after the New Year, and Little Stone began to look forward to it. After waiting for Lu Lingxi to come, Little Stone went to the flower garden to look for him but no one was there. It was Ah Huang who followed the smell of Dahei and found him all the way.
Lu Lingxi played with Xiao Shitou by the river for a while, and it was almost three o'clock. Yan Yue touched Lu Lingxi's face. Although it was not very cold outside, his face was still a little cold after staying there for a long time. Xiao Shitou's eyes rolled when he saw his action, and he immediately said obediently: "Brother Xiaoxi, let's go back."
Lu Lingxi also felt that they had stayed outside for a long time, and nodded when he heard this.
Carrying Lu Lingxi on his back, Little Stone made a face at Yan Yue. Yan Yue was shocked and unceremoniously reached out and pulled Little Stone to his side. "Uncle Yan is holding you." Yan Yue emphasized the word "uncle". Little Stone wanted to break free, but he couldn't resist Yan Yue's strength. He pouted and looked at Lu Lingxi aggrievedly.
Lu Lingxi was a bit amused and helpless. He was about to speak when a dog barked in the village. Dahei suddenly stopped, barked at Lu Lingxi, and ran quickly towards the village.
Ah Huang followed Dahei closely. Yan Yue frowned slightly, "What's wrong?"
Lu Lingxi looked towards the village with a strange expression and said, "Dahei said the dogs in the village were bullied."
"It's that gray cat, it must be that gray cat." Little Stone jumped up immediately, forgetting for a moment his conflict with Yan Yue, and shouted angrily.
"What gray cat?" Lu Lingxi was a little confused.
Little Stone clenched his fists and explained to Lu Lingxi angrily: "I don't know when a big gray cat came to the village. That cat is so annoying and always bullies the dogs in the village. Ah Huang has fought with it twice. Every time the big cat couldn't beat Ah Huang, it would run away. When Ah Huang was gone, it would come back to bully the dogs in the village."
Because he could communicate with Ah Huang, Xiao Shitou subconsciously regarded himself as on the side of the dogs in the village. Every time he saw the dogs in the village being bullied, Xiao Shitou felt a sense of anger.
Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue looked at each other, and both thought that this cat was not an ordinary cat, but must have evolved. "Let's go and take a look." Yan Yue said.
Lu Lingxi nodded.
The three of them entered the village and followed the barking of the dog. Soon they saw a big gray cat squatting on the roof with a haughty look, squinting its eyes and looking down at Dahei. Dahei arched his back and looked at it warily. A familiar looking little white dog ran around Dahei happily, barking provocatively at the gray cat from time to time. The gray cat was too lazy to pay attention to the little white dog, and its eyes were always fixed on Dahei. On the contrary, Dahei was distracted by the little white dog. Whenever the little white dog left its range of activity, Dahei would stop the little white dog with a paw. The little white dog seemed to think that Dahei was playing a game with it, and licked Dahei's face affectionately with its tongue, and ran even more happily.
The gray cat on the roof heard the footsteps of Lu Lingxi and the others, and lazily turned its head to look over. When it saw Lu Lingxi clearly, it immediately gave up the confrontation with Dahei and meowed at Lu Lingxi.
Lu Lingxi met the gray cat's golden pupils and felt vaguely that he seemed to have seen this cat somewhere before. Yan Yue reminded him, "Last time in the south of the city."
Lu Lingxi suddenly realized. Last time he and Yan Yue went to the south of the city to check the soil purification situation there, they happened to meet this cat. At that time, the cat was lying on a tree basking in the sun and called out to him a few times. However, the south of the city is quite far away from here, and he didn't know how this cat could run so far to here?
When Dahei saw Lu Lingxi, he trotted to protect him. The gray cat looked at Lu Lingxi again, turned around and jumped away.
"That's it." Little Stone said angrily.
Lu Lingxi coaxed Xiao Shitou soothingly, and felt that Xiao Shitou was even angrier than Dahei, as if he himself was being bullied.
"We'll teach it a lesson next time we catch it, okay?"
Little Stone nodded vigorously, "We must teach it a lesson. We can't let it bully the dogs in the village all the time."
Lu Lingxi agreed with a smile.
After coaxing Little Stone, the two sent him back home. On the way back to the flower garden, Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue talked about the cat. He remembered that he also found Little Black in the village last time, and this time he found this cat in the village again. It is estimated that both were attracted by the big willow tree. To some extent, animals are much more sensitive than humans.
Thinking of this, Lu Lingxi looked up at the big willow tree not far away. Through the panel as an intermediary, he and the big willow tree had a wonderful connection. Lu Lingxi had a vague feeling that the big willow tree seemed to be evolving again.
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