Chapter 81 Promises and Green Leaves
I was struck by those innocent eyes...
Su Yun suddenly felt guilty and lowered her head, not daring to look the other person in the eye. "Um, um..." She wanted to find an excuse to send the person away, but she was too embarrassed. She frantically searched for an excuse on the ground until she saw the pile of jujubes that she had placed next to the person to save them.
"Got it!" Su Yun quickly wrapped all the fruit in the sleeveless floral shirt. "Consider this compensation... There's no more. Okay, you can go now."
The deer-man looked at the little fruit bag in his arms, his face blank and full of confusion, "Eek?"
He still stared blankly at Su Yun with his innocent, big eyes.
Judging from the expression...
Could it be that he's trying to extort money from her? No, no, absolutely not! She remembered Ye Feng's warning: "Don't bring strange things home!"
Thinking of this, Su Yunqing coughed twice, her expression turning serious: "To be honest, strictly speaking, this is my territory. You can't entirely blame me for getting hurt after suddenly barging in. I can only bear half the responsibility, not try to extort you! I've already bandaged your wounds and given you some fruit... Isn't that enough? Let's part ways amicably?"
"Um?"
Afraid the other person wouldn't understand, Su Yun quickly waved, "Goodbye! You can go now~"
Su Yun kept her cat's words firmly in mind. Ah, she wondered if this counted as something strange. Oh well, she decided to make a run for it. So, Su Yun slipped away quickly, grabbed her wood-chopping knife, and fled...
She rushed home, took a shower, changed her clothes, and picked up her little basket again. She dawdled and dragged her feet before finally returning to the spot where she had met the deer-man, stealing a couple of glances...
Thank goodness, the person is already gone.
Feeling completely relieved, Su Yun slung her basket over her shoulder and went back to find Ye Feng, returning to the place where she had chopped wood.
Ye Feng had already chopped and piled up the firewood, watching Su Yun dawdle with a strange expression.
Night Breeze: "Why did you take so long? Did something happen?"
Su Yun felt guilty, like a child who had done something wrong, and fidgeted with her fingers, saying, "I found a fawn on the road, that's why I was a little delayed..."
Night Breeze: ? ? ?
"What deer? There aren't any deer around here."
“It’s not a deer, it’s a deer-shaped beastman…” Su Yun stammered.
"Orc? What's going on? Are you alright? Why are your clothes changed? Are you injured somewhere?" He hurriedly dropped the firewood he was holding, stepped forward, and began to examine Su Yun's body.
Faced with this series of questions and interrogations.
Su Yun was starting to struggle, stammering, "No, no, I'm not hurt..."
"It just took a little time."
"Really?"
To avoid worrying the other party, Su Yun still told Ye Feng what had happened.
Night Wind: "What? You went by yourself? Why didn't you call me immediately? What if it's a trap?"
Su Yun twisted her fingers, feeling very guilty, and argued, "You were far away, weren't you? I have the ability to judge, and... nothing happened. I didn't want you to worry."
Night Wind was furious, and the consequences would be severe. He stared at Su Yun, who was nervously and guiltily picking at her fingers, and asked earnestly and helplessly, "Where's Wan?"
Su Yun felt guilty: "He doesn't seem like the kind of orc who would approach humans. He was trembling when I got close..."
Night Wind sighed helplessly: "There are indeed beastmen living far from humans in the mountains and forests..." just like he had been before, "but we can't be sure if they are benevolent. What if they sneak over in the middle of the night to seek revenge?"
Su Yun was shocked. "No way, he doesn't look like that!" Su Yun recalled those gentle, round eyes and subconsciously felt that the other person was not that kind of person.
"You can't judge a book by its cover! You said that yourself."
Su Yun: Σ(⊙▽⊙\"a
Well, this teacher is really getting worse as she gets older. Even a kitten can teach her a lesson. She was about to open her mouth to argue when she looked up and saw Ye Feng's eyes, which were full of worry and care for her.
"Next time, no matter what it is, please remember to tell me as soon as possible."
Seeing Ye Feng's expression, Su Yun had no choice but to nod softly and agree, "Okay!"
"Um."
Finally, after Su Yun's repeated assurances, the topic of the deer people came to an end. Ye Feng searched the surroundings again, but found no trace of them.
So, "Oh—I've collected almost all the firewood. Let's hurry up and finish picking up the fruit, then we can head back."
Okay~
So the two of them picked up fruit in the mountains and forests, filling their baskets almost to the brim with jujubes. Even so, there were still many that they couldn't finish picking.
Looking at the fruits covering the mountains and fields, Su Yun felt a pang of heartache at the thought that they would only fall and go to waste, something she cherished. "Look, there are still so many here. If we don't pick them all, it will be a waste."
Seeing Su Yun's regretful look as she looked at the food.
Night Breeze: "How could we not finish it? Birds eat this too, maybe pheasants, wild rabbits, and other small animals..."
Su Yun's inner monologue: Oh, and there's also a little deer boy.
Night Breeze: "Even if we don't eat it all, it won't go to waste. You'll see..."
Night Breeze pointed to a small bush not far away, and Su Yun looked in the direction he was pointing, only to see that their movements had startled a titmouse that was having a feast...
Upon noticing the two people watching it, the silver-grey long-tailed tit flapped its wings and flew away with a "squeak" as it trailed its long tail. If you looked closely, you could see that the tip of its tail still had specks of the purplish-red of myrtle berries.
"Look, nature's bounty sustains many animals, not just us."
"Hmm!" Su Yun felt that Ye Feng's words were very poetic; nature is selfless and loving, encompassing them and countless other lives...
When did the night breeze become so cultured?
Could it be that she has excellent teaching skills?
Just as she was moved to tears and about to praise the other person,
Then Night Breeze added, "We can just catch them and eat them later, so nothing will be wasted."
Okay, let's just pretend she never said anything poetic.
......
After returning home, I washed the fruit, steamed it in a pot, and then spread it out to dry in the sun.
Once the mixture has been dried sufficiently, you can add rock sugar and white wine, and wait for the rice wine to be successfully brewed.
Originally, the two of them would work during the day and rest when it got dark.
Now that it's the height of summer, the weather gets unbearably hot at noon, so Su Yun has moved all her work to the mornings and afternoons, and uses the noon hours to sleep.
After chopping the firewood, Ye Feng took a shower. "You go to sleep first... I'll go out and take a look."
Su Yun: "Huh? What do you want to see...?"
"Go check if there's anything unusual around here. Lock the door first," Ye Feng said seriously.
Seeing the other person's tone, which brooked no refusal, Su Yun said, "Oh, I understand..."
After saying that, Ye Feng opened the door to go out and investigate, but suddenly turned back: "Oh, right, Su Yun, take out the traps and set them up, just in case..."
"Okay." Su Yun obediently followed orders.
So the two of them busied themselves making arrangements... abandoning their usual relaxed and leisurely lifestyle, they began a life of tension and vigilance.
Night Wind followed her almost everywhere, even to the toilet, and the two of them remained on guard for several days.
Then the strange little deer-man who appeared did not follow, but disappeared without a trace.
It seemed as if life had returned to its former tranquility.
Su Yun and Ye Feng went to the river to irrigate the paddy fields. After a busy morning, they were on their way home when they suddenly remembered this incident.
"See, I told you, they must have just wandered in by mistake. They probably saw someone and ran away... they didn't mean anything by it..."
"What do you mean?" Night Wind asked back.
Su Yun: "That's right, that's right..."
"They meant no harm..."
Night Breeze: "Did he have words written on his face?"
Su Yunyu concluded: "No... but thinking about it carefully, the other party seemed very scared from the beginning. When I approached, they trembled and couldn't speak human language. I figured they should have run away from humans... so I initially thought there wouldn't be any problem..."
"That won't do! What about Wan? Next time you encounter something like this, you should come to me first..." Ye Feng's face was serious, almost as if he was giving Su Yun a lecture.
Seeing that the other person's expression was becoming more and more like that of her high school dean of students, Su Yun quickly surrendered and repeatedly assured that she would do as she was told. Only then did Ye Feng give up the idea of lecturing her.
"It's really not a big deal," Su Yun thought to herself.
After lunch that day, as she was about to take a nap, Su Yun looked around as usual before locking the door. Suddenly, her pupils dilated as she saw a familiar figure—the little deer boy had reappeared.
He was shyly hiding behind a tree trunk not far away, peeking out half his head to secretly watch her.
He hid most of his body behind the tree trunk, seemingly trying to peek, but unfortunately the antlers on his head were too conspicuous, so Su Yun saw him as soon as the door closed.
"What's going on?" Su Yun was about to go over and ask when he suddenly remembered Ye Feng's instructions and hurriedly shouted into the room.
"Hey, night—" Su Yun didn't even manage to utter the word "wind—".
The fawn suddenly turned around and ran away as fast as it could—
"Hey, what's going on? Did they get away?"
Night Breeze, who was taking a shower, came out of the bathroom without even getting dressed. "What's wrong? What ran away? Did you call me?"
"Ah!" Su Yun quickly covered her eyes. "It's okay, it's okay, the person has already run away. Um, you should put your eyes—oh, no, put your pants back on first!"
Su Yun blushed and covered her eyes, her heart pounding.
"Pants?" Ye Feng was confused, but he still obediently put on the pants.
The two cautiously approached the spot where the deer-like man had been standing, but he had already vanished.
Like a gust of wind, no wonder it's a variant of a deer; its speed is definitely far superior to the night wind...
The two looked around. It was the hottest time of day, there wasn't a breath of wind, not even the cicadas were chirping, the floor was scorching hot, and even the air was hot.
Su Yun: "What's he doing here? Is he perhaps seeking revenge?"
Night Breeze: "I don't know, I'll go check..."
As he spoke, Ye Feng followed the other person's trail, searching along the way. He ran a long distance before turning back and announcing with great regret, "He has already run away."
"Then what is this?" Su Yun asked, very curious about the thing wrapped in green leaves on the ground.
The fawn had just run away, but behind the big tree where it was hiding, it left behind this small green leaf package, which was bulging inside, and it was unclear what was inside.
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