The flowers in the orchard are blooming luxuriantly this year, which is very pleasing to the eye. Many students are painting on the mountain, making it quite lively.
As there were too many people admiring the flowers, the picking period had to be postponed by one day to allow them to finish their paintings first.
With nothing to do, she asked Nan Xi and the others to make some food, and then they ate while appreciating the flowers in the pavilion on the mountain.
She looked at the bare mountains in the north, which formed a sharp contrast with this side. It seemed that this year would be another year of hard work in planting trees. Not only should trees be planted here, but more trees should also be planted in the mountains behind their village. In the past two years, the village workshops have used too much firewood, and the trees on the mountains can't withstand such tossing. They can only plant more trees, otherwise it will damage the local natural environment.
Feeling a little bored waiting, she ran to the peach forest to admire the sea of flowers and picked a few pretty ones to take home. If she put them in a vase, they would keep them blooming for two more days.
During this time, several students tried to stop her, but after seeing who she was, they dragged their companions away.
"Shicheng, why are you holding me back? I haven't even gone to say hello to Shopkeeper Lin yet!"
"What are you saying hello to! Go find Jilin! With such a good opportunity and beautiful scenery, he is still painting! Go and be with your sweetheart!"
"Hey, luckily you reminded me. I'll go and call them. You guys go outside and guard this peach forest. Don't let anyone else in!"
"good!"
Lin Wanwan was picking peach branches enthusiastically. She had a bunch of them in her hands. She only picked out those with messy growth. There was no use in keeping them. It would be better to pick them and put them at home to enjoy for a few days, or make flower dew with the flowers.
She was standing on tiptoe to pick a peach from a high branch, but she just couldn't reach it. Just as she was about to jump up to pick it, suddenly, a white and slender hand reached out from behind her and broke the peach branch for her.
Alarm bells rang in her heart, and she cursed inwardly which daring pervert it was. She quickly turned around and looked up, only to find that it was Shen Mo...
A breeze blew, carrying petals that had fallen from the branches all over the sky, with a faint fragrance floating in the air, and the atmosphere gradually became somewhat charming.
Shen Mo stared at her for a while, then raised his hand to pick a few peach blossoms and pinned them in her hair.
"A cluster of peach blossoms blooms without an owner. Do you prefer deep red or light red?"
Lin Wanwan's face suddenly turned red. Was she being teased by Shen Mo?
Before she could say anything, Shen Mo continued, "The headmaster didn't want to waste the beautiful scenery at the foot of the mountain, so he asked everyone to paint a picture. I haven't finished it yet, so I wonder if you are willing to be the Peach Blossom Fairy in my painting?"
Lin Wanwan hugged Taohua tightly, feeling embarrassed, and said helplessly: "I haven't cleaned up today, so I won't..."
"It's okay. This is good enough." Shen Mo grabbed her arm and walked away without giving her a chance to refuse.
He led her around to a stone table and handed her a bottle of peach wine. "Here, go drink under the most blooming peach tree across the street. Wait for me for a moment. It will be ready soon."
Lin Wanwan looked at the bottle of wine in her hand and suddenly smiled. Was he trying to get her to use the smell of wine instead of rouge? Or was he trying to give her courage?
"So should I stand or sit?"
"It's all right. Do whatever is comfortable for you."
She nodded and walked under the tree to look at it. This peach tree should have been moved out of the space. It was very strong, but due to its variety, it was a little short, and its branches grew vigorously on both sides.
This height was just right for climbing up, so after thinking it over, he used his hands and feet to crawl up to the tree branch, sat down, half leaned against the trunk, held the bottle in his hand, and started drinking.
Shen Mo looked at the picture in a daze for a moment. It took him a while to come back to his senses and pick up the pen to depict it carefully.
Lin Wanwan sat on the tree and waited. She had drunk half a bottle of wine before Shen Mo put down his pen and waved at her.
She jumped down from the tree excitedly and ran over to see how he was painting.
I had seen him writing and painting during the Lantern Festival before, and I knew he was very talented, but none of his paintings were as stunning as this one.
The foreground and background are filled with floating green and flowing red, all natural and beautiful, with flowers in full bloom like a fairyland. In the glittering peach blossom forest, a beautiful woman in green sits among the peach trees, with her eyebrows furrowed and her beautiful eyes looking forward, as if she is a real person, holding a glass of wine and looking at the person outside the painting.
Lin Wanwan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Is this a painting of me? Oh my god, it's so beautiful!"
Shen Mo stretched his body, took the wine from her hand, tilted his head back and drank it in big gulps.
Lin Wanwan liked it so much that she couldn't take her eyes off it. She discussed with him, "Shen Mo, can you give me this painting? You can draw another one!"
Shen Mo put down the wine jug, and seeing that the painting had dried, he carefully rolled it up and put it away.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lin Wanwan ran up to him and pulled his sleeve, coaxing him, "How about I give you ten jars of Peach Blossom Wine in exchange?" Seeing that he still didn't say anything, she continued to increase the bet, "Add five more jars of Worry-Free!"
"Ten jars! That's all I have! I really don't have any more!"
Shen Mo turned his head and glanced at her, then lowered his eyes and said, "It's not that I won't give it to you, but you have to hand in the painting before noon, and I'll draw another one for you later."
Lin Wanwan glanced at the sky and saw that it was indeed getting late, so she had to give up.
"Well, don't forget it! If you draw well, I will reward you with five jars of peach blossom wine!"
"Okay, let's go. The sun is too hot. I'll take you down the mountain."
"Let's go, let's go. I'm starving. Nan Xi and the others have prepared something delicious. Let's go to the pavilion to eat something first!"
Before I walked out of the peach forest, I saw a few people squatting under the trees, muttering to themselves.
"Oh my! Why hasn't Jilin come out yet? It's already so late!"
"Oh, who said it wasn't true? I'm almost starving!"
"Hey, you said he and... Ouch! Why did you hit me?"
The people next to them saw Shen Mo and Lin Wanwan coming out, and quickly gave him an elbow to tell him to shut up.
"Brother Shen, you finally came out! This is... Oh, isn't this Shopkeeper Lin!"
"Greetings, Shopkeeper Lin! We are honored to meet you!"
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