When Mu Qingli arrived in town, she first went to take a look at the house that Lu Fengying had given her.
This house also has its own entrance and yard, located on the street in the center of the town. You can open the door with your key.
What comes into view is a rectangular courtyard with a blue brick floor, round and square flower beds, three brick and tile houses, and a wing room on the east and west sides. It is similar to where Lu Fengying lives now, but a little smaller.
The house should have been designed by Lu Fengying herself, leaving enough space for planting flowers and plants, which made Mu Qingli very satisfied.
When I opened the door, I saw a living room and two side rooms in the main room, with some simple furniture.
There is a sofa and a coffee table in the living room. The sofa has a blue sofa cover and the coffee table is covered with a tablecloth with a white background and small flowers. There is also a transparent glass bottle with a bunch of dried wild chrysanthemums in it.
There is a bed, a wardrobe and a dressing table in the bedroom. There is also a bed, a wardrobe, a rectangular table and chairs in the other room.
There was a tablecloth on the table, and there was a bunch of withered flowers in the vase. The table was filled with new books, making it look very bookish.
The east wing is the guest room, the west wing is the kitchen, and there is also a small suite which is a storage room.
Mu Qingli was extremely satisfied with this little house. It was obvious that it was cleaned by someone who cared about the house. Maybe it was decorated by Lu Fengying herself!
Mu Qingli tidied the house again, wiped off all the dust, and took out the coarse cloth quilt, coarse cloth sheets, floral quilts, and floral mattresses from the space. They were all things with a very modern feel. She laid out the sheets in the three rooms and put the bedding in the closet.
The kitchen is also filled with pots and pans, but there are no oils, salt, sauces, vinegar and other seasonings. No one lives here for the time being, and those things are stationary and do not expire in the space. It would be a waste to take them out and leave them there. I still have to find a way to tell Mu Qingfeng, my cheap brother. Otherwise, if I keep it a secret from him, I won't be able to come and live here.
After tidying up the house, Mu Qingli locked the doors inside and outside and left. She first wanted to go to the house of the director of the supply and marketing cooperative at the east end of the town to see if there were any flowers and plants that could talk, and then let them mobilize the small animals around them to see if they could find any clues.
After a little inquiry, Mu Qingli found out where the director of the supply and marketing cooperative lived. She looked around the street for flowers and plants, and she actually found a big banyan tree on the roadside opposite the director's house.
"Hi! Brother Banyan Tree!" Mu Qingli patted the thick trunk of the banyan tree and called sweetly.
“…” The big banyan tree remained silent.
"Brother Banyan Tree! Can you speak?" Mu Qingli used his mental power to communicate with the big banyan tree.
"Are you really talking to me? Can you hear me?" asked the banyan tree in confusion.
"Yes, I can hear it!" Mu Qingli answered habitually. She was used to answering this question.
"Are you a special human?" The big banyan tree became curious and started chattering.
"Special humans? You know about special humans?" Mu Qingli was puzzled. Could it be that it had seen a person with super powers?
"Needless to say, I've seen special humans who can make lively kids on the street dumb and follow them just by waving their hands!" The big banyan tree chattered excitedly, telling what it had seen and heard.
"A lively kid? Wait a minute, where did you see that?" Mu Qingli thought, is this a lucky serendipity?
"It's right across the street! A six-year-old boy was out playing at the house across the street. Then an old woman came over from the west and waved to him. The child immediately stopped crying and laughing, and just stood there like a corpse, staring blankly as he followed her!"
"Do you know that old woman?"
"I don't know him! He doesn't look like the one from town! Anyway, I haven't seen him!"
"What does he look like? What are he wearing?"
"Her hair was gray, her face was wrinkled, but her eyes were bright. She wore a navy blue Dacron double-breasted jacket and navy blue trousers with white cloth wrapped around the legs. Her bound feet were trembling!"
Mu Qingli pondered, this old woman might really be an old woman, at least her bound feet were a testimony to history. However, she could afford to wear Dacron fabric and had good conditions. Could it be that she had been a human trafficker for a long time, selling children to make ill-gotten gains? It was really a scourge that would last for thousands of years.
"Brother Rongshu, can you help me find where the old woman took the child? Ask the flowers and plants around you, as well as the cats and dogs! I will definitely reward you handsomely!" Mu Qingli tempted patiently.
"What benefit can I get? At most you can help me water the plants?" said the banyan tree disdainfully.
"How about a lifespan of twenty years?" Mu Qingli said, feeding it a little bit of plant essence.
"Ah! The chosen one!" said the banyan tree in surprise.
"What is the chosen one?" Mu Qingli was confused. Why did a tree know about it, but she didn't?
"I also heard it from the old man who was taking shelter from the heat here. He said that there is a person in this world who is chosen by God. He holds the source of life in his hands. He can prolong people's lifespan, bring the dead back to life, and even bring spring back to dead trees! It can be said that he holds the source of immortal life in his hands!" said the banyan tree with envy.
"Is there such a thing?" Mu Qingli thought. She had to keep this ability hidden. It seemed that this wood-related ability was unique in the world. At a high level, it could heal all injuries and ailments. The spiritual energy of plants and trees could increase a person's lifespan, and the condensed wood spirit liquid was a treasure that could cure all diseases. Add to that the fact that those who practiced cultivation all lived long lives, and wouldn't it be like immortality? There must be a lot of people looking for it, right?
"Okay! I understand! Then can you help me find someone?" Mu Qingli made up his mind and asked the banyan tree.
"Help! I will definitely help!" said the banyan tree firmly.
"Let's do this! I will start delivering information today and follow the old woman's route to find her! Just come find me tomorrow!" The banyan tree promised solemnly.
"Okay! It's a deal!" Mu Qingli agreed happily, and at the same time, he clapped his hands and slapped the banyan tree as if to make an oath.
"Hiss! It really hurts!" Mu Qingli clenched his palm and frowned.
"Haha..." The big banyan tree shook its leaves rustlingly, laughing at Mu Qingli for being too stupid.
"Hmph!" Mu Qingli glared at the banyan tree, "I'm leaving first! See you tomorrow!" Mu Qingli's face was full of pouting. She snorted proudly and said goodbye to the banyan tree and left.
Mu Qingli went home early today. She took out a chicken from the space and held it in her hand, thinking about going back to stew chicken soup. Her brother went to work every day, so he should be well nourished.
Mu Qingli returned to the adobe house and saw that construction had resumed on the brick house not far away. It seemed that the busy autumn harvest was over and the people building the house had free time.
Mu Qingli entered the yard and closed the door, then went straight to the kitchen to clean the chicken. Smoke rose, and she sprinkled a handful of mushrooms into the pot, stewed the chicken, put some pancakes on it, and went out to the village to exchange for a handful of vegetables.
When you drink chicken soup later, sprinkle a handful of chopped green vegetables on it, and it will have color, right?
While warming the chicken in the pot, Mu Qingli leveled the ground in the yard. He planned to plant some coriander, cabbage, and spinach in the yard so that he would have some vegetables to eat in the winter.
After the ground was leveled, Mu Qingli looked at the sky and saw that it was almost time to get off work, so he walked out of the yard. He had to go and take a look, otherwise if he was pestered by Li Jiaojiao again, he would have to waste half a day entangled with her and be misunderstood for no reason.
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