Chapter 42: Skills
The sky is drowsy before it rains, the little cold wind is swishing, and the heart of the snow shadow is cool and cool
Snow Shadow, who had retracted into three heads, stood at the entrance of the orphanage, unsure whether this place was the kind of shelter her mother had said.
This shelter is really too broken, not at all what her mother said it was.
Just like the exterior of this orphanage, Snow Shadow, who has been living here for a month, can only respond to the hardships of life here with a sigh. The only thing that pleased her was the cartoon at 6 p.m., and it was only at this time that the dean and the volunteers could get a moment of silence.
An orphanage with 60 children is a headache.
Snow Shadow took the steamed bun in her mouth, crawled up the tree, found a comfortable branch, and then sat down and slowly nibbled on the steamed bun.
"Snow Shadow! Snow Shadow! ā
The angry voices went from far to near, and from near to far.
Snow Shadow, who had escaped, let out a long breath.
"Little Shadow Sister...... Little Shadow Sister ......"
The voice of immaturity comes from far and near.
"Here!"
Little Twelve looked up, "Wow! You're amazing. ā
Snow Shadow's expression was full of pride, thinking that she had climbed the towering long pine in Nanshan City back then. Standing on the long pine, you can see the entire Nanshan City at a glance, and the spirit - the air covers the mountains and rivers!
Snow Shadow pursed his lips, and the hero didn't mention the courage of the year.
"What's the matter with me?" Throughout the orphanage, no one has been able to climb to this height, and here, she has nothing to fear.
"The dean's mother is looking for you."
"I know." Snow Shadow said angrily.
Little Twelve is only five years old, and he doesn't know much, and he was choked by the Snow Shadow, and he didn't know how to fight back, so he just hurriedly circled around the big tree.
Snow Shadow took out the chocolate that he didn't want to eat from his pocket and threw it at Little Twelve, "Don't turn around, here you go!" Go away. ā
Little Twelve's face bloomed with joy, and he picked up the chocolate from the ground and put it in his mouth, reluctant to chew and eat, only holding it in his mouth.
"Do you miss your mother?" Little Twelve tilted his head and asked vaguely.
"Not really!" Snow Shadow turned her head and lay motionless on the branch.
It's summer, there are so many mosquitoes under the trees that I can't hide, and the idea of snow shadows hurting spring and autumn is not in the mood to be attacked by mosquitoes before it sprouts.
"Little Twelve, go, there are many mosquitoes here." Snow Shadow slid down from the tree, scratching the red bumps on his legs that had just been bitten.
"I'm older than you, you're going to call my brother." Little Twelve insisted on ranking.
Snow Shadow took Twelve's hand and walked forward, completely ignoring Twelve's protests.
The shelter was only a temporary residence for the children, and soon, after Little Ten was adopted, Little Twelve was also adopted.
Snow Shadow looked at Twelve's happy appearance, and she knew that Twelve's wish had come true. But instead of being happy, she was disappointed.
In the orphanage, except for her, she is a junior high school child, she has no playmates, so she can only climb on the big tree every day and look at the blue sky, all day long in a daze.
She heard the news from the dean that Little Ten and Little Twelve were doing well, they went to kindergarten, met new children, and had forgotten about her. Romance debuts
Aunt Zhang wiped her hands on her apron, and when she saw the little shadow climbing to the big tree again, she was a little worried. When the little shadow stubbornly destroyed the portrait of the corridor, she was so angry that she wanted to beat her, and now that the little shadow was quiet, she felt distressed again, really, hey.......
"The little shadow is becoming less and less talkative, and has been in the trees all day yesterday. All the cleverness in his body is gone. Aunt Zhang said to the dean.
The dean put the cleaned leeks into the pot, took off his glasses, and said slowly: "She is rebellious by nature, she doesn't like to be restrained or disciplined, and it is natural that she doesn't want to be adopted." It's just that...... Seeing that the children are all older, our orphanage is also going to merge with the city orphanage, whether it is to be adopted or get along with other children, her temperament is to be sharpened. ā
Aunt Zhang lowered her head and soaked the leeks in the water, looked at the green leek leaves, and thought that after the merger of the orphanage, the quality of life of the children could also be improved, which was a good thing, so she persuaded the dean: "Don't worry, the little shadow is very sensible, don't look at her doing those naughty things, but she has a sense of proportion." If you think about it, the children in our house love to play with her. ā
"Yes, the children in our yard are all good children." The dean put his glasses back on, and looked at the little shadow who was napping on the tree, and his eyes were always full of compassion.
Only the Snow Shadow lying on the tree with her eyes closed knew how busy she was, and she was busy discussing with the hundred-year-old tree. As soon as her special skill was lit up, she was going to be annoyed by the noise around her.
She knew that there was a ghost flower on her ass, and she also knew that the reason why her mother was able to become the lord of the city was related to her own infinite strength, and she also thought that after she was pitted here, she would be a man with infinite strength like her mother.
Unexpectedly, the strength is still the strength of the idea, but it lights up the skill of communicating with plants.
She didn't want this skill at all, and she was about to die of noise. The sound of chirping was so noisy that she couldn't sleep at night.
The big tree is the oldest plant in the orphanage, and the morning glory, ivy and other fruit trees in the orphanage are no more than ten years old, so it is no surprise that the big tree is the boss here.
Snow Shadow felt that her skills were very good, not so much that she could communicate with plants, but that Ghost Flower could communicate with plants, and she was just a medium. Plants can unilaterally cut off communication with her, but she can't take the initiative to cut off communication with plants herself. This passive situation makes Snow Shadow, who is used to taking the initiative, feel coerced.
"It's very unpleasant." Snow Shadow whispered to the tree. Can't communicate with her mind, she can only hold her breath and cover her mouth and whisper, she doesn't want to be treated as a psychopath by other children.
"Maybe you're asking too much. The little ones around are just so happy. The tree brushed the snow shadow's cheeks with its green leaves.
"Well, they're so noisy that I can't sleep."
"Maybe you should learn how to block out the sounds around you."
"You always protect them, don't they rest at night?" Snow Shadow grumbled slightly.
"Silly boy, the evening is the time for them to move."
"Don't they have time to rest?" The sound of surprising air currents floated around the green leaves, and the snow shadow, who had not received a modern education, did not yet know what the photosynthesis and respiration of plants were.
"Maybe it's noon, who knows, they're all wayward. When the sun is at its highest, the good child will shut down his breath and have a good lunch break. ā
"Yes, they have a good lunch break, and I can only pitifully let the cacophony of voices surround my ears. You know, it's not fair. ā
"Well, if you can help us when we need water and nourishment, I'll make the little ones quiet."
"No problem, I'll water the little flower seedling that is about to dry up."
After the agreement was reached, the plants cut off contact with her, and Snow Shadow finally had a good night's sleep.
Just as the dean's mother and Aunt Zhang expected, the snow shadow finally became lively again after the improved sleep quality.
"I'm tired." After Yukikage watered the little jujube tree, she buried some fertilizer in the roots of the walnut tree.
From the initial rush to the current orderly, Snow Shadow has gone through a terrible ordeal.
In the beginning, she accidentally watered the little flower seedlings too much, and at night, her ears were filled with the sound of crying all night, and by now, she has completely grasped the preferences of the little ones in the yard.
Cacti like strong sunlight, so Snow Shadow takes the risk of being lectured by the dean's mother and takes the cactus from the computer in the study to the outside sun. After being sued by the third brother who happened to pass by, she took a step back from the cactus and took it out to dry at one or two o'clock in the afternoon every day when the sun was at its peak.
The cactus is as sharp as its appearance. Maybe it's at the computer, watching too many miscellaneous things, being cynical about the whole world, nagging and talking for a night, without repeating a word.
Thanks to the cactus' nagging, Snow Shadow knows a lot about the world, and although it's not good, she can also sift through the joy factor. She is a natural optimist, and she believes that no matter how bad the situation and situation, there is something to cherish.
Of course, among these plants, she is most afraid of the cactus that nagging at night, and her favorite is the obedient and well-behaved pothos.
Pothos is the best little one to feed, as long as Snow Shadow gives it enough water, it can be quiet for a whole month without making noise. After Snow Shadow placed the pothos in his house, the pothos unconsciously crawled all over the front wall, and the dusty wall turned into green fluffy leaves. Every time before going to bed, the little one will say goodnight to Snow Shadow. In the morning, the little one will gently wake up the snow shadow, which is intimate and warm.
It doesn't take much time to make the transition from having to be willing, even if she is woken up at night by the excited little ones, Yukikage is no longer angry, but goes out with a smile to see what the little ones are going through, is it blooming? Or did it bear its first fruit?
Small things can make Snow Shadow happy with the little ones for a long time.
When autumn arrives, the jujube and persimmon trees are already fruitful, and in the past, the fruit on the fruit trees had already been picked by the children before they could be fully ripe. This year, Snow Shadow specially circled a fence around them, and wrote her name, domineeringly swearing that it was hers and that no one could pick it without her permission.
The children have all been adopted, and the rest except for the Snow Shadow who is less than four years old are all older children in middle school, and they all let the seemingly vexatious Snow Shadow be sensible early.
"Before the fruit is ripe, you'll have to move out of here." The tree sighed. Its roots are here, and the little ones connected to its roots are also in this land, and it is destined to be unable to leave this land, and it is also destined to be separated.
"Do they want to leave?" Snow Shadow asked. The big mouth of the cactus heard the conversation between the dean's mother and her superiors in the study, so she told all the little ones about the merger. The sad little ones unilaterally cut off contact with Snow Shadow. She couldn't know what the little ones were thinking now.
"The little ones may wither away from the land where they were brought. You know, Flowers are a bunch of squeamish kids. "The voice of the big tree is like the mother of the dean, always full of compassion.
"But this place will soon be barren, and they will not be able to compete with the more tenacious weeds." Yukikage's words were full of concern. She really thinks of these little ones as her friends.
"Yes. The little ones are accustomed to the careful cultivation of humans, and if they leave the care of humans, the vitality of the little ones will be slowly absorbed by the weeds. ā
So, they were all upset. Whether they are moved out or stay here is a disaster for them. ā
"Perhaps, you can buy this mountain, although the land is barren, the grapes grow well, and the dandelion from the south once said that good grapes make good wine."
"I don't have any money right now, but I can make money." Snow Shadow directly points to the real problem, and fully believes in his own ability.
"No, you don't have time. If I don't buy the mountain, when the orphanage moves out, these children will be cut down by humans from outside, including me. ā
"Indeed, I heard that your wood is valuable."
"Of course, only I can withstand droughts and floods. You've turned the corner again, so let's move on to the question we just asked. You need money, and you need to raise it quickly. ā
"You don't have to be so emphatically reminded." Snow Shadow said unhappily.
The big tree said to himself, "You are still young, there are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that you are too small, even if you are very capable, no one will believe you, just like a doll holding gold, the slightest mistake will lead to bad luck. The good thing is that you can find a wealthy family to adopt you, and the point here is the word 'rich', maybe you can buy the mountain with a month's pocket money. You know, the mountain is cheap, less than a tenth of what other places are. ā
The idea of the big tree is a little long, and its ideas and its existence are not bound by morality and law, so sometimes, it seems a little cunning. And Snow Shadow has followed the big liar and the big profiteer, and her concept and way of thinking are a little strange. Therefore, such a shameless mention yƬ, Yishu and everyone communicate calmly.
"But I don't want to be adopted. Life after adoption was terrible. I prefer to grow freely in an orphanage. It's a terrible thing to be disciplined all the time. "Snow Shadow doesn't want to lose her freedom for the sake of these little guys, she's not a bottomless virgin.
"Don't worry too much about this, you can go find some, huh...... Less responsible parents. ā
"This mention is very good, I can accept it." Xue Ying heard Aunt Zhang's voice shouting for dinner, and hurriedly slid down from the tree, "I'll try to find it, you tell the little ones, I need their help." ā
"No problem. Children will be happy to help when they know your efforts. ā
The sound of the big tree cheering spread throughout the courtyard. The little ones have opened up their contact with the Snow Shadow.
The sound of chirping sounded in her ears again, and Snow Shadow felt that the steamed buns in her mouth were even sweeter.
"What are you thinking about, so happy?" Aunt Zhang picked up the shredded meat from the dish and put it in Snow Shadow's bowl.
"I want to be happy." Snow Shadow smiled brightly, and the beauty nest on her cheeks was revealed.