Chapter 3 The Fragrance of Tea
Bai Mingqiu found an izakaya and finished drinking, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't been to Linnosuke for a while, so he took advantage of the fact that it was still early today, so he went to Xianglintang to take a walk, so he made an extra pot of wine as a meeting gift.
The location of Xianglin Hall is at the junction of the world and the Enchanted Forest, and the Enchanted Forest is a forbidden area for humans, so the road to Xianglin Hall is gradually becoming less crowded.
However, halfway along the way, Bai Mingqiu found a small shop, and he clearly remembered that there was nothing on the road a month ago, so he was a little curious.
The shop is very simplely decorated, with a two-storey wooden house, a table in front of the staircase inside, and about thirty or forty pots of flowers are bustling with flowers, leaving only room for people to walk.
It turned out to be a flower shop. Bai Mingqiu's heart said that it was just a coincidence, so he called: "Is anyone there?" ”
No one responded to the two calls, only some wind blew through the swaying flowers, it is estimated that the shopkeeper is upstairs, this point may still be taking a nap, he thinks that buying flower seeds is not a big deal, it is not good to disturb people's dreams, so he is ready to turn around and leave.
As soon as he took two steps, he heard a faint female voice behind him call him:
"Hey."
Bai Mingqiu turned around and saw a young girl coming down the stairs.
The girl looked ordinary, dressed in a coarse cloth dress, a very ordinary peasant girl, her expression revealed a laziness, obviously she had just woken up.
"Sorry to interrupt your nap." Bai Mingqiu said with a smile, "This shop is a flower shop." ”
"Yes." The girl nodded.
"And you're the owner of this shop?" Bai Mingqiu looked at the store.
The girl nodded, and Bai Mingqiu smiled: "Then please help me get a handful of magnolia seeds and a handful of sunflower seeds." ”
"Okay."
The girl agreed, walked to the table under the stairs, fiddled with it for a while, and fetched a cloth bag. Bai Mingqiu took it and looked at it, this girl is quite careful in doing things, there are white and yellow cloths in the bag, and the seeds should be wrapped in cloth.
"The white is the magnolia, and the yellow is the sunflower?" Bai Mingqiu took the bag in his hand and asked.
The girl said "um".
"How much?" Bai Mingqiu flipped out his small money bag.
The girl stretched out her index finger, pointed to the copper plate in the money bag, and said softly, "One." ”
"Well, it's cheap." Bai Mingqiu handed a copper plate to the girl, looked at the shop again, and said to the girl, "Miss shopkeeper, if you add a signboard to this shop, business will definitely be better." ”
"Signboard." The girl pronounced these two words.
Bai Mingqiu pointed to the signboard of the izakaya in the distance, then turned around and walked away.
The girl went upstairs, and the upstairs was as simple as in the shop, with only a table, a chair, and a small bed, but there were more plants upstairs, and the sunlight could shine directly through the open windows.
The bright sun shone warmly on the table, she sat down, closed her eyes and basked in the sun for a while, then took out some tea leaves from the box on the table, put them in a cup, and washed them with hot water.
The girl's lips opened slightly, blew on it, and took a sip.
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
It's only a twenty-minute walk to Xianglin Hall, but it's a pity that Lin Zhisuke is not here today, and Xianglin Hall even locks the door.
Bai Mingqiu stood in front of the locked door of Xianglin Hall and sighed, put the wine at the door, took out a piece of white paper from his sleeve, his fingertips were slightly red, and wrote on the paper the sentence "There is no one to visit, a pot of remaining wine", folded a paper crane and put it on the side of the wine jug, and walked around the road to his house.
Thinking about what to do for dinner, and where to see today, etc., the trivial things such as the origin of Gensokyo and so on, the boredom of walking alone is less.
Bai Mingqiu suddenly frowned, and when he listened attentively, there seemed to be crying in the wind. His eyes froze, his actions were faster than he thought, and he spread his crimson wings and soared into the air, and in an instant he flew into the air not far away.
Several beasts bared their teeth and drooled, their claws rubbing against the ground, staring at the little girl who was slumped on the ground in front of them.
She was visibly frightened, her hands swinging desperately forward, clutching the air in front of her, as if to give herself some sense of security, her closed eyes with tears streaming down, perhaps thinking that shouting in front of the beasts would scare them away, she screamed, but it still had no effect.
The leading beast swooped down, its raised claws flashing with a sharp black light in the sunlight.
The line between life and death.
Bai Mingqiu stepped a little down, and instantly reached the back of the beast, grabbed its tail and threw it directly behind him, and then stood in front of the little girl, blocking her vision with his back.
Several beasts hunched their backs, roaring menacingly, their eyes locked onto the uninvited guest, ready to launch their next attack.
The little girl looked at Bai Mingqiu's back and seemed to be a little stunned, when she heard the young man standing in front of her say softly, "Close your eyes." ”
There seemed to be an inexplicable power in his words, and the little girl covered her eyes with her hands, but her fingers opened slightly.
Bai Mingqiu looked at these beasts, thinking that his body had been idle for a long time recently, and he happened to move his muscles and bones, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked a narrow arc.
The leading beast couldn't hold back the urge to eat, and directly rushed up with its subordinates, Bai Mingqiu was not flustered at all, his hands moved, and the red flame wall visible to the naked eye formed a half ball around Bai Mingqiu and the little girl, those beasts saw that they couldn't get in, and were about to make a move, Bai Mingqiu suddenly put away the wall of fire, and punched the center of the beast leader's abdomen like thunder, and the fist wind was so fierce that the hunting sound. Immediately, he flicked his hands continuously, and several finger guns pierced the heads of all the beasts, gurgling blood from the bullet holes, Bai Mingqiu frowned, stretched out his hand, and a beam of flames danced in the wilderness, burning the bodies of the beasts in an instant, as if there were no places on the earth.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Bai Mingqiu touched the little girl's head and said softly.
The little girl who lowered her head and covered her eyes stiffened slightly, put down her hands covering her face, revealing a beautiful face, raised her head, and looked straight at Bai Mingqiu with pure and clear eyes that seemed to be unstained with dust, as if she had a few tear stains, looking straight at Bai Mingqiu, cute and pitiful.
"Little sister, why are you here alone?" Bai Mingqiu wondered.
The little girl lowered her head again, sobbed quietly, but did not speak.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay, the beasts have been beaten away." Bai Mingqiu could only comfort with kind words.
Under Bai Mingqiu's gentle comfort, the little girl's trembling body finally stabilized, Bai Mingqiu breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Little sister, do you live in the village?" Shall I send you back? ”
The little girl didn't speak, Bai Mingqiu thought she had agreed, and stretched out her hand to hold her hand, the little girl's hand stiffened, and she seemed to subconsciously shake it off before letting him hold it, as if being held by him was more nervous than facing the herd.
Bai Mingqiu was about to take her up, but she suddenly said weakly: "Fengyue doesn't want to be alone... Don't..."
The voice is small, but as graceful as a yellow warbler.
"Your name is Fengyue?" Bai Mingqiu asked softly.
The girl nodded, and Bai Mingqiu said, "Fengyue, shall I send you back to the village?" ”
“… That's not... That's not the village of Fengyue... No... Woo-" The girl sobbed.
"That..."Bai Mingqiu didn't know what to do, the little girl who couldn't be coaxed, what could I do.
The girl raised her head, her tearful starry eyes flickered at Bai Mingqiu, and she said in a trembling voice: "Don't leave Fengyue, Fengyue doesn't want to be alone..."
Bai Mingqiu couldn't resist this pitiful gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "Then Fengyue will stay in my house for a day today, and talk about tomorrow tomorrow, okay?" ”
Fengyue lowered her head and asked softly for a long time, "... May I? ”
Bai Mingqiu nodded, smiled gently, and stretched out his hand.
Feng Yue hesitated, took Bai Mingqiu's hand and stood up, and the two walked towards Bai Mingqiu's cabin.
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
Ps:
The first one in this chapter doesn't need me to say, don't call me a red scarf.
As for the second... For the record, this book won't have a second original character with a lot of scenes, so... Well, that's it.
There's one more thing.,I'm sorry.,When I was sorting out the book review area today, I deleted one of Kotooko's posts with a shake of my hand... I hereby apologize. Anyway, isn't Kotoko Sister K, I like her songs so much.
http://www.biquge.info
http://www.biquge.info
The starting point Chinese the http://www.biquge.info of the net
www.biquge.info welcome the majority of book friends to come and read, the latest, fastest, and hottest serialized works are all original at the starting point!