Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Guest Comes to the Door
After Pasta and Julius left, Luluna sat at the counter and sat all morning. She pondered the small wooden statue in her hand, sometimes the movements in her hands were very neat, sometimes she frowned and put the wooden statue aside, the whole person lay on the counter, using the counter as a bed, squinting, I don't know if she is asleep, or just pretending to sleep, but when she opens her eyes, it will always be very sudden, as if she is deliberately scary, but no one in the store can scare her. Ward was lying on his stomach in the yard, not interested in going into the store to accompany his master. The dog sometimes disappears and doesn't know where to run, but most of the time, it stays in the yard and does its job of taking care of the home...... Perhaps, probably.
By noon, Lulunaka placed the wooden statue on the exhibition stand, with a satisfied look on her face, "It's finally done, and it's not in vain that I spent so much time." ”
The wooden statue is of a praying woman, kneeling with her hands clasped together and draped over a loose robe, praying to a god who does not exist in front of her eyes. Whether it is clothing, appearance or posture, the details of this wooden statue are depicted to perfection, there is no sloppiness, and as a wood product, the degree of completion is very high. It's not a stunning work of art, but you can see the care and skill of the maker. Lulunaka's shop full of strange goods is probably a not-so-strange looking object.
At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling could be heard outside the door. Lulunaka's ears twitched and she looked to the door, "It's strange, there really are guests on the door, or did I hear it wrong?"
She said this, but there was no surprise on her face.
After a while, an old man walked in. It was an old man dressed in a clean white robe, with a half-white beard, a sturdy figure, a calm expression, and attentive eyes. His robe was not loose, and it wrapped tightly around his tall body.
If you want to make a simple summary of Lulunaka, this is a person who is similar to Olga, but her temperament is completely different from Olga, and in terms of personality, there will be no similarity in the future.
"What do you need, sir?" Lulunaka had a warm smile on her face, no different from the employees of the shops outside, and she looked like a girl who was eager to sell flowers - in order to sell the goods around her to others. "We're a small shop, but we have everything new, and if it's what you want, even if you don't have it, we can find a way to make it. ”
The old man walked to the edge of the booth on one side and looked down at the things placed on it, "What about the store manager?" he asked.
"The store manager's words went out with another employee today, and I was the only one in the store today. Lulunaka replied.
"Your store manager is very relieved to let you keep a little girl in the store. The old man said.
Lulunaka smiled, "The security in this neighborhood is still very good, there are no bad people, and the store manager has also made some reliable friends, so he can go out with confidence." Besides, I have faithful companions with me. ”
Lulunaka said this, and the lazy black dog Ward walked in, looked up at the old man for a moment, and then turned away and returned to the inner hall.
"Faithful friend indeed. "But not very reliable friends." ”
"It's still very reliable. "It's a bit lazy, but her teeth are sharp, and if a thief comes to her door at night, she will definitely bite the thief and scream." Lulunaka said this, waving her hand knowingly, looking like a dog's paw waving.
Looking at Lulunaka's childlike appearance, the old man had a smile on his face. "I saw the name of your shop, Luna's Cauldron. Is the store manager an alchemist?" he asked.
"No, I am. Lulunaka replied.
The old man looked at Lulunaka with a look of surprise on his face, and he glanced at Lulunaka again. Petite young girl with a cloak and modest clothes. In terms of appearance, she is a cute, but ordinary girl. Alchemist?This is perhaps the funniest fairy tale the old man has ever heard. "It's not a good thing to want to pretend to be your own parent, kid. You may think it's a fun thing to do, but sometimes it's not easy for adults. ”
Lulunaka tilted her head, a troubled look on her face, "That's embarrassing. How can I convince you that I'm an alchemist? ”
"Your name is Luna?" said the old man.
"Lulunaka, sir. Lulunaka replied, "I wonder what you call me, sir?"
"Just Barr, don't call me lord, I'm not a powerful person. The old man named Barr said.
"Yes, Lord Barr. Lulunaka replied, sounding like she was deliberately ignoring Barr's request, and continued to address him as Master. "How can I convince you that I'm an alchemist?" Lulunaka nodded, then snapped her head into her realization, "Maybe it doesn't need to be complicated. Master Barr, you have a jar handy, can you bring it for me?"
Lulunaka pointed her finger at the side of Barr, who looked down at where Lulunaka was pointing, and there was indeed a translucent jar that he couldn't see what was inside.
"What's that?" Barr asked.
Lulunaka twisted the lid from the jar, "A slightly mischievous plant, but it's a cute child." ”
Barr frowned, a child, in a can? This is not something that makes people laugh when they hear it.
And when Lulunaka pulled it out, Barr really couldn't laugh out loud. Of course, Lulunaka took out of the jar and grabbed it in her hand, of course, it would not be a child, and it would not be possible for a jar to hold a child, no matter how young a child is. Lulunaka's grip was a very thick plant with a cluster of leaves. The rhizome was pale yellow in color, with two protruding roots at the lower end, and it did look quite humanoid. Impressively, the rhizome part has a split opening, like a ...... Mouth.
"Wake up, little fool. Lulunaka grabbed the leaves on the rhizome with one hand, and reached over with the other hand to pluck the part with the roots, plucking several of the roots off. Whether or not this thing has its own intelligence, it will defend itself when threatened - it begins to squirm, the crack that cracks, and screams.
The scream made Barr cover his ears, and no matter how spicy and cruel the woman of the market was, she was as gentle as an angel in the face of this scream. The scream seemed to make the whole store tremble slightly, and some of the things that stood tall on the exhibition stand and shelves were crumbling.
Lulunaka didn't have extra hands to cover her ears, but she didn't seem to be affected at all. "Listen to this voice, Lord Barr, is there a worse sound in the world? No, no!" she shouted to Barr so that Barr could hear. "But what will become of it if the way it is treated changes?"
Lulunaka placed her hand on the root of the tendril, squeezing it gently. The screaming plant stopped screaming and slowly closed the mouth-like opening, and the whole rhizome no longer wriggled, but shook slightly. Barr slowly lowered his hands and breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't hear the sound again.
Lulunaka put the plant back in the jar, closed the lid, and placed it beside her, "Very naughty thing, but if you know how to coax, you're a good child." It's a pity that many people don't know how to coax a child, even some parents are like this, which is a pity. ”
"That's the Devil's Baby Grass. Barr said.
"I'm usually called Doll Grass, and I've seen the treated Doll Grass, I think you've seen it, Lord Barr, but it's rare to see it, right?"
"It's really rare. "It's so dangerous to live, you just put something so dangerous in a jar?"
"It's my material, and what I do with it depends on what I need. Lulunaka said, "Is the doll grass really dangerous? Not so much to me, I've encountered more dangerous things on the edge of the cauldron." ”