Red Cloud Chapter 4: A New Life and a New Beginning
The convoy came to the fence, the fat man roared, the guards in charge of guarding the door saw Yuexi and others coming, and hurriedly put down the drawbridge and let the large army enter the outer courtyard, the turquoise enchantment tree was placed in the open space that had been prepared for the first time, in order to ensure the smooth planting of the enchantment tree, Yuexi almost forcibly pulled a gardener with experience in planting enchantment trees, under his guidance, the enchantment tree was carefully removed from the glass cover, and the sapling was gently lifted into the dug tree pit, and a layer of soil was applied to spread special tree fertilizer to water, Apply another layer of tree manure and water, repeat several times, the tree pit is gradually filled, probably due to the removal of the glass cover, the tree-shaped rhododendron of Yuexi is a little embarrassed, the leaves are no longer as tender green as just now, and a lot of leaves have fallen on the ground, and the old Yuexi is distressed.
Seeing Yuexi's sad face, the gardener hurriedly explained: "Doctor Liu doesn't have to worry, it's normal for the saplings to lose some leaves at this time, as long as they are properly maintained, they will return to their original state in a few days, I can guarantee this." No problem, you don't have to worry. ”
After listening to Yuexi, she nodded reassuringly, and the gardener gathered the fallen leaves and spread them on the top of the tree pit, and finally applied a thin layer of soil, patted it solidly, and said: "Okay, your enchantment tree is officially planted, and the next thing is to water and scatter the star beads, and watch him grow up quickly." Don't underestimate this little guy, as long as the star beads are sprinkled in place and reasonable, they can grow fast, and they can be nearly twenty meters tall in less than a month. ”
Yuexi bowed deeply to the gardener, and said sincerely: "Previously, my brother was offended by the old gentleman, and we have no ill will towards the old gentleman, but I don't know how to plant the enchantment tree, so I have to make this decision to force the old gentleman to this bitter and lonely place, and I ask the old gentleman to forgive me for the offense, I will definitely wrap a big red envelope gift for the old gentleman to look back at Beijing. ”
Yuexi is so humble, where can the old gardener stand it, and hurriedly replied respectfully: "No, Doctor Liu, I am just a little gardener, I do all the superficial strength work, I don't deserve to be treated so kindly by adults, I must take care of the enchantment tree with all my heart, as for the green agent, there is no need, we florists are also from a bitter background, the underworld can still endure these hardships, I have planted the enchantment tree for a lifetime, and there has never been an adult who has treated a person like me like you, it is really an honor, please rest assured, there is no problem." ”
Yuexi thanked the old gardener again and again, and told the slipper not to save the stars and beads, and to respect the old gardener in everything, until the slipper was bored, and then left to be busy with other things.
Emerald Town, as the largest fortress town in the southern province second only to Wangjing, actually shoulders the important responsibility of defending the southern border of the Republic, with Emerald Town as the core, stretching for more than 200 kilometers with more than a dozen fortresses and towns of all sizes and supply bases, this area is called the Ten Towns area, referred to as Ten Towns, and the southernmost fortress town has a very nice name, Red Leaves, Red Leaves Town only has a small vine-shaped enchantment tree suitable for military use.
In addition to the fortress area, the enchantment tree's ability to shelter the surrounding environment is very limited, the harsh living environment here is extremely inconsistent with his beautiful name, but it does not affect the rich and wealthy and adventurers to come here to have fun and look for business opportunities, due to the remoteness, no one wants to take the initiative to live here, the government in order to maintain the local population base and appropriate prosperity, allow some activities and sales that are strictly restricted or even prohibited in other areas to operate legally here, this is a place of sin, but also a land of freedom, It is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the weak. Moreover, it was also the place of exile for the convicts of the former Rouso Empire, and many wealthy people came for these fallen nobles.
Not far from the Red Leaf Fortress is the most prosperous place in the town, where there are all kinds of hotels, luxury casinos, fighting arenas and spa clubs, the lights are full of wine and wine, and the slum across the street is another scene, a piece of iron wooden frame bungalows, full of garbage, the ditch is full of filthy dirty water, rats crawl unscrupulously on the edge of the ditch, a few ragged old people begging on the side of the road, and from time to time a few dirty children will come out of the alley. Their eyes are so bright and bright, if you want to come closer, they will grin at you innocently, but the innocent gaze will be fixed on your pocket.
On the edge of the slum was a large wasteland, and a little girl with long black hair was squatting on the ground with a basket in search of edible wild vegetables, she was wearing a yellowish white dress, the corners of which were very worn, but these external objects could not hide her beauty, high forehead, large eyes, and a slender neck that held her delicate and charming pointed chin. She was looking very seriously, most of this wasteland grew for poultry to eat pigs and particularly unpalatable gray cabbage, suddenly the little girl was pleased to find a few clusters of ripe wild oats and a large bunch of dandelions, she carefully picked the seeds of wild oats, the pale little hands were still scratched by the fine thorns of the weeds, the little girl endured the slightest pain, quickly collected the roots of the dandelions, a whole wind blew the seeds of the putons like a white parachute drifting into the distance, the girl turned her head, a man and a woman were standing in front of her.
"Brother Dicks, Sister Nanhua, you're all back." The little girl jumped up excitedly and hugged Dicks tightly.
Dix showed rare tenderness and held the little girl up with his hand, "Yes, my little Menny is getting taller again." ”
The little girl was lifted up by Dix, spun in the wind, and giggled, and Dix laughed too, but immediately his face returned to a cold look, he gently put down the little girl, took out a pair of very ordinary brown women's shoes from his backpack, squatted down, helped the girl's scarred feet, and gently put on her shoes.
"Let's take a look and see if it's suitable."
"Hmm." Meni obediently tried to take a few steps, and turned around happily.
"Menny, is Grandma at home?" Dicks asked.
"Well, I'm about to go back, and today I found a lot of dandelions, fried and eaten with a very good taste." Meney replied.
Just then, a hunchbacked man in an old blue robe approached.
Meni greeted loudly: "Brother Li Liu, look who is back." ”
The hunchbacked man wrapped his hands in the wide sleeved robe, and said extremely politely: "What a rare guest, even Miss Nanhua has returned." Menny, go back quickly, let your grandmother dress you up, tonight there is a big customer in the Jinsha Hotel who wants a noble lady to perform, Foreman Tang recommended you, there will be a car to pick you up in a while, and you have to know the etiquette when you see Foreman Tang. ”
"Well, I remember, big brother, I know what to do when I see Foreman Tang, I will work hard, go first, Brother Dix, and Sister Nanhua, see you when you come back." Menny waved at Dix and ran back with the basket in his hand.
Dix was unusually silent, Nanhua didn't dare to speak on the side, the hunchbacked man came up and asked respectfully: "Dix, you haven't been back for a long time, do you want to go and see grandma." “
With a bang, the hunchbacked man was smashed to the ground by Dix's empty back, the hunchbacked man stood up with difficulty, patted the dust on his body, he patted very carefully and slowly, as if the neatness and cleanliness of his clothes were far more important than his body, and finally, he wiped the mud from the corner of his mouth, hunched his back, and said with a smile: "It seems that you don't want to go back today." “
"Yes." Dix threw a money bag into his hand and left without looking back, and Nanhua hurriedly followed.
The hunchbacked man didn't care, he checked the bag, and said to himself: "Well, it seems that we can improve the food for Menny and them for half a month." ”
A small hotel in Momiji, Nanhua was a little pained, and glared at the man in front of him fiercely, but it didn't stop him, Dix looked indifferent, which made her a little displeased.
Suddenly, the man said for no reason: "She should have stayed in the beautiful courtyard, sitting on a white swing chair, and let the maids push her, carefree." ”
These words touched Nanhua very much, and asked tentatively: "Can't you think of a way, after all, it's your cousin." ”
"No way, like this, there are dozens of people who are close to me alone. Let's go, go to the gladiatorial arena, today we're going to have a big fight. ”
On the side of the Red Cloud Enclave, several of their own brothers are naked, soaking in the fat man's mysterious bath, the water in the pool is steaming hot, but everyone's faces are twisted like bitter melons, Applejack can't help it first, and yells: "Dead fat man, is this the hot spring bath you said you enjoyed very much?" This can also be called a bath, this can be washed clean. It turned out that the pool built by the fat man with gravel was too simple, not to mention how much the gravel at the bottom of the pool rests on his feet, as long as you shake it slightly, the hot water will bring out some of the mud in the stone cracks, no, five or six rough old men jump into the pool, where will be careful to pay attention, a puddle of clean hot water will become a mud bath after a while.
The fat man knew that he was big, and he was busy giving his brother a few compensations, and promised that he would invite everyone to see the most magnificent wonders of the dark world early tomorrow morning. The smell of barbecue came from the air, it turned out that the cook in the camp made a barbecue feast for the recently killed demon beast meat in order to entertain Yuexi and others.