But the buds have grown to a certain extent, and before they have yet to open, they suddenly fall again. Most of the buds on the whole tree fell in one night.

Zhou Yu's second daughter is a child, and she is more concerned about the old peach tree than Xu Mo Hanying. Every day, I would run under the old peach tree to see. I was thinking in my heart, and I got up early in the morning. Let's go and inspect the old peach tree.

On this day, Xu Mo still hadn't gotten up yet, Zhou Yanyan called the door outside again, and slapped the door: "Uncle Xu, Uncle Xu." ”

Xu Mo cultivated in the pictures and couldn't hear the sound outside. Zhou Yanyan took pictures for a long time, until Xu Mo came out of the picture and asked, "Yan Yan, what's wrong?"

Zhou Yanyan hurriedly said: "Uncle Xu, our peach blossoms have fallen." ”

Xu Mo didn't pay attention to it at first, "If it falls, it falls, what are you making a fuss about?"

Zhou Yanyan was anxious. Yu Qiuwen added: "Uncle Xu, the peach blossoms have fallen a lot. ”

Xu Mo asked again, "How much did you fall?" and came out of the house as he spoke.

Zhou Yanyan looked like he was about to cry, "More than half of it fell in one night, Uncle Xu, go and see, is the old peach tree going to die?"

Yu Qiuwen also urged on the side, "Yes, Uncle Xu, the peach blossoms have fallen, will they not bear peaches?"

Xu Mo said: "I'll take a look." As he spoke, he walked out of the door, and the second daughter followed him to see the old peach tree.

When I got outside, I found that the buds of the old peach tree had decreased significantly, and there were buds everywhere on the ground, accounting for more than half of the total, no wonder Zhou Yu's second daughter was so anxious.

Xu Mo hurriedly sensed the consciousness of the old peach tree and put his mind at ease. comforted: "Okay, don't worry, the buds fall normally." ”

"Normal?" the two women were puzzled.

Xu Mo explained simply, "The growth of flower buds depends on the root system to absorb nutrients, and the nutrients absorbed by the root system are too small to maintain the growth of all flower buds, so it is necessary to selectively discard part of it and concentrate on the nutrients to supply the remaining part." ”

Ordinary fruit trees are like this, and the two girls know this truth. It's just that I didn't expect the mutated old peach tree to be like this. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at the old peach tree. As soon as the wind blew, another bud fell on the old peach tree.

Zhou Yanyan said: "Uncle Xu, how many buds are going to fall?"

Yu Qiuwen also said: "Yes, how much is left in the end? There are not a few flowers left. A flower can only bear one peach. There is too little left. It's not enough for our family. ”

Xu Mo wasn't sure how much would be left in the end, so he said casually: "Okay, don't worry about it." ”

"Oh!" Zhou Yanyan leaned down. Picked up an unopened bud and sniffed it next to his nose: "It's so fragrant, I was reluctant to touch it before, but I didn't expect it to fall like this." ”

Seeing this, Yu Qiuwen also picked up a flower and smelled it, "It's so fragrant." ”

Ping'an and the four monkeys walked over and saw the movements of Zhou Yu's second daughter. Ping An lowered his head and sniffed at a peach blossom, while the four monkeys each picked one up and took it to their noses to smell.

The aroma of the peach blossoms was so good that after the four monkeys smelled it, they couldn't help but bring it to their mouths and swallow it in one gulp.

"Ah!" Zhou Yanyan exclaimed: "Interesting, when did you even eat flowers." ”

But before she could finish speaking, Ping'an rolled up her tongue, rolled up a flower, and swallowed it into her stomach like four monkeys.

Yu Qiuwen reminded: "Ping An is also eating." ”

This peach blossom is obviously a good thing, and after Ping'an and the four monkeys ate the first one, they couldn't stop. Keep picking up flowers from the ground and eating them. Ququ and Lele almost didn't even fight because of a flower. Qu Fun pushed Lele, and when he grabbed the flower in his hand first, Lele had to pick up another flower.

"Hey, fun, Lele, no fighting. Zhou Yanyan hurriedly stopped.

There are still many flowers on the ground, and Fun and Lele have long been separated and gone to pick up other flowers.

The two girls saw that they were all rushing to eat, and they were also a little moved, Zhou Yanyan looked at Yu Qiuwen, Yu Qiuwen also looked at Zhou Yanyan, and said at the same time: "Will it be really delicious?"

Yu Qiuwen said, "Ask Uncle Xu." ”

Zhou Yanyan turned his head and asked Xu Mo: "Uncle Xu, are the peach blossoms delicious?"

Xu Mo smiled: "Whether it's delicious or not, you can know if you taste it." ”

The two women couldn't get a definite answer and were a little hesitant.

At this time, the king cobra saw that they were eating with peace and fun, and hurriedly swam over, and also picked up buds to eat. As soon as it swallowed its tongue, a bud entered its stomach.

One flower went down, obviously sensing the benefit, and the snake letter spat and quickly rushed to the second flower. More than a dozen woodpeckers saw this, also flew down from the wall, and they grabbed the buds to eat, their way of eating is more special, first with a long beak to pick up a bud, a neck, the bud slid to the mouth, quickly pecked a few times, in the time of sliding down, the bud was pecked into pieces, swallowed into the stomach.

I just ate a slice, and I tasted the sweetness like it, and joined the scramble. The hornets also flew out of their nests, each picking up a bud and moving it to their nest.

Zhou Yu's second daughter saw it and hesitated even more. Zhou Yanyan said: "Wenwen, let's pick up some and put them away." ”

This proposal was immediately approved by Yu Qiuwen, and the two girls bent down to pick up the buds.

Outside the courtyard of Xu Mo's house, countless birds and animals gathered, all of which were attracted by the old peach tree. They can't beat them and don't dare to get too close.

The buds fell, and Ping'an Fun concentrated on picking up the buds to eat, and even the woodpeckers left the wall, and the defenses weakened, and these animals quietly gathered again.

Xu Mo heard the movement and glanced out, but for the time being, he had no intention of driving away.

The first to come was a little squirrel, who was crouching on the wall and looking out into the yard with a pair of small eyes.

A woodpecker saw it and barked at it hurriedly. The little squirrel was startled by the woodpecker's loss, and shrank back from the wall.

But for this little squirrel, the scent of flowers coming from the yard was too attractive. It was afraid of woodpeckers, and when it retracted, it clung to the wall with a small hairy claw. Hanging on the other side of the wall.

I tilted my head sideways to listen to the movement here, but I couldn't hear any movement, and slowly poked my head out, revealing a small hairy head to look into the yard.

The woodpecker only cared about eating, and did not notice the little movements of the little squirrel.

Zhou Yanyan saw it and hurriedly greeted Yu Qiuwen, "Wenwen, look, a little squirrel." ”

Yu Qiuwen said happily: "Haha, it's peeking." It's so cute. ”

Zhou Yanyan said: "It must want to eat peach blossoms." I'll give it one. He stepped forward. The little squirrel is timid by nature, and when he saw Zhou Yanyan coming, he hurriedly retracted his head.

But the smell of peach blossoms in the nose is so attractive to it. The little squirrel's head was retracted though. but refused to go. The little paw was still firmly clinging to the wall, wanting to wait for Zhou Yanyan to leave and then come out again.

Zhou Yanyan walked under the wall. looked up at the wall, the wall was too high for her to reach, so she had to say to Yu Qiuwen: "Wenwen, help me and carry that ladder over." ”

There is a ladder near the old peach tree, which is used by Xu Mo to wash the leaves and wipe the water and fertilizer for the old peach tree. Yu Qiuwen agreed, went to move the ladder with Zhou Yanyan, glanced at the wall, and said, "Yan Yan, the squirrel is very timid, don't scare it away." ”

Zhou Yanyan asked rhetorically: "How small?"

Yu Qiuwen replied: "Smaller than a mouse." ”

Zhou Yanyan stood on tiptoe, looked up at the wall, and found that the little squirrel's two little hairy claws were still there, "Don't worry, it wants to eat flowers, and it won't escape." ”

Yu Qiuwen then instructed: "Be careful, there will be no mistakes." ”

As the two spoke, they moved the ladder under the wall, Yu Qiuwen supported it, and Zhou Yanyan climbed up the ladder and showed her head on the wall.

The little squirrel hung from the wall like an ostrich buried in its head, its little head lowered, hoping that others would not see it and ignore the past.

As soon as Zhou Yanyan showed his head, he heard the movement, hurriedly raised his head, and when he saw Zhou Yanyan, he was immediately frightened, and he squeaked, and wanted to run away.

"Don't run, don't run. Zhou Yanyan tried to appease it.

When the little squirrel heard her voice, he became more and more frightened, and wanted to let go, but when he looked down at the ground, he saw that the wall was a little high, and screamed even more in fear.

"Hey, stop screaming, I won't beat you, what are you afraid of?" Zhou Yanyan said a few words softly, seeing that he couldn't eliminate the fear of the little squirrel, he had an idea, took out one of the peach blossoms he had picked up just now, and handed it to the little squirrel, "Do you eat it?"

When the little squirrel saw the peach blossoms, he smelled the fragrance that attracted him right in front of him, and immediately stopped screaming, staring at Zhou Yanyan with his little eyes without blinking. wanted to eat flowers, but was afraid that Zhou Yanyan would not be good for him, so he froze for a while.

"Eat, poor little one. Zhou Yanyan sent the peach blossom to the little squirrel's mouth.

The little squirrel really couldn't resist the huge attraction brought by the peach blossoms, opened his small mouth, and ate the peach blossoms in Zhou Yanyan's hands, but the little eyes were still staring at Zhou Yanyan vigilantly, and he didn't dare to turn them.

Zhou Yanyan waited for it to finish eating a flower, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat it again?" As he spoke, he took out another peach blossom bud and shook it above the little squirrel's head.

The little squirrel tasted the sweetness, and his mouth immediately went up. Zhou Yanyan held the peach blossom in his hand and moved backwards, the little squirrel's attention was all on the peach blossom bud, his mouth moved with the peach blossom, and he unconsciously climbed up from behind the wall.

Zhou Yanyan Peach Blossom continued to shrink back, the little squirrel unconsciously followed forward, it couldn't care about Zhou Yanyan at all, and its two little eyes kept staring at the peach blossom bud.

Zhou Yanyan waited for it to get closer to him, then stopped pulling his hand back, and the little squirrel finally got the peach blossom, stretched out two small paws to hold it, and chewed it in small bites.

Zhou Yanyan took the opportunity to stretch out his hand and touched the little squirrel, feeling hairy and a little warm. The palm of his hand moved, stroking the little squirrel's cocked tail, the little squirrel's tail shook slightly, and then glanced at Zhou Yanyan. It tasted the sweetness, and it was no longer afraid of Zhou Yanyan, but it just held the peach blossom bud and chewed quickly with its small mouth.

Yu Qiuwen saw it below, and she couldn't tell with envy in her heart, and couldn't help asking: "Yan Yan, how does it feel to the touch?"

Zhou Yanyan smiled: "It's good, hairy, and warm." ”

Yu Qiuwen said: "You come down and let me touch it." ”

Zhou Yanyan said: "It's not familiar with you, as soon as you came, you scared it away." ”

Yu Qiuwen said unconvinced: "I also have peach blossoms, how can it escape?"

The two women were talking for a while, and Ping An turned her head to look this way. I happened to see the little squirrel on the wall, suddenly stopped, and barked at the little squirrel.

The squirrel was originally timid, and when the little squirrel heard the dog barking, he was immediately frightened, chewed the peach blossom a few times at a faster speed, threw away the peach blossom stalk in his hand, and ran out of the wall. Ran to the wall, slipped down, and again stretched out his little paws to climb the wall.

Yu Qiuwen turned around and scolded Ping'an. "Peace. If you scream again, you won't be allowed to eat. ”

"Woo!" Ping'an looked aggrieved, made a muffled sound in his throat, and turned his head to eat the flowers.

Zhou Yanyan took out another flower. Tempt that little squirrel.

The little squirrel was just frightened. The eyes rolled a few times. but he refused to come up. Zhou Yanyan had no choice but to throw the flower to it. The little squirrel got a peach blossom and bit it with its mouth. Suddenly let go of the claw and slid down.

A group of animals outside the wall stared fiercely, they did not dare to enter the yard, and when they saw the peach blossoms in the hands of the little squirrel, they rushed up at the same time.

An eagle flew the fastest, and as soon as it spread its wings, it pounced on the little squirrel. The little squirrel was terrified, squeaked, and turned around. But the eagle had said so, and grabbed the little squirrel. It didn't care about the little squirrel, and stretched out its mouth to peck at the peach blossom in the little squirrel's mouth.

The little squirrel was stupid and held the peach blossom in his hand.

Zhou Yanyan couldn't help but shout, "Let go, fool." ”

But the little squirrel could not understand her words, and still held on to the peach blossom and refused to let go.

Yu Qiuwen shouted: "Fun, fun, come and help, knock that eagle down." ”

Fun heard his name being called and hurried over. It didn't understand Yu Qiuwen's words very well, and gestured at Yu Qiuwen.

"Knock it down. Zhou Yanyan stretched out his hand and pointed at the eagle in time.

Fun then realized, took his tranquilizer gun, and aimed it at the eagle.

The eagle is still snatching the peach blossom from the little squirrel's hand. It grabbed the little squirrel with its claws and reached out to grab it. The little squirrel was frightened, and its little paws kept moving around, always making it impossible for the eagle to catch it.

Fun has already aimed at the eagle, pulls the trigger, and the eagle falls. The claws are released and they fall to the ground with the little squirrel.

The little squirrel screamed, but fortunately landed on the grass, rolled on the ground, and stood up, unharmed.

The other animals also stared at the peach blossom in the little squirrel's hand, and when they saw the little squirrel landing, they pounced at the same time.

The little squirrel screamed, turned around and fled, in danger, he was reluctant to let go of the peach blossom in his hand.

Zhou Yanyan saw that the situation was critical on the wall, and called out to the little squirrel, "Come here, come here." ”

The little squirrel ran in the direction of the courtyard wall, and when she heard Zhou Yanyan's call, she thought that she was going to hurt herself, so she changed direction and ran away into the oblique stab.

"Stupid!" Zhou Yan stomped his feet on the ladder angrily.

A few magpies chased after the front, and when they saw that they were catching up, one went to peck the little squirrel, and the other went to grab the peach blossom in its hand.

Two crows flew out of their slanted thorns and pecked at the magpies, trying to stop them from grabbing the peach blossoms. The magpie was stopped by this, and the little squirrel fled again.

A swarm of rats suddenly appeared in front of them and pounced on the little squirrel. The little squirrel turned and fled to the front right, but several hares appeared in front of the right, blocking its path.

The little squirrel was so frightened that he looked at the gap behind the left and turned around and ran to the left rear. After a few steps, a flock of pheasants suddenly flew out of the bushes and pounced on the little squirrel.

The little squirrel squatted, and the pheasant pounced in a hurry, bumped into each other, and fell to the ground, in a mess.

The little squirrel stood up and took the opportunity to flee again. A few swallows swooped down from the air and swooped down on the little squirrel. Unexpectedly, a flock of sparrows followed, pounced on the swallows.

The little squirrel was caught in the cracks, and miraculously escaped again and again. It continued to run forward, but another mandarin duck appeared in front of it.

This mandarin duck should have been raised by someone, with white feathers, and at first glance, I thought it was a duck. But compared with domestic ducks, domestic mandarin ducks can fly although they are not high.

This white mandarin duck came here not long after the old peach tree had just grown buds, and it has been guarding outside the courtyard wall of Xu Mo's house, hiding in the long grass, catching small insects and picking grass seeds to eat. After so many days, its owner didn't look for it, either forgetting it, or he didn't expect his mandarin duck to come here.

The mandarin duck jumped out of the grass, flapped its wings, and pounced on the little squirrel with its clumsy body.

The little squirrel squeaked and jumped away, and the mandarin duck pounced. Just as a pheasant chased after him, the white mandarin duck was annoyed and stretched out his mouth to twist it on the pheasant.

The pheasant was frightened and clucked to dodge.

The white mandarin duck was triumphant and crowed at the pheasant a few times, but the pheasant was not as big as it, so he didn't dare to provoke it and retreated.

The little squirrel continued to flee forward, but a roe deer appeared in front of it, the little squirrel was startled, and hurriedly turned around, just as the white mandarin duck chased after it, and the little squirrel hit its body.

The white mandarin duck screamed, opened its mouth, and snatched the peach blossom from the little squirrel's hand in one gulp. It got the peach blossom and immediately turned and fled in another direction. Seeing that the peach blossom had changed hands, the other animals no longer cared about the little squirrel, and instead chased after the white mandarin duck.

The little squirrel and the white mandarin duck collided, and the collision was too heavy, and he was a little dizzy for a while. After a while, he got up from the ground and squeaked, not knowing whether he should chase after him.

"Hey, Maomao, look this way. Zhou Yanyan had already privately named the little squirrel, called out, took a peach blossom out, and beckoned to the little squirrel.

"Squeak!" The little squirrel stared at the peach blossom in her hand for a while, but after all, she couldn't stop the attraction, took a short step, and ran towards Zhou Yanyan.

"Come up, come up. Zhou Yanyan continued to lure it, and the peach blossom in his hand shook at the little squirrel.

The little squirrel walked to the wall, looked up, hesitated for a moment, and climbed up the wall.

"Eat. Zhou Yanyan sent the peach blossom to the little squirrel's mouth, and stretched out his other hand to stroke the hair on its tail.

The little squirrel didn't care about Zhou Yanyan, and ate the peach blossoms in his hand. (To be continued......)

PS: This volume is coming to an end, and it will enter the fourth volume next month, and possibly at the end of this month. It seems that luring huo is also forbidden, and many places in the text originally intended to use this word, but later changed it to attraction and seduction (seduction does not know whether it is forbidden or not)