"The grape trellis... need to be rebuilt."
"Um."
Linyou sat under the original grape arbor, looking up to the lush green shade, with a few small orange flowers dotted among the green branches and leaves. Vines crawled all over the wooden frame, and even entangled the ropes of the swing set that had been erected before, decorating the simple swing in a fresh and poetic rural style.
Now there is no need to worry that the rope of the swing is not strong enough, but the transplanted grape saplings shrank aside aggrievedly, no matter how they looked at it, there was no place for them to continue climbing.
"It's really domineering, Xiaohong." Lin You touched the blooming flowers.
During the day, Xiaohong in the sun has returned to its usual appearance, except that it grows a bit bigger, its roots spread out like spider webs in the ground, and it breaks through the soil and grows thin vines to cover it everywhere. It is no different from ordinary plants... No , just this is too abnormal no matter how you look at it.
Lin You was a little worried: "It won't grow all over the yard in the future, right?"
"Well… "
The swing wobbled to a stop. Lin You turned around and looked at Xiao Xiao, who had been particularly quiet since just now: "Are you tired of pushing? Then let's change it back."
Xiao Xiao shook his head, his eyes fell on the sky outside the courtyard wall.
In the distant blue, there is a faint cyan flying towards this side. It is a bird with a slender neck and long tail feathers. It looks a bit like a peacock, but more slender and light. When it folded its wings and landed on the courtyard wall, its feathers were shining like water waves in the sun.
The slender and beautiful bird looked at Xiao Xiao with gentle eyes, and opened its beak lightly: "Gah—"
Make a rough cry.
Lin You: "..."
Xiao Xiao seemed to understand. She seemed to be familiar with this bird. After thinking for two seconds, she turned her head and looked down at Lin You: "Youzi is going, where I used to live?"
"Where you used to live..."
Before Lin You came to this town, Xiao Xiao lived here, and it was a long time.
Of course, Lin You was curious about where Xiao Xiao lived and how she lived, but at the beginning, she never had the right opportunity to ask. After a long time, the two stayed together for a long time, and Lin You forgot about it.
Xiao Xiao suddenly mentioned this, which made her slightly startled: "Do you want... to go back?"
She knew that Xiao Xiao didn't mean to leave, but when she said the word "go back", she still felt a little repulsed by the cold, so she paused for a while.
"I have something to do, let's go." Xiao Xiao said, "Yuzi, together?"
Lin You pretended to think about it: "Well... yes."
Xiao Xiao nodded: "Then I'll go and pack my things."
The cyan bird flew away after sending the letter, Lin You followed Xiao Xiao into the house, first packed the pots and pans, looked back, Xiao Xiao had already taken out the bedding and two sets of clothes.
"Do you want to spend the night there?" Lin You asked.
"Stay, two days."
Finally, the two packed a large bag and came out. Before leaving, Lin You closed the gate of the yard, still looking for money, trying to get him to help as a porter: "I don't know where I went..."
Xiao Xiao said: "Let it and Xiaohong take care of the house."
Lin You pondered: "You won't wait for us to come back, the house has already been demolished, right?"
"..."
Obviously Xiao Xiao also thinks this is very possible.
The road to go is not short, but both of them are not bad in physical strength. Lin You chatted with Xiao Xiao casually on the road.
"What was it like where you lived before?"
"Big." Xiao Xiao recalled for a moment, "It's beautiful at night, grapefruit will meet, I like it."
"Eh… "
This description is too broad. Xiao Xiao purposely used this vague statement to keep it a secret from her. It was mysterious, but it did arouse Lin You's curiosity.
…
afternoon.
They walked all the way to the center of the town and stopped before Xiao Xiao said, "Here we are."
The place where they were standing was supposed to be a small park, but the original appearance was no longer visible.
The large circular square is surrounded by a narrow river on the outer ring, and it is covered with fluffy plants like dandelions. The height is just over Linyou's ankles, and it is surrounded by the intertwined root systems of trees exposed on the ground.
After approaching, the thick tree trunk that occupies the entire field of vision stands straight in the central area. The shade of the tree that blocks the sky and the sun is like a cover that filters most of the sunlight. With the surrounding sloping tall buildings, this small piece The area has become a deep and quiet ravine.
There was no wind, but the branches swayed gently and made a gentle rustling sound, as if to say hello, and small white flowers drifted down from the trees, drowning in the fluffy grass.
Lin You sighed: "... I should have thought of it earlier."
With Xiao Xiao's love for plants, how could she let go of this unusual tree. What's more, others would not easily come here when they saw such an obvious mutant plant, which just met her need to avoid humans.
But…
"You used to live in trees?"
What popped up in Lin You's mind was the kind of tree house she had dreamed of when she was a child.
Xiao Xiao shook her head and led her up the tree roots in a certain direction. Lin You stepped on a tree root that looked like a natural ladder, feeling like a fairy tale protagonist who shrinks down and explores the forest kingdom.
This feeling was even more obvious when they got into a tree hole that was as tall as a person.
The inside of the tree hole was pitch black, and there was a faint light coming in from the entrance, but it couldn't shine inside. Lin You was held by Xiao Xiao's hand, and she took out the flashlight from her pocket and turned it on. The extremely penetrating light directly shone on the opposite cabinet covered by tarpaulin.
"This is… "
Lin You turned around with a flashlight. The tree hole was very wide, filled with cabinets of different heights. Based on her understanding of Xiao Xiao, an idea vaguely emerged in her heart.
"Book."
really. Xiao Xiao lifted the tarp, revealing the neatly arranged books underneath. She stroked the spine of the book with her hand: "If you leave it for too long, it will get damp. You should always take it out to dry."
"It's all here?"
Lin You roughly counted, and the number of books here is almost comparable to that of a small library. The tree hole was fully occupied by bookshelves, only a wooden table was placed in the corner near the door, with a quilt spread beside it, and a few folded clothes.
Xiao Xiao said: "If you have pomelo, it will take two days."
"Of course I'll help you..."
Lin You took a flashlight and approached the bookshelf: "Ah, I read this one before. It's been so long that I forgot what I said... Let's take a few back after drying the books?"
"Yes." Xiao Xiao reminded her, "This book is about..."
"Spoilers are not a good habit."
"I've seen it, does it count?"
"I forgot all the content, wouldn't it be the same as if I hadn't seen it?"
It was already afternoon today, Lin You and Xiao Xiao only took some books out, opened them like umbrellas and stood them on the open space outside to dry, and put them back in again before dark.
After dinner, Lin You spread the quilt by the light of the flashlight, and Xiao Xiao took out a lantern from under the table to light it up.
The soft light of candles replaced the electric light source, and although the visibility was greatly reduced, it was sufficient for the present situation. Lin You breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, I'm still thinking about what to do if the flashlight's solar energy runs out."
The wind lamp on the table is retro and exquisite. The glass cover is in the shape of a half-open rose flower, and the outer iron protective cover is hollowed out to make a pattern of branches.
Spending the night in a library in a tree hole with such wind lanterns is like a fairy tale scene.
Lin You felt that her girlish heart, which had been extinguished for a long time, was ignited by this lamp.
Xiao Xiao suddenly lifted it from the table, and the warm candlelight shone on her cheeks, and also shone into her icy blue eyes: "Let's go out?"
"Going out now? What are you going to do?"
As Lin You asked, she stood up and took the hand that Xiao Xiao offered.
They walked out of the tree hole, and the moonlight cast through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the giant tree, and was cut into scattered beams.
But the outside is not dark. What Lin You saw in the daytime, the fluffy plants like dandelions are shining with tiny lights, and many dim lights gather together to spread out a dreamlike illusory and beautiful sea of light . There are blue and black butterflies flying from afar, closing their wings and falling into the light.
Lin You stared at the scene in front of her in a daze, her shallow lake blue eyes reflected the light and showed a brilliant color.
Xiao Xiao looked at her from the side: "Very beautiful."
"Hmm... yes." Lin You breathed out lightly, "I never thought before that there are such mutant creatures." Whether it's Xiaohong or Guanghai under the tree at night, if she used to be Never approach such a dangerous creature.
It must be because Xiao Xiao is by my side that the world has become gentler.
"I'm talking about Yuzu's eyes."
"… my eyes?"
This is not the first time Xiao Xiao said that her eyes look better.
Lin You touched her eyes and looked back. Xiao Xiaobing had a slight smile in her blue eyes. She stood under a beam of moonlight, bathed in silver-white brilliance, and her long snow-colored hair was not so much dyed by the moonlight as it was shining itself. .
"... I might be hated by the tree."
What? Xiao Xiao tilted his head, although he didn't speak, his doubts were conveyed.
Lin You turned her hands behind her back and laughed: "Because I took away the elf princess who lives in the tree... something like that."
Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, her eyes seemed a little speechless, and then she actually continued her words: "Yuzi is also a princess, no problem."
"Me? What kind of princess..."
Xiao Xiao sternly said: "From the country of cooking, the seasoning princess."
"... What kind of princess is that?"
Xiao Xiao stared at her, showing a complacent smile: "My princess."
"..."
Lin You met her slightly bent eyes.
Maybe it was because those eyes were too magnificent in the night, she seemed to be attracted, and she didn't look away for a long time. Until the sound of flapping wings came from above, fine ice crystals sprinkled from the air, reflecting the crystal light.
"Gah—"
Xiao Xiao blinked, and took the lead to look away.
Lin You suddenly regained consciousness, then looked up, and saw a pure white thin-necked bird hovering in the sky. It looks very similar to another blue bird that came to carry the message, and every time it flaps its wings, it will drop some ice chips.
As if it just came to say hello, it stayed by Xiao Xiao's side for a while, then flew up to the branch, stopped with the other one, and combed each other's feathers with their beaks.
"They all know you." Lin You said, breaking the awkward atmosphere before.
"Yeah." Xiao Xiao said, "They've been living here."
"Is that so..."
Lin You saw the cyan bird pick up something from the branch, probably a worm, and fed it into another bird's beak. Then they moved and put their heads together.
She sighed, "It's so intimate."
When Lin You thought of feeding Xiao Xiao occasionally, she bit off the food and narrowed her eyes slightly to show a satisfied expression, so she couldn't help but smile a little.
"Because it is, spouse."
"..."
Lin You was silent for a moment, Xiao Xiao looked over with awareness: "...?"
"No, nothing." Lin You waved his hand, "Do you feel a little cold, let's go back and rest?"
She could see the question on Xiao Xiao's face, but Xiao Xiao still followed her intention, nodded and returned to the tree hole. Lin You breathed a sigh of relief, took half a step behind, and pressed the back of her hand to her cheek.
... There should be no red.
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