Xiao Xiao brought back a new gadget.
Lin You turned around this strange device that looked like a small gun barrel, and tried to dig out its existence from long-standing childhood memories: "I have an impression of this, um... ah, the one that exploded popcorn, right?"
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"Where did you pick this up?" Lin You was amazed at Xiao Xiao's ability to collect items, "Do you know how to use it? I remember it would explode, and it made a lot of noise."
"It's okay, it's not dangerous." Xiao Xiao said.
She took out the peeled corn kernels and poured them into the machine. After screwing the lid on, she let Zhaocai ignite, and the machine started to rotate by itself.
Xiao Xiao counted in his heart, roasted on the fire for about five minutes, and felt that it was almost ready, so he took Lin You away from that place, and instructed Xiao Hong to continue to operate with the vines from a distance.
Lin You: "..."
This is really not dangerous, after all, they are all ten meters away.
Ginkgo wore warm earmuffs on her head and nestled in Lin You's arms, gnawing pears until her hands were sticky. Lin You stuffed the child to Xiao Xiao, then motioned Xiao Xiao to bow her head, and stood on tiptoe to cover her ears.
Xiao Xiao expressed doubts with his eyes: "...?"
Lin You said, "The sound will be loud later."
The five senses of the Zombie King are much sharper than ordinary people, which is a good thing in terms of survival, and it is easier to detect and avoid danger, but there are also inconveniences in daily life. For example, Lin You just felt that loud noises might make her feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Xiao understood what she meant, bent her eyes, raised her hand to let Ginkgo, who was concentrating on eating, sit on her arm, and the vine supported her, and then also covered Lin You's ears.
What an awkward pose, it looks like a couple of fools.
"I don't need it..." Lin You was a little shy with the child beside her, but this charming thought quickly disappeared, and was replaced by panic, "Oh baby, wait, don't touch my mouth after eating just now. hair!"
Her voice was lost in the explosion behind her.
It was so loud that Bai Guo was so frightened that all the pears in her hand dropped.
Lin You was taken aback even if she was mentally prepared, and quickly patted the little girl on the back to comfort her: "Did you get scared, baby? It's all right..."
Bai Guo blinked, turned to that direction and raised her hand: "Ah!"
... It seems that she quite likes this kind of scare.
When Lin You went to clean up the bag of popcorn that exploded, she realized that the tool hadn't really blown up. The loud noise just now was probably just the blast of air when the lid was opened... Also, if you really do it once, The cost is too high.
The air was filled with the smell of popping corn. Lin You packed the popcorn in a handmade cloth bag with a tight mouth, and let the curious ginkgo eat it.
"...it seems a bit light."
Lin You also tasted one, and it was warm, without sugar, and only had the natural taste of grain. Unsweetened popcorn has no soul. After thinking about it, she went to the kitchen and brought out a bowl of honey to dip it in.
The sweet taste diffused in the mouth, Lin You brewed a pot of tea to relieve the tiredness, drank tea and read books with Xiao Xiao, taught Bai Guo how to read, and spent the rest of the day leisurely.
The weather is getting colder and there are signs of turning from autumn to winter. Xiaohong buries herself to sleep longer and longer, and Zhaocai also stays at home all day and does not like to move.
Xiao Xiao is the most afraid of the cold.
When Lin You was still wearing two unlined garments, she had already covered herself tightly with the cotton coat. The temperature had dropped so badly in the past two days that she didn't even go out to inspect her fields, and handed them over to the mutated creatures to take care of them.
According to this sign, Lin You felt that she might stay at home all winter.
Taking advantage of the low temperature, Lin You picked a clear and sunny day and organized a family activity that would most likely be the last group trip this year—
Go out and sketch.
The red maple is like fire, and the water surface is like a mirror. Lin You sat on the ponytail she brought, looking at the beautiful scenery of the maple forest by the lake, dabbling on the drawing paper. Under the strict supervision of Teacher Xiao Xiao, her painting level has made great progress compared to before.
Bai Guo sat on the ground next to her and used paint to cultivate artistic sentiments. Zhao Cai came over and stepped on it, pressing unruly cat paw prints on the drawing paper.
After Lin You painted the scene, she took a break and wanted to see Xiao Xiao's easel, but she stopped her.
"Eh? Can't you see this?"
Xiao Xiao said, "I'm drawing pomelo."
Lin You understood: "Draw me today too? I already know how to draw portraits, when will I see it?" Xiao Xiao was painting a series of portraits before, but in order to keep the content secret, Lin You didn't see what he drew. .
Xiao Xiao: "It's the last one."
They were talking, Lin You's pants were suddenly pulled, she looked down, Bai Guo stood up with strength, and happily held up her colorful masterpiece: "Yazi shoes!"
Lin You froze for a moment, Bai Guo's pronunciation was not very accurate, but with the help of getting along these days, she could tell that it was calling her "Sister Yuzu!".
When there was no response, the little girl tilted her head in doubt.
Lin You came back to her senses, knelt down and asked, "What did you draw, baby?"
"Hmm~ Maomao, Maomao, Fafa, Yazixiexie..." Bai Guo counted with her fingers, and finally thought it was very covert, from bottom to top, sneaking a look at the zombie king.
The two cats and cats should be talking about Lucky and Raccoon Dogs, Fafa is Xiaohong, and "Yazi Xiexie" is her. With the explanation, Lin You tried hard to distinguish the outline from the clumps of colors on the screen...but failed. She boasted without changing her face: "That's it, the baby's drawing is so good~"
"Yeah! Yazi Xiexie is also fat."
"… Thank you Baby."
Then he took a piece of paper for Bai Guo to play the coloring game, Lin You complained to Xiao Xiao in a low voice: "You are the one who yelled nonsense, what should I do now? She learned it."
Xiao Xiao said: "Yuzi, don't you like being called sister?"
"That's not the problem..." Lin You looked at her tangledly for a while, "She calls me sister, what do you want to call you?" If you teach her to call her mother again, wouldn't she be an underachiever
Xiao Xiao: "..."
Xiao Xiao squatted down and took away Bai Guo's drawing paper, and asked her to call: "Mr. Xiao Xiao."
Bai Guo was at a loss: "Shrimp... Brain?"
"Teacher Xiao Xiao."
"Shrimp?"
"..."
Lin You smiled smugly beside her.
Xiao Xiao tried repeatedly, trying to correct Bai Guo's pronunciation and addressing problems, and finally realized that the road to this matter would be long and difficult, so he had to give up temporarily, sit back and continue painting.
And Lin You had practiced landscape painting, and also started to draw Xiao Xiao's side faces.
They killed the time until the evening, enjoyed the beauty of the maple forest under the setting sun, and went home. Xiao Xiao carried the tools on her back, and Bai Guo hugged her painting dearly, drooling and yawning in Lin You's arms.
When I got home, the soup that Lin You had stewed before departure was ready. Bai Guo was so sleepy, Lin You coaxed her to finish her meal, then take a bath and go to sleep, falling asleep as soon as she touched the pillow. Zhaocai caught fish for a while, and curled up in front of the shaker.
Today is Xiao Xiao's first bath. Lin You didn't see her when she came out of the bathroom. When she walked out the door, she was sitting on the porch with a stack of papers on her lap. It didn't look like she was recording plant data, she was just sitting and looking at the flowers. .
Xiao Xiao heard the voice, turned her head and smiled at her: "Yuzi."
Lin You sat down beside her: "Why are you sitting outside?"
"The flowers are about to bloom." Xiao Xiao said. She was referring to the potted plants with their white buds hanging down.
"It's finally going to open." Lin You didn't take it seriously, she was more concerned about the drawing paper on Xiao Xiao's lap, "This is..."
Xiao Xiao handed it to her, and it turned out to be Lin You's portrait, bound into a loose leaf in a thick stack.
Lin You's eyes brightened slightly, and she asked expectantly, "Can I turn the page now?"
"Um."
Lin You received an affirmative answer, picked it up carefully, and turned the page from front to back. Papers passed by one after another, and dozens of sheets of drawing paper were connected into a short two seconds. In the painting was her side face holding a paintbrush, raising her eyes and smiling slightly.
"..."
Lin You flipped through it again, this time a little slower.
It's just a simple movement, but the gentle brush strokes outline all the subtle changes, and the people in the painting are naturally agile, as if they are about to walk out of the paper. Lin You smoothed the drawing paper and hugged it to her chest: "...I want to confess it as a family heirloom."
Xiao Xiao was amused by her: "If you like Yuzi, you can draw again in the future."
"I like it. But this is enough."
Lin You lay down and rested her head on Xiao Xiao's lap. Xiao Xiao lowered her head and straightened her hair, her icy blue eyes filled with the soft and quiet night: "Is Yuzu tired? Go back to sleep?"
She yawned: "It's okay, let's talk to you for a while."
"say what?"
"Hmm..." Lin You thought for a while and asked, "When did Xiao Xiao start to like me?"
"When I saw Yuzu." Xiao Xiao said with a flat expression, "I wanted to hide you when I met you."
Lin You: "Well, I don't think that might be the kind of liking..."
Yeah? Xiao Xiao showed a confused expression.
Lin You couldn't keep her eyes open, the weather was so cool today, she couldn't remember what she said next, she just remembered that Xiao Xiao's soothing bath fragrance surrounded her, and she slowly fell into a deep sleep.
When she was woken up, it was already mid-moon, she was still resting on Xiao Xiao's legs on the porch, but her body was covered with a thick quilt.
Lin You rubbed her eyes and sat up: "Why didn't you call me earlier, are your legs uncomfortable?"
Xiao Xiao shook her head: "Grapefruit, the flowers are blooming."
"...?"
Lin You saw the scene in front of her clearly.
The hanging flower branches of the potted plants covered and surrounding the porch are slightly tilted, and all the buds are gradually opening. The pure white petals as thin as cicada's wings shine through the bright moonlight, blooming a quiet fragrance.
It is epiphyllum.
Indeed, as Xiao Xiao said, she can recognize the flowers once they bloom. In just two or three minutes, Lin You was surrounded by the fragrance in full bloom, and was speechless in a daze.
Xiao Xiao asked: "How is it?"
"... very beautiful."
Collecting so many epiphyllums, taking good care of them, and letting them bloom tonight, what kind of mood does Xiao Xiao feel when doing this? Lin You knew that she would not favor a certain type of plant, and kept a large number of seasonal flowers just to decorate the garden for people to watch.
The only one in this home that will love.
Lin You stroked the portrait put aside with her fingertips, pushed it away slightly, and turned her head to look at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao's eyes reflected the moonlight, and he stared at her blissfully. His snow-colored long hair was scattered, whiter and flawless than the blooming petals behind him. Epiphyllum is known as the "beauty under the moon", but in Lin You's eyes, there are thousands of flowers that can't compare with Xiao Xiao's eyes at this moment.
She propped up the wooden planks laid out on the veranda, leaned forward and kissed the corners of her eyes, and felt the thin eyelashes brush over her lips.
At this moment, the moonlight is quiet, and the flowers and plants in the courtyard are also asleep. Only a late-arriving epiphyllum blooms slowly. The floral dress peels off, and the petals are gently opened. The small sound is amplified at night, especially obvious.
Xiao Xiao arched her back, raised her face and inhaled lightly, her long hair was scattered on the board, blending with the moonlight, and the blush at the end of her eyes added a bit of ambiguous beauty.
"Yuzi..." Her voice was hoarse, and she called Lin You's name meaninglessly.
The night wind blew gently, and the flower branches swayed slightly.
Lin You's body was divided into two by the light and shadow, the rounded shoulder lines hidden in the shadows, and the snow-white skin, from the shoulders down to the slender waist, embedded in the spine.
Xiao Xiao's fingertips sank into the soft flesh of her waist, leaving a reddish bite mark on Lin You's delicate neck. Hearing her soft sobbing sound, she pressed her lips to her bright red lips.
The deeper the dew is, when the moon disappears, the light yellow stamens condense the night dew, rolling over the delicate petals and dripping.
Lin You broke off the epiphyllum.