Play coquettish with Joe

Chapter 8988: Red cherries, green bananas (7)

Xiao Mingzhang didn't talk much. He only responded a few words when Xiao seemed to talk to him about biomedical science.

Along the way, Xiao Xi seemed to lead the way, and Xiao Mingzhang walked beside her.

"Mr. Xiao, we have to walk a little further. It's too hot. Why don't you wait for me on the side of the road while I go to the mountains to take a look?"

"Do I look weak?"

"..." Xiao Xi didn't seem to mean this, he was just afraid that Mr. Xiao would be expensive.

The mountains are covered with trees, weeds, and tangled vines everywhere.

Xiao Xisi put on his gloves, pushed aside the entangled vines, and walked on the dirt.

Xiao Mingzhang walked in front of her and also put on gloves: "Follow me."

The tall figure of the man blocked her front.

Xiao Sisi followed closely behind him.

The man walked in front, taking every step carefully, only allowing Xiao Xisi to follow after clearing obstacles.

Passing by a ditch, Xiao Mingzhang stepped over it first.

He handed over his hand: "Come here."

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Sisi handed him his hand, and with a strong effort, he stepped across the ditch.

The mountains are covered with steaming clouds and rosy clouds, and the entire forest is like a steaming steamer, exuding the smell of plants and the smell of evaporated earth.

"Do you come here often?" Xiao Mingzhang asked her.

"I used to walk here a lot when I was little. My father would go up the mountain and he would take me out if I was alone at home. When I was young, I would sit in my father's basket on his back. When I got older, I would walk by myself."

"Ah."

"Mr. Xiao is very knowledgeable in his profession. I heard that you studied abroad."

"I can't remember clearly." The man responded lightly, as if he was not interested in this.

After the car accident, I did not forget the professional knowledge that was engraved in my mind, but I completely forgot many things.

I tried to remember, but every time I had a splitting headache, I couldn't remember anything.

Later, he stopped thinking about it.

Ordinary people's past was nothing more than reading and having fun. It doesn't matter whether they remember it or not.

Along the way, Xiao seemed to have picked some herbs.

"Mr. Xiao, I want that herb." Xiao Sisi pointed to a hidden plant on the mountain in front, "It's rare to see it."

"If I remember correctly, it's called horse grass."

"Mr. Xiao is very powerful. I thought you guys who grew up abroad didn't know much about herbal medicine."

Xiao Sisi handed the backpack to Xiao Mingzhang: "Mr. Xiao, take it for me and I'll go pick it up."

"It's very dangerous. I'll go there."

"It's okay, three minutes."

After saying that, Xiao Xiang ran over like a nimble swallow.

She stepped on the rocks, climbed up step by step, and raised her hands to pick the grass.

This herb looks so much like a weed that it can be mistaken for you if you're not careful.

In less than three minutes, Xiao Sisi picked off the herbs, threw them into his backpack, and smiled at Xiao Mingzhang: "Mr. Xiao, are you okay?"

"What do you want from horsetail? Its extract is generally used in neurosurgery."

"Now that you've seen it, take it back. After all, it's a rare visit."

The little girl walked forward step by step.

Along the way, she talked to Xiao Mingzhang: "Mr. Xiao, do you see that peach tree? Wild peaches are delicious. Do you want to try it?"

"Do not."

"Oh."

Xiao Si seemed to know that he would most likely not eat it.

She picked one herself, washed it with stream water, and took a bite.

"It's very sweet." The little girl smiled, her eyes turning into crescent moons.

Tired of walking, Xiao Mingzhang sat with her by the stream, quietly watching the sun move from east to west.

The man folded some vines and made a bracelet. He looked very focused when he was doing things, with his head lowered, his eyelashes thick and long, and his slender fingers very nimble.

Soon, the vine turned into a small bracelet under his hand.

Xiao Sisi stared at his hands intently: "Mr. Xiao can actually make this up."

"intrinsic."

He threw the braided bracelet to her.

Xiao Sisi took it casually and put it on his wrist.

Not too big, not too small, very suitable for girls' small wrists.

Xiao Mingzhang continued to get up and go on his way.

These strange little skills seem to be innate. When he is free to carve wood at home, he can also carve lifelike things.

For some reason, a vague figure of a girl always appeared in his mind. The girl would call him "brother" and follow him.

The outline of the girl was very blurry, and he followed the blurry outline to carve out a small wooden figure.

After the wooden figure was carved, he looked at it repeatedly but could not figure out who the girl was.

Sometimes I would dream about this little girl. In the dream, the little girl chased him and called him "brother." I had this dream for three years. Later, in the dream, the little girl got married.

Xiao Mingzhang couldn't figure out who this girl was.

Xiao Xisi is flexible and agile. Along the way, she picked a lot of herbs.

Xiao Mingzhang became familiar with many varieties of herbs following her, many of which he had never seen before.

"Mr. Xiao, smell this." Xiao Sisi handed him a black plant.

Xiao Mingzhang took it and smelled it.

The smell is very strong, the smell of herbs, but with an indescribable smell.

Xiao Mingzhang closed his eyes, frowned, and his head hurt.

The smell stimulated his nerves.

Xiao Mingzhang immediately threw away the plant and looked unhappy.

"What is this?" he asked.

Xiao Sisi picked it up from the ground: "Purple Dragon Grass."

As he said that, Xiao seemed to throw it into his backpack.

Xiao Mingzhang had never heard of some strange herbs, but he was surprised that Xiao seemed to know a lot about them.

"What is the use?"

"It's of no use, it's just rare to see. I plan to take it back."

"..."

From morning to evening, Xiao seemed to have been looking for the herb she wanted, but unfortunately, she couldn't find it.

The sun gradually set in the west, and a layer of afterglow like broken gold fell on Xiao Mingzhang's white shirt. The man stood tall and tall among the mountains and fields.

When he wasn't in a hurry, Xiao seemed to like to stare at the mountains alone, and she didn't know what he was looking at.

"Mr. Xiao, let's go back. If we don't go back, it will get dark."

"Ah."

"If you can't find the herbs you want, come back tomorrow and walk from another hilltop tomorrow."

"What if I can't find it tomorrow?"

"Then I can only come next week, or I can ask the villagers to help me pay attention. But not many people know those kinds of herbs, so they may not recognize them."

"It's too dangerous for a girl to go out alone. The R&D department can't afford it if something goes wrong. Come over and call me next time."

"Ms. Xiao is a very responsible boss."

Xiao Mingzhang said nothing and walked in front of her.

Xiao Sisi followed behind him.

It was evening, and the light of the setting sun fell just on the back of Xiao Mingzhang's head. His short black hair was dyed with a layer of golden light, and his entire figure seemed to be enveloped in the light, leaving a blurry and cold outline.

The man's figure is lonely and tall, like a lone wolf walking in the mountains.

Occasionally, Xiao Si seems to deliberately drop a distance and stare at his back.

　(Chengfan's story line starts from the year when Qiao Muyuan fought for land in Qiongzhou in the extra chapter, not the year when Mu Yuan gave birth to the baby~~)

　　

　

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