Flower Moon

Chapter 16 Qionghua
The days pass by like water.Tao Yue'er hadn't seen Ah Sheng for a long time since the Jiufang warlock came to make a fuss.Half a month later, the sky was as clear as blue, and it was raining heavily. After a spring rain, spring bamboo shoots appeared one after another. Tao Yueer and A Yin were picking spring bamboo shoots on the back mountain, but they met Hua Ling.

Hualing stood under a big rock, clasped her hands together, as if she was praying, and seemed to be doing an invisible ceremony.And in front of him, beside the big rock, there are several tufts of grass that glow with blue light.

Tao Yueer exclaimed, "What kind of grass is that in front of Young Master Ling? It looks like a blue firefly, so beautiful!"

Ayin hid behind Tao Yueer and looked carefully for a long time, but she didn't see the grass Tao Yueer mentioned.

A Yin said: "Where is the firefly? Why didn't I see it?"

Tao Yueer frowned, pointed at Hua Ling's feet and said, "Didn't you see it? It's right in front of Hua Ling."

"Brother Hualing has only one big rock in front of him, not even a single piece of green grass, let alone blue. Aunt Yue'er, are you still asleep?"

"..." Tao Yueer looked at Ayin, she didn't look like she was lying.

Looking at Hua Ling again, he leaned over to pick the grass and put it on his chest, then turned his head and glanced at Tao Yue'er and the others intentionally or unintentionally, and then walked away without saying a word.

When going down the mountain, Ah Yin was carrying a small basket, which contained the bamboo shoots she picked herself.Tao Yue'er was carrying a big pannier, which contained everyone's dinner.

Ayin jumped up and down, and the two shofar braids looked very cute.Tao Yue'er looked at her back, and found that the sores on her neck had spread to her head, and there were not a few hairs left on the back of her head, but she always had a smile on her face, and she didn't feel sorry for herself at all.

"Are you happy?" Tao Yue'er asked her.

"Happy!" A Yin nodded, and said as she walked, "They said that we had the plague and would infect others, so we were not allowed to go out. Since I came here, I have never left the yard. Today I came to the mountain to pick Chunsun, this is the first time to go out, I am so happy!"

"Really." Tao Yue'er felt sore in her heart, unable to say words of comfort.

On the contrary, Ayin repeatedly comforted her: "This is an epidemic center under the jurisdiction of the Salesian Bureau. We all know that we are ominous people, and we don't want to go out to harm others. You don't have to feel sorry for us. You can find a place where there are no people around. It’s great to take us out to dig wild vegetables.”

Tao Yueer's heart warmed up.

In the past, I dug wild vegetables for the sake of others. Although I enjoyed it at the time, I feel a little silly in retrospect.But now, the skill of digging wild vegetables can make them happy, and it has become something that can make them happy.Before I knew it, those painful memories became a little more pleasant...

She is such a weak person who has no requirements for life and no principles.

so what?

She's been happy, that's fine.

When Tao Yueer returned to the kitchen, Hua Ling was there.He was sitting at the table with a pot in his arms, pounding something.

There is a honey-like fragrance in the air, sweet and greasy, very pleasant smell.

Tao Yueer saw a faint blue halo lingering around Hualing's fingertips.Even though his knuckles turned white due to exertion, they were still beautiful, and under the infiltration of the blue halo, they looked even whiter.

"What kind of grass is in the jar?" Tao Yue'er put down the basket and couldn't help asking him.

Hua Ling didn't answer Tao Yue'er.His eyes were looking forward, out of focus, and he repeated the movement of smashing medicine with his hands, and his thoughts seemed to have flown into the sky.

Tao Yue'er didn't follow up to ask.She knew Hua Ling's temper, and she was used to being cold, and if she chased after him, she might disturb him, so she went to the well with the bamboo shoots, and then asked A Yin to bring the children over to peel the bamboo shoots together.

Half an hour later, after peeling and washing the bamboo shoots, when she returned to the kitchen, Hua Ling was still sitting there, wondering what she was thinking.

Tao Yueer sliced ​​the bamboo shoots, washed the rice, and then lit a fire to cook a pot of porridge.The fragrance of porridge is overflowing, mixed with the sweet smell in the air, which makes people's bones go limp.

Tao Yue'er subconsciously took a few deep breaths, feeling relaxed physically and mentally.At this time, Hua Ling still didn't move much, she was worried that something happened to him, so she walked over, pushed him, and said, "What's wrong with you?"

Hua Ling looked up at her, then shook her head in a trance: "It's okay." He seemed to have noticed Tao Yue'er only now, and moved the jar away calmly while speaking.

Tao Yueer was curious and asked again: "What kind of grass is this? Why is it blue?"

"Can you see it?" Hua Ling suddenly raised her head, a little surprised: "Can you see what's inside?"

Tao Yueer nodded: "Yes, what is this?"

Hua Ling was silent for a moment, then said: "Ah Sheng was injured in yesterday's martial arts fight. Although his life is not in danger, he still needs some medicine."

"Isn't she already dead?" Tao Yue'er thought of A Sheng's disheveled hair, and her teeth began to tremble again.Can't help but frown.

Hua Ling: "Because she is already dead, it is more difficult than a living person to maintain her life. It is not an easy matter for her to survive."

"This... can keep her alive?" Tao Yue'er pointed to the blue juice in the jar.

Hua Ling nodded, and said slowly: "The juice made from the mashed rhizome of Qionghua, applied on the forehead, can keep the body from rotting."

"There is such a strange thing in this world! Why have I never heard of it?" Tao Yue'er said in surprise.

"There are still many things you haven't heard of, and you can learn them slowly in the future."

"Hmm..." Tao Yue'er nodded, feeling that what he said made sense.

For some reason, since she came to the epidemic center, everything seems to be completely different from the world she used to live in.

In the past, she would never believe that there are ghosts in this world.But here, she saw it with her own eyes.

In the past, it was impossible for her to know what Qionghua was, she had never been in contact with Jiufangliao, and she would not know what kind of group Jiufang Warlocks were, but here, everything is so strange, but so natural.

So natural that she would believe no matter what Hua Ling said.

And no matter how bizarre things happened, as long as she was by Hua Ling's side, as long as he was calm and steady as a rock, then she would probably think it was normal.There is a solution to everything, don't be afraid...

Tao Yue'er suppressed her surprise and asked, "So, this is medicine for the dead?"

"En." Hua Ling nodded, and then went to the small black room with the pot in her arms.

Tao Yue'er watched him go, not planning to follow him.Even though Hualing was around she wouldn't be afraid, but when she thought of A Sheng, she still felt that she was scary and fierce.If you hate each other, it's better to stay away...

(End of this chapter)