Peach Blossom Shop

Chapter 34 Rose
Zhang Zeyu turned his gaze back and saw the stunning woman standing behind Lin Manlu in the store, and said to Lin Manlu, "No, I'm good at sleep. Are there any customers?"

Lin Manlu nodded, still a little worried, "Go to sleep again, you've only slept for a few hours!"

Zhang Zeyu smiled, stood up, held the blanket in his hand, and said, "Although I only slept for a few hours, I slept very well. You receive the guests first, and I'll go back and wash my face."

Lin Manlu nodded. Seeing Zhang Zeyu leave, she asked Xiyue to sit down at the Eight Immortals table embarrassedly, and said, "I wasted your time! Hehe, now you can tell me what you want to ask for."

Xiyue smiled, but didn't talk about her own affairs. Instead, she looked at the direction Zhang Zeyu was leaving, and said with a smile, "Boss Lin and Xingjun have such a good relationship. I watched from the side, and I felt a lot of envy in my heart."

Lin Manlu blushed suddenly, scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and changed the subject, "I don't think you are an ordinary monster, have you cultivated for many years?"

Xiyue nodded, and said with a smile, "It's nothing out of the ordinary, it's just a rose flower demon who has cultivated for more than 400 years."

Lin Manlu clapped his hands, and suddenly said, "No wonder you feel familiar, so we are the same kind."

Xiyue smiled slightly, "Boss Lin is being modest, I'm just an ordinary flower demon, how can I compare myself with you."

Lin Manlu pursed her lips, "Oh, I hate people saying that the most. Forget it, tell me what you want, but you should know the rules of the Peach Blossom Shop, right? The Peach Blossom Shop doesn't do it. Asking God for divination, taking revenge and killing, and attracting wealth and expensive business."

Xiyue smiled and nodded, "Well, I know. I am visiting tonight, and I want to ask Boss Lin to help me find someone."

"Looking for someone? Isn't it a monster?"

Xiyue smiled and nodded, "Yes, Boss Lin is so smart, what I'm looking for is a mortal."

Lin Manlu carefully stared at Xiyue's watery eyes. Except for a trace of inexplicable sadness, there was no hostility or dissatisfaction in the eyes of the woman in front of her. Xiyue seemed to see Lin Manlu's puzzlement, and she still smiled slightly. He said to Lin Manlu, "Boss Lin, please listen to my story."

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(Only using the story of Xiyue to pay tribute to my favorite "Natsume's Book of Friends" and Mr. Midorikawa Yuki. The following short story is adapted from "Natsume's Book of Friends"——Answer.)
Just as Xiyue said, she was originally a rose flower demon who has cultivated for more than 400 years, but her cultivation method comes from taking the essence of the earth, so every once in a while, Xiyue needs to transform into a rose flower demon. Noumenon, re-rooted in the soil, to carry out self-cultivation.

21 years ago, according to the habits of thousands of years, Xiyue found a quiet and quiet place with fertile soil, turned it into a bright red rose plant, and started a 20-year practice.

The place Xiyue chose this time is located in a residential area in the east of City H. Twenty-one years ago, this residential area was regarded as a relatively high-end employee building. Xiyue lives in a gardenia tree. Under the shade of a tree, and this gardenia tree is located on the green belt under a unit building, next to the exit of the unit building.

In May, Xiyue began to bloom flowers according to the habit, and the bright red flowers swayed on the branches. In this verdant green belt, it created a different kind of scenery, and people began to enter and exit the unit building. Curiously cast his gaze, of course, there are also naughty children who come to pick the blooming flowers on the branches, Xiyue doesn't care, let them watch or wantonly plunder the flowers they condense.

However, as the gardenia trees bloomed in June, the attention of people around the unit gradually shifted to the fragrant gardenias. When you wake up, you will see humans climbing gardenia trees early in the morning looking for blooming gardenias. Every time you see them, Xiyue smiles.

In July, City H began to be extremely hot, and the scorching sun mercilessly swept across all the places it could reach in City H. Although Xiyue hid in the shade of lush gardenia trees, she still couldn’t resist the occasional The sunlight pouring down from the gaps in the trees, and the heat wave reflected by the concrete floor, even the flowers on the branches gradually wilted and shriveled.

One day, when Xiyue was drowsy in the scorching heat, she suddenly heard the sound of rustling beside her. Xiyue was a little surprised—at this time, there were still children who wanted to pick my flowers what?

Xiyue looked up from a flower curiously, but unexpectedly saw a young man wearing glasses, about 25 years old, with an honest and honest face, stepping on the grass, walking straight past Xiyue.

Xiyue lay on the flowers to see what this man was up to.I saw this man walked up to Xiyue, squatted down, looked at her for a while, then smiled suddenly, and said, "It's so hot, have you sunburned?" Slowly fell into the soil at Xiyue's feet.

Xiyue was stunned, and stared blankly at the man in front of her. It was obviously a very ordinary smile, but somehow Xiyue couldn't take her eyes off it.

After pouring the water, the man raised his eyes, then reached out and touched the little flower where Xiyue was lying on her stomach. Then, propped up on his knees, he stood up and left the green belt.

Xiyue watched the man leave, until he walked into the apartment building, and then retracted into the body without knowing what it felt like.

The next day, Xiyue woke up early in the morning, lying on the rose flowers that she lay on yesterday, and began to observe everyone who entered and exited the unit building. Finally, when the sun began to shine slightly, Xiyue's eyes suddenly brightened. --found it!

Who is Xiyue looking for?Of course it was the young man who watered himself yesterday.Today, he still looked ordinary, carrying a somewhat worn-out leather bag, raised his hand to adjust his glasses, looked at the sun outside the unit building, and went straight out.

Xiyue felt a little disappointed - he didn't even look at me.

In the evening, when Xiyue finished her practice and was about to go to sleep, she suddenly heard a "rustling" sound. Xiyue was taken aback for a moment, then quickly climbed to the rose flower in surprise, looked outside, and sure enough It's that man again!
The man adjusted his glasses, first squatted down, looked at Xiyue left and right, and said with a smile, "Well, it seems to be much more energetic than yesterday. The weather is so hot today!" He said, unscrewing the bottle cap in his hand , poured the water in the bottle into the soil.

Xiyue only felt her heart beating like a drum, and looked straight at this ordinary human being in front of her. His breath hit the rose flowers on Xiyue's stomach, and Xiyue raised her head to welcome the oncoming warmth.

After the man finished pouring the water, he still reached out and touched the rose flower that Xiyue was lying on, then got up and left.

On the third day, the man still came to Xiyue in the evening and watered her as usual, but while talking to Xiyue to himself, he said a few more interesting things that he encountered at work today.

The fourth day, the fifth day...

The most important thing for Xiyue every day has gradually become lying on the flowers and listening to this man, talking about the interesting things he saw, the troubles he encountered, and his feelings about the impermanence of life.

In this way, the weather was getting colder, and in a blink of an eye, it was November.

(End of this chapter)