Interstellar Gardener Life

Chapter 12 Long Dream
That night, Jiang Ling had a dream.A long dream.In the dream, Jiang Ling walked alone in a place with a good environment and no traces of industrialization.Walk through forests, grasslands, beaches, and places with various landforms.

In the forest, Jiang Ling in the dream rests on the tree every night. Before setting off every day, he presses the tree or the grass and moss on the ground with his hands, and then decides the direction.

Along the way, Jiang Ling in the dream collected many plants.Some gather fruit, some pluck leaves, and some cut off roots.No matter what kind it is, the ginger spirit in the dream picks it very carefully, minimizing the damage to the plant.After picking them, dig a hole near them, spread them, and bury them.

...this counts as fertilization... right?

In the grassland, Jiang Ling in the dream continued to collect various plants.Once, by chance, I ran into a pack of wolves, more than 50 of them.But for some reason, the pack of wolves did not attack Jiang Ling in the end.

At the beach, Jiang Ling in the dream met an animal that was thrown ashore by the storm.

The animal's body looked like a turtle without a shell, with a long neck, almost as long as its body, a bit like a plesiosaur.It is very big, not counting the head, neck and limbs, the torso alone is about the same as a van.It had a broken neck and had begun to rot, and the nearby seawater stinks.

Jiang Ling in the dream was very sad when she saw this unfortunate guy. She sat on the nearby rock and prayed to herself.

Jiang Ling vaguely knew that he was dreaming, but he just couldn't wake up.For this scene, Jiang Ling felt very strange, because Jiang Ling in the dream also hunted and ate meat; but Jiang Ling in the dream was indeed very sad, and even the golden beans fell out.

At that time, there were five people walking together with Jiang Ling in the dream.When Jiang Ling was sad and praying in the dream, they were busy peeling the skin and taking the bones, as if those things were very valuable.But no one was dissatisfied, and no one proposed to deduct Jiang Ling's share.

In the dream, wherever he went, Jiang Ling would carefully learn to identify the local plant species.

Of course, during the journey in the dream, Jiang Ling also met many people in the villages and small towns where he settled.Some people appeared to be shrouded in a "white fog", while others were covered in a "grey fog".But "white fog" and "gray fog" are not absolute.Most people have a mix of both.

In addition, occasionally there are blue, green, red, yellow, and black.Overall, the colors are many and varied in shades.

However, Jiang Ling in the dream divided them into two categories - pure and turbid.Take the green one as an example. The "fog" on some people is very pure, from light green to deep dark green.But the "green mist" on some people's body is not clean and dirty, like sphagnum moss in the gutter behind a small restaurant.

Jiang Ling in the dream always chooses to be with those who have "white mist" on them.Once in danger and the situation was urgent, Jiang Ling in the dream also proposed to cooperate with two people who were "as dark as the night sky".

Because of their beliefs, several of Jiang Ling's companions in the dream at that time were not happy; but due to the situation, in order to protect themselves, they had to agree.But from beginning to end, he was very vigilant against those two people.

But in the end, they all went well and survived the danger together.When we broke up, both parties were much more amicable.

Finally, Jiang Ling in the dream returned to the place where she started.

He didn't look back when he set off, so at this time, Jiang Ling realized that it was a small village on the edge of the forest.The wooden houses are scattered, hugging a huge tree.That tree is not too tall. In the forest, there are many trees taller than it.But its branch crown is particularly dense, and it looks like a flat, green mushroom when viewed from a distance.

The people in the village looked very happy, and they poured out to welcome him at the entrance of the village.But most of the people, with enthusiasm and awe, bent down to show Jiang Ling a strange courtesy.Only four people came forward to hug, put their cheeks against Jiang Ling, and kiss Jiang Ling's forehead.Their language is obviously not any kind that Jiang Ling understands.But the strange thing is that Jiang Ling in the dream knew what they were talking about.

The four people led Jiang Ling to the open space in the center of the village and held a simple and solemn ceremony.

The ceremony is simple.The oldest of the four, an old woman, handed Jiang Ling a seed.The seeds are the size of a baby's fist and are very hard.And Jiang Ling in the dream took the seeds, dug a hole with a short-handled shovel, buried the seeds in, took the water pot prepared next to it, and watered it; then stepped back half a step, knelt down on one knee, and pressed With his heart on the ground, he closed his eyes and whispered in his heart.

Jiang Ling in the dream clearly felt that the shell of the seed was cracked, and roots and buds grew out of the ground.It grew upwards at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it reached Jiang Ling, and then slowed down, but did not stop.

At that time, Jiang Ling's hands that were on the ground touched the roots of the tree.In the dream, Jiang Ling hurriedly took another step back, stood up in surprise, and looked up at the high tree crown.

This new tree has no sequelae of "pulling seedlings to encourage growth". It is tall and strong, and has grown to a height of more than ten meters.Together with the other four trees, the branches and leaves are intertwined, and the aerial roots are intertwined.

It turned out that the big tree Jiang Ling saw outside the village was not one, but four; and now, there was another one added.

Among the four people next to him, the oldest one was very happy and announced loudly that there was another "Linyu speaker" in the village.The onlookers were even more excited.During the initial ceremony, they watched quietly; when Jiang Ling's tree jumped wildly, they exclaimed in low voices; but at this moment, their cheers almost knocked down the log roofs in the village.

That night, a lively bonfire party was held in the village.And when people were celebrating the most lively time, Jiang Ling in the dream slipped into a corner.

There was a young man, alone, waiting quietly.His body frame has been fully grown, but his skin is smooth, there is no fine line at the corners of his eyes and mouth, and there is still a little baby fat on his face. He is probably only eighteen or nineteen years old; Thin bloodstains were faintly visible.

The bloodstains were drawn by a kind of emerald broad-leaved grass.This kind of grass leaves has a special fragrance and is used to wrap a sweet food for steaming, which tastes wonderful.There was a celebration in the village this evening, and a lot of this sweet was prepared.

In the dream, Jiang Ling was very dissatisfied. She didn't say anything, but her eyes fell on another man.The young man managed to comfort her.Jiang Ling in the dream reluctantly gave up, held the man's hand, and kissed it lightly, and the bloodstains disappeared.

Then the two held hands, walked lightly, and disappeared into the dark shade of the trees.

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Jiang Ling vaguely knew that she was dreaming.Dreaming, or rather, browsing a memory that came with "Plum".So Jiang Ling is very curious and gossip, curious and gossiping to see what happens next.

Unfortunately, a burst of music interrupted Jiang Ling's dream.It's the ringtone.

Jiang Ling reluctantly opened her eyes, pulled the blanket over her face, and left her phone alone.

As a result, there were more than ten rings over there, and then I hung up.After a while, it rang again.This sound stopped and stopped, four times, and still did not give up.

Jiang Ling had no choice but to sit up. "Who is calling at nine o'clock... I don't know if he is still asleep?"

Just hearing this posture, it must be an old acquaintance, or the one who knows Jiang Ling's recent situation, otherwise how could he be so stubborn.So Jiang Ling had no choice but to jump out of bed and run barefoot across the floor to answer the phone - because of radiation problems, at the insistence of her parents, Jiang Ling's mobile phone was fixed on the cabinet, far away from the bed.

Jiang Ling glanced at the number.Sure enough, it was Zhang Cheng, a high school classmate.During the three years of high school, they were always at the front and back desks, so to speak, there were four of them, two men and two women, and they were always on good terms.Although they were far away from each other during college, they kept in touch. After graduation, they all returned to Jinghai City, and their contacts increased again.

So Jiang Ling sighed exaggeratedly and picked it up.

"Hello? Jiang Ling? It's not easy, you finally answered the phone. Next Saturday, that is, September No. 15, the class reunion will be held at the Jinguang Hotel. Many people are going to emigrate to Jinhai. See you soon if you don't see each other again." It's gone, are you going? You can't be lazy to go this time!"

"Go, why not go!"

(End of this chapter)