novelraw Chapter 182
Chapter 182
Chapter 182: Wildness Exposed
Grandma’s house is an old-fashioned bungalow, the tiles on the bungalow have a sense of age, covered with thick and deep moss.
Although Fang Xia had someone to deal with it not long ago, the humid climate of Sichuan Province with its frequent rain is most prone to moss, especially in summer, if you are not careful, it will grow all over the roof.
Arriving at the destination, Fang Xia turned left and right and drove the car into the yard.
Not seeing the old lady, she got out of the car, pushed the door open and walked straight in.
“Mom, Old Xia has been very busy these two days, so this time Xia Li and I came back…”
“Yes, he also brought his girlfriend back.”
As the person walked further and further away, the voice became smaller and smaller, gradually swallowed by the small building.
Xia Li pulled Lucia out of the car, and the two went to the trunk to move things.
“Why don’t they use keys to open the door…” Lucia didn’t know what her mind was thinking, she stared at the iron door in the yard, thoughtfully.
The door opened with a gentle push, as did the door inside the house. All the doors Lucia saw along the way were open, and no one locked them.
Is the awareness of theft prevention among humans here so weak?
Or is it different from the customs of the city people?
“Everyone in the countryside knows each other well, there is nothing to guard against, like my grandma, who lives alone, likes to sleep with the door open, so that it is convenient to call someone if something happens.”
As Xia Li spoke, he carried a large rack of ribs that Fang Xia had bought from the car, and used his free hand to take a box of milk.
Lucia stood there thinking, feeling amazing.
Sleeping with the door open…
Even their Dragon Clan knows that they need to cast an illusion at the entrance of the lair where humans haunt, otherwise they will be stolen.
But this small village had no such intention of prevention.
“Do you think it’s strange? Ironically, there are the fewest surveillance cameras in the countryside, and everyone trusts their neighbors… Do you know what this is called?” Xia Li turned around and asked Lucia a question.
Lucia thought about it for a while and said, “It’s called ‘knowing the roots’.”
“It’s called ‘simplicity’.”
Xia Li couldn’t help but smile.
“Oh, simplicity.” Lucia nodded, thinking carefully about the word.
“Let me, let me!”
Fang Xia in the house had put on a white apron printed with chicken essence advertisement at some point.
As she tied the apron ribbon, she looked back and saw Lucia carrying the rice, so she walked over non-stop and took the rice.
The moment she picked up the rice, Fang Xia’s arm sank. Obviously, Lucia was holding it in her hand like playing, but when she held it in her hand, it was so heavy that it bent her waist.
Presumably, Xiaolu must have helped her family carry heavy objects when she was at home…
Thinking of this, Fang Xia began to feel sorry for the girl again.
She stuffed the rice into Xia Li’s arms.
“Xia Li can make a few more trips with these things, it’s cold outside, you go inside and warm up by the fire.”
Fang Xia pulled Lucia into the house.
Lucia looked back at Xia Li every step of the way.
“It’s okay, it’s normal for men to carry heavy objects. Don’t be too accommodating to him, things like rice should be left to him…”
She naturally knew that the little girl was reluctant to part with her son, just like when Xia Li was a child, Fang Xia was also reluctant to let the little Xia Li carry heavy objects.
Later, when Xia Li grew up, he carried the corresponding weight on his shoulders, and Fang Xia no longer watched her son as closely as before.
Now, someone has come to watch Xia Li for her.
Thinking of this, Fang Xia was very relieved.
“Are you cold? I’ll make you a hot water bottle.”
Fang Xia took the little girl’s hand in her palm, with an irresistible smile on her face.
The more she looked, the more she liked her.
As a woman, Fang Xia’s intuition told her that Lucia really cared about Xia Li.
All her eyes, behaviors, and actions revealed her affection everywhere.
“Auntie, I’m not cold.”
Without Xia Li, Lucia was like a headless fly, unable to cope with the next scene at all.
Fortunately, there was no one at Xia Li’s grandmother’s house, except for grandma herself, no one else lived in this small house.
Lucia raised her eyes and looked over.
The sunlight outside the window shone on the cement road, making it dazzling. The light inside the house was dim, and under the unshaded incandescent lamp, the old man was walking slowly with a cane.
The aging face reminded people of dry branches, and the old eyes were as muddy as mud, but it was not difficult to see the shape of the eyes that were somewhat similar to Xia Li’s.
The old man’s hair was a colorless silver-white, a color that reminded Lucia of her human form in Azure Continent.
“Come, have some candy.”
This was the first thing Xia Li’s grandmother said after seeing Lucia.
She opened her hand, and the coin-sized Babao candy appeared in her palm.
The old man didn’t know the preferences of modern young people. When Xia Li was a child, she liked to eat candy, and she always remembered that children liked to eat candy, but she didn’t know that the child she missed had already grown up.
Perhaps even the old man herself was a little unconfident, and the hand that stretched out was retracted tremblingly, with a hint of apology on her kind face.
“I have a tablet by my bed, I’ll see if it still works…”
Lucia had been motionless because she was thin-skinned and didn’t know how to face such a scene.
But after seeing the apology on the old man’s face, she panicked instantly.
She originally thought that without Xia Li, with her current level of communication, she would be more than enough to deal with humans.
But now Lucia realized that without Xia Li, she… was simply not good enough!
“Grandma, eat grass… strawberries.”
Paying attention to the principle of “barter”, Lucia also took out two big strawberries from her pocket, she stepped forward and stuffed the strawberries into the old woman’s hand, and then exchanged candy from her hand.
Lucia peeled off the plastic bag outside the Babao candy and stuffed the candy into her mouth unceremoniously.
The candy is very big, it should be the biggest candy that can be bought in the village market, it tastes sweet in the mouth.
“Delicious!”
Lucia smiled happily.
Every time she smiled, she was very sincere, and people couldn’t see any perfunctory emotions at all.
“Mom, this is Xia Li’s girlfriend, her name is Lucia.”
Fang Xia helped the old man over and enthusiastically introduced her.
The old wrinkles on the old man’s face deepened after she smiled, she looked at Lucia with her cloudy eyes and nodded vigorously.
“…Hello.”
For their generation, the number of times they see their grandchildren is really one less time.
“Hello, Grandma, I’m Lucia, Xia Li’s only girlfriend… Happy New Year, Grandma.”
Lucia also greeted her generously.
Xia Li taught her before setting off.
During this time, if she didn’t know what to say, she would just say “Happy New Year” when she saw people, it would be right.
“Mom, the things have been moved to the kitchen, is it okay? If it’s okay, I’ll take Lucia around… Grandma.”
At this moment, Xia Li, sweating profusely, stepped over the threshold and came in.
When he saw Lucia’s rosy little face, he probably guessed what was going on.
“It rained last night, and the ridges of the fields are all muddy, you go play later, come and help first.”
After Fang Xia gave the order, she helped the old lady back to the house to sit down.
Xia Li hadn’t seen his grandmother for three years.
Grandma hadn’t changed much, in Xia Li’s memory, she had always been gray-haired, but her movements were slower year by year.
Fang Xia took the old man back to the inner room, Xia Li took Lucia to the kitchen to have a look, the old man lived alone at home, there were not many things in the house, but everything was kept clean and tidy.
“What were you talking about just now?”
“…We haven’t started talking yet.”
The kitchen in grandma’s house still uses the oldest kind of firewood stove, Xia Li hugged all the firewood piled outside the wall and piled them together.
It was rare to come back once, he did as much of this manual labor as he could, and in just a few minutes, he could finish all the work that the old man did in one morning.
After piling up the firewood, the evil dragon standing by and watching the excitement had bulging cheeks, and from time to time there were suspicious sticky sounds in its mouth.
It looked like she had something in her mouth.
“What are you eating?” Xia Li looked up suspiciously.
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“Candy, do you want to eat it?” Lucia opened her mouth to show Xia Li.
Xia Li was busy adding firewood to the stove, and subconsciously shook his head.
But think about it, it’s a rare opportunity, how can he refuse?
“Yes.”
“…”
His answer made the evil dragon’s face pause slightly, and the sound of sucking candy in his mouth disappeared.
Suddenly there was a feeling of stepping into a pit.
There is only one candy…
“Crack, crack”
Struggling to bite the Babao candy in half with her dragon teeth, Lucia spat the candy into her palm with a ‘poof’ and wanted to feed Xia Li.
Xia Li disliked it, “At least use your mouth, why do you use your hands…”
Before he finished speaking, Fang Xia walked in from outside, Lucia panicked, and with a ‘slap’, she directly slapped half of the candy into Xia Li’s mouth who was talking.
“Cough,”
The candy poked directly on his throat, Xia Li almost choked to death.
“Have a cold?”
Fang Xia scooped a spoonful of well water to wash the pot.
Xia Li shook his head: “No.”
“Your grandma’s health is getting worse every year. Hey…”
Fang Xia swept the iron pot twice with a pot brush.
At first glance, her words didn’t mean anything special, but from another perspective, it seemed to be implying something.
This is how the older generation is, especially the older generation, their biggest wish in this life is to see their children and grandchildren…
Xia Li threw two pieces of firewood into the stove and looked back at Lucia.
Lucia smacked her lips and ate candy, unable to stand or sit. Perhaps because she felt the candy was very sweet, she pursed her lips when she looked at Xia Li.
What are you laughing at.
Xia Li snorted coldly.
My mother wants you to give birth to a little dragon, don’t you understand, dragon?
Give! Birth! To! A! Little! Dragon!
Xia Li grabbed a handful of dry grass casually, it was dried pea stalks.
The air in the south is humid, and it is difficult to ignite firewood directly, so a fire starter is needed, and this dry pea stalk is a commonly used starter in rural areas here.
Press the lighter twice, shake it and find that there is no oil in it.
“Mom, I can’t light it.” Xia Li said.
If Fang Xia was not present, Xia Li would find a way to solve it by himself, but if Fang Xia was present, he would have an attitude of “if you encounter a problem, your mother will solve it”.
“There is a spare lighter in the hut by the side door, go get it.” Fang Xia moved her lips and said.
“Oh.” Xia Li got up and ran errands.
But when he took the lighter back to the earthen stove in the kitchen, he found that the fire inside was burning brightly.
“You see, Xiaolu can light it, but you can’t.”
Fang Xia poured out the dirty water from the pot and said casually.
“…”
Xia Li didn’t believe in this evil, and walked over to take the lighter from Lucia’s hand to have a look.
There is obviously no oil left!
Lucia sat on the small stool in front of the earthen stove, pursing her lips without speaking.
“How did you light the fire?”
Xia Li leaned close to the evil dragon’s ear and asked in a low voice.
The evil dragon shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know.
Xia Li counted the dragon scales on her face, and rolled up her sleeves to take a look.
The number of dragon scales is not missing.
But Lucia must have used fire magic just now!
Realizing that her secretly using magic had been seen through by the Brave Hero, Lucia’s little face could no longer hide her expression, and her ears also turned red.
Xia Li couldn’t help but take a bite of those crystal clear pink and tender earlobes.
The evil dragon covered her face and looked at him in disbelief.
He actually… actually sneaked up on her in front of the great human!
“Have you moved all the new firewood outside?”
Fang Xia poured some oil into the pot, her tone was flat, she didn’t know if she saw this scene.
“Well, it’s all moved.”
“Then you guys go play, your aunt will be here later, I don’t need you anymore.” Fang Xia said disgustedly.
Xia Li obeyed respectfully, and pulled Lucia away.
The country road after the rain can’t be said to be muddy, it’s simply made of mud.
The soft and wet soil stuck to the soles of their feet, and the two stepped on the ground one after another, leaving two strings of footprints.
“The breath of freedom!”
Lucia hadn’t felt this wild breath for a long time.
On the ridge of the field, green plants that Lucia didn’t recognize were planted on both sides, and the field of vision became very wide here, and she could see far away at a glance.
There is also an orchard not far away, with orange and red fruits hanging on it.
Lucia looked up at the sky, the blue sky and white clouds that she could once reach became out of reach.
However, she found that she didn’t miss that blue sky at all.
Compared to chasing the wind in the sky, the temperature of the Brave Hero in her hand made her feel more at ease.
Down to earth…
She likes this feeling.
“This is rapeseed, and it will bloom golden flowers next month. It can be eaten as a vegetable before flowering, and after the flowering period, it will be used to extract oil… The kind of oil you poured in when frying eggs is extracted from this rapeseed. ”
Xia Li acted as a tour guide, introducing the characteristics of his hometown to the evil dragon.
“Rapeseed oil is also a specialty of our southwest region. We seldom grow wheat and rice here… You see over there, that’s an orange tree. The villages here are rich in oranges. The orange is called ‘Ai Yuan’. It is covered with a plastic bag to make it fresher and cleaner.
My grandma used to be a fruit grower, and I used to help her bag oranges when I was young. Later, when she got old, she contracted out all the fruit trees.”
Xia Li talked about the past with great relish, and Lucia listened with great interest.
Put a plastic bag on the fruit…
It is a unique preservation magic in this world!
Lucia’s eyes were bright, and she found that the humans in the two worlds were similar…
Both use their own wisdom to solve survival problems. But the means of human beings in Azure Continent are more extreme.
“There are also geese and roosters raised in the backyard, let me show you.”
After Xia Li finished introducing the things here, he took the evil dragon to another place to have a look.
Opening the wooden fence, the poultry in the backyard became restless.
Lucia rushed out like a fire monkey.
It was the first time Xia Li saw someone running after a goose when they returned to the countryside.
Under normal circumstances, people are chased all the way by geese.
Although the bloodline suppression of the giant dragon does not work on birds, Lucia is agile, coupled with her fearless personality, she became the king of the mountain in the backyard in minutes.
“…Put it down for me, put down the duck’s water basin too!”
Lucia grabbed the basin with one hand and the goose’s neck with the other, dragging the goose around the yard, Xia Li couldn’t stop her.
It’s only been a few minutes, and she’s back to nature and her wildness is exposed.
No wonder it is said that giant dragons can bring disaster to living beings.
This is a disaster.