bookbashuk Chapter 1068 Buying Seeds from Olorun
Chapter 1068 Buying Seeds from Olorun
On the way to Xitlalli's house, the sun was still scorching, but there was a little coolness brought by the wind.
Shao Yun was riding a horse, and the horse's hooves made a clattering sound on the ground.
He turned his head to look at Shen He beside him. Seeing that she was holding the child, she could easily keep up with the horse's pace with just her two legs. Her steps were light, and she displayed Li Yue's "Qing Gong". He couldn't help but ask:
"By the way, Shen He, did you just walk to the ranch construction site?"
Shen He, who was holding the child beside him, nodded noncommittally and said calmly, "Yes, I walked here. What's wrong?"
Shao Yun looked at Shen He's relaxed appearance, and instantly recalled the scene in Liyue.
At that time, Shen He was still able to walk briskly, without blushing or panting, while carrying the "Mingxia Fusheng Stone" as big as a mountain.
He couldn't help but mutter, "Xianyun has taken such good care of you... Is this Liyue's immortal magic?"
When Shen He heard Shao Yun's muttering, she just smiled faintly and said nothing more. She still maintained a steady pace. The child in her arms seemed particularly safe in her gentle embrace.
Sitrali sat on her flying pillow and led the way.
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Shao Yun rode a horse, Shen He followed closely with the child in his arms, and Xitlalli sat on a flying pillow to lead the way. The three of them set out from the Xuanmu tribe and headed towards the residential area of the Yanmi tribe.
The scenery along the way gradually changes, from the relatively open land around the pasture to the red rock walls unique to the Jingbi Mountain area.
As the sun was setting, Xitlal's home on the south side of the Jingbi Mountain area finally appeared in front of us. It was still the familiar cave-style house, half-hidden in the rock wall, and there were still some strange graffiti painted on the rock wall at the door.
Xitlari jumped down from the pillow, took out her key and opened the door of her house. She stepped aside to let Shao Yun and Shen He in and greeted them warmly:
"Sit wherever you want, sit wherever you want, just treat it as your own home."
But as soon as she finished speaking, her eyes swept across the room and her expression changed instantly.
Empty wine bottles and snack packaging bags were scattered all over the table and floor in the living room, and a few open light novels were scattered in the corners.
Sitrali immediately rushed into the room and began to clean up in a hurry, muttering to herself as she cleaned.
"Oh, why did I forget to clean it up... How embarrassing!"
Shao Yun looked at Xitlari, who was nimble but could not hide her panic, and wondered in his heart: Should he take Shen He and wait outside the house for a while, giving her some time to sort out and also giving her some face?
After all, no one wants guests to see their home in a mess.
At this time, Shen He walked into the house and looked around. Looking at this cave-like house with natural rock walls and a naturally curved roof, he couldn't help but think of the days when he lived in the immortal cave with True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, so he asked:
"Does Miss Sitrali also live in a cave?"
Xitrali had just finished cleaning up the living room when she heard the word "cave". She paused for a moment before looking up and asking in confusion:
"What do you mean you live in a cave too? This is a proper house, not a cave."
Seeing this, Shao Yun quickly came forward to explain:
"Shen He is from Liyue and is a disciple of an immortal. She used to live in an immortal cave with her master. She may have seen the style of your cave and thought it was her old residence. There is no other meaning."
Xitlari quickly connected the two key words "immortal home" and "cave residence" mentioned by Shao Yun in her mind. Her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had discovered a shocking secret. She said excitedly:
"Oh? Immortals, caves, isn't this what I've been seeing recently..."
Before she finished speaking, she threw away the garbage she had just picked up, and without bothering to clean up the house, she ran excitedly to the study next to the living room and started rummaging through the bookshelf piled with books.
Most of the books on the bookshelf were light novels published by Yaedo, and the books with fancy covers were flipped all over the place by her.
"Wait a minute! Let me look for it... I found it!" After a while, Xitlalli ran out holding a book with a picture of the sword-wielding immortal on the cover, and raised the book in her hand excitedly.
"Look, it's this Liyue martial arts novel published by Yaetang! The protagonist is a Liyue immortal disciple who specializes in slaying demons and defending the Way. He's incredibly powerful!"
Shao Yun looked at the light novel that Xitlal was waving in her hand and gave her a helpless look, thinking that everything he said fell on deaf ears.
"No, can you please stop relying on novels to learn about the customs and practices of other places? Most of those stories are fictional and far from reality."
But Xiterali didn't care about all this. She opened the novel and started telling Shao Yun and Shen He the plot.
"Look here, it says the protagonist lives in a cave shrouded in mist, can call the wind and rain, and has a magical sword that can slay demons and monsters..."
As Shen He listened, he couldn't help but whisper, "Some of the descriptions in the novel are a bit inaccurate. Although the immortals in Liyue have caves, they're not all nestled in the clouds."
"Exorcism and defense of the Way do exist, but it's not as exaggerated as described in the books. Furthermore, the techniques used by the immortals aren't all swordsmanship... there are also techniques based primarily on talismans."
However, Sitrali acted as if she hadn't heard anything and continued to promote it enthusiastically.
"Look at how brilliantly the fight scenes are described, and the love-hate relationship between the protagonist and the demon girl is so exciting! You're sure to love it!"
As she spoke, she wanted to put the book into Shen He's hands so that she could read it too.
But Shen He had no hands free because he was holding the child, so he had to decline.
Shao Yun watched this scene from the side and could only sigh helplessly, thinking that the influence of Yaedou's light novels was really too great. Even Shen He's personal popularization could not change Xitrali's impression of Liyue.
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(Yaejinko: Still a cultural victory, boy!)
(Zhongli, with great interest: So, in the Inazuma light novel, I am a feminine Liyue cabinet general? Yeah, it has a very Inazuma-esque feel. Although the content is biased, I have to say that the illustrations in this book are pretty good.)
(Awkward Xiao: Ugh...disrespectful to the Immortal Master...)
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Just as Xitlal was holding the Liyue martial arts novel published by Yaedo in her hand and strongly recommending it to Shao Yun and Shen He, a young man's voice suddenly came from outside the house.
It turned out to be Olorun!
"Grandma, I brought you some vegetables. Are you awake?" Ou Luolun's voice came from outside the door, with a bit of the clearness of a teenager.
When Xitlalli heard that O'Loren was coming, she seemed to have pressed the pause button. She immediately put down the novel in her hand and said to Shao Yun and Shen He, "My great grandson is here. Wait a minute, I'll go open the door."
After saying that, she quickly walked to the door, opened it, and let her eldest grandson "O'Luo Lun" who brought her vegetables into the house.
Olorun was carrying two baskets full of fresh vegetables. When he saw other people in the room, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled politely.
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Afterwards, Shao Yun and Ou Luolun exchanged greetings again, and Shen He also introduced himself to Ou Luolun.
Afterwards, Oluoren's eyes fell on the child in Shen He's arms. He came forward, looked at the cute appearance of the little guy, and praised:
"Is this Mr. Shao Yun's daughter? She's so cute! I hope she can grow up healthily like a carrot!"
Although this sounded a bit strange, Shao Yun knew that this was Ou Luolun's unique way of praising people, so he responded with a smile: "Thank you for your blessing."
However, what happened next made the atmosphere a little delicate.
Ou Luolun turned to look at Shen He and greeted her naturally, "By the way, I forgot to say hello when I greeted you just now. Hello, grandma!"
When Shen He heard Ou Luolun call her "Grandma", she froze and the expression on her face instantly became a little unnatural.
She looked down at herself, then at O'Loren. She was obviously still very young, so how could she suddenly become "super senior"?
Just when Shen He was extremely troubled by the word "Grandma" and didn't know what to do, Shao Yun couldn't help it. He forced a smile and complained to Ou Luolun:
"Oluolun, I have a question. What did you call Shen He just now?"
Ou Luolun blinked, not feeling that there was anything wrong with how he addressed Shen He just now. He repeated calmly, "Grandma? Is there anything wrong?"
Shao Yun pointed at himself and asked, "What do you call me?"
Ou Luolun scratched the back of his head, without any sense of disobedience on his face, and said as a matter of course: "Mr. Shao Yun?"
When Shao Yun heard Ou Luolun's "whatever you want" address, he was stunned for a moment, then he burst out laughing, shaking his head and said:
"No, your address is really too lively! You call her grandma and me sir. Does that mean there's a generation gap between Shen He and me?"
Ou Luolun was a little confused by Shao Yun's smile. He didn't understand. Was there something wrong with his own name?
Could it be that Mr. Shao Yun feels that his generation is too young and is not satisfied?
He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively called Shao Yun "Grandpa." "Then... do you want me to call you Grandpa? Grandpa Shao Yun?"
When Shao Yun heard Ou Luolun actually call him "Grandpa", he quickly waved his hands and corrected him with a helpless smile:
"That's not what I meant! I want you to call Shen He 'Miss' or 'Girl'! She's so young, how can you call her grandma?"
O'Loren suddenly realized that he had called the wrong name.
He looked at Shen He and tried to use normal address, and said to Shen He carefully: "Ah? Shen He little... Grandma?"
As a result, when the words came to his lips, he still didn't change his mind, and the last word "Grandma" came out like a conditioned reflex.
Shao Yun looked at this scene and completely decided to give up on treatment. He sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. Just call me whatever you want. Whatever comes to your mind..."
Sitrali, who witnessed all this, felt a little "ashamed" at the moment.
She covered her face with her hands in embarrassment, muttering to herself: This brat... When will he ever change his habit of randomly claiming grandparents? It's so embarrassing.
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In short, let’s put aside the question of how Olorun addresses others.
Shao Yun suddenly slapped his forehead and remembered that he had to buy vegetable seeds from Ou Luolun.
O'Loren is a guy who loves to grow vegetables and raise honey bees when he has nothing to do. He is definitely a "farmer" and must have a unique understanding and research on seeds. It would be a good idea to ask him.
Shao Yun changed the subject and asked Ou Luolun, "By the way, Ou Luolun, do you have any extra vegetable seeds at home?"
When Ou Luolun heard that Shao Yun was asking about vegetable seeds, he blinked and asked, "Vegetable seeds? What does Mr. Shao Yun need these for?"
Shao Yun answered truthfully, "I want to open a ranch. I want to grow some easy-to-grow vegetables on the ranch for my family to eat. That way it will be more convenient."
When O'Loren heard that they were going to grow vegetables on the ranch for their family to eat, he thought: If they are for my family to eat, then they must be able to save seeds, so that I don't have to bother looking for seeds in the future.
He immediately said, "Oh, so that's how it is. I have a lot of vegetable seeds at home that can be saved for seed, and there are quite a few varieties. I wonder what type Mr. Shao Yun would like?"
When Shao Yun saw that Ou Luolun really had seeds, he was delighted and knew that he had asked the right person.
He immediately followed Pearson's stew recipe, trying to recall the seeds corresponding to the ingredients needed, and said:
"Well, let me think about it. Vegetable seeds. I want potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas... peas or something like that would be fine too."
After a pause, he added, "As for the fruit seeds, O'Loren, you can take care of them yourself. If you find any suitable for home cultivation, please give me some. If you really don't have any, forget it."
After listening to the type of seeds Shao Yun needed, Ou Luolun carefully wrote it down in his mind, then nodded and said:
"Well, okay, I'll prepare these things for you when I get home! I guarantee they're all carefully selected, so the survival rate is definitely high."
Shao Yun was very happy to see that Olorun agreed so readily. He took out a heavy purse from his backpack, which contained about 20,000 Mora, and handed it to Olorun.
"Thanks, Olorun, this is the seed money, please accept it."
Oluoren looked at the money bag that Shao Yun handed over, waved his hand quickly, and immediately refused: "No, no need... You are the great hero who saved Nata and have done so many things for us. These seeds are nothing. I can't accept your money."
Before Ou Luolun could finish his words, Shao Yun insisted on stuffing the purse into his hand and said in a firm tone:
"Just accept it. In the future, I'll trade you for vegetables from the ranch's dairy products. Think of it as a way to get used to bartering. We can help each other out, and that's the only way to last."
O'Loren held the purse in his hand, feeling it was a bit heavy. He couldn't resist Shao Yun's insistence, so he nodded and accepted it.
"Okay... Then I will definitely pick the best seeds for you. You won't be disappointed."