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"What’s wrong?" Xie Jingchen instantly sensed that his wife Shanni was struggling to hide her astonishment, her expression somewhat awkward.
"Wood..." In fact, Shanni didn’t know how to tell her own husband that she had experienced the supernatural.
Then, she had to reluctantly accept that her very existence was already quite supernatural, and any other bizarre incident couldn’t compare to her ’supernatural’ self!
"According to the old monks in this monastery, this peach blossom has been here for sixty or seventy years..."
"Oh..." Shanni shrugged indifferently, "Then this peach tree has really held on for a long time. A regular peach tree would be good if it could live for twenty or thirty years... This guy, actually might have lived for sixty or seventy years, er, well, it’s over a hundred years now, it’s really very ’holy’!"
Hearing his wife’s troubled tone, Xie Jingchen wrapped his arms around her and explained:
"Unfortunately, though, despite how beautifully this old peach tree blooms, the fruit it bears is really bitter, and even if you ferment it into fruit wine, it tastes sour and stinky, and is simply undrinkable."
"That really is a pity..." Shanni nodded, the painful clamor of the peach tree in her ears... No wonder the peaches it bore were bitter!
"Right, what’s the deal with that legend?" Knowing well that the Holy Peach Tree bore bitter fruit, why would such a beautiful legend still be passed around!
"It’s said that the peaches weren’t like this before, that they began to change their taste over the past decade or so." Xie Jingchen had made a point of asking his colleagues for some background information, so he could properly bring his family and wife here.
So, this little question, he could still answer.
"Alright... Since it’s bitter, then let’s go. We should check on Dad and Mom. After all, this place is quite big, and with only our youngest taking care of them, being an old person with children, I’m a bit worried."
It’s just too noisy around her ears, she needs to escape.
"Sure." Xie Jingchen saw his wife’s furrowed brows and her face filled with worry, and immediately let her take the lead. Truthfully, being away for too long, he also feared his little sister could not manage. The elders were manageable, but kids are naturally curious.
If they spotted something novel and really started wandering off, Xie Jingzi on her own definitely couldn’t keep up.
"Brother Chen, are we going to have a vegetarian meal at the monastery for lunch?"
"It’s the New Year, we won’t be eating vegetarian. Let’s go offer some peace incense later, and then head down the mountain for a meal. Afterward, I’ll take you guys to the county town’s supply and sales cooperative to buy some clothes and fabric?"
"Ah, can we buy separately from Dad and Mom?" Shanni asked after hearing this, pondering for a moment and then gently asking him with her lips tightly sealed.
After all, he’s the father of her child, and she still prefers to trust him.
"Sure, let’s have the little sister continue to accompany Dad and Mom. Whatever you want to buy, I’ll accompany you."
"Mm!" Shanni nodded, and her face broke into a happy smile.
"By the way, did you find a school for little sister?" She remembered that after she went to sleep yesterday afternoon, he had also left.
"Yes, after we have lunch and finish our shopping, if there’s still time, let’s visit that school, we can also check out some houses. Chen Dalang has a relative who’s a broker in the county town, he’s very familiar with the area here, we can have him negotiate a price if we see something we like."
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