Pastoral Daily Life - Chapter 170

    Someone once said that the most beautiful sound in the world is the cry of a newborn.

    Lu Lingxi had no idea about this before, but when the nurse held the bathed and wrapped baby in front of him and listened to the baby’s monkey-like cry, Lu Lingxi only felt heartbroken All melted.

    He and Yan Yue looked at the little baby at a loss, and the nurse laughed, “The baby is very obedient and weighs six pounds and nine taels. Where is the child’s father?”

    The child’s father was busy condolences to Wang Shuxiu at this time, and he didn’t even care about the child. “What do you feel uncomfortable, Xiaohua? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something? Or do you want to sleep for a while?”

    Although Wang Shuxiu’s birth was relatively smooth, but after all, she is old and her body is a little weak. It’s okay if Xiao Feng didn’t say it, but when Xiao Feng said it, she really felt a little hungry. But before eating, Wang Shuxiu thought about the child, “Where’s the child?”

    The nurse walked in with the child, followed by Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue with chicken soup.

    Wang Shuxiu carefully hugged the child, looked at it carefully for a long time, looked up at Lu Lingxi and smiled: “It looks almost exactly the same as when Xiaoxi was a child.”

    “Really?” Lu Lingxi leaned over and looked at the bright red monkey.

    Wang Shuxiu nodded and looked at the child tenderly. Although her hair was messy and her face was pale, in Xiao Feng’s eyes, she felt that Xiao Hua was the best time to look.

    A family of four sat crooked in the ward, all attention was on the newborn baby, and no one paid attention to the various rumors circulating in Fengcheng. A few days later, Wang Shuxiu was released from the hospital with the child, and Lu Lingxi learned that there was a problem with the renovation project in Nancheng, and the underground situation of Fengcheng was completely exposed to everyone.

    The Nancheng expert group was stationed, and the team leader Zhu Xiaowei distributed the underground exploration report in his hand to the team members. “The latest exploration report has come out. What can be confirmed at present is that the entire underground of Fengcheng is full of tree roots that are tied together by dragons and pans. These roots are entangled together like a big net, covering the entire underground area of ​​Fengcheng.”

    This is an incredible thing. Some experts looked puzzled, “According to the test of the age of the willow trees on the ground, the oldest willow trees have only been planted for more than ten years, and more are planted for a few years or a year, how can their roots be so developed ?”

    Another expert chimed in: “Is it evolutionary?”

    “What about the water storage? The underground roots of the willow tree are full of water. How can you explain this?”

    “Do you still remember the unusual weather in Fengcheng? It hasn’t rained much since the beginning of spring, but it’s not dry at all. The soil is completely moist when it is dug down. Does it have to do with water storage?”

    “Yes, several surrounding cities are in a state of drought, but Fengcheng is not short of water. We have not been able to find the reason, and now it seems that it is really dehydrated with the water storage of willow roots. No relationship.”

    “Why do willow trees store water? Do they already have consciousness and sense the existence of drought in advance? Note that it is not like this for one willow tree, but for all the willow tree roots we have found. , which is already within the realm of group consciousness.”

    Several experts in the expert group expressed their opinions. This is the first time everyone has encountered such a situation. After they got into trouble in finding the reason for the overall evolution of Fengcheng, the discovery of Nancheng was like a ray of light.

    “Team leader, new discovery.”

    “What?”

    “A map of the subsurface from echo sounders.”

    “Look, although there are roots all over Fengcheng underground, several major root systems have been expanding toward the north.”

    “North? What’s north?”

    “Do you still remember that village? Lingshui Village, the one where the whole village has evolved. There is a hundred-year-old willow tree in their village. Could it be related to this willow tree?”

    In the past, the expert group’s investigations focused on people, and did not pay too much attention to the plants in Fengcheng. The discovery of Nancheng this time attracted their attention to the plants they had neglected in the past, especially the countless green willows planted on both sides of the road.

    The expert group rushed to Lingshui Village almost non-stop, and invited the most famous botanist in China. After carefully studying the shape of the big willow tree and the green willow planted in Fengcheng, the other party confirmed two things. First, going back to the source, the big willow tree in Lingshui Village is the mother tree of most of the green willows in Fengcheng, which can explain why the underground root system is expanding towards the north. Although the scientific community has not yet found a theoretical basis, existing experiments prove that there is conscious transmission between homologous plants. Second, he believes that the big willow tree in Lingshui Village is already a higher-level evolutionary form. The other willows in Fengcheng are more “imitation” of the evolution of the big willow. And this kind of group evolution may also be the reason for the overall evolution of Fengcheng.

    For the expert group’s question – the reason for the evolution of the willow tree, the botanist, after asking the elderly in the village, tends to have something to do with the resurrection of the willow tree a year ago. Maybe the lightning strike formed a special energy cycle inside the big willow tree, or maybe some magical substance entered the willow tree through lightning. All in all, the big willow tree must have an external cause that prompted its mutation. And this is also in line with the time when Fengcheng changed.

    These explanations pointed a direction for the expert group, and the expert group almost devoted all its energy to deciphering the big willow tree. In this way, the entire Fengcheng knew that the big willow tree in Lingshui Village was the key to human evolution. Lingshui Village replaced Nancheng for a while and became the focus of attention in China.

    Uncle Li called Lu Lingxi and complained that the arrival of the expert group had disrupted the normal life of the village.

    “There are troops everywhere, and the whole Lingshui Village is surrounded. It is inconvenient to go out to buy barrels of oil. It was only after the village chief gave them advice that each household distributed two barrels of oil. , and some rice and white noodles.”

    What Mr. Li said is exactly the current situation of Lingshui Village. Because of the importance of the big willow tree, the government has come forward to take over Lingshui Village, and outsiders are not allowed to enter casually. I heard that the original villagers were also going to move out. As a result, the villagers collectively opposed the proposal. In the end, the proposal was dropped.

    Because the flower garden is in Lingshui Village, Lu Lingxi also applied for a pass. However, he was a little guilty and excused himself to look after the children at home. He had never been to Lingshui Village. Uncle Li would come forward for anything in the flower garden.

    In fact, the expert group also looked for Lu Lingxi at first. According to the survey, all the green willows planted in Fengcheng City came from a place called Qiutian Nursery. Nearly a year ago, the person in charge of Qiutian Nursery had an accident, and Qiutian Nursery was resold to Micro Horticulture. The expert group found the address of Micro Horticulture along the way, and wanted to ask Lu Lingxi what he knew. As a result, without waiting for Lu Lingxi to say anything, the big willow tree attracted the attention of the expert group. When the expert group discovered that the flowerbed of Micro Horticulture was located in Lingshui Village, they ruled out Lu Lingxi’s suspicion and decided that he was just a lucky guy.

    Uncle Li also knows about this, and understands Lu Lingxi’s reluctance to go to the flower garden. The two talked on the phone for a long time before Lu Lingxi hung up.

    “What’s new?” Yan Yue looked at him and asked.

    Lu Lingxi shook his head, “It’s still the same as before, studying the big willow tree in various ways. But Uncle Li heard that someone proposed to move the big willow tree to Zhongjing, and the villagers were scolding them in private.”

    Yan Yue laughed, “This kind of proposal cannot be realized at all, at first glance, you just pretend you don’t understand. This kind of person is indispensable at any time. The big willow tree doesn’t want to leave, and there is nothing anyone can do.”

    What he said was interesting, Lu Lingxi couldn’t help laughing. The roots of the big willow tree cover the entire northern suburbs, and it is not something that can be moved in a sentence.

    Yan Yue thought about it for a while, and said, “Let’s go to Lingshui Village sometime. It’s a bit strange not to go there all the time.”

    Lu Lingxi nodded obediently.

    Since the two decided to go, they didn’t delay much. The next day, they told Uncle Li and drove to Lingshui Village. Even though Lu Lingxi had a pass, he still passed through layers of barriers along the way, and finally entered Lingshui Village. Knowing that Lu Lingxi was here, Uncle Li was the most happy. Some time ago, Aunt Li specially sewed several sets of children’s clothes. Because of the arrival of the expert group, these clothes were still left at home. Aunt Li has said it several times, that if she doesn’t wear it for children, she should grow up and be unable to wear it.

    Uncle Li pulled Lu Lingxi with a smile, “Go, go home for dinner first.”

    Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue came over after the micro gardening was closed, just in time for dinner. The two did not refuse and went to Uncle Li’s house. When passing by the big willow tree, Lu Lingxi glanced from a distance. There are many researchers around the big willow tree, and the villagers are not allowed to approach. In the past, Xiao Shi still used to climb big willow trees and tease rhubarb by stroking roots and branches. Since the expert group came, these behaviors have been banned. It is said that the expert group is very nervous about the big willow tree, even if the leaves are dropped, they must be collected like treasures.

    After dinner, Lu Lingxi went to the flower garden to have a look, and stayed in the village at night. When he slept until midnight, Da Hei suddenly cried out in a hurry. Lu Lingxi was awakened in a daze, Yan Yue had already stood up, opened the door and let Da Hei in.

    Xiao Hei got out from under the pillow and hissed at Yan Yue.

    Yan Yue and Lu Lingxi looked at each other and said quickly, “Earthquake.”

    The two of them didn’t care about anything, they hurriedly dressed and went out. Lu Lingxi called home while walking, wanting to remind Wang Shuxiu. Before the call was connected, a huge vibration came from the ground. Lu Lingxi grabbed Yan Yuegang and stood firm when the white panel suddenly floated out and floated in front of him.

    Plant Name: Weeping Willow

    Plant Requirements: None

    Plant Viability: Very High

    Plant Status: Level 3 Peak

    Triggering plant evolutionary conditions, choose evolution?

    Lu Lingxi: “…”

    “Xiaoxi?” Seeing that his expression was wrong, Yan Yue let out a low voice.

    “Maybe it’s not an earthquake, it’s the big willow tree that is about to evolve.” Lu Lingxi said and looked at Yan Yue, wondering if he should choose to evolve. There are researchers everywhere now, in case… he is still hesitating, when a bigger shock comes, and thick roots stick out from the ground, firmly locking the room behind the two.

    “…not evolution, but earthquake.” Yan Yue frowned.

    Lu Lingxi’s eyes widened in surprise, and the lights in the village turned on one by one. Wang Shuxiu’s voice came from the other side of the phone, “Xiaoxi, where are you after the earthquake?”

    “Mom, we are outside, it is safe now, Dahei has warned in advance.”

    Wang Shuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Feng had already packed up with the child, she didn’t have time to say anything, and hurriedly hung up the phone.

    Knowing that Wang Shuxiu was all right, Lu Lingxi was relieved. The shaking of the ground continued, Lu Lingxi looked at the white panel floating in front of him, and decisively chose yes. He was originally worried that the evolution of the big willow tree would attract the attention of researchers. It would be bad if anyone suspected that he and Yan Yue appeared too coincidentally. But now with the earthquake as a cover, no one will doubt that the earthquake was man-made.

    As Lu Lingxi chose Yes, the white panel changed again. The green prompt faded, and the entire underground of Fengcheng appeared in front of him. It can be seen from the panel that the roots of the big willow tree have extended again, and have penetrated into the urban area of ​​Fengcheng, and are entangled with the roots of the willow tree underground in Fengcheng.

    The green font appeared, “The evolution of the fourth-level weeping willow has been completed, and the willow ecological community has been extended to a standard city unit, rewarding Plant Heart +20000, and Force of Nature +20.”

    Without waiting for Lu Lingxi to express his surprise, another line of green fonts appeared, “A collection of 100,000 plant hearts, purifying a standard ecological city, meeting the system upgrade standard, and the system evolving into the heart of the planet. “

    The green font disappeared in the air, and light blue light emanated from Lu Lingxi’s body, gradually condensing into a football-sized blue ball of light in the air.

    Lu Lingxi looked at the light ball in surprise, Yan Yue suddenly asked, “What is this?”

    “Brother Yan, can you see?”

    Yan Yue: “…”

    Lu Lingxi calmed down, “It’s so beautiful.”

    The light sphere in front of her exudes a bright blue light. The interior of the light sphere is not static, and countless colorful dots flow around, like a colorful galaxy. In the center of the ball of light is a fist-sized world, in which the four seasons evolve and all things grow, truly simulating the operation of the world.

    Lu Lingxi carefully stretched out his hand and touched the light ball in front of him, the light ball spread out again, the colorful light spots re-entered his body, and the small world in the center slowly sank in front of him underground. Lu Lingxi grabbed Yan Yue and closed his eyes, a magical feeling lingering in their hearts. They seemed to hear the sound of water flowing through the ground, soaking the ground. Green grass starts to sprout and colorful flowers bloom around. Water flows through many places, from plateaus to basins, from valleys to deserts, the entire planet seems to be slowly waking up, and the chronic diseases of human activities are slowly being healed. The world is alive again, a healthy life is restored.

    The two opened their eyes again, the sky was already bright, and the golden morning sun jumped out of the sky. Lu Lingxi always felt that something had changed when the light fell, but it was unclear for a while. Yan Yue held his hand tightly, and the two of them clasped their fingers together and laughed at the same time.

    The shaking of the ground in the middle of the night has long stopped, and the outside has returned to calm. Lu Lingxi called home and knew that nothing happened. The baby slept soundly all night and didn’t even feel their tossing. In the morning, when he and Yan Yue went to Uncle Li’s house for dinner, he learned that the earthquake detection in Fengcheng last night was at magnitude seven, but because the roots of the big willow tree slowed down the tremor, the tremor was less than magnitude four. It is said that there were no casualties in the entire Fengcheng, and the economic losses were very small. Only a few too dilapidated houses collapsed.

    After the earthquake, the big willow tree was praised to the altar, but all this has nothing to do with Lu Lingxi.

    He and Yan Yue live as always, micro gardening, Lingshui village, home, every three o’clock, and occasionally go to Qiutian flower garden. Bamboo Gang, Copaiba Gum Tree, and the evolved Begonia, the micro-horticultural technology company under their names is developing smoothly, and the past that once troubled them is gone. Whether it is the Hepuyan family or the Zhongjing Lu family, they have gradually faded out of the media’s attention and completely distanced themselves from their lives.

    Three months later, New Year’s Eve.

    The Lu Lingxi family got together lively. Wang Shuxiu and Zhou Xiaoman were sitting in the living room with the baby in their arms and watching TV while waiting to eat. Xiao Feng and Xiao Hong were busy in the kitchen, while Yan Yue led Lu Lingxi to stand in the courtyard and set off fireworks.

    bang

    The sky full of stars exploded in mid-air, and countless splendid light spots scattered like starlight. Lu Lingxi quickly stepped on his feet and kissed Yan Yue. The corners of Yan Yue’s lips curled up, and she took off her jacket and hugged Lu Lingxi in her arms.

    “Xiaoxi, I love you.”

    “I know, Brother Yan, I love you too.”

    The figures of the two merged into one, and happiness was frozen at this moment.

    The author has something to say: the text is over, thank you for your perseverance~

     “Pastoral” has accumulated 600,000 words and was written for half a year. At the beginning, the author was still diligent, but in the later period, due to various reasons, I always stopped updating. Thank you again for sticking with me to the end. Your support is my greatest encouragement, and it is also the biggest gain in writing this book~ I bear with you~