To my frozen hometown

Chapter 88 Red Nose

"Well, what is a meteor shower?" In the research room on the third floor, Al asked blankly after listening to the old man's words.

Only then did Liu Yuan realize that growing up in a greenhouse, she might have never heard of such a thing, and she might not even have seen an ordinary shooting star.

Oh, of course, the fact is that even with normal growth, not everyone can see shooting stars.

But for someone like Liu Yuan who has been wandering on the ice field for an unknown amount of time, meteor showers are nothing new and rare. At least in her vivid memory, she has seen almost everything in this world. spectacle.

"This." For the girl's question, the old man didn't show any surprise, but replied with a smile.

"Actually, it is an astronomical phenomenon in which when a small piece of matter separated from a star breaks into the blue star's atmosphere, it rubs against the blue star's atmosphere violently, causing the matter to ionize and release a dazzling light."

Listening to the old man's answer, Liuyuan blinked his eyes dully, and after a long time, he lowered his head and explained to Al, who was also confused.

"You can understand that they are a piece of stars that fell from the sky."

"Ah, will they hit us then?" Seeing Al's flustered look, Liu Yuan rarely felt that she finally looked like a child again.

"No." Gently patted the girl's hair, the homeless man thought for a while and said.

"They would go across where the ground meets the sky, and then follow the path of the sun, and we'd just see them passing by."

"It's a very romantic answer." The old man stood by the experimental table and compared several spectrograms, and said with a smile.

"At least it will be easier to understand than yours." Liu Yuan gave the old man a helpless look. Facts have proved that she is not good at dealing with this kind of scientist.

"However, what your sister said is actually not right." Saying this, the old man looked at Al again.

"Actually, most of them will dissipate in the flames, and those that remain will only fall to the ground and never return to the starry sky."

Compared to Liu Yuan's description, this seems to be a more cruel reality.

Al nodded half-understanding, and said with a little regret: "Isn't that a pity?"

However, the old man continued with a smile.

"It's a pity, but you don't need to feel sorry for them, because before these stars disappeared, they had already bloomed the most beautiful brilliance of their life. In the long-term mediocrity and short-lived splendor, they chose Or, it takes courage, and extraordinary courage, so you should be proud of them, understand?"

short-lived splendor...

Listening to this word, Al seemed to think of De Rosso's painting, and also seemed to think of Liz's concert.

Should I be proud of them?

Al had no answer.

The old man waited for a moment in the girl's silence, then lowered his eyes, and gently comforted him.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, you are a smart child, I believe you will understand sooner or later."

Although that day may not necessarily be good.

"Yeah." Al nodded slowly, but her eyes hadn't come back to her senses, she was probably still thinking about this question.

Liu Yuan, who was standing by the side, looked at the girl, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hug her, and walked towards the door with her body lifted.

"Okay, don't think about it anymore, we should go clean."

"I, I got it! Liu, Liu Yuan, can you put me down first?" The girl's voice became panicked, she twisted her body, as if trying to break free from Liu Yuan's hands.

It's a pity that with her negligible strength, there was no way to escape from Liu Yuan's clutches. She could only be lifted on top of her head by Liu Yuan, and she was carried out of the room effortlessly.

When leaving, Liu Yuan gave the old man in the laboratory a blank look, probably blaming him for talking nonsense.

As for the old man, after being taken aback for a moment, he laughed out loud.

He thought he might have met two very interesting people.

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The area of ​​this observatory is really large, and Liu Yuan's initial assessment of 500 square meters on a single floor is obviously too small.

This undoubtedly made the workload of Liuyuan and Al a bit heavy. I really don't know how the old man used to manage such a large place by himself.

Maybe it's because he really has a leisurely heart, or maybe it's because he really has too much attachment to this place.

Maybe it was to play tricks, Liuyuan carried Al on his shoulders for an afternoon, and handed over the high places to the girl to clean up.

From the panic at the beginning, to the excitement afterwards, to the final habit, the girl spent about an hour.

To be honest, she didn't really hate this, because in the past, her sister would often take her to the street to watch performances like this.

The reason why she panicked was because she hadn't experienced such a thing for too long.

Some things, if you lose them and get them again, you will not get used to them, and you may even be afraid.

In the ecological garden on the first floor, Al sat on Liuyuan's shoulder, looking around with a carefree smile.

How long had it been since she hadn't smiled so happily, even when she was fighting with Liz, she only kept smiling a little.

The girl felt that she had returned to her childhood, and the person beneath her seemed to have become her own sister.

"Liuyuan, let's go over there again." Pointing to an apple tree, Al said expectantly.

"Okay." Liu Yuan responded lightly, and walked over with the girl.

Among the vegetation, it seems that this place is no longer an ice field.

The apple tree was not very tall, and the girl sat on Liu Yuan's shoulders, just enough to reach the top of the tree.

The emerald green leaves exude a faint fragrance, and the bright red apples attract all the girls' attention.

As a person who saw plants for the first time, the girl has infinite novelty about this completely strange life.

Trying to get her body close enough, the girl cautiously stretched out a finger and lightly touched an apple hanging on the branch.

The cold touch came from between the fingers. Seeing the heavy apple swaying from side to side, Al's eyes were bent like crescent moons, showing a pure and happy smile.

Liu Yuan looked up at the girl's smiling face, unconsciously dazed for a moment.

Until the dangling apple fell and hit her in the face.

"Well."

Only then did the homeless let out a helpless whisper, looking at the apple that fell on the ground and said.

"Now we may be scolded."

"Puff, hahahaha." Al lowered his head and looked at Liu Yuan's red nose, and couldn't help laughing.

There is no doubt that she is very happy at this moment.

why?

Maybe it was because of the falling apple, maybe it was because of Yanagihara's red nose, or maybe it was just because she remembered the happiness she once had.

(End of this chapter)