Neighbors in forbidden land

"So, let's grow potatoes."

In the morning, after waiting for Yimi to wash up and eat the potatoes with the fire I made at the entrance of the cave, we were ready to start the plan Yimi said.

Plant potatoes.

This was proposed by Yimi, so there should be no problem.

But the problem is...

I have thought about this problem for a long time, but I have no clue.

"How?" Yimi smiled disdainfully, and held up the two potatoes she held in her hands, "Dig a hole, bury some soil, water some, and wait for it to grow."

So this is ah?

"Of course, I see that the gardeners in the palace plant it like this, so..." Yimi waved the potato in her hand down, pointed to the ground, "Xiao Hei, you can dig a hole here. "

Just when I was about to move my claws, Yimi stopped me again:

"Wait a moment!"

"It suddenly occurred to me that it would be better to dig a little farther away from the cave. Although the entrance of the cave is the ditch that you brought over for easy watering, it would be very inconvenient for me to get in and out."

"So, go a little farther and dig a hole."

"Xiao Hei, can't you even judge this... a dozen steps should be enough."

After more than ten steps, I can't even see here clearly.

But...it must be Yimi's dozen or so steps.

I stretched out my claws and pierced directly into the ground.

"Xiao Hei, tell me when you're done digging."

lift!

I exerted force on my paws, and easily lifted a large area of ​​land away. Countless gravel and sand were flying in the air, and a large amount of smoke and dust also spread along with it, and then were blown away by the wind.

"...Xiao Hei, your movements are too fast, aren't you?"

"Where is the pit?"

After all, the front left is a trickle drawn from a distance.

So Yimi took two potatoes and walked forward cautiously.

After hearing my reminder, Yimi stopped, then slowly squatted down by the pit, and then stretched her hand into the pit.

"Little black..."

"How deep is this pit...?"

"Xiao Hei, are you an idiot?"

"Are you digging a ten-meter-deep hole to bury me with you? And how on earth did you dig a ten-meter-deep hole so quickly?"

However, if you want to bury me, the pit must be at least tens of meters deep——

As a result, Yimi sighed heavily:

"A little bit... Xiao Hei."

"It's such a deep pit, even if you put a potato in it, it won't grow out, you know?"

so...

I mean the vines basically have pits reaching this depth... I thought the same goes for the potatoes.

"So, so, let's dig a small hole on the side. Since it was 'slightly' before, then use a little bit of force this time, understand?"

"How deep?" Yimi seemed to be caught by my question, shaking the potato in his hand, lost in thought.

"It's almost enough... about tens of centimeters and less than half a meter?"

This is a bit tricky...

I tried to slowly stretch out a claw tip, gently pierced the ground, and picked out a small pit.

This...it should be almost...

"Let me try... Where is the pit?"

Following my reminder, Yimi slowly moved along the edge of the big hole I dug, and came to the newly dug small hole.

"Well... the depth should be about the same." After squatting down, Yimi stretched out her hand and touched the bottom of the pit, and nodded with satisfaction, "Then dig a few more of the same pit. , the harvest will be more!"

So I dug several similar pits on the side with the tip of my claws, and the result——

"Xiao Hei? Where is the soil you dug out?" Yimi, who put the potatoes into the pit, groped around the pit and asked me suddenly.

It would be more appropriate to say that it flew off.

"Throw it away? Where did you throw it?"

"Xiao Hei, why did you throw the soil away! You still have to bury it!"

"Xiao Hei, what's the matter with you... I know such basic things!" Yimi seemed a little unhappy, and her voice became a little louder.

I really don't know about this... I thought it would be enough to put it in and then fill it with water...

At first, I thought Yimi was going to continue to lose her temper, but she just took a sharp breath, and then exhaled slowly:

"Forget it...Xiao Hei, if you dig a few more holes, put the soil aside and let me bury it."

In the end, I dug a few more holes, and then watched Yimi bury the potatoes in the holes with the soil in his hands.

"It's so dirty...why do I have to do these things..."

"..."

Yimi picked up a pile of dirt and threw it into the pit, and then picked up new dirt until the pit was filled.

During this period, I used one claw to keep digging loose the soil on the ground beside Yimi for Yimi's use, and the other claw was to help Yimi block the brighter and brighter sunlight above his head.

After planting the two potatoes in her hands, Yimi shook her hands and wiped the sweat under her bangs with the back of her hand: "Xiao Hei? Go back and get some potatoes."

...How do I get this?

"why?"

That's all I can say... If my paws just "take a few", they will probably crush the potatoes directly into mash...

But after all the lies I've told, everything my body touches will die.

"..." Yimi was silent, then sighed softly, and slowly stood up.

"Is it also effective for plants..." After Yimi whispered something, she raised her voice and asked me, "Where is the cave?"

After that, Yimi came and went several times, and finally buried twenty potatoes in the pit.

"I can't do it! I'm so tired..."

Although I was helping Yimi to block the sun, a lot of sweat still oozes from Yimi who sat on the ground directly, flowing down her face and body, like a glimmer of light shining on her snow-white skin.

"This is really... so tiring... Xiao Hei, you can't help me..."

"Those... people outside the palace are all so tired..." Yimi tried her best to maintain the side-sitting posture with her legs together, while gently pulling the cloak around her neck, revealing her clothes that had been soaked by vines and leaves. Delicate clavicle wet with sweat.

I also just looked at the soil where the potatoes were buried, and it was obvious that it was a different color from the surrounding soil.

"Xiao Hei, you'll be fine with watering, right?"

"Guan...why do I always feel uneasy when I hear your words, Xiao Hei...but it's true...there is no bucket or anything like that here..."

It's just that the means may be different from what you want Yimi...

"Just use the water from the ditch brought over." Sitting on the ground, Yimi tilted her head slightly, the smile on her face faded a little, and reminded me word by word, "Thousands, ten thousand, don't, Use, sea, water."

"Huh? Why?"

"...Xiao Hei, the more you talk about it, the more worried I become."

"Then why do I have to go back to the cave?"

"...Whatever you want, Xiao Hei, don't mess it up?"

Yimi got up slowly while talking, and then returned to the cave alone along the road that had been repeated several times.

As I spoke, I walked directly to the source of the ditch—that is, the area where a "lake" had been formed where I dug out the groundwater.

Stretched his paws into the lake.

Align the direction in which the potatoes are planted.

Push hard!

It can be seen that the transparent lake water has formed a big wave in the air because of my actions, and it shines crystal clear in the sun.

In the end, the whole piece hit the ground where the potatoes were planted, soaking the ground and making a loud "crash".

In this way, it should be fine.

When I returned to the cave in two steps——

"Xiao Hei, what did you do..." Yimi, who was sitting in the shadow of the cave entrance, asked me almost with a sigh, her eyes were closed with an extremely surprised expression on her face, "I heard a loud sound of water... "

"..."

"Ah... After that, as long as you water it on time every day, it should be fine... It should be..." Yimi turned her head slightly, and said with some uncertainty.

"Of course! Can the potatoes I planted with my own help be good?" Yimi suddenly raised her head again, showing a bright smile, "But Xiao Hei, don't mess it up."

"That's right." Yimi clapped her hands suddenly as if thinking of something, "Isn't Xiao Gu good at catching fish? Then there will be different food to eat every day."

Talk to her alone at night, she should be willing.

"It's definitely possible. Although Xiaogu is a monster, you see that Xiaogu seems to like me very much."

like……

— Sister, I like you.

——What do you like?

——Hmm... Sister, I can't answer you if you suddenly ask such a question.

——I can't answer... so can you "like" me?

--of course!Like is a feeling, an emotion, even if you can't say it, you can like it!

——I don't understand... Human emotions really can't be understood...

——Haha, it’s okay if you don’t understand, sister, you just need to know that I like you.

— But, does it make any difference whether you like it or not?

——The difference is huge!If I like you, sister, I just want to stay with you, I want to stay with you all the time!

- that's it...

——Sister, do you like me?

I……

"Only Xiaogu likes me..." Yimi lowered her head slightly, showing a lonely smile, "Now everyone else hates me."

Don't say that.

I……

"Leave Xiaohei, I've had enough rest, let's go to Xiaogu and ask her to help us catch two fish." Yimi said, and slowly stood up from the ground, patted her body Ash.

Look at Yimi's smile.

I just followed behind her.

Look, her smile.

That's it.

That's it.