Selena begged Jose to buy a book in the city that explained the effects of various plants. During this time, she almost remembered some common plants on the mountain based on the explanations in the book, which was considered a small achievement.
That day, when Selena dug up a mint tree and put it in the basket behind her, she was about to stand up when her eyes fell on one spot. Some dry grass there. Before, the grass covered untrodden soft mud, but now there was a footprint left on it. The size was not Dad's footprint, and it looked like it had just been stepped on. Soon. When she followed the footprints and looked in, she saw blood stains on a few thorns that she hadn't paid much attention to just now, which made Selena's heart beat nervously.
After all, there were only three members of her family when she went up the mountain, and her mother, Maria, went down early to cook, and her father, Jose, was not injured. There was probably an injured criminal hiding nearby. Selena's scalp was numb at this time. Fortunately, Selena was still calm and her hands and feet were under control. She pursed her lips and bowed slightly, quietly stretched out his hand to push aside the thorns again, and left.
Jose was walking in front and realized that his daughter was not following, so he went back to look for her. Selena came in a hurry with her face pale at this time. She was relieved when she saw her father Jose. She hurriedly walked to Jose and explained that she had just dug a mint plant and planted it in the yard to repel mosquitoes.
Jose was so worried because Selena suddenly disappeared, and he didn't want to let his daughter go into the mountains anymore. He said a few words to stop her from running around, and then asked his daughter to walk in front of him to avoid unnecessary trouble. They quickly go down the mountain and go home.
It wasn't until she got home that Selena finally calmed down. After planting the mint in the yard, she returned to the house, took a comfortable hot bath, and carefully applied the toilet oil. Apply to the body and moisturize the skin all over the body. The lotus-colored bellyband embroidered with rose flowers was handmade from linen by her mother. Selena squinted her eyes in comfort. Linen was comfortable to wear. It was much more breathable than cotton. Her skin didn't feel abraded at all, but instead felt delicate and soft.
Selena thought that when she got the money from selling rouge next month, she would definitely ask her father to buy a few feet of good linen, and it would also be a good idea to ask her mother to make pajamas to wear at night.
Jose and Maria finished their meal and were counting their profits for the past half month in the house. Selena felt a little hot because she drank half a bowl of extra soup at night, so she moved a small stool and sat by the low fence with a fan to enjoy the cool air.
After sitting for a long time, when she got a little sleepy and wanted to go back to the house, she used the moonlight to see a dark figure suddenly appear at the door of her courtyard. He did not speak or knock on the door, but suddenly and silently and squatted down breathlessly.
Just when Selena clenched the fan in her hand, her heartbeat quickened nervously, and she wanted to run to her parents' window to call for someone, she heard a dull "pop" sound suddenly coming from the side of the fence in the yard, and then she saw that The black shadow stood up slowly, then turned and left the door of her house. The man seemed to be bent over, walking very slowly, and his body seemed to be injured.
Seeing that the man really left slowly, Selena's heartbeat, which was like a little rabbit in her chest, finally slowly calmed down. She thought to herself that this house seemed to have to be built earlier, otherwise it would be really unsafe. Seeing that the man was far away, she slightly covered her chest with her left hand, moved her stiff legs, and slowly walked towards the courtyard door, but her eyes were still looking towards the dark figure through the sparse fence.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the figure of the man standing up just now was vaguely familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before. Maybe Selena's eyes were too focused, and the man seemed to feel something. The limping steps towards the back hill suddenly stopped, and then he suddenly looked back.
Tonight is a full moon, and because there was a door blocking her and her back just now, and Selena was in a very nervous mood, she was afraid that the other person was some kind of murderer who wanted to steal money and kill people, so she was frightened for a moment and did not look carefully at the person's face. Who knows? Just when the man turned around, the moonlight shone unobstructed on that man's face. Selena recognized the scar on one side of the man's face at a glance. She couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise. How could it be Lucio?
Selena's anger welled up in her heart, and her pretty face turned red with anger. It was too much. Although she had said two unpleasant things to him before, she was wrong first, but he shouldn't come to her home either and cause mischief in her home.
Selena was still feeling a little guilty, but now it had disappeared, and her eyes were staring at the person in the distance. If she hadn't been greedy for cold at this moment and was only wearing thin clothes, she would have gone out to argue with him on impulse. Lucio seemed to feel the "hot" gaze from behind, and limped quickly up the mountain, disappearing into the forest after a while.
Before, Selena's face turned pale with fright. Now that she knew that the black shadow that made her tremble was actually Lucio. Thinking about it, she was extremely angry. When she saw that he was running so fast, she could only let out a low groan, then raised her feet towards the fence. She wanted to see what Lucio had brought in to tease her. When she got closer, she saw that there was indeed a dark thing on the fence beside the door.
She raised her foot and gently kicked the thing with her toes. She saw a round thing rolling out of the package. It seemed to be quite heavy. Through the moonlight, she saw the true face of the thing. It was actually an old piece of clothing. There seems to be something wrapped in the old clothes. Selena put the fan in her hand on a bench, then broke off a branch and poked open the clothes from a distance, revealing some dead grass inside.
Selena was a little scared. This thing was wrapped in vines. Could it be a snake? Selena felt a little shuddering, but the clothes seemed to be wrapped in something hard, not something soft.
She hesitated a little and decided to ask her father to take a look. As soon as she got up, the branch hooked on the package and opened it. A golden light appeared in the package. The light was so familiar that she hurriedly knelt down to pick up the wood branch again to open all the packages. Seeing what was inside the package, even the calm Selena was immediately startled. She thought of all the possible ways to tease people, but she never thought of this. How could this be called teasing? This was simply frightening.
She picked up the shining golden thing and weighed it, resisting the urge to bite it with her teeth, and then quickly dug out another one, and then another, and finally she lifted up the whole ball of grass and shook it. After shaking, several golden objects fell to the ground one after another. Fortunately, it was mud. If it were a stone road, there would definitely be a series of crisp sounds of gold falling to the ground.
Selena was stunned for a moment when she saw ten gold ingots on the ground. Such a gold ingot was the size of her fist, no less than 500 g. One ingot weighed at least 500g, and ten would equal 5000g. It was shining with gold at this time. There was a small pile on the ground, and it was hard to take your eyes away.
Just when Selena was dazzled by the gold, Maria called her name in the room, suddenly waking her up from her daze. She immediately squatted down regardless of other things and quickly wrapped the gold in the old clothes. At this time, Maria had already poked her head out of the window and said: "Selena, it's windy outside, go back to the house. You have to be careful wearing so little. Too cold..."
"Right away, mommy..."
Selena hurriedly carried the package behind her, hiding her body in the shadows as much as possible. She covered it with a fan and quickly walked a few steps into the house. Maria closed the window without doubting it, and Selena returned to the bedroom and looked at the bag of gold on the table. She didn't know what to do for a moment. Although she didn't want to think about the worst, after all, Selena stayed in the Earl's Palace for five years in her previous life. Over time, no matter how simple a person was, she has seen a lot and understood a lot. There is no free gold in the sky. Even if there is, it is either a trap or a trap.
So the most conservative way is to return or throw away the gold with unclear origins. But looking at this pile of shining gold, it is a bit difficult. Any normal person would not throw away so much gold. But if she keeps this gold, if it is proven that the money has an unknown origin and is discovered by someone, it may cause big trouble for her family. This is why she subconsciously hid it and did not tell her parents.
With their parents' temperament, they would not be able to sleep that night as soon as they knew it. Her father has a close relationship with the Lucio Simeone González family. Lucio is the only one left alive in the González family. It is very likely that her father will go searching in the mountains in the middle of the night. If anything happens, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Selena lay in bed and didn't sleep well all night. Before dawn, she quietly got up, opened the door and slipped out. Then she ran under a big tree near Flower Mountain. Seeing that there was no one around, she hid in the bushes and dug a hole with a shovel. He put the gold wrapped in clothes in the basket, and then carefully buried it with soil. He even grabbed a few withered grass leaves and covered it with it. When he saw that nothing was strange. Looking up, there was some light in the sky, and nearby several families had already gotten up to chop wood and light the fire. Selena breathed a sigh of relief, wiped away the morning dew on her clothes and walked back quietly.