At that moment Maria and Helena were sitting at the table weaving lace, Helena looked up from time to time and saw Selena pouring water, her beautiful appearance right after bathing really made her envious as a woman. For a moment she was envious of how Maria could give birth to a daughter with that appearance. Compared to her, her daughter is like an ugly country girl. But Selena's appearance is no worse than that of a city girl.
Helena is a frank and direct person, she says what she wants to say: "Maria, your daughter Selena's appearance is the most beautiful in the nearby towns. Oh, it's a shame that my son Alberto, he is three years younger than Selena, from Otherwise I would have tried every means to turn Selena into our Alberto's wife..."
She has a daughter and a son. Her youngest son is only ten years old, three years younger than Selena, he plays wildly every day and never thinks about anything like that.
Maria naturally felt proud when people praised her daughter, even she herself thought that Selena was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen.
Besides being more delicate than others, her daughter has no other defects. But she couldn't speak directly like this, she said: "No matter how good a daughter is, sooner or later she will be someone else's family. You have a son by your side to take care of her until the end of the life. Helena, you are lucky to have a pair of good children. In the future, you are only hoping to enjoy happiness."
Helena smiled when she heard this: "Oh, what's so good? They are all as naughty as monkeys who can lift the roof. Your Selena is as calm and careful as a lady. If she marries someone from a rich family, then you don't have to worry about the future."
Helena lowered her voice and said: "Besides, María, you are not even thirty years old yet, take good care of yourself and wait until you have another child..."
The two women in the east room were whispering, but Selena was already fast asleep sweetly. Her strawberry-red lips were slightly parted, revealing two neat rows of small teeth. Each one has an exquisite shape, not only snow-white but also very moist, just like the finely carved mutton fat white jade, it is really attractive with red lips and white teeth.
Leo took out the two scented soaps that Selena gave him at night, Sara ran happily and upon receiving them she said happily: "Mom, I have scented soaps too."
I saw before at Selena's house several essential oils, blush... on the table in Selena's room, Sara was envious, but she knew her family's situation and she didn't dare ask her parents to They will buy them.
Her brother Antonio has turned sixteen and is old enough to get married, the house must be renovated and the bride price must be prepared. His family has no skills and only depends on two acres of fields. They don't know how long it will take them to save the money. Therefore, her mother Lucia even wanted to open the two-petal flower for each copper coin. Even a few copper coins for one soap cannot be bought for a long time. The only way to wash your face and shower was to go up the mountain to collect some soap beans. At this moment Sara was very happy to smell the fragrant soap with the scent of osmanthus and jasmine.
Lucía thought more, mentioned the name Selena, her son Antonio immediately looked at the scented soap in Sara's hand. It's just that Selena is still so young, she is only twelve years old, less than thirteen. Antonio was five years older, so he would have to wait at least four more years, four years after Antonio was already in his twenties and children born at his age could already walk. In other words, his family can't wait for Selena to grow up.
And even if her family can wait for Selena to grow up, Selena's family situation is no longer as poor as before. She has skills and has built a new house in her family. She may become a rich family in the village in a few years. If Selena had a normal appearance, she might still try, but she was born so beautiful, so how could she agree to marry into a poor family and suffer the hardships?
Lucía moved her mouth to think of something to say to her son, but she couldn't open her mouth when she saw the smile on her son's face. She couldn't help but sigh secretly, thinking of a girl from the next town who was introduced to her. Although she had an average appearance, she was strong and good at farm work. Furthermore, the girl did not have many requirements for engagement gifts, she was a suitable person for Antonio.
Lucía went to a neighboring town to attend the market two days ago and saw her from afar. The conditions of the two families were similar and she was considered a good match. However, the girl really wasn't pretty. At first she doubted whether Antonio would like her, but it was time for her to confirm the person and seal the marriage as soon as possible. Only by completely cutting off Antonio's thoughts about Selena will he be able to stop having random thoughts.
Only people who have been poor know how valuable money is and how terrible life is without money. That's why Selena loves money a lot. She has already saved about 200 copper coins from the money her parents gave her. Every day she still keeps them under her pillow so she sleeps well every night.
Because there were knights on Frores Mountain a few days ago, Selena did not dare to rush up the mountain even though she was carrying a bag of gold under the tree. Two months passed before her eyes and everything was calm. In the last two days she was in a hurry, and she felt so anxious that she couldn't sleep well at night and finally she couldn't hold it in anymore.
After all, that gold is not a small amount for her family, and for some small merchants in the city, it is almost equal to all their wealth, furthermore, this is a reserve asset that she plans to buy in the future, and she cannot suffer any loss. After hiding the gold and finding Lucio injured that day, Selena originally planned to save Lucio's life and then keep the gold for herself. It was equivalent to Lucio using the gold to buy a life.
Thinking of this, Selena is still depressed. Who would have thought that this plan was not in line with the change and that others would take away half of the hard work in the blink of an eye? But now forget about that had happened!
Besides, wouldn't it be in vain if the gold was also lost? Although the gold was Lucio's money to buy his life, if Lucio came back to ask her for the gold in the future, by then she should have a shop and she could earn the money and return it to Lucio.
That day, when José and María were not paying attention, Selena sneaked down the road towards Flower Mountain. First, she looked under the tree where the gold was buried. It seemed that no one had moved. She then took a shovel and dug.
Until she saw she was relieved when she got the clothes, she counted the gold that was inside it and discovered that it was not missing. Selena's eyes, which were originally as watery as a lake, suddenly filled with joy, and after touching them, she buried the gold contentedly.
After burying the gold, Selena originally planned to go home immediately, but when she thought of something, she couldn't help turning on her heels and then walked toward the mountain hesitantly. After so long, she didn't know if there was anyone in the cave. Selena brushed away some thorns and looked toward the cave entrance.
After watching for a while and seeing that there was no movement, Selena felt relieved. Thinking about it, the knights had been searching the mountain for several days. As long as Lucio's brain wasn't burned, she definitely wouldn't dare to live in this cave again.
Thinking about some of the bowls, pots, and quilts that she had left behind, although they were not valuable items, and she had no intention of taking them anymore, after all, they were her own belongings. If they were recognized, it would be a disaster.
When those knights were searching the mountain, she hadn't thought about this yet, but when she thought about it later, she couldn't help but feel a little scared, so she just wanted to see if there was anything left. If necessary, destroy them without leaving any trace, to avoid accidents later. At that moment, it was broad daylight and Selena was not afraid. She lifted her skirt and entered the cave.
As se expected, the cave had long been empty, and the pile of rusty iron tools on the ground had been kicked and kicked everywhere, the stone slabs were also empty, and the places where the bowls and pots had been placed were also empty.
Could it be that he was taken back to the knight? Selena couldn't help but feel a little panic and she quickly walked around the iron tool to the bed to look around her. Even some broken pieces were better than being collected. As a result, there was nothing else on the floor except a bit of stains.
Selena couldn't help but feel a little disappointment on her face, and she could only console herself knowing that those were just some old jars from home, and no peasant house had these things. The Knight Hall couldn't find anything even if they wanted to check it, and the thin quilt she brought was just a simple quilt with no embroidery or fingerprints of her own. Thinking about it, there was really nothing to worry about. Even the set of her father's old clothes that she brought back from her could not prove anything, because those clothes were commonly worn by ordinary peasants, and even if they were thrown into the pile of clothes, it would be impossible to know who belonged to whom.
Although she thought so, she was still unwilling to look around the cave, and then she found a bamboo basket in the corner. Selena kept her head down, casually brushed the hair that fell from her ears, and approached the bamboo basket with small steps.
She didn't bring this bamboo basket, there are three bamboo baskets in the house, and if one is missing, her mother, Maria, will notice. Even the thin quilt, in order not to be discovered by her mother, she took the quilt that she spread on her bed. After losing the quilt, she Selena slept on a hard bed for more than a month, the bitterness of it made her feel very wronged when thinking about it.
This basket was obviously thrown by someone else. She hesitated and reached out her small hand to open the lid of the basket. She discovered that it contained the very familiar bowls, pots, and quilts she was looking for. Selena opened her mouth slightly in surprise, then bent down and took out the contents one by one, two medicine bowls and a small jar. The thin quilt had been washed, dried in the sun, and folded before being folded inside, only Dad's set of clothes was missing.
This... she does not have to guess, she probably knows who did it, but why didn't Lucio just throw the things away instead of packing them up and returning them to the cave corner? Could he still has foreseen that someon would come here and take the things, or that he would just kindly return them to the cave for those who entered the cave?
Selena was a little confused and kept playing with her hair around her ears. Forget it, she didn't have to worry anymore now that she had found the things. Naturally, she would not take these things home again. She would find the pool on the mountain and sink the things into it, so that no one would find them again in the future. It's over! Everything that happens next has nothing to do with her. She came down the mountain in a good mood.