A Young Woman's Heart

The yard has been fenced off, and the surrounding area is fairly clean.

This is the end of the road. Apart from the occasional tea picker or herb gatherer passing by, almost no one comes here.

Compared to living in the city, where cars are always whizzing by on the streets even late at night, the nights here are remarkably quiet.

If someone lived here alone, they might actually be a little scared.

Early in the morning, Mo Xiaoxiao, the older sister, had already gotten up and was sweeping dust in the yard with a bamboo broom.

The sound of the broom sweeping across the ground was particularly soothing.

"Smile!"

"Xiaoyao, Wanyan, you're here~?" Mo Xiaoxiao walked to the low fence with a broom, opened the gate, and let the three of them in.

The dark-skinned rabbit, Black Chocolate, has grown quite large and looks very healthy. It is darting around very lively, perhaps wanting to exercise while the sun is not too hot.

Or did you discover something interesting?

Then, Mo Xueyao witnessed an astonishing scene.

Black Chocolate swallowed the small cicada that was lying motionless on the ground in one gulp. This cicada was not fully developed and had just crawled out for some unknown reason. It was only the size of a thumb and had become its snack.

But... rabbits actually eat meat?

Mo Xueyao stared at it in surprise: "It ate insects!"

"Huh? Did Dark Chocolate eat bugs again?" Mo Xiaoxiao glanced back, but didn't seem to care. "It's okay, it does eat them sometimes."

"Rabbits actually eat meat... "

“Every rabbit has a different personality,” Nora said in English.

At this moment, Mo Xiaoxiao also looked at the tall, well-proportioned red-haired woman: "Who is this? Xiaoyao's friend? Or a relative?"

"Pfft, they're friends, why do you think they're relatives?"

"Because he has red hair, I feel like he might be Russian."

“That’s right, she really is Russian.” Mo Xueyao scratched her cheek. “She’s a friend of mine, named Nora.”

"Hello, Nora."

“Hello.” Nora extended his hand and said in Chinese with a strange accent, “We can communicate in English, and I can also speak a little Chinese.”

"Okay, well, Youyou hasn't gotten up yet, why don't you come in and sit down? You can go swimming in the river later."

"This river?" Mo Xueyao pointed to the river at the entrance. Although it looked quite clear, ducks and geese always liked to play here, and there was usually some excrement at the bottom, which made people reluctant to go in.

Fishing is fine, but swimming... well, forget it.

“No, we’re going to the source.” Mo Xiao smiled and pointed to the mountain. “I went up there with Youyou last time. There’s a source there. The water is very clean and shallow, which is perfect for cooling off or swimming.”

"Okay—!" Mo Xueyao stretched and walked into their home.

Although the two are usually very busy, their home is still kept very tidy, with the floors and windows clean.

Even in areas that are not easy to wipe, they only look a little dusty, but not dirty.

However, the second floor was still a little messy, with the two people's clothes scattered around, but this messiness actually made it feel more cozy.

If it's too tidy, wouldn't it feel like a hotel, without any sense of home?

Of course, you have to take off your shoes when you come in. Since the floor is very clean, Mo Xueyao didn't even wear slippers and sat down on the sofa barefoot.

"Isn't the air conditioning on?"

"Yeah, I just got up, it's not even on yet. Does Xiaoyao feel hot?"

"It's a bit hot, mainly because we walked such a long way."

"Then I'll turn on the air conditioner~" Mo Xiaoxiao closed the window and turned on the central air conditioner, and the whole room quickly cooled down.

The most enjoyable thing about summer is listening to the cicadas chirping outside the window, looking at the lush green plants, and enjoying the coolness in the room. Even when the sun shines on you, you don't feel hot at all, but rather warm!

There were three cups of tea on the coffee table, but they weren't made with tea leaves; instead, they contained some plants whose names I couldn't recall.

"What's this?" Mo Xueyao swirled the tea, watching the dried plants inside slowly swell.

"Those are dandelions dried in the spring~ It's dandelion tea, we picked them ourselves from the mountain and dried them, it tastes very good and is good for your health."

"Wow, that's quite sophisticated."

"Pfft, actually I can't afford tea, but sometimes I crave a slightly bitter drink." Mo Xiao smiled, pursing her lips. "How does it taste?"

"I didn't taste anything special." Mo Xueyao's tongue wasn't that sensitive.

"It's a little sweet, then a little bitter," Li Wanyan commented.

"Yes, but you can't drink too much, or you'll get diarrhea. And you can't drink it when it's cold either, so drink it while it's hot. I also picked some pine needles while I was up the mountain today, so I can make tea with them when winter comes."

"Pine needle tea is very good." Li Wanyan also knew a bit about this, perhaps because it was a free 'enjoyment'?

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Chapter 122 The Clear Spring in the Mountains

"Sis~ Sis~" Mo Zhuyou was finally woken up by the chatter downstairs. "Where~ is she~?"

"I'm downstairs. You're finally awake? Go wash up quickly!"

"Hmm... Ugh." The younger sister rubbed her eyes, rolled over, and grabbed the bed railing to look downstairs. "Is it Haruka... Are they here?"

"Yes."

"Who's that redhead?"

"It's Haruka's friend, Nora."

"Gurgle?"

"It's Nora."

"Hurrah..."

"Pfft, Youyou doesn't seem to be fully awake yet?" Mo Xueyao was amused. "Did you go to bed very late yesterday?"

"Actually, it wasn't that late. She probably went to bed around eleven o'clock." The older sister took some dried vegetables from the house and scattered them in front of Dark Chocolate, just like feeding chickens.

"Youyou seems to be very sleepy."

"It's probably from chronic sleep deprivation," the older sister said with a wry smile. "Youyou~ Shall we get up?"

"Hmm...right away..." the younger sister replied, but then fell asleep again while leaning on the railing. After more than ten minutes, she suddenly woke up, climbed off the bed, and staggered down the stairs.

Luckily, there were no boys here, otherwise her disheveled appearance would have been exposed.

The shirt slipped off the shoulders and looked like it couldn't stay on.

There was a small hole in the back of her panties; I don't know if she noticed it herself...

As a former boy, Mo Xueyao felt a little awkward and didn't know whether she should say it or not.

Nora, however, was straightforward. Pointing at Mo Zhuyou's buttocks, she said, "There's a hole there!"

Because it was in Chinese, I was able to understand it directly.

"Hmm? It's nothing, just a hole, you can still wear it." It seems she wasn't unaware, just being frugal. "Anyway, it's just for wearing at home. If I were to wear a skirt outside, I'd definitely need to change into boxer shorts..."

"Huh, is there such a thing?" Mo Xueyao was taken aback.

"When Xiaoyao wears a skirt, doesn't she change into boxer shorts? You know, the kind of pants that are like men's boxer shorts?" Mo Xiaoxiao asked with a puzzled smile.

"Huh—?"

"You don't have to worry too much if you accidentally expose yourself because it's thicker. If it were a thin pair of briefs, you could see something through the fabric."

"What? Is that how it is?"

Li Wanyan wasn't quite clear about this matter either.

Before high school, she didn't wear skirts much and didn't know much about them.

While at school, she rarely participated in such private topics.

Actually, Mo Xueyao knew a little bit about it, that some people dressed like that, but what she didn't know was... that it seemed to have become common knowledge, and that all girls who wore skirts dressed like that?

"Well, it's just something we two sisters are used to. If it were Hua Yinyin, she probably wouldn't wear boxer shorts either, right?" The older sister smiled, her two dimples looking especially cute and charming, making Nora unable to help but glance at her a few more times.

“Your friends are all very beautiful,” Nora said to Mo Xueyao.

The English sentence was easy to understand; even the confused Mo Zhuyou understood it, and the two sisters immediately blushed with embarrassment.

The restroom was on the basement level, and Nora went over to take a look, finding it rather novel.

“If it weren’t for the glass roof, this place could be a great small shelter.” She was standing in the activity room on the ground floor, with thick tempered glass above her head. She could see the sky from here too, except that people or animals might walk across the glass.

For example, right now Dark Chocolate is lying on this glass eating dried vegetables, and she was just about to say "cute" when she saw it pee here...

Okay, this is not cute at all.

This place can be used for fitness, as a dance studio, or as a temporary guest room.

The floor is soft and made with special matting material, making it very comfortable to walk on.

By the time Mo Zhuyou finished washing up and her older sister had almost finished cleaning, it was almost nine o'clock.

During this time, Mo Xueyao, who had gotten up so early, even took a short nap.

"Let's go!" Mo Zhuyou, already full of energy, pumped her fist. "Did you guys bring swimsuits?"

“No…” Mo Xueyao shook her head, after all, this was a project that had not been agreed upon beforehand.

"It's okay, I can go into the water wearing only my underwear," Nora said boldly. "Or I can go without anything, since there's hardly anyone in the mountains anyway."

“Theoretically speaking, it’s almost impossible for anyone to go to that place, but what if…” Mo Xiaoxiao couldn’t guarantee it with absolute certainty.

"It's okay, we can hide in the water later!"

"I'll just wear my tank top into the water." Mo Xueyao pinched her tank top. It wasn't made of cotton; since it was for summer, the material was somewhat like a swimsuit.

Even though it's not as comfortable as a swimsuit, it's fine to use it as a swimsuit.

"Looks like the class monitor didn't bring one either, just like Xiaoyao." Mo Zhuyou shrugged. "By the way, doesn't the school provide two swimsuits? How tall is the class monitor?"