Volume 1 Chapter 36 Fossicking Together (1/2)

”Oh, my goodness! I never thought that finding gold would be that much of a pain.” Ma Rui was panting heavily, her throat feeling scratchy. ”If I needed gold, I could've just thrown my money into the gold mine! Ahaha...”

Autumn or not, Warrego was a sweltering stove. It was on dry land, and there were very few trees in this area though there were some vegetation and dried-out grass. Standing in this place felt like being fried alive. Digging was a decision with many regrets. It had already been a day and Ma Rui was exhausted; 'exhausted' is an understatement.

However, unlike her, the children looked very diligent. Mo Yuan used the shovel to dig more while Han Luo used a pan to search for gold. There wasn't a hint of exhaustion on their faces. On the contrary, they even looked excited about finding the gold. Mo Yuan also used a pan to look for gold, just like Han Luo. They had been doing this all day and found ten raw gold stones. It made them even more motivated.

'Why do I feel like I made these children greedy? I feel guilty.' Ma Rui thought to herself. She finished drinking a bottle of water and huffed to the children, ”Don't just play drink some water too or you will suffer from constipation.”

Mo Yuan looked at her and declared, ”Our bottles are empty.”

”Ah, why didn't you say that sooner? I'll go and fill the bottles... if I can you two stay here and don't go anywhere else!” Ma Rui gripped the bottles and stumbled on her way to her friend's cottage. It was the third time she went to fetch water.

Mo Yuan and Han Luo were silently fossicking. Suddenly, Han Luo let out a painful sound. Her soft skin pressed against a piece of glass and it scratched her finger. It stung and a drop of blood spilled from the injury.

”What happened?” Mo Yuan grasped her hand and saw the droplet of blood. He wanted to wipe it but realized that he didn't have his handkerchief with him, and both their clothes and hands were all dirty. He put her small middle finger into his mouth and licked it clean.

Han Luo was blankly stared at him. It wasn't the first time she saw blood. The last time she saw the oozing liquid of blood was on her parents' bodies. They left her forever. She was never able to be with them. Now seeing the droplet of blood, she thought that she was going to die too. She started shivering as her eyes glowed red.

Mo Yuan was licking her finger when saw her expression. He thought that she was afraid of him. He paused and asked, ”Does it hurt a lot?”

Han Luo shook her head. She sniffed and cried, ”I think I'm going to die”

”Why would you die?” Mo Yuan couldn't understand her trail of thoughts.

Han Luo looked at her finger that was covered with his saliva. ”Because there is blood. And I remember my mommy died after she bled”

”You won't die from spilling a droplet of blood. It's just a simple injury. Don't worry.” Mo Yuan tried to comfort her. When he saw that it didn't work, he reached out and patted her right shoulder with his left hand. His other hand was still holding onto her right hand. ”When your big brother Sheng Ming and Yujin fell, they bled too. Their injuries were more severe than yours. They bled a lot and they didn't die. So, you won't die too.” This was the first time he ever talked to her that much.

”Is that so” Han Luo gazed at him in the eyes as if her life was depending on him.