【Jean Grenouille】

There is water in a chasm under the mountain peak, and at the end of the water, there is a natural tunnel, which is wet and narrow, but big enough for me to sit on, or even lie down as long as I curl up.

The air here is salty, damp and cool, and the day is as deadly still as the night.

No creature has visited this place yet.

very nice.

I carefully spread the coarse wool blanket on the floor and lay down on it.

It's heaven here, no one bothers me, I can do whatever I want.Even if the outside world burns, I don't feel it here.

I don't think it's any safer than here, even in my mother's womb.

Mother?Oh, that is already a very distant and unfamiliar term.

I am no longer disturbed by anything, and I can lie quietly like a dead person in this cemetery-like tunnel, but my heart is living freely, and I can imagine freely in the kingdom of my smell.

I can call in the most distant smells at will, the hostile, steamy stench of Madame Gallard's bedroom; a menacing air; Baldini's chaotic cacophony of smells; and, Adele...

My thoughts were suddenly interrupted, I curled up tightly with my arms around my shoulders, and my body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Look at you, look at you, Grenouille, what you have done.

You drive her away, and speak ill of her, how she interferes with all your enjoyment, wants to take away your safety, and puts you again in the danger of the crowd.

In fact, you know very well that she is just worried about you, she is thinking of you.

Adele, Adele, there is no one who cares about you like her without giving anything back, never before, never again, never again.

But look at you, Grenouille, what have you done to her?

Grenouille, you are a hideous devil.

Adele...

Forget it, Grenouille, it's fine to be alone now, no one can hurt you, and no one will shout at you.It is enough to know that you are safest lying here, that you are most free now.

I fell asleep in the midst of complicated and chaotic thoughts. In the dark and sweet dreamland is my unique scent kingdom. The beautiful lavender fields, the fragrance of the wheat fields, the rain and the sun listen to my commands. I am the master of all these creatures. At the end of the fields in the world, is my majestic kingdom castle, a museum of millions of scents, I can lie on the soft purple sofa and enjoy them to my heart's content.

The icy cold rain woke me up and brought me back to reality from my sweet dreams. The heavy rain poured down, and the slanted raindrops drifted into the tunnel, drenching half of my body.

I moved, and there was a light "touch", and a basket beside me was accidentally touched by me and fell to the ground. Apples and oranges rolled out of it, and the cold sausage and bacon emitted Greasy and meaty.

A piece of paper dangled from the fallen basket, and I caught it just in time to save it from being drenched in rain.

[Eat well, you can’t eat locusts or snakes, and drink wild honey carefully, come up to see you every five days.Of course, it would be even better if you are willing to find me at the bottom of the mountain. This is where I live now——Adele] Attached to the paper is a crooked map with a big red five-pointed star drawn on it. The sign reads "Adele".

It was a very small village south of Clermont, and the only advantage was that it was near the Cantal, where I was staying, and it was probably less than two days' journey on her pony.

She said she would come up to see me every five days.

She hasn't given up on me yet, she's not mad at me.

I was a little dazed, and unconsciously clutched this note tightly. Unfortunately, my hands were wet from the rain, and finally this paper was wet, and it became a crumpled ball with black ink. Spread out and never see clearly again.

【Adele】

"Let!" I ran into the tunnel panting, almost as familiar as my own home. I can't remember how many times I ran the deserted Cantal Mountain this year.

"Sorry, I'm late today, and something has delayed my time to go out."

When I was hit on the head again by the rocks in the tunnel, what I thought was not that I had grown taller, but that Grenouille had really persisted in this place for a year without going down the mountain, skinny, unkempt, ragged, and bearded Cha, only those eyes are as clear as before.

I vaguely remembered that when Grenouille decided to stay here a year ago, I was not surprised. He hated crowds. I knew this a long time ago, but I was worried how long he could live in seclusion in such a harsh environment. .

So I temporarily gave up the dream of making a lot of money, took the little gold coins I earned in Mulan, and found a village dozens of miles away from the foot of the mountain. Taking advantage of my young age and tears in my eyes, I made up a whole story, and finally stayed.Because I have to come to the mountains to see Grenouille from time to time, I live alone in a small wooden house on the edge of the village. I dare not show off my money, for fear that my money will be robbed.

I have to say that I hated Grenouille a little at the beginning, he was really headstrong, he didn't care what I thought at all, and didn't worry that I would have a difficult life as a girl alone.

But... Grenouille was always like this. It's not that he didn't worry, but he didn't realize that what he had in his heart was different from ours.

Thinking of this, I can't get angry with him anymore.

Sometimes I also wonder, why should I treat him so well?

"Adele."

The hoarse and deep voice pulled me back from the infinite daze. Since Grenouille had less and less time to speak, his voice always looked like this when he spoke.

"What?" I asked him, it was so strange today, he took the food basket I brought, but stood there motionless and looked at me, could it be... I suddenly realized: "Oh, you asked me to give you Trim your nails and cut your hair? Okay, I brought tools today!" This is something I will insist on doing during the break, even if he doesn't like it at first, he is used to it now, and sometimes he will ask for it I do it.

"No, it's not..." Grenouille shook his head hesitantly, still staring at me, and his eyes gradually moved down. The big beard on his face made me unable to see his expression clearly. I don't know what he was thinking. What, just feel very uncomfortable.

"Adele."

"Uh...wh, what's the matter?" The tunnel is so narrow, Grenouille stepped forward and forced me to press against the wall of the pit, his messy beard almost poked my face.

"Are you injured?" Grenouille frowned, and suddenly stretched out his hand to pull my skirt: "Where is the injury? It smells so strong and bloody, it doesn't smell good."

"coax"!Five thunders struck the top, and my face turned red all of a sudden, I can be sure, because from the face to the neck, it was so hot that it seemed to be smoking.

"No, it's not an injury... Oh no, it's an injury, a little injury, it's okay." I didn't even know what I was talking about.

"A little injury? But it's a lot, and it's still bleeding, and it came out again." Grenouille moved his nose, and frowned even tighter. "Who bullied you, Adele?"

At this moment, I really want to cut off his nose, why does Grenouille have such a strange talent!

"Adele? What are you thinking? Is the injury serious? Let me see." Seeing that I didn't answer, Grenoye began to lift my skirt by himself.

"Let go, let go! I'm fine!" I hurried out of the tunnel, hitting my head twice during the process, and I couldn't care less.

"Don't do your business, don't ask so many questions!" I blurted out, and only after I finished speaking did I realize that my tone was extra serious.

Looking back, Grenouille was standing at the entrance of the tunnel, looking at me quietly. His figure looked thin and lonely, and his eyes were a little...sad?

I clenched my skirt tightly, feeling a little guilty, and stammered an explanation: "It's not a big deal, the girl will come here once a month when she grows up...don't, don't worry..."

"Blood? Come once a month?" Grenouille repeated twice, looking at me even more strangely, as if I was some kind of monster: "I know this, women in Paris have it, but why do you also have it? You didn't have it before."

"So, so I've grown up!" My face was already so hot that I couldn't feel it: "Girls who grow up will have it, that's it, don't ask any more questions!"

"Oh..." Grenouille made a long tone, and said slowly, his nose moved again, and he muttered to himself thoughtfully: "It's very light, very light smell, if you don't smell it carefully Unnoticed, overshadowed by the smell of blood. But yes but there it is, great, good."

"What are you talking about?" I was confused by his soliloquy, and there was also a little shiver down my spine for no reason.

"Nothing." Grenouille glanced at the sky on the other side of the mountain, "It's dusk, are you sure you want to go down the mountain?"

The sun goes down? !When I looked back, I couldn’t help feeling annoyed. Today, I was in a hurry because of the sudden onset of menstruation, so I went up the mountain late. This reason was too difficult to explain, so I didn’t tell Grenouille at first.

"Do you want to stay here for one night? There is no problem sleeping two people in the tunnel." When I was worried, Grenouille naturally proposed this suggestion.

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