children busily harvesting the leaves
from one of the trees gi& G swiftly
caught hold of one little boy while the
other two evaded capture the boy though
not actually lifted off the ground
flailed his legs in an attempt to escape
forcing gi& to hold on to him firmly let
me go who who are you the boy struggled
and protested oh it's you again I told
you if I caught you again I wouldn't be
so lenient gi& G returned to the
cottage's entrance holding the boy Shia
Yun immediately took him from her and
produced a length of thread from a pouch
at her waist tying one end to the boy's
wrist and the other to a nearby tree the
thread was so fine that it was nearly
invisible in the sunlight but upon being
bound the boy's expression changed
drastically and he ceased his struggles
sitting obediently beneath the tree why
do you keep stealing my mulberry leaves
xia Yun confronted him with her arms
crossed the boy stammered saying my
silkworms are going to starve you think
it's reasonable to steal my mulberry
leaves just because your silkworms are
going to starve Shaun appeared quite
Furious as she seized the mulberry
leaves from the boy's hands last time I
let you off the hook but here you are
again stealing from me the boy trembled
crying out I'm sorry doc go fetch your
two brothers for me Shaun slowly releas
the thread allowing it to extend as
giangi gazed at the Mulberry Tree it was
indeed noticeably larger than the others
however its leaves had been
significantly plucked and aside from
that there were no other distinctions
although the tallest boy who was the
eldest brother was technically the
oldest he appeared to be merely 11 or 12
years old the elder brother was aware
that he was in the wrong and spoke
increasingly softly but his silkworm
exclusively feasted upon the leaves of
this particular tree leaving them with
no recourse Shaun infuriated rubbed her
temples while seated a te an opportune
moment Gian G inquired why is it that
your silkworm is so peculiar only
consuming the leaves from this one
mulberry tree the elder brother facing
Gan G seemed less apprehensive and
replied with composure I am not certain
when I first captured it it refused to
eat anything we consulted a silkworm
Doctor Who informed us that it only
consumes the finest mulberry leaves this
Tree on chiching island produces the
best the trio had never encountered such
a finicky silkor worm before nor had
they realized that there was a
specialized doctor for silkworms on the
island it was as if Shaun had triggered
some mechanism she entered the room and
emerged with a transparent bag Gathering
a considerable amount of mulberry leaves
from the tree and placing them inside
the bag setting the transparent bag on
the table she offered I can't provide
you with some mberry leaves the Three
Brothers eyes lit up at her words and
they eagerly raised their heads
exclaiming we are willing to do anything
Shaun furrowed her brow I have yet to
specify what you are to do I need you to
water the mulberry tree but do not
overwater it I do not want my tree to
drown upon hearing this the Three
Brothers nodded vigorously and set off
to fetch water for the tree Shaun had
already prepared the watering tools
setting them aside and the brothers took
them and departed after witnessing the
entire exchange Gian G and her
companions finally had a moment to
engage Shaun Shaun I have been curious
as to why you cultivate so many mulberry
trees upon hearing a question related to
her expertise shaan's interest was
piqued our family has tended to this
Mulberry grow for Generations growing
the finest leaves to nourish the spirit
silkworms once the spirit silkworms spin
their cocoons they are sent to the
chiching yyong to be woven into
Exquisite Fabrics as she spoke of the
beautiful Fabrics her eyes sparkled with