Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 286 - Chapter 286 286. Beekeepers Business_1

Chapter 286: 286. Beekeeper’s Business_1 Chapter 286: 286. Beekeeper’s Business_1 Song Tan now compared herself with the time when she had just returned, struggling immensely even to invoke Spiritual Energy, and she felt satisfied.

Compared to the Xuantian Sect, the Spiritual Energy here was almost nonexistent. Yet, by persisting every night, she had forcefully cultivated to this realm in such a barren world–despite the fact that this realm wasn’t even comparable to the lowest servant in the Xuantian Sect.

But for Song Tan, this was already the greatest assurance for her family and her business.

She calculated that it would probably be winter by the time she reached Foundation Establishment.

Tch.

It was a good thing she didn’t have companions, otherwise, they would die laughing at this efficiency.

It took a full year to go from Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment, which was quite unique indeed.

But… no rush.

If every day with her family was this peaceful and joyful, what difference would a day earlier or later make?

She looked at the peach trees, which had been thoroughly plucked, and then at the basket full of peach blossoms. Now, she picked up the basket and leisurely descended the mountain.

…

She brought the peach petals back home, where someone would slowly clean and pack them away.

Seeing that Brother Xiaozhang hadn’t arrived yet, and a rumble of thunder hinted from afar–with the onset of early summer, rain often came both suddenly and swiftly. It had already rained a few days ago, and now the overcast sky seemed to foretell another downpour.

Song Tan felt the dampness in the air and actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of the rain, Wu Lan and Wang Lifan wouldn’t be able to go tea-picking, and could truly relax and rest for a while.

Her mother and grandmother seemed addicted to making money, always feeling guilty for idling even when there were people to work at home, feeling compelled to do something…

This made the rest of them, who were planning to “salted fish” it, feel a little uncomfortable.

Just as she was getting ready to laze around on the porch, she saw Qiaoqiao rush out of the room in a hurry, “Sister, it’s going to rain, what about the bees?”

Song Tan remembered that the beehives were full, and with all the miscellaneous affairs recently, she had forgotten about it.

Seeing Qiaoqiao already so worried, she said,

“If it rains hard and the bees are all crammed together, will they be in a bad mood? Will they fight?”

That’s unlikely.

With so much honey, as long as they have food and drink, and without the queen’s command, they have nothing to fight over.

But… no, not good!

Idling around, they would consume the honey and breed larvae to eat the honey!

Song Tan grabbed her car keys, “I’ll go get a couple of beehives!”

Seeing her take action, Qiaoqiao finally relaxed.

In the room, Xin Jun’s voice was calm yet authoritative, “Qiaoqiao, time for class.”

The diligent student hurried back in.

…

The rumbling thunder grew louder as the pickup truck navigated the bumpy mountain roads, surprisingly smooth in its ride.

The roads connecting the villages, neglected over the years, were frequently full of cracks, potholes, or covered by mudslides from the slopes. If one wasn’t a seasoned driver or familiar with the route, caution was necessary.

But this was no obstacle for Song Tan. However…

While turning the steering wheel, she suddenly remembered her parents had been enthusiastic about getting their driver’s licenses, and she hadn’t heard any updates on that…

It had been so long, they couldn’t still be failing the first theory test, could they?

Even if her father hadn’t passed yet, it didn’t make sense for her mother not to have!

As she mulled this over, the car continued on its way to the neighboring Songshu Town.

This area had even more mountains than Yunqiao Village, with roads twisting and climbing. Along the roadsides, in the tea fields, it seemed due to government subsidies, many ornamental cherry trees had been planted.

But… ornamental plants don’t bear fruit. Since they aren’t a source of nectar, they’re not very popular with bees.

So even though they’re blooming brightly now, only a few bees are attracted to them.

And…

Song Tan walked all the way and finally confirmed:

They’re not as nice as the ones at home!

She couldn’t help feeling a little sense of achievement.

…

Up ahead was the beekeeper’s territory. Song Tan got out of the car but didn’t see anyone around.

Luckily, on the familiar corrugated iron shed, a phone number was written with ink on a piece of cardboard.

She made the call, and the other party was very enthusiastic, “I’m not there, I’m on the road selling honey. Just follow that path and go uphill–”

Guided every step of the way, it was just a five-minute drive, and the car twisted and turned back onto the main road.

The beekeeper, wearing a straw hat, had set up a small recliner and was sitting at the edge of the roadside bushes, browsing short videos on his phone.

Seeing her coming, he couldn’t help but smile:

“How’s it going? Were your bees doing well before?”

Song Tan smiled, “They’re doing great! Now the hives are overflowing, so I’m preparing to get a few more hives.”

The beekeeper was also pleased, “I said there were no calls from your side, so there must not be any problems. But how did they grow so fast? Are there a lot of flowers in your area?”

He was itching to bring his own bees over for a few days of work.

But that was something Song Tan dared not agree to.

Now that the peach blossoms on the mountain were gone, the bees had shifted their focus to the vegetable garden, the melon vines, and over to the Chestnut Garden.

With dozens of hives here, her small garden couldn’t accommodate them all.

So she smiled, “There’s a Peach Garden at home, they’ve been eating well these days.”

Peach Garden?

Ah, the peach blossoms are gone now.

The beekeeper instantly cooled down. Then he realized something and quickly instructed, “If you’ve got honey, you better hurry to extract it. You can’t keep it in the hives all the time! If you do, the bees see there’s food, and they’ll just keep reproducing… Having more bees isn’t any use if they aren’t making honey!”

Song Tan listened with a smile, nodding repeatedly, but when he didn’t get to the point after a while, she interrupted, “Uncle, how come you’re out here selling honey?”

The beekeeper smiled, “Well, isn’t this the time when people come to buy tea leaves? And there are those who come nearby for barbecues and picnics. I thought I might as well set up a stall by the road.”

Then he pointed to the sign beside him with the bold black letters [Farmhouse Raw Honey] and the phone number attached to it:

“I’ve been selling like this for years, making a couple thousand a month.”

As he spoke, he was incredibly enthusiastic, “How about it? How much honey have you got? Want to sell?”

“If you do, there’s a turn just ahead on that part of the road. It’s cooler there, not in the direct sun. You could bring your honey and sit there, and you’d be able to sell just the same.”

Then he glanced at the sky, “But not when it’s going to rain, you better take advantage of the sunny days.”

Song Tan thought to herself: If I start selling honey by the roadside, you’d be out of business.

She laughed, “Uncle! You’re giving me business advice, but we’re competitors!”

“Hmph!” the beekeeper said with an air of confidence, “I’ve been selling for so many years, and the people who travel this route often know me. Plus, now there’s WeChat.”

“You, a young lady, might not even sell as well as I do. Besides, if your honey sells well, you’ll come back and buy more bees from me, which works out just the same.”

Well, she had thought he was simple and straightforward, but it turned out he had a pretty clear idea of what was going on.

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