Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 303 - Chapter 303 303. Wild chestnuts falling from the sky_1

Chapter 303: 303. Wild chestnuts falling from the sky_1 Chapter 303: 303. Wild chestnuts falling from the sky_1 Meanwhile, the king seemed as if nothing had happened as he crawled back into his doghouse. At that moment, with his front paws propped under his chin, his tongue lightly curled, a cherry that had only been nibbled at the tip appeared in his mouth–

So fragrant, so sweet, so delicious!

His big tongue lazily rolled, slowly sucking the cherry until not a drop of juice was left.

On the other side, Big White always felt something was off. Right now, as he was dozing off, he suddenly “gah” and stretched his neck out from under his wing again.

He looked around warily at the woods.

But the forest was quiet, and even the king was closing his eyes, not stealing anything.

Feeling a bit guilty, he “gah-ed” twice more, then hesitated before tucking his head back into the squeaking nest.

The squirrels on the tree were so angry they couldn’t sleep all night, hopping and skipping with curses, and they glared hatefully at the big dog below!

They jumped around on the tree trunks, full of rage, and then, unable to bear it, turned around and took out a prized wild chestnut from the tree hole and “bang,” threw it down.

The wild chestnut, stored since last winter, was now dry and light; falling from the high, it landed on the king’s head, who didn’t even bother to lift his eyes, just twitched his ears, rolled over, and fell back into a deep sleep.

The squirrels: …Squeak!!!

…

Early the next morning, the person in charge arranged the day’s work and was just about to go to Lao Song’s family to discuss the cherry matter–he had watched them all night and saw that many had ripened by morning.

He then saw Song Sancheng and Song Youde pushing a small cart over: “We’ll take some more of these old bricks and cement sand.”

“Alright.” Song Tan had specially explained that whatever her dad and grandpa wanted to take, just take it, and later they would settle the costs for the materials together.

But still…

“What are you planning to build this time?”

Last time they took such materials, they said it was for a baking room, where coal was still burning, baking away warmly.

Now it was May, a 30-degree day, and yet they didn’t find it hot.

The person in charge was a smoker, but he had never smoked these kinds of leaves, and now he was quite puzzled–after all, what was inconvenient about cigarettes?

Song Youde and Song Sancheng sighed:

“Don’t even mention it, the chicken coop on the mountain is too small, we’re planning to expand it a bit.”

As for the pheasants and such, they listened to Secretary Xiaozu and didn’t publicize it too much. If someone couldn’t resist going to catch them, in the end, they would be the ones to take responsibility.

Talking about this, the person in charge actually agreed: “Your chickens grow pretty fast, all looking sturdy and healthy. It’s good to make the chicken coop bigger.”

While speaking, he even helped pick up some bricks and placed them in the cart, then asked: “Old brother, what price are you planning to sell the cherries at?”

Song Sancheng started laughing: “Look at you, if you want to eat just go pick some. Later I’ll bring you a clean bag, take as much as you can pick. What’s this about money!”

They were building their own house, how could he sell?

Even if the villagers asked, he wouldn’t know how to talk about money!

After all, it was just a cherry tree at the entrance of their house, not a cherry orchard.

The person in charge was afraid of just that.

He had enough money for these projects; if he could, he’d like to pay to reserve all the cherries on the tree!

But he was afraid they wouldn’t take the money.

If they didn’t take the money, would he have the nerve to pick more?

At most three to five pounds, and even then he’d need a thick skin.

But the cherries tasted so good, how could he possibly do that?

As a grown man, he used to think he didn’t like fruit much, but after eating these cherries, he understood what truly tasted good.

“With that taste, he could gobble up three jin in one go!”

“If he could have a little every day, just think how wonderful that would be!”

He half-jokingly said, “Old brother, the taste of your family’s cherries is really good, if you’re not charging, I’d be embarrassed to pick them–if you could name a price, I could take the whole tree!”

Song Sancheng certainly couldn’t agree, “What’s there to wrap up, it’s our own stuff, no need for such courtesies, if you want to eat just pick them, let’s not talk about money–I’ve still got to hurry and fix the chicken coop on the mountain with my dad; help yourself, don’t be shy!”

With that, he pushed his cart and ran off.

They still had to tear down that wall behind the coop and then extend it. Otherwise, the pheasants with their 2.5-meter-long tails couldn’t fit inside, which looked really uncomfortable!

They planned to build during the daytime while the chickens were out foraging so the noise wouldn’t be too much and wouldn’t scare them off.

Of course, they would have to see if the pheasants were okay with the noise while incubating their eggs… if not, then they’d just give them some little white cabbage.

Sigh, it was just as Tantan had said, a real hot potato.

And the person in charge looked at the cherry tree with a mix of anticipation and regret.

He was not one for false modesty, if he wanted to eat he’d pick, so naturally, he went straight under the tree, opened the protective netting, but just as he was about to enter, he felt something wasn’t quite right outside.

He peeked out–and goodness gracious!

There was a group of five or six squirrels standing on the ruins at the entrance, hopping madly and looking right at him!

You little things, now it’s your turn to just watch!

He snickered, reached for the nearest bunch of plump red cherries, and then yanked them off and stuffed them into his mouth, his expression exaggerated and blissful: “So sweet! So delicious!”

Although he wasn’t sure if squirrels could understand human speech, his exclamations seemed to have the power to irritate them just the same.

Surprisingly, it really did get to them.

The group of squirrels on the rubble chaotically hopped and chirped incessantly, as if cursing him out from afar.

One of them, possibly the same one from the previous night, even picked up a small chunk of concrete nearby and–with a ‘thunk’–hurled it over.

Of course, the squirrel didn’t have much strength, and the throw didn’t go far, dropping to the ground before even reaching the cherry tree.

But this move made the person in charge even more smug, and he became even more boisterous:

“Mmm… the cherries are so delicious! I can eat them, and you can’t, haha!”

As he laughed, he felt a gaze upon him and turned to see, finding Song Tan there with Qiaoqiao, Zhang Yanping, and Xin Jun; all four of them standing before him, each with a complicated look in their eyes.

The person in charge: …

They looked at each other in silence, the quiet enveloping them.

After a long while, Zhang Yanping finally started to laugh awkwardly, “Uncle, you… you sure do like cherries.”

He seemed too polite to say what was really on his mind, and could only dryly make that comment.

The person in charge’s face turned beet red on the spot.

He quickly tried to make amends, “It’s not that… usually… I was mainly… er, what I mean is, there’s a bunch of squirrels stealing the cherries, I was mainly trying to annoy them!”

Having spoken in a jumble, he turned his head to look, only to find that there was no sign of squirrels on the pile of ruins, not even a whisker to be found!

Song Tan even considerately offered a smile, “Uncle, if you want to eat them, just pick them, there’s no need to…”

As she spoke, she took out a clean ziplock bag, “My dad sent a message asking me to bring this for you, pick as much as you like.”

“However, cherries can’t be stored for too long, so it’s best to pick as much as you can eat on the spot.”

As she spoke, she stepped aside, “Qiaoqiao, it’s your turn now.”

Qiaoqiao also glanced at the person in charge; then, holding her little basket, she started picking from the tree right away.

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