Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 386 - Chapter 386 386. You cant expect _1

Chapter 386: 386. You can’t expect _1 Chapter 386: 386. You can’t expect _1 At this remark, everyone’s expression turned strangely awkward.

What followed was a burst of chuckles and suppressed laughter.

A former classmate from the countryside then said, “Song Tan, it seems like you’re determined to stay single! Nowadays, no matter how tough someone is in the gym, if you ask them to harvest rice, they might not be up to it.”

“Can’t help it,” Song Tan replied seriously, “We have to dig at Tea Mountain and knock chestnuts, and soon enough, we’ll have to tend to Peach Garden… If I don’t have the strength, what good am I keeping it for?”

In just a few words, the conversation shifted back to Peach Garden, chestnuts, and Tea Mountain, and everyone couldn’t help but express their deep envy:

“Landlord… How blissful!”

It used to be that having a city residency was valuable, but now, if someone’s family has a piece of land, it feels like they have something to rely on, always able to live that idyllic countryside life.

Everyone imagined the romantic pastoral life, waking at sunrise and resting at sunset, filled with envy indeed.

Wu Qianqian, who was once again being ignored, couldn’t help but feel a surge of irritation.

She thought bitterly, If you won’t admit it, then fine! Tomorrow, she too would go to Song Tan’s place!

She wanted to see for herself if there was anything fishy going on between the two.

…

We’ve only been working for two years, and not many of us have settled down yet. Now, when we talk at the dinner table, it’s either complaining about colleagues and bosses or lamenting about how hard it is to find a good job. The topics were quite harmonious.

It wasn’t until after 9 p.m. that the gathering slowly came to an end.

But there was no sense of sorrow at the departure because, during the meal, caught up in the atmosphere, quite a few had signed up with the class leader to harvest rice at Song Tan’s home the next day!

Song Tan laughed at this.

“With so many of you going, I’m not even sure if my two acres of land will be enough. Might as well not bother buying the kids their little sickles; just bring some scissors instead.”

“That won’t do,” said one parent earnestly, “If we’re going to harvest rice, then we should do it properly.”

“You don’t know, their school has so many activities; at home, we’ve got not only little sickles, little hoes, and little spades but also little pots, little alcohol stoves, and little kitchen knives… we’re all set!”

Isn’t that the truth?

Even if we didn’t have something, we could all chip in, and nothing would be missing.

Only the class leader seemed a bit anxious, “With so many people, will your family be able to manage cooking tomorrow? Don’t wear them out.”

It was not a small number; all together, there would be thirty or forty people. Seventh Uncle would surely have his work cut out for him tomorrow, probably having to hire a couple of kitchen hands–

“But it’s fine.”

Song Tan now chuckled freely, “We all eat a lot at home; our family chef is used to feeding us like pigs.”

The class leader laughed, “My, you’re quite funny!”

Song Tan thought to herself, you really should believe it, and then added, “Right, when we harvest rice, my brother might livestream it. He really enjoys chatting with kids online… If you don’t want to show your faces, I can split you up on either side.”

“Sure,” the class leader considered the number of people and then said a bit embarrassedly, “Don’t overestimate our work capacity; just half a field will do for us.”

“Sure.”

Song Tan hadn’t overestimated them anyway. After they were all tired and couldn’t lift their arms, how would they conveniently transfer her the money?

She had that all figured out.

However…

Song Tan had another thing to confirm–

“Qianqian, harvesting rice can be scorching and quite taxing, are you sure you want to go?”

“What’s the matter?” Wu Qianqian raised her chin, “I’m not afraid of hardship, just need to apply some sunscreen.”

Song Tan sighed, “I was just thinking of your ex-boyfriend who works at my place; I was worried you might get emotional seeing him.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Qianqian became even more certain that there was something fishy going on between them!

Otherwise, why wouldn’t Song Tan want her to go over?

Feeling encouraged, she said, “I told you it’s a collective activity, I’m just going for fun. Don’t worry, I’m not going to pester anyone. I just want to harvest rice! I love harvesting rice!”

Only then did Song Tan feel satisfied.

…

When she got home at 11:00 at night, everyone in the family had already gone to bed, even the night owl Zhang Yanping had kicked her habit of staying up late.

Song Tan wasn’t in a hurry either, sleeping peacefully until 5:00 in the morning before getting up.

Then she discussed with her mother, “Mom, I think we have been quite busy these past few days, and it’s really inconvenient to squeeze into grandpa’s house. How about we move back home first?”

“Let’s hold the housewarming banquet after we’re done with the rice harvesting.”

“Sure!” Wu Lan and Song Sancheng had been walking over several times a day, and the stuff at home was almost all in place, now they reckoned:

“There’s nothing urgent left; just bring your own things.”

This wastrel had gotten rid of the old stuff back then, so even if she wanted to find something, she just couldn’t.

Now even the bedding was brand new!

And the mats that the children’s grandfather had been making little by little with sedge grass were also laid out.

Now, besides a housewarming party, the house was truly ready to move into at any time.

Song Tan nodded, then went to ask Seventh Uncle, “Seventh Uncle, have you moved all the kitchen stuff over?”

Of course.

The new kitchen was a square room with a storage area, a convenient gas stove and a wood-burning stove area… divided clearly, clean and bright, spacious and ventilated!

There was even an air conditioner and a fan!

Just think about it, which chef wouldn’t like it?

Of course, when installing the air conditioner, Seventh Uncle felt it was unnecessary: “Cooking generates a lot of fumes, and moreover, with the wood stove, the heat would make it warm enough, wouldn’t installing an air conditioner just be wasteful?”

But Song Tan didn’t see it that way.

Air conditioners are so cheap now! For just two thousand yuan, you can get a top energy efficiency model. Being a bit more comfortable during the hot days is worth it! There’s no expectation for it to last for decades like the old stuff.

And just like that, for a mere 2000 yuan, she moved Seventh Uncle deeply, and Seventh Grandma became even more active in helping out every day.

Now, the whole family was eagerly anticipating the move!

Aside from the set of utensils they were currently using, Seventh Uncle was planning to move all the treasures he had accumulated over the years.

Everything was ready now, just waiting for the people.

Seeing that everything was in order, Song Tan grandly opened the list that the class monitor had sent last night:

“Mom, today I have 32 classmates bringing family and children to experience rice harvesting in the fields, and we need to prepare a meal for them at noon. See who’s available today to come over and help Seventh Uncle, okay?”

Good heavens!

Wu Lan was startled, “You unlucky child! Why did you only mention such a big matter this morning? Can we make it in time?”

“How can we not make it?” Song Tan checked the time: “It’s only 5:30 now. After we wash up, have breakfast, move things, and tidy up… The latest will be seven or eight o’clock.”

After all, the house had been cleaned before they moved in the furniture and appliances, and it wasn’t just the two of them tidying up there–everyone was eager!

Moving, it would take less than half an hour!

As for the classmates… if they could arrive by eight, they would be considered diligent!