Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 393 - Chapter 393 393. Wu Lei arrives_1

Chapter 393: 393. Wu Lei arrives_1 Chapter 393: 393. Wu Lei arrives_1 Aside from the squad leader, those who actually worked efficiently turned out to be the parents and in-laws that the classmates had brought along.

They couldn’t quite connect with the younger generation, so the peers gathered together to chat about vegetables, the local environment, and how to keep healthy…

When it came to harvesting the rice in the fields, they complained with their mouths, but their sickle-wielding hands were quick.

Some had memories of harvesting rice back in the day, while others were learning on the spot. Nevertheless, judging by their ability to climb mountains and hop over hilltops, they were indeed much stronger than the younger folks.

Song Tan noticed this and an idea formed in her mind–

During her time selling vegetables at the market, she noticed that although older customers were more likely to haggle and were pickier, they had savings at their disposal by that age, had known hardship as well as comfort, and were in fact more likely to spend big money.

Moreover, they had their own standards for what they consumed–it didn’t necessarily have to be expensive, but it definitely had to be healthy.

Youthful consumers, though willing and able to spend money, mostly didn’t have much cash on them.

Their spending potential lacked somewhat.

Seeing everyone energetically cutting rice, Song Tan was touched and decided to have a private word with a few aunts and uncles later!

After all, the rice they harvested and the land they sweated over, as well as tasting other vegetables, white fungus, chili peppers, and the like–how inappropriate it would be not to take some home!

Being locally grown, it was definitely much better than the ingredients of unknown composition bought in tourist areas!

Song Tan’s cunning plan was known to no one.

The group was simply wiping away sweat awkwardly, and then sighing at the difficulty of farm work, stumbling and grumbling, yet they persevered in the rice fields after all.

Considering all this, Song Tan felt she had to send an extra message to her dad:

[Dad, the tea leaves are all set in the cup, once we get into the living room, hurry and start brewing them, don’t brew them too early!]

It’s not that she wasn’t sympathetic to her classmates’ thirst, mainly… mainly because this cold water doesn’t promote health!

Later, with a living room filled with twenty or thirty people, hot water brewing the tea, and the fragrance whirling in the air… she didn’t believe no one would buy!

For old classmates, she would sell even an ounce or two!

…

The sun became increasingly accommodating, and the temperature in the paddy fields rose steadily.

If you were to view it from a drone, you would find that the paddy field looked like a bizarrely shaped jigsaw puzzle.

On one side were two hired villagers, their sickles never stopping, sweat pouring down like rain, making the golden rice move smoothly forward like the parting of the Red Sea.

On the other side, the edge looked as if it had been gnawed by a dog, ragged and uneven.

Song Tan noticed this and couldn’t help but shake her head and click her tongue.

Just two points of land, and with twenty or thirty people, it had been half an hour, yet not even half was done–it was too much of a people drainer.

In between, there were close calls with almost cutting their own legs, thankfully she was quick enough to react with a bit of trickery…

On a separate side, Qiaoqiao moved from east to west along the paddy field on her own, and then from west to east, her actions slow but meticulous.

The only downside was that the whole row was only caught on the mobile phone camera when she reached the middle, resulting in the live streaming room’s chat becoming increasingly quieter, with fans coming and going… It was turning into a prime time for sleepiness.

In the live streaming room, tags like [White Noise] [ASMR Sleep Aid] were being highlighted by the fans, and insomniacs were rushing in joyfully, each delivering their fee for today’s sleep aid.

Don’t tell, but in this fiery summer heat, with the wind blowing over the rice waves… it was indeed pretty conducive to sleep.

…

Just at that moment, Song Tan turned her head and saw a motorcycle speeding along a winding road in the distance.

She walked to the roadside and, sure enough, within two minutes, she was waiting there for Uncle and Wu Lei.

Uncle parked the motorcycle at an angle on the ground, then urged a reluctant Wu Lei to get off, before removing the firmly tied snake-skin bag and suitcase from the back.

“Tantan, tell your mom not to give Brother Wu Lei any chance; just let him have a good taste of hardship here.”

“I was going to let you harvest the rice, but your mom said dozens of people came over; it’s not a big deal… Since Tea Mountain still needs tending today, I won’t stay long.”

“Don’t bother moving these things; let Wu Lei carry them back. If he can’t carry them, well, it’s his own luggage anyway, he can throw away whatever he wants to throw.”

Uncle’s words were especially unsentimental, clearly hurt by Wu Lei. Just like his wife said, if this kid keeps this up, not to mention if they can rely on him when they are old… the character he’s showing is a big problem!

Since he hasn’t started a family or business yet, better to get a grip on him sooner rather than later.

Not to mention, just look at how Qiaoqiao has been brought up to see that Wu Lan really knows how to educate kids!

Therefore, they really had to be tough!

Song Tan smiled with genuine kindness.

“Uncle, listen to you talk, my Brother Wu Lei is quite good apart from spending money extravagantly and lacking planning in his actions. He used to take us out to play when we were younger…”

What a strange thing to say.

Wu Lei, standing by, couldn’t help but look up at her, but Song Tan didn’t look at him:

“Uncle, since you trust us so much, rest assured, as long as you can be tough and not send Brother Wu Lei red packets or transfers. Next year when you come back, I’ll make sure he greets you with savings, honestly and respectfully!”

“You child…” Uncle was also sighing in his heart, with a slightly sour feeling: “If your Brother Wu Lei were even a fraction as reliable as you, I wouldn’t have to say anything… Alright! Then Uncle will leave this matter to you!”

“Money is not the point; what’s important is that he sticks it out! To know the hardship of earning money.”

“Don’t be reluctant, just let Wu Lei get right down to harvesting rice later!”

“Don’t worry, I’ve left it to you guys. If he gets into any trouble, hurts his arm or leg or whatever… there’s no need to tell Uncle!”

Song Tan could only listen to half of this.

But she didn’t mind.

It’s perfect that Wu Lei is here!

Leaving aside the fieldwork on the mountain, just cleaning this big new house is better with one more person to help!

She looked at her cousin, whose whole body expressed resistance, smiling like the foreman of a coal kiln:

“Brother Wu Lei, don’t worry, seeing how Brother Yanping doesn’t even want to leave, you know it’s definitely not as terrifying here as you imagine.”

“Besides, we need to show the right attitude to Uncle and Aunt; you are, after all, planning to settle down, and you need to have that dependable spirit! Anyway, let’s head back first…”

While she said this, she still persuaded Uncle to stay for a meal.

But farm work really waits for no one, and Uncle was already halfway through his tasks.

Moreover, if he stayed here for a meal, with the crowd of guests at home and too many instructions to leave behind, what if Wu Lan couldn’t bear to make the kids labor hard?

Better to leave with a heavy heart.

He got on his motorcycle, stomped on the pedal, and a roar immediately filled the air…

Only when Uncle’s figure had disappeared into the distance did Song Tan turn around, appraising Wu Lei from head to toe:

“Brother Wu Lei, it’s terribly hot, let’s take the luggage home first, and then we can start harvesting rice.”

How could this [cheap] workforce not start with harvesting rice, joining the others for some practice?