Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 498 - Chapter 498 498. Look what a treasure _1

Chapter 498: 498. Look, what a treasure! _1 Chapter 498: 498. Look, what a treasure! _1 Packing peaches was an assembly line process.

Aunt Lianhua and Wu Lan were responsible for wrapping them in sponge covers, while Qiaoqiao and Xin Jun stuffed them into boxes. Song Tan used tape to seal them with clicking noises, and Zhang Yanping and Brother Xiaozhang were in charge of attaching labels and verifying them…

Song Sancheng had gone to help with rice planting in the fields and hadn’t returned yet. As for Grandma and Grandpa, they were now earning money by making straw mats at Granddad’s place, spirited every day and showing no interest in the trivial task of packing peaches…

Here, Teacher Xin Jun didn’t need to say more and joined the battlefield too.

Luckily, it wasn’t work that required much strength, and everyone, working on the assembly line together, didn’t feel tired.

Soon, stacks of boxes piled up quickly, and time flew by even faster.

The evenings of summer were particularly long. After five o’clock, the sun still blazed in the sky, its afterglow warming faces to a red dryness with just a short exposure.

Brother Xiaozhang became a bit anxious, “I need to leave for the city by six o’clock, otherwise I’ll miss the sorting, and tonight’s parcels won’t get out.”

Song Tan looked at the boxes, “No worries, we’ll make it!”

As she spoke, she walked over to Wu Lan and started packing peaches quickly…

Finally!

Zhang Yanping slapped on the last shipping label.

“There, all the peaches sold in today’s live stream are here!”

Song Tan thought for a moment, “What about those few boxes that Director Zhu set aside this morning?”

The inspectors were in a hurry to leave at the time, so she gave them a few boxes she had packed.

“Right here.”

Zhang Yanping patted a pile next to her, “20 boxes. She added a few more via a message in the afternoon, and I took care of the payments at 50 per box.”

Song Tan counted, “Plus Brother Xiaozhang’s, the two boxes for Old Zhao, and another for Old Zhao’s grandnephew Zhao Hao… there’s a total of 327 boxes here.”

Everything matched up!

Brother Xiaozhang hurriedly got into the car, and watching the two vehicles slowly drive away, one after the other, Zhang Yanping couldn’t help but sigh.

“Today’s online store has many new orders, adding up to over 300 as well, and even straw mats sold 15 pieces, clearing out the inventory, we’ll have to weave all day tomorrow to meet demand…”

Unfortunately, there was absolutely no time left to pack.

“No problem.”

Song Tan said calmly, “Let’s work overtime tonight. I have to talk business with someone anyway, otherwise, there might be no time to pack the parcels tomorrow.”

“Okay!”

Zhang Yanping had no intention of being lazy.

Usually, skipping work didn’t affect the progress, but these days, not working would delay many things! Besides, the orders from the online store were simple, just items like tea, white fungus, black fungus, dried cowpea, pickled cowpea, chili sauce, etc., nothing too strenuous.

And the sun hadn’t even set yet, it wouldn’t take long with so many people here.

Everyone stood in the courtyard to stretch their legs and backs, as Boss Qian came up eagerly with a cup of hot tea in hand, looking hopeful.

“Tired, huh? Ah, I told you there was no need for live selling, look at this, it’s not worth it. Have some watermelon to rest? Chilled, it should be ready by now, right?”

Ah, that’s right, the big watermelon they brought back in the evening, after a simple wash, was still in the fridge.

Song Tan laughed.

…

People on the mountain were busily picking peaches; people in the yard were busily packing them, and out in the paddy fields, Wu Lei was also bustling with activity.

To be honest, after nearly a month of hard work, he was not only tanned, but his build had become much more robust. The slight flabbiness on his body had disappeared, and while he still wasn’t as skilled as the seasoned workers, he was getting the hang of it.

The one thing that hadn’t changed was his determination to save up for the down payment.

And his longing for Lili.

This time, hiring workers for the rice planting as usual, they had worked all day and now only a small corner was left.

Song Sancheng hadn’t done this task in many years and now felt like his waist wasn’t his own. Glancing at Wu Lei, who kept rubbing his back, Song Sancheng’s eyes filled with a touch of emotion–

The kid’s personality isn’t bad, and he’s not as restless as he once was, but why can’t he just catch a clue?

Not to mention anything else, since he’s been home for so long, how many video calls has Lili even picked up?

If you ask, she’s always busy, not looking at her phone.

Geez!

Song Sancheng was at a loss for words!

Everyone in the village roams around, and is anyone not holding a phone and scrolling through Douyin or watching TV, except those who are either at the card table or working in the fields?

Not to mention the young people of today, which one of them can be without their phone?

Despite that, Lili says she didn’t look at her phone, and the foolish boy actually believes it!

Rice planting is so tough, it’s not that you can’t take the hardship, but at least do it for someone worthwhile! At the very least, someone who knows how to cherish you!

Song Sancheng, looking at that lovesick head of his, didn’t even want to talk anymore.

But after all, this was his own child.

He could only offer subtle guidance, “Wu Lei, ah, you’ve changed so much from before. You can even stick with the tough job of rice planting. If Lili knew, wouldn’t she feel terrible for you?”

Wu Lei stood up straight, disheartened, “Lili has been busy planning for her livestreams recently, often staying up late, really strenuous… We haven’t spoken for several days.”

Song Sancheng: …

He could only make himself clear, “Sometimes messages alone aren’t enough, you have to show Lili the hardship you’re facing! No matter how busy, can’t she say a word? Come on, try making a video call, let Lili see what you’re working on.”

Good grief.

As he said this, even Song Sancheng couldn’t bear it–how had he, a grown man, begun to worry about such things!

This useless Wu Lei!

He was resentful.

However, Wu Lei didn’t notice and his eyes lit up with passion, “Right! Lili hasn’t seen rice planting before! I should show her, maybe it’ll inspire her?”

Speaking thus, he washed his hands in the nearby water ditch, wiped them on his clothes, showing none of the finicky airs he had when he first arrived.

The ringing of the video call echoed through the empty fields.

Once, again, and then once more.

The gleam in Wu Lei’s eyes faded with every ring…

Finally!

The video connected!

Lili’s voice came through, “Why are you calling with video again? Didn’t I tell you I’m particularly annoyed these days?”

But Wu Lei excitedly said, “Lili, don’t be upset, I just wanted you to see me working!”

“Also, to show you the rice field! See if it can spark your inspiration!”

Lili: …

“Oh, rice fields.”

She sounded uninterested, “Rice fields don’t have much to promote, do they? The monetization channels are too narrow, right. And besides, the hype around farm work is over…”

As she spoke more and more irritably, Wu Lei didn’t notice and suddenly exclaimed – “Ah!”

Lili was startled, her hands fumbling as she knocked the phone onto the table; it took her a while to pick it up again, “What are you yelling for?”

Wu Lei just chuckled and, without a word, flipped the camera to his lower leg and then stepped onto the rice paddy’s ridge–

“Slap, slap, slap, slap!”

He frantically slapped his lower leg.

After a while, he fished out from the floating water a nearly rotten thin stick and picked off a squishy thing:

“Look! Lili! It’s a locust!”