Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 499 - Chapter 499 499. Its a locust Ah_1

Chapter 499: 499. It’s a locust Ah_1 Chapter 499: 499. It’s a locust Ah_1 The locusts, the villagers are all too familiar with them.

In the beginning, Wu Lei was very scared of them, but now, after a month of endurance, he had transformed!

At this moment, the locust he picked up with a little stick was squirming and rolling in front of the camera–

When it was first caught on film, its soft and slimy body contracted to only two or three centimeters, but as it swam quickly in the water, it gradually stretched out to six or seven centimeters.

Now, its flat body, about one centimeter wide, was wriggling on the little stick, its suction cups and the yellow stripes on its brownish-green back especially distinct…

To be honest, it was quite a turnoff.

Not to mention Song Sancheng couldn’t stand it, even Lili over there was stiffening up–ah, her delicately made-up face looked like it was going to crack!

Yet, Wu Lei wasn’t looking at the camera–he was just preparing to express some deeply moving words; if he looked at the camera, he was afraid he’d tear up and be made fun of by Lili!

At this moment, he spoke with profound emotion:

“Lili, life in the countryside is really hard.”

“Every day before dawn, I have to come to the vegetable field to pick vegetables, and I can only go back to eat breakfast after I’m done with work… In the afternoon, I have to endure temperatures over thirty degrees to pick watermelons, lifting and hauling…”

“The first day I arrived to harvest rice, I almost cut my leg. However, this has made me even more determined to ensure you have a good life in the city.”

These were words Wu Lei had been mulling over for a long time, jotting them down in his memo pad and repeatedly pondering over them. Now, finally, he found the right opportunity to say them!

Although they were a bit cheesy, he believed that Lili would definitely be moved!

Of course, the locust was an unexpected episode, but no matter, it could be completely utilized!

In that moment, Wu Lei’s brain, long-dormant, suddenly began to whir at high speed!

“Lili, this locust is the proof of my transformation!”

“The first time it clung to my shin, I was scared to death. I wanted to pull it off but didn’t dare to, and no matter how I slapped it, it wouldn’t fall off.”

“Grandpa Li, who takes care of Tantan’s rice field, said that I couldn’t just slap or pull it directly, because if its suction cup broke off into my flesh it would be bad. To get it off, I had to slap the area next to it to shake it down.”

“If it was really tight and still wouldn’t come off after slapping, then I had to sprinkle salt on it, or maybe burn it a bit with a cigarette butt… And it would quickly curl up then fall off on its own.”

As he said these words, Wu Lei felt like his soul had been elevated–

“Look, my actions just now were really skilled. Although it’s still a bit disgusting… but Lili, don’t worry, I will grow even stronger!”

“As long as I perform well, in two years, just another two years! Our future will be all bright and clear!”

He continued to look away, lost in his own speech, afraid that if he made eye contact with Lili, he would cry and be inconsolably embarrassed…

Oh!

At this moment, there was even a faint hint of Romeo’s tragedy in his heart!

And opposite him, was his Zhu Lili!

“I know it’s a bit tough to be apart, but I don’t need to spend money here, I can save all my salary to buy you gifts, to buy train tickets… Will you come to see me? I miss you so–eh? Lili?”

Why did the call end?

When had it ended?

Why did it end?

Did Lili have something to do?

He held his phone, and at this moment, he tossed the locust aside, completely bewildered.

When he tried to send another message, he got a red exclamation mark–

[The recipient is not your friend…]

Wu Lei felt as if the sky had collapsed: “Did Lili… delete me?”

Song Sancheng, who witnessed the whole scene, stood by: …

“Wu Lei, ah…” He weighed his words carefully and finally said with a pained expression on his face, “After you showed her the locusts, she hung up.”

But this time, Song Sancheng thought, it really wasn’t Lili’s fault!

If he had taken Wu Lan to see locusts when they had their blind date, she would have definitely smacked him with her shoe! Lili just blocked and hung up on him–that’s pretty good temperament!

This kid… this kid…

He said gravely, “Why don’t you just go back to transplanting rice seedlings.”

He’d have to talk to Tantan about it later, and use up all of Wu Lei’s salary! What was the point in saving money for Lili? This attempt was clearly doomed!

…

The fact that locusts were about to break Wu Lei’s heart was something Song Tan was still unaware of.

As the evening sky began to darken, everyone continued packing in the courtyard. Zhang Yanping sighed with emotion, “This is the first time that Tantan didn’t send something good to Imperial City!”

Song Tan paused mid-action.

Ah, she had been too eager to make money and had forgotten about her lifesaver. That should be understandable, right?

So she said earnestly, “You’re thinking too much. I just felt that picking peaches was too rushed today. Tomorrow, I’ll take the time to select a few boxes of large ones to send over.”

“Brother Yanping, don’t worry either. I’ll definitely keep some in the orchard to give to our family members.”

Zhang Yanping: …

He decisively changed the subject, “That Xiaojiang from today’s livestream, I wonder if he placed an order? If he did and then deliberately records an unboxing video to badmouth us, that would be troublesome.”

Song Tan thought about it: Indeed, it would be a hassle. And you can’t just go over there to beat him up again; it would be such a waste of travel expenses!

Money Boss had been guarding the refrigerator all afternoon and now said disheveledly:

“Why be afraid? Those who bought it will know he’s lying, and those who didn’t won’t have the chance to buy it anymore–didn’t we tell you that we’re wrapping up the peaches for you?”

Everyone: …That’s true.

Xin Jun was curious, “Money Boss, are you really sure you’ll wrap up the orchard?”

Money Boss was eager to try, “I’ve thought it through. If my brother disagrees, I’ll borrow some money to wrap it up!”

Though the risk was big, it was proportional to the potential harvest.

For a moment, he even regretted calling people over.

Otherwise, he could have eaten the watermelon by now without having to be fobbed off by Song Tan, saying how a big one like that should wait for others to come blah blah blah…

What was the harm in leaving a little left over for him, really?!

What was the harm?

Song Tan sneakily glanced at him and thought that these people ate too much, with three large bowls of rice per person on average. The rice from those two acres of land might not last until the next crop…

So, they had to eat more of other things before meals. In any case, they absolutely had to save rice!

If Money Boss had opened the watermelon when he mentioned it before, by dinner time everyone would have digested it, right?

No good, no good.

She looked at the twilight creeping over the distant mountains and sighed heavily:

“What do you think… how much rice should we plant next year?”

Just then, as if on cue, Song Youde and Grandma and Grandpa, each holding a roll of straw mat, came over and quickly said:

“It’s fine to plant a few acres, but I can’t let you use those plots of mine next half-year, I need to reserve space for growing rush. You can’t plant them in succession, and I think that swampy area has been used for several years already.”

He beamed with anticipation, “There’s a patch I deliberately left uncleared by the side… but Tantan, next year I want to plant more, so ask around if we can buy some sprouts or seeds to bring back.”

The remaining patch was too small.