Chapter 1601: Chapter 1461: Finally Showing Promise! [3000-Word Chapter]
However, one of the great rules for reducing worries in life is, whenever undecided, just stick to one phrase—let’s talk about it when the ti cos.
It’s only the end of April now, with so ti left until June. So, Song Tan set her worries aside and wandered through the fields with Yan Ran and the other two.
The dogs on duty on the mountain today were Princess and Sanbao. The Langqing Princess had just turned four this year, and now wore a silver lace eye patch on one eye. As she walked, she held her head high with pride, looking quite handso.
But compared to the agile and carefree Sanbao German Shepherd, she had been pursued by two dogs at the matchmaking event before, and now, more than half a month pregnant, her belly was faintly showing, and she didn’t walk as jauntily as Sanbao.
She seed more gentle and stable as a result.
Consequently, most of the pregnant dogs were assigned patrol duties, no longer going crazy at Riverside Beach with the energetic Border Collies. At this mont, as Song Tan walked, she gave the dog a pat on the head. The Spiritual Energy lightly sensed in her palm was detected by Princess, who humd and drew closer, her hot tongue licking his palm, almost pushing him off the narrow path.
Sanbao also sensed it, her ears standing tall, her fur shiny, her black and tan eyes bright and focused on her hand, then suddenly darting over from behind—
"Oh no!"
With that, Tai Xiaodong really fell off the path.
Luckily, it wasn’t the flooding season now, and there wasn’t much water in the channel below the path; he rely stepped in a bit of mud, now rolling up his sleeves and shouting: "Sanbao! How could you cut in line?"
What wrong could Sanbao do? Sanbao just missed her owner too much.
The handso, collared German Shepherd stood atop the path, her big ears perked up, then tilted her head slightly at him.
Tai Xiaodong: ...alright, what fault could a small dog have?
It was just his unlucky fate!
If anyone’s to bla, it’s the path for being too narrow.
Yan Ran laughed heartily from behind: "What’s wrong with the little dog wanting to be closer to her owner? It was you who insisted on squeezing in between them."
The four people and two dogs walked like a queue along the long, andering path, the sides lined with stepped wheat and rice fields, with the mountain wind howling through the valley surrounded by slopes, whipping the wheat leaves into waves of varying depths.
Qi Lin walked silently at the back, slightly slowing his pace, taking out his phone to capture this beautiful mont.
While also inquiring: "Boss, I’m thinking of bringing my grandfather over in a bit. Is there any land in the village still willing to be rented out? I want to find sothing to keep the old man occupied."
Song Tan wasn’t really sure about this, as maintaining village relationships had always been her parents’ responsibility. She thought for a mont: "I’ll ask around for you when I get back. Don’t worry, there must be so land available for sure. If your grandfather is farming alone, a small plot for a vegetable garden should do."
"For the elderly, the work shouldn’t be too heavy. The remaining ti can be spent doing odd jobs at the factory too."
From the elderly in the village, Song Tan can deeply empathize with the difficult experience of those elderly leaving their hotowns at their advanced age—many elderly in their village prefer to forgo rescue efforts, wanting to return ho ahead of ti to rest eternally.
Qi Lin’s grandfather is already in his sixties or seventies and still willing to co be with his grandson; it’s not easy.
Tai Xiaodong also clapped his hands in agreent: "That’s a good arrangent! Qi Lin, your hotown’s land is dry, so the old man probably has no experience growing rice and wheat here."
"A bit of odd jobs, while growing so vegetables to sell on the side. Both ways can earn money, allowing the old man peace of mind and a happy life."
"As for accommodations... You can partition your dormitory a bit, squeeze together with your grandfather, and it should be fine."
The three of them each had individual rooms, not very spacious, but since there’s no need for a kitchen and dining table, the rooms still appeared quite roomy.
Except when family mbers co, there arises the issue of als...
This matter, combined with the earlier topic initiated by Chen Xi on settling down and starting a family, made Song Tan realize she should seriously discuss with Secretary Xiaozu on how to retain people.
To not ntion, when family mbers co, you can’t not provide als, right? At that point, the senior would need to prepare a separate one, causing inconvenience.
But if everyone were allowed to bring family, then the mountain cafeteria would be overwheld.
Song Tan looked at Qi Lin, who was slightly deep in thought, and decided to reassure him first: "We haven’t discussed the al situation yet, but likely everyone pays a certain amount, then can eat together with the cafeteria—and in the future, situations like this might increase, and we’ll have a more detailed discussion when we get back."
"No need to worry for now."
She spoke lightly, without any certainty, but since she never makes false promises, her words ca across as especially sincere.
Qi Lin quietly nodded, deeply feeling that his original decision to stay was indeed the correct one. After all, even if he returned to work in the urban area of his hotown, the old man would probably be unwilling to co to the city, and now, if it weren’t for the waiting land ready for planting here, it’d be hard to convince his grandfather otherwise.
Elderly, dear elderly...
He sighed: "Do you guys think reaching a certain age really awakens the genes, making it hard for them to tear themselves away from the land?"
Song Tan pondered: "It’s probably about inheritance. We have always been an agrarian civilization from the start. Although nowadays there are various bustling farms and technologies abroad, in the beginning, our farming skills were 1500 years ahead of theirs."
"Now it’s just about finding our way back again."
While speaking, everyone had already walked through the rice fields, heading towards the mountain.
Below the hillside was a large pogranate grove, densely packed with lush green leaves, each bright red blossom blooming particularly brilliantly now. If it weren’t for the relentless busyness of tea picking, Wu Lan might have posted this red-hot, aesthetic masterpiece on TikTok ten tis by now.
At this mont, tiny bees buzzed through the waxy, slightly hard, trumpet-shaped red flowers, and a few butterflies fluttered around, making one involuntarily pause.
And then, Tai Xiaodong suddenly rembered: "There are over 50 bee boxes on the mountain now, aren’t we supposed to harvest honey in May?"
This sudden additional workload...
Song Tan could only nod silently.
This task wasn’t urgent, so she thought about it and decided to hand it all over to Qiaoqiao. The price... well, she could divert a portion of the honey to sell to Qiaoqiao’s fans online!
Surely, this good teacher, always seeking benefits for his students, would be delighted to agree.
When they first t, they were still ordinary students following their teacher. They were quite close to Song Tan, the boss, and spoke casually, often mixing up calling her "Boss" and her na.
And just then, Tai Xiaodong was about to tease her about her carefree days being numbered, when sothing suddenly hit him on the head, making a buzzing sound.
It didn’t hurt nor daze him, but...
Tai Xiaodong slowly flattened his hand, and in his palm lay the very thing that had hit him, obediently curled up. Its plump body slightly trembled, revealing its clear black and yellow striped fuzz...
"Daxiong!"
Oh my!
The three of them hurried over: "Daxiong is actually working personally!"
They gathered around as if in a secret eting, while Princess and Sanbao thought they were sneaking in to eat sothing. Now, seeing this, the two dogs quietly poked their heads in for a look—and what did they see?
Oh, a big fat bee.
Without noticing over the winter, Daxiong had grown even rounder. His physique far exceeded their knowledge of a bear bee, making his tiny wings on his back seem even more pitiful.
When the little wings flapped rapidly, yet couldn’t lift the body beneath them, it looked so helpless to the point of wanting to give him a little push.
Song Tan asked, "Tai Xiaodong, did it sting you?"
Tai Xiaodong laughed: "It only butt heads when fighting with hornets, so who knows if it can even use its stinger anymore."
As they spoke, Daxiong finally wobbled into the air. It swung left and right, crashing here and there, making its slow way towards Song Tan. Its flight was so sluggish, you could even see the tiny pollen basket on its back legs.
In the end, Song Tan sighed, extended her index finger to it, and Daxiong climbed on swiftly. The tiny wings visibly relaxed.
It lay there motionless, with Song Tan only able to hold it with her finger. Behind her, the three were still whispering about why Daxiong suddenly returned to work, while Song Tan walked silently: Why else? Forced by her.
Ever since this fellow got a taste of being fed by the bees, coupled with a winter of lazy upbringing, spring had co and it was out of control, without doing any work.
Leaving a bunch of bear bees for them to entertain themselves—themselves collecting pollen, brewing honey, and eating it, working 12 hours a day, with an appetite as big as a pig’s, leaving not a speck behind.
How is that not self-entertainnt?
The other day when Song Tan inspected the beehive, she noticed the big entrance almost jamd again—bear in mind, this hole had already been enlarged when he was urged to pollinate flowers in the greenhouse during the winter.
If this continued, next ti even mice could get through the entrance.
Thus, she used the Spiritual Energy to entice Daxiong: work diligently during the day, and in the evening co find her for a little bit of Spiritual Energy in return...
After persisting for two or three days, she finally reignited this fellow’s work ethic.
But it’s only now, and he can’t hold on?
No, this can’t be indulged!
Song Tan raised her arm and touched the nearest pogranate flower with her finger. Within the overlapping soft stans lay a thick layer of powder, urging: "Work hard; if you get any fatter, you’ll truly beco a lay-egg-only bear bee, and that won’t last long."
After a brief stalemate, under the burning gaze of Yan Ran and the others, Daxiong reluctantly moved his plump, fluffy rump and slipped directly into the flower.
God bless it! The weight of the pogranate flower was no joke, and the branch was sturdy, yet when Daxiong entered, the slender twig even wobbled!
The three of them kept watching and couldn’t resist but also reached out a finger, gently touching the pollen-covered, fuzzy black and yellow striped butt.
"Oh! We’ve really made it! We’re even touching a bear bee’s butt now."
"Let
touch it!"
"Wait, let
take a video and post it on my Monts!"
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