??Chapter 431: 431. Sugar pot and… unspeakable_1
Chapter 431: 431. Sugar pot and… unspeakable_1
Although Grandma had learned to send voice trembles, she wasn’t interested in doing so. Instead, she focused on another point:
“Those fruits from the sugar jar trees are quite expensive; in past years, people would co to buy them, offering up to 30 yuan per jin.”
“Really?”
Wu Lan was now energized upon hearing about money—don’t be fooled by the Golden Sakura blooming; in fact, it blood multiple tis, producing no small amount of fruit, shining gold and red!
“Right, Mom, Tantan told
the scientific na is Golden Sakura, and Seventh Uncle calls them sugar jar fruits—why do you also call them sugar jar fruits?”
“You’re the one with the poor mory.”
Without hesitation, Grandma scoffed, “You ate plenty of those when you were little, not even the pain from getting pricked stopped you. You had to pick them and then rubbed them hard against the sole of a shoe or a brick—you can’t glare at , you were the one who rubbed them with the shoe.”
“Once you’d rubbed off the little thorns and peeled off the outer skin, you’d eat that tiny bit of flesh inside—and still had to spit out the seeds. After all that trouble, it was all just to taste the sweetness, otherwise why would it be called a sugar jar fruit?”
Wu Lan thought about it and so mories ca back:
“I knew it looked familiar…”
It’s just that the wild ones used to grow in a ssy state, with branches of all lengths, making them hard to recognize at a glance.
She said sheepishly, “Speaking of these flowers, they’re so ethereal! Who would have thought their fruit was the sa stuff we ate as kids.”
“By the way, Mom, these fruits are a bit sweet, why would people spend 30 yuan per jin to buy them? That’s not a low price—are they sun-dried or what?”
“No,” Grandma shook her head: “They want the freshly picked, good quality fruits.”
She thought for a mont, “Apparently these fruits can boost a man’s vigor or sothing—you know, n like to chase that sort of thing, probably planning to buy them and soak in alcohol as wild Golden Sakura.”
“What does ‘boost a man’s vigor’ an?”
Qiaoqiao ca over, then tiptoed to take another look at the suprely ethereal ring of flowers on the periter.
Wu Lan and Grandma were both stuck at the sa ti.
Only to hear Qiaoqiao continue, “Seventh Uncle also ntioned it strengthens the kidneys and boosts vigor—but I forgot to ask.”
“Mommy, what does ‘boost a man’s vigor’ an?”
Wu Lan: …
After a long while, she managed a dry laugh: “It ans it’s good for your health.”
“Can it improve the brain?” Qiaoqiao looked hopeful, “I want to eat so—Brother Yanping said I’m a brainless happy-go-lucky.”
Wu Lan: …
She looked at her mother, but her mother turned her head away, acting as if she were blind and half deaf with poor vision and hearing.
How should this be explained?
In theory, Qiaoqiao should be aware of this kind of knowledge, but if they taught her and she asked again later… it would be a bit awkward.
With that thought, Wu Lan resorted to the eternal art of evasion:
“Like this, when you go back, ask your Teacher Xin Jun…” Ah, how should she approach the teacher—
“Should the teacher give Qiaoqiao so supplentary knowledge in this area?”
The more Wu Lan thought, the deeper she sighed. At this mont, the basket of black fungus seed to have lost all the glitter of money.
…
anwhile, Song Tan was also discussing with Zhang Yanping:
“Considering the vast area of our mountain, don’t you think it’s ti to install so surveillance?”
“Inquired about it before, people said it would likely cost a lot of money.”
Zhang Yanping was staring at the backend of the Peach Treasure Shop as a makeshift custor service rep, while saying nonchalantly,
“You’ve already spent the big bucks, why skimp on the small change? You’re going to have to install surveillance sooner or later.”
“Right now, the Mountain King and Uncle Zhang can keep an eye out for you, but with such a vast expanse of mountain to monitor, even ten Mountain Kings wouldn’t be able to cover it all.”
The main issue is that the stuff at ho is too tempting; if people don’t outright steal, even just pilfering a few pieces a day is problematic.
Without oversight, it’ll amount to a substantial loss over ti. But taking action is tricky… considering everyone is from the sa village. It’s hard to bring it up.
Having surveillance at least provides indisputable evidence to throw in soone’s face when disputes arise.
So, a well-thought-out surveillance plan is definitely in order.
Song Tan’s actual concern wasn’t about the money, but about her frequent late-night activities of evenly dispensing “Spiritual Energy” in the fields—
Once surveillance is set up, she would have to find a way to master an invisibility spell beforehand, wouldn’t she?
But how could she, who hasn’t even reached the “Foundation Establishnt” stage, know any invisibility spells?
She couldn’t possibly sneak around like a thief just to add nutrients to her mountain in the dead of night, could she?
But… as Zhang Yanping said, installing surveillance is sothing that can’t be avoided eventually.
She sighed—she might as well spend her nights diligently cultivating and accumulating Spiritual Energy to be dispensed during her dayti patrols of the mountain…
This schedule had a bittersweet sense of healthiness to it.
Seeing her sigh, Zhang Yanping knew she had made up her mind, thinking Song Tan was worried about the money, he quickly added, “The peaches on the back mountain are about to ripen; the Peach Forest is so vast, and there are also waterlons—relying on the Mountain King alone is indeed a challenge.”
Twenty acres of Peach Forest may not sound like much, but when it’s right in front of you, even a simple walk around it takes quite so effort.
If soone were to steal a few and run, even if the Mountain King could fly, it would still take ti, wouldn’t it?
The peach trees are even more economically important than the waterlons this year! Our livelihood depends entirely on this crop of peaches!
“Install!” Song Tan was decisive.
She quickly contacted the surveillance installer she had lined up before to co and inspect the site.
In the sweltering sumr weather, surveillance wasn’t in high demand, so when they heard about the hundreds of acres, front and back, they considered it a significant project in their area!
The God of Wealth had needs, and the next morning, two workers ca to survey the site.
Song Tan first took them around the back mountain and then pointed from a distance to the entire bowl-shaped layout:
“See, this area is mostly ours. The main concern is over by the Peach Forest where the fruit is nearly ripe. Although there’s a fence, it’s not secure enough; we still want to start with installing surveillance.”
“We definitely need to!”
The surveillance installers were two young n who, at this mont, were practically glowing as they looked at the fruitful Peach Forest and the ground covered with waterlons the size of winter lons!
They nodded incessantly,
“Your fence is pretty sturdy, and with the addition of things like loofah, pumpkin, and cherry tomatoes on the outside of the wire sh, it’s not easy to climb over, which is great, really great!”
“But there’s a problem,” the young lad looked at her, “No matter how high the wall, it can’t stop a determined thief—and if you always ignore it, given enough ti, soone will dare to climb over.”
“If they really climb in and sothing gets stolen, that’s one thing. But the real headache is if soone gets hurt in the process—after all, look at your fence.”
The other gestured with his hand, “It’s not particularly sturdy, and it’s so high, what if soone falls from it?”
“If soone gets hurt and sothing serious happens, although it has nothing to do with you—would the other party be reasonable? It’s not against the law for villagers to co and have a look, right?”
“That’s how it is in the village, there are advantages and disadvantages.”
“If it ends up being a ssy dispute, you’d spend all day dealing with lawsuits instead of anything else—anyone daring enough to co and steal won’t hesitate to blackmail you.”
“Surveillance, at the end of the day, serves three purposes: to warn, to detect promptly, and to provide evidence.”
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