Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 117 - : 117. It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others_1

Chapter 117: 117. It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others_1

This was such a tragic experience, and they really didn’t gain any advantage, but now that the question was asked, how should they answer it?

Sun Yanyan could only squeeze out a tragic flower-like face, “It’s all my fault, as soon as Tantan mentioned that there were locust flowers in the back mountain, I couldn’t resist my craving…”

Then, with a look of resentment, she stared at Song Tan and hinted, “Tantan, you keep such a dangerous dog on your back mountain, why didn’t you say anything?”

Her eyeliner was smeared, the mascara had left spotty traces beneath her eyes, and the foundation on her face was mottled due to being washed away by sweat and tears, as she limped from the heroic struggle with Big White.

Now that things were already so difficult, she still had to be cunning. Song Tan really couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “Pfft—cough, big sister, there are five big dogs guarding the mountain at my home, everyone in the village knows, I didn’t expect that even though I said we’d send Qiaoqiao to gather locust flowers in the afternoon, you couldn’t even wait for one meal’s time…”

She couldn’t be bothered to argue anymore; so many people were waiting to eat.

“Big sister, your eyeliner is smeared, let’s hurry back and wash our faces,” she said.

What a killer sentence!

Upon hearing this, Sun Yanyan instantly pressed her hands against her face in horror and then limped and ran down the mountain into the courtyard.

Song Tan watched from behind and asked Song Dafang beside her, his face dark and sullen, “Uncle, I don’t think my sister-in-law is hurt, right? She looks pretty spirited.”

What could the uncle say?

He just felt ashamed.

Because of this farce, during lunch, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law felt too ashamed to show their faces. Fortunately, the food was delicious enough that although the incident left a mark in everyone’s minds, it did not affect their mood or appetite.

So the whole table full of big dishes was eaten clean.

Sun Yanyan and Mao Li acted coyly for a while, and in the end, all they had left was a chive pocket each.

Last time they completely missed out on the superbly delicious Milk Vetch, and though they got to taste the asparagus, it really wasn’t as good as Milk Vetch by a long shot.

Now, to try this chive pocket—

Mm!

Delicious!!!

Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’s eyes lit up.

After waiting for the group to finish eating, Sun Yanyan wanted to ask where the chive field was, but to her surprise, the informal aunt had already picked up a basket and said to Wang Lifan, “Mom, I’ll take a bit more of your asparagus, and I’ll also take some extra garlic shoots, okay?”

Darn, is this what a rival looks like?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn’t dare to delay, they quietly picked up their basket and followed.

Song Dafang almost couldn’t stand to watch—just go and gather the vegetables if you’re going to, why do you have to carry such a big plastic basket, trying to get more than your fair share, afraid people will forget or something?

Just go back to the city already.

But thinking of the delicious lunch, and considering the embarrassment had already happened—might as well be done with it.

He thought numbly.

Moreover, because they had come especially, lunch was early and it was barely twelve o’clock now.

If they were in such a hurry to go back, as if clocking in for a task, it would really be too disgraceful.

While pondering this, he heard a burst of giggling from the entrance.

Everyone stopped walking, only to see four women of about the same age coming their way, each carrying a bamboo basket.

Seeing so many people at the entrance of Song Tan’s home, they were stunned for a moment, then realized:

“Oh my, Wu Lan, you were afraid we would eat at your place, weren’t you? We’re just back, and you’ve already finished eating.”

Wang Lifan, who was washing a basin by the pool on the side, thought to herself:

“Don’t I need to eat earlier?”

She wanted to have her breakfast and hit the road early, not delaying her chance to earn money. She had wasted half a day already, but in the afternoon, she could still go to Tea Mountain and fiercely pick enough for fifty yuan.

Wu Lan also hurried out with a smile:

“That’s right. If I have to provide such a high price and include meals too, then I’m working for you all this season.”

“What high price? What high price?”

One of the group became unhappy: “In previous years, when we hired a tea picker for a day, it would also cost two or three hundred yuan. They got paid by the weight of tea they picked, the more they worked, the more they earned. You’re paying by the day, and we’re still picking four or five jin for you each day, be content.”

Wu Lan laughed as well: “Last year, tea was expensive and the tea pickers were from out of town, were you?”

“Look how good my tea leaves are, in previous years when you were picking for your own family, it wasn’t this much, right?”

“Moreover, two to three hundred a day, why on earth would I pay you a salary if I can do it myself?”

They were all accustomed to chatting and mingling from days past, so their conversation was quite casual.

Wu Lan brought out a familiar scale, poured everyone’s fresh tea buds into plastic bags, hung them on the hook, dropped the weight, and efficiently gave the weight: “Two jin, seven liang.”

The next one hung up weighed the same: two jin, seven liang.

Everyone laughed: “Wu Lan, I think in our past lives we must have really been long-term workers for your family. We’re paid by the day, yet we’re picking tea so diligently for you.”

Wu Lan also laughed: “If you were my long-term worker, I’d have you out working the moment the rooster crowed!”

Everyone laughed heartily together. Uncle Song watched them with a cold eye as they settled accounts and left, then asked, “Is your family still picking tea leaves this year?”

Wu Lan’s smile didn’t change: “Yes, it’s all because of Tantan, that child came back and has been driving us old folks crazy. She wants to clean up the chestnuts, pick the tea leaves, and also plant rice.”

“Kept saying that things outside are not good…”

Uncle Song wanted to ask: Since they were picking their own tea leaves this year, why did it seem like they were still drinking last year’s stale tea at noon?

But because of the incident with Mao Li and Sun Yanyan, he just couldn’t bring himself to say it.

However, it was Mao Li who, carrying a basket at the door, laughed and said: “Ah, it’s the young people who have the energy. Our local tea isn’t worth much, can you really afford to pay the workers with what you earn?”

Wu Lan began to laugh: “It’s alright, this tea tastes good, and it sells for more than in previous years, so I can make a bit.”

Then she quickly counterattacked: “Big sister, I see that your Tea Mountain is also growing well this year. Why don’t you hire a few people to help pick tea for one day? I can fry it for you while I’m at it?”

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Logically, since their family had picked tea leaves, regardless of the quality, giving out half a jin or a jin to relatives and friends wouldn’t be an issue.

But first, tea leaves were really too expensive this year.

Second, Wu Lan found this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo very unpleasant to look at.

And moreover, Uncle Song’s family had nearly fifty acres of mountains and fields—twice as much as their own. He had abandoned it and didn’t care for it, so why should she help him?

Hmph!

Isn’t that why they say money is the measure of courage?

In the past, Wu Lan thought that because of Qiaoqiao’s behavior, she inevitably had to maintain a cordial relationship with her brother and sister, swallowing the piercing words she had suffered all by herself.

Sometimes she knew in her heart yet still held onto a sliver of hope.

But now…

She watched with a cold eye as Mao Li and Sun Yanyan’s attitudes changed after her family started earning money, and then there was Uncle Song who acted like a nice guy but avoided managing anything. In her heart, she understood:

It’s better to rely on oneself than on others.