Song Tan's Notes

Song Tan, who had just woken up from meditation and was looking at the message early in the morning: ...

That being said, Qiaoqiao's salary this year could be improved, right?

She forwarded the message to Xiao Yang verbatim, looked at the gloomy sky outside the window, and sighed again.

The sound of rain never ceased, and spiritual energy struggled to gather in the crisscrossing rain curtain, only to disperse again in all directions, in an endless cycle.

Once the rain stops, Yunqiao Village will be very busy.

There's no other reason than that weeds are far more resilient than ordinary crops, and they are also much more competitive for nutrients. It's also inconvenient to go to the fields on rainy days; by the time the rain stops, the entire Yunqiao Village will likely be overgrown with weeds and sparsely populated with bean sprouts.

But if you don't cultivate, the heavy rain will wash away the nutrients in the soil and then seep into the ground, gradually weakening the foundation you've built.

What a realistic rural environment!
She hadn't considered this when she overcame her inner demons while farming.

……

However, even though it's raining, the mountains can't be idle, because the ripening of crops doesn't depend on whether it's sunny or rainy.

Vegetables need to ripen, and so do fruits, including the Yingzui peaches which are currently in harvest season.

Logically, all harvesting should have waited until the rain stopped.

The problem is, this rain has been drizzling on and on, and there's no sign of it stopping.

Looking at the weather forecast, there was a series of heavy rains, moderate rains, and light rains... So even though it wasn't suitable, the employees still put on their rain gear and went into the park.

Compared to the usual process, although the temperature is not high today, the fruit still needs to be carefully dried after being picked and pre-cooled, which is quite a lot of work.

In this kind of weather, the top student is still suffering here. The self-taught student sighed and said to him:
"Look at you, now that you've recovered, wouldn't it be better to go home and collect rent? Why suffer like this?"

The top-ranked guy had been suffering from insomnia for years, and when he first arrived, he looked like a drug addict.

His skin was dark yellow, his body resembled a skeleton, and his eyes were covered with dark circles; he looked utterly listless.

What about now?
Although he got a bit tanned from working in the summer heat, looking at his strong physique, taut arms, and powerful voice, no one would have guessed that he looked the same as last year.

Upon hearing this, the top-ranked fan also laughed:
"I tried it for two days after I went back home for the holiday, but I didn't sleep well."

Actually, it's just that I didn't sleep well.

I go to bed early here and get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. It feels a bit strange to sleep through the night back home.

When the top-ranked guy woke up suddenly after sleeping for two hours in the middle of the night and spent aimlessly scrolling through his phone until four or five in the morning, he got scared.

Those who haven't suffered from insomnia don't understand!

If sleepiness comes on even a little late, I get anxious. If I haven't slept five, six, seven, or eight hours a night, I'm incredibly anxious!

Therefore, although I had planned to quit after my vacation, I promptly became a full-time employee after returning from my vacation.

Hey!
I need to find someone to calculate whether my birth chart is too weak to handle the fate of this rich kid!
In short, the top-ranked player has now seen through it all:

"If you don't get promoted and just stay as vegetable pickers, you won't have to do the daytime work right now."

Avoid getting caught in the rain for a few hours.

Hearing this, the man who had undergone stomach surgery instinctively touched his stomach through his raincoat.

Well, to put it simply, they initially wanted to escape the pressures of the city by temporarily working as vegetable pickers, all because of Qiaoqiao.

They work only a few hours each day, and they live the life of night owls who can stay up the longest, and they even get food and accommodation... it's just that the salary is a bit low.

But they used to earn quite a bit! What's the use now? Their health has collapsed; they're just trying to make ends meet.

Unexpectedly, the work environment was great. Although it was physically demanding and quite tiring at times, there were no meetings, no DingTalk messages, and no phone calls after work...

Honestly, after staying here for so long, I don't even know how to communicate with people when I go back to the office.

There were also team building activities and dinners. In the past, there were at least 10 dinners a week with the friends and family of our clients' groups.

Upon arriving in Yunqiao Village, they had no idea what a banquet was. Even the restaurants in town weren't as good as Chef Jiang's cooking.

As for going to the city center...

Sigh, we've all worked hard in big cities, what's the point of hanging around in this 18th-tier town? It's a poor town, everything about it looks like a county town.

After much thought, I finally decided to become a regular employee.

In this way, social insurance and housing fund will be provided, the salary will be lower, but meals and accommodation will be provided.

Strangely enough, not only did my health improve, but I was also able to save just as much money each month as before.

If I had to put it in words, it would be farming in the countryside, which doesn't sound as glamorous as before—when you're a manager or a director, you can just hand out your business card and come here looking so respectable!
But if being glamorous is truly glamorous, why would the self-taught woman force herself to obtain so many certificates, and why is the man who had his stomach cut still afraid to overeat?
Anyway, after saying that, everyone laughed again.
"Let's not criticize each other, let's just leave it at that. If you're not good enough, then so be it."

Even when they were successful, they didn't seem to have a particularly good life.

Honestly, despite how high their salaries were before, neither of them dared to utter a word when it came to dating.

The man who had his stomach cut is a man; he has to consider things like a house, a car, and his children's education.

The self-taught woman is a woman; she has to consider how to balance family life, losing her job after having a child, and so on...

In short, that's something no one dares to even think about!
As for now, it's purely a matter of perspective. The guy who had his stomach cut is alright; he's a staunchly straight man whose dream is to find a virtuous and kind girl, and he might just meet one in this small town.

The self-taught woman is knowledgeable and capable, and she also wants to find a virtuous man—but isn't that hard to find!

That's settled then!

Aside from this drawback, it seems there's nothing else to criticize about working in the village.

Besides, doing farm work in the rain sounds tough, but because we're picking every day, the amount we harvest isn't large, and it doesn't require much effort.

The fruit is expensive, so they have to be very careful about quality control. They have to observe each tree individually and pick the best ones, which takes a lot of time.

If you still want to be lazy, then there's really no point in doing it.

After all, instead of wasting time on trivial matters, it would be better to figure out what to eat for lunch today.

Let's imagine what kind of gifts we'll give out and what kind of mooncakes we'll make for the Mid-Autumn Festival in two months.

……

There's plenty of busy work on the mountain, but not much going on down below.

As usual, Song Sancheng picked up his fishing rod and bucket.

This time, Song Tan didn't stop him—he picked a basket of green beans yesterday, and if he was expected to stay home and do something today, he might as well pick a basket of bitter melons.

Only one point:
"I've already told Chen Xi that I'm not giving you the boat key. If you want to fish, go fish in the pond."

Song Sancheng: ...

All the big fish in the pond have been caught, leaving only the small and medium-sized ones. What's the point of catching them? Just to feed them to some oranges at home?
He was indignant and was about to argue when the big orange cat, who was lying happily in the vegetable basket under the eaves, looked up at him, meowed sweetly, and then jumped out.

Then, carrying a bunch of oranges that had also grown to a similar size beside it, it slowly and leisurely went out for a stroll.

I really look down on them.

After all, cats also have their own social circles of fishermen, right?
Song Sancheng: ...

He felt utterly humiliated, and with a fierce snort, he picked up his empty bucket and equipment and headed for the pond!

If he doesn't catch a whole bucketful today, then when we make a fish stew, he won't give us a single bite of these oranges, no matter how much we crave them!
However, halfway there, he stopped and turned back again.

Let's secretly dig up a few earthworms under the big rock behind the old pigsty. (End of Chapter)