On the other side, seeing Wu Lei regaining his strength and going upstairs, probably still wanting to contact Lili, Song Tan immediately took out his cell phone and called his aunt:
"Hey, aunt! My brother Wu Lei seems to be having a conflict with Lili..."
"It's okay...my family, why are you talking about this..."
"...I just thought about it and was afraid that he would take the money and sneak away to see Lili, so I thought of a way. I said that I would use his salary to buy 10 boxes of peaches, eight boxes for you, and two boxes for Lili.
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"...That is to say, I can still ask for brother Wu Lei's hard-earned money... I originally planned to give you and aunt two boxes..."
"...Yes, yes...don't let it slip...pretend that I gave it away and collected the money. In fact, the 2,500 yuan for the peach was transferred to my aunt for you to keep..."
"...My own orchard...don't give away more...take a few to eat freshly...nothing is free..."
Zhang Yanping on the side looked at Song Tan warily. He didn't look at her until he hung up the phone: "Is it possible that I also have a salary of 5,000 yuan, and you gave half of it to my mother?"
Song Tan:......
She said sincerely: "Brother Yanping, you have to be more confident in your worth - 2,500 is the family price!"
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8:00 pm.
Night finally enveloped the village in the mountains.
At this moment, Boss Qian looked at the table full of delicacies and the refrigerator with the door closed, and finally received a call from his good brother Boss Wang——
"I think the navigation will be there soon, maybe 10 minutes at most!"
"Okay, okay!"
Boss Qian couldn't wait to rush to the refrigerator in three or two steps, and then he took out the large watermelon weighing 20 kilograms and looked at everyone expectantly:
"He must be hungry when he comes so late. Let's cut the watermelon first!"
Everyone:...Aren’t these peaches delicious enough? Why are you thinking about watermelon while eating peaches?
outrageous.
But having said that, the seventh cousin still took out his watermelon knife neatly, raised the knife with his hand, and cut it in half!
At this moment, the whole room suddenly made a slight clicking sound, and then everything became dark.
Everyone was stunned.
"power cut!"
Qiaoqiao said loudly, and then asked in frustration: "The tablet is out of power...so how can I watch TV tonight?"
Song Tan blinked in confusion.
Looking at Party Secretary Xiao Zhu on the side, she walked out of the yard and came back not long after:
"There is no light anywhere in the village. It is probably because the wiring is broken somewhere. After all, it is summer."
Song Tan belatedly realized that there would always be power outages in the village every three days during the peak electricity consumption period in summer.
Ah, she said that in the little half a year since she came home, the power had never stopped once, so much so that she had forgotten about it!
But Qiaoqiao moved quickly: "I'll get the flashlight!"
Zhang Yanping looked at her phone thankfully: "Fortunately, it's fully charged."
Song Tan, whose cell phone battery is only 20% left:...
Although she has to practice at night and can't play for long, there are two different things between not playing when there is electricity and not being able to play when there is no electricity!
In the distance, the village gradually became lively again.
It was just dark at eight o'clock. At this time, many people who worked had only just gone home to finish their meal.
It was a hot day, and the heat of the day had not dissipated. It was difficult to fall asleep without a fan or air conditioner. Everyone could only shake their cattail fans, wear slippers, and chat leisurely in the village.
Occasionally, you can hear the crackling sound of electric mosquito swatters.
There was a waxing moon above our head, and the moonlight was hazy and weak, causing the road to reflect a faint white color. The mountains and fields around were dark, and the hot summer wind was steaming, making the mosquitoes around us scream noisily.
There is still a handful of mugwort burning beside the courtyard wall - because there are no mosquitoes in the house this year, everyone agrees that the mugwort is of high quality and effective, so they light a handful in the yard every evening until everyone is done.
But Song Tan was determined! "I will have to buy a home generator later."
The roads are not good and the circuits are not good either... Alas!
Xiaozhu Party Secretary coughed dryly: "I'll call and ask how long it will take to repair it..."
At this moment, the sound of a car roaring suddenly came from the distance.
Not long after, the distant car lights gradually came closer, and finally slowly stopped in the open space in front of the door.
The middle-aged man inside hesitantly got out of the car, looking at the darkness in all directions, he even moved much slower.
"Is this... a power outage?"
He was not unfamiliar with this situation.
Qiao Qiao glanced at the stranger who had come from afar, and then looked at Song Tan expectantly: "Sister, can I catch fireflies?"
In recent years, there have been fewer fireflies in the village. But this year, in front of and behind their house, dots of fireflies are once again lively, and Qiao Qiao has been jealous for a long time.
However, he usually works during the day, has to do homework at night, and watches TV, so he really has no time. Today, when he saw the power outage, he couldn't hold it in anymore.
Song Tan laughed: "Okay, let's go. Be careful not to catch poisonous insects."
Some fireflies are flying in the air, and some are lying on the leaves.
The ones that can fly are quite small, but the ones that lie down are very nerve-wracking, so only children won't be afraid of them.
For adults like Song Tan who have already seen the true form of fireflies, they are really insensitive and have goosebumps.
At this moment, Boss Qian finally came out of the house in a hurry. When he saw the person coming, he complained: "Old Wang! I told you to come quickly. Look, you are delaying until now!"
"Okay? Is there a power outage?"
"It sounds like...it seems like the power outage was caused by me." The boss opposite was also unhappy: "No matter how good Taozi is, what can you tell in the middle of the night? I originally planned to come tomorrow..."
Come tomorrow? Can he still eat this watermelon?
Boss Qian was anxious and patted him on the shoulder quickly: "Come on, come on, eat watermelon. You must be hot and thirsty all the way here, right?"
Lao Wang: ...actually not really.
The car has air conditioning, and he also brought tea. Except for the bumps on the road which made walking a little difficult, everything else was fine.
But before he could say anything, a piece of ice-cold watermelon was stuffed into his hand. The fresh aroma of watermelon hit his face, making his whole body feel as if he was immersed in cool well water, and there was a smell in the seams of his bones.
Sighs and groans.
The next moment, his body moved faster than his mind, and he opened his mouth and bit off the tip of the watermelon without hesitation!
This, what does this feel like?!
Before he could recover from his shock, he saw that Boss Qian beside him was already very annoyed: "Uh-huh, why is it so delicious! Why is it so delicious! This is completely different from peach!!"
"Sister, can I pack the watermelon? You tell me the price!"
Good guy!
While Lao Wang was eating watermelon, he saw that Boss Qian had lost the initiative as a wholesaler.