The sweet aroma kept drilling into his nose. Father Chen's throat rolled, but his face was still stern:
"You, and mom, both of you, stand here and only watch, not eat. And so on—"
"You are living a luxurious life now. How much salary do you have to buy a 20-pound watermelon? Our family is not rich enough to afford that."
"And mom, what about you? The doctor repeatedly warned us not to eat anything with sugar in it, but you ate half a watermelon in one go. You don't take your life seriously at all!"
He took out a spoon and dug into the center of the melon, and bit off the crispy red flesh!
Hmm!
Father Chen's expression froze.
The old lady's face was full of desire, and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva again. In fact, the person who ate half of the melon just now was quite full, but her mouth was still greedy.
Chen Yunyun sneered and said loudly, "It's all my fault. I'm extravagant. I shouldn't have bought a melon that cost 20 yuan a pound! I'll just buy one at a stall that costs 2 yuan a pound later."
Father Chen put down the spoon, his face serious:
"It's okay for a little girl to spend a little more money. Come on, tell me how much you spent on the melons. Dad will reimburse you."
As he spoke, he took out his phone to transfer the money, and then reminded: "Buy it next time you see it!"
Chen Yunyun snorted: "Our family is not a family that can afford to eat this melon, it's a luxury."
"nonsense."
Father Chen stared at her: "Why does Dad make money? It's so that you can enjoy life. I've worked so hard for so many years, and my daughter wants to have some good melons, why can't I do that?"
"purchase!!!"
…
That night, I wonder how many families felt both satisfied and sad because of this melon.
And here at Song Tan, it was another busy day—
Today I am going to ask someone to thin out the peach trees.
There are many peach blossoms in bloom, and the fruits underneath are densely packed, with perhaps three, five, or six in one place.
It looks quite rare, but if you want the fruit to grow full and big, you can only selectively pick some in advance.
Look, today we have invited people from the village again.
However, there were vines and watermelons all over the ground, so everyone walked with extra caution.
Fortunately, it doesn't matter if the progress is slow. After all, thinning the fruits should have started earlier. They wanted to allow these small green peaches to grow bigger, so they delayed it until now.
Although we haven't tasted the pickled peaches yet, since our seventh cousin said they were delicious, everyone started drooling when they thought about the taste of those things in the past.
And this morning was also the day when Brother Zhang came to pack the goods as usual.
When Song Tan saw him coming, he quickly took out 6 watermelons from the room and said, "Come on, have you prepared the packing boxes I told you about? These watermelons must be packed well."
Brother Zhang was helpless: "I've prepared, but watermelon... There's nothing you can't buy in the capital, and there are a lot of imported ones!"
Song Tan simply stuffed a piece into his mouth: "It's freshly cut, try it."
Brother Zhang: …
He sniffed, ate with a few slurred sips in silence, and said nothing more.
Zhang Yanping came back with a basket of green peaches. Seeing this, he couldn't help but wonder: "Tan Tan, didn't you go to the city to deliver the goods yesterday? Why didn't you bring this watermelon with you?"
"That's not worth it!" Song Tan said confidently:
"Brother Xiao Zhang's express delivery fee is much cheaper here. It's many times more expensive in the city. Didn't Secretary Xiao Zhu pay for it yesterday? She wanted it expedited."
Zhang Yanping: …
As expected of her, she is his sister. Those who know her know that the man in the capital is your savior. Those who don't know her would think she is such a stingy customer! She is so particular about the money even when sending a courier.
…
Lu Chuan didn't know that he had another surprise on the way. At this moment, he stood on the terrace, looking at the pots of roses, and was full of wonders -
Chinese rose is also known as medicine jar.
Powdery mildew, black spots, aphids, thrips, and red spiders, if there is not a little bit of each, it seems that it is not called a rose! Especially red spiders, they are almost the lifelong enemy of every flower grower.
Even though he took good care of the plant and ensured good ventilation, the rose leaves were still covered with dense red spider larvae in the summer.
Therefore, every summer evening, routine spraying of pesticides on the terrace is inevitable.
But now...
He carefully turned over the leaves again: It has been more than a week since the last spraying, why is there no sign of disease now? Clearly, there were some slight traces a few days ago!
Not only this pot, but almost all the roses are exceptionally healthy, not to mention other flowers, there is no trace of insect pests.
Even the little black flies that used to occasionally fly around the edge of the soil in the pot are now nowhere to be found.
Lu Chuan thought about it for a long time, and finally set his sights on the big barrel in the corner.
In the large plastic barrel, a bunch of tobacco shreds that had been soaked to a brown color were sinking to the bottom of the barrel, and the water that soaked them was only slightly yellow.
After all, I have watered it frequently in the past few days and changed the water countless times. Now it has color, which shows that the tobacco is quite resistant to soaking.
Then he thought about how there hadn't been a single mosquito since he put a dish of dry tobacco in the bedroom, and he couldn't help but feel moved.
On the shelf next to it, the yellow wood fragrance and windmill jasmine are intertwined, and the fragrance and layered petals are piled up like clouds.
In the corner, the Madagascar jasmine climbs along the styling rack. Its lush green leaves hide shy white flowers, like a pure bride coming from afar.
Looking at the rooftop again, the roses, hydrangeas and amaryllis are blooming colorfully and warmly. It is a rare and colorful spectacle without any diseases or pests.
He thought about it and finally took out his mobile phone to make an appointment for a courier to his home.
Then she carefully selected flowers of various colors, avoiding only the bright red roses.
Finally, it was a beautiful and colorful bouquet. The thorns at the bottom were trimmed, wrapped in some water, and then wrapped again.
I have received so many gifts, but have no way to repay you, so I will just give a corner of this summer scenery to the little girl.
It also makes the other party feel at ease. After all, if someone has the leisure time to grow flowers, there must be nothing wrong with it.
If I have the chance, I must go to her hometown to see what kind of place it is that can produce such simple people and such excellent fruits and vegetables...
As for the tobacco...
He thought contentedly and happily: This summer, these flowers all depend on it!
…
In another part of the imperial capital, several elderly people also received a box of express delivery.
Heavy.
The person following him held out his hand: "Let me do it."
"No, you have no principles! You should give it to others if they want it. I will not feel at ease until I have it in my hands."
The young man beside him blushed and felt very embarrassed - everyone here was someone he had to take care of, and he didn't have any exclusive rights. And they were so old, and if they came to snatch them away, could he still hold on to them
The boy felt wronged, but he couldn't say it.
Meanwhile, Old Zhu, who was holding a courier, looked very proud and walked with an expression as if he didn't care about anyone.