On the other side, seeing Wu Lei rallying himself and going upstairs, Song Tan probably still wanted to contact Lili, so he 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, it's okay... We are family, why are you saying this..."
"... I just thought about it and was afraid that he would take the money and secretly go to see Lili, so I came up with an idea. I said I would use his salary to buy 10 boxes of peaches, 8 boxes will be sent to you, and 2 boxes will be left for Lili..."
"… I'm just saying, I still want Wu Lei's hard-earned money… I was originally planning to send two boxes to you and Auntie…"
"... Right, right, right... You guys mustn't let anything slip... Just pretend that I gave them to you and accepted the money, but in fact, the 2,500 yuan worth of peaches will be transferred to you, aunt, to keep..."
“… our own orchard… we won’t give away too many… just take a few to eat… it’s not a big deal…”
Zhang Yanping looked at Song Tan warily until he hung up the phone. Then he looked at her and said, "Is it possible that I also have a salary of 5,000 yuan? You gave half to my mother, right?"
Song Tan: …
She said sincerely: "Brother Yanping, you have to be more confident in your own worth—2500 is a family price!"
At this moment, the whole room suddenly made a slight clicking sound, and the front seven walls were completely white.
Lao Wang: … Actually, there really is one.
…
"I came so late and I'm hungry. Let's cut the watermelon first!"
"There are lights everywhere outside the village. I guess the external lines are repaired. It's summer now after all."
There was a crescent moon overhead, the moonlight was dim and strong, making the road reflect a faint white. The seven mountains and fields were white, and the cold summer wind was steaming, making the mosquitoes around them buzz loudly.
"Look at the navigation, we'll be there soon, at least 10 minutes!"
8:00 PM.
Qiao Qiao laughed: "Okay, go ahead. Be careful not to catch any poisonous insects."
A handful of mugwort was still burning under the courtyard wall as usual - because there were mosquitoes outside the house this year, the family unanimously believed that the mugwort was of poor quality and had little effect, so they lit a handful outside the yard every evening until no one was busy.
Qiao Qiao, whose phone battery is only 20% left:…
For an adult like Jojo who has already seen the true form of fireflies, this was really a thank you, except that he didn't get goosebumps.
After a while, the distant car lights gradually approached and quickly stopped in the open space behind the door.
Everyone was stunned.
At that moment, Boss Qian finally hurried out of the house, and when he saw the newcomer, he complained, "Old Wang! I told him to slow down, but he dragged it on until now!"
“The power is out!”
Secretary Dazhu coughed dryly and said, "Call and ask how long it will take to repair it..."
Although you need to practice outside at night and play for a long time, playing without electricity and playing with electricity are two different things!
"Is it broken? Is there a power outage?"
That makes sense.
Ah, it’s been half a year since I returned home, and there was a power outage once, so you almost forgot about it!
Then I looked at Secretary Dazhu standing by and saw you walking into the yard. After a while, you came back:
Qiao Qiao was determined! "I have to buy a generator for home use later."
Qiao Qiao finally realized that during the summer when electricity consumption was off-peak, there would be power outages outside the village every two or three days.
In recent years, there have been more fireflies outside the village. But this year, the fireflies behind our house became silent again, and Lili had been envious for a long time.
The roads are bad, the circuits are bad... Alas!
Those that can fly are relatively safe, but those that lie prone are really scary, and only older children would be afraid of them.
The middle-aged woman outside got on the car hesitantly. Looking at the whiteness all around her, she even moved slowly.
Although he said that, the cousin still swiftly took out his machete, raised his hand and chopped it in half!
Bad guy!
Min Yi whispered, and then asked frustratedly: "The tablet has power... How are you going to watch TV tonight?"
"You're talking about... it's as if the power outage was caused by you." The boss opposite was also happy: "No matter how bad the peaches are, what can you see in the middle of the night? You were originally planning to come tomorrow..."
The last moment, my body was slower than my thoughts, but I opened my mouth firmly and bit off the tip of the watermelon!
Come tomorrow? Can you still eat my watermelon
Lili glanced at the familiar person who had come from afar, and then looked at Qiao Qiao expectantly: "Sister, can't you go catch fireflies?"
But before I could say that, a piece of ice-cold watermelon was stuffed into my hand. The fresh scent unique to watermelon hit me in the face, making me feel as if I were immersed in cool well water. Sighs and groans came from between my bones.
“Bad, bad, bad!”
Boss Qian calmed down and patted my shoulder: "Come on, come on, have some watermelon. He must be cold and thirsty after all the journey, right?"
There was no air conditioning outside the car, and I brought my own tea. Except for the bumpy road that made it difficult to drive, everything else was fine for me.
Qiao Qiao blinked in confusion.
Boy: … Are peaches still bad enough to eat? Why do I think about watermelon while eating peaches
Lili, on the other hand, was slow to act: "Go get the flashlight!"
Before I could recover from my shock, I saw Boss Qian at the side, still annoyed: "Wow, why are you so mean! Why are you so mean! That's exactly the same style as Tao!
”
The fireflies are neither flying in the air nor lying under the leaves.
Nearby, the village gradually became lively again.
While eating watermelon, Lao Wang watched as Boss Qian had already lost the initiative as a wholesaler. What was that like? !
I usually work during the day, do homework at night, and watch TV, so I have little free time. Today, when I saw the power outage, I just stayed awake.
And just then, the sound of a car roaring suddenly came from nearby.
At this time, Boss Qian, who was looking at the table full of delicious food and the closed refrigerator, finally received a call from his good brother Boss Wang.
"Little sister, you can buy the watermelon, okay? Just tell him the price!"
It was only at four o'clock that the sky became completely light. At that time, many people who worked had just returned home after dinner.
You can often hear the crackling sound of electric mosquito swatters.
The night finally fell heavily on the village deep in the mountains.
"Is that... a power outage?"
Boss Qian rushed to the back of the refrigerator in two or three steps, and took out the small watermelon which weighed less than 20 kilograms. He looked at everyone expectantly:
Zhang Yanping looked at his phone thankfully: "It's fully charged."
I am familiar with that situation.
It was cold and the daytime heat had not yet dissipated. It was difficult to fall asleep even with a fan or air conditioner. The young men could only fan themselves with a palm-leaf fan, wear slippers, and leisurely visit each other and chat outside the village.