Xu Lin packed up the bag and quickly rushed down from the mountain.
Gotta say, there are way too many mosquitoes on the mountain, buzzing everywhere. Xu Lin happens to be the kind of person mosquitoes love to bite, so you can imagine.
"Damn, there’s so many mosquitoes!"
Xu Lin ca down, couldn’t help but complain, then changed the subject, "But fortunately, all the guavas have been picked, and they’re of the best quality."
These guavas picked from the tree don’t even need washing, you can eat them straight away.
Xu Lin took a big one, enjoying it heartily, Hanhan and Peaceful Years also took smaller ones to eat.
"Is it delicious?" Xu Lin asked the two little ones.
"Delicious!"
The two responded in unison, holding the guavas, speaking with their mouths full.
Ning Yuhuan suddenly said, "There’re still a lot on the tree, should we send so to Aunt?"
"Is there a shipping station here? We can only send if there is."
"Only at the big team."
The big team is the division of the large village here. Ning Yuhuan’s village is actually just a group under a very large village, so her ID card says it’s a certain group in a certain village. The big team was the unit of the production team decades ago.
"Let’s ask her later, but she’ll probably like it."
These guavas with red hearts have a very good taste and quality.
Ning Yuhuan added, "We can also send so to Linyue."
"Ok."
Back at ho, Xu Lin sent a photo of the guavas to his mom and Chi Linyue.
Sent out all at once: "Picked from Hanhan’s ho, fresh guavas. Do you want so? I can send so to you."
Chi Linyue replied first: "Looks great, send two pounds."
Ms. Ren replied a few minutes later: "Looks appetizing, send two pounds as well."
Xu Lin replied to both: "I’ll send ten pounds to you!"
Chi Linyue: "How can I eat so much alone?"
Ms. Ren: "How can Yanyan and I eat so much?"
Xu Lin replied to both: "Don’t think ten pounds is heavy, there actually aren’t many."
Chi Linyue: "Alright, send them to as a diet al."
Xu Lin replied to Chi Linyue: "Don’t go slim yourself down too much."
Chi Linyue: "Get lost, I’m naturally thin, able to crush you, you little wolf!"
Ms. Ren: "Then send them over!"
Ms. Ren: "And what about the two babies?"
A few minutes later, Xu Lin sent her a group photo.
It showed Xu Lin holding Suisui and An’an between his legs, taking a group photo. The three pretty faces are all close together.
Ms. Ren was about to lt: "These two kids are really too cute!"
Chi Linyue also received the photo.
"Hanhan’s little brother and sister are so adorable, aren’t they?"
Chi Linyue said, "In the future, our kids should be this cute too!"
Chi Linyue: "Are you in Hanhan’s village?"
"Yeah."
"Is the village beautiful?"
Chi Linyue is a native of the big city and has never been to the countryside, so she views rural life through a romantic lens, thinking it’s like the kind described in Tao Yuanming’s works, with its idyllic scenery.
But, speaking of which, has Tao Yuanming ever seen mosquitoes?
Back in ancient tis, they didn’t have mosquito coils at night, no idea how they made it through.
"The mountains and waters are picturesque, but the mosquitoes are large. So, it’s both good and bad, but the air is genuinely fresh, and it’s not as hot as the city."
"So you an, except for the mosquitoes, it’s quite nice?"
"Not exactly, I think it’s alright, but I still have to explore a bit."
Actually, rural life has its pros and cons, particularly regarding interpersonal relationships. Rural areas have a more closed-off small society, where people don’t move much, and relationships can be complicated. Sotis, disputes arise over a small plot of land or even smaller things like a few dozen dollars.
"Yeah, yeah."
They chatted for a few more minutes before ending the conversation.
In the afternoon, Xu Lin went up the mountain again and picked up more than twenty pounds of good quality guavas.
After picking, Xu Lin imdiately headed to the village’s big team to send them by courier.
It happened to be when a SF Express courier arrived, so Xu Lin sent the package using SF standard air express. Although Jiangdu is quite far, it would arrive by tomorrow night.
Among them, ten pounds went to Chi Linyue, and the rest over ten pounds to Ms. Ren, where Rong Xiyi is also present.
The dinner was quite sumptuous.
Grandpa specially caught a large rooster weighing several pounds and made chicken soup.
This kind of chicken soup, cooked with a big fire using wood, is rarely found in the city, and the flavor is really rich.
As night fell.
Xu Lin, full and satisfied, walked out to take a stroll.
At this mont, Suisui pointed to the sky and said, "Brother-in-law, look, it’s the stars!"
An’an also pointed to the sky and said, "So many stars! The moon is so round too!"
By coincidence, today just happened to be the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.
The moon was round, and there were plenty of stars.
This abundance of stars seems only visible in the countryside without much smog.
"There sure are a lot of stars."
Xu Lin felt peaceful inside; he hadn’t seen so many stars in a long ti, it’s fair to call it a sky full of stars.
On a whim, Xu Lin took a photo for his eldest sister, who’s far away in Jiangdu.
Once, Chi Linyue told him about how she rarely saw a sky full of stars.
In the big city, the sky is usually covered in smog; not to ntion seeing many stars, even seeing a few scattered stars on a night is rare. Often, when looking up, you can’t see even a single star.
"So many stars?"
Chi Linyue quickly replied, "The moon is also round and bright."
Chi Linyue: "Is it only in the countryside that you can connect with nature?"
"Probably, with the hustle and bustle of city life, people’s minds tend to be restless."
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