Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 1996 - 1751: Just Eat It

No man can resist a very straight stick.

No one.

But is it possible that dogs can’t resist it either?

For example, right now, the Princess’s big tail almost sweeps all the dead leaves clean, while the clueless young man is still flaunting a stick back and forth.

He finally glanced at the Princess, thinking of coming over, but hesitated:

"Hey, you say dogs are all scared of people with weapons, right? If I approach with this stick, will it think I’m going to hit it? What if it bites me?"

Everyone was chattering, finally deciding to pass the stick to the next person to play with it briefly.

The leader then stepped up, trying to get a photo op with the Princess, perhaps a handshake or something.

But—

Man, you’re being inconsiderate.

The Princess doesn’t even look at him with one eye! She’s very displeased with his lack of tact!

At this moment, don’t even think about a photo op or handshake, as soon as someone crouched beside her, the dog snorted heavily through her nose.

"Sss!"

The silly-minded young man didn’t realize this and still turned on the camera.

Who would’ve thought the Princess barked again, turned her head away, and resolutely refused to cooperate.

Now everyone looked over—

"Why did it suddenly become unhappy?"

"I know, it must have seen you holding a weapon! You have bad intentions towards it!"

"Exactly! The Princess is so beautiful and even has merits, and you dared to hold a weapon against it—this weapon is mine now! I order you to appease it properly!"

"Nonsense, this weapon should definitely be mine..."

All for that one long, straight stick, arguing back and forth. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Song Tan: ...

If you like it so much, just go and cut some sugar cane later!

Or, take a stalk of corn from the fields; I guarantee every one is straight.

But right now, the anxiety in the Princess’s eyes was about to spill over.

So of course, she had to play favorites for a moment, loudly asking:

"Aren’t you all here to help? Are you going to pick the peaches or not?"

Oh, oh, oh!

The young men snapped back to reality, quickly placing the long, straight stick by a tree before running over in big strides:

"We’re picking them right now!"

There’s nothing difficult about picking peaches, just grab and twist, and they’re off, especially with these Eagle Beak Peaches being just the right size. Place them in the basket with the paper bag, and they quickly accumulated to half a basket.

The leader had sweat pouring down his head and back, and his clothes were soaked through in no time from the brief work.

Of course, it wasn’t just him, Secretary Wang was the same.

Everyone else as well...

Secretary Wang looked at Qiaoqiao, who was also swiftly picking peaches with a basket. Qiaoqiao was wearing a white T-shirt, looking clean and fresh all over, only with a slight sweat on the forehead, nose tip, and around the lips, nothing like their bedraggled state.

This shouldn’t be!

Secretary Wang thought: Even though I’m a bit older, I run around every day and still find time to work out after work, I shouldn’t be this worn out, right?

Looking again at the university students—there’s no reference point with the students, after all, they’re jumping all over the place, never staying still even when picking peaches.

"Leader, would you like some water?"

"No, I’m fine." The leader waved it off, "I’m not tired. The temperature is just high; sweating is normal; we’ve just picked a few peaches..."

He then gestured to Secretary Wang:

"Wang Qing, take a look at these peaches. I picked them casually; they’re about the same size."

He sighed with emotion, "No wonder there are more and more fruit varieties now, with scientific management reaching such levels, it’s normal to see development."

As they chatted, they heard Qiaoqiao shout: "I’m going live now!"

With a pause in their conversation, the two picked up their baskets and moved to the edge tacitly. Secretary Xiaozu also carried a basket over with a smile:

"It’s too hot today, let’s just experience it a bit. Normally, you’d start picking at five in the morning."

"Leader, why don’t we rest on the side for a bit and catch Qiaoqiao’s live stream."

The peaches look so delicious; drooling while picking more wouldn’t be a good look. It’s better to wash a couple and give them a taste!

The leader paused, worried about being caught on camera, so he went to the side.

Everyone carried their baskets back outside the Peach Forest. Secretary Xiaozu guided the two to remove the paper bags, then pile the peaches in front of Qiaoqiao’s basket:

"Handle them gently, don’t let the skin get damaged—though speaking of damage, it actually draws more attention."

The live stream camera will mostly be on this pile of peaches, making it eye-catching.

They worked quickly, stacking the peaches in no time, leaving six or seven in the basket. Secretary Xiaozu was straightforward:

"Let’s not put these; let’s give them a taste."

Honestly speaking, the leader hadn’t tasted his peaches yet, but just as he was about to ask about the price, Qiaoqiao already started loudly saying: "Kids, we’re picking peaches today!"

No matter how far, they could see the screen filled with dense barrage comments.

The three backed away a little.

Secretary Xiaozu looked at the peach in his hand, pointed forward, "There’s a faucet over there; I’ll go wash the peaches now."

The place used to be a pigsty, where they cooked pig slop and where Da Wang and the others used the faucet. The only downside is that it’s a bit far from the Peach Forest.

But winters here are a bit cold, so pipes laid outside can easily freeze and break, making maintenance troublesome, hence not installing more.

"It’s fine," Secretary Wang pulled out a peach from the basket, scooped some water from the nearby red bucket, and rinsed it thoroughly.

Once the fuzzy texture disappeared, he smiled, "We used to stay in towns and counties; life isn’t always about the small details."

The leader laughed, with a tone full of heartfelt sentiment:

"Picking peaches as a child... back then, resources were scarce, peaches were valuable, so we’d pick wild peaches, wipe them a few times on our clothes, and dare to eat them..."

Though years apart, they had both experienced tough local conditions, and talking and laughing about the past brought back a sense of nostalgia.

Secretary Xiaozu opened her mouth, glanced at the bucket, then at the Princess walking around the forest with a stick in her mouth—she was blocked—retreated and continued pacing, and was at a loss for words.

Finally, she closed her mouth.

Looking again at Secretary Wang, who had already handed the peach to the leader:

"You eat first."

The leader chuckled, "Why give it to me? We can wash our own; you can give this one to Secretary Zhu. Look at her tan... The rural development here is really impressive yet very challenging!"

Secretary Xiaozu: ...

Reluctantly, she quickly followed suit, scooping water from the red bucket to wash her peach.

—What else is there to say?

Sigh.

Just eat.