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Yun Wan'er weighed her options between dinner and Shi Tian for a moment before ultimately choosing dinner. As for Shi Tian, the voice on the phone was robust, indicating he wouldn't be starving anytime soon, so that was settled!
After hanging up with Yun Wan'er, a Dai Yue Ye pulled up in front of the store, blocking the road. Just as Shi Tian was about to step outside to direct the driver to park elsewhere, he saw Sun Lang get out of the car, his eyes bloodshot and looking like he had been through hell. Sun Lang immediately pushed him back inside.
Sun Lang had faced numerous challenges on his way home. The weather forecast had predicted rain, and sure enough, a downpour had forced him to wait at the airport for over two hours. Was that all? Not even close! That was just the beginning. After rushing back, his friend had prepared a car for him and taken him directly to the airport. As soon as he landed, he set off again for home, only to get caught in holiday traffic!
When the highways were congested, he took the provincial roads; when those were blocked, he switched to county roads. No matter where he drove, traffic jams followed him like a shadow. After two days of torment on the road, he finally made it back just before Su Xueyi finished work!
From what I know, this must be the legendary Nissan! Glancing back at Sun Lang, who was now behind the counter receiving Su Xueyi's concern, Shi Tian asked uncertainly.
"Yeah! Don't you have one? I’ll watch the store tonight; you should hurry and take care of your business!" Sun Lang replied impatiently to Shi Tian.
The Nissan was said to consume two gallons every hundred miles at a gas station. The version Sun Lang found had been out of production for nearly ten years; how did he manage to get it?
While saying it consumed two gallons per hundred miles might be an exaggeration, its fuel efficiency was indeed quite poor—around fifteen gallons per hundred miles! If stuck in traffic and pushing hard, it could easily reach twenty gallons. Driving this car in Hainan meant spending one or two dollars per mile; pressing down on the gas pedal would make anyone wince for several seconds!
Buying this car wasn't too difficult; new models were no longer available, but there were plenty of second-hand ones at surprisingly low prices. The car Sun Lang drove cost only twenty or thirty thousand yuan—comparable at best to his Electric Mini! It was only slightly more valuable than scrap metal.
"Sister Lang, are you sure? At this rate, I bet you’d fall asleep in less than five seconds if I gave you a chair. Are you really going to watch the store tonight? Why not take a cab and send Su Xueyi home first? We can figure it out another day."
Given Sun Lang's state, Shi Tian didn't dare let him drive Su Xueyi home; he was already swaying on his feet.
"No way! It's just two days and nights without sleep—no big deal!" Sun Lang insisted stubbornly. However, Su Xueyi picked up her phone and called Luo Yongshan to have him bring over two plates of dumplings. She figured it would be better for him to eat something first before crashing into an unknown length of sleep.
When returning home that evening, Shi Tian noticed six new Huang Zhi Li trees planted in the yard. Now there were eight Huang Zhi Li trees distributed throughout the yard in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Unfortunately, to ensure their survival, all their crowns had been pruned into strange shapes!
These Huang Zhi Li trees were planted under the direction of several elderly men. When the saplings arrived, Old Kong had called him while he was at Fu Wan Reservoir and couldn't make it back in time. Since he couldn't return, Old Kong didn't ask him to come back either. Yi Laotou found a good spot while Manager Liu brought people to dig holes for planting; Old Kong and his crew supervised!
After inspecting the Huang Zhi Li trees, Shi Tian moved on to the backyard vegetable garden and diligently watered the strawberries and peppers growing abundantly on the ground. The peppers were thriving well; cucumbers were also doing quite nicely. However, the tomatoes seemed a bit trendy—were they growing lace?
The tomatoes have been infested with pests? This is a bit troublesome! There are no pesticides at home. I ran upstairs and brought down a bottle of Mie Hai Ling, spraying half of it on the plants to ensure they all got a fair share!
After spraying, I turned on the flashlight on my phone and studied the situation for over ten minutes. Contrary to my imagination of surrender flags or a collapsing army, the little aphids or other unfamiliar bugs on the leaves remained leisurely, completely ignoring me!
Life and death are in fate's hands; wealth and nobility depend on heaven! I did my best, and whether the aphids drained the tomatoes or Mie Hai Ling eliminated the aphids, it was all up to fate now.
To ask me to buy pesticides for a few tomato and chili plants? That’s unlikely. Pesticides are a bit scary; it's better not to keep them at home. What if Tang Tang gets curious and licks some? I’d have to go through the trouble of dealing with it!
Tang Tang's mission is to test pufferfish toxins, and since that mission isn’t complete yet, it can’t meet an untimely end!
Shi Tian is farming, while Brother Sun, a certain relative of Shi Tian across the vast sea, is cramming knowledge about fishing. Upon learning that Yi Laotou has recently taken up fishing, Shi Tian's group of Brother Sun disciples began to get interested and started researching fishing.
This led to discussions in their group, which made others alert; the competition pressure became quite significant!
“Master, I heard you like fishing? We have many catfish weighing around twenty pounds here, as well as the unique Sesame Sword fish. When do you have time? I can come pick you up for fishing!”
Just as several old men were wrapping up their work on the mountain, Yi Laotou’s phone rang. He picked it up to find it was one of his disciples from Beihai calling—he had some impression of him!
The Sesame Sword is quite a special fish, originally from Guangxi, but now found throughout Jiangnan. It’s also present in Hainan, though relatively rare there. This fish is classified as a Second-Class Protected Animal by the state; wild ones can no longer be caught. However, they can be farmed—unfortunately, while they can be raised artificially, they cannot be bred artificially; juvenile fish must still be captured from the wild for farming!
Fishing in Beihai? I probably won’t have time for that right now; let’s talk about it later. I just finished fishing today and caught three bigheads over twenty pounds each. I’ll send you some photos shortly!
There are plenty of fish here; what would he want to catch in Beihai? Fishing aside, sending a few pictures for my disciples to like is still doable.
After hanging up, I packed my things when Old Wen came over and said, “The Sesame Sword is a great catch! It’s now a protected species and can’t be fished anymore! Your disciple must be quite skilled to find Sesame Sword in Heikeng!”
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