Chapter 989 You are late

"Ah Xiang, let's go together tomorrow. I've only been to the city a couple of times, let's go and have some fun."

"But how do we get there?" Qin Xiang hesitated.

“Let’s take a car. My son is coming back soon. I’ll have him take us to the city tomorrow.”

"What if we come back?" Qin Xiang had considered all aspects.

"Let that kid take him back too, since he doesn't start work until the day after tomorrow anyway." This auntie doesn't treat her son like a human being at all.

Anyway, he's just a laborer.

How can you raise a son to adulthood and expect him to do nothing at all?

If you have a daughter-in-law, it might not be as easy to use.

"Alright, then I'll take advantage of your kindness this time."

Shen Lu spent the afternoon seeing patients, and then went out for a feast in the evening.

After finishing her meal, she yawned.

I got up too early today, and I'm already sleepy at this time.

She was sleepy, but the three people who came over to play weren't sleepy either.

Lu Xingye left early, leaving the three of them with nothing to do that night. They heard someone calling for mahjong at Uncle Shen's place, and the three novices were eager to try.

"Don't cheat children out of their money." Seeing that they wanted to hit them, an old woman laughed and scolded.

"Why don't you go home and play with your grandma? My grandma plays mahjong too."

Shen Lu reminded the three of them to go find Old Mrs. Shen.

"Grandma, are you good at mahjong?" The three newcomers were a little scared.

"Go ask them yourselves." Shen Lu glanced at where Old Madam Shen was.

The old lady must be very bored at home all day.

Playing with the villagers is fun, and playing with her three friends is the same.

Anyway, they're just wasting time with the younger generation.

"Grandma Shen, would you like to play mahjong? We'll play with you!"

Although Shen Xuejiao is disliked by her peers, she is still very popular with her elders.

At least Old Mrs. Shen didn't dislike her.

Hearing her ask that, the old lady immediately guessed that the children were bored.

That's true. They might sleep late in the city, but there are too few entertainment options in the village.

While it's okay to use your phone, it's not fun if several friends get together and everyone is still using their own phones.

"Okay, then you guys play with me until ten o'clock." Ten o'clock isn't late.

But that's just the old lady's usual routine.

"Yay!" Shen Xuejiao and Feng Tian high-fived.

"Grandma, you have to help me later! Feng Tian and Wei Mingming are definitely going to gang up on us!"

On her way back, Shen Xuejiao didn't forget to try and find allies for herself.

Before Old Mrs. Shen could respond, Feng Tian couldn't hold back any longer: "Shen Xuejiao, you're talking nonsense."

"Although we are boyfriend and girlfriend, we are absolutely ruthless at the mahjong table."

"You may not believe in my character, but you must believe in my card-playing skills!"

"Don't you dare smear me in front of Grandma Shen!"

Wei Mingming nodded: "Yes, we won't do anything reckless."

Grandma Shen, however, believed in the young couple, Feng Tian and Wei Mingming.

After arriving home, they went straight to the small living room, where there was a mahjong machine.

This old house is quite cool in the summer; turning on the fan actually keeps it from getting hot.

However, for the sake of comfort, the old lady still turned on the air conditioner.

Shen Lu then brewed tea for everyone.

"I'm going to sleep now. Grandma, don't push yourself too hard. Go to sleep if you're sleepy. Don't give in to them."

"Even if you don't play, they can play Dou Dizhu all night long."

Grandma Shen smiled and agreed.

Shen Xue gave Shen Lu a reproachful look: "We won't disturb Grandma's rest."

They're not completely without sense of propriety. Do you think they'd keep the old lady playing if she got tired?

"Okay, then I'll go to sleep now."

"You guys should go to bed early too, and get up at 5:30 tomorrow."

Shen Lu reminded them of the time to pick mushrooms: "Remember to set your alarm clock."

"Okay, okay, you should go to sleep now."

Shen Xuejiao and Feng Tian's attention was already on the mahjong game, and picking mushrooms could no longer tempt them.

As it turns out, you shouldn't expect certain people to get up.

After the alarm clock rang, Shen Lu got up, but she knocked on the door for a long time without Shen Xuejiao or Feng Tian responding.

Wei Mingming, on the other hand, became well-behaved.

Just as Shen Lu was about to use a megaphone to yell at people, Feng Tian opened the door.

"It's not even dawn outside yet, do we really have to go up the mountain so early?"

Feng Tian yawned and muttered something.

Shen Lu told her to hurry up and wash up, then went into the room and dragged Shen Xuejiao out of bed: "Are you getting up or not?"

"If you don't get up, we're leaving. You can go up the mountain alone."

Although Shen Xuejiao didn't want to get up, she didn't want to be alone even more.

She had to get out of bed and wash up like a lost soul.

Shen Lu urged the others to pack up quickly, but they didn't go up the mountain until six o'clock.

By six o'clock, those who got up to work had already been working for a while.

Shen Lu and her group encountered several people along the way, including an old woman who had already picked mushrooms and was heading down the mountain.

"Young clan leader, are you only now coming up the mountain?"

"There are many people picking mushrooms on the mountain today. If you go now, there might not be any left."

"Ah?" Before Shen Lu could say anything, Feng Tian and Shen Xuejiao had already screamed in agony.

"Why have you picked them all up? No way!"

The two of them looked miserable.

The mother-in-law kindly explained, "Yesterday, Ji Dong's family held a full-month celebration, and many young people returned to the village."

"They all went up the mountain to pick mushrooms today too."

"Don't young people sleep in late?" Feng Tian felt resentful.

She used to get up very early to practice martial arts, but she lost at mahjong last night and dreamt of fighting with Shen Xuejiao in the middle of the night.

As a result, I couldn't get up at 5:30.

Shen Xuejiao, on the other hand, simply stayed in bed.

However, they didn't stay in bed for long, so how come it's late?

"Grandma, what time did you get up to go up the mountain?"

The old woman's basket was full.

I just don't know how long it took her to collect them all.

Did you search everywhere before picking up these, or did you go down the mountain as soon as you had enough?

"I got up at four o'clock."

Shen Xuejiao wailed again, "Why so early?"

The mother-in-law waved her hand: "It's not early. There are even earlier ones. Some people got up at 3:30."

"Those young people also went up the mountain around five o'clock."

“You city folks may not be used to getting up this early, but it’s normal in our countryside.”

The group dared not delay any longer and hurried up the mountain.

Today was definitely not as lucky as yesterday. It took me about ten minutes to find the first mushroom, and it was only a bud, the cap hadn't even opened yet.

There are indeed many traces of people walking on the mountain.

They searched the mountain until eight or nine o'clock before they filled their baskets.

This was only because the villagers showed leniency.

Once everyone had enough to eat, they went downstairs; no one picked up any more.

Of course, it's normal for some people to want to collect more and bring it back to the city.

Shen Lu wanted them to take some back to their families to try, which is why she picked more.

Yesterday's mushrooms have all been boiled into wild mushroom sauce.

It seems like there aren't enough left after distributing them to take back today.

"How about I take you guys on a buying spree?"

The people in their own village are not short of money, so very few people pick mushrooms to sell at the market.

But the neighboring village will definitely receive the goods.