Her Cultivation Diary

Buying a boat is actually a simple matter.

Even if Song Tan hadn't thought about it before, now by poking around in her friend circle and getting fish sellers to recommend a few people, she could get a general price.

Not to mention, special 15-20㎡ electric boats for fishing can range from a few thousand to several tens of thousands, but you have to wait a few days and have them customized as needed.

As for fishing boats...

Song Tan simply placed an order with a flick of her fingers—a blue PE material fishing boat, 3.2 meters long, equipped with a small engine because she was afraid Song Sancheng wouldn't be able to paddle. All in all, it only cost her 1500 yuan.

The downside is—it's ugly.

Really ugly.

So ugly that even the very straightforward Song Sancheng thinks it's an eyesore: "This isn't as good as the wooden boat your grandpa used when he was young!"

"So, dad, can you still paddle now?"

Song Sancheng couldn't answer that question, and besides, paddling around in a pond is one thing when it's only so big.

But the Jinhe River Beach is vast and boundless, if he wants to find a good fishing spot, how long will it take him to paddle there?

What if he encounters a headwind, wouldn't he be completely stuck?

Suddenly he became rational: "Then let's go with this one, adding an engine."

The promotional photos the seller sent made the rounds in the Song Family home, and everyone found it difficult to accept the looks of it. Lun Chuan even tried to make a case:

"Actually, buying a proper black awning boat, even with an engine, wouldn't be very expensive..."

"No, no, no." Song Tan waved her index finger: "I saw the director's storyboard, many scenes are on the river. White sails and small boats, painted beautifully."

So then...

The crew should customize wooden boats for filming, right?

Song Tan had her clever scheme all worked out: "After they finish filming, I'll buy the secondhand boat."

If the crew doesn't buy them, it's not too late to have one customized later. When the lotus leaves are grown and the lotus flowers bloom bright like stars, cruising in such an ugly PE plastic boat just won't do.

For now, though, she shouldn't let her dad get too smug—

Because his fishing skills are really bad.

...

The previous rain lasted an entire week, soaking the ground thoroughly. With the rain stopped and the sun shining for days, crops in the fields and hills are growing like crazy.

The fruit trees planted earlier are blooming one after another, and rows of beehives sit there with busy bees and bear bees buzzing about joyfully...

Of course, there's a cost to all this happiness.

Because there are so many flowers, two wild bee colonies have flown in from who knows where—there was also some wasp-like creatures itching to snatch honey, but the lazy Daxiong had been fattening up all year and now's his time to shine!

With their little wings trembling, his beefy army charged headlong...

In short, after two skirmishes, the issue settled quietly before anyone noticed.

Now, two more wild bee colonies aren't exactly surprising.

They knew there were two because, even before these newcomers interacted with the home bees, they started fighting among themselves.

It was a tough battle, but if they didn't seize such a flowery hillside, were they even respectable little bees?

Today, everyone was busy getting seedlings from the vegetable field and planting them back home. It wasn't until the security guard passed by that they realized something was off.

They initially thought their own bees were fighting or outside bees were bullying theirs.

Who would've thought their own bees were diligently focused on work, with 50 hives standing unaffected.

Yet the wild bees outside, looking thin and small, were surprisingly feisty.

By the time Song Tan arrived, the battle was already intense.

If it were last year, she'd have used her Spiritual Power with a snap of her fingers to lure them. But this year...

She calmly took out a spray bottle containing a bit of alcohol mixed with her own honey water, and sprayed at the buzzing bees...

Got it!

Now all the bees smelled like honey water with Spiritual Energy, impossible to tell who's who.

A confused bunch of wild bees either lay on the ground or hovered in the air, eagerly grooming their damp wings. Before long, Song Tan had coaxed them into an empty beehive.

Thinking it over, surely this large hillside wasn't home to just two wild bee colonies? She decided to prepare two more empty boxes just in case.

With the warm spring flowers in bloom, their honey at 1000 yuan a bottle should start selling, right?

Qiaoqiao curiously followed, quietly learning new things. When Song Tan mentioned honey, he immediately wanted to run home, only to be grabbed by the collar:

"Where are you running off to? I'm not done talking."

Qiaoqiao futilely wiggled his arms and legs before stating:

"Didn't you say we can sell honey, sis? I want to bring the honey extractor and tell the other kids."

Song Tan: ... Such impatience.

"It's not time yet, let's wait till April to extract the honey."

At home, there are 50+1 beehives. After winter breeding and growth, the family colony is quite strong. By April, any opened hive could yield 30-40 pounds of honey.

50 hives, calculating at 1500 pounds...

Tch!

Boss Chang might not even be able to keep up with the supply.

Having known him for half a year, Song Tan understands Boss Chang's character well—he's like a bun that can be stuffed with any filling, wants everything.

So she told Qiaoqiao, "When you go live next, mention that in April we'll have 500 pounds of honey to sell."

With today's fan group, 500 pounds is like a drop in the bucket, but fortunately, the price keeps the rush from being too crazy... maybe.

Meanwhile, Boss Chang, who received prior notice, was very moved because he realized he finally had a place in Boss Song's heart!

Excitedly, he suppressed a grin as he went to inspect the soon-to-open teahouse next door, then went to the kitchen to notify Master Qian:

"When you're not busy later, let's have a meeting."

A meeting? About what? Are they going to innovate on the menu?

Master Qian wondered about it, planning to ask during the meeting.

Though he was seasoned enough to contain his curiosity, the shallow boss couldn't restrain his joy and sidled up to him—

"Master Qian, do you have any new dishes or snacks that use honey? Do the calculations and let's set a new price!"

Master Qian almost rolled his eyes—Old Song's family's ingredients have taken over the kitchen; with such brilliance there, who'd want ordinary snacks?

Honey desserts...

Since the new store opened, nobody even orders desserts!

After all, everyone leaves with stuffed watermelon bellies, too full for even tea, let alone dessert.

No matter how good the craftsmanship, the quality of ingredients sets them apart from the rest.