Leisurely mountain village

"What's going on? Xiao Li said you work at night and deliver food during the day?" Ye Huan asked directly, as he and Ye Zhuang didn't need to mince words.

"Yeah, while we're young, we should make as much money as possible," Ye Zhuang said with a simple, honest smile.

"Not feeling well? Do you know how much it costs to go to the hospital? Nonsense. How's work? If it's not working out, come back. I urgently need someone to help me manage things here. Ten thousand a month, plus a year-end bonus," Ye Huan said directly.

"What kind of management do you need for growing vegetables? And you're offering 10,000 a month? Are you crazy?" Ye Zhuang asked.

"The people my dad hired to help with the vegetable garden are making five or six thousand a month, and managing it would be more than ten thousand. So tell me, are you going back or not?" Ye Huan knew Ye Zhuang's personality, so she spoke very forcefully.

"You're not lying to me?" Ye Zhuang asked, still doubtful.

"Ask Xiao Li." Ye Huan shoved the phone into Ye Li's hand, then took his fishing rod, just as a fish was hooked.

“Big brother, what Huan-ge said is true. Uncle Liu has hired a lot of people in the village now. All the aunts and uncles who pick vegetables are making more than 3000 a month. Huan-ge has made it big.” Ye Li said, looking at his older brother.

"Okay, I understand. Give the phone to Xiao Huan." Ye Zhuang nodded. He believed Ye Li's words.

"You chat with your brother first, I'll bring this guy up first." Ye Huan was currently battling with a fish in the river, a decent bighead carp, and he was reluctant to let it go.

Ye Li adjusted the camera so his older brother could see Ye Huan. While playing with the fish, Ye Huan said into his phone, "Go back and resign if there's nothing else to do. I'll wait for you to come back. You know, Tiger and the others can't come back."

"Okay, I'll resign right away." Ye Zhuang agreed without hesitation. After they talked about the fish for a few more minutes, Ye Li hung up the phone.

Ye Huan also caught the three-and-a-half-pound bighead carp, tied it with the grass by the river, and then returned the fishing rod to Ye Li.

"Brother Huan, fish," Ye Li said.

"I know, I'll go back and stew some tofu," Ye Huan said with a smile.

"I mean, the fish is mine."

"You're talking nonsense. When I took over the fishing rod, you hadn't even caught a fish yet, so the fish is mine," Ye Huan laughed.

"Brother, this is unfair," Ye Li said with a pained expression.

"Haha, you continue, I'm going back. Tonight, I'll have big fish head stew with tofu. Grandpa, I'm going back now." Ye Huan ignored him, laughing as she went back.

Ye Li looked at his cousin speechlessly. Well, he couldn't beat him, so he gave up.

Ye Huan was just teasing him. She went back and put the fish in the pond to keep them for the time being. Then she took a pack of Jiuzhizun cigarettes from the house, went back to the river, and secretly slipped it to Ye Li.

"Don't say I stole your fish. It's yours. Don't let your dad see this, or he'll beat you to death."

"Brother, don't get me into trouble! I don't smoke!" Ye Li said to Ye Huan in horror.

"You can fool your dad, but can you fool me and your older brother? Look at your index fingernail, don't you even know how to scratch it?" Ye Huan sneered.

"Huh?" Ye Li was dumbfounded. She raised her right hand and stretched out her index finger to look at it. Sure enough, there was a light layer of smoky yellow nail polish.

"Aren't you afraid of dying? Stealing a cigarette is one thing, but you don't even clean up the mess. You know, when your eldest brother smoked, he cleaned up the mess perfectly. Compared to your eldest brother, you're not even as good as five of your second brothers," Ye Huan laughed.

"Brother Huan, please don't tell my dad, he'll beat me to death." Ye Li chickened out.

"Smoke less. You're 18 now, you should know better," Ye Huan said. He'd been young once too, so he understood.

"Okay, I understand, thanks, brother." Ye Li nodded, then lowered his head and started rubbing his fingernails.

“Rubbing like that won’t work. Use vinegar and garlic juice, your older brother’s secret weapon,” Ye Huan laughed. “Put a few cloves of garlic on your person, chew one after you smoke, and then chew a piece of gum.”

"Was it also invented by my older brother?" Ye Li asked.

"Ah."

"Then why has he stopped smoking?" Ye Li asked.

"I still smoke, but very rarely now," Ye Huan said. Every year when he came back for the Spring Festival, Ye Zhuang would take one of his cigarettes to smoke. He usually wouldn't accept cigarettes from others. He doesn't offer cigarettes to others, so he won't accept cigarettes from others either.

Looking back now, I guess I was saving money for my wedding? Sigh... Ye Huan sighed.

"Oh~" Ye Li nodded, but it was unclear what he meant by "oh".

"Alright, I'm going now. Try to smoke less, kid. Don't try to imitate adults." Ye Huan laughed, then got up and left.

Ye Li was speechless. Who's the little kid? I'll be 18 in a few days.

When Ye Huan returned home, her mother and the others had gone to the vegetable garden again, quietly watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. Ye Huan didn't disturb them, checked the time, and went to kill the fish.

Then Ye Huan saw the turtle in the pond, resting comfortably under a lotus leaf. Looking at it, Ye Huan smiled wryly, "You're even more carefree than me. One day, I'll sell you so you can show off."

After marinating the fish, Ye Huan left it alone. Soon, her mother and Bai Jie came back to cook. Ye Huan sat in the pavilion in the yard playing on her phone. It had been a long time since she had posted a video, so she found a clip she had taken before, edited it a bit, and uploaded it.

Nothing special, except that night when Ye Huan was with the giant panda mother and cub outside the hut, they saw a video of a group of fireflies flying around. Ye Huan thought it was beautiful and amazing, so he took a picture with his phone.

I didn't have any other footage, so I uploaded this instead. The caption is simple: "Have you ever seen such a spectacular firefly show?"

He's now a streamer with over 50 followers, and this video quickly garnered over 10 likes. Unsurprisingly, it went viral, and with netizens sharing it, it became even more popular.

This even sparked a heated discussion among netizens: "Have you ever really seen a firefly?"

Ye Huan was surprised to find that more than half of the netizens said they had never seen a firefly before, and even doubted that such a creature did not exist in nature and was completely fabricated by humans.

As a result, netizens reposted Ye Huan's video, proving wrong those who said there were no such creatures as fireflies.

Then Ye Huan received a message from Ye Yingying, "The fireflies are so beautiful. If we go over, can we see them?"

"It's all down to luck. I've lived in the mountains for so long and I've only seen it twice. The first time it was much smaller than this, and it wasn't even on a large scale," Ye Huan replied.

“Okay, we plan to go two days earlier, on September 7th. Qianqian has an order on hand, which should be finished around the 6th.” Ye Yingying was a little impatient. She and her best friend both loved to travel, especially to places with a rural feel.

However, both of them were very busy. After all, in their circle, those who relied on their parents were considered spoiled brats and no one looked up to them.

"Okay, just let me know your arrival time a day in advance, and I'll pick you up from the airport." Ye Huan didn't care; whether it was a few days later or earlier, it wouldn't make any difference to him.