Chapter 1723: Just Eat It

No man can resist a very straight stick.

None.

But is it possible that a dog can't resist it either?

For example, right now, Princess's big tail had almost swept that area of dead leaves clean, while the ignorant male student was still holding a stick and showing it off.

After finally looking at Princess and wanting to come over, he actually hesitated:

"Sigh, don't you say dogs are all afraid of people holding weapons? If I come over with this stick, will she think I'm going to hit her? What if she bites me?"

Everyone talked at once and finally decided to pass the stick to the next person for a short play.

And the leader walked up, attempting to take a group photo or shake hands with Princess.

But—

Human, you are very ignorant.

Princess didn't even look at him with one eye! She was very dissatisfied with his lack of tact!

At this moment, let alone a group photo or shaking hands, even with the person squatting beside her, the dog's nose let out a heavy snort.

"Pfft!"

The silly male student didn't realize it and even turned on the camera.

Who knew Princess would bark "Woof" again, turn her head away, and carry out her non-cooperation to the end.

Now everyone looked over—

"Why is she suddenly unhappy?"

"I know, she must have seen you holding a weapon! You have bad intentions toward her!"

"Exactly! Princess is so pretty and has merit; you actually pointed a weapon at her—this weapon belongs to me! I order you to coax her properly!"

"Nonsense, this weapon clearly belongs to me..."

Just for that one long, straight stick, they were fighting back and forth.

Song Tan:...

If you like it that much, go cut some sugarcane later!

Or the corn stalks in the field; break one off when cutting, and I guarantee every single one will be straight.

But right now, the anxiety in Princess's eyes was almost showing.

Then she must be biased, so she asked loudly:

"Aren't you here to help? Are you still picking peaches or not?"

Oh oh oh!

The male students reacted, hurriedly placed the long, straight stick next to a tree, and ran over with big strides:

"We'll pick them right now!"

Picking peaches wasn't difficult; just grab and twist, and they would come off, especially since these eagle-beak peaches were of moderate size. Putting them into the basket along with the paper bags, they had piled up half a basket in no time.

The leader had heavy sweat on his head and back, especially the clothes on his back, which were soaked through after just this little bit of work.

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

Others were too...

Secretary Wang looked at Qiao Qiao, who was also holding a basket and quickly picking peaches. He was wearing a white T-shirt and looked fresh and clean from head to toe; except for a little sweat on his forehead, nose tip, and around his lips, he didn't look as disheveled as them at all.

This shouldn't be!

Secretary Wang thought to himself: Although he was a bit older, he ran around every day and would go exercise when he had time after work; he shouldn't be this useless, right?

Looking at the few college students again—college students had no reference value; after all, they were jumping up and down and hadn't stopped even while picking peaches.

"Leader, do you want to drink some water?"

"It's fine." The leader waved his hand: "I'm not tired. It's just that the temperature is high, and sweating is normal. We've only picked a few peaches..."

He just beckoned to Secretary Wang:

"Wang Qing, come look at these peaches. I picked them casually, but they are all basically the same size."

He sighed with emotion: "No wonder there are more and more varieties of fruits now; under scientific management, it can reach this level. It's normal for it to develop."

As the two were talking, they heard Qiao Qiao shout: "I'm going to livestream now!"

The conversation paused, and the two carried their baskets, tacitly moving toward the edge. Secretary Xiao Zhu also walked over with a basket, smiling:

"The weather is too hot; it's enough for us to experience it. Normally, picking fruit wouldn't be done at this time; it basically starts at five o'clock."

"Leader, why don't we go to the side to rest for a while? It just so happens we can watch Qiao Qiao's livestream."

These peaches looked so delicious; if they kept picking, their drool would flow out. Wouldn't that lose their image? Better wash two and taste them first!

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

Everyone carried their baskets back outside the peach orchard, and Secretary Xiao Zhu pointed out for the two to remove the paper bags, then piled the peaches into the basket in front of Qiao Qiao:

"Handle with care, don't let the skin be damaged—but then again, damage doesn't matter; it might even be more attractive."

By then, the camera in the livestream room would be focused on this pile of peaches most of the time, aiming to be eye-catching.

Several people moved quickly, piling up these peaches, and there were still six or seven left in the basket. Secretary Xiao Zhu didn't stand on ceremony at all:

"Let's not put these few in; let's taste them too."

To be honest, the leader really hadn't eaten their peaches, but just as he was about to ask the price, he saw Qiao Qiao had already started saying loudly: "Little friends, picking peaches today!"

Even from a distance, they could see the large, dense barrage of comments on the screen.

The three of them retreated a little further.

Secretary Xiao Zhu looked at the peach in her hand and pointed to the front: "There is a faucet over there; I'll go wash the peaches now."

That location used to be a pigsty, and Da Wang and the others used that faucet to cook pig feed; the disadvantage was that it was a bit far from the peach orchard.

But it was a bit cold here in winter, and if water pipes were buried outdoors, they would easily freeze and break, and maintenance would be troublesome, so no extra ones were installed.

"It's fine," Secretary Wang took a peach from the basket, casually scooped some water from the red bucket next to it, and rubbed it clean a few times.

After confirming that the fuzzy feeling had disappeared, he smiled: "We have also stayed in the countryside and counties before; in fact, there aren't that many fine details in life."

The leader also laughed, his voice filled with emotion:

"When I was a child, picking peaches... materials were scarce then, and peaches were also good things. After picking those wild peaches, I would rub them on my clothes a few times and dare to stuff them into my mouth..."

Although there was a difference in years between the two, they had both experienced the hardships of the people. Now, chatting and laughing about the past, they felt quite nostalgic.

Secretary Xiao Zhu opened her mouth, looked at the bucket, and then looked at Princess, who was walking back and forth in the woods biting a stick—being blocked—retreating and continuing to walk back and forth, really not knowing what to say.

Finally, she closed her mouth.

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

"You eat first."

The leader laughed: "Why give it to me? Let's wash our own; you can give this one to Secretary Zhu. Look at how she's been tanned... This rural development is indeed quite good, and it's also quite difficult!"

Secretary Xiao Zhu:...

She bit the bullet and hurriedly followed suit, scooping water from the red bucket to wash the peaches.

—Otherwise, what else could she say?

Sigh.

Just eat it.

?? Came late, don't blame me, I went to catch a mouse. The cat brought a mouse home again; I already said I didn't want it!!!

? Even less do I want a live one!

? It's still running now! (After half an hour of human struggle, I caught it myself. What about the cat? The cat went to play with something else) ===== CHAPTER 1724 =====