Chen Yang doesn't actually like coffee, which is why he chose a latte with a higher milk content. He just enjoys the feeling of sitting idly.
Unlike before, this time there was someone sitting opposite him.
"Alien Yang, this place is quite quiet. How did you find it?"
"Gaode Maps".
"...Bringing such a beautiful girlfriend like me here must be a great honor, right?"
I don't disagree with that.
Chen Yang and Li Su'er sat in the coffee shop, chatting casually. Then, somehow, Li Su'er moved from sitting opposite Chen Yang to sitting next to him, hooking her arm around his and looking very happy.
Chen Yang reached out and put his arm around her shoulder. Li Su'er looked up in surprise, her face showing a flattered expression.
"What, I'm your boyfriend, why are you so surprised?"
"To be honest, it feels a little strange. Hey, don't pull your hand back, just leave it like this."
They sat in the coffee shop for the entire afternoon, even having steak for lunch there. They didn't talk much, just about ordinary things, mostly related to the micro-world.
Then, I went shopping, bought clothes, ate snacks, and just strolled around the streets in a very ordinary way.
Chen Yang has never been romantic; he was like that when he was with Mo Xi. Fortunately, Mo Xi is also not romantic.
When he was with Li Su'er, it was different from the blandness of his time with Mo Xi. Li Su'er could bring a joyful atmosphere wherever she went.
They didn't return to the inn until 7:30.
Seeing that Chen Yang had returned so early, Ye Wu gave Chen Yang a disdainful look.
"You're not even going to lay a hand on me? Are you even a man?"
"I am a man, not livestock."
"Damn it, who are you calling a beast? Stop... I know you're going to say you're calling animals, let's end this topic."
Ye Wu pulled Chen Yang close and whispered in his ear, "Tell me, you really didn't lay a hand on him? There was kissing, and touching, right?"
"Let's hold hands."
"Damn, I don't believe it. You used to tell me you were a pure, innocent virgin, but you already have a child."
Chen Yang ignored Ye Wu's speech, went back to his room, took a shower, and went to sleep. He was a few minutes late today, and when he entered the micro-world, Ding Qihan and Tang Jiaqi were already waiting for him.
When Chen Yang entered the Micro Realm, Li Su'er was still being questioned by Jiang Yining.
The cattle were still inside Crescent Bay, seemingly unperturbed, grazing peacefully. Meanwhile, the cattle outside the bay had already left, abandoning their companions!
Chen Yang really couldn't understand this magical herd of cattle; it always surprised him.
Around noon, Chen Tianming and Wang Qin brought over the four sheep.
The four sheep were tied together with a rope to prevent them from escaping or attacking people.
Next, it took the group a lot of effort to get the sheep into Crescent Bay. Fortunately, the goats were good climbers and relatively light. If it were cows, they would have had to open the exit to get them in.
Because goats are strong climbers, they took measures to tie a heavy stone to the left front leg of each goat, so that the goats would lose their balance and would not be able to climb out so easily.
The cattle and sheep live together, so there's no need to worry about them fighting.
"I'll stay here and keep watch. You guys go back. I quite like it here," Chen Tianming said to the group.
"Dad, be careful on your own, especially if you encounter hyenas. Here, take these fire-starting tools. And the extra food is yours too."
Chen Yang wasn't too worried about his father. Chen Tianming was always very steady in his work, so there was no need for his son to worry about him.
They had already traveled quite a distance, and it was impossible for them to return to the Tianyin Mountains today. They would walk as far as they could. After dark, they could move by moonlight, and they needed to reach the transit camp tomorrow morning to light beacon fires to guide the others.
The people at the camp have also set off and should be able to reach the transit camp at the junction of the Tianyin Mountains and the Loess Plateau by tomorrow.
The Pu'er tea trees have matured, and Li Su'er, Guo Zifeng, Bai Jing, and Guo Xinyi have made all the preparations and will begin picking tomorrow.
The next day, Chen Yang and his group quickened their pace and finally arrived at the temporary camp in the morning, raising the beacon fire. However, by the afternoon, there was still no sign of Yun Shi and the others.
“I told them the way and even drew a map, they shouldn’t get lost,” Wang Qin said, somewhat puzzled.
The shortcut Wang Qin discovered would take her directly to the camp without taking a detour, and with the beacon fires for guidance, she shouldn't get lost.
They waited until dusk before they saw several figures climbing up from the foot of the mountain.
"Sorry, I found something nice on the way and couldn't resist taking a detour to pick some, then I found something even better, so I was delayed a bit more."
Xiaoqi took the lead and was still full of energy after climbing so many mountain roads.
"What is it?" Chen Yang asked curiously.
“And there are also cherries!” Xiaoqi said proudly.
Sure enough, everyone's eyes lit up when they heard about cherries, but they didn't know what Nan Zhu Ye was.
"The leaves of the Chinese tallow tree are the raw material for making black glutinous rice. Although we don't have rice, we can grind plant seeds into powder to make dough, add the juice of the Chinese tallow tree leaves, and it's very delicious. It's a major specialty of us Jiangnan people."
“I know about black glutinous rice. It’s really delicious. I ate it when I was a child,” Ding Qihan said.
At this moment, the others also came up, carrying several jars of cherries and a basket of galangal leaves.
"Come on, everyone, let's eat some cherries," Hou Yu said with a smile.
After eating cherries at the campsite for a while, Chen Yang and his group set off for the location of the Pu'er tea trees. They also took some cherries and all the Nan Zhu leaves with them, as the Nan Zhu leaves were of little use here and would only be useful when brought back to the campsite.
Chen Liu also came along; he was going to stay with Li Su'er for a few days.
“You’re going to be tormented by her for many days,” Chen Yang said to Chen Liu.
Chen Liu shook his head helplessly and said, "These sacrifices are worth it to win over my stepmother."
Everyone: "..."
Just as they were about to lose all sight of the light, they finally reached a fire, where Guo Zifeng and Li Su'er were.
The group cautiously made their way forward in the dark. This was no flat ground; one wrong step and they would be dead. So they had to walk one step at a time. What should have been a ten-minute journey took them half an hour.
Even before the person arrived, everyone could smell the aroma of tea.
"You've come at the right time. They're spreading out tea leaves right now. I've come to help. Tomorrow, this part will be dried first, then the new ones. After that, we'll fry the tea leaves and make tea cakes."
Guo Zifeng was covered in sweat, but he had a smile on his face.
Although machines have replaced traditional tea roasting methods in recent years, manual processing still accounts for a large part of the process. Guo Zifeng knows all the procedures involved; he roasts a batch himself every year, making him a seasoned tea master. The current conditions at Weijie (the tea processing center) are perfectly adequate for processing tea.
For Guo Zifeng, what could be happier than this? This is a thousand-year-old tea tree, and even in real life, he rarely gets to drink a cup of it.
"Little Chen Liu, come here, let Su'er give Mommy a good hug." Li Su'er picked up Chen Liu with a big smile and kept rubbing her face against his.
Although Chen Liu was smiling, there was a clear sense of helplessness in his eyes, which made those who knew the inside story wonder who the child really was.
"Haha, I have a son now too. Don't worry, Su'er's mom will definitely take good care of you. I'm a great cook."
Chen Liu completely agreed with this point. Li Su'er's cooking was indeed very good, not much worse than some master chefs. As for Mo Xi's cooking, she only focused on the combination and nutrition, and Chen Liu didn't want to mention the taste.
(End of this chapter)
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