Fantasy Farm

Chapter Ch88.1 - Dragon Boat Festival

Editor: Yuki

The Dragon Boat Festival can be regarded as a festival deeply rooted in history. Eating zongzi and rowing a dragon boat; there were quite a lot of things to do. Lu Qingjiu started to prepare early. He bought medicinal herbs and hung them at the door. He also bought zongzi leaves and glutinous rice, to wrap various types of zongzi.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhu Miaomiao took advantage of the holiday to visit Shuifu Village. Ever since she tasted the natural food of Shuifu Village, she could never forget it and came here whenever she had time. A colleague who didn’t know the situation in her unit joked about her and Lu Qingjiu, and asked if she was secretly in love with Lu Qingjiu. Otherwise, why would she keep returning to such a remote village? Zhu Miaomiao showed great disdain towards this statement, and replied: “Since you guys are laughing at me right now, don’t cry and beg me when I bring back the honey and hair tonic.”

Upon hearing her mention the honey and hair growth tonic, the people in her unit instantly changed their attitude towards Zhu Miaomiao. They pleaded with Master Zhu Miaomiao to be merciful and not to blame them for their short-sightedness. Needless to say, the hair growth tonic wasn’t something they could get on the Internet due to its popularity. As for the honey, it not only tasted good, but also had a beautifying effect. No matter how bad the acne is, one only had to apply a layer of honey before sleeping and it would magically disappear overnight. And even for those without acne, after applying this honey, their skin will become smooth and soft; even wrinkles will be reduced a lot.

Due to the beautifying effect of this honey, it was loved by the company’s female compatriots. Originally, they had to work overtime during the Dragon Boat Festival, but Zhu Miaomiao’s supervisor gave her an exception in order to ask her for a small pot of honey so he could bring it home to please his wife.

Zhu Miaomiao got a three-day holiday as a result, and went to Shuifu Village with numerous bags of snacks and fruits.

After getting into Lu Qingjiu’s pickup truck, Zhu Miaomiao and Lu Qingjiu chatted up a storm. This time, her colleagues reminded her of one thing; Lu Qingjiu was already twenty-seven, and didn’t have a girlfriend yet. With so few people in the village, she didn’t know how he intended to solve his lifelong affair.

“It’s solved.” Lu Qingjiu declared, not taking his eyes off the road ahead.

“Huh?” Zhu Miaomiao was stunned for three seconds before realizing the meaning of Lu Qingjiu’s words, and suddenly yelled, “Solved, what does it mean to be solved? Who are you dating, why didn’t you tell me?”

Lu Qingjiu was very calm: “You’ll know when you reach.”

Zhu Miaomiao suspiciously observed Lu Qingjiu’s expression: “If I recall correctly, there are no young girls in Shuifu Village, they are all uncles and aunties, could it be…”

Lu Qingjiu was a little helpless: “It’s not an aunt.”

Zhu Miaomiao: “Fuck, it isn’t an aunt? Is it an uncle? You are too crude.”

Lu Qingjiu: “…”

Zhu Miaomiao: “Brother, don’t turn silent, I’m scared.”

Lu Qingjiu didn’t know to laugh or cry, but he didn’t want to say more to Zhu Miaomiao, wanting to let her see for himself. Zhu Miaomiao fretted the whole way, afraid that Lu Qingjiu had acted rashly after being driven to desperation. After all, she couldn’t accept if her friend had a relationship with a fifty-year-old aunt…

When he got home, Yin Xun helped Zhu Miaomiao bring her bags from the car. Zhu Miaomiao took the opportunity to ask Yin Xun, “Hey, Yin Xun, I heard that Lu Qingjiu is in love.”

Yin Xun said, “Yes.”

Zhu Miaomiao: “Then how old is his partner?”

Yin Xun was bent over trying to carry something. He looked a little strange when he heard this. “Why are you asking this?”

Zhu Miaomiao: “I’m worried about Lu Qingjiu, I’m afraid he will find someone who is too old…There seem to be very few young people in this village. Apart from you and Lu Qingjiu, I really haven’t seen other young girls.”

Yin Xun thought for a while. To be honest, he really didn’t knowB ai Yuehu’s age, but since Bai Yuehu came to the human world in Lu Qingjiu’s grandmother’s generation, he should be regarded as that generation. So he didn’t think much and said what he thought.

Zhu Miaomiao: “…”

Yin Xun: “…Zhu Miaomiao, what are you doing with your mouth open.”

Zhu Miaomiao reacted with difficulty. She raised her chin, and said tremblingly: “How old did you say Lu Qingjiu’s partner is?”

Yin Xun: “Didn’t I say it’s the same generation as his grandma.”

Zhu Miaomiao: “How old?”

Yin Xun: “…Older than Lu Qingjiu anyway.”

Zhu Miaomiao was confused, and an old face appeared in her mind. She barely remained calm, showing a forced smile as she said: “Okay, no matter what decision Lu Qingjiu makes, I will… …support him.”

Yin Xun looked at Zhu Miaomiao inexplicably. He thought Zhu Miaomiao had known about Lu Qingjiu’s relationship with Bai Yuehu. After all, Zhu Miaomiao was one of Lu Qingjiu’s good friends, and had always known that there was something strange about their household.

Holding a box of small pineapples, Zhu Miaomiao slowly walked into the yard, looking around slowly, before exhaling. She did not see an old man sitting in the yard with a kind smile as she had imagined, which made her feel much better.

“Sit down, I’ll pour you a glass of milk.” Lu Qingjiu rolled up his sleeves and planned to cook. “I simmered braised pork at noon and cooked yellow fish. Do you have any other dishes you want to eat?”

Zhu Miaomiao hesitated to speak.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Qingjiu asked curiously, “why are you still standing around ceremony around me? Yuehu, help me get my apron. The one that you washed and hung in the backyard yesterday.”

Bai Yuehu got up and went to the backyard.

“Qingjiu, tell me honestly, is the person you are dating very old?” Zhu Miaomiao decided to confront Lu Qingjiu, “That’s why you don’t want to tell me?”

Lu Qingjiu’s first reaction was to deny it, but after thinking about it carefully, he realised that… Bai Yuehu was actually quite old, so he froze for a few seconds, not knowing what to say.

“Qingjiu, no matter how desperate you are, you can’t just….” Zhu Miaomiao only took Lu Qingjiu’s silence as an admittance, and said suddenly, “This… these three-legged toads are rare, but two-legged people aren’t. Aren’t they everywhere? Look, although we don’t have a lot of money at home, it’s enough as dowry. You also have a house and some land. It’s not that difficult to ask for a daughter-in-law. Why bother with a fifty or sixty years old aunt?”

Lu Qingjiu hurriedly said, “(S)he is not a 50 or 60-year-old aunt!”

Zhu Miaomiao said, “Oh yes, Yin Xun said, (s)he’s your grandma’s generation, so (s)he must be in their seventies.”

Lu Qingjiu: “…” Add a zero after seventy, it would be more accurate.

Having fetched his apron from the backyard, Bai Yuehu just so happened to walk behind Lu Qingjiu. He naturally planned to help Lu Qingjiu tie it. After hearing Zhu Miaomiao’s words, he paused slightly and didn’t know what he was thinking about.

“Seventy? Older than seventy?” Zhu Miaomiao understood the meaning of Lu Qingjiu’s expression, and immediately felt that it was unacceptable. She felt that seventy was already reaching the limit she could accept, but since Lu Qingjiu hesitated and did not respond, could it be that his lover was an old lady in her eighties? Then she really wanted to faint on the spot. This was no longer a question of freedom of love. It had completely broken through the ethical limit of human beings…

Lu Qingjiu said: “… Calm down and listen to my explanation.”

Zhu Miaomiao cried: “I don’t want to listen, I’m not listening. How can you find an 80 or 90-year-old lady? Even if you really don’t like girls, aren’t boys fine? Look at Bai Yuehu, who looks so handsome. Isn’t it all the same once the lights are turned off?”

Lu Qingjiu: “Pfft…”

Zhu Miaomiao: “Though his chest is slightly flat, and his lower half is slightly larger, but his skin still looks smooth.”

Bai Yuehu: “…”

“Really, do you really think Bai Yuehu is good?” Lu Qingjiu couldn’t help it and laughed.

Zhu Miaomiao still didn’t understand what Lu Qingjiu was laughing at, assuming that he didn’t take her words seriously: “No, I’m serious. Consider this, Bai Yuehu can even farm, looks good, and can cook…much better than an old lady.”

Lu Qingjiu said: “Then what’s the oldest age you can accept?”

Zhu Miaomiao was very vigilant when she heard the words. She looked at Lu Qingjiu suspiciously. After thinking for a while, she stretched out three fingers but was afraid that her requirements were too strict. She weakly stretched out another one: “Just…They can’t be more than forty.

Lu Qingjiu: “So strict?”

Zhu Miaomiao: “Fuck, fifty-year-olds can be my mom! This is still strict? Lu Qingjiu, you need to sober up.”

Lu Qingjiu laughed until tears came out. He patted Bai Yuehu on the shoulder and said, “What to do, Yuehu? You are so much older than me, you don’t meet the standard.”

Bai Yuehu looked at Zhu Miaomiao faintly, and didn’t know whether he should thank her for recommending him, or  hate her for having such a strict age range.

Zhu Miaomiao heard what Lu Qingjiu said, and then noticed the two’s gazes. Sensing something, she asked in doubt: “Huh, what’s the matter, you two…Could it be…”

“Okay, no more jokes.” Lu Qingjiu stood up straight and pointed at Bai Yuehu, “I’m dating him.”

Zhu Miaomiao: “…”

Lu Qingjiu said: “He is not human. To be precise, he should be older than my grandma. As for his actual age, I don’t know.”

Zhu Miaomiao: “…”

Lu Qingjiu said, “Do you have anything else you want to ask?”

Zhu Miaomiao silently looked at Bai Yuehu up and down, and finally squeezed out a sentence after a long time, “If he is not a human, then you have to tell me what he is.”