Lin Sanshui sighed and said, "Since it’s important, let’s not change it. Either way, whether it’s Gu Nian or Lin Nian, you’re our family’s little treasure."
"Thank you, Daddy. You and Mom are the best, and so are my brothers. I will definitely be obedient in the future and earn a lot of money to honor you and Mom," Gu Nian said earnestly.
Lin Sanshui truly didn’t think she was joking when Gu Nian said this.
Though she’s still a child, it’s undeniable that, when combined, their whole family isn’t as capable of making money as this child.
It’s a bit hurtful to say, but it’s the truth.
Lin Shui, Lin Ershui, Dahu, and Dashan practically came running, carrying sickles, kitchen knives, wooden buckets, and a shoulder pole. Lin Shui was even more impressive, directly bringing a bamboo ladder.
"Wow! What a big hive, Old San, your luck is incredible!" Lin Shui hadn’t even stopped running when his voice, full of amazement, came through, saying, "No wonder Dahu asked us to empty the buckets from home. If we harvest all these hives, we’ll get quite a lot of honey."
Dahu laughed like a blooming flower, "Uncle is wrong; it was little sister who found this hive. It’s little sister who has the good luck."
"Let’s not worry about whose luck it is; let’s start quickly, or else, if others find out, we’ll have to share some!" Lin Ershui was called over from the field by Dahu, sweating profusely, yet speaking with enthusiasm.
"I’ll go up first," Lin Dashan said, and began climbing the tree with quick and nimble movements. In no time, he was perched on a tree branch, using the clothes in his hand to wrap his head tightly.
Dahu had already lit the damp firewood he picked up, and thick white smoke billowed upwards as he hastily climbed up to hand it to Lin Dashan.
Lin Dashan and Dahu worked in harmony, it seemed they had done this before.
The bees were disoriented and buzzing loudly due to the thick, irritating white smoke, and soon started flying around in chaos.
Lin Sanshui quickly took another piece of clothing and placed it over Gu Nian’s head, saying, "Girl, go over there, cover your head, and lie on the ground. Don’t get up until I say so." The source of thɪs content is ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt
"Oh." Gu Nian responded obediently, covering herself with the clothes and heading to the side.
After a long while, the buzzing sounds finally faded away.
Gu Nian peeked out with two eyes from under the clothes, and saw that the hive enveloped by bees was already exposed, with only a few bees lingering around, reluctantly leaving.
The men of the Lin family had already started moving, climbing up two trees respectively, and slowly maneuvering onto the branches.
Cutting from the center of the hive, with each slice, a large amount of honey dripped down, while the cut hive was carefully placed into the wooden bucket.
Only Gu Nian stayed on the ground, feeling a pang of pity seeing so much honey fall.
These, are all wild honey!
In her past life, these were very elusive and hard to come by.
Gathering her courage, Gu Nian crawled out from under the clothes, grabbed a leftover bucket, and put it on the ground, moving it wherever honey dripped, enjoying her busy time.
Even so, she could only catch a small portion, while her small hands became sticky with honey, but she didn’t mind.
Looking at her hands covered in glittering honey, Gu Nian brought them to her mouth and licked them with her tongue. The sweet taste made her close her eyes in happiness.
After a long time of hustle, nearing noon, they finally finished cutting down most of the hive.
Seeing the three wooden buckets filled to the brim, Lin Shui said, "It’s about done. These are all bee larvae. There’s only a bit of honey left, let’s leave it. Let them leave some seeds; maybe they’ll come back to build another hive."