Compared with previous years, the temperature on summer nights this year was not high, only around twenty-five degrees Celsius, and the night breeze was very cool. Walking down the street with Sun Quan, Huang Xiaojuan, and Oreo, Su Mo could clearly see the ease on many people’s faces, with no sign of tension. Clearly, the newly arrived energy stone tools gave these people great confidence.

They strolled along until they reached the gathering place of Zizai Liang Lane outside the town. From far off, Su Mo saw the old shopkeeper Zhang Da standing on the high platform giving a passionate speech, with Zhang Bowen handing out tools beside him. With the start of the Summer Harvest, Zhang Bowen, the temporary manager, had finally been dismissed after many days at the helm. Liang Lane was once again Zhang Da’s one-man show.

On the left side of the stage, Zhang Min saw Su Mo and his family, apparently there just for fun. Her eyes flickered a few times, and the hand gripping the long, rectangular remote control in her pocket involuntarily tightened. Before this, she had been worried about whether her plan would succeed. What if the bomb the second prince had given her failed to go off for some reason, and they missed this one-night-only opportunity? What if Su Youzong and Sun Quan discovered it and caused a dispute? Zhang Min had considered every possible consequence and had been unable to sleep for several nights in a row.

But her worries had vanished by the afternoon. When she saw the squad of two hundred well-armed murlocs that the second prince had sent, a surge of confidence had risen in her heart!

“In this apocalypse, you have to be ruthless to survive.”

“Su Youzong, I was thinking of taking care of your sister after you died, but now that you’re bringing her along, don’t blame me.”

“You can only blame yourself for not having a powerful backer like the second prince in this Tian Yuan Territory, and for revealing your talent.”

“If you need someone to blame, blame yourself for taking ten percent of Liang Lane’s shares. You were far too greedy.”

“If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for being only an ordinary person!”

After giving herself several reasons for her actions, Zhang Min finally calmed her pounding heart and greeted him with a smile.

“Teacher Su, are you bringing your younger sister to the night market?”

“Tonight, you’re the main characters. We’ve prepared everything, including the procedures. All you and Teacher Sun need to do is take your tools, go down to the designated spot, set an example, and go through the motions.”

“Here you go, little sister. This is our first time meeting, so I don’t have anything special to give you. Here, take this five-hundred-point voucher for the night market.”

“What do you want to eat and drink tonight? Eat as much as you like, and don’t be shy with your big sister!”

Zhang Min warmly welcomed the three people and the dog to the backstage area and helped them sit down. Then she generously took a five-hundred-point voucher out of her pocket and handed it to Huang Xiaojuan. Her performance was a delight to watch.

On the other side...

When Huang Xiaojuan first saw the five-hundred-point voucher, her heart pounded and she did not dare accept it. On her fixed salary, she would have to save for several years without eating or drinking to get that many points. Even with the well-paid freelance cooking jobs she had recently taken, it would still take almost two years to earn that much. But now...

“Take it, Manager Zhang. We’re all family here. Xiao Juan, don’t be shy.”

Seeing Sun Quan reach out to take it, Huang Xiaojuan hesitated no longer. She slapped Sun Quan’s outstretched hand away and said with a sweet smile, “Hehe, then thank you, Sister Zhang!”

“My little sister has such a sweet tongue!”

After exchanging a few jokes and laughs, Zhang Min noticed that Su Mo was still sitting calmly on his stool, gazing into the distance. She asked curiously, “Teacher Su, what are you looking at?”

“Hm? I’m just looking around to see if there’s anything interesting.” Su Mo glanced at her. “Isn’t there any celebration for the Summer Harvest?”

“A celebration?” Zhang Min’s mind went blank. “There really isn’t one. The authorities aren’t funding it, and we don’t have spare money to organize one!”

“Oh? That’s a real pity. I thought it would be as lively as a Summer Harvest warm-up festival,” Su Mo said gently, a hint of regret in his eyes.

“It’s all right, Teacher Su. If you want to see a celebration, we can hold one for you after the Summer Harvest.”

Seeing Su Mo still gazing into the distance with anticipation, Zhang Min said this aloud, but inwardly she could not help muttering, “That damned old fogey. Even in the wasteland, he still wants to put on a show, just like the hype before the last event.”

“Fine, fine, when you die, I’ll give you a proper celebration on the seventh day after your death!”

“Once this blows over, I’m going to dance on your grave, damn it!”

“A celebration alone?” Su Mo stood up, a hint of “surprise” on his face. “Then I really must thank Manager Zhang!”

“It is nothing. After all, Teacher Su made a great contribution to this year’s Summer Harvest!”

When Zhang Min noticed that Su Mo had picked up the energy stone sickle on the table and was excitedly waving it around, she was so startled that she almost screamed. But then she remembered that the remote control was still in her pocket, and she quickly suppressed her fear.

Long nights bring many dreams.

Glancing at the workers already busy in the fields, Zhang Min handed another sickle to Sun Quan and said softly, “Teachers, shall we begin now?”

“Okay, that way we can finish early and call it a day!”

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