"No, no, they're all up in the mountains?" His friend Old Chen asked. "What kind of trees does your brother want to buy? When would he be free to come take a look?"
"Hold on, I'll ask him."
Lin Dawu moved the phone away, covered the receiver, and relayed the question to Lu Ao. "Old Chen wants to know when you're free to go over and have a look."
Lu Ao said, "If it's convenient, I'm free right now."
"That makes it easy. I'll ask him." Lin Dawu uncovered the phone and called out a fourth-tone "Hello" to the other end. "Old Chen, Lu Ao says he's free right now. Are you home? If you are, I'll bring him over to look at your trees."
"Yes, yes, yes, I'm in the fields right now. You come on over first, and I'll be right back."
After finishing the call, Lin Dawu hung up and said to Lu Ao, "He's home. Come on, I'll drive you over."
Qi Yan quickly raised a hand beside them. "I'm coming too. Can I shoot some footage of this?"
He had been racking his brains over video content lately, to the point of nearly going bald. This was ready-made material.
Lin Dawu was from the same village and knew he made videos. Hearing this, he said, "Go get your equipment first. If Old Chen agrees later, then film it. If he doesn't, don't."
Pleasantly surprised, Qi Yan's eyes immediately lit up. "Got it. Wait for me a minute. I'll go home and get my equipment. I'll be quick, just five minutes."
"Fine, it's not urgent anyway." Lin Dawu waved a hand, then added, "Be careful riding. Don't go too fast."
"Don't worry. I'm bringing equipment with me. Even if I fall, I wouldn't dare let the