Chapter 81 Begins
Zhao Wanqing said, "Okay. Then we can only see if Lin Dongze, a local, can find a good place."
Wen Xin smiled and said, "Don't be too pessimistic. Everyone in the village has been here for a long time, and they are much more familiar with the mountains than us. After such a long time, they must know where they are going to pick. We are new here. , it’s better to keep a low profile.”
Zhao Wanqing nodded and felt a little happier.
Within a few days, the autumn harvest was completely over, and all the grain was dried, bagged, and transported to the grain station.
The autumn harvest is over, most of the basic field work is done, and the weather is getting cooler.
It's already mid-October. After this busy period, the rest of the work will be much easier.
Therefore, the village will first focus on picking wild fruits and other fruits for a period of time, and then take care of the rest of the work in the fields.
We will start to store grain and vegetables, prepare pickled vegetables, wool, cotton-padded clothes, and prepare for cat winter.
When the weather starts to get cold, the hunters in the village will organize experienced young adults to go hunting in the mountains. There will also be winter fishing in the frozen river. The activities are still very colorful.
In order to make Maodong more comfortable, from now on, the villagers will store a large amount of dry firewood, after all, they will have to burn the kang. In this period when cotton is not enough, the heated kang is a great weapon for them to survive the cold winter.
Back to the present, the captain gave the village a week's holiday, and the school also had a week's holiday.
During this time, everyone can go to the mountains to collect mountain goods, and the children will also help.
Taking advantage of this time, the educated youth also took action.
The male educated youths in the front yard formed a team automatically, and Li Qian also joined them, because there were also Lin Dongze and others in the backyard, so there shouldn't be too many people.
Qi Yu also joined in silently.
It is worth mentioning that the police had already sent people to collect Li Qiang’s luggage. Li Qiang was sentenced for deliberately creating rumors, ruining the reputation of women, and deceiving other people. Although it didn't last long, after I got out, I had to be transferred to work in difficult areas.
Without Li Qiang in the front yard, the atmosphere was obviously much better.
Qi Yu was even quieter. I don’t know what’s wrong with holding it back.
The four people in the backyard plus Lin Dongze and one of his partners formed a team.
Lin Dongze and his friends were familiar with the terrain distribution in the mountains, so they were responsible for finding a place.
On this day, a few people took their own food, water, backpacks, bags, horses, towels, and gloves and went into the mountains.
Because they were already responsible for many tasks, Wen Xin and Zhao Wanqing were responsible for their meals.
Lin Dongze and his men were walking around in circles.
On the road, I met many villagers who had already started.
"Here we are, right here." Lin Dongze stopped and pointed to the area in front of him.
"My God, this place you are looking for is so good." Zhao Wanqing opened her mouth wide and looked at the large area in front of her.
"Yeah, it's really big." Several other people were also shocked.
"Hehe, our Brother Ze is a professional. It's no big deal to find a place like this." Lin Bei smiled happily.
What comes into view is a large area of chestnut trees, followed by walnut trees, hazelnuts, and dates. Going to the left, there are also persimmon trees, plum trees, etc. It is really spectacular.
"Okay, stop talking about this, let's get started. These are enough to keep us busy for several days, and there are other places." Lin Dongze coughed lightly and said.
The few people stopped talking nonsense and immediately equipped their tools and started.
The two boys first knocked the chestnuts from the tree with thicker sticks. The four girls put it in the bag.
Shoot three trees first, otherwise you won't be able to pretend.
Several people happily put it into the bag, and the more they put it in, the happier they were, as if they had picked up money.
If you have been working for a while, you should stand up and take a few steps, otherwise your waist will really be unbearable.
"I'm so tired. I feel like my waist is about to break." Zhang Yingying cried bitterly.
"But I'm so happy. When I looked at the chestnuts, I couldn't help but laugh." Wang Yumei said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Yingying, who was standing and rubbing her waist, nodded in agreement, "Yes, I feel the same way. Although I am very tired, I am excited when I think of so many chestnuts."
Wen Xin raised her head and said, "This is called pain and happiness."
Zhao Wanqing also smiled and said, "Xinxin, your description is really accurate."
Others nodded in agreement.
Wen Xin didn't say anything and just smiled. She didn't think of this on her own.
I walked over and took a sip of water. Looking at the four packed bags, I couldn't help but laugh.
Lin Bei was surprised to see them all so happy, "Are you so happy? I thought you city people didn't care about this."
Wen Xin retorted, "With so many things, it's hard not to be happy. We city dwellers are limited in what we can buy, and we need tickets. It's not cheap to buy these."
Zhang Yingying also nodded and said, "Yes. I want to get more this time, mainly because I want to send it back to my parents."
Wang Yumei also nodded, and then continued to work hard.
Lin Bei scratched his head and said nothing more.
In their opinion, these things are very common in the mountains, and they can't get a high price if they are sold. Unless you dare to risk going to those alleys. But in that case, the risk is really high. Therefore, many people will choose to sell directly to the purchasing station. Although the price is not high, it is still an income.
He thought that the people in the city were aloof and looked down on people like them. Unexpectedly, these people were pretty good. No wonder Brother Ze helped them.
After working until noon, the harvest of several people was nearly ten bags.
After looking at the time, Lin Dongze said, "It's noon. Let's take a rest and come to eat. After dinner, we will send things back a little while we get water for everyone. You can wait until we come back to start again."
Zhao Wanqing nodded and said, "Okay, we can just share these things equally."
Lin Dongze nodded and said, "Okay."
While eating, Wen Xin felt like she was going to die of happiness.
"I think this meal today was the most delicious."
Zhao Wanqing couldn't stop eating either, she was too hungry.
Zhang Yingying smiled and said, "Haha, this is the effect of labor."
"Yes, the food tastes better after working." Wang Yumei also said.
Although Wen Xin started working right after arriving, Wen Xin didn't work for long even though she was fully prepared. She was still grinding away at the job. Today's activity level was really too much for Wen Xin.
"I can, I can still do it!" Wen Xin howled and continued to cook.
Lin Dongze and Lin Bei ate quietly, looking at them with smiles and not getting involved in the topic.
For them, this life is actually very easy.
After sitting for a while after eating, Lin Dongze and Lin Bei planned to transport their things back.
"How are you going to do it? There are so many." Zhao Wanqing was a little worried.
Lin Dongze comforted him softly, "Don't worry, we put a cart over there that you can pull around."
