Therefore, the Ye family's little guys were not discouraged by Ye Xianglei's words. Instead, they became more active in looking for walnuts.

Qingtian also stuck out his little butt and rummaged through the leaves, but the walnuts he found later were not as perfect as the first one.

She simply stopped picking walnuts and instead pestered Ye Xianglei to inquire about Jing Baleng's affairs.

"Biao Su, what do they spend money on these walnuts for?"

"Those rich people like to pan walnuts. Do you know what pan means? Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you.

"Anyway, if it's polished well, the walnut will eventually become very shiny and look like agate.

"But that would be very time-consuming, so if you could actually put together a whole bunch of them, it would sell for a fortune!"

Qingtian really didn't understand. She reached out her hand, holding the Jingbaleng that she had picked up first, and asked, "If I polish this, will it be beautiful and valuable as well?"

"Of course!" Ye Xianglei was almost drooling as he looked at the walnuts in Qingtian's hand.

He has been picking walnuts for two or three years, but has never picked up such top-quality ones.

“If I could collect a whole bunch, I’d be rich!”

In a short while, everyone had a basket full of walnuts, and the ground was basically cleared of all walnuts.

Ye Changnian stuck out his chubby little butt and twisted it for a long time before finally finding a fish that had escaped the net. He happily threw it into the basket.

Ye Xianglei walked over to Qingtian and said, "Okay, we've picked up most of the trash. Let's go back. The adults will get worried if we take too long."

After he said that, he wanted to bend down and pick up Qingtian.

Who knew that Qingtian would turn around and throw herself directly into Ye Changrui's arms.

"Brother, let's go back and crack walnuts!"

"Okay, let's go back and crack walnuts." Ye Changrui said as he picked up Qingtian.

Ye Changnian consciously and proactively stood in front of Ye Xianglei.

Ye Xianglei had no choice but to accept his fate and carry the fat boy on his back, taking the children down the mountain and back home.

After returning to the Ye family's yard, the children each found a place and started cracking the walnuts in their baskets.

Ye Xianglei was also smashing them. Every time he found one of good quality, he would grin, pick it up and put it in his arms.

He was really lucky today, and he had a dozen or so to sell.

There are two of them that look particularly good, and one can probably be sold for more than ten cents.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished smashing their items, Ye Xianglei was about to ask Ye Changnian, who was about the same age as him, how many good ones he had picked up, so that he could show off to him the two good ones he had picked up today.

Unexpectedly, several boys from the Ye family surrounded Qingtian, holding the walnuts they had cracked.

"Sunny, you pick first."

"Sister, I'll give you all my walnuts."

"Sister, do you think this is good?"

Ye Changfeng was not as good at speaking as the others, but he silently raised his basket in front of Qingtian.

Ye Xianglei was stunned by what he saw.

You know, when his brother took him to the mountains to pick walnuts, he was lucky enough not to be allowed to pick them first, let alone snatch them from him.

The two of them fought a lot over picking walnuts.

After being beaten up in the mountains, they returned home covered in dirt and were beaten by Ye Juaner together.

Is this the difference between how an older brother treats his younger brother and how an older brother treats his younger sister?

No, Ye Changrui seemed to have not spoken yet.

Ye Xianglei looked at Ye Changrui with the last glimmer of hope, but found that he had finished cracking the walnuts for Qingtian and had just started cracking his own.

Each time you crack one, put the walnut inside directly into the sunny day basket.

Well, another man who dotes on his sister.

Ye Xianglei looked at the bright and tender sunny sky, and suddenly he had the urge to give away all the walnuts in his pocket.

There were so many walnuts in front of him, but Qingtian didn't want any of them. He said softly, "Just put them together. We can use the money to buy candied haws."

However, the nearly perfect Jing Ba Leng that she picked up at the beginning was always held in her hand.

After discovering this, Ye Xianglei couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He didn't expect that Qingtian looked so young, but he was smarter than his five brothers and even knew how to hide his most precious self.

If hers sold well, it would be worth more than all the others combined.

Ye Xianglei instructed them, "Come here, I'll help you pick out the ones you can use. Then you can clean the walnuts with water and take them to the antique shop in the county town to sell them for money."

When Qingtian heard that he had to clean it up, he immediately looked at Ye Xianglei eagerly: "Cousin Su, can you help me get a basin of water?"

Ye Xianglei was speechless. Why didn’t you find your elder brother at this time?

But under the eager gaze of Qingtian's bright black eyes, Ye Xianglei finally resigned himself to his fate and fetched her a basin of water, and taught her how to clean the walnuts step by step.

Ye Xianglei finally rinsed the walnuts in water, took them out and wiped off the moisture with the corner of his clothes.

Walnuts, which are only the size of an adult's thumb, look even more beautiful after being brushed clean.

The belly is big and round, the eight ridges are clear and symmetrical, and the patterns are beautiful, making people love it.

However, Ye Xianglei was only distracted for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and handed the walnut to Qingtian.

"Thank you, Biao Su." Qingtian took the walnut and ran into the house happily.

The adults had not finished their meal yet. Those in the east room were in high spirits because of drinking, and a group of women in the west room were chatting happily after getting rid of the children's interruptions.

Seeing Qingtian running in with a smile on her face, Mrs. Ye stood up, carried her onto the kang, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Are you having fun out there?"

Qingtian confidently stretched out her hand to show Mrs. Ye the walnuts she had picked up.

Mrs. Ye didn't understand any of this, she just kept saying "good" after looking at it.

Qingtian turned around and stuffed the walnut into Nanny Jiang's hand and said, "This is for Brother Qin!"

Aunt Jiang asked in surprise, "Is this what Qingtian wants to give to the young master?"

Qingtian nodded vigorously.

Brother Qin had previously given her a collection of poems he had copied, but she had nothing to give him at the time.

My cousin Su has always said that this walnut I picked up today is good, so I should give it to Brother Qin as a gift, right?

"My cousin Su said it would be as beautiful as agate and jade when polished!"

Although Qingtian didn't know what agate was, he knew that jade was very expensive. In short, it must be a very good thing.

It was a pecan nut. Aunt Jiang didn’t take it too seriously at first, but she didn’t let Qingtian down.

But when I took it and looked at it, I was a little surprised.

She has worked in the Qin family for many years and has some vision.

"Oh, Sunny, this walnut is really good!"