"Yiyi, we've really made a fortune today. I reckon we can dig up a lot of sweet potatoes from this sweet potato patch."

"Yes, Third Brother, the more I watch it, the happier I am."

Second Brother Yun stood up and said, "Big Brother, Third Brother, stop wandering around and get to work."

Third Brother Yun and First Brother Yun looked at each other and walked back at the same time.

"Here we go, second brother."

"Here I come, second brother."

Soon, Big Brother Yun and Third Brother Yun also took sickles and started cutting the sweet potato vines.

These sweet potato vines are very thick and messy, with no order at all.

There was no other choice, so Brother Yun and the others just cut the sweet potato vines and rolled them back.

I guess once they finish cutting the sweet potato vines, they will be able to roll them into three big balls.

"Yiyi, I see these sweet potato vines are so thick, I wonder how big the sweet potatoes underneath are?"

Yun Yiyi immediately replied, "Third brother, I don't know if the sweet potatoes are big. However, these sweet potatoes grow on the mountain and no one takes care of them, so I guess they won't grow very big."

"It's hard to say, Yiyi. We'll know whether the sweet potato is big or not once we dig it out."

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, I think these sweet potato vines are pretty good. Our mules and donkeys will definitely like them, but it's not easy to transport them down the mountain."

Brother Yun looked at the thick sweet potato vines in his hand, which still had many green leaves on them. It would be a pity if they could not be transported down the mountain.

These sweet potato vines are much better than the cut weeds, and they can be dried and stored.

"Yiyi, if all else fails, just roll the sweet potato vines into a solid ball, and big brother and I will carry it down the mountain together."

"Brother, I've thought about that too. But wouldn't the sweet potato vines be too heavy to carry?"

Brother Yun smiled and said, "Yiyi, the sweet potato vines are not heavy compared to the sweet potatoes."

Yun Yiyi sighed helplessly, "Second brother, am I too greedy to even want to take the sweet potato vines away?"

Third Brother Yun was unwilling, "Yiyi, you are not greedy. You know how to live. Besides, this is also because we are too poor now and lack too many things."

"Third brother, I'm so happy when you say that. I suddenly feel like I'm quite good at making a living. I don't even want to waste the sweet potato vines."

Brother Yun nodded in agreement, "Yes, in our family, apart from mother, Yiyi is the only one who knows how to manage life."

Brother Yun also comforted him, "Yes, I also think Yiyi is the best."

Yun Yiyi listened to her brothers' praise and felt instantly energized.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, I've rested well now and am waiting for you to start digging sweet potatoes."

"Don't worry, Yiyi, it will only take another ten minutes."

"Got it, big brother."

The closer Brother Yun and the others got to the end, the slower they moved, because the balls rolled by the sweet potato vines were getting bigger and bigger, and the bigger they got, the harder it was to roll.

In addition, some sweet potato vines will grow aerial roots on the ground, so when pulling the vines up, you must use a lot of force.

Anyone who has grown sweet potatoes knows that once the sweet potatoes are planted, as soon as the seedlings start to grow, they can be placed on the ground and the seedlings need to be turned over after a period of time.

On the one hand, turning the seedlings is to remove weeds. If the weeds are not removed, they will compete with the sweet potatoes for nutrients.

Another reason is that if the sweet potato vines are not turned over for a long time, they will easily grow aerial roots. Those aerial roots will also produce sweet potatoes, but generally they are not large.

Turn the vines frequently to prevent them from growing aerial roots, and the sweet potatoes will grow well.

Of course, sweet potatoes also need top dressing when they are growing.

However, the sweet potatoes grown in the mountains had no one turning the seedlings or applying fertilizer, so everyone estimated that the sweet potatoes would not be very big.

However, the size of the sweet potato doesn’t matter, as long as it’s edible.

The three Yun brothers pulled the sweet potato vines hard, and finally rolled them into three big balls and piled them next to the sweet potato field.

Third Brother Yun clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we've finally finished cutting the sweet potato vines. My hands are all red from pulling them."

"Yes, these sweet potato vines have never been turned over, and they have too many small roots. So when we dig the sweet potatoes later, we have to be careful not to damage them."

"Because intact sweet potatoes without wounds can be stored longer, sweet potatoes with wounds will rot if stored for too long."

"Brother, I think we'll have to dig up a lot of sweet potatoes."

"It doesn't matter how big or small the sweet potatoes are. But they're all crammed together, so you do have to be careful not to damage them."

"Brother, are you guys going to start digging now? Are you going to start digging on my side?"

"Here we go, Yiyi. Start digging on your end."

"Come on, big brother. I'm just waiting to pick up the sweet potatoes."

Brother Yun and the others returned quickly. Then, each of them picked up a small hoe, chose a spot, and began digging sweet potatoes.

Yun Yiyi stood behind Brother Yun, tilting her head to watch Brother Yun waving a small hoe to dig sweet potatoes.

Because it was used for climbing mountains, the small hoe was half the size of the ordinary hoe. However, for ease of use, the hoe was also equipped with a long wooden handle.

Brother Yun swung his hoe and dug out a large piece of soil, as well as several sweet potatoes.

"Yiyi, the sweet potatoes are out, come here quickly."

Yun Yiyi happily squatted down and rummaged through the sweet potatoes she had dug out. There were two sweet potatoes the size of an adult's palm, and three smaller ones the size of Yun Yiyi's palm.

Among them, there is a small sweet potato that has been dug up.

Yun Yiyi picked up the dug sweet potato and took a look. The sweet potato had red skin and white flesh. She smelled it and it was very sweet.

"Brother, you have to be more careful when digging. You broke a sweet potato here."

"Okay, Yiyi, you step back now. I'll dig a few hoes first, and then you come over to pick up the sweet potatoes."

"Got it, big brother. I'll go pick up sweet potatoes from my second and third brothers' place."

"But, brother, these bigger sweet potatoes look quite large." Yun Yiyi said in surprise.

"Yiyi, come here quickly. The sweet potatoes that my second brother dug out are quite big."

"Here I come, second brother."

Yun Yiyi dragged two baskets and came to Brother Yun's side.

She looked down at the ground that Second Brother Yun had turned over, and saw several large sweet potatoes exposed on the soil.

She hurriedly picked up the sweet potatoes and put them in the basket. She also dug out some sweet potatoes that were half buried in the soil.

Because the sweet potato vines have many small roots, Brother Yun dug the sweet potatoes like digging the ground. This way, no sweet potatoes would be left out.

When we dig sweet potatoes at home, we usually dig directly at the root of the sweet potato. This way we dig faster, but we will miss the sweet potato.

Food was so scarce now, and Brother Yun and his friends didn't want to miss a single sweet potato. So, they would rather dig slowly and dig out all the sweet potatoes.