Chapter 33: Because I've been caught in the rain, I want to tear apart other people's...

The task of the second day was to pick mandarin oranges. After breakfast, everyone gathered in front of the village committee and followed the local villagers to the mandarin orange forest.

A whole mountain, dense trees, branches drooping with green and yellow fruits.

Song Xiyue exclaimed: "There are so many fruits. It's much more spectacular than the orange grove I went to take pictures of before."

The early autumn morning breeze, carrying a cool breeze, brushed against my face, bringing with it the fragrance of fruit. The leaves fluttered in the wind, like a sea of lush green.

【Oh my god, my eyesight has improved.】

【The Oranges are ecstatic.】

I've been to the ecological park before to experience picking oranges, but it was a small hillside, and it really can't compare to this.

The mandarin oranges here are grown by the whole village, occupying an entire back mountain. During the harvest season, each household will send people out to pick and sort the oranges, and then pack them and ship them to all parts of the country for sale.

"Most of the mandarins are ripe now, but some are not fully ripe. They are very sour and need to be picked out during the sorting process." A villager took out a few mandarins and taught everyone how to judge ripeness by the color and aroma of the peel. "In addition, there are also requirements for size. Our standard fruit diameter is about 6-6.5 cm. Mandarins below this standard cannot be packed and shipped out."

The director took over, "So, each team's task today is to pick enough mandarin oranges that meet marketable standards for maturity and size. Each team will send two people into the picking process, while the remaining person will sort the mandarins outside, placing the ones that meet market standards into plastic baskets. Finally, a dedicated person will conduct a re-inspection, and each team will be ranked based on the percentage of standard mandarin oranges in their submitted baskets."

"If there are more than five substandard mandarin oranges in the final basket submitted, the guests will be responsible for handling the remaining fruits themselves."

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of "Ah!" Ji Jingchuan frowned tightly, his face full of resistance: "Are you saying that we have to eat the sour oranges at the end?"

“Yes, so everyone should

Be more careful. "Okay," the director said with a smile, "now each group can discuss who will pick the mandarins and who will stay behind to sort them."

Ji Jingchuan made a decision in a second: "You two go pick them, and I'll choose."

This punishment was too cruel for him, and Ji Jingchuan did not dare to bet his fate on others.

He will definitely pick out all the sour oranges carefully, rigorously and rigorously!

Soon, the other two groups had also reached a conclusion. Song Xiyue, worried about getting scratched by the branches in her skirt, chose to stay behind to sort the tangerines. Lu Zhixu and Jiang Chi, on the other hand, didn't want Ning Sheng to be alone with them, and after a long debate, they ended up going together to pick tangerines.

After determining the division of labor, the staff gave small bamboo baskets to the pickers.

"What a small basket." Jiang Chi asked, "Can't we just bring the basket?"

"You guys can pick as much as you want with your baskets, but we're just sitting outside waiting?" Song Xiyue said bluntly.

"Maybe he prefers picking fruits." Lu Zhixu smiled, "Unlike me, I miss my partner if I don't see him for a long time."

Jiang Chi: "Oh, no—"

[No, that's what I said!]

【Lu Zhixu: Unlike me, I only miss Ning Sheng.】

[As expected of an award-winning actor, he's a quick learner. After just one day, he's already mastered the essence of Xiao Jiang's Green Tea Quotes.]

There was a burst of playful laughter at the scene, and Jiang Yize immediately raised his hand and asked, "By the way, Director, can we pick and eat them at the same time? We count as labor, right? Hiring me requires three mandarin oranges per hour."

Lin Jinyi said, "Then I only want two."

"No rolls allowed." Shang Que despised this behavior, "Because I want to eat five."

The villagers waved their hands enthusiastically: "Eat as much as you want, eat as much as you want, don't be polite."

When Ji Jingchuan heard this, he immediately nodded in agreement: "I'll give you all the ones I pick out when the time comes."

[Your abacus beads hit my face.]

[You don't want to eat the sour oranges, so you let Shang Que eat them all, right? ]

After the director called out, the groups of pickers entered the orchard, carrying their baskets. The trees were densely populated, and the lush, low-hanging branches scratched against my skin, causing a slight stinging sensation.

Having lived in the city for so long, they rarely visited such natural mountains, and picking mandarin oranges was a novel experience. Therefore, everyone was full of energy and immediately dispersed and headed straight for the trees.

Shang Que remembered the villagers saying that mandarins grown high up were more ripe, so she pulled the branches down by the leaves and plucked a few plump, beautiful fruits. She set the basket on the ground, peeled one, and tasted it. The sweet juice burst upon her taste buds, the aroma filling the air.

At this time, Jing Ya suddenly called her name from behind.

Shang Que turned around and found a slice of orange being handed to her. She subconsciously opened her mouth and ate it, the sour taste instantly covering up the sweetness.

Her expression didn't change: "I'm not afraid of acid."

"I know, that's why I gave it to you." Jing Ya had no intention of playing a prank, and reluctantly explained, "I just accidentally picked an unripe orange. It's too sour. Do you want to eat it?"

Shang Que took a glance and saw that the tangerine peel in his hand was shiny green and looked very sour.

"I want to eat this." Although she wasn't afraid of sour things, Shang Que still preferred sweet things. She frowned and thought for a moment, then an idea suddenly struck her: "I have an idea."

She took the mandarin orange from Jingya's hand, peeled out both fleshes, and swapped the peels.

Jing Ya was curious: "What are you going to do?"

"Give it to Ji Jingchuan."

She was very decisive. She picked up the basket on the ground and walked out.

Jing Ya raised his eyebrows and followed to watch the fun.

The comments were filled with expressions of hands clasped together.

[A moment of silence for Ji Jingchuan.]

[Hahaha, who told him to give the sour oranges to Shang Que? Our little birdie holds a grudge.]

[But since he hates oranges so much, would he really eat them? ]

"I don't want to eat." Ji Jingchuan refused without thinking.

“Sweet.”

"I won't eat sweet ones either." Ji Jingchuan was very determined, "I will never eat oranges in my life."

"Forget it if you don't want to eat it." Shang Que retracted his hand and passed the piece of flesh to Jing Ya's lips. "If he doesn't want to eat it, you can eat it."

"Don't eat it!" Before he could say anything, Ji Jingchuan suddenly rushed forward and snatched the tangerine that Shang Que was holding between his fingertips.

Shang Que glanced at him curiously: "Don't you want to eat it? What's wrong with you not eating it and giving it to him?"

Just give it to him, do you need to feed it yourself?

Ji Jingchuan's back teeth clattered as he angrily retorted, "Who said I won't eat? I'm going to eat it, I'm going to eat it!"

As he spoke, he stuffed the mandarin orange into his mouth and bit it hard as if to vent his anger. The next second, juice burst out, and his back teeth shuddered at the sour taste. His delicate face instantly wrinkled like a bitter gourd.

"Ptui, pui, pui." Ji Jingchuan immediately spat out the thing. When he looked up, he saw Shang Que squatting beside him, covering his face and laughing, looking happy as if he had succeeded in a prank.

"Shang Que, you lied to me!" Ji Jingchuan finally reacted and angrily chased after him with the remaining oranges, "No, you have to eat it too."

Shang Que immediately hid behind Jing Ya and said, "Jing Ya picked it. You should go find him!"

Jing Ya:?

【What a good trick to divert trouble away. 】

[Hahaha, I let you watch the fun, but now you're getting burned.]

[Shang Que is so happy today. Yesterday, the atmosphere between the three of them was weird, as if they had a quarrel. Are they reconciled now?]

[There's no such thing as overnight hatred among a family of three. 】

Ji Jingchuan was convinced that Shang Que was trying to trick him, "I don't care, just eat it first!"

"It's useless for you to chase me. I'm not afraid of acid."

Ji Jingchuan didn't listen and continued to chase her. The two of them circled around Jing Ya frantically.

【The king carries the sword. The king carries the sword.】

[Hello everyone, we are now performing The Assassination of Qin Shi Huang by Jing Ke, starring Shang Que and Ji Jingchuan, using Jing Ya as prop.]

[Props means you personally play the role of the pillar, right? ]

[She laughs, he makes a fuss, and he watches quietly. What a loving couple. Wooooo.]

[Are you sure Jing Ya was just watching quietly and not confused? ]

At this moment, Lu Zhixu and Jiang Chi came out of the orchard. Seeing them, Lu Zhixu asked curiously, "Are you acting out the story of the King of Qin circling the pillar?"

"Wait a minute, Ji Jingchuan!" Shang Que stopped him and made up a story without blinking, "I picked a particularly sweet mandarin orange, and Ji Jingchuan insisted on snatching it away."

"Forget it, forget it. I'll give it to you." She glanced at him, "Ji Jingchuan, be generous and let them have a taste too."

Ji Jingchuan understood immediately, turned around with the mandarin orange, broke off two pieces and handed them to Lu Zhixu, saying reluctantly, "Okay, here you go."

【Let us welcome the next unlucky person. 】

[It's like me and my bestie. Every time I eat something unpalatable, I have to pretend it's delicious so I can trick her into trying it. Hahaha.]

[But Lu Zhixu should be able to tell that they are acting, right? ]

Jiang Chi, who was standing next to him, asked doubtfully, "Is it true? Is it sweet?"

Lu Zhixu suddenly took the mandarin orange slice and ate it. His expression didn't change at all. He nodded in agreement and exclaimed, "Sweet, very sweet."

Jiang Chi's eyes lit up and he took the initiative to ask for it: "Then let me try it too."

Ji Jingchuan also broke off two pieces for him.

Jiang Chi stuffed it into his mouth and bit it without any mental preparation. The next second, his whole face wrinkled.

Just as he was about to spit it out, Lin Jinyi and Jiang Yize also came out: "What are you guys doing together?"

Jiang Chi's painful expression faded, and he turned around and smiled brightly: "I'm eating a very sweet mandarin orange. Do you want to try it?"

After being scammed, everyone unanimously chose to look for the next victim.

【Because I've been caught in the rain, I want to tear other people's umbrellas into pieces! 】