Zhang Jiayang looked at the old educated youth, and they all had the same bitter and resentful expression.

He quickly turned to look at Chu Mingxu, after all, he was trained.

His physical strength was definitely much better than those educated youth, and Chu Mingxu nodded indifferently.

Zhang Jiayang thought Chu Mingxu was definitely trying to scare him; surely he couldn't be that useless.

Although harvesting corn a few days ago was a bit tiring, he shouldn't be looked down upon like this.

Chu Mingxu knew Zhang Jiayang's pride, which made him unlikely to believe Zhu Yang and the others' words.

However, he believed that Zhang Jiayang would also have to shed a layer of skin after the autumn harvest.

It's not that I'm underestimating him, but he didn't undergo long-term, continuous, and extremely arduous training when he joined the army, so his physical strength and endurance are not as good as mine.

Moreover, given Zhang Jiayang's personality, he is not sensitive to the military.

I'm afraid that after I leave, his training time in the army will be very short.

The corn harvest a few days ago was nothing compared to the labor intensity of the autumn harvest.

Zhang Jiayang ignored Chu Mingxu's affirmation.

Anyway, we'll see who's the real deal when the time comes.

Shen Mu Ning originally didn't want to participate in their discussion, since she had plenty of firewood in her space anyway.

Even if that's not enough, a trip to the deep mountains can bring back a lot of firewood.

She'll put a little out each day until she's saved enough.

However, she was still quite curious about the "beating the autumn" that Zhu Yang mentioned.

In my past life, as a native of the South, I had never heard of this word.

So she asked with interest, "Zhu Zhiqing, what is 'threshing the autumn harvest'?"

"Ah, right, what is this 'beating the autumn'? I've never heard of it before."

Not only Shen Mu Ning, but Zhang Jia Yang, who came from Beijing, also didn't know what this meant.

Lin Siqi was quite familiar with this, but she only knew about it because she had experienced it in her previous life in the Johor Bahru Brigade.

So, normally, she shouldn't know about it.

Now, along with Shen Mu Ning and the others, they looked at Zhu Yang curiously, wanting to hear his explanation.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yang explained in detail: "Picking autumn fruits means going up the mountain to gather various wild fruits such as chestnuts and pine nuts."

Shen Mu Ning was stunned after hearing the explanation. So the wild fruits on the mountain were also collective?

"I thought that the wild fruits on the mountain could be picked according to one's own preferences, but I didn't expect that these things are collectively owned."

She had been thinking that she could harvest all kinds of dried fruits on the mountain, but it turned out that the group went to pick them.

Zhu Yang didn't know why Shen Mu Ning was suddenly so depressed, yet he still dutifully explained.

"It means that the brigade organizes people to go up the mountain to pick wild fruit in some of the wild fruit forests that everyone used to plant."

Shen Mu Ning wasn't interested in this; it just meant she couldn't pick them without permission.

Seeing her listless appearance, Zhuang Xue remembered the bold words she had spoken when she installed the wooden frame to the top.

At that time, she heard Shen Mu Ning say that she wanted to collect all kinds of food and pick all kinds of dried fruits.

Ideally, all the wooden frames she made should be filled.

When Zhuang Xue first heard this, she thought the girl was quite naive.

How could she possibly have filled her entire rooftop wooden frame in just four months?

However, her later abilities made her gradually realize that perhaps Shen Mu Ning really could do it.

She is now extremely frustrated, probably because she is sad that she can no longer collect dried fruit.

There are actually some things Zhu Yang hasn't mentioned about this matter.

"Mu Ning, you don't need to be so discouraged. The dried fruit that belongs to the collective only comes from that mountain south of the farmland."

Hmm? Shen Mu Ning quickly raised her little head. Is that so?

Zhuang Xue had never seen Shen Mu Ning so dazed before; she was completely charmed by her cuteness.

Even Chu Mingxu, who was washing up nearby, was captivated by her appearance.

Although in his heart, Shen Mu Ning, with her domineering aura and imposing presence, was the one who touched his heart the most.

But at this moment, her confused and bewildered expression was hard not to move him.

Zhuang Xue only admired it for a moment before she came to her senses and explained it to her.

“After the people in the brigade cut down the trees, they had to plant a new batch.”

"However, there are already several chestnut, hazelnut, pine nut and hickory nut groves in the mountains to the south."

"When they plant trees again, they will directly transplant those small fruit tree seedlings."

"After two or three decades of development, it has gradually reached a certain scale."

“There are also some fruit trees planted in clusters at equal intervals in other places.”

That's all Zhuang Xue knew. "As for the other scattered fruit trees, or those far from Xinshan Brigade, whoever picks them keeps them."

After hearing this explanation, Shen Mu Ning regained her calm demeanor.

If Zhuang Xue says so, then she can search for it deep in the mountains.

Last time she broke through in the deep mountains, there wasn't enough time, so she couldn't search for more.

Once I've finished my business, I'll have plenty of time to myself these next couple of days.

"Thank you for reminding me, Sister Xue. I thought picking them privately was not allowed."

Zhuang Xue smiled and shook her head, "It's alright, you're new here, it's normal that you don't know these things."

As long as Shen Mu Ning and the others don't cause trouble and are easy to get along with, she is happy to associate with them.

"Time to eat!" With Hu Meiling's call to eat, today's casual conversation came to an end.

The educated youth had already tidied themselves up and were just waiting to finish their meal so they could start their work for the day.

Seeing that everyone had gone inside to eat, Shen Mu Ning also started eating.

I ate a lot last night, so I'll eat less today. I can go to the state-run restaurant for lunch.

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