"Go, go, just come back early." Aunt Goose had no objection when she saw that they had prepared the lunch.

When Xiao Zhuang's mother saw Aunt Daye nod, she became even more supportive.

So, while the others went to work, the three of them started walking back.

Liu Yue, Li Qiang and others felt strange. Could it be that he asked for leave on the second day after work?

The two of them were cautious and followed them all the way. They found that they went back home and then took the big dog up the mountain.

"Is Li Tingyun trying to take advantage of the situation?" Liu Yue said deliberately.

Li Qiang understood Liu Yue's meaning immediately after hearing it. He snorted coldly and said, "Let's go to work first. We'll talk about it at noon."

Liu Yue nodded, and the two went to the road construction site together.

Li Tingyun and his friends hurried up the mountain. It was their first day out, so they definitely couldn't return empty-handed. In addition to stocking up some good things for their own homes, they also had to bring some back to the construction site.

After climbing for a while, they came to the nearest mountain and stopped. "We'll stay here today. Heifeng, you go hunting. Liuli, you can learn to recognize herbs from me. There's a chestnut tree in the woods over there. After lunch, we'll pick some chestnuts and then go down the mountain."

"I'll listen to you." Xu Erhua answered seriously.

Woof!

Heifeng also listened very carefully.

Gu Xingwu nodded. He also thought it was good to know some herbs so that he could save himself if he got injured in the future.

"Don't run too far, Heifeng. Catch him if you can, otherwise forget it. It's the first day anyway, and there will probably be people watching whatever you take down." Li Tingyun felt that there was no need to work too hard on the first day. He met Liu Yue and Li Qiang when he came here, and he would probably have some trouble after he went back.

So, in the morning, Li Tingyun started teaching them about trauma medicine, which is something they might use on a daily basis. While digging up the herbs, he explained their uses.

When it was almost noon, Li Tingyun called out to Heifeng a few times, and Heifeng came back. He had no harvest in the morning.

They came to the chestnut tree together. There were still many chestnuts on the tree, but they were quite tall, so it would take some effort to pick them up.

For lunch, they had the buns that Uncle Luo had brought them yesterday. She and Xu Erhua each had one, Gu Xingwu had two, and Heifeng also got one.

You don’t need to eat too much at noon. Just eat something when you return to the tent.

Once you have established a regular routine, you can bring your lunch up directly at noon.

After lunch, Li Tingyun climbed up a tree and asked everyone to move away. She shook the branches hard, and the thorn balls on them fell down one by one.

After seeing that it was almost done, she jumped down from the tree, leaving a part behind so that she could go back and report it tomorrow.

The herbs that had been dug were put into a small basket, three large backpacks were filled with chestnuts, and two loads of firewood were chopped and brought down the mountain.

After going down the mountain, they sent Heifeng back and put one and a half baskets of chestnuts in the cellar. Then they divided the remaining one and a half baskets of chestnuts into three backpacks, picked up a load of firewood, and then returned to the construction site together.

Sure enough, as Li Tingyun expected, as soon as they came back, someone came over.

"Hey, aren't you going to cook? Why did you go out for some fresh air?"

"Yeah, this is using the team's work points to do his own thing. His heart is so bent that he has no place to hide."

"Hey, who knows if it has benefited certain people?"

Aunt Goose was chopping wood outside. When she heard this, she yelled at the top of her voice: "You gossipers, do you think you can cook without burning wood?"

"Auntie Daye, three of you are carrying a load of firewood back. Who are you trying to fool?" The one who shouted the loudest was Auntie Xiaoyun.

Aunt Dahang looked at Aunt Xiaoyun, pointed at all the people shouting, and shouted, "You who are talking, don't even think about eating chestnuts at noon tomorrow."

Chestnut!

When hearing about this thing, many people are still interested. This thing tastes better than radish and cabbage.

The team leader and the old branch secretary also received complaints from some people, and happened to see this scene when they came over.

The captain stepped forward to look at their backpacks and whispered deliberately, "This chestnut is very big. It's going to be a snack for everyone!"

"Don't worry, Captain. We washed the vegetables and did everything we needed before dawn before deciding to go up the mountain." Li Tingyun answered the captain's question seriously.

When the old branch secretary heard that this was for the benefit of everyone, he expressed his strong approval: "As long as it doesn't affect your normal work, it's a good thing to seek some benefits for everyone."

"Okay, we'll go get two more loads of firewood later." Li Tingyun said, planning to take Gu Xingwu to chop wood nearby. He turned around and told Erhua, "Erhua, take care of these chestnuts first. We'll be back soon."

Why……

Xu Erhua was full of energy. She learned something new from Li Tingyun in the morning, and would review it in her mind while working in the afternoon. Then, when she got home in the evening, she would take notes. Little by little, she would learn a lot, and before long, she knew a lot about medicinal herbs.

"Let's do it together." Aunt Goose dusted off her hands and moved two stools out of the tent.

The old branch secretary also sat down to help, while the team leader went to work somewhere else.

Li Tingyun and Gu Xingwu came back soon. There was a mountain nearby, so it was very convenient to chop firewood.

When they came back from chopping wood, the old branch secretary left.

Gu Xingwu was responsible for chopping firewood, while Li Tingyun and others peeled chestnuts. The two people who were on guard here at night had dinner provided.

Before leaving get off work, dinner will be prepared for those who are on night watch.

Pick the chestnuts and steam them, then peel them and place them on a winnowing basket to dry.

Hearing that Erniu and Dali would be on guard at night, Li Tingyun deliberately left some people behind so that they could pass the time.

Only after everyone had gone back did Li Tingyun and the others pile the firewood under the shed.

Everything is done, let’s go back with Xiaozhuang’s mother and the others.

As they walked, Auntie Goose told them the culprit: "It was Li Qiang who told those people. To put it bluntly, they were jealous of Tingyun's popularity. These scumbags are really disgusting."

"A man of integrity has nothing to fear from his own shadow. These people only know how to find fault!" Xiao Zhuang's mother was very angry when she thought of the female comrade named Qiuyue.

"Better be careful. If you get bitten by a dog, you'll have to apply medicine." Xu Erhua said with a raised mouth.

Phew!

Several people were amused by Xu Erhua's description.

"You are becoming more and more cheerful now, much better than when you came." Xiao Zhuang's mother saw the changes in Erhua.

"Tingyun is such a sunny girl, she will definitely make Erhua better." Aunt Daye said and stuffed a chestnut into her mouth.

When they arrived at Li Tingyun's house, Li Tingyun asked Xu Erhua to keep them. She went in and filled two baskets of chestnuts for them to take back.

"No, no, you can keep it for yourself." Aunt Goose waved her hands repeatedly.

"Take it, we still have some left." Li Tingyun stuffed the things into their hands.

"I'll bring the basket back to you later." Aunt Goose took it and said it would be nice to give it to the children as a snack.

Aunt Xiaozhuang did not refuse. She knew Tingyun and Erhua's tempers, so she took them and went back together.

Liu Yue and Li Qiang, who were not far away, were secretly watching this scene and felt very unhappy.