The eldest and second brothers quickly pulled up the two small trees. Fortunately, the Yun family was strong, otherwise, using the small trees as brooms would be impossible for most people.
Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun waved the small tree and swept the chestnut balls on the ground into small piles.
Fortunately, this depression was occupied by two large chestnut trees. There was little sunlight coming in from the ground, and the chestnut balls fell to the ground every year.
There were only some scattered weeds on the ground, and only at the edges of the depressions were there thorn bushes and lush weeds.
This way, it will be much more convenient for Brother Yun and the others when cleaning.
After a while, Brother Yun and the others were sweating profusely. However, looking at the chestnut balls on the ground, the two wiped their sweat and continued to work.
"Big brother, second brother, I brought you some wild hawthorns to eat."
"Big brother, second brother, you two are really quick. I thought it would take a while to finish picking the chestnuts."
Hearing Yun Yiyi's surprised voice, Brother Yun laughed, "Yiyi, have you forgotten that our family is strong and can work very quickly?"
Yun Yiyi smiled sheepishly, "Big Brother, Second Brother, I'm praising you. Here, these are the wild hawthorns I brought for you and Second Brother."
Brother Yun took the wild hawthorn and said, "Second brother, come and eat some wild hawthorn and take a rest at the same time."
"Coming right up, big brother."
While eating wild hawthorns, Brother Yun asked, "Yiyi, has your third brother finished picking all the wild hawthorns?"
"Brother, Third Brother will be done picking the hawthorns in a little while. Mainly because Brother Zirui and I are too short, we can only pick the wild hawthorns at the bottom."
"The wild hawthorns are so high up in the tree that neither of us can reach them."
"Yes, big brother, Yiyi and I are still a little short. So we have to let third brother pick the wild hawthorns alone."
Brother Yun looked at the two little ones in front of him and smiled. "It's okay. You two have already helped. This is good enough."
"By next year, you two will be taller, and then you can help big brother with more work."
Listening to Brother Yun's heartwarming words, Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui also smiled happily. Yes, everyone will grow taller in the future.
Second Brother Yun came over and said, "Yiyi, your third brother hasn't finished picking wild hawthorns yet?"
"Second brother, Third brother only has the top few hawthorns left to pick. I think we'll be done soon."
"That's good. Let's all pick the chestnuts later. This way we can go faster."
"Second brother, eat some wild hawthorn and take a rest. I'll use an iron stick to knock the chestnut balls. You and the eldest and third brothers can go outside to pick up chestnuts."
"I like to hit the chestnut balls. I just swing the stick and hit them. No need to put in any effort. I just think of it as practicing my shooting skills."
"But I don't want to pick chestnuts. It's too much trouble. I'd rather do something I like."
Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun looked at each other and realized that Yiyi really liked this kind of work that involved swinging a stick.
"Okay, Yiyi. Then you can hit the chestnut ball. You can try it first to see how much strength it takes."
"If you use too much force, the stick will crush the chestnuts inside the chestnut ball. Then it will be inedible."
"So, you can try it slowly. It's best to control the way you crack the chestnut ball open. Don't let the chestnut ball fall out."
"As long as you break the hole, we can use sickles to pick out the chestnuts."
When Yun Yiyi heard this, she stood up and said, "Brother, I'll go and try to see which strength is most suitable."
Yun Yiyi swung her iron stick and came to a small pile of chestnut balls. She raised the iron stick and knocked them down.
Suddenly, the chestnut balls all jumped to the side.
Yun Yiyi took a look and realized that she was using too much strength.
So she raised her iron stick again and hit the pile of chestnut balls.
This time, the chestnut balls did not run far, and many of them were smashed open.
"Yiyi, the strength you used just now was just right. I saw quite a few chestnut balls get cracked."
"Yes, Yiyi, if you hit this pile of chestnut balls five or six more times, you will be able to knock down a bunch of chestnut balls."
"Yiyi, you're really good with your stick." Xie Zirui said with envy. He went into the mountains with a small shovel; the iron stick was too heavy, so he didn't bring it.
Yun Yiyi chuckled twice, "Big Brother, Second Brother, Brother Zirui, I'm going to start smashing the chestnut balls now. You guys should move faster too."
"We've been in the mountains for a long time. It's not safe to go in the mountains at night. Dad and Mom will definitely be worried about us at home."
"Yiyi, you get started. I'll get the basket and sickle, and then we'll start picking chestnuts."
"Yes, Yiyi, just focus on smashing the chestnut balls, and we'll speed up the process."
"Yes, try to get down the mountain before dark."
"Okay, I'll start then."
After Yun Yiyi finished speaking, she swung her iron stick and started smashing the chestnut balls.
Basically, she can crack open a small pile of chestnut balls with six or seven hits.
As for the slightly larger chestnut balls, she would be very excited and hit them more than ten times. After she was sure that most of the chestnut balls were opened, she would move on to the next pile of chestnut balls.
Big Brother Yun, Second Brother Yun, and Xie Zirui also had a pile of chestnut balls each. They picked up the chestnuts that Yun Yiyi had thrown to the ground and put them in the basket.
For some chestnut balls with small openings, they would use sickles or stones to enlarge the openings and then pick up the chestnuts inside.
Everyone is concentrating on their own work. At this time, everyone who has gained something does not feel tired.
After a while, Third Brother Yun had picked all the wild hawthorns from the tree and came over carrying half a basket of wild hawthorns on his back.
"Brother, are we going to open the chestnuts and take them back?"
Big Brother Yun looked up at Third Brother Yun and said, "Yes, Third Brother, I've thought about it and decided to just take the shelled chestnuts back."
"If we take the chestnut balls back, we'll have to crack them open again and take out the chestnuts. It's really too much trouble."
"It's really because it's inappropriate to bring back chestnut balls at this time. They'll attract too much attention. Bringing just the chestnuts will be much more low-key."
"Yes, brother, your consideration makes sense."
Brother Yun asked curiously, "By the way, Third Brother, how many wild hawthorns did you pick?"
Brother Yun San said proudly, "Brother, look at my basket."
Big Brother Yun looked up at Third Brother Yun's basket, which was filled with half a basket of bright red wild hawthorns, which looked very beautiful.
"Third brother, you picked so many wild hawthorns? I thought there were only 10 to 20 kilograms."
Third Brother Yun proudly retorted, "Brother, that hawthorn tree is quite large. And perhaps it's because it's in this lowland, the wild hawthorns on the tree haven't been destroyed by wild animals."
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