Zhang lowered her voice and said, "Yiyi, you and your brother picked so many wild chestnuts in the mountains."
"Yes, mother, my eldest brother has just told you that all the wild vegetables have been picked."
Zhang and Yun the Butcher were stunned. All the wild vegetables had been picked.
Then, Yun the Butcher quickly dragged the remaining two baskets over.
When the two men shone the oil lamp on the basket, they couldn't help laughing.
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui took two steps back in unison.
Brother Yun and the others, who were not far away just now, secretly came very close.
"Wife, this basket is of wild hawthorns, and these two baskets are of wild chestnuts. Am I seeing things right?"
Butcher Yun couldn't help but ask again.
Zhang pinched Yun the butcher's arm hard.
"Wife, why are you pinching me? It hurts so much."
Zhang suddenly laughed. "Boss, it's normal to feel pain. This proves we were right. The children did bring back wild chestnuts and wild hawthorns."
After hearing this, Yun the Butcher also laughed happily.
This time, the three brothers of the Lianyun family also took two steps back.
After about two minutes, Zhang reacted, "Boss, are you guys going deep into the mountains?"
"That's right, Boss. I haven't heard of anyone in the village encountering wild chestnuts or wild hawthorns today."
Brother Yun lowered his voice, "Dad, Mom, Yiyi is leading the team again today. The place she took us to today is a bit far. It is indeed deep in the mountains."
"Yiyi, come and tell Mom and Dad how you discovered wild hawthorns and wild chestnuts, right?"
So, Zhang and Yun the Butcher looked at Yun Yiyi at the same time.
Yun Yiyi was startled and she deliberately rolled her eyes at Brother Yun.
"Dad, Mom. When we went into the mountains today, we met a lot of people digging wild vegetables. So, I took my eldest brother and the others straight into the mountains."
"Later, I found a place with a lot of wild vegetables. My brother and his friends dug wild vegetables there, and I continued to wander in the mountains."
Yun Yiyi glanced at everyone and continued, "When I walked into a forest, I saw a direction that was particularly bright."
"So I walked in that direction. But as I was walking, I suddenly fell and slid down a slope."
Zhang said distressedly, "Yiyi, you have to watch where you are walking. It will hurt so much if you fall."
Butcher Yun also looked distressed. "Yeah, you're too careless. Also, are you okay after slipping? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Yun Yiyi looked regretful. Oh, why didn't she control her mouth and tell the truth?
"Dad, Mom, it's okay for me to slide down. The slope is all dirt. It doesn't hurt at all, really."
"When I stood up again, my hand pressed on the chestnut ball and I screamed in pain."
Yun looked carefully and saw that Zhang and Yun the Butcher wanted to talk again. She said hurriedly, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, I'm very quick and I shook off your hands immediately."
"After I picked the thorns out of my hands, I looked at the ground around me. I was so happy! I felt like I had walked into a chestnut den."
"I started wandering around the hollow, and I found two tall chestnut trees laden with chestnuts."
"There were quite a few chestnuts on the ground. In short, I was incredibly lucky today to have come across two chestnut trees."
"Then, I continued strolling and found a wild hawthorn tree in a corner. The tree was full of bright red wild hawthorns."
"I was so happy that I picked two handfuls of wild hawthorns and went back the same way to find my brother and the others."
"Yes, Yiyi found us and told us not to dig wild vegetables. Then, she gave us the wild hawthorns she picked to eat."
"Yes, I was shocked at the time. I didn't expect Yiyi to find wild hawthorn in the mountains."
"Haha, my first reaction was that we were in for a treat. There must be a lot of wild hawthorns. Otherwise, Yiyi would have picked them all."
"Yes, I didn't expect Yiyi to be such a lucky star. Every time I go into the mountains with her, I gain something."
"Hush, keep your voice down. We just need to keep this to ourselves and don't spread it around. Yiyi is just luckier than us."
Butcher Yun also whispered, "That's right, don't say anything when you go out. It's not a good thing for a child to be famous."
Brother Yun and the others looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.
"Dad, Mom, you don't know how naughty this little rascal is. She only told us that she found wild hawthorns, but she didn't tell us that she found wild chestnuts."
"So when we saw the chestnut tree, we were even more surprised than you. You are now seeing the chestnuts in the shell, but there may not be many in the basket."
"But when we were in the depression, we saw so many chestnut balls, it was shocking."
"Almost every one of us was shocked. We really didn't expect Yiyi to find so many wild chestnuts."
"Yes, what the third brother said is right. The key is that the depression is very difficult to find. If Yiyi hadn't fallen and slipped, no one would have discovered the chestnut trees and wild hawthorn trees inside."
"That place is so secluded. Standing in the woods above, you can't even see the chestnut trees and wild hawthorn trees below."
Zhang patted Third Brother Yun and said, "You three have learned bad habits from Yiyi. You deliberately didn't tell Dad and me that there were chestnuts and hawthorns in the basket, right?"
Third Brother Yun chuckled and said, "Mom, that's not true. You're overthinking it."
Butcher Yun also laughed and said, "It's obvious that you guys did it on purpose."
Brother Yun and the others all laughed embarrassedly.
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui were also laughing secretly beside them.
Zhang suddenly pinched Yun Yiyi's ear and said, "And you, little rascal. You taught your brother and the others to be naughty."
"Mom, life is too dull, so I'm going to give you a surprise."
"Yes, mother, we also want to give you and father a surprise."
Zhang couldn't help laughing, "It's really a big surprise."
"Yes. Your mother is right. Your mother and I both like this surprise you gave us very much and are very happy."
"Mom, these chestnuts can also be eaten as food. We can save some grain."
"Yes, that's why mother is so happy. She was worried about our family's food before, but now she doesn't have to worry anymore."
"And these wild hawthorns. You can save some fresh ones for daily consumption. Dry the rest and store them."
"In winter, dried hawthorn can be added to dishes as a seasoning, or boiled in water for drinking."
"Mom, I want to drink water boiled with hawthorn. But I want you to put some sugar in it. It will taste sour and sweet and it will be especially delicious."
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