Chapter 90 Dad is strong, no effort
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell into a kind of silent and awkward atmosphere, and the only sounds were the chirping of birds and insects in the forest.
Xie Qiujin couldn't hold it back for a long time, and finally burst out laughing: "Puchi, hahaha..."
It was the first time she saw her husband being silly over such a small matter, it was so adorable.
Sang Yongjing's face, which was already flushed with embarrassment, turned even redder when he heard her undisguised laughter, and he wanted to bury his head in his crotch.
How shameful! How could he ask such a stupid question?
He used to be a playboy who squandered money and notes at will, but now all he has in his mind are hard, heavy copper coins.
One thousand eight hundred wen is only one tael and eight qian of silver. You can take it away with you by holding it in your hand. There is no need to worry about whether you can transport it or not. You just need to be careful not to throw the silver away.
Seeing that Sang Yongjing's old face was almost turning the color of pig liver, Sang Yu coughed twice, signaling her mother to smile less and find a way for him to save face.
"Ahem, but Dad is right. I'll explain to the other party when the time comes that I only want silver, not copper coins."
Sang Yongjing's worries were not entirely unfounded. Based on what Sang Yu had seen and heard in Lingnan City, ordinary people basically used copper coins for transactions. Maybe the thing he was worried about would really happen at that time.
Of course, it is also possible that she has been wandering around the periphery and has never entered the core area. She spends too little money and has no place to use silver, so she didn't see it.
No matter what the situation is, it won't be a big deal to give them a heads up in advance and it can avoid many accidents.
"That's right, that's what I'm worried about." She gave him a way out, so Sang Yongjing naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to say that he didn't think it through for a moment and just backed down.
After a short rest, the three continued on their way, following the footprints they had made before to find a large patch of golden cherry bushes and quickly picked the fruits.
There are quite a lot of golden berries. You can pull out seven or eight of them with a bag, and soon fill a large bag.
When the six bags were full again, Sang Yongjing still felt unsatisfied: "Let's come back tomorrow. There are still so many fruits left."
This time Sang Yu did not agree. She looked at the few remaining fruits hanging on the bushes and shook her head slightly.
"No, we've already picked a lot today. If we don't process them all in a short time, they'll spoil. Besides, there aren't many left on the bushes, and they're unevenly distributed and sparse. Spending more time and energy on them isn't worth it."
Golden berries are not easy to handle. Just picking those they picked today will take them a day or two.
In addition, the ones that grew densely on the branches of the shrubs and were easy to pick had already been picked by them, and the remaining ones were either scattered or scattered here and there, which was quite troublesome to pick. It would be better to leave them for the small animals in the mountains to eat.
"Yuer has a point. Let's forget it." Sang Yongjing thought about it and realized that what she said made sense. He came for the second time because there was still a large area that had not been mined. If he picked any fruit, he would fill a sack.
But now the entire area has been swept by the three of them, and what remains are sparse fruits. It is indeed more time-consuming and laborious to pick them, and they are not sure how many they can pick.
He was not greedy for the money from selling such a small amount of fruit to make sugar, he just wanted to continue picking it.
Sang Yu carried a bulging bag of fruits and was about to ask Sang Yongjing to help put the second bag on his shoulders, but he saw that after carrying his own two bags, he carried the third bag with the help of Xie Qiujin.
Xie Qiujin carried her own bag, walked up to her, picked up her bag and carried it together.
"Dad, Mom, what are you doing...?" She was a little at a loss. Wasn't it agreed that each person would get two bags?
Sang Yongjing slightly adjusted the position of the three bags on his shoulders and said with a smile, "When I went back at noon, I noticed that you were staggering when you walked. Why didn't you tell Dad that you couldn't carry it? Dad is very strong and it won't be difficult."
At first, he didn't think there was anything wrong with carrying two bags by himself. Each bag weighed about 20 pounds, and it was just right for him to carry them on his left and right shoulders.
It was not until he followed Sang Yu down the mountain and looked at her narrow shoulders, which were not even as wide as the bag, carrying a large sack and shaking violently with every step she took, that he realized one thing - Sang Yu was not an adult.
Perhaps it was the ability and aura she had displayed during this period that made him unconsciously ignore her age and always subconsciously rely on her.
But it was not until this time that he realized that his daughter actually needed someone to rely on.
He may not be very smart and he may not have any special skills, but he can still grit his teeth and hold on if it means just carrying an extra sack.
Seeing his forehead sweating from carrying an extra sack, his slightly trembling shoulders and his forced relaxed tone, Sang Yu's eyes were filled with tears.
She tilted her head slightly and said in a nasal voice, "Thank you, Dad."
With her small body now, it is not easy to carry a weight of more than 40 kilograms, which is almost half of her body weight. She is just gritting her teeth and holding on.
Now that Sang Yongjing had exposed the matter, there was no need for her to continue hiding it. She obediently carried her bag and started walking back.
Sang Yongjing originally thought that he could just grit his teeth and hold on with the extra twenty kilograms of weight, but he forgot that he was just a weak scholar.
When he first started carrying it, he only felt a little bit of difficulty, but as the distance got longer, he felt like he was carrying a thousand pounds, and every step he took was a big challenge.
Sweat was pouring down his forehead and body like streams, and even the hem of his clothes was dripping with sweat.
Sang Yu, who was leading the way, suddenly slowed down his pace: "Let's take a break first."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, and the bag on Sang Yongjing's shoulder fell to the ground.
He sat down weakly, breathing heavily, his face flushed.
Sang Yu knew at a glance that he was about to have heatstroke.
Sweating too much in a short period of time caused dehydration, a rapid rise in body temperature, and excessive physical exertion, which was similar to her performance before she fell into a coma due to heatstroke last time. The most urgent thing was to rest quickly, cool down, and replenish light salt water.
It is easy to cool down. Just open the collar of your clothes and fan yourself with leaves. But where can you find salt water? There is no village or shop here.
She looked around and saw that this place was quite close to where she had last spotted the white-headed viper.
Wait, white-headed vipers, muskrats, streams…fish!
Sang Yu's eyes lit up. Where there is water, there must be fish. She quickly instructed Xie Qiujin, "Mom, open Dad's clothes to let him cool down, and fan him with leaves. I'll be back soon."
Xie Qiujin was squatting beside Sang Yongjing with a worried look on her face when she suddenly heard her words. Before she could react, she saw her figure disappear into the woods.
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