Guards were arranged, and my elder brother just happened to return.
Ruan Meng told her elder brother about the situation, and Song Shiwen and Fan Zizhong rushed over to find out what was going on.
Ruan Meng gave a brief introduction, and Ruan Qian had already given her some instructions in advance.
Thinking back, it had already been a month in the South Island, and it was time to pay the deductible labor service fees again. Ruan Meng asked her two elder brothers if they had enough money.
Song Shiwen and Fan Zizhong looked grateful, saying that they still had some money left over. They thanked the Ruan family for their generosity in helping them build the house, so they still had some personal savings.
When Ruan Meng talked about her next plans, she said that once the cooperation with Sun Chengen was finalized, the village collective was established, and the capable people that Sun Chengen was looking for were in place, they could start to launch the previous plan.
After a brief introduction to the village's collective operations and profit distribution model, Song Shiwen and Fan Zizhong had a better understanding of the situation, and their approval and agreement with Ruan Meng increased even further.
"Everyone's coming over for dinner tonight. We've all been busy for the past few days, and we just happened to be in town and got some live poultry."
Song Shiwen and Fan Zili left without any ceremony, smiling.
After a short rest, Ruan Meng asked A Yuan and Xiao Kai to take a few guards to go beachcombing.
Besides sea fish and oysters, Ruan Meng emphasized that A Yuan should collect more small miscellaneous fish, as she wanted to cook for Sun Mu'en.
Hearing that the food prepared especially for the young lady would be good for her health, A Yuan immediately summoned more than ten guards, ready to make a big show of it.
Worried that her second brother might encounter danger while she was away, Ruan Meng asked him to help at home, sorting the sea fish that A Yuan and others had collected.
The elder sister-in-law smiled without saying a word, clearly understanding Ruan Meng's intentions at this moment.
Ruan Meng planned to cook a big meal that evening and asked her sister-in-law to help cook the rice.
My older brother and I went up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots.
No wonder some people say that beachcombing, bamboo shoot digging, and mushroom picking are the three great joys of life.
After days of traveling, although she wasn't extremely tired, Ruan Meng did feel somewhat worried.
As soon as she ran up the mountain, she remembered the spot where Feng Yun and Feng Xi had told her about the abundance of bamboo shoots during their last bamboo shoot meal. Today, seeing the dense, sparse bamboo shoots, all her worries vanished.
Digging for bamboo shoots!
The third brother went crazy too, shouting, "Sister, so many mushrooms!"
Ruan Meng regained her senses and asked her third brother to help dig bamboo shoots while she picked mushrooms. After all, wild bamboo shoots are not poisonous, and if her third brother is not careful and she doesn't notice, the whole family could be in trouble if they find poisonous mushrooms.
The villagers don't have oil at home, so they prefer sea fish to wild bamboo shoots and mushrooms, since they can enjoy the aroma of the fish skin by simply pan-frying it.
Therefore, since the villagers started handing over the fish to Sister-in-law Feng when they went to the beach, even fewer villagers went up the mountain to pick mushrooms.
Ruan Meng clearly felt that the mushrooms she saw this time were much larger than those she had seen after the last rain when she went up the mountain.
Ganba mushroom!
Ruan Meng was overjoyed and started digging!
Boletus mushrooms!
Give it a couple of pats, wow, wow, so plump, let's dig it up!
White onion mushroom!
It makes a dull thud when you tap it; it's very solid. Let's dig it out!
Rice water mushrooms!
So beautiful! White exterior, deep purple interior, I'll take it!
Red mushrooms, they look so beautiful!
Green-headed mushroom, such a big green-headed mushroom, dig it up, dig it up!
Coral fungus? What a huge lump!
Bamboo shoots, they've opened their umbrellas! Woohoo, so many!
Ruan Meng was so happy! Completely unaware, her third brother got up and stood not far away watching her. Hearing her joyful voice, he couldn't help but smile.
Happiness is so contagious!
In less than half an hour, Ruan Meng had picked seven or eight pounds of wild mushrooms. When she saw herbs and wild vegetables such as mint, dandelion, plantain, and purslane, she picked a basketful.
Her gaze inadvertently fell upon a fallen vine laden with dense clusters of yellow fruit, and Ruan Meng was overjoyed.
After picking one, Ruan Meng walked over to the third brother's side.
"Third brother, can you taste it for me? Is it sour?"
The third brother put it in his mouth, the mask of pain.
Ruan Meng couldn't help but laugh.
The third child asked, "Little sister, what is this?"
Ruan Meng explained, "This is called prickly pear, it's very nutritious and good for your health." (Prickly pear, image from the internet) "Right?"
Although it was very sour, it was a fruit that the third brother had rarely eaten since being exiled to the barren South Island.
Since there were prickly pears, Ruan Meng looked around and was pleasantly surprised to find a wild hawthorn tree. (Wild hawthorn, image from the internet.) She picked one and asked her third brother to try it.
The third child frowned from the sourness, while Ruan Meng shrank her neck, deciding not to eat it raw.
After the third brother chopped down the bamboo shoots, he filled two baskets with them. Together with Ruan Meng, they also picked prickly pears and wild hawthorns.
Returning home with a full load!
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