Chapter 930: Picking Up a Bargain
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the weather became warm.
It's the annual farming season again, but everyone has discovered that this year's spring seems to have come ten days later than last year.
Don’t underestimate these ten days; they can have a huge impact.
Summer disappears without a trace, and spring and autumn shorten. If plants do not have a relatively warm growing environment or do not receive sufficient sunlight, they may wither before they can be harvested.
Once this happens, it will be an absolute fatal blow to humanity.
Chen Yanming, Bi Qiaoan, and An An Nuan Nuan are busy helping with farming in the agricultural area every day. After they are done, they have to go outside the base to open up wasteland and plant food and vegetables. They are really busy.
In just one month, the family of four became two shades darker. Fortunately, they had both skin care products and spiritual spring water, so they didn't care much.
After a rain, Shen Yanming took his mother and her two children out.
First, we went to the mountain where we visited last year to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms.
As expected, the seeds in the space grew well. After dormancy in winter, they emerged one after another when the temperature just rose.
The whole mountain is covered with wild vegetables, which looks spectacular. Compared with the bare hills and land around it, it is really special.
The couple took a wooden stick and knocked on the grass. Seeing that there were no snakes or insects, they let the cub play freely.
The two of them picked the freshest and tenderest parts of the wild vegetables and put them into the basket. An An and Nuan Nuan saw this and came to help.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yanming directly took a cloth bag and hung it around the necks of the two treasures, and asked them to pick the fruits and put them in it.
An An Nuan Nuan patted her gray canvas bag, twisting and turning with great joy. However, she soon returned to her picking work.
When the basket was full, the couple looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so they put most of the fruits into the basket and continued picking.
There were many wild mushrooms growing in the woods, on dead leaves, and on tree roots, and the four of us picked them whenever we saw them. Of course, we only picked those that were not poisonous.
Shen Yanming still remembered the mulberry trees he found last year. He left the crowd with his mother and the other two calmly, found some mulberry trees, and when they looked at the red mulberries on the trees, they all smiled at the same time.
These small fruits are sour and astringent, not delicious, but they are very happy.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan didn't have to pick these things in the wild. Just coming out and gaining something, this sense of accomplishment is indescribable. It is simply not comparable to picking in space with consciousness.
The tree was a bit high, and An An and Nuan Nuan couldn't reach it, so they were very anxious. Shen Yanming picked up the two treasures and let them pick a dozen fruits by themselves, then put them down and picked the fruits from the lower trees himself.
When he finished picking the fruits and was about to climb up the tree, he noticed seven or eight people approaching from a distance. They smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.
The leader came closer and asked, "Well, can you pick all of them?"
Shen Yanming raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
"I have two little ones at home, and they don't get to eat much fruit all year round. They're almost crying with greed. If you've picked enough, can you give the tree to me?"
He had just noticed Shen Yanming leaving, but in order to prevent others from noticing, he waited for several minutes before calling on his people to follow him.
He knew that Shen Yanming was a capable person, so he wanted to follow him and take advantage of the situation. But he also knew that he had a background in the guard team, so he didn't plan to force it.
Shen Yanming did not answer, but looked at his own children. Seeing that they had no objection, he nodded and said, "You can pick them. There are only fruits on the top of the tree left. Be careful."
"Oh, okay, thank you very much, brother!" Ding Rongquan clapped his hands happily and called two of his men to climb the tree.
He rubbed his hands under the tree: "Well, where are you going later? Can I follow you?"
"Why are you following?" Shen Yanming asked in confusion.
"Hehe, I just want to take advantage of the opportunity." He did not hide his thoughts.
Shen Yanming looked at him in disbelief and was almost amused.
He shook his head: "We are just wandering around, we may not find anything good. It's fine if you want to follow, but... you know."
Ding Rongquan laughed and nodded: "I know, it doesn't matter if we can't find anything, just treat it as a spring outing."
Seeing this, Shen Yanming said no more and led his men forward. He remembered that there was a patch of March bubbles ahead, but it was a little further in, almost deep in the mountains.
The family of four strolled along without any hurry. They picked up anything edible they came across on the road. As for the light bulbs beside them, they just pretended not to see them.
Two hours later, they finally saw a bunch of bright red small fruits. An An Nuan Nuan's eyes lit up, and she pointed at the small fruits and shouted, "Crickets!"
Shen Yanming nodded: “Well, it’s also called raspberry, mountain raspberry, and March bubble.”
After that, he picked up the small basket and went to pick them. After picking more than a dozen, he found that An An Nuan Nuan came over to him.
He turned his head and asked, "Aren't you going to pick them?"
"Ha, you pick them first. When you're done, we'll just take the rest."
Shen Yanming was stunned by the opponent's actions, thinking that this person's concentration was really amazing.
However, his expression did not change, and he smiled and said, "Come together, there are a lot of fruits here, and there will be a lot for both families to share."
Ding Rongquan was delighted when he heard this. He waved his hand and several people gathered around him. However, they all picked the fruits from the edge, a little far away from Shen Yanming, and they seemed to not disturb each other.
Shen Yanming was picking fruits slowly, but Ding Rongquan was very eager. In less than half an hour, they had picked all the fruits. Shen Yanming looked at the time and thought it was getting late, so he wanted to go back.
Ding Rongquan looked ahead and felt that there were still many good things there. But when Shen Yanming said he wanted to go back, he hesitated and followed him.
"There are a few persimmon trees inside, but they are far away, deep in the mountains. If you want to go, wait until autumn and call more people." Shen Yanming reminded.
Ding Rongquan looked surprised: "Why did you tell me? If you don't tell me, you can have it all to yourself."
Chen Yanming smiled and said, "There are only a few people in my family. Even if we eat, we can't eat much. Besides, there are other places besides here. It's just that there are fewer or harder to find.
We used to have a lot of sea trees, but many of them withered because of the seawater. Many trees have recovered after two years. Even if they can’t bloom or bear fruit in a short time, we may get something in a few years.”
Ding Rongquan laughed and then sighed: "I thought there was no hope in life. But after listening to you, I feel that as long as I persevere, I will see hope."
Shen Yanming nodded: "Yes, it will get better and better."
The group talked and laughed, and soon they returned to the mulberry tree.
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