Chapter 196 You also know that I am clumsy
Li Sangtian has clearly told Ye Li that she only needs to lead the development of the entire farm and she doesn't need to get involved in other matters.
Since I had some free time, I decided to pick some chestnuts and walnuts for Xiaomu and Xixi as snacks. Besides, it was winter and there was certainly not much to eat, so some sugar-roasted chestnuts would be nice.
"Let's go together!" Xiao Xun said, "Li Yuan and I will be responsible for everyone's safety. Xu Jie has also joined the patrol team, and Old Xu is the second doctor in the forest tribe."
"Where is Yu Guangming?" Ye Li asked.
"He just woke up and is still undergoing rehabilitation. He won't be fully recovered until next year."
"Okay." Ye Li nodded: "I'll take Xiaomu and Xixi with me then."
On the day of the Nut Festival, it was a sunny day. People from every household carried bamboo baskets and iron tongs to pick chestnuts and walnuts.
Today is the best day to pick chestnuts and walnuts. The walnuts and chestnuts have just fallen and the animals in the forest have not had time to eat them all.
Ye Li carried a large bamboo basket, while Xiao Mu and Xixi symbolically carried a small one. The bamboo baskets were newly learned to weave by her and Jiang Mei. Although they were not the best, they could be used.
The main force gathered at the exit of the tribe.
Now the forest tribe is surrounded by dense thorns, leaving only one exit, and everyone goes out from here.
"Let's go!" The Great Elder was quite interested and personally presided over the Nut Festival. He waved the palm-leaf fan in his hand and shouted for everyone to set off.
The exit fence was opened, and everyone left the forest tribe one after another and headed towards the first chestnut forest.
Walking around Ye Li's family, they naturally met neighbors they knew, and everyone greeted each other with a smile.
The patrol team guarding the crowd was maintaining order on the side. Xiao Xun was originally far away, but as he walked, he came to Ye Li's side.
Xixi couldn't help but wave at him, and Xiao Xun also waved with a smile, cooperating with Xixi very well.
Ten minutes later, everyone arrived at the chestnut forest, dispersed into the forest, and began to pick up chestnuts on the ground.
The only people living in the forest are those from the forest tribe. No one had come to pick up the trash before, so naturally, it is all over the ground now.
Ye Li held a basket in one hand and a pair of tongs in the other, and skillfully picked up the unshelled chestnuts and put them into the bamboo basket.
Xiaomu and Xixi picked up the shelled chestnuts on the ground with their hands and threw them into their small backpacks one by one.
The chestnuts still hanging on the trees were handed over to people who specialize in picking chestnuts.
Because there was a large quantity, there was no need to worry about not having enough, so everyone was picking them up in an orderly manner and there was no scramble.
After everyone's bamboo baskets were full, they gathered together and returned to the forest tribe, taking the chestnuts they had picked home.
Ye Li carried a large bamboo basket on his back and led his two children by the hand. As soon as he returned to the forest tribe, he hurried home, fearing that he would fall behind and not be able to catch up with the walnut picking team.
The Nut Festival only lasts one day. If you want to pick these again in the future, you have to go out alone without the protection of the patrol team. Of course, Ye Li has to take this opportunity to pick as many as possible.
There are so many people in the forest tribe. If each person picks a basket to take home, that would be over a thousand kilograms. The rest are picked by professional nut pickers, and there are only a few left.
"Ye Li, wait." Xiao Xun called from a distance. He was carrying a large bag and running towards Ye Li. When he got closer, he reached out and took the basket from Ye Li's back. "I'll hold it for you."
"Thank you." Ye Li was not polite. She also took Xiaomu and Xixi's backpacks. The backpacks looked small, but they were very heavy because they contained so many chestnuts.
When Ye Li and his group got home, they casually poured the chestnuts on the floor of the living room and were about to go out again.
"Wait a minute." Xiao Xun brought over a bag of things and poured out a large bag of chestnuts.
"Wow..." Xiaomu and Xixi were stunned. It was more than what everyone in their family had picked up!
"You—"
Before Ye Li could finish her words, Xiao Xun immediately said, "I picked this up myself. You know I'm clumsy and can't cook, so I thought I'd leave it here with you so I can come and eat it ready-made."
Ye Li smiled and said, "Okay, but when the chestnuts are dried, you have to come and pick out the thorns for me."
"No problem." Xiao Xun said, "I'll get some walnuts later."
(End of this chapter)
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