Chapter 15 Huge Harvest
"Yes, as you know, there are many people in our family, and sometimes we rely on these chestnuts to fill our stomachs." Sun Ju also said.
The Jiang Xinbai sisters looked at each other and smiled, "Okay, we'll pick two and you four. But do you need our help? If not, we'd like to look somewhere else."
"Then I don't need your help." Wu Hehua thought, she was afraid that they would secretly put the money into their bags.
Jiang Xinbai said nothing more and directed Yang Jinsheng to gather all the chestnuts belonging to his tree together.
Looking at the pile of burr balls, Jiang Xinbai took a deep breath and said, "Let's get started."
Yang Jinsheng looked at the prickly chestnut balls and seemed at a loss as to where to start. "No, Xiaobai, it's easy to deal with those that have opened their mouths, but what about those that haven't?"
Jiang Xinbai wore a glove with thick threads on his hands. He picked up a chestnut ball with pliers and demonstrated: "Look, for the ones that haven't opened yet, just hit them with a stone a few times and they will open. For the ones that have opened, it's even easier. Just step on them a few times and they will open. Do you understand?"
Yang Jinsheng tried a few and nodded when he felt that they were all right. He smiled and said, "Let me do this. You go pick up the chestnuts that fell on the ground. I saw a lot of them in the bushes just now."
Jiang Xinbai was holding a fertilizer bag, bending over and searching for lost chestnuts one by one in the bushes, picking them up one, two, three or four, and having a lot of fun, except that the chestnuts were a little small.
"Wow, you're pretty quick. Most of them have opened so quickly. I'll put the opened ones into the bag first." Jiang Xinbai said as he pointed the bag at the small pile of chestnuts and slowly scooped the chestnuts into the bag.
It took about two hours for Jiang Xinbai and his wife to peel all the chestnuts and put them into the bag. Yang Jinsheng weighed the fertilizer bag and nodded, "Well, not bad, about 50 to 60 kilograms."
Jiang Xinbai looked at the eldest and second sisters-in-law who were still working on the chestnuts not far away, and shouted, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, we are done, do you need help?"
Wu Hehua waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, you guys go, your brother and the others will be here later."
At this time, Jiang Xinlan and her husband were also done. Zhao Yitai, carrying a bag of chestnuts, said with a smile, "I am happier than picking up money. Everyone says that the countryside is not good, but I think it is quite good. I can pick up something for free, hehe."
Jiang Xinlan rolled her eyes at him and said, "You wish. It only happens once a year. Besides, it's impossible for me to do it every year. Sooner or later, someone will find out."
Yang Jinsheng, carrying a bag of fertilizer, looked at his wife and said, "Xiaobai, shall we go back the same way?"
Jiang Xinbai pointed ahead and said, "No, let's go this way. My second sister and I have walked this way before. This road leads to the town."
"Okay, let's go." Then several people walked in the direction Jiang Xinbai pointed.
Sun Ju accidentally caught a glimpse of the direction they were going and asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, look, why are Second Sister and the others going in that direction? Aren't there chestnut trees over there?"
Wu Hehua glanced at Sun Ju and said, "I said sister-in-law, that's enough. Everyone says I'm greedy, but how can you be greedier than me? These four trees are enough for us to eat, why don't you take care of them?"
Sun Ju smiled awkwardly: "I'm just curious."
Jiang Xinbai led a few people and walked for about twenty minutes before suddenly heading in another direction.
"Hey, Xiaobai, we've taken the wrong road, this way." Jiang Xinlan quickly grabbed her younger sister, thinking she had taken the wrong road.
Jiang Xinbai pointed to a small leaf on the left and asked, "Fifth sister, do you think that leaf is from a persimmon tree? Let's go see if there are any persimmons."
Jiang Xinlan took a closer look and was delighted. It was true.
"Let's go and take a look." Several people walked to the left again, and after going around a pile of weeds, they saw two persimmon trees full of fruits. Because they were wild, the trees were not very tall, which made it convenient for them to pick the fruits.
"It doesn't seem to be ripe yet." Yang Jinsheng reached out and picked one and squeezed it.
"It's okay, just take them home and keep them warm. Pick them quickly." Several people started picking quickly, and soon all the persimmons on the tree were picked.
"Let's go quickly after we finish picking, and then go pick rattan pears later." Jiang Xinbai drooled when he talked about this. It was too late when he discovered it last year, so he should have a good harvest this year.
When Yang Jinsheng heard about the rattan pear, his eyes lit up. "Really? Are there still rattan pears here? I only ate them once several years ago. They were sour and sweet and really delicious."
Jiang Xinbai led the way with relaxed steps, saying as he walked, "Why don't you hurry up? It will be troublesome if someone picks it up before you are late."
As they talked, they quickened their pace and after walking for about half an hour they finally saw the vines full of wisteria trees. They were so densely packed that it was a real pleasure to look at.
"Wow, so many. Hey, let me pick one to try first." Yang Jinsheng put down the bag on his shoulder, reached out to pick a rattan pear, and bit into it without peeling it. Soon his whole face was distorted.
Jiang Xinbai laughed and said, "You deserve it. You're greedy. How can you eat rattan pears like this? You need to wait for a while."
Yang Jinsheng made a few loud "Pt.." sounds, then looked at the half-bitten rattan pear in his hand, raised his eyes again at the tree full of rattan pears, decisively threw away the ones in his hand, and joined the picking team.
The few of them worked quickly and soon picked all the vine pears in the area.
Zhao Yitai thought a lot. Looking at the two bags of harvest, he said worriedly, "How do you think we can get back to the county after we get to the town? If we take a car with so many things, I'm afraid people will see us."
Although the things on the mountain are ownerless, if you pick so many, and someone gets jealous and reports you, there's nothing you can do about it because you're not in the right. This is a bit like digging into socialism.
Yang Jinsheng thought about it and regretted, "Yes, I should have borrowed a bicycle earlier. Well, I still have to buy a bicycle."
Speaking of bicycles, Jiang Xinlan glanced at her younger sister and said hesitantly, "Little sister, is your bicycle ticket useful?"
"Of course it is useful. I want to buy a bicycle in a few days so that it will be convenient for me to travel. Why? Sister, you also want to buy a bicycle? Don't you have one at home?"
"That one is the one my dad and I use for work. We usually ride it to the factory. We have enough money except for a bicycle ticket." Zhao Yita continued.
"Hey, brother-in-law, you can find someone to exchange it. If you can't find anyone, you can come to me. I actually know someone who has a bicycle ticket, but the price may not be cheap. I guess it will be this much." As he said that, Yang Jinsheng stretched out his fingers and made a five gesture.
"No, no, that's too expensive. The ticket costs fifty, and the cheapest bicycle is around one hundred and fifty, which adds up to two hundred. It's really not necessary. Forget it." Before Zhao Yita could answer, Jiang Xinlan refused. It wasn't a necessity anyway, so she could just forget it if she didn't have it.
The wild kiwi fruit is found on the mountains here. It is small but very sweet. Many people pick it to make wine.
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