Looking at the distant sky and the sun from here is truly beautiful, but the group of them were too tired to appreciate it.
“We have to keep going even if we can’t walk anymore. We’ve only just arrived at the bamboo forest. We must pick some bamboo shoots to take home today. Let me see how much we can sell them for. If we have time, we can do something else. If we don’t have time, then today will have been wasted.”
Dong Lele and Dong Leyu nodded and continued walking forward. They needed to work hard to earn tuition fees so they could continue their studies.
Actually, they knew that Dong Letian didn't need to worry, since his grandmother was there and he didn't have to worry about anything.
What they didn't know was that was in the past, and they shouldn't think about it in the future.
"Mom, let's keep going."
Dong Letian didn't want to leave, so Mo Yan picked up a wooden stick from the side, the kind with thorns, and said, "If you don't want to leave, then I'll help you."
Dong Letian: "???" Is he his biological son? Dong Letian doubted this question once again.
Mo Yan didn't hold back and hit him with a stick.
"Ouch, Mom, it hurts so much!"
Dong Letian touched his buttocks. He was wearing pants, so why did it still hurt so much?
"Shall we go?"
Mo Yan looked at him calmly.
"Let's go, okay?"
Dong Letian could only continue climbing, his legs trembling. At first, he was climbing a mountain, but as he climbed, he went down to a river. The stones looked particularly slippery, and Dong Letian accidentally fell into the water, getting completely soaked.
After crossing the river, he continued climbing. The path there was extremely slippery, entirely made of stones, and he had to use both his hands and feet to slowly climb up. He felt as if his hands and feet no longer belonged to him.
The question is, does he dare to let go?
He didn't even dare to look down; it was all rocks below, and if he fell, he would be dead instantly.
They climbed to the top of the mountain and then saw a lot of... bamboo shoot husks.
It was already noon.
The sun was high in the sky, and it was rather muggy.
As for Dong Letian, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt like he had gone from water to fire; his clothes were incredibly stuffy, and he felt like he was about to die. His legs were also constantly weakening, and he thought he wouldn't be able to get up at all.
Dong Lele and Dong Leyu went to look for bamboo shoots. Even if there was nothing there, they still had to try. What if they were lucky and found some that had slipped through the net?
They searched diligently, constantly moving through the bamboo forest.
Dong Letian wanted to lie down and rest, but Mo Yan was still holding the stick in her hand, so Dong Letian gritted his teeth and crawled away.
He had no choice but to go along and search for them.
Much later, they returned. Dong Lele and Dong Leyu each weighed about a pound, and they looked extremely small, like the kind of babies no one wanted.
As for Dong Letian, he probably has more than twenty.
Then they were surprised to find that Mo Yan's bag had become bulging.
"Let's go back."
Mo Yan led them back along the same path, walking with trepidation, afraid of falling. They could only slowly slide down, their bottoms touching the ground, even though their pants would definitely be covered in mud and their buttocks would chafe and bleed. At least it was safer. Holding onto nearby bamboo or other objects slowed them down.
Dong Letian slipped into the water again, which was a good opportunity to wash his pants.
When he got up, he discovered that his pants were torn...
It's strange that it didn't break after being constantly rubbed against the ground, where there are stones and thorns everywhere.
After getting up, we continued walking. By the time they got back, it was 4:30 PM.
The bamboo shoot collectors have left.
Bamboo shoots are different from other things because they need to be eaten fresh here, so the shelf life is very short. They must be taken away before 12 o'clock every day.
If you miss this window, even if you manage to get it back, you can't sell it anymore; you can only take it home and eat it yourself.
It won't work to sell them the next day either, as it's obvious at a glance that they're not fresh.
In other words, the bamboo shoots they painstakingly collected all day, risking their lives to bring back, could no longer be sold for money.
Not to mention Dong Letian, even Dong Lele and Dong Leyu were extremely sad. They never imagined that making money would be so difficult.
"Alright, what's with all those long faces? Hurry up and go home and cook some bamboo shoots. Aren't you hungry?"
Hearing this, they went back together, but they all looked like wilted eggplants, feeling extremely miserable.
When she got home, the old lady had already prepared dinner. This time, she dared not secretly save the food for her grandson, because if she found out, her grandson would not be able to eat.
Dong Lele and Dong Leyu felt a little unwell and couldn't eat.
It's like going to buy something with high expectations, thinking you'll be able to bring it back right away, only to find out when you get there that you don't have enough money and they can't buy anything. That feeling of disappointment is really painful.
They always knew that bamboo shoots were valuable, and they thought that as long as they went to collect a bag this time, they wouldn't have to worry about tuition fees.
They hadn't imagined the journey would be so long and so dangerous. By the time they got back, the bamboo shoot harvesters would have already left.
As for Dong Letian? He's a complete idiot, happily eating his meal while still holding his bowl.
"Alright, hurry up and eat. After you eat, boil bamboo shoots and then dry them in the sun."
Dried bamboo shoots fetch a better price, provided there are buyers.
The two of them then came over and ate in small bites at first, but then, perhaps because they were hungry, they ate faster and faster.
After finishing his meal, Dong Letian wanted to lie down, but Mo Yan grabbed him and threw him to the ground.
Did I tell you to go to sleep?
Dong Letian: "???"
Dong Letian broke down. He was exhausted after a long day and felt like he was about to die. Why couldn't he rest?
"Mom, I'm so tired, I don't even have the strength to talk. Can you let me rest for a while?"
Mo Yan slapped Dong Letian, instantly waking him up. He touched his face and looked at Mo Yan with discomfort, "Mom, why?"
"Because you still have things to do, who isn't tired?"
Your two younger sisters are tired, and I'm tired too. Shall we lie down?
Dong Letian: "..." Then he can't get up.
"I really can't get up, my legs are too weak. This time I'm not trying to cause trouble, my legs are just really too weak."
Hearing that his legs were weak, Mo Yan dug out a needle and inserted it directly into his leg.
"Ouch, it hurts so much!"
Dong Letian cried out in pain, it was so painful, he couldn't bear it anymore.
"What are you afraid of, you're a man? It'll be over soon. I'll give you an acupuncture treatment."
As she spoke, Mo Yan took out an exceptionally long needle, which made Dong Letian's scalp tingle.
After taking it out, he stuck it into Dong Letian's leg.
"ah!"
Dong Letian regained his senses immediately.
"That's great, you can still feel the pain. Get up now, or I'll make you try it on every part of your body!"
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