Lin Weiwan opened the door and went in to get a preserved vegetable pancake for Chen Lei. Chen Lei helped Lin Weiwan put the firewood in order.

When he turned around, he saw Chen Lei standing at the door looking at him.

"Hey, eat something first. You've worked hard just now." Lin Weiwan handed the preserved vegetable cake to Chen Lei.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin. Oh, by the way, when we were catching pheasants today, we found two chestnut trees on the mountain. Let's go pick them together tomorrow with the tools." Chen Lei happily took the cake, took a bite and asked Lin Weiwan.

Seeing Chen Lei eating happily, Lin Weiwan nodded, "Okay, let's go to the mountains together tomorrow."

Chen Lei greeted the other people in the backyard and returned to the front yard.

Lin Weiwan's smile gradually froze as she took the radish she had exchanged from Aunt Li.

Put it on the chopping board and start cutting it into strips, ready to dry into dried radishes.

"Sister Lin, you still have to go up the mountain tomorrow." Fat Hu leaned against the door frame with his arms folded.

"Well, Chen Zhiqing said he will come to see you tomorrow." Lin Weiwan didn't expect that Hu Xiaopang heard their conversation and did not cover it up.

"There are many poisonous snakes and wild animals in the mountains. Miss Lin, please be careful. I saw a snake this long the day before yesterday." He said while measuring the length with his hand.

Lin Weiwan's eyes moved away from the carrot in her mouth and looked at Hu Xiaopang at the door.

The light of the setting sun shone into the room from behind Hu Xiaopang, giving Lin Weiwan a rare opportunity to formally look at this little fat boy who was always known for his greed.

Fat Hu turned back to his cheerful face and looked at Lin Weiwan, "Sister Lin, why are you looking at me like that? The house will be finished in a few days. I will treat you to a good meal then."

“Okay, but this time you guys cook the food and we’ll eat it.” Lin Weiwan said with a smile.

The next day, Lin Weiwan packed lunch into her backpack, carried a water bottle and a bamboo basket, locked the door, and followed Chen Lei to the back mountain.

Wang Ping and Du Shanshan's house is half built and they will probably be able to move in in a few days.

Today is my last day of rest, and I have to go to work as usual tomorrow.

Walking beside Chen Lei, they saw some mountain products and fungus and picked them into the basket.

"Mr. Lin, where are we going?" Chen Lei pointed in the direction of the densely forested area.

This road is usually sparsely visited, so the weeds are denser.

"You're really smart. You're heading this way just for a chicken."

Lin Weiwan looked at the waist-high weeds. She felt familiar with this road. It was the direction of the road where she first found ginseng.

I don't know why I chose this mountain road.

"I remember that educated youth Lin always went to the mountains to chop wood. Didn't he encounter anything good?"

Chen Lei stared at Lin Weiwan with his big eyes, looking curious.

"Have you encountered good things? The best one was when I caught two pheasants, but we got lost. Oh... don't mention it." Lin Weiwan thought of the time when Ye Jibai dodged her against the wall.

Good things are of course good, but I can't tell you.

"Oh, where is it? I heard that pheasants live in fixed areas during their life, maybe we can meet them there."

Chen Lei said this with some excitement, looking at Lin Weiwan with stars in his eyes.

"It's over there." Lin Weiwan pointed to the hillside on the right.

Chen Lei looked at the dense forest and nodded, "Then let's go catch pheasants after we pick the chestnuts."

The two walked further and further away, and Chen Lei's machete kept chopping the weeds that blocked the way.

Occasionally, he came across some mushrooms and herbs along the way, which were also collected by Lin Weiwan in his bamboo basket.

"Does Lin Zhiqing know medicine?" Chen Lei also picked some mushrooms and put them in the bamboo basket behind him.

"I just have a basic understanding." These days, Lin Weiwan has been practicing acupuncture instead of studying sketches in the space.

Now that I have come across some herbs in the mountains, I naturally cannot leave them empty-handed.

The two climbed halfway up the mountain and finally saw the wild chestnut tree.

And there are only two trees. The chestnuts are delicious but hard to pick. The ripe ones fall to the ground, but many of them are still hanging on the trees.

If you want to pick them, besides shaking the tree vigorously, you can also use tools to pick the chestnuts down.

The two of them bent down and picked up the chestnuts from the tree into the bamboo basket. After a while, they were sweating profusely and their backs ached.

"Wow, there are so many chestnuts here. Chen Lei and Lin the educated youth are here too." Feng Yuzhen pulled Xu Xiaohong out from the woods.

Chen Lei wiped the sweat off his head with the hair on his neck, "Sister Feng, come quickly, there are a lot of chestnuts here."

"Zhiqing Feng and Zhiqing Xu are here too, what a coincidence." Lin Weiwan had a general impression of the two of them, and they didn't bother each other.

I didn't expect to find two chestnut trees with so many chestnuts in this mountain.

Even if Lin Weiwan and Chen Lei filled the bamboo basket, they would not be able to take it away at once. Lin Weiwan did not mind having two more people.

Xu Xiaohong walked behind Feng Yuzhen, glanced at Lin Weiwan who was squatting on the bed, and quickly turned her gaze away.

"Then pick them quickly, otherwise it will be dark when you go back." Feng Yuzhen strode over, put the bamboo basket behind her on the chestnuts that Dong Wo had picked.

It's still very tiring to squat down, stand up, and then squat down in another direction to pick up the chestnuts.

Several people took the chestnuts down from the tree and picked them up with their heads down.

The four of them picked up 눓껗's chestnuts back and forth, but the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

The black cloth shoes with dirt on them stepped on the leaves below, and walked step by step towards the girl who was picking chestnuts with her head down.

In his right hand, he was carrying a wooden mallet for washing clothes.

"You found the chestnut." A male voice appeared, interrupting the plans of several people.

Looking up at Ye Jibai who suddenly appeared, Lin Weiwan slowly stood up.

"Yes, come and pick some together, there are still a lot."

"Yes, Ye Zhiqing, if you don't pick up so many chestnuts, you will have to come back tomorrow. Just now we were thinking of peeling the chestnut shells so that we can bring more back."

Feng Yuzhen's eyes sparkled, her brows slightly raised, and she spoke in a brisk tone.

Ye Jibai strode towards Lin Weiwan, without a bamboo basket on his back, only a hatchet on his waist.

He walked a few steps to Lin Weiwan's side and said, "I didn't bring a bamboo basket with me today, so I won't pick any more. I wanted to chop some firewood to bring back."

As he said this, he glanced at Lin Weiwan's bamboo basket which was already half filled.

"I'll help you pick it up, and then hurry down the mountain. I'm afraid it's going to rain."

As he spoke, he pulled Lin Weiwan's bamboo basket over and quickly helped her put chestnuts into the basket.

Feng Yuzhen turned around and continued picking chestnuts, but Xu Xiaohong's eyes were fixed on Ye Jibai's body.

Even while picking chestnuts, his eyes would occasionally glance at the two of them. He was even more absent-minded while picking chestnuts.

Lin Weiwan lowered his head, but couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. This is really not the right time. Walking money, don't let Ye Jibai disturb you so much.

He opened the little notebook in his mind, made a note, and glanced at Feng Yuzhen's back.