Chapter 14, Making Friends
The cherries have already turned red at this time of year, probably because the temperature is lower in the mountains. Although they are red, they have not yet fallen.
"Sister Qianqian, give us your backpack and we will help you pick the caterpillars." There were many caterpillars on the tree, and they were afraid that Sister Qianqian would be scared.
Who is An Qianqian? How could she not climb the tree? "No, I'll go by myself. You guys go pick your own."
Everyone carried a large backpack.
Shitou shook his head and pointed at the tree trunk and said to An Qianqian: "Sister Qianqian, aren't you afraid of caterpillars? There are a lot of them on this tree."
A black and white caterpillar was wriggling on the tree trunk.
Its body is covered with black hair and looks quite scary.
An Qianqian took a look and to be honest, she was a little scared.
She swallowed and asked, "Are they all on this tree?"
The four of them nodded together: "Yes, there are both. The higher the place, the more there are." They didn't know why, but they knew there were bugs.
An Qianqian stared at the caterpillar for a long time, and finally she gave up: "Well, can I buy it with you guys?" She was really embarrassed to ask for it in vain.
｜"Sister Qianqian, it doesn't cost any money, just give us another candy." The greedy Xingzi licked his lips and said embarrassedly.
Among the four, Xingzi's family is the worst off.
The Zhang family has several brothers, and with more brothers, there are more children.
Xingzi is different. His father is the only child in his family. But his father broke his leg when he was repairing a reservoir. After that, his mother left and no one knows where she is now.
Now Xingzi lives with his father. After the land was subcontracted to each household, their family's life is worse than before.
It was his first time eating candy. He saved the candy from last time for his dad.
He really likes this milky aroma.
Hearing this, An Qianqian was happy: "How about this, you pick more today, and I will buy them all, and then give you money to buy candy, okay?" When she went out, she only put a few candies in her pocket.
No more.
Hearing her say this, the children became unhappy again.
After arguing for a long time, An Qianqian said that she wanted to use the cherries to make wine, not to eat them, and then they agreed to sell them to her for one cent per pound.
Money gives you motivation.
The four people climbed the tree so smoothly.
An Qianqian was shouting under the tree, asking them to be careful.
But they all started by climbing trees, so this height is not difficult.
After they fixed the backpacks, they began to pick cherries quietly from the trees.
The cherries grow in clusters and fall into your hands with just a light pick.
You can grab a handful at a time, and it doesn't take any effort at all.
An Qianqian, who had nothing to do, thought that they didn't bring lunch when they went out.
I definitely won’t be able to go back at noon.
So I thought about looking around and seeing if I could catch some small animals.
I rely on them to fill my stomach at noon.
Fortunately, few people come here. When she walked over to the flat ground not far away, she saw a pheasant, which seemed not to be afraid of people.
Even if she walked over, it was not afraid.
He looked back at her, then lowered his head and ate the fruit on the table alone.
An Qianqian has become stronger recently. She picked up a stone at her feet and threw it.
You know what, the accuracy is pretty good.
The pheasant fell to the ground, but it didn't look dead yet.
An Qianqian ran forward and picked up the pheasant in her hand.
He weighed it and said, "Well, not bad, three pounds." Pheasants are small and cannot be raised for meat like domestic chickens, so three pounds is quite good.
One chicken was definitely not enough to eat, so she found some vines, tied up the pheasant, and continued searching.
When all four backpacks were full, Gou Wa and the others came down from the tree.
After looking around and not seeing Sister Qianqian, they started shouting loudly.
An Qianqian didn’t walk far, but she didn’t expect there were so many wild animals here.
Just now, she had shot three pheasants and a rabbit.
It was truly a great harvest.
"Here, don't shout, come right over."
After about four or five minutes, An Qianqian appeared in front of them.
When Shi Tou and others saw what she was holding, their eyes sparkled.
"Sister Qianqian, did you do all these?" The four men surrounded An Qianqian and asked in surprise.
An Qianqian nodded: "Yes." She raised the animal in her hand and said: "We will eat it at noon."
"ah."
This time, the four of them were even more surprised: "Sister Qianqian, we can sell this on the street. We can make a lot of money during the big market."
It’s not like no one in the village has ever sold it.
Things are different now than before. Not to mention selling things, even selling cows is possible.
It's just that not many people are selling it.
Everyone was scared by those years.
"No, this is our lunch rations." An Qianqian shook her head. She didn't want to starve herself: "Aren't you going to eat anything at noon?" She asked, looking at the four people.
The four of them shook their heads in unison: "We are not hungry. We ate a lot of cherries on the tree just now."
At this point, the four of them felt a little regretful.
If they had known Qianqian had this skill, they would have eaten less.
Who is An Qianqian? How could she not understand their expressions?
He laughed and said, "Haha, don't eat too much fruit in the future. You can't eat too much of that stuff."
No matter what it is, eating too much is not good.
"But we have to eat these at noon and can't take them back." She was afraid of trouble.
Some things can be prevented.
The four of them were happy.
But they were still halfway up the mountain, and they couldn't make a fire here.
Carrying their own backpacks, the five of them walked down the mountain.
Among the five backpacks, An Qianqian's is the biggest. The ones for the other four are not that big. You can tell at a glance that they were specially made for them at home.
Gou Wa and the others walked in front, while Shi Tou was one step behind. He paused beside Sister Qian Qian.
An Qianqian was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong, Shitou?"
Shitou looked at the pheasant in her hand and opened his mouth, not knowing how to start.
But he also...
"What's wrong with Shitou?" An Qianqian stopped and saw all the changes in Shitou.
"Sister Qianqian."
Shitou felt that what he did was really bad, but he had no ability and yet he felt sorry for Xingzi.
"What's wrong, Shi Tou? Tell me, what's there to be afraid of talking to me about?" She looked at Shi Tou with a smile.
In the end, Shitou spoke out his true feelings under Sister Qianqian's smile.
"Of course, it's just a pheasant, just give it to Xingzi." An Qianqian was very generous.
After listening to what Shi Tou said, she had a better impression of Shi Tou.
"Shi Tou, there's nothing wrong with us helping others, but Sister Qian Qian has something to say to you."
An Qianqian had no intention of helping Xingzi, but there were some truths that she still wanted Shitou to understand.
"Qianqian, you decide. I'll listen to you." He was extremely happy when he heard Sister Qianqian agreed.
An Qianqian sighed and said, "Shi Tou, there is nothing wrong with helping others, but it is correct to help others within our own abilities."
If someone uses the fruits of other people's labor to help others, what kind of behavior is that?
Just open your mouth and do nothing?
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(End of this chapter)
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