Shen Jianmin climbed up the tree to pick dates, while Shen Qingmiao picked them up from below with a bamboo basket. Every time Shen Jianmin waved the branch, a crackling rain of dates began to fall.
At first, Shen Qingmiao was inexperienced and stood under the jujube tree, only to be hit by the jujubes that rushed down. The coin-sized jujubes hit Shen Qingmiao, and the pain made Shen Qingmiao run away quickly.
"Brother, you didn't even say a word at the beginning. It hurt me so much."
Shen Jianmin, who was standing on the tree, apologized, "Sorry, sorry, I was so happy that I forgot you were still standing under the tree."
As Shen Jianmin climbed up the tree, his eyes were focused only on the jujubes that covered the tree. He had probably completely forgotten what his sister was at that moment.
Shen Qingmiao was not really angry. After Shen Jianmin's apology, Shen Qingmiao quickly recovered her mood.
Shen Qingmiao, who had suffered a loss, stood aside and planned to wait for Shen Jianmin to finish beating before going over to pick up the pieces.
Shen Jianmin swung the branches vigorously on the tree, picking the dates from the densest areas. The brother and sister brought two bamboo baskets, which were enough to hold the dates.
Shen Jianmin stopped halfway through the fight. If there were any more, the two of them wouldn't be able to take them back. They'd come back tomorrow for the remaining dates.
The dates are ripe. If they don't pick them, they will eventually fall to the ground and become fertilizer for the date trees.
After stopping, Shen Jianmin climbed down the branch. For children like them living in the countryside, climbing trees is the most basic skill.
There are occasional exceptions, like Shen Qingmiao.
Seeing Shen Jianmin climb up, Shen Qingmiao was not without envy, nor had she not tried before. Unfortunately, she failed N times after N attempts. In the end, Shen Jianmin couldn't bear it anymore and persuaded her to give up.
It looks so simple, why is it so difficult to learn?
Shen Qingmiao couldn't help but express doubts in his heart.
Shen Qingmiao accepted his fate and could only stay down there and wait for Shen Jianmin to finish beating him.
As soon as Shen Jianmin stopped, Shen Qingmiao rushed under the date tree with a bamboo basket and started picking dates. Because many dates were overripe and rotten, they had to be carefully selected when picking them.
After coming down, Shen Jianmin was naturally not idle and joined the team picking dates.
The brother and sister squatted under the jujube tree, picked up the dates one by one and put them into the bamboo basket.
I don’t know how much time has passed. Shen Qingmiao, who had been squatting for a long time, felt sore in his back and waist. He stood up and pounded his lower back.
“So tired!”
Shen Jianmin was still urging, "Hurry up and pick it up, it will be dark soon."
Shen Qingmiao looked up at the gradually darkening sky. It turned out that they had been picking dates all afternoon without realizing it. Fortunately, the dates on the ground were finally picked up.
They had to hurry up and finish picking up the trash before it got dark. The mountains were much scarier at night than during the day. At least Shen Qingmiao and Shen Jianmin didn't have the courage to stay here.
"Got it~"
After resting for a while, Shen Qingmiao squatted back down to continue picking dates.
Before dark, the brother and sister finally finished picking dates. Their backpacks were filled with dates. Shen Qingmiao carried them with the help of Shen Jianmin. As soon as Shen Jianmin let go, she almost fell to the ground.
"Are you okay? Can you do it?" Looking at the staggering Shen Qingmiao, Shen Jianmin asked worriedly.
Shen Qingmiao gritted his teeth and insisted, "It's okay, let's go."
These few words exhausted all of Shen Qingmiao's strength. He held his breath, gritted his teeth and insisted on walking back.
In order to let people see that they had picked so many dates, they also covered the bamboo basket with a layer of dry leaves.
The way down the mountain was extremely long, and Shen Jianmin had to stop from time to time to wait for Shen Qingmiao.
"If you can't, just say so."
Shen Qingmiao really didn't have the energy to pay attention to Shen Jianmin, and didn't even have the energy to say a word back.
After walking for a while, I finally reached the foot of the mountain, and was still halfway to home.
At the foot of the mountain, Shen Qingmiao, who couldn't bear it any longer, said, "Brother, take a break."
Shen Qingmiao put down the bamboo basket and began to breathe heavily. Sweat covered his forehead and even his clothes were soaked.
Shen Jianmin saw that Shen Qingmiao was tired, and regardless of his own fatigue, he walked to Shen Qingmiao and fanned her with his hat.
"Brother, fan yourself. I'll do it myself."
"It's okay, I'm not hot."
Shen Qingmiao stared at Shen Jianmin and lied with his eyes wide open. Not hot? What's that sweat on his forehead?
If you can't refuse, then slap each other.
Shen Qingmiao also took off his hat and fanned Shen Jianmin.
The brother and sister looked at each other and laughed.
After a short rest, they continued on their journey. But this time, before they reached home, something happened.
"Brother, look quickly, there's a person lying over there." The sharp-eyed Shen Qingmiao spotted a person lying in the grass and shouted out in fright.
"Where is it?" Hearing Shen Qingmiao's terrified cry, Shen Jianmin immediately put down the bamboo basket and looked in the direction of Shen Qingmiao's eyes.
Shen Jianmin thought that Shen Qingmiao was short-sighted, but he didn't expect that there really was someone lying there.
The brother and sister immediately ran over to see what was going on.
Lying in the grass was an old man who was about sixty years old. He was lying unconscious in the grass. Shen Qingmiao and Shen Jianmin approached him and immediately shouted loudly to see if there was any response.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa..."
The brother and sister's cries had no effect at all. Shen Qingmiao thought for a moment and said, "Brother, let's quickly send Grandpa to the clinic."
Shen Jianmin agreed without much thought, "Okay, I'll carry him."
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