Several girls, forgetting what they were doing, followed Jian Dan over. They saw Jian Dan squat down and pick up a small pheasant!
Silence fell immediately.
Simply holding the chicks, she watched them.
"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me? Didn't you just say you wanted to eat chestnut stewed chicken?"
"Look, they've come to us of their own accord!"
"Oh my god!" Li Yan was the first to rush over, reaching out to touch the pheasant's feathers, her excitement almost incoherent.
"Is this...is this really a pheasant? Did God hear my prayers?"
"cough,"
He quickly scanned the surroundings, lowered his voice,
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Yan got carried away, well, she got carried away.
However, this excitement is contagious, after all, it's meat.
"It really is a pheasant! If a pheasant comes along with chestnut stewed chicken, what if someone says they want braised pork, will a wild boar come along?"
After the second tree was finished, the two people who hadn't seen anyone coming to look for them heard this as they approached, and couldn't help but ask,
"What wild boar? Who's cooking 'craving meat'?"
Lin Dongfang also looked at Mingzhu, who smiled and shook her head.
"No, no, we just caught a wild pheasant and were just joking."
Chen Jianguo had nothing to say about Chen's simple admiration; he wasn't even surprised. He simply offered a reminder.
"Let's put it away for now, there's no guarantee that no one will come here."
After calming down, the group decided to go back to pretending to be innocent.
They discovered this land by chance; there were three chestnut trees, and they harvested a full 300 jin (150 kg) of chestnuts, filling four large sacks.
After everything was finished, the group was so tired that they sat down on the ground, wiping their sweat. They looked at the sky and then down. They couldn't see the villagers' positions very clearly; they were just shadowy figures, probably resting.
"How about we take it back while no one's looking?"
Chen Jianguo also took a look.
"What do you think? These few trees seem to have yielded a pretty good harvest. With just a few of us harvesting so much, isn't it a bit over the top?"
"It seems so. Although it's said that whoever collects it keeps it, the disparity is too great, and the villagers will definitely have their own opinions."
He walked a short distance to one side, confirmed the direction, and pointed downwards.
"Look, in this direction, can you see it? There's a small path here,"
Two boys came over, rolled their hands into a tube, and squinted to look at it.
"It seems so, this leads to... hey? That little house..."
A simple nod.
"Found it? Isn't it very close? I've already collected everything from the wall in my backyard, I can just throw it in."
Lin Dongfang was excited.
"Seriously, how did you figure it out? Didn't anyone else notice?"
"What did you see? Nobody found this land? Besides, so what if they found it? I didn't build that house, and I didn't do anything wrong."
While the villagers below were still resting, Chen Jianguo and Lin Dongfang ate something, then each carried a burlap sack and disappeared into the path.
The girls ate dry rations with water, still somewhat worried.
"Are you alright? Will anyone find out?"
Simply shake your head.
"Last year, when more than ten wild boars came down the mountain, they took this route. Few people used to travel this route, and since then, no one has dared to go there."
Don't worry,"
Seeing the worry in Mingzhu's eyes, Jian Dan said a few more words.
“I’ve been walking this road a lot lately; it’s very secluded and not very steep.”
All I can say is that today is a good day; both of them have returned safely after two consecutive trips.
"You threw all four sacks into your backyard. And let me tell you, your dog is really alert. It could hear the sound of you throwing the sacks and even ran to the backyard to check."
If we hadn't known each other, I reckon they might have rushed up and bitten us.
Speaking of this, Jian Dan is very proud. Da Hei hasn't come back yet, and the four little ones are no longer the ones who need protection. They have taken on the responsibility of guarding the house very consciously. They are all-encompassing. They are extremely vigilant at the slightest noise. Her little courtyard may not be as impregnable as it seems, but in the village, it is considered to be quite safe.
"Then take a look, don't you even see who fed it?"
After eating and drinking their fill and resting for a while, the group didn't go far. They searched around the neighborhood and found another small chestnut tree, which must not be very old. They harvested several dozen kilograms of chestnuts from it.
"Is that something red on that tree over there?"
It was nearby, so I quickly went over. The tree wasn't tall; I peeked through the leaves.
"Who is it? They have such sharp eyesight! They can see this from so far away. Look, there are quite a few apples here!"
The apple trees on the mountain are wild, so the fruit won't be very big and might be quite sour, but it's a rare and precious fruit.
"Really? Is it an apple?"
Sure enough, upon hearing this, they all rushed over, rummaging through the leaves to search.
Simple wasn't interested in this at all. There were so many kinds of fruit in the base that she couldn't possibly eat them all. They just couldn't be exposed to light, so you can't blame her for eating them all by herself.
Without even discussing it, the group put down their baskets and sacks and went to look for apples in unison. The two boys were no exception. Lin Dongfang, for example, had only been able to eat fruit a limited number of times since arriving here, so he didn't care about the quality at this point. It was good enough if there was any.
I simply and clearly said no, and didn't go far, just lingered in the vicinity.
"There's one here too,"
"Hey, there's a hawthorn tree over here!"
Well, things got really complicated. Jian Dan really liked hawthorns, so she picked them and slowly tossed them into her basket, occasionally popping one into her mouth, which made her little face scrunch up.
This stuff is incredibly sour no matter when you eat it. I ate two to perk myself up, but I didn't dare eat any more. It's just too stimulating, comparable to the effects of lemons in later generations.
However, the others didn't care at all. After picking all the apples over there, they dragged their baskets over, determined not to miss a single fruit. And that's exactly what they did. They didn't care about their appearance and just climbed up the trees that were out of reach until there was only one bare tree left.
This period has been quite busy. Li Yan and the others were so tired that they were holding their knees and panting heavily. Their faces were flushed, and it was clear that they were in a much better mood than they were with the chestnuts earlier. They were practically flying.
"Are these apples tasty? You picked them all, aren't you worried they'll be sour?"
Li Yan, hugging her basket, immediately rolled her eyes at her.
"I like it even if it's sour, it still tastes like apple."
Tanya Jun also smiled broadly.
"If they're really too sour, wait a few days until they freeze, then put the apples outside and freeze them overnight until they're completely frozen. The next day they'll be frozen apples, and they taste pretty good. Plus, freezing them reduces the sourness."
"real?"
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