Stupidity is contagious; don't get too close to Huang Ying.
Si Tian was still a little reluctant to leave, but she knew she couldn't go too far, so she obediently followed Zhu Qinghao away.
Huang Ying was left standing there, fretting with frustration.
Huang Ying felt that something was wrong with her lately. She seemed to be encountering setbacks everywhere, as if she were possessed by a god of bad luck. It was extremely strange.
Zhu Qinghao shared the same idea as her.
Although Huang Ying wasn't exactly a good person in the past, he rarely caused trouble in front of her for long.
However, lately she's been making a lot of moves, as if she's deliberately trying to attract Zhu Qinghao's attention.
What is she planning to do to me? Or is there something about me that she might want? Or something else entirely?
With this suspicion in mind, Zhu Qinghao decided to be more cautious of Huang Ying, even though she hadn't figured out Huang Ying's purpose.
In any case, it's always good to be cautious.
In the afternoon, the team that had delivered the grain returned in a grand procession. Through their conversation, Zhu Qinghao learned that the grain had been successfully delivered.
Seeing the smiles on their faces made her much happier too.
The delivery of grain to the state meant that the autumn harvest had come to a successful end, and everyone's efforts throughout the year had been fully stored in the granary.
The distribution of grain will take some time, and everyone is impatient, wanting to go up the mountain to gather mountain produce as soon as possible.
It doesn't matter when the grain is distributed; as long as it's in the team's warehouse, it belongs to everyone.
But the mountain produce is different. If they don't pick it up, someone else might. And if they don't pick it up in time, it will be ruined by rain or snow.
How will the team's business operate then? Everyone is counting on this business to make some money so they can have a good New Year!
The team leaders understood their thoughts, and they themselves shared the same idea, so they didn't want to delay the villagers at all. With a wave of their hands, they told everyone to head to the mountain as soon as possible.
Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian naturally joined in the fun, and went up the mountain with the aunties in a lively atmosphere.
On the way, she saw the Zhu family and Grandma Ma. After checking carefully for a while, she found that only Wen Chuyi and Zhu Qingyun were not there. They must be at home taking care of the children.
Even Grandpa Zhu and Grandma Zhu came along. Zhu Qinghao was originally worried about the two elders' health, but they seemed to be walking quite steadily.
Perhaps sensing Zhu Qinghao's worry, Zhu Huaichuan gave her a playful look from afar, assuring her not to worry.
Zhu Qing smiled and nodded before shifting her gaze to focus on following the aunties up the mountain to collect wild produce.
It was only after they arrived at the destination that she and Si Tian were surprised to find that the mountain was far richer in resources than they had imagined.
In Zhu Qinghao's imagination, the depths of the forest should only contain trees that can be used for firewood, and she really did not expect to find so many dried fruits and the like.
Even though they were still quite far away, guided by Aunt Haiying, she saw in the distance that there were rows of chestnut trees on one side and rows of pine forests on the other.
Upon arriving, they found piles of chestnuts on the ground, and the tall trees were laden with fruit.
No wonder the verb "picking up" is used to describe mountain produce.
This was the first time Si Tian had ever seen such a sight. In his previous life, he hadn't really had many opportunities to get close to nature in the wild.
So their reaction upon arriving here was similar to Zhu Qinghao's; they were curious about everything, which, to put it bluntly, meant they had never seen anything like it before and found everything strange and unusual.
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