Qiao Mo didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise, he would have drooled in her face: Who the hell is she? Why should she and the others team up with them and let them take advantage of her for nothing?
The three of them peeled chestnuts and chatted until it was almost dark. Then they moved into the house. Kang Mingyuan and Han Yima lit a lamp and continued.
Qiao Mo cooked noodles. Although it was just noodles, she did not fool everyone. Not only did she fry an egg for each person, she also stir-fried some mushrooms and blanched some cabbage leaves. They ate so much that they almost swallowed their tongues. Kang Mingyuan also squinted his eyes happily.
After dinner, they continued to work all night long, and did not wash or rest until midnight. The other people at the educated youth point were the same as them. The oil lamps that were usually extinguished early were not left on until midnight.
In the next few days, although they followed the others up the mountain every day, they had more time, and they made sure that what they hunted could be transported back home before dark.
After picking all the chestnuts and pecans that had been found, they peeled chestnuts at home for a few days and then handed them in to the public. The brigade sent someone to take them to the agricultural product purchasing station in exchange for money. The brigade then distributed the remaining chestnuts to everyone according to the number of people and the amount of money.
Kang Mingyuan and Han Yimo each received ten pounds of chestnuts and five pounds of chestnuts. Qiao Moyin came in the second half of the year, so he received less, only five pounds of chestnuts and three pounds of chestnuts.
The next step is to pick kiwis. Kiwis are different from nuts such as chestnuts and pecans. They are juicy fruits. Without the hard shell, they have to be handled with care. They must be cut from the vines one by one with scissors and put into baskets. But one advantage is that they can be handed in as soon as they are picked, and then the team will send someone to deliver them to the agricultural product purchasing station.
Although Qiao Mo and the others were quick-eyed and quick-handed, they did not use their full strength in order to maintain balance. Although Qiao Mo secretly collected some into the wooden bracelet space, the amount she handed over was neither too much nor too little, and was at an average level. Of course, she did not forget to cut some high-quality kiwi vines and put them into the wooden bracelet space for cuttings.
The wild products had been harvested, but winter planting would take some time. There wasn't much work to do in the fields, so the brigade generously gave everyone a week's holiday so that they could recuperate at home and prepare for winter planting.
Qiao Mo and his friends were thinking about the chestnut forest. After weeding and fertilizing their private plot, they said something to Shao Lidong and entrusted a few chickens and geese to Tang Xinmei.
Qiao Mo used the excuse of going to Xiangbei to visit her uncle and aunt, and left the educated youth site early in the morning carrying her big backpack. Kang Mingyuan also told Han Mo that they wanted to go to the mountains to look for food, and then they also went into the mountains with a backpack, a sack, clean water and dry food.
After meeting at Beishan, they crossed the mountains and ridges at the speed of an army and arrived at the chestnut forest they had mentioned. Seeing that there were more than a hundred chestnut trees in the forest, and the branches were bent with heavy fruits, they felt happy and scared.
"Brother Yuan, Brother Mo, how are we going to transport so many chestnuts out of the city?" Qiao Mo felt too much pressure.
"There's a cave over there. We can put the chestnuts there first, peel them, and then transport them out." Kang Mingyuan pointed to a stone wall not far away and said, "It's right under that stone wall. It's very hidden."
Kang Mingyuan knew that it was not only difficult to ship the shells out of the country, but there was also no place to process them, so he could only process them nearby and then find a way to ship them out of the country.
"Okay, I'll do as you say." Perhaps because it was a few days late, most of the thorn balls on the tree had exploded, making it easier to take the chestnuts out.
After making a plan, they didn't say much. Each of them climbed up a tree, stood firmly, and started beating with a bamboo stick.
The fruits fell to the ground one after another, exploding loudly, and the chestnuts fell out.
They learned from their last lesson. After felling a tree, they picked up the fruits and carried them into the cave before continuing. Because they didn't worry about the transportation problem, they felled nearly 40 trees in one day. Not only did they not pick all the fruits, but they also picked at least 95% of them.
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