Seeing that she had prepared cotton clothes, Kang Mingyuan did not force her. He threw the blanket to Han Yimo and let him rest. He lit a bonfire and sat beside it, peeling chestnuts while keeping watch.
It was just daybreak when Qiao Mo woke up. Kang Mingyuan was still resting. Han Yimo not only cooked porridge, but also started to crush chestnuts.
Qiao Mo took out a few eggs from his backpack, picked a few leaves, wrapped them in red ash, and put them into the pot to simmer, then went to wash up.
The terrain here is very good. There is a small waterfall not far away. The water in the pool below is crystal clear, and there are fish and shrimps swimming in it. It is very clean. They washed by the pool. As for drinking water, Qiao Mo took it out from the space of the wooden bracelet.
Soon, Kang Mingyuan woke up and the eggs were cooked. Qiao Mo divided the porridge among them and ate it with the pickled cabbage he brought from home.
In the following time, except for eating and sleeping, they did not stop for a moment: they picked chestnuts during the day and peeled chestnuts at night. After three days, they finally picked all the chestnuts from the tree.
Seeing the mountains of fruit and sacks of chestnuts piled high in the cave, the three men worried: How could they get all this stuff out? Would they have to come here every day?
"I can only carry forward the spirit of moving mountains with wisdom and perseverance and move things out bit by bit. While the weather is good, I'll come here every night and try to move the things out as soon as possible." Kang Mingyuan said with a wry smile, "There are no shortcuts. If you want to make money, you have to endure hardships."
"This is the only way." Han Yimo said helplessly.
That night, the three of them carried the peeled chestnuts out of the mountain. Kang Mingyuan and Han Yimo didn't know that the moment they turned around, all the fruits in the cave disappeared in an instant.
After leaving the mountain, they did not return to the village, but went directly to the town.
Kang Mingyuan still found the original buyers and handed the chestnuts to them outside the town.
Because chestnuts can fill the stomach and can be used as both food and snacks, the price is not bad: five yuan per catty. Together they carried out more than four catties of chestnuts and earned more than two yuan.
"I didn't expect the price of mountain products to be so high. Now we are really going to make a fortune." Han Yimo was very excited when he thought of the pile of mountain fruits in the cave.
"Yes, that is a gold mine." Qiao Mo was also very happy. They should have harvested tens of thousands of pounds of chestnuts in the past few days. If they were all sold, they could get several thousand yuan. Even if they were divided among three people, it would be an annual income for several people.
"Don't be too optimistic. Those things are still in the mountains. We don't know how much we can transport out." Kang Mingyuan looked at their excitement and couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on them.
"Don't worry, we will definitely move all the things out." Qiao Mo said with clenched fists.
This was the fruit of the labor of the three of them, she couldn't possibly eat it all by herself. Chestnuts were very good food, and she wouldn't allow them to rot in the mountains. Having experienced the end of her life, she had an unprecedented respect for food, and she would feel bad if she wasted even a little bit.
"Yes, we move five kilograms every night, and we can finish it in half a month at most." Han Yimo's eyes flashed with pictures of unity, and he was full of energy at this moment.
"The problem is that it still needs to be peeled out, which takes a lot of time." Kang Mingyuan felt that things were not so optimistic.
"It's just a matter of time. There won't be much farm work after winter planting. Except for those assigned to repair reservoirs and build roads, others can ask for leave. If that's not possible, I can take a few days off and live in the mountains to peel chestnuts." Qiao Mo also knew that peeling chestnuts was a time-consuming job and there were no shortcuts.
"That's fine. You stay in the mountains today and we can go there at night." Kang Mingyuan thought about it and it was the only way: Qiao Mo is a girl, and asking for leave will not attract people's attention.
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