In early summer, the sun shines brightly, and most of the wild fruits in the mountains are ripe.
The orange raspberries were bright and plump, and Li Xiyue could easily pick half a basketful. After washing them with clear stream water, she sat under the shade of a tree and ate them.
Each one is sweet and juicy, so delicious you can't stop eating them.
There are also wild blueberries, a small tree with blue berries hanging all over the branches, which is pleasing to the eye, and the berries are covered with a layer of natural white bloom.
Pick a few and put them in your mouth; the unique sweet aroma of blueberries spreads between your teeth, instantly lifting your mood.
There were also many lantern fruits growing under some trees. Pick them, peel off the outer skin, and you'll find yellow flesh inside. Take a bite and it's sweet and juicy.
The lantern fruit in the south and the ground cherry in the north look similar, but they are different varieties, with slight differences in size and taste.
In short, both the ground cherry and the lady's fruit are exceptionally delicious.
The wild fruit forest that was discovered earlier is almost gone, as Huang Xinrui and her group picked the fruit to make wine, and the remaining bayberries were also harvested around the Dragon Boat Festival.
There is a local saying: "On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the bayberries fall to the ground."
It means that after the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the bayberries will be ripe and fall to the ground.
There were still a few bunches of wild grapes left, which had ripened and turned purple. Li Xiyue picked a bunch and ate it; it was already very sweet.
Li Xiyue ate all the wild fruits, then slung a full basket of herbs over her shoulder, cupped her hands in a megaphone shape, and called out to Xiaobai, who was still wild in the distance, "Xiaobai, time to go home."
Soon, a dog barked in the distance, followed by the sound of running.
A dark shadow emerged from the forest and instantly reached Li Xiyue's feet, its tail thrashing wildly.
The man and his dog chatted and laughed as they descended the mountain.
Back in the village, as we passed Pandi's house, we heard an argument coming from inside.
“You little brat, even if you’ve separated, I’m still your mother. If you have money, you have to spend it on me and your brother.”
Li Xiyue frowned. Sure enough, as long as Pandi had a good life, Hu Xiaoying would come and take advantage of her.
She didn't go in, and she also stopped Xiaobai from rushing in. Help from outsiders is only once in a while; Pandi and the others have to stand up on their own.
"Mom, where are we going to get the money? We're so broke we can't even afford to eat. I was just saying I was going to go home and ask you and Dad for some food. Now that you're here, I'll go back with you and get some food." Pandi said, picking up a basket and getting ready to leave.
Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaoying's face darkened. "You bunch of brats have all moved out and are living separately. You still want to go home to get food? You're not allowed to go."
“Mom, you just said that even if we separate, you’re still our mom. You can’t just abandon us,” Pandi said, pulling her aside.
Zhao Di and Lai Di hugged her legs tightly, saying, "Mom, you can't abandon us."
Hu Xiaoying pushed them away, saying, "Get out, get out! I don't care about you!"
"Mom, if you can't give us food, some money will do," Pandi tugged at her sleeve. "We're starving to death."
"We're starving." The two sisters were like the older sister's broken record, repeating what she said.
Hu Xiaoying raised her eyebrows. "You want money? You don't deserve it! Let me go, I need to go back and make lunch."
"Mom, don't go!"
"Mom, don't go..."
Hu Xiaoying shook off the three girls and ran away as if fleeing.
The three sisters looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Li Xiyue smiled and left, relieved.
Xiao Bai naturally had to go and keep its daughter company while she ate and drank.
Li Xiyue went to Sun Xia's house. "Auntie, I've come to pick up my clothes. Are they ready?"
A few days ago, she gave Sun Xia some cloth and asked her to help make clothes.
There was a sewing machine in the room, but she was clumsy and couldn't make clothes, so she had to ask Sun Xia for help. Sun Xia was skilled and made beautiful and well-fitting clothes.
"It's ready." Sun Xia smiled and went inside to get it.
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