Chapter 88: Chestnut Tree

Lin Weiwan opened the door and went in to get a Meicai pancake for Chen Lei. Chen Lei helped Lin Weiwan put the firewood in order.

As soon as she turned around, she saw Chen Lei standing at the door looking at her.

“Hey, eat something first. You worked hard just now.” Lin Weiwan handed the Meicai pancake to Chen Lei.

“Thank you, Lin Zhiqing. Oh, by the way, I found two chestnut trees on the mountain when I was catching pheasants today.

Let’s go pick them together tomorrow.” Chen Lei happily took the pancake, took a bite and asked Lin Weiwan.

Seeing Chen Lei eating happily, Lin Weiwan nodded, “Okay, let’s go up the mountain together tomorrow.”

Chen Lei greeted the other people in the backyard and went back to the front yard.

Lin Weiwan’s smile gradually solidified, and she took out the radish that Aunt Li had exchanged.

She put it on the chopping board and began to cut it into strips, preparing to dry it into dried radish.

“Sister Lin, you still have to go up the mountain tomorrow.” Hu Xiaopang leaned against the door frame with his arms folded across his chest.

“Well, Chen Zhiqing said he would come to see me tomorrow.” Lin Weiwan didn’t expect that Hu Xiaopang heard their conversation and didn’t hide it.

“There are many poisonous snakes and wild animals on the mountain, Miss Lin, be careful.

I saw a snake this long the day before yesterday.” He measured the length with his hand.

Lin Weiwan’s eyes moved away from the radish in her hand and looked at Hu Xiaopang at the door.

The light of the setting sun shone into the house from behind Hu Xiaopang, allowing Lin Weiwan to look at this little fat man who was always known for his greed.

Hu Xiaopang turned back to his laughing face and looked at Lin Weiwan, “Sister Lin, why are you looking at me like this? My house will be built in a few days, and I will treat you to a good meal then.”

“Okay, but this time you cook the dishes and I’ll wait to eat.” Lin Weiwan said with a smile.

The next day, Lin Weiwan packed lunch in her backpack, carried a kettle and a bamboo basket, locked the door and followed Chen Lei to the back mountain.

Wang Ping and Du Shanshan’s house was half built, and it was estimated that they would be able to move in in a few days.

Today is the last day of rest, and tomorrow we will go to work as usual.

Walking beside Chen Lei, we will pick some mountain products and fungus and put them into the basket.

“Lin Zhiqing, which way are we going?” Chen Lei pointed to the direction of the dense forest.

There are few people walking on this road, and the weeds are denser.

“You are really good at finding things. You actually walked this way for a chicken.”

Lin Weiwan looked at the weeds that were as high as her waist. She was familiar with this road. It was the direction of the road where she found ginseng last time.

I don’t know why I had a brain failure and chose such a mountain road.

“I remember that Lin Zhiqing always went up the mountain to chop firewood before. Did you encounter any good things?”

Chen Lei stared at Lin Weiwan with a pair of big eyes, with a curious look on his face.

“Encountered good things? The best time was when I shot two pheasants, but I got lost. Oh… don’t mention it.” Lin Weiwan thought of the time when she was doused by Ye Jibai.

Of course there are good things, but I can’t tell you.

“Oh, where did you catch it? I heard that pheasants sometimes live in fixed areas. Maybe we can meet them there.”

Chen Lei said excitedly, looking at Lin Weiwan with stars in his eyes.

“It’s over there.” Lin Weiwan pointed to the hillside on the right.

Chen Lei looked at the dense forest and nodded, “Then we will go catch pheasants after picking chestnuts.”

The two walked farther and farther, and Chen Lei’s machete kept cutting the weeds that blocked the way.

Occasionally, some mushrooms and herbs were encountered on the road and were collected by Lin Weiwan into the bamboo basket.

“Does Lin Zhiqing know medicine?” Chen Lei also picked some mushrooms and put them in the bamboo basket behind him.

“I just know a little bit.” Lin Weiwan has been studying the Hundred Herbs Map or practicing acupuncture in the space these days.

Since she encountered some herbs on the mountain, she naturally couldn’t go empty-handed.

The two climbed half of the mountain and finally saw the wild chestnut tree.

And there were two trees. Chestnuts are delicious but difficult to pick. The ripe ones fall to the ground, but many are still hanging on the tree.

If you want to pick them, you can either climb up the tree and shake it hard or use tools to knock the chestnuts down.

The two bent down and picked the chestnuts on the ground into the bamboo basket. After a while, they were sweating and their backs ached.

“Oh, there are so many chestnuts here. Chen Lei and Lin Zhiqing are here too.” Feng Yuzhen pulled Xu Xiaohong out of the woods.

Chen Lei wiped the sweat off his head with the towel around his neck, “Sister Feng, come quickly. There are a lot of chestnuts here.”

“Feng Zhiqing and Xu Zhiqing are here too. What a coincidence.” Lin Weiwan had a general impression of the two people, and they didn’t bother each other.

I didn’t expect to meet them in this mountain. There are still a lot of chestnuts on the two chestnut trees.

Even if Lin Weiwan and Chen Lei filled the bamboo baskets, they couldn’t take them away at once. Lin Weiwan didn’t mind having two more people.

Xu Xiaohong walked behind Feng Yuzhen, glanced at Lin Weiwan squatting on the ground, and quickly turned her eyes away.

“Then pick them quickly, or it will be dark when you go back.” Feng Yuzhen strode over, put the bamboo basket behind her on the ground and started picking chestnuts on the ground.

It was very tiring to squat down, stand up, and squat down again to pick chestnuts on the ground.

Several people took the chestnuts off the tree and picked them up with their heads down.

The four of them picked chestnuts on the ground back and forth, but the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

Black cloth shoes with dirt on them stepped on the leaves on the ground, and walked step by step towards the girl who was bending down to pick chestnuts carefully.

With his right hand behind his back, he was holding a wooden mallet for washing clothes.

“You found the chestnuts.” The appearance of a male voice interrupted the plans of several people.

Looking up at Ye Jibai who suddenly appeared, Lin Weiwan slowly stood up.

“Yes, come and pick them together. There are still a lot.”

“Yes, Ye Zhiqing, if we don’t pick up so many chestnuts, we will have to come again tomorrow. Just now we were thinking of peeling the shells of the chestnuts so that we can take more back.”

Feng Yuzhen’s eyes flickered and her eyebrows slightly raised, and she said in a light tone.

Ye Jibai strode towards Lin Weiwan. He didn’t carry a bamboo basket on his back, but only a hatchet on his waist.

He walked a few steps to Lin Weiwan’s side. “I didn’t bring a bamboo basket when I went up the mountain today, so I won’t pick them. I wanted to chop some firewood to take back.”

He said and glanced at Lin Weiwan’s bamboo basket, which was already half full.

“I’ll help you pick them, and then hurry down the mountain. I’m afraid it will rain.”

He said, pulling Lin Weiwan’s bamboo basket over and quickly helping Lin Weiwan put chestnuts in the bamboo basket.

Feng Yuzhen turned around and continued to pick chestnuts, but Xu Xiaohong’s eyes were fixed on Ye Jibai.

Even when picking chestnuts, his eyes would drift over the two of them from time to time. Picking chestnuts was even more absent-minded.

Lin Weiwan lowered her head, but couldn’t help but raise the corner of her mouth. It was really not the right time. Walking money, let Ye Jibai disturb it like this.

I opened my little notebook and wrote something down, my eyes swept across Feng Yuzhen’s back.