The Sweet Little Fulang

A lot of chestnuts fell on the ground in the deep and inaccessible chestnut forest. The gray-brown squirrels scurried down from the trees to forage, stuffed the chestnuts into their mouths and brought them back to their nests to store grain for winter. Not only squirrels, but mouse voles also hide chestnuts and hazelnuts in their holes.

There are still a lot of these things in the deep forest. People have to pick up the chestnuts on the ground as soon as possible, or they will fall on the ground and either break or be brought back by them.

It was the first time that Lu Gu came to this chestnut forest, and saw that there was a layer of hairy chestnuts on the ground. There were indeed many more chestnuts than the previous mountain. After unloading the bamboo basket, he began to pick it up. I didn't want it lightly, it would be better in the basket after a while. I picked it up, and the ripe chestnuts fell from the tree and landed on the ground with a clatter.

As soon as people came, they also brought dogs. Squirrels and voles hid early, and occasionally probed from trees or holes. They were very cautious, and those with bad eyes could not see.

Shen Xuanqing saw a squirrel with a big tail on the tree, but he didn't hit it, he just bent over to pick up chestnuts, but two small dogs sniffed everywhere in the woods, or dig holes and dig up the soil. A mouse could be heard screaming and screaming from behind the hole, but it did not escape the hound's pursuit, and even the hazelnuts and chestnuts stored in the hole were plucked out.

Hearing the movement, Shen Xuanqing saw that the dog was holding a fat field mouse in its mouth, not the slender and annoying pickled mouse, so she stopped worrying about the thin dogs, and went back and roasted them again. As for the things in the field mouse hole, they also didn't take it, there were so many on the ground.

Like the stuff in the mouse hole, I usually dig it out when there is nothing to eat, or if I can't find chestnuts in the front mountain, there will be children with dogs to dig the hole, anyway, they have to peel the shell and take it back to wash. Washing is not dirty.

Children are greedy and playful, and digging holes is fun. As for adults, these squirrels and voles in the mountains also have to spend the winter. After digging, they will starve to death. Now is not a famine year, there is no shortage of food, and they have a way to survive. no.

Five people carried five bamboo baskets and two large sacks on their backs. After picking them up in the forest for a long time, they filled them up. In such a huge chestnut forest, there are still some that have fallen from the trees. They are the only ones who come here to pick them up. One time is enough for them this year, and there is no need to worry about whether the squirrels will eat enough.

The bamboo baskets, except the ones on Shen Yan's back, were all big ones, they were quite heavy when they were full, and they had to take turns to carry the sacks. Wei Lanxiang and the others are used to picking them up in the mountains, so they don't think it's too rare, but Lu Gu is different.

When he was in the Lu family, he also went to pick up chestnuts with Lu Daxiang and the others, but when he brought them back, he didn't eat much of them. He could only go to the hillside when Du Hehua sent him out to work when he was eating. Looking around, everyone in the village went to pick up chestnuts. He could find very few chestnuts, but anyway, chestnuts don't need to be roasted and boiled, they can be eaten by peeling them off. He still likes autumn when the chestnuts and wild fruits are ripe. , so that he can satisfy his hunger and fill his stomach, so that his chest will not stick to his back.

So even if the bamboo basket is so heavy, he is very happy. The more he finds, the more he can eat.

The chestnut forest is far away from the courtyard. They set off in the morning, and it was already half-afternoon when they returned. They could not run around in the mountains. It would be dangerous if they walked too far and couldn’t come back at night, so they only picked up chestnuts today.

"It's been a good year this year, and there are so many wild chestnuts. Today we're careless. Tomorrow we'll pick up the hazelnuts, pull the scooter over, and push them back together, otherwise it's too heavy." Wei Lanxiang in the yard unloaded the Bamboo Basket rubbed his shoulders and said.

"Yeah, it's better to go with a scooter tomorrow." Ji Qiuyue also said that they didn't pick up so many last year and the year before, only full of bamboo baskets and a sack, but the year before last was similar to this year.

After Lu Gu put down the bamboo basket, he went to scoop up water, so that he could wash the dirty black on everyone's hands.

After taking a break and eating, and seeing Shen Yan slow down, he asked her if she would go pick wild bath beads. After washing her hands, there were only three left in the small basket, not too far from the yard. A big wild bath bead tree, from which the ones he used to sell in town were picked from.

The two of them were going out to pick wild bath beads, and Shen Xuanqing followed with the dog, leaving Wei Lanxiang and Ji Qiuyue to rest in the room.

Shen Yan was young after all, so she didn't feel tired in her legs and feet after recovering. Picking wild bath beads was just fun for her, and she was naturally happy.

The sun was moving westward, but before it was evening, about a quarter of an hour later, it arrived at the bottom of the wild bath pearl tree. Gu, even the short Shen Yan went up two or three times.

They picked bigger wild bath beads, which was a light job. Shen Xuanqing didn't go up the tree, so he stood under the tree and picked up a basket to pick them up. He was tall, and it was easy for him to lift his arms up. Pick and throw them into the basket with Shen Yan.

Wild bath beads are round, like fruit, but not red. They are green from the moment they come out and fall. The bath beads that fall on the ground are too ripe, and it is impossible to rub out the white foam that can clean hands and wash hair. So no one will pick up the ground, only from the tree.

This tree is big, and the wild bath beads it produces are also big, only a little smaller than quail eggs. One can last for two days, so Lu Gu sold well before.

It was late today, so I only brought one basket when I came out. After picking most of the basket, they went back. It was enough for them, and they had to sell it and pick it again.

In the early morning of the next day, they went to the hazelnut forest again. This time they pulled the trolley, and when they came back, they also had a good harvest. In addition to the hazelnuts, there were also a basket of pine cones and a lot of fungus.

This thing does not happen every year, because the tree is too high, and many pine towers are knotted on the treetops. It is dangerous to climb up holding the tree. The treetops are towering, and the wind in the mountains is even more dangerous. , even dead.

Shen Xuanqing didn't pick pine towers. In previous years, most of them picked them under trees. There was a lot of wind in the mountains, and a strong wind could blow down the ripe pine towers. not many.

There are quite a lot of mushrooms harvested, and they can't finish them. They sell what can be sold after going down the mountain. If they can't sell, they will fry the mushroom oil. If they eat and fry them all the time, they will get tired of it.

With Lu Gu and the other four pushing behind the car, Shen Xuanqing could easily pull the car. Usually he and Lu Gu went up and down the mountain. Lu Gu was thin and weak, so he couldn't help much by himself, but with Weilan Xiangji Qiuyue and Shen Yan were different.

It's also a good thing that many people came up the mountain this time. Otherwise, with so many things, it would be quite heavy to bring them home.

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Wei Lanxiang and the others rushed to pick up things. They were delayed on the mountain for a total of four days. On the fourth day, they packed up the scooter and were about to go down the mountain. Chestnuts and hazelnuts were saved for Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing, so there was no need to run to pick them up, so much.

Before leaving, Shen Xuanqing fed the three dogs meat, patted the big gray neck, and let them go down the mountain first.

Ji Qiuyue also came over and said one more sentence, and asked them to find Shen Yaoqing just like the accountant. Da Hui is always smart and human, and ran away with two small dogs. Ji Qiuyue was still muttering in the courtyard, saying how she felt Big gray seems to really understand.

Shen Xuanqing usually doesn't call Shen Yaoqing to pick him up. After all, there is work in the fields, and sometimes Shen Yaoqing has to go to town to carry a large bag to earn money, but this time, because his mother and Ji Qiuyue were both here before going up the mountain, Shen Yaoqing remembered when his father was young. After suffering and suffering, he said that he wanted too many things, so he went halfway to pick up and pull it back. The dog knew the mountain road and the house, and as long as the dog ran back, he would know what it meant.

In the daytime, when the sun comes out, there are few beasts on the way down the mountain, so there is no problem if there are no dogs. Besides, there are a lot of them, so they are not so afraid to travel.

After walking on the mountain road for more than half, I finally saw Shen Yaoqing, and three dogs followed him. These three dogs were all hunting dogs, and they were good at running with endurance, but they were used to running with Shen Xuanqing in the mountains. , but looking at them sticking out their tongues and babbling, Shen Xuanqing knew that they would have to lie down when they went back.

"So much." Shen Yaoqing was happy when he saw the scooter.

Since we stopped here, we simply rested for a while. It happened that it was not far from the river, and the three dogs all ran to drink water.

"I met Da Chen yesterday and said that Niujiazhuang's puppies have given birth, and they can be brought back in the next few days." Shen Yaoqing ate two sweet buns that Shen Yan brought him, and sat down to rest while eating. Shen Xuanqing said.

"I'll go there tomorrow." Shen Xuanqing said.

Previously, the trustee found a suitable wolf-green dog pup in Niujiazhuang, and the price was agreed. He calculated that it was enough for two months in a few days. He had seen the bitch, it was good and smart, and the family I am quite good at raising dogs. After the puppy is weaned, the **** will take it for a few days to teach and teach things, and it will be more humane and better to raise.

"Do you want a dog?" Wei Lanxiang asked while sitting next to her.

When Shen Xuanqing first raised dogs, when she saw her son feeding dogs meat and bones, she felt distressed. Country people raised dogs to eat leftovers for dogs, and then blanched wheat bran for them. Yes, the dog goes out looking for food, it is rare to feed it so well, even if it is fed with hare meat, it will be distressing.

Shen Xuanqing told her that the purpose of raising a dog was for hunting, and it was dangerous in the mountains and forests. , but once you hear it, you still need to raise it, you can't help but ask one more question.

"The two of them are on the mountain now, I took the dog out, and Lu Gu was walking outside alone. I'm worried." Shen Xuanqing explained that he had decided to keep him, and no matter what the rest of the family said, he would not change his mind.

How could Wei Lanxiang not know his temperament, just by looking at his expression, he knew that this puppy would have to be brought back tomorrow, but also, Lu Gu was worried on the mountain alone, so he just raised his head, so he nodded and said, "Also right."

Lu Gu didn't know that he was inquiring about the puppy before, he was stunned for a while when he heard his name, and then he realized that he had never raised a puppy, so he didn't feel much in his heart at this moment. The water came back, and I wondered what kind of puppy it was.

First, there were many people, and secondly, he was timid, so he didn't ask Shen Xuanqing.

After a rest, Shen Yaoqing put a rope on his shoulders, and he pulled the cart, while Shen Xuanqing and the five pushed the cart behind.

"A lot of Daqing brothers are different, they are much lighter than before." Shen Yan pushed the car and said, even Lu Gu nodded, it was indeed better to push.

The man who does farm work all the year round has the strength, Shen Yaoqing also goes to the town from time to time to carry large bags to work, so naturally he has the strength to pull the scooter.