The Sweet Little Fulang

In the chestnut forest, which is deep and untouched by people, there are a lot of hairy chestnuts on the ground. Gray-brown squirrels come down from the trees to look for food, stuff the chestnuts into their mouths and bring them back to their nests to store grain for the winter.Not only squirrels, mice and voles also hide chestnuts and hazelnuts in their holes.

There are quite a lot of these things in the deep forest, and people have to pick them up quickly while there are still chestnuts on the ground, otherwise they will either break or be taken back by them.

It was the first time for Lu Gu to come to this chestnut forest, and he saw a layer of hairy chestnuts on the ground, which was much more than the previous mountain, so he took off the bamboo basket and began to pick it up, picking the heavy ones, the flesh of the chestnuts inside was watery and sweet, too small It doesn't matter if it's light, it will be better in the basket after a while, and when I pick it up, there are ripe chestnuts that fall from the tree and land on the ground with a clatter.

When people came, they brought dogs along, and squirrels and voles hid vigilantly early on, occasionally poking their heads out of trees or holes. They were very cautious and couldn't see those with bad eyes.

Shen Xuanqing saw a squirrel with a big tail in the tree, but he didn't hit it, he just bent down to pick up chestnuts, but two small dogs were sniffing around in the woods, or digging holes, digging up the soil Behind the hole, a mouse could be heard screaming, but it did not escape the pursuit of the hounds, and even the hazelnuts and chestnuts stored in the hole were dug out.

Hearing the movement, Shen Xuanqing saw that there was a fat field mouse in the dog's mouth, not the slender and annoying pickled mouse, so she stopped caring about the thin dogs and roasted them again later.As for the things in the field mouse hole, no one took them, there were so many on the ground.

Like the things in the mouse hole, they usually dig out when there is nothing to eat, or if they can’t find chestnuts in Qianshan, there will be children and dogs to dig the hole. Anyway, they have to be shelled, so take them back and wash them It doesn't get dirty after washing.

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

The five people carried five bamboo baskets and two big sacks. They filled them up after picking them up in the forest for a long time. In such a large forest of chestnuts, there were still some chestnuts that hadn’t fallen from the trees. They were the only ones here to pick them up. One time is enough for them this year, and they don't have to worry about whether the squirrels are enough to eat.

Except for the one on Shen Yan's back, the bamboo baskets were all big bamboo baskets, which were quite heavy when they were full, and they had to take turns carrying the sacks. Shen Xuanqing carried the bamboo baskets on his back and carried the sacks even heavier, and they had to rest after walking for a while. Wei Lanxiang and the others are used to picking up in the mountains, so they don't think it's too rare, but Lu Gu is different.

When he was in Lu's house, he would follow Lu Daxiang and the others to pick up chestnuts, but after taking them back, he didn't eat much. He only went to the hillside when Du Hehua sent him out to work when he was eating. Looking for it, everyone in the village went to pick up chestnuts, and he could find few, but at least chestnuts don’t need to be roasted or boiled, they can be eaten after peeling. He still likes autumn very much, when chestnuts and wild fruits are ripe , can satisfy his hunger and hunger, so that his chest will not stick to his back.

So even though the bamboo basket was so heavy, he was very happy, the more he found, the more he could eat.

The chestnut grove is far away from the courtyard. They set off in the morning and returned in the middle of the afternoon. They can't run around in the mountains. It would be dangerous if they go far and don't come back at night, so they only picked chestnuts today.

"It's a good day this year. There are so many wild chestnuts. Let's be careless today. Tomorrow, we will go pick up hazelnuts. We will pull the cart over and push them back together, otherwise it will be too heavy." Bamboo basket, said while rubbing his shoulders.

"That's right, it's better to take the cart tomorrow." Ji Qiuyue also said, they didn't pick up so many last year and the year before last, they were only full of bamboo baskets and a sack, but the year before last was about the same as this year.

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

After resting and eating, seeing Shen Yan coming slowly, he asked her if she would go pick wild bath beads. After washing her hands just now, there were only three left in the small basket, not too far from the yard. A big wild bath bead tree, from which he picked the ones he sold in the town before.

They were going out to pick wild bath beads, Shen Xuanqing took the dog and followed, leaving Wei Lanxiang and Ji Qiuyue resting in the room.

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

The sun was heading west, but it was not evening yet. About a quarter of an hour later, it arrived under the wild bath bead tree. Gu, even the short Shen Yan went up two or three times.

They picked the bigger wild bath beads, which was light. Shen Xuanqing didn't climb the tree, so he stood under the tree and took a basket to pick them up. He was tall, and it was very convenient to lift his arms up. Lu Gu could Pick it with Shen Yan and throw it into the basket.

The wild bath beads are round, like a fruit, but they are not red. They are green from fruiting to falling. The bath beads that fall on the ground are too ripe to rub out the white foam that can clean hands and hair. So no one will pick it from the ground, only from the tree.

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

It was late today, and they only brought a basket when they came out. After picking more than half of the basket, they went back, as long as they had enough for their use, they would sell it later and pick it again.

In the early morning of the next day, they went to the hazelnut grove again. This time they got on the cart, and when they came back, they also had a good harvest. In addition to the hazelnuts, they also had a basket of pine nuts and a lot of fungi.

This thing is not available every year, because the trees are too tall, and pine cones are often knotted on the treetops. It is dangerous to climb up the tree, the treetops are towering, and the wind in the mountains is even more dangerous. , even his life is gone.

Shen Xuanqing is not a picker of pine cones. In previous years, most of them were picked under the trees. There is a lot of wind in the mountains, and a strong wind can blow down the ripe pine cones. But like chestnuts and hazelnuts, squirrels and other small animals can also pick them up, so not many.

There are quite a lot of mushrooms, and they can't finish them. They can sell what they can sell when they go down the mountain.

With Lu Gu and the others pushing behind the cart, it was easy for Shen Xuanqing to pull the cart. Normally, he and Lu Gu went up and down the mountain together. Qiuyue and Shen Yan were different.

Thanks to the large number of people they came up to the mountain this time, otherwise it would be heavy to carry so many things home.

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Wei Lanxiang and the others spent four days on the mountain even rushing to pick up things. On the fourth day, they packed up the scooter and were about to go down the mountain.I left some chestnuts and hazelnuts for Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing, so I don't have to run to pick them up anymore, there are so many.

Before setting off, Shen Xuanqing fed the three dogs meat, patted Dahui's neck, and told them to go down the mountain first.

Ji Qiuyue also came over and said something more, just like the confessor, let them go to Shen Yaoqing, Da Huisu was smart and human, and ran away first with two small dogs, Ji Qiuyue was still muttering in the yard, saying how she felt Dahui seems to have really understood.

Shen Xuanqing usually does not call Shen Yaoqing to pick him up, after all there is work in the field, and sometimes Shen Yaoqing has to go to the town to carry big bags to earn money, but this time before going up the mountain, because his mother and Ji Qiuyue both came, Shen Yaoqing remembered his father when he was young After suffering a serious illness, he said that the things he wanted were too heavy, and he would take them back halfway. The dog knows the mountain road and the house, and as long as the dog runs back, he will know what it means.

During the day, when the sun came out, there were few wild animals on the way down the mountain, so it didn't matter if there were no dogs. Besides, there were so many of them, so they didn't have to be so afraid of going on the road.

After half a walk on the mountain road, I finally saw Shen Yaoqing, and three dogs followed him. These three dogs were hunting dogs. They were good at running, and they were used to running with Shen Xuanqing in the mountains. When they saw people going up the mountain, they followed him again. , but looking at the way they stick out their tongues, Shen Xuanqing knows that they must lie on their stomachs when they go back.

"So many." Shen Yaoqing came over to see the scooter and was delighted.

Since we stopped here, we decided to rest for a while. It happened that this place was not far from the river, and the three dogs all ran to drink water. There was still water in the bamboo tube on the cart, so they shared it.

"I met Da Chen yesterday, and said that the dog cub in Niujiazhuang is out of the moon, and he can be brought back in the next few days." Shen Yaoqing ate two sweet buns brought by Shen Yan, and sat down with him while eating. Shen Xuanqing said.

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

Before asking someone to inquire about a suitable wolf-green pup in Niujiazhuang, the price has been agreed, and he himself calculated that it would last for two months in the past few days. He has seen that bitch, good-looking and smart, and the family also She knows how to raise dogs. After the puppies are weaned, the bitch will take care of them for a few days and teach them. It will be more humane and easier to raise.

"Do you still want a dog?" Wei Lanxiang asked while sitting beside her.

When Shen Xuanqing first started raising dogs, she saw her son feed the dogs meat and bones, which made her feel distressed. People in the countryside always feed the dogs leftovers, and then boil the wheat bran for them to eat. Yes, the dog just went out to look for food, and it was rare to feed it so well, even if it was wild rabbit meat, it would be distressing.

Shen Xuanqing told her that keeping a dog is for hunting, if you don’t eat well, how can you run, what’s more, the mountains and forests are dangerous, and the dog is full of momentum, so he can feel at ease with it, and after talking about it once or twice, the guard Lan Xiang will give up , but when I hear that I still need to raise it, I can't help but ask one more question.

"Now the two of us are on the mountain, I took the dog out, and I don't worry about Lu Gu walking outside alone." Shen Xuanqing explained that he had already decided to adopt 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 pup would have to be brought back tomorrow, but that's true, Lu Gu also worried about being alone on the mountain, so he just raised his head, so he nodded and said: "Yes right."

Lu Gu didn't know that he was asking about puppies before. He was stunned for a moment when he heard his name, and then he realized that he had never raised puppies, so he didn't feel too much at the moment. When the water came back, I wondered what kind of puppy it was.

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

After resting, Shen Yaoqing put a rope on his shoulders, and it was his turn to pull the cart, while Shen Xuanqing and the other five pushed the cart behind.

"The big brothers are different, they are much lighter than before." Shen Yan pushed the cart and said, even Lu Gu nodded, it was indeed easier to push.

Men who have been doing farm work all year round have the strength to handle it. Shen Yaoqing also goes to the town to carry big bags for work from time to time, so he naturally has the strength to pull a cart.