Chapter 10 Zhongxuan
In one morning, Nanzhi weighed a total of about forty kilograms of chestnuts. Looking at the large basket full, Nanzhi sat slumped aside.
The weather is so hot now that even if you are hiding in the shade of a tree, you will break out in sweat even if you move a little bit.
After being here for three days, she felt like she already stunk.
Nanzhi sat aside to rest and secretly disliked herself, but Aunt Liu was picking it up vigorously. Even though she was dripping with sweat, she still kept moving her hands.
As long as you pick up a few more chestnuts, your grandson will have more food.
Although he was not as skilled as Nanzhi in pressing chestnuts at the beginning, after getting started, he filled a basket full of chestnuts all morning, which was about ten kilograms heavier than what Nanzhi picked up.
"Girl Lin, let's carry the chestnut back and make a few more trips later, shall we?"
Aunt Liu wiped the sweat from her face, but she still looked excited and didn't look tired at all.
"good."
Nanzhi just felt that she was too weak, even inferior to a lady in her forties.
The two of them agreed to wait until noon before going back. The weather is hot now, and people in Lihua Village have the habit of taking a nap at home at noon.
They could just go back at that moment without fear of bumping into others.
After the three of them had lunch, Nanzhi pulled some granola and wild garlic and covered the basket. Aunt Liu saw Nanzhi's movements and also pulled some wild grass and covered it.
One person picked a larger leaf and put it on his head before carrying the basket on his back and going down the mountain.
When she returned home, Nanzhi felt that half of her life was gone, and the skin on her shoulders that had not yet formed scabs was scratched again.
"Grandma, are we going to Dongshan soon?" Gou'er was worried when he saw his grandma collapse from exhaustion.
Today, when Nanzhi was pressing chestnuts, the dog was helping to pick up the bare chestnuts. Later, because he couldn't keep up with Nanzhi's speed, he took his little basket to the side.
I picked up the chestnuts that fell on the ground and picked up a basket full of them all morning.
"Well, Grandma Liu and we have to go to Dongshan to pick up more chestnuts later." Nanzhi sighed.
She wanted to store more food at home. She didn't want to be the first person to starve to death in the history of time travel.
Looking at the gray dog, Nanzhi didn't even dare to touch his face now. It wasn't that the dog was dirty, but that she already had a slightly sour smell all over her body.
Thinking that Uncle Li Zheng would tell the villagers about the chestnuts on Dongshan Mountain the day after tomorrow, Nanzhi shook his head and got rid of other things in his mind.
She planned to go into the mountains twice more with Aunt Liu. She and the dog would take a good bath at home at noon tomorrow, and then borrow Aunt Liu's donkey cart to go to town to sell chestnuts in exchange for food in the afternoon.
Although there are a lot of wild chestnuts on the mountain, if everyone in the village knew about them, I might not be able to pick up a few kilograms even with my dog.
When she just came back, she looked at the river at the end of the village.
Now the river bed has been exposed in the river, and there is not much water left. She wants to search in the river bed. After all, although it is dry now, there must be some fish in the river, and she is rummaging through the memory of the original owner. However, people here don’t seem to have any habit of eating fish.
Otherwise, even if the original owner went to fish in the river, he might not starve to death.
After resting at home for a while, Aunt Liu knocked on the door. Even if she wanted to be lazy, she just gritted her teeth and stood up when she looked at the skinny little dog Nanzhi.
The sun was so hot that Nanzhi felt dizzy and dizzy. After finally entering Dongshan and under the shade of a tree, Nanzhi felt a little better.
Nanzhi always has a premonition that it won’t rain before the autumn harvest.
Even after the autumn harvest, there may not be a drop of rain.
Nanzhi felt a little powerless all afternoon. Aunt Liu also brought a basket in the afternoon. Seeing that Aunt Liu had already filled it up, Nanzhi's basket weighed less than thirty kilograms.
"Girl Lin, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Liu also looked a little worried when she looked at Nanzhi. Lin Yatou was now bringing two people, an orphan and a widowed dog. She didn't know what to do if she didn't take advantage of the opportunity to pick up more chestnuts.
"No, it's okay." Nanzhi waved her hand. She felt that she might have had a heatstroke.
There is no Huoxiang Zhengqi water here. If the heatstroke is serious, I am afraid that I will die of heatstroke before I starve to death.
How could Aunt Liu believe what Nanzhi said? Looking at her exhausted look, she was afraid that she was cheating.
"Girl Lin, are you pregnant?"
Nanzhi was dazed and didn't answer, staring at the tree above him in a daze.
By the time she woke up, more than half an hour had passed, and she was a little confused looking at the sleeping dog Nanzhi lying on top of her.
She remembered that she was pressing chestnuts, how could she fall asleep?
When Aunt Liu saw that Nanzhi was awake, she came over and took the dog away, "Are you awake? You're pregnant. I'll scratch you. Just go back and rest a little longer."
After saying that, he put the dog on the open space aside and continued to press the chestnut.
Seeing that his backpack was full, Nanzhi was moved for a moment.
Just as I was about to stand up, I felt some pain in the crooks of my hands. I took off my sleeves and found that the crooks of my hands were all black and purple, which looked very scary.
She was stunned for a moment before she remembered that the old man had taught her that if she didn't have a gua sha board and oil, she could relieve the symptoms of heatstroke by pulling her neck and elbows.
"Thank you Aunt Liu."
What Nanzhi said was very serious, and Aunt Liu saved her life.
"What's the point? It's just a matter of helping others." Aunt Liu shook her head and continued what she was doing.
"It's my turn to thank you. These chestnuts are life-saving things."
Nanzhi didn't refute, but just kept Aunt Liu's feelings in mind.
In fact, she had selfish motives when she told Aunt Liu. After all, even if she kept the chestnut forest secret, as long as it didn't rain, there would always be people coming to Dongshan looking for food.
As long as there are people coming to Dongshan, such a large chestnut forest will definitely not be able to hide them, so it is better to tell them first.
He told Aunt Liu that firstly, she would borrow donkey carts frequently when she wanted to go to town, and it was not easy to be shameless every time. Secondly, Aunt Liu helped her family the most, so she just returned the favor.
It was still early, so Nanzhi rested for a while, then secretly carried the chestnuts back home with Aunt Liu, and then went into the mountains.
The three of them were in a hurry, but no one noticed Wu who was following them.
Mrs. Wu originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that there was no one at the well at the entrance of the village, so she could go to the well to fetch more water and go home, but she happened to see Aunt Liu and Nanzhi walking up the mountain behind them, carrying baskets on their backs.
He immediately became interested and followed furtively.
There were wolves in Dongshan before. She didn't believe that Nanzhi would be willing to take the dog to die. Moreover, Aunt Liu followed with a basket on her back. Maybe there was something good in Dongshan.
Wu had an idea in mind and followed secretly all the way. It wasn't until she saw the chestnut forest that she felt that she had discovered some big secret.
She said that bitch Nanzhi must not be a good person, so Aunt Liu looked so kind and nice in her normal life, didn't she hide such a large chestnut forest from them now?
Spitting secretly, Wu sneaked down the mountain again. If she went back and told her mother-in-law about this, her mother-in-law would definitely praise her.
Because Wu was so happy that she could be said to have raced down the mountain all the way, fearing that she would be scolded again if she returned late.
Not to mention how proud Wu was, both Nan Zhizheng and Aunt Liu were still working hard.
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