A Rich Harvest

Gulan got up early, had breakfast and prepared to go up the mountain again. But this time, it's not just her, she also has to bring a tail with her. This story begins with the chestnuts that Gulan fried for her son as a snack a few days ago.

Perhaps it's because there is enough food, or maybe it's because he has more contact with the outside world, AnAn not only has a much more lively personality, but also has a lot of friends, and his food guarding problem has also improved a lot. Except for the snacks that he cannot show to others, AnAn is quite generous with other snacks and will share them with his good friends. One of them is chestnuts obtained from the mountains.

Who would have known that the children would fall in love with the taste as soon as they ate it, and then they heard AnAn say that this was brought down from the mountain by Gulan. The sensible children couldn't help but mention it to their family members.

As for chestnuts, most people know about and have seen them, but they are reluctant to buy them. They don't even know what the real of chestnuts looks like, but they taste really good and can be eaten as dry food. More importantly, they are very delicious.

Even Wen Ai, who traveled between the carriage and the tent, heard about the chestnuts and sent her maid to buy two kilograms of them. If Gulan didn't have many, Hongshao would have bought them all. The taste is also amazing. She really don't know how Doctor. Gu cooked it. It is fragrant and sweet, and better than what they bought from the candy shop before.

Unable to stop the children from making noise, the adults, who were already somewhat tempted, had no choice but to ask Gulan, and their words all showed that they wanted to go up the mountain together. Gulan considered it for several days and finally decided to take everyone up the mountain. The place where the chestnuts were found is not too far from the foot of the mountain, so if you are careful enough, everyone's safety should be fine.

Upon learning that Doctor Gu was taking everyone up the mountain, Wen Ai in the carriage also liked the taste of chestnuts very much, so she sent a few guards to follow them.

With them, Gulan felt more at ease. So she entrusted her son to Xiang Yunjin, and had a serious discussion with her son in advance. Only after getting her son's consent did she set out with the large people.

It's not far, only half a quarter of an hour from the base to the mountain where the chestnuts were found. There were not many people, they were all busy making money. Each family could only send one or two people. Everyone followed Gulan and stopped at the foot of the mountain. For everyone's safety, Gulan reminded again before going up the mountain.

She said: "I don't need to repeat the dangers in the mountains. Everyone must stay alert. For your safety, I hope everyone will not run around and must follow me closely."

"Don't worry, Gulan, we understand." The village chief's wife was the first to respond, and Aunt Li and others also nodded quickly. They are not ungrateful people, so they naturally understand that this is also for their own good.

In this way, Gulan felt a little relieved.

It is obvious that few people have set foot on the mountains here, and there are no obvious roads at all, but the traces of wild animals are very obvious. Therefore, when climbing the mountain, Gulan was responsible for leading and clearing the way. The knife in her hand never stopped, and she cut out a small path for one person to pass through wherever she passed.

The speed was completely different from the day when she came here alone, much slower than before. Fortunately, the distance was not far. The chestnut tree was halfway down the mountain, so it didn't take too long. In less than half an hour, Gulan led everyone to find the exact place.

"Gulan, why can't I see any chestnuts?" Aunt Li and the village chief's wife looked around and didn't find anything that looked like chestnuts. They kicked away a thorn ball that was in the way and Aunt Li couldn't help asking.

After taking a look at the thorn ball that rolled far away, Gulan's mouth twitched, then she squatted down and picked up a thorn ball, took out the dagger on her body, and cut it in half under everyone's surprised eyes, revealing a dark brown semicircular object.

"This is chestnut," Gulan said calmly, enjoying everyone's surprised expressions with a rare sense of humor.

No one would have thought that this thorny ball is actually a delicious chestnut. Aunt Li stared at the small brown-red thing in Gulan's hand with her eyes wide open and her mouth open in surprise. If she remembered correctly, she seemed to have kicked one away just now. Aunt Li couldn't help laughing. If they hadn't followed Gulan, they would never have discovered that chestnuts actually grew in thorn balls.

Not to mention, after careful observation, they realized that they had actually seen this kind of tree before. Just seeing their sharp thorns makes me subconsciously stay away from them. To be honest, it really hurts when they prick my body. Who would have thought that this was such a good thing? Suddenly I felt like I had missed a mountain of gold.

Gulan didn't need to say anything next. Everyone started picking up with their tools. While picking up, they did not forget their own safety. They didn't dare to spread out too far and also kept paying attention to the situation on the mountain.

Gulan was not idle either. She climbed up the chestnut tree and waved the machete in her hand to take more burr balls down from the tree. At the same time, you should also pay attention to the surrounding environment.

The same thing happened to the guards who went up the mountain with them. One of them was assigned to be responsible for security, and the remaining two people joined the pick-up team with cloth bags. Among all the women, they can be said to be two green spots in a sea of ​​flowers.

Gulan would not give up this opportunity. It was more convenient for her standing on the tree. As long as her hand touched the trunk, she could collect as much as she wanted. The whole process went smoothly. Apart from a few hares that took a detour and crossed the river, we didn't find any ferocious wild beasts. These hares were unlucky enough to run into Miss Wen's guards, leaving two of them unconscious due to the stones.

The accuracy did surprise Gulan, but when she thought about sending him out to protect Miss Wen, she was not so surprised.

An hour passed quickly. With Gulan's help, they only had to pick up on the ground.

So... basically, the backpacks and cloth bags that we brought were all filled to the brim. At the same time, several trees that were previously full of fruits gradually became bald under the influence of Gulan.

If they weren't really afraid that they couldn't lift it, Aunt Li and the others wouldn't have stopped. Even though they still suffered a lot when going down the mountain, fortunately they managed to get down the mountain safely. However, since they were still interested in going there again, everyone went very quickly and returned to the mountain after dropping it off. As a result, there was no time even for lunch, and everyone was busy until after noon.

The harvest was also quite bountiful, with chestnuts, pecans, and wild fruits, and every household picked up a lot. With these things, a lot of food can be saved. Only when the trees on the mountain were almost empty did they end their task of carrying the loads. Everyone had a smile on their face, and it was obvious that they were very satisfied with this trip up the mountain.

Only after sending everyone back did Gulan stop, say goodbye to Aunt Li, the village head's wife and others, then turned around and went into the mountains again. Previously, she had too many concerns and was worried about everyone's safety, so she was restrained. Now that she is the only one left, Gulan can let go.