My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

Gu Lili took a look and decided to take the bamboo pole.

Three people, a tiger and a black dog, went down the mountain one after the other.

The villagers in the distance saw Gu Lili walking away, and then came up to check what Gu Lili and the others were doing here.

I don't know what they picked up, but I saw that their backpacks were full.

"Mother Gouzi, did you see clearly what's in their backpacks?" Mother Chunhua asked as she looked in the direction where Gu Lili and the others left.

They were afraid that Gu Lili and the others would come back and let Gu Lili know that they had been following her.

In fact, Gu Lili had already discovered their whereabouts.

If they were closer, Gu Lili would have wanted to tell them how to eat chestnuts.

But after waiting for a long time and seeing them not coming forward, Gu Lili simply gave up.

Gou Zi's mother tiptoed forward, shaking her head.

"I didn't see it clearly. It was really far away just now. But it doesn't look like a mushroom. It's green. I don't know what it is."

As they talked, they came under the chestnut tree.

There were a lot of fish underground that Gu Lili and her friends had caught, as well as some ripe fish that had escaped the nets on the trees.

But both of them thought it was an acorn, so neither of them picked it up.

After walking around for a long time, I didn't gain anything except picking up a few mushrooms.

"That's what I told you! I told you not to follow me, but look, you haven't figured out anything yet! You're still wasting your time." Chunhua's mother said with an unhappy look on her face.

Gou Zi's mother was also very angry. She had just asked Chun Hua's mother to pretend to look for mushrooms and come to Gu Li Li and the others to check on the situation.

This woman refused to come no matter what, and now she blames me.

However, it would be extremely dangerous to walk alone in the mountains now, so I had to endure and smile.

"Hey, didn't we pick up some mushrooms? Since we haven't figured it out yet, let's go back."

Chunhua's mother looked unhappy. When she saw a shelled chestnut in front of her, she raised her foot and kicked the chestnut.

I want to vent all my dissatisfaction.

Unexpectedly, the chestnut shells were covered with sharp thorns, and she was wearing straw sandals today.

When he kicked it, the chestnut didn't fly away, but instead was pierced hard by the chestnut shell on his exposed toes.

Chunhua's mother cried out in pain and hurriedly held her foot to check it.

This scene made the depressed dog mother in a good mood, after all, the shell was a Zhuang.

He quickly suppressed his laughter, stepped forward and squatted to check the situation.

"Are you okay, Chunhua's mother?" Gou Zi's mother said hypocritically.

Chunhua's mother had already seen Gouzi's mother's gloating look and pushed her away.

"I don't want you to care!" Chunhua's mother said angrily.

Who knew that Gou Zi's mother had just squatted down and didn't hold herself steady, so she was thrown by Chun Hua's mother and lost her balance and fell to the ground.

As luck would have it, I sat on a chestnut.

In an instant, a scream spread throughout the valley.

"what!"

The birds that were resting on the nearby trees were frightened and flew away.

Gu Lili and the other two who were walking home couldn't help but look back to see what the wild beast was calling.

It’s better to leave quickly to avoid causing trouble.

Gou Zi's mother tilted her butt and looked at the chestnut full of thorns piercing her butt.

It's summer, and the clothes are thin.

In addition, Gou Zi's wife was a bit fat, and the chestnut thorns seemed to be embedded in her butt.

Chunhua's mother was so frightened by Gouzi's mother's scream that she even forgot about the pain in her feet.

"Gouzi's mother, I...I didn't mean it!" Chunhua's mother apologized quickly.

Gou Zi's mother ignored her and gritted her teeth to pull out the chestnut thorn from her butt.

Looking closely, there are blood stains on the tip of the thorn.

Gouzi's mother threw the chestnut aside, turned around and started fighting with Chunhua's mother.

This bitch, it was clearly she who first deliberately said that Gu Lili might have gone up the mountain to look for treasure.

That's why I proposed to follow Gu Lili, but who knew that she not only turned the tables on me, but also didn't know how to appreciate my kindness and pushed me to the ground.

My butt was stabbed, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

Chunhua's mother was not a wimp either. In the end, both of them were exhausted and went down the mountain one after another with disheveled hair and dirty faces.

Neither of them noticed that Gu Lili had specially left a place for them where chestnuts could be picked by hand.

......

When Gu Lili returned home, Gu Huanhuan looked at the things they brought back, put down the needle and thread in her hands and ran towards Gu Lili and the others.

Wei Yin and Gu Chenxi put down their backpacks. Gu Lili asked them to pour all the chestnuts on the ground so that they could peel them later.

The embroiderers also put down their needles and threads and followed Gu Huanhuan over.

Everyone is curious about what this little green ball with thorns all over it is.

Even Old Mrs. Li, who was originally lighting a fire, came over to join in the fun.

Gu Lili saw that Yang Xiaoni was not with Gu Huanhuan, and asked curiously, "Huanhuan, where is Xiaoni?"

Huanhuan looked at Banli and pointed to the yard next door.

"Sister Xiaoni said she's going to learn how to make mother-of-pearl from Aunt Rou first." Gu Huanhuan asked again, "Sister, what is this? Why does it look so much like a sea urchin?"

They had seen sea urchins on the beach before, Gu Lili told her.

Gu Lili smiled and said, "These are chestnuts. I'll fry them for you later."

Gu Lili muttered in her heart, she didn't expect that Yang Xiaoni was so eager to learn. Gu Lili had originally wanted to let her adapt for a day first.

Being studious is a good thing. If she can learn it, her life will be better in the future.

When Gu Huanhuan and the embroiderers heard that there was food to be eaten, they nodded quickly.

Gu Lili took the tongs, stepped on the chestnut with her foot, and pried it open.

Gu Chenxi, Wei Yin and Old Lady Li saw it and started to learn it.

This is indeed very easy and the fruit can be taken out.

After Gu Yunchu and Li Tiansheng finished their work, they also helped to peel chestnuts.

"Li Li, can this really be eaten?" Li Tiansheng asked curiously while peeling the fruit.

This is also what Mrs. Li and Gu Yunchu wanted to ask.

Gu Lili nodded and said, "Of course it's edible, and it's delicious. You'll know in a moment."

With Gu Lili's answer, everyone speeded up their actions.

Since the previous experience with cicada pupae and mushrooms, as long as Gu Lili said something was delicious, they would no longer doubt it.

Soon, the chestnuts were peeled by everyone.

There was a whole basket full of food, enough to last for a while.

Gu Lili and Gu Chenxi each took a basin and walked towards the kitchen.

The two used a kitchen knife to cut the chestnuts into cross-shaped cuts, which would make them ripen faster.

"Chenxi, light the fire! I'll fry some chestnuts for you!" After chopping the chestnuts, Gu Lili shouted with a smile.

Gu Chenxi quickly got up and went to the kitchen to light the fire.

Gu Lili bought some rapeseed oil from the space, put it in the pot, and started stir-frying.

As Gu Lili continued to stir-fry, the aroma gradually wafted out of the kitchen.