Brother Yun and the others looked at Yun Yiyi's raised little feet and started laughing again.

When Yun Yiyi heard the laughter, she deliberately turned her head in another direction and faced away from them.

"There are so many wild jujubes. If we pick them all, they should weigh about 7 or 8 kilograms, right, brother?"

"Second brother, more than that, I think there will be a little more."

"Brother, let's do as Yiyi wants. If she wants to eat jujube cakes, let mother make some for her."

"You don't need too many jujubes, and I remember that we have peanuts and sugar for making jujube cakes at home."

Brother Yun looked back at Yun Yiyi and said, "Second brother, I was teasing Yiyi on purpose. I'll tell her when I get back and ask her to make jujube cakes for Yiyi."

Brother Yun also lowered his voice, "Brother, why do you have to tease her? If you make her angry, there will be no one to comfort her."

"Okay, I'll listen to you and stop teasing her. Let's pick them quickly. If we keep going like this, I don't think we'll be able to finish picking them before dark."

"Brother, it's okay. If we can't pick all the jujubes, just break off the jujube tree and take the branches back. We can pick them slowly at night."

Brother Yun nodded and said, "This is also a good idea."

"Zi Rui, did you prick your hand again? I don't need your help, just go and play."

Xie Zirui pulled back his stabbed hand and said embarrassedly, "Brother, Brother, I'm going to rest now."

Brother Yun waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. I really don't need your help."

After listening to what Second Brother Yun said, Xie Zirui left the jujube tree and came to Yun Yiyi.

"Yiyi, here, these are the wild jujubes I picked."

Yun Yiyi happily took the jujube and said, "Brother Zirui, thank you."

"I saw you didn't pick much just now, I guess you should have finished eating."

"Brother Zirui, you are awesome." Yun Yiyi gave a thumbs up happily.

Xie Zirui lowered his head and pulled out the small thorns on his hand. "Wild jujubes are delicious, but there are too many thorns. I wonder if there are thorns on the jujube tree as well?"

When Yun Yiyi heard this, she said, "Brother Zirui, let me tell you, the tree that bears jujubes also has many thorns, just like the wild jujube tree."

"When we were in the village, a family planted a red date tree in the yard. Every autumn, the tree was full of dates."

"The kids in our village start watching the jujubes from the moment they are green, and wait until they turn red."

"Yiyi, are red date trees bigger than wild date trees?"

"Brother Zirui, the red date tree is a big tree. In comparison, this mountain date tree is a small tree. The difference is very big."

"The happiest time for us kids is when the old ladies who grow jujube trees pick the jujubes."

"The old ladies would spread two mats under the jujube tree and then hit the tree with a long bamboo pole. The jujubes would fall onto the mats."

"After all the dates are harvested, the old lady will give each of us children a handful of red dates. The red dates are not fully ripe yet, they are red with a hint of red, and they are crisp and sweet when you bite them."

“The taste is completely different from that of dried red dates.” Yun Yiyi said with a look of nostalgia on her face.

"Yiyi, when we settle down, we can plant two red date trees in the yard."

"Brother Zirui, jujube trees are easy to grow, but saplings are hard to find."

"It doesn't matter. You can ask more when the time comes. You will always find it."

Yun Yiyi nodded. "That's true, but it will take a little more effort."

"Yiyi, Zirui, I'll give each of you a peach." The voice of Third Brother Yun suddenly rang out.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui took the peaches respectively.

"Third brother, you're home!" Yun Yiyi took a bite of peach and said vaguely.

"Yes, I just sent back all the wild vegetables we picked. Our mother can't cook dinner for us." Third Brother Yun said as he handed the two remaining peaches in his hand to Big Brother Yun and the others.

"Yes, there will be delicious leek dumplings in the evening. Today's food is really good." Yun Yiyi happily took a big bite of the peach.

"Well, when I came, my mother was kneading the dough. When we go back, we can eat it ready-made."

Yun Yiyi lay back down on the big rock again, "Today is another happy day."

Xie Zirui followed Yun Yiyi's example and lay on another big rock. At this moment, the years were really peaceful.

Brother Yun San ate the peach in his hand in a few bites. Then he picked the wild jujubes skillfully. Although there were many small thorns on the wild jujubes, it was not difficult for the farm boy who often went up the mountains and down the river.

Brother Yun and his team picked the fruits very quickly. After more than 20 minutes, they had picked all the jujubes from the jujube tree.

Brother Yun and his friends took their baskets and prepared to continue picking jujubes from the two jujube trees.

When they climbed up, they saw the tangled jujube trees and were instantly delighted. The two trees were very tall and bore many jujubes.

Brother Yun started picking them. "Okay, second brother, third brother, stop standing there and pick them quickly."

"Here I come, big brother."

"Hehe, I'm just a little surprised, big brother. There are so many jujubes, enough for us to eat for a while."

Brother Yun pinched the sour dates in his hand and said, "Yes, there are indeed quite a few. However, these wild dates need to be dried in the sun before they can be stored. They are still a little wet now."

"According to the way our mother does things, she will definitely give some away, and there probably won't be much left." Third Brother Yun looked at Big Brother Yun with an understanding look on his face.

"Third brother, if it was in the past, it would indeed be like this. However, you forgot that Yiyi also picked wild grapes today. If our mother had given wild grapes, she would definitely not have given this wild date."

Brother Yun slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "Brother, I forgot about the wild grapes."

"If that's the case, the jujubes we picked today will be enough for us to eat for a while."

Brother Yun put all the jujubes in his hand into the basket and said, "Yes, that's it."

After hearing this, the three brothers of the Yun family became happy. Although they still couldn't eat enough while fleeing from famine, they wouldn't be too hungry either.

Especially recently, Zhang cooked a lot of meals and the food was good, so everyone ate until they were 90% full.

However, there were too few snacks to eat. In previous years, when Zhang was at home, she would fry some peanuts and beans for everyone to eat.

Now that food is scarce, there are no snacks to eat. The peaches that Yun the butcher bought last time made the children at home happy for a long time.

This time, Yun Yiyi found wild grapes and wild dates in the mountains. For a long time, the children had no shortage of snacks. Especially these snacks, they didn't have to spend money to buy.

Children's happiness is simple. Having a delicious meal, having delicious snacks, or having a new set of clothes can make them happy for a long time.

The more they thought about it, the happier they became, and Brother Yun and the others moved faster and faster.

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