Zhang lowered her voice and said, "Yiyi, you and your brother picked so many wild chestnuts in the mountains."

"Yes, mother, my elder brother has just told you that all the wild vegetables have been picked."

Zhang and Yun the Butcher were stunned as all the wild vegetables had been picked.

Then, Yun the Butcher quickly dragged the remaining two baskets over.

When the two men shone the oil lamp on the basket, they couldn't help laughing.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui took two steps back in unison.

Brother Yun and his friends, who had been not far away just now, secretly came very close.

"Wife, this basket is wild hawthorn, and these two baskets are wild chestnuts. Am I seeing things right?"

Butcher Yun couldn't help but ask again.

Zhang pinched Yun the butcher's arm hard.

"Wife, why are you pinching me? It hurts so much."

Zhang suddenly laughed, "Boss, it hurts. It means we were right. The children did bring back wild chestnuts and wild hawthorns."

After hearing this, Yun the Butcher also laughed happily.

This time, the three brothers of the Lian Yun family also took two steps back.

After about two minutes, Zhang responded, "Boss, are you guys going to the mountains?"

"That's right, Boss. I didn't hear anyone in the village encounter wild chestnuts or wild hawthorns today."

Brother Yun lowered his voice and said, "Dad, Mom, Yiyi is still leading the team today. The place she took us to today is a bit far. It is indeed deep in the mountains."

"Yiyi, can you tell mom and dad how you discovered wild hawthorns and wild chestnuts?"

So, Zhang and Yun the Butcher looked at Yun Yiyi at the same time.

Yun Yiyi was startled and she deliberately rolled her eyes at Brother Yun.

"Dad, Mom. When we went into the mountains today, we met a lot of people digging wild vegetables. So, I took my eldest brother and the others directly into the mountains."

"Later, I found a place with a lot of wild vegetables. So my brother and his friends dug wild vegetables there, and I continued to stroll in the mountains."

Yun Yiyi glanced at everyone and continued, "When I walked into a forest, I saw a direction that was particularly bright."

"So I walked in that direction. But as I was walking, I suddenly fell down and slid down a slope."

Zhang said distressedly, "Yiyi, you have to watch where you are walking. It will hurt so much if you fall."

Butcher Yun also looked distressed. "Yeah, you were too careless. And, are you okay after sliding down? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Yun Yiyi looked regretful. Oh, why didn’t she control her mouth and tell the truth?

"Dad, Mom, it's okay for me to slide down. The slope is all dirt. It doesn't hurt at all, really."

"When I stood up again, my hand pressed on the chestnut ball and I screamed in pain."

Yun looked carefully and saw that Zhang and Yun the Butcher wanted to talk again, so she said quickly, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, I'm very quick and I shook off your hands immediately."

"After I picked out the thorns from my hands, I looked at the ground around me. I was so happy that I realized I had entered a chestnut nest."

"I started walking around in the hollow, and I found two tall chestnut trees full of chestnuts."

"There were quite a few chestnuts on the ground. In short, I was really lucky today to have come across two chestnut trees."

"Then, I continued to stroll and found a wild hawthorn tree in a corner. The tree was full of red wild hawthorns."

"I was so happy that I picked two handfuls of wild hawthorns and went back to find my brother and his family."

"Yes, Yiyi found us and told us not to dig wild vegetables. Then, she gave us the wild hawthorns she picked to eat."

"Yes, I was shocked at the time. I didn't expect Yiyi to find wild hawthorn in the mountains."

"Haha, my first reaction was that we are in luck. There must be a lot of wild hawthorns. Otherwise, Yiyi would have picked them and brought them back."

"Yes, I didn't expect Yiyi to be such a lucky little star. Every time I go into the mountains with her, I gain something."

"Hush, keep your voice down. We just need to keep this to ourselves and don't spread it around. Yiyi is just a little luckier than us."

Butcher Yun also whispered, "Yes, don't say anything when you go out. It's not a good thing for a child to be famous."

Brother Yun and the others looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.

"Dad, Mom, you don't know how naughty this little rascal is. She only told us that she found wild hawthorns, but she didn't tell us that she found wild chestnuts."

"So when we saw the chestnut tree, we were more surprised than you. You are now seeing the shelled chestnuts, but they may not be very noticeable in the basket."

"But when we were in the depression, we saw so many chestnut balls, it was shocking."

"Almost every one of us was shocked. We never expected that Yiyi could find so many wild chestnuts."

"Yes, the third brother is right. The key is that the depression is very difficult to find. If Yiyi hadn't fallen and slipped, no one would have discovered the chestnut trees and wild hawthorn trees in it."

"It's so secluded. Standing in the woods above, you can't even see the chestnut and wild hawthorn trees below."

Zhang patted Third Brother Yun and said, "You three have learned bad things from Yiyi. Did you deliberately not tell Dad and me that there were chestnuts and hawthorns in the basket?"

Brother Yun San chuckled and said, "Mom, that's not true. You're overthinking it."

Butcher Yun also laughed and said, "It's obvious that you guys did it on purpose."

Brother Yun and the others all laughed embarrassedly.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui were also laughing secretly beside them.

Zhang suddenly pinched Yun Yiyi's ear and said, "And you, little rascal. You taught your brothers to be naughty."

"Mom, life is too dull, so I'm going to give you a surprise."

"Yes, mother, we also want to give you and father a surprise."

Zhang couldn't help laughing, "It's really a big surprise."

"Yes. Your mother is right. Your mother and I like this surprise you gave us very much and are very happy."

"Mom, these chestnuts can also be eaten as food. We can save some food."

"Yes, that's why mother is so happy. She was worried about our family's food before, but now she doesn't have to worry about it anymore."

"There are also these wild hawthorns. You can save some fresh ones for daily consumption. The rest can be dried and stored."

"In winter, dried hawthorn can be added to dishes for flavoring, or boiled in water for drinking."

"Mom, I want to drink water boiled with hawthorn. But I want you to put some sugar in it. It tastes sour and sweet and is especially delicious."

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