"Yiyi, we are really lucky today. I think we can dig a lot of sweet potatoes from this sweet potato field."

"Yes, Third Brother, the more I watch it, the happier I am."

Yun Er Ge stood up and said, "Big Brother, Third Brother, stop hanging around and get to work."

Third Brother Yun and First Brother Yun looked at each other and walked back at the same time.

"Here we go, second brother."

"Here I come, second brother."

Soon, Brother Yun (Big Brother) and Brother Yun (Third Brother) also took sickles and started cutting the sweet potato vines.

These sweet potato vines are very thick and messy, with no order at all.

There was no other choice, so Brother Yun and the others just cut the sweet potato vines and rolled them back.

I guess once they finish cutting the sweet potato vines, they will be able to roll them into three big balls.

"Yiyi, I see these sweet potato vines are so thick, I wonder if the sweet potatoes underneath are big?"

Yun Yiyi immediately replied, "Third brother, I don't know whether the sweet potatoes are big or not. However, these sweet potatoes grow on the mountain and no one takes care of them, so I guess they won't grow very big."

"It's hard to say, Yiyi. We'll know whether the sweet potato is big or not after we dig it out."

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, I think these sweet potato vines are pretty good. Our mules and donkeys will definitely like to eat them, but it's not easy to transport them down the mountain."

Brother Yun looked at the thick sweet potato vines in his hand, which still had many green leaves on them. It would be a pity if they could not be transported down the mountain.

These sweet potato vines are much better than the cut weeds, and they can be dried and stored.

"Yiyi, if it really doesn't work, just roll the sweet potato vines into a solid ball, and big brother and I will carry it down the mountain together."

"Brother, I've thought about that too. But won't the sweet potato vines be too heavy to carry?"

Brother Yun smiled and said, "Yiyi, the sweet potato vines are not heavy compared to the sweet potatoes."

Yun Yiyi sighed helplessly, "Second brother, do you think I am too greedy to even want to take the sweet potato vines away?"

Brother Yun San was unwilling, "Yiyi, you are not greedy. You know how to live. Besides, this is because we are too poor now and lack too many things."

"Third brother, I'm so happy when you say that. I suddenly feel like I'm a master at making a living. I don't even want to waste the sweet potato vines."

Brother Yun nodded in agreement, "Yes, apart from mom, Yiyi is the only one in our family who knows how to manage life."

Brother Yun also comforted him, "Yes, I also think Yiyi is the best."

Yun Yiyi listened to her brothers' praise and felt instantly energized.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, I have rested now and am waiting for you to start digging sweet potatoes."

"Don't worry, Yiyi, it will only take another ten minutes."

"Got it, big brother."

The closer Brother Yun and his men got to the end, the slower they moved, because the ball rolled by the sweet potato vines was getting bigger and bigger, and the bigger it was, the harder it was to roll.

In addition, some sweet potato vines will grow aerial roots on the ground, so when pulling the vines up, you must use a lot of force.

Anyone who has grown sweet potatoes knows that once the vines start to grow, they can be placed on the ground and turned over after a period of time.

On the one hand, turning the seedlings is to remove weeds. If the weeds are not removed, they will compete with the sweet potatoes for nutrients.

On the other hand, if the sweet potato vines are not turned over for a long time, it is easy for them to grow aerial roots. Those aerial roots will also produce sweet potatoes, but generally they are not big.

Turn the vines frequently to prevent the sweet potato vines from growing aerial roots, and the sweet potatoes will grow well.

Of course, sweet potatoes also need top dressing when they are growing.

However, no one turned the seedlings or applied fertilizer to the sweet potatoes grown in the mountains, so everyone estimated that the sweet potatoes would not be very big.

However, the size of the sweet potato doesn’t matter, as long as it’s edible.

The three Yun brothers pulled the sweet potato vines hard, and finally rolled them into three big balls and piled them next to the sweet potato field.

Brother Yun San clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we've finally finished cutting the sweet potato vines. My hands are all red from pulling them."

"Yes, these sweet potato vines have never been turned over, and they have too many small roots. So when we dig the sweet potatoes later, we have to be careful not to damage them."

"Because intact sweet potatoes without wounds can be stored longer, while sweet potatoes with wounds will rot if stored for too long."

"Brother, I think we'll have to dig up a lot of small sweet potatoes."

"It doesn't matter how big or small the sweet potatoes are. But they grow so close together that you really have to be careful not to damage them."

"Brother, are you guys going to start digging now? Are you going to start digging at my end?"

"Here we go, Yiyi. Start digging at your end."

"Come on, big brother. I'm just waiting to pick the sweet potatoes."

Brother Yun and his friends came back quickly. Then, each of them took a small hoe, chose a place, and started digging sweet potatoes.

Yun Yiyi stood behind Brother Yun, tilting her head to watch Brother Yun waving a small hoe to dig sweet potatoes.

Because it was used for climbing mountains, the small hoe was half the size of the ordinary hoe. However, for ease of use, the hoe was also equipped with a long wooden handle.

Brother Yun swung his hoe and dug out a large piece of soil, as well as several sweet potatoes.

"Yiyi, the sweet potatoes are out, come here quickly."

Yun Yiyi squatted down happily and rummaged through the sweet potatoes she had dug out. There were two sweet potatoes as big as an adult's palm, and three small sweet potatoes as big as Yun Yiyi's palm.

Among them, there is a small sweet potato that has been dug up.

Yun Yiyi picked up the dug sweet potato and took a look. The sweet potato had red skin and white flesh. She smelled it and it was very sweet.

"Brother, you have to be more careful when digging. A sweet potato has been broken."

"Okay, Yiyi, you step back now. I'll dig a few hoes first, and then you come over to pick up the sweet potatoes."

"Got it, big brother. I'll go to the second and third brothers' place to pick up sweet potatoes."

"But, brother, these bigger sweet potatoes look quite large." Yun Yiyi said in surprise.

"Yiyi, come here quickly. The sweet potatoes that my second brother dug out are quite big."

"Here I come, second brother."

Yun Yiyi dragged two baskets and came to the side of Brother Yun.

She looked down at the ground that Yun Erge had turned over, and saw several large sweet potatoes sticking out of the soil.

She hurriedly picked up the sweet potatoes and put them in the basket. She also dug out some sweet potatoes that were half buried in the soil.

Because there are many small roots on the sweet potato vines, Brother Yun dug the sweet potatoes like digging the ground. This way, no sweet potatoes would be missed.

Usually when we dig sweet potatoes at home, we dig directly at the root of the sweet potato. That way we dig faster, but we will miss the sweet potato.

Food is so scarce now, Brother Yun and his friends don't want to miss a single sweet potato. Therefore, under such circumstances, they would rather dig slowly and dig out all the sweet potatoes.

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