Rebirth of a Little Cannon Fodder

Not long after getting up the next morning, the team leader's voice came from the loudspeaker, asking each family to send one person to the team headquarters, saying that there was something to discuss.

It is the slack season for farmers now. Normally, the team leader will not call everyone to the team headquarters at this time. So, except for the representatives from each household who were notified through the loudspeaker, everyone who had nothing to do at home was asked to go to the square in front of the team headquarters. Since there was nothing else to do anyway, just join in the fun.

Looking at the crowd of people in the square in front of the door, Zhang Jianguo had already prepared himself mentally when the notice was broadcast on the loudspeaker. As the team leader, how could he not know the temperament of the people in his village? He had expected that there would be a lot of people coming.

"Quiet, quiet." The captain's words drowned out the noisy sounds in the square. The whole square was not silent, but it was no longer noisy.

Seeing the crowd quiet down, Zhang Jianguo explained the purpose of gathering them today. As soon as he finished speaking, the square erupted in a commotion, everyone debating whether the captain's words were true or not. They hadn't expected a small hazelnut forest to appear on the Great Wasteland Mountain. They had to know that every corner of the Great Wasteland Mountain had been explored by people like them, who were born and raised there, and yet they hadn't expected a large hazelnut forest to suddenly appear.

The team leader said everyone should go up the mountain to pick the hazelnuts and then distribute them. Although we haven't seen the exact size of the hazelnut forest yet, the team leader said every family will get a good share. Although we can't buy and sell freely now, we can still go to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell some of our own products. When we sell the hazelnuts we get, it will be extra income.

The villagers below were getting more and more excited the more they thought about it. Who wouldn't be happy with this free money? Someone couldn't help but ask.

"Captain, when are we going up the mountain? Hurry up and go! I can't wait."

Someone was shouting from below, but Zhang Jianguo was not annoyed. After all, he understood that the villagers had been relying on these work points to make a living all year round, and they would definitely be anxious to have an extra income now. However, he still had to inform them in advance about things that needed to be warned in advance.

So he cleared his throat and said, "You know, this Great Wilderness Mountain isn't very big, but it's definitely not small. We're not the only brigade living on the mountain. It's a great honor for our brigade to know about this hazelnut forest. Everyone, keep your mouths shut and don't spread rumors. If other brigades get wind of this, we might not be able to save the forest."

"If you guys don't get any benefits, don't come to me. Go home and tell your family not to tell anyone else about everything. I'm saying this in advance today. Don't wait until something goes wrong to come to me. I won't be able to make the decision for you."

Zhang Jianguo said this to avoid unnecessary trouble for the young wives and daughters who had not married into the village. It can't be said that he was cruel, but the money looked plentiful, but with so many families in the village, there wouldn't be much left if it was divided among them. When there was a good thing, he only wanted to keep it close to his own people.

When all the things are brought home, the family who feels sorry for their daughter can divide the things among their own daughters. Then it will be a private matter.

"Okay, let's not stay here anymore. Let's go back and get the tools. The sooner we get up the mountain, the sooner we can pick the hazelnuts."

As soon as everyone heard the captain's words, they ran home and gathered again in the square in front of the brigade headquarters with their tools. Seeing that everyone had prepared their tools, the captain gave the order to go up the mountain.

Everyone walked up the mountain in a mighty manner. When they arrived at the hazelnut forest, everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that there was such a hazelnut forest on the mountain.

"Okay, stop standing there and pick them quickly." The team leader shouted when he saw that everyone in the village was standing there in a daze.

After hearing the captain's words, everyone started working immediately.

The hazelnut forest was large, but the villagers were also very capable. After two or three days, the entire hazelnut forest was finally picked. All the hazelnuts were sent back to the brigade headquarters. Zhang Jianguo smiled happily when he saw the hazelnuts on the ground in the square.

"Captain, when are we going to distribute the hazelnuts?" The anxious ones began to ask the captain when the hazelnuts would be distributed.

When the captain heard someone asking, he didn't get angry and said directly: "Everyone take the tools when the distribution is tomorrow. Don't let it be your turn when you still haven't brought the basket."

Hearing the captain's joke, everyone below replied: "That can't be done, captain, don't worry. We will definitely bring plenty of baskets when the time comes, and we will definitely not make a fool of ourselves."

The captain left three people here to guard the hazelnuts at night to prevent anyone from stealing them, and then told everyone to go home. They were all tired these days and had a good rest and came back tomorrow.

In the past few days, Qiao Chuchu and others went up the mountain to pick hazelnuts together. Even Ning Xin and Ning Zheng, who were not from the team, went up the mountain to help. But at least their help was not in vain. After seeing the two siblings helping, the team leader greeted the villagers and said that he would give the two siblings a share after picking the nuts. The villagers had no objection to this. After all, they had just eaten pork picked by others, and they said that they couldn't just pick up the bowl to eat and then pick up the chopsticks to curse their mothers, so they all said that it was their duty to give them a share.

Of course, some people grumbled that they'd gotten less, but before the captain could even hear them, someone nearby retorted, "They're not freeloaders. They're working in the mountains with you. Besides, you've just eaten their pork and you're so upset! Why don't you just return the meat to your family?"

The person being criticized knew that he was not in the right, so he stopped complaining and just went to work quietly.

"Bah, you only know how to think about other people's things all day long. I don't see anyone like you. Not only do you eat other people's things, but you even want them to give them all to you. I have never seen anyone so shameless."

"Alright, alright, why bother with him? He's been like this since he was little. Let's get to work. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get our share."

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so several people gathered at Qiao Chuchu's house and started working. The picked hazelnuts still had a layer of outer skin. What needed to be done today was to peel off this layer of outer skin so that it would be easier to dry the hazelnuts.

"Chuchu, Ningning, we have several thousand kilograms of hazelnuts here. The village will distribute them again tomorrow. Looking at the hazelnuts we picked, we should be able to get a lot. Have you figured out what to do with all these hazelnuts?"

Lin Xue looked at the hazelnuts all over the ground and had an idea in his mind, but these hazelnuts did not belong to him alone, so he had to ask for other people's opinions.

When Qiao Chuchu and Ma Ning heard Lin Xue's words, they were stunned for a moment, but later they understood what Lin Xue meant.