The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Looking at the mountain of mountain produce piled up on the threshing ground, Li Kaixin and his four companions were both happy and a little worried.

Village chief Zhang Youfu saw this and walked over with a smile on his face.

"Comrade Li, don't worry, I'll have Xiao San make a few more trips tomorrow to deliver the rest."

"Village chief, we can't accept this. You've already gone to so much trouble for us today."

Li Kaixin turned her head and responded politely.

"It's nothing!" Zhang Youfu said sincerely. "You've saved so much meat for us, what's wrong with helping out a few more times?"

"Then thank you very much, Village Chief." Li Kaixin nodded without further ado.

Indeed, there are so many things that a tractor alone cannot carry them all in one trip.

He truly didn't expect to receive so much in return.

The villagers brought out mostly dried goods such as mushrooms and wood ear fungus.

Although they are all good things, these things are not heavy at all, but rather very large in volume.

In contrast, walnuts and pine nuts are heavier.

Because it could withstand hunger and serve as a substitute for grain, the villagers were reluctant to give away much, totaling only about one or two hundred catties.

However, they did bring out more than 20 kilograms of monkey head mushrooms as compensation for Li Kaixin and the others.

In no time, Zhao Laosan's tractor was filled with sacks of mountain produce.

Zhao Laosan leaned out of the driver's seat and asked with a smile, "Comrade Li, shall we go? It's getting dark soon."

Li Kaixin responded and gestured for Zhou Zhiming and the others to get into the car.

Tie Zhu and several members of the hunting team helped tie up the last bag of mountain goods securely, and then made room for them to sit.

Zhou Zhiming and the others then climbed onto the truck bed and squeezed into the pile of mountain goods to sit down.

Li Kaixin sat in the passenger seat.

Seeing that everyone had boarded the vehicle, Zhao Laosan cranked the handle to start the tractor.

The sound of "putt-putt-putt" immediately rang out, and soon the car drove away from the village.

Li Kaixin could still see a row of blurry black dots at the entrance of the village through the rearview mirror on the right.

Clearly, village chief Zhang Youfu, along with Tiezhu, Zhao Laosi, and the others, had not yet dispersed and were still watching this area.

At this moment, Zhou Zhiming, sitting in the back of the truck, chuckled and patted the mountain produce under his buttocks.

"Do you think the people in the team will be envious when we go back this time?"

"Zhiming, is that even a question?"

Wu Tian immediately chimed in, his voice smug.

"Just these mushrooms and wood ear fungus are enough to make them drool. Not to mention the more than twenty pounds of monkey head mushrooms; they've probably never even seen them before!"

"Alright, alright, you two!"

Li Kaixin, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but turn around and give him some instructions.

"Remember all of this when you get back. Don't be so smug, or someone will tattle on you again."

Because the transport fleet has been expanded, the new drivers are not yet very familiar with each other.

Last time I brought some things back, someone got jealous and secretly reported it to Director Xie.

"Master, what's the big deal?"

Zhou Zhiming looked unconvinced. "With your relationship with Director Xie, are you afraid of someone reporting you?"

"That won't do! You brat, stop making me a target of hatred every day."

As Li Kaixin spoke, he glared at his apprentice.

"Zhiming, your master is right."

Qian Dazhuang, who was sitting next to us, chimed in, "We've made quite a haul this time. If we go back and brag about it everywhere, some people might feel resentful."

Du Ziteng nodded in agreement.

Seeing everyone say that, Zhou Zhiming awkwardly touched his nose: "Alright, alright, I won't brag, okay?"

Li Kaixin knew his apprentice's temperament all too well, so he shook his head helplessly, turned around, and didn't say anything more.

Half an hour later, the tractor finally drove into the county and stopped in front of the guesthouse.

Just as Li Kaixin and his group of five jumped out of the car, Captain Wang and Master Chen came out of the guesthouse and spotted them immediately.

"I'm so happy you're all back!"

Captain Wang greeted them with a smile and quickly walked over, then saw the truck bed piled high with sacks.

"Wow! You've made quite a haul this time!"

"Master, this is nothing!"

Wu Tian chuckled and interrupted, "This time we traded our game for over a thousand catties of mountain produce! Some of it is still in the village; Brother Zhao will bring it over to us tomorrow."

"Over a thousand kilograms?"

Captain Wang's eyes widened, and he casually patted the bulging sack.

"My goodness, you guys have practically emptied the village of all its mountain produce!"

"Captain Wang, it's not that exaggerated."

Li Kaixin smiled and was about to continue speaking when Zhao Laosan interrupted him.

"Brother Li, let's unload the stuff first, it's getting late."

"Right, right, right! Let's unload the cargo first." Li Kaixin slapped his forehead.

He then led Zhou Zhiming and three others, along with Captain Wang and Master Chen, to unload bags of mountain produce from the vehicle.

After finishing, Zhao Laosan dusted himself off and said, "Brother Li, the things have been delivered, I'll head back now."

"Brother Zhao, wait a minute!"

Li Kaixin quickly stopped him, took out two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes and ten yuan from his pocket, "This is for the moving fee and the gas money for the return trip, you can take it."

Zhao Laosan was taken aback, then waved his hand:

"No, no! Brother Li, what are you doing? I can't accept your money. The village chief will kill me if he finds out!"

"Brother Zhao, please listen to me."

Li Kaixin stuffed the things into his pocket and explained sincerely:

"You must keep this money. The fuel the tractor uses belongs to the government; we can't take advantage of that."

After hearing this, Zhao Laosan hesitated for a moment before accepting it.

"Well, I'll just have to accept it, even if it's a shameless thing to do."

After saying that, he waved to Zhou Zhiming and the others, then turned around, got on the tractor, and drove away in no time.

Once the tractor had completely disappeared from sight, everyone turned their attention back to the pile of sacks.

"Master, there's another good thing among these mountain goods."

As Wu Tian spoke, he opened a relatively small cloth bag as if presenting a treasure.

"Monkey head mushroom!"

Captain Wang's eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned closer to examine it carefully:

"This is a rare find. Pigeons in the Northeast sell for ten yuan a pound, and even then, they're not always available."

Looking at his master's appearance, Wu Tian couldn't help but puff out his chest:

"Of course! I'll get about three catties this time, and I'll take half of it out for you and your godmother to help them recover!"

He and Zhou Zhiming had already discussed it on the way: Li Kaixin would take half of the mountain produce, and the four of them would split the remaining half equally.

"Alright!"

Captain Wang looked up and patted Wu Tian's shoulder with satisfaction: "Monkey head mushroom is considered a good tonic. I'll thank you on behalf of your godmother."

Wu Tian scratched his head, his smile widening.

Li Kaixin stood aside watching, feeling a mix of emotions.

Since they became godparents, their relationship has grown increasingly close, and they really do look like a father and son.

Just as the two were talking, several people walked towards the door of the guesthouse.