The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

Xing'er never expected that firewood would be stolen.

She paused for a moment, just as she was about to talk about chopping firewood, when a shout came from the courtyard gate.

"Sister Xing'er!"

"Sister Xing'er, come out quickly, let's go pick dates!"

Xing'er stepped out of the kitchen and saw that it was Tiger Head and Dog Egg, who were holding long wooden sticks.

She smiled and waved to them:

"You guys go ahead, I'll be right there."

Then she turned to her older brother and said:

"Big brother, second brother, call fourth sister and third brother over together, let's go pick dates together."

Li Dashan nodded and said:

"become."

"But your second brother and I won't be going. We're going to the mountain to chop firewood with our third grandfather and the others."

"I'll have my fourth sister and third brother go with you."

"Then I'll go first."

Xing'er glanced at the main room, thinking that it would be good to bring back the jujubes to her older sister and the others later. There were three injured people in the family and one person was recovering, so they had to do more work.

That's all.

Li Dashan found Xiaoshan, and the two of them, carrying axes, headed towards their third grandfather's house.

Uncle Liu and Uncle Dadan were already waiting.

As for the jujube trees in the village, they are located on a field ridge on the edge of the village.

The village children, young women, elderly people, and young wives had already gathered under the tree with baskets on their backs.

Harvesting dates is a major event in Xinghua Village in autumn.

Because Xinghua Village was poor, the children in the village could not eat any proper fruit all year round. As for wild fruits, there were not many edible ones around, and they could only occasionally pick a few if they were lucky.

Jujube trees, on the other hand, are not picky about soil and do not require artificial watering or fertilization, yet they can still grow very well.

Children in the countryside love jujube trees.

This is a rare moment of sweetness in the whole year.

Dog, Tiger Head, and Daya, among others, start hoping from the moment the jujube tree blossoms, watching the jujube blossoms turn into small fruits, and then into large fruits. Sometimes they even dream of the jujubes ripening.

Each date was red and big, and everyone ate them with smiles on their faces, but when they woke up, all that was left was a mouthful of drool.

So whenever it was time to pick jujubes in the village, Tiger Head and Dog would rush over to call Xing'er to pick jujubes.

Xing'er also liked picking dates. After saying goodbye to her parents and two older sisters in the main room, she carried her basket and followed Gou'er and the others.

When she arrived, she realized how big these jujube trees were.

He's also very tall.

The shortest jujube tree is over ten meters tall, and its trunk is thicker than a water bucket. The three jujube trees are only three meters apart, but when you look up, their branches are all connected.

These jujube trees are said to be hundreds of years old, because they have been there since the village was founded, and the older generations have been harvesting jujubes every year.

Xing'er remembers that jujube trees grow very slowly, and to grow to such a large size, they might actually be hundreds of years old.

She looked up.

Jujubes, both small and large, are red like lanterns and green like jade pendants. They hang glisteningly on the branches, drooping gently, and when a gentle breeze blows, they sound like a string of tiny bells.

Third Aunt and Aunt Huang had already prepared bamboo poles for picking dates.

Together, they held long bamboo poles, looked up at the bright red dates, their faces beaming with joy. Once they found the right spot, the two of them began to swing their bamboo poles.

When the branches were struck, the red dates fell like raindrops.

Tiger Head, Dog, Grass, Daya, and the other children in the village were all happily running around under the trees.

They scrambled to grab the fallen dates.

"Wow, this one is huge!"

"I'll take a bite."

"Wow, these dates are so sweet!"

"Sister Xing'er, have a bite too."

The dog picked up a few dates and walked over to Xing'er, grinning as he handed them to her.

Xing'er smiled and nodded.

She then took the date, wiped it on her clothes, and put it in her mouth.

Don't say it.

These cracked dates are so sweet, their rich sweetness is almost unforgettable.

She had just taken a bite when her third brother and fourth sister also came down to the tree with bamboo baskets in their arms.

The two began to search diligently for the fallen dates on the ground; some dates fell into the lush green grass as soon as they were knocked down.

Yu Shan and Lan Hua quickly filled a bamboo basket with red dates.

They had actually seen Third Sister earlier, but because of their previous dislike and disrespect towards her, the two of them looked at her, biting their lips, unsure of what to say.

I want to get close to them, but I feel awkward.

Lanhua thought for a long time, recalling what her mother had said, as well as what her eldest and second eldest brothers and sisters had said, and realized that her previous attitude had been a bit excessive.

After a while.

She was still mentally preparing herself when her third brother whispered to her:

"Fourth Sister, Third Sister doesn't have many dates left in her basket. Let's give her some!"

Orchid hesitated for a moment.

Li Yushan continued:

"My third sister used to be a troublemaker, but she's done so much, and our family even has a new house now. No matter what, she's really changed. We can't be the same as before."

Orchid gave a soft "hmm".

He bent down and picked up the bamboo basket full of dates.

next moment.

Lan Hua pursed her lips, her face solemn as she walked to her third sister's side with the bamboo basket slung over her shoulder. She then held the basket high and whispered:

"Third Sister."

Do you want some dates?

Xing'er noticed her flustered expression, which even carried a hint of caution.

"I'll eat it."

Why don't you eat the dates your own sister picked?

After she finished speaking, she reached out and grabbed a handful.

After taking a bite, he praised it repeatedly:

"The dates my fourth sister picked were sweet and delicious."

"That...."

"Then...then Third Sister, you eat a few more, and Third Brother and I can go pick them up."

Lan Hua's mood brightened visibly after seeing her third sister eat the dates she had picked.

Xing'er also knew that it wasn't really their fault.

Lan Hua and Yu Shan were still children, and their beloved snacks were taken away. However, their mother favored the original owner of the body, and they felt unhappy no matter who they met.

So she reached out and patted her fourth sister's head, saying with a smile:

"Fourth Sister, you and Third Brother take the dates back to Father and Mother first, and also to that distant cousin. Third Sister will be back in a little while."

"become."

"Then my third brother and I will take the dates home first."

"Third Sister, when are you coming back?"

"I'll be back in a bit."

Xing'er's tone was very gentle. Lan Hua and Yu Shan were both happy and embarrassed. After glancing at their third sister, they carried the juicy dates and ran home laughing.

Here.

Huang Si Niang somehow got hold of a bamboo mat, and she and Chen San Mei started knocking down the jujubes from the top of the tree. The jujubes fell onto the mat with a crackling sound, and everyone looked up at them.

There are still many jujubes on the jujube tree that haven't been picked.

Tiger Head said with a smile:

"Aunt Huang, I'm going up the tree. Give me the pole, and I'll hit it."

After saying that, he quickly climbed up like a monkey.

He sat on the tree trunk and said with a smile:

"Auntie, can I have a bamboo pole?"