Apocalyptic Hoarding Diary

Led by Wang Qingshan, the group silently traversed the dark forest, and finally, they arrived once again at the sheltered mountain hollow.

Shining the faint beam of their flashlights around, everyone was delighted to see that the fallen fruit on the ground was still densely packed, and the branches were still heavy with fruit.

It seems that Wang Qingshan deliberately obscured the location when giving directions, and given how difficult this place is to find, it was actually preserved by sheer luck.

"Hurry!" Chen Yong whispered, his tone filled with a final, desperate urgency. "Pick as much as you can! This place is drafty; we absolutely can't come back here again!"

One sentence put everyone on edge. This was the last chance. There was no need for further urging. The crowd immediately dispersed and quickly disappeared into the shadows of the trees.

Each person searched for the area with the most abundant fruit and began silently gathering it with all their might.

This was exactly what Xu Xiaoyan wanted to do. She deliberately went deeper into the direction where she had "acted alone" last time, and soon got out of sight of the others.

All that remained was her rapid breathing and the rustling sound of chestnuts falling into the bag.

She was extremely efficient, repeating the shaking and picking motions until the tenth burlap sack was full, at which point she straightened her aching back.

Looking around, she had practically stripped all the chestnut trees in the area bare.

She was panting and quickly checked her surroundings. She immediately put eight bags of chestnuts into her spatial storage, leaving only two bags at her feet as cover. After doing all this, she was preparing to drag the bags back to the meeting point.

Out of the corner of my eye, I was suddenly drawn to a few unusual colors in the withered grass beside me—a deep, almost dark green.

Curious, she cautiously parted the withered grass and approached, only to find several oval fruits, about the size of goose eggs and covered with a layer of rough white fuzz, scattered there!

Xu Xiaoyan's heart skipped a beat! She squatted down and carefully picked one up. It was slightly hard to the touch, but its unique shape and fuzzy skin told her it was a wild kiwi!

She looked up abruptly and quickly scanned her surroundings with her flashlight. Good heavens! Underneath the bushes and withered grass, there were large vines twining around, with a few fuzzy fruits hanging on them!

Although most of them are small and somewhat hardened due to the cold, this is undoubtedly a more precious fruit than chestnuts! Rich in vitamins, it can greatly replenish energy!

Overjoyed, she instantly dispelled her fatigue and, without hesitation, took out several empty snakeskin bags from her spatial storage. At this moment, she had to be thankful that she had emptied the dry branches and wood earlier, otherwise, where would she have found the space to put things?

She practically pounced into the vine-covered area, her hands flying through the branches and leaves, picking only the largest and softest fruits.

She completely ignored the prickly fuzz and frantically stuffed things into the bags. One bag was quickly filled, tied tightly, and put into her storage space. Then came the second, the third...

Just as she was engrossed in her work and began packing the sixth bag, she faintly heard Chen Yong's urgent calls coming from afar, though his voice was low.

"Xiaoyan! Xu Xiaoyan! Time to go! It's time to assemble!" Xu Xiaoyan paused, then immediately called out, "Yes! I heard you! I'm coming right away!"

She immediately put five bags of wild kiwis and a bag of chestnuts into her spatial storage. Then, carrying a bag of chestnuts in one hand and a bag of kiwis in the other, she quickly headed toward the direction from which the sound came.

When Xu Xiaoyan returned to the meeting point, panting, she found that the other seven people were already waiting there. There were even more bags of chestnuts piled up at their feet than before, indicating that they had all had a good haul.

However, almost the instant she appeared, all eyes were focused on her, and those eyes no longer held the previous concern and anxiety, but were mixed with surprise, doubt and a hint of disbelief.

Chen Yong frowned and was the first to speak, his tone clearly puzzled, "Xu Da Meizi, why... is it so late again? And you were gone for so long? Did something happen?"

So much time has passed, yet she only brought back two bags of chestnuts, which seems particularly abrupt and illogical given their all-out efforts.

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Xu Xiaoyan was well aware of the questions she would face, so she simply stopped waiting for others to ask further questions.

He took the lead, deliberately panting heavily, and with a mixture of exhaustion and excitement on his face, carefully put down the bag on his shoulder.

"Don't even mention it," she said, her words slightly quickened, as if still basking in the joy of her discovery. "I just picked up a bag of chestnuts and then I found something good in the dry grass next to me!"

As she spoke, she bent down and quickly untied the bag, turning it inside out to reveal a bunch of fuzzy, dark green fruits.

"Look! Wild kiwifruit!" She picked up a larger one and showed it to everyone.

"There's a whole patch of them! I was so busy picking these that I lost track of time! I didn't even have time to pick many chestnuts, but I picked almost all the larger kiwis!"

"Kiwifruit?!" Wang Qingshan was the first to lean in, his eyes wide with surprise. "This stuff is amazing! It's much better than eating chestnuts!"

"It really is a kiwi!" Chen Yong also came over, carefully picking one out of the bag and examining the fuzz on it closely. "Wow, Xiao Yan, your eyes are too sharp! In this pitch black, you could find it even if it was hidden in the grass!"

"Yes, yes! This is great for replenishing energy! I heard it's high in vitamins and makes you less likely to get scurvy!" another man exclaimed, his eyes shining as he looked at the bag of kiwis.

Everyone's attention immediately shifted from why she only picked up two bags of chestnuts to the unexpectedly discovered precious fruit, and they all praised Xu Xiaoyan for being thoughtful and lucky.

Just then, Chen Yong coughed, interrupting everyone's praise.

His gaze swept over the tempting bag of kiwis, then turned to Xu Xiaoyan, and said seriously, "It's Xu Xiaoyan's luck to have found this good stuff, and it's also our luck, but..."

He changed the subject, glancing at the others, "These kiwis are not like chestnuts; they are precious and rare. We can't just take them for free."

I suggested that when we get back, whoever wants to trade for these kiwis should trade them the chestnuts they've collected. It's a fair exchange, and no one will take advantage of anyone. What do you all think?

His words were reasonable and could prevent future misunderstandings caused by unequal distribution. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Of course, of course!"

"Yes, trade chestnuts, that's fair!"

"Sister Xu, I'll be the first to switch with you when we get back!" Xu Xiaoyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved her hand, "Everyone is too kind, it's just a little fruit."

However, she was very grateful for Chen Yong's suggestion. She tied the bag back up, and the group, without further delay, hurried down the mountain with the bag.