Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 752

Chapter 752: Chapter 627: Climbing the Mountain Together

"On July 7, if you don’t pick hazelnuts, you’ll miss the pears." Every year during "End of Heat," various mountain goods and wild fruits gradually ripen and can be harvested.

Before the End of Heat, the brigade has a unified rule: no one is allowed to go up the mountain to pick hazelnuts or get pears to ensure these fruits are fully ripe and not harvested prematurely.

Now that the End of Heat has passed, in a few days, it will be Mother Zhang’s lunar birthday on July 20, and naturally, there won’t be mountain goods or wild fruits waiting for Zhang Guoqing and the others when they return.

In the past, during good years, some families could still gather two or three sacks of hazelnuts, along with other miscellaneous mountain goods and wild fruits. Besides selling them to the procurement station, every household had enough of these foods and snacks to get through the winter.

But nowadays, the outskirts of Daqing Mountain have been over-harvested in the past two or three years. It’s unlikely to be lush and full of fruits again without several years of recuperation.

Yet Xi Zi and the others don’t think that way.

After breakfast, they looked expectantly at Zhang Guoqing, the "capable person," eager to enter the depths of the mountainside. If not for the frequent howling of wolves, a few teenage boys would have gone into the mountains long ago.

Zhang Guoqing didn’t sleep all night last night, and he really didn’t want to take them up the mountain. But thinking about the dense hazelnuts in the mountain, the adorable bitter girl handful after handful, that patch of mountain grapes in the ravine, the clusters of oyster mushrooms under the oak trees, and the black fungus on the trees.

He really couldn’t bear to give up! There’s also another reason that made him uneasy. He didn’t believe the ten or so hunters in the brigade hadn’t noticed. They probably kept silent and planned to go up the mountain privately after harvesting the spring wheat.

If that’s the case, his family would go first to seize the opportunity, and see if those people could hold back? Taking advantage but acting innocent, do they really think Daqing Mountain is their backyard?

Zhang Guoqing was silent for a moment and then said to Xi Zi and Ziwen, "Xi Zi, go find your Uncle Qingshan; Ziwen, go find your Uncle Qingfeng, and be careful not to let anything slip. Ask them to take a day off, just say I need them for something. If they hesitate, tell them it can wait until later, there’s no rush."

Xi Zi and Ziwen exchanged a smile, "Little Uncle (Little Uncle), I know what to do."

Zhang Guoqing smiled and continued to instruct, "This time, tell outsiders your little aunt is taking you all up the mountain to gather herbs to prepare for the brigade’s clinic."

"Got it!" The two cousins grinned widely in agreement.

"Alright, go and take care of it. Don’t tell the younger siblings yet, stay calm." After Zhang Guoqing finished speaking, he waved them out.

Watching them leave, he then walked toward the main room, signaling silently to Zhou Jiao and Ping’an. The couple sneaked home, leaving their son behind.

Little Ping’an was thrilled. His dad was finally taking him up the mountain! So much meat, so many wild fruits! Thinking about it, Little Genius’s big eyes curved into crescent shapes with joy.

As soon as Zhou Jiao entered the house, she frowned slightly and whispered, "I slept a long time in the car, but not you. Can’t we go up the mountain tomorrow?"

Zhang Guoqing, having made up his mind, had no intention of changing it. He laughed, "How about coming inside and checking if your man can handle it?"

Zhou Jiao laughed and cursed, "You pervert!"

"Seems like you misunderstood. Rest assured, I’ll come back when I get tired. Hurry up and change into long sleeves and pants, and bring our son’s little bow and clothes."

Zhou Jiao nodded and quickly ran into the living room to prepare. With so many kids going, preparing antidote powder was essential. Besides snakes and insects, buzzing wasps were the scariest on the mountain. Especially in this season, mosquitoes were everywhere, causing big bumps that itch for days even with ointment.

When she came out, Zhou Jiao had already changed into old clothes, carrying a large black bag cross-body, with a bamboo basket on her back. This image made Zhang Guoqing burst into laughter.

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