Chapter 106: Chapter 106: That Tree Looks Beautiful

Although Yin Cheng knew Qin Minglang’s praise for him was somewhat exaggerated, he still accepted it, naturally he wouldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

Seeing Qi Zheng looking at him, he said irritably, “What are you looking at? Sit down quickly so I can check your pulse.”

Saying this, he took the lead and sat down, muttering to himself as he did so, “Getting a pulse check for peace of mind, in the past, only wealthy families could afford this.”

Qi Zheng was amused and exasperated by the old doctor’s duplicity, but he still cooperated and sat down.

He was usually afraid of getting sick, and now on the road, Qi Zheng was also afraid of having health problems.

Getting a pulse check, if there’s an issue, he could treat it quickly, and if there’s no problem, even better, it would be reassuring.

The people in the valley were busy getting their pulses checked, and everyone’s spirits were high.

Meanwhile, those climbing the mountain were all questioning their life choices.

“Daddy, go that way, that tree looks pretty!”

Qi Manman was indeed sitting obediently in Yi Meng’s back basket.

The basket wasn’t big, and with Qi Manman sitting in it, a small head could still peek out to look around.

So the little one began to “give directions.”

Qi Quanjin knew his daughter was not an ordinary child, so he took her directions seriously.

Wherever his daughter said to go, he went.

Yi Meng didn’t mind at all.

In the past, if she had to climb a mountain with a child on her back, it would certainly have been exhausting.

But whether it was due to the recent road-tripping exercise or the effect of the Space Spring Water, she now didn’t feel tired at all when climbing the mountain with her daughter on her back.

As for the others, they were all utterly bewildered.

“Brother Quanjin, are we really going to follow Manbao’s directions?”

Zhou Tao was walking next to Qi Quanjin, and the two were cutting a path ahead with sickles.

Qi Quanjin nodded, “Follow my daughter’s directions.”

“But, but…”

Zhou Tao opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

Oh well, the whole Qi Family is overly fond of Qi Manman, and these people particularly like to listen to Qi Quanjin.

So, in short, it means they’re all following the directions of a little girl!

After all, they didn’t have a target.

Now that someone was directing them, although they had doubts, if they were to find their own way, they’d be like headless flies.

After only a few steps, Qi Manman extended her chubby finger again, “Daddy, that tree looks pretty!”

“Daddy, that tree looks pretty!”

“Daddy, that tree!”

The childish voice rang out from time to time, causing changes in their route.

Afraid of losing their way back, everyone chopped marks into large trees as they went.

After walking for almost an hour and a half, Qi Manman finally changed her phrase, “Daddy, this area looks nice, let’s rest here!”

“Okay!”

Qi Quanjin agreed and called everyone to find a place to rest.

To everyone, this forest looked no different from the previous one.

Specifically, all the “pretty” trees Qi Manman pointed out were similar to other trees.

But for a child, even two blades of grass together could reveal which one is better.

Once seated, everyone drank water.

Nobody felt hungry, so nobody ate anything.

Only Qi Manman sat on her father’s lap, gnawing at a small piece of dried cake.

It was more like teething rather than eating.

Wang Niu sniffed and said, “Brother Jin, I need to pee.”

“Me too!”

Zhou Tao immediately stood up.

The two headed towards the nearby large thick tree.

Since Yi Meng, a woman, was with them, they couldn’t just relieve themselves on the spot.

But just as they got around that thick tree, they both let out an exclamation.

Hearing this, Qi Quanjin and the others quickly ran over, thinking something had happened.

Upon reaching the two and seeing the scene before them, they all couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.

“My gosh, why are there so many chestnuts!”

Qi Quanli exclaimed, “If we carry all these down the mountain, we’ll have enough to eat for a long time!”

The clearing before them was evidently lower in elevation than where they had rested previously.

This was why they hadn’t noticed anything here.

If it weren’t for Wang Niu and Zhou Tao going around the tree, they might not have discovered it.

And on the slightly sunken forest floor, there were dense wild chestnuts with open husks.

“Quick, gather them up!”

Qi Sangui, not slow with his words this time, shouted and rushed forward.

But the next moment, Qi Quanjin grabbed him by the clothes.

“Fourth brother, what’s up?”

Qi Sangui looked at his fourth brother in confusion.

Qi Quanjin frowned and said, “Don’t rush, let’s first check if there’s any danger around here.”

Saying this, Qi Quanjin let go of Qi Sangui, poked the ground with his hoe, and called for Qi Dalang to bring over the rope they had brought, tying it around his waist, “I’ll walk in there a bit, you hold the rope. If anything goes wrong, pull me back.”

“Uncle Four, let me go instead!”

Qi Dalang was worried.

While tying the rope, Qi Quanjin said, “I’ll go. I’m the heaviest here. If I can go over there without any issues, you can all come over too.”

This made everyone speechless.

Indeed, Xin terms of physique, apart from Wang Niu, who could compete with Qi Quanjin, the others weren’t as strong.

And Wang Niu was not as responsive as Qi Quanjin, so they’d be even less at ease letting him go.

Although Yi Meng knew there shouldn’t be any danger here, as it was Little White who told her daughter, and her daughter personally directed them here.

She still couldn’t help but worry, so she reminded from the side, “Brother Jin, come back quickly if anything goes wrong.”

“Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

Qi Quanjin smiled at his wife.

After securing the rope and checking it, he began cautiously walking forward with his hoe.

Each step was taken with care, causing the watching onlookers’ hearts to pound.

As Qi Quanjin gradually moved further, everyone’s hearts slowly relaxed.

Treading on the dry leaves felt soft, but there were no signs of sinking.

Once Qi Quanjin traversed the area with the most chestnuts and confirmed there were no problems, everyone rushed in a frenzy to fill their baskets with chestnuts.

The thorny outer shells of the chestnuts had dried completely and had even split open for the most part.

Everyone was accustomed to farm work, with thick calluses on their hands, so they weren’t afraid of getting pricked.

As they filled their baskets, they realized the outer husks took up too much space, so they simply sat on the ground, using sickles or axes in hand to peel the shells on the spot.

Without the shells, surely more chestnuts could fit in the baskets.

Yi Meng placed Qi Manman on the ground in the middle of the group, but still in the basket.

Besides the back basket, Yi Meng had brought many empty cloth bags and helped pack the shelled chestnuts into them discreetly.

As she did so, she quietly stored some in her space when no one was looking.

As for these wild mountain goods, it was unknown if they’d sell for Silver later, but having more prepared meant more food for them on their journey.

Not to mention, it’s always good to prepare more snacks for the child.

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