Since arriving at the Shen family's home, after the first few days were relatively proper, Grandpa Mo seemed to have revealed his true colors once he became familiar with the Shen family.
They say the older you get, the more childlike you become, and this saying was perfectly exemplified by Grandpa Mo and the old butler.
One day they would be provoking chickens, the next they'd be teasing dogs, even joining village friends to catch fish and mussels in the river.
More than once, the Shen family caught them trying to climb trees like children!
Did they think they were still young? What if they fell from a tree by accident!
Thus, after being reprimanded, Grandpa Mo and the old butler behaved themselves for two days. Yes, you heard that right, they were truly good for two days, and on the third day, they reverted to their old ways.
The reason for their urgent rush up the mountain in the small three-wheeled vehicle today was because the tangerines and oranges on the back mountain were ready for harvest.
The two of them, unable to wait, finished breakfast and immediately set off in their small three-wheeled vehicle.
It had to be said that the tangerines and oranges this season were growing exceptionally well, especially the tangerine saplings sent by the senior from the agricultural college.
Every tree was laden with fruit, golden yellow and looking so festive!
"Alright, let's quickly get ready and go up to help," said Mama Shen, then turned to the tool shed to fetch a pile of things.
Gloves, arm sleeves, pruning shears, baskets, and so on. Pruning shears were necessary because the tangerine trees had thorns, and if you picked them by hand, you might tear off the stem.
However, this time was different from before. In the past, they needed to hire people to help pick fruit, but this time, there was no need to hire anyone. All the guests at the agritainment farm were enthusiastically expressing their desire to help pick fruit.
They even offered to buy their own baskets and bring them, not asking for wages, only needing two catties of fruit as compensation.
The Shen family initially disagreed, but after many guests spoke to Shen Yao, the Shen family finally agreed.
However, they didn't need to prepare pruning shears and baskets themselves. Once Shen Yao agreed, the Shen family went to purchase a batch of baskets and pruning shears.
So when they came out, it was as if the agritainment farm had already lined up a crowd of people, each holding pruning shears and wearing large hats.
After Mama Shen had everything ready, she called out to the neighboring guests. The neighbors followed Mama Shen neatly, just like chicks following a mother hen.
Shen, the Mother Hen, Mama: ...
Fortunately, there were several mountain ridges together; otherwise, if so many people went up the mountain at once, wouldn't the whole mountain be filled with people?
A large portion of the guests were seeing this scene for the first time. Seeing fruit trees covering the mountainside, everyone was excitedly talking.
"Oh my god, I've eaten tangerines and oranges before, but this is my first time seeing them growing on trees."
"No wonder I've seen vendors selling tangerine trees at the flower and bird market recently. Their tangerine trees even had small tangerines on them, saying they were for New Year, to bring good luck when placed at home."
"Yes, yes, I saw that too. Such small trees, covered in tiny tangerines, made my mouth water!"
"When I go back, I'll have someone bring me a few pots to decorate my home."
"Wow wow wow, these should be sugar tangerines, oh my god, these tangerines are so delicious, I love them!"
"Mine, and this one, this looks like a jelly orange, but why is this jelly orange so big!"
"Look at that tree, why is it so big? And I see they have several varieties on their trees!"
"Where, where? Ah, I see it too, it's true!"
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Amidst everyone's chatter and laughter, they finally arrived at the mountain. Mama Shen gave a command, and the guests immediately scattered to find their target fruit trees.
Looking at the pile of free labor before her, Mama Shen felt there were just too many people!
"Mom, you really have the demeanor of a female general," Shen Yao said, praising Mama Shen.
Mama Shen, praised by her daughter, naturally beamed with joy.
Little Fatty, now over two years old, was also holding a small basket and obediently following his grandmother.
As for Tuanzi and Jiaozi, they were being held by Shen Huaijin and Shen Huaisang. The little ones, already three years old, were holding their heads up steadily, curiously looking at their surroundings.
Perhaps it was due to their recent oral fixation phase, they loved to drool and chew on their hands and feet.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Tuanzi, look at your drool, it's flowing like a river," Shen Huaisang said, although he sounded disgusted, he quickly wiped the little one's mouth.
Hearing his uncle talking to him, Little Tuanzi immediately gave him a big toothless smile.
This completely charmed Shen Huaisang, who quickly kissed his face.
The rough action was immediately noticed by Mama Shen, who raised her hand and pointed at Shen Huaisang, saying, "How many times have I told you not to kiss his face so forcefully? If you burst his saliva glands, he'll be drooling all the time!"
Upon hearing Mama Shen's words, Shen Huaisang touched his nose and decided not to look at his mother, indicating he hadn't heard.
Hey!
This action made Mama Shen laugh with anger. After glaring at him a few times, she took Little Fatty and went to a relatively short tangerine tree.
Mama Shen picked a few large sugar tangerines and put them into Little Fatty's small basket, enduring Little Fatty's constant praise for his grandmother.
Seeing her grandson constantly praising her, she immediately beamed with joy. Indeed, sons were the most annoying, nothing was as sweet as grandsons!
Shen Big Brother, Shen Second Brother, who were innocently caught in the crossfire: ...
Shen Yao took out her pruning shears, grabbed a small basket and a large hamper, and went straight to her favorite tangerine tree.
This was a new variety of 'baba gan' she had specifically asked the senior from the agricultural college to cultivate.
The senior had also mentioned that this was the first time this 'baba gan' variety was being cultivated, and asked her to take photos for documentation if it bore fruit.
The 'baba gan' tree before her was not very tall, but the fruit it produced was exceptionally large, about the size of a small pomelo, weighing over a pound each.
Shen Yao took out her phone and immediately took a picture of the fruit tree from top to bottom, from head to toe. At that moment, she started taking 360-degree photos of the fruit.
Then, after sending the photos with one click, she put away her phone and mercilessly used her pruning shears to cut the 'baba gan' from the branches.
Mo Chen silently helped her carry the basket, as Shen Yao was so engrossed in the joy of the harvest that she was pruning with great enthusiasm!