Rebirth Counterattack with Space-Chapter 66 - Going into the Mountains (Part Two)

The chestnut harvest season generally falls in mid-September, but on the mountains of Yushu Village, most of the wild chestnuts would ripen by early August. At this time, with fewer chestnuts, they were in high demand and could be sold at an even higher price.

“There’s so much on this mountain; practically all year round, there’s something to gather – lychees, longans, figs, watermelons, chestnuts, bananas, guavas, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, kiwis, persimmons, walnuts, fresh peaches, apples, pears… you name it, we’ve got it. The only difference is whether there’s enough to sell or just enough for our own consumption.”

Lu Aiguo looked around and then turned to Xia Yuan with a deep sense of regret.

“It’s a pity the mountain roads are far and difficult to traverse. In previous years, relying on just Shitou and me, we really couldn’t carry much out. We could only bring the more valuable items that could withstand some rough handling. Those items that bruise easily, apart from a small portion we picked for our own use, the rest we could only watch rot and spoil on the spot.”

“In the past, even after carrying goods down the mountain, we had to sell them on the sly, for fear of being caught and accused of speculating and profiteering. Even then, Shitou and I made a decent sum, enough to fill our stomachs and save some money. These past few years have been even better; we just wish we had an extra pair of legs and arms. If it weren’t for the majority of our earnings going towards repairing the house, would we only have that little bit of cash on us?”

“Now with Xiaoyun here, and during these few days, if we gather all the ripe fruit on the mountain, what do we have to worry about losses? These things cost nothing to grow; anything earned from selling them is pure profit. So, just for the sake of this treasure mountain, we really do need to come back more often in the future.”

“Then why didn’t you ask your uncles or cousins to help before, when you were short on hands?” Xia Yuan asked curiously. “Letting those good things rot on the mountain—what a waste!”

“Do you think just anyone can come to this mountain?”

Lu Aiguo looked at Xia Yuan with a smile.

“Why is Uncle convinced that it’s safe for Shitou and me to come here? Because we know how to identify the traces of wild animals on the mountain. We’ve also developed an instinct that tells us when there’s danger and when it’s safe—it’s not easy to learn this; we’ve risked our lives for it.”

“We can take care of ourselves, and looking after you two is manageable. But if we were to bring more people, it wouldn’t work out. Instead of taking care of them and wasting time, it’s better if it’s just the two of us. Besides, we’ve already drawn some complaints from the village because we’re not available to work the fields when we’re up here. If we asked several other brothers to join us, who would take care of the farm work, and what about the work points we’ve accumulated? How could we silence the complainers?”

“So that’s how it is, but you two are pushing yourselves too hard,” Xia Yuan realized, her heart aching as she gently touched the scars on Lu Aiguo’s face.

“We’re fine,” Lu Aiguo said, rubbing his cheek against the palm of Xia Yuan’s hand, his heart suddenly warming immensely.

“Alas, once we move to Haicheng, we’ll be able to come back only a few times a year, and then many of the fruits on the mountain will go to waste, rotting away. What a pity,” Xia Yuan sighed again, thinking about the loss. That was all money!

“In this world, what is ever perfect? Gains and losses are part of life,” Lu Aiguo replied with an unconcerned smile.

“Just that at this time, the ripe fruits on the mountain are just enough for us to pick. However, the wild fruits are never that big, and while some taste good, others may not necessarily be so.”

“Dad, when we come back in the future, we could actually try to bring some fruit tree saplings, too,”

Lu Yun, who had finished gathering chestnuts, ran over and eagerly shared her idea after overhearing the second half of Lu Aiguo’s sentence.

The taste of many wild fruits might not be particularly good, but they are completely natural and pollution-free. They can be made into candied fruits or dried fruits, which are nice to keep for eating or giving as gifts.

Plus, if they have the opportunity, they could also bring their own fruit tree saplings up the mountain and plant them wherever they like. They could certainly turn this big mountain into their own orchard.

After all, if they don’t come to harvest them, those fruits will indeed just rot on the trees.

It is worth noting that even many, many years in the past life, only a handful of people would dare to venture deep into this mountain—poachers with their weapons being the exception.

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In this life, she would still persuade her father to contract the mountain forests belonging to Yushu Village. As for the deeper parts of the mountain, even if someone wanted to take a contract out, they wouldn’t have the guts to venture in.

This mountain is called a single mountain, but that’s just a customary way to speak. There are dozens of mountain peaks in this range. And because the mountains are tall and remote and are home to fierce beasts, with quite a few being national-level protected animals, it remains in its original forest state, virtually undisturbed by ecological changes even after many years.

“That’s a good idea, but fruit tree saplings aren’t that easy to come by. Are the chestnuts all picked?” Lu Aiguo looked around and indeed could no longer see any chestnuts on the trees.