Peeling off the shell, the inside was jet black, wrapped with walnuts, and the grandfather and grandson all picked them into the back basket, and after a while, they were almost finished.

Chen's father took the wooden ladder and put it on the walnut tree, and Shao Ke also hurried over to set up the wooden ladder.

After carefully climbing the wooden ladder, Grandpa helped hand the bamboo pole to Chen's father, who stood on the big branch above and leaned against the trunk of the tree. He took out the thumb-thick piece of hemp rope and tied himself to the trunk.

Do this to prevent yourself from falling off. This kind of work is better to be careful, the tree is high and you will definitely fall and get hurt.

Then he began to hold the bamboo pole with both hands and hit the walnut branch. The crackling sound of the skin was non-stop.

The walnuts will fall one by one, Shao Ke is also like his father, he has been playing for two years, and he still has a little experience.

Grandpa waited until they had all tied their places, then turned around and took the basket and began to pick the walnuts on the ground.

After a while, there were many walnuts on the ground, and Grandpa quickly picked them. After Chen's father finished playing a position, he immediately untied the rope, stood somewhere else, and tied the rope to the trunk of the tree.

Holding a bamboo pole in both hands and starting to fight, Shao Ke is also. By this time, the sun had already set, the trees were not so hot, and the breeze was quite cool.

Shaofen and her mother had already arrived at the shore of the field, and they were drying the grass, which had dried up a lot, and the color had become lighter, and they could take it back in two days.

After the sun, the two mothers and daughters went back, and Chen's mother said as she walked: "We will take back the oranges and walnuts after we sell them, and we can go to x a day in advance." Time is still in a hurry. ”

Shaofen nodded and said yes, and it didn't take long for her to go home and start busy with the house.

Grandpa had already filled most of the basket underneath, and the green walnut skins had fallen to the ground, and some had broken in half, revealing the fresh walnuts inside, with a pale yellow color.

Chen's father and Shao Ke were already tired, so they stood on the tree to rest, and it didn't take long to beat walnuts like this, and their hands and arms were very sore.

The clothes on their backs were already wet with sweat, and their faces were covered with sweat, and Dad and Shaoke stood on the tree and sighed constantly, and said one after another: "It's too high, it's a little hard to beat." ”

I had to change the position after a while, and hit the one who could hit first.

The father and son rested against the tree, and the grandfather sped up picking below, and there were all kinds of weeds growing on the ground. Grandpa first took an iron sand knife and cut it, and then set it aside before he began to pick it.

So there were a lot more on the ground, and he quickly picked them up with canvas gloves.

Dad and Shaoke rested on the tree for a while, and the green walnut leaves had fallen a lot, all of which fell with the walnuts when they were beating the walnuts just now.

The yellowed leaves also fell off a lot, and a layer was spread on the ground.

Dad untied the rope and went down the wooden ladder, but he still had to fight, because the walnut tree still had some unfinished beating.

When Dad came down, he saw that the two baskets were already filled, and Grandpa was still on the ground watching and picking them carefully.

Dad looked around and saw that he had already beaten six walnuts from the big tree. He saw that it was getting late, and he bent down to help pick the walnuts on the ground.

Grandpa said as he picked up, "We don't have to fight today, let's go home after we finish picking." ”

Dad nodded and said yes, and the two fathers and sons quickly picked it up below, and it didn't take long to pick a lot. At this time, Shao Ke also finished beating the walnut tree, untied the rope, and slowly stepped on the wooden ladder to come down.

Standing on the ground, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, standing on the tree was still a little afraid of falling down.

Shaofen also came to fight two years ago, and the two siblings had just climbed the tree for the first time, and when they tied the rope, Shaofen was still standing on the branch and kept shouting: "Brother, this walnut tree is too high, and I feel dizzy when I look at it." ”

Shao Ke also felt this way, just to finish beating the walnuts, he forced himself to say, "Sister, it will be fine in a while."

We should have climbed up when we were children, not looking down, and paying attention to leaning against the trunk of the tree. Just be careful. ”

Hearing what her brother said, Shaofen hurriedly leaned against the trunk of the tree carefully, holding the bamboo pole in both hands and began to fight.

Gradually watching the beaten walnuts keep falling, Shaofen felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart, and gradually became less afraid.

After standing on a branch and playing a position, carefully untie the rope and tie yourself in another position.

In the first year, the two siblings fought for five days before they finished, because there were a lot of fruits, especially the dozen or so large walnut trees.

Every time, the grandfather picked up the ground below, and when Shaofen was there and screamed that his hands hurt, the two brothers and sisters untied the rope and stepped on the wooden ladder to climb down carefully.

There are almost three walnuts in the basket, and they are almost full, so they can be cleaned up before the three grandchildren can carry them back.

The second time, bring back the wooden ladder and rope, and the iron sand knife.

When they returned to their home, their grandfather went to cook, and the two siblings harvested the millet and peanuts dried at home. Take back the dry clothes.

The two siblings took two low benches to the outside of the yard, because the walnuts they had brought back were placed there, and the two of them went to the kitchen to bring two cutting boards and old kitchen knives and put them outside the yard.

Sit down, put on canvas gloves, pour out the walnuts, pinch the walnuts with your left hand, hold an old kitchen knife in your right hand, and start chopping off the walnut skin.

Because fresh walnuts are like this, they need to be peeled in order to sell at a good price, and the price will be much lower if they are not peeled.

It's hard to work down, so it's good to process it like this, and sell it for a little more money.

Grandpa cooked dinner, fed the livestock, and closed the door. Tell them to eat first. They said yes.

By this time it was getting dark, so the siblings had to carry the remaining walnuts back into the house, and put the peeled walnuts separately in wooden barrels.

He carried it back to the hall, swept all the walnut skins on the ground, and shoveled them in his own field outside.

After sweeping, I took the bench, cutting board, and knife back to the house.

I went to wash my hands before I started to sit down to eat. I took the gloves because they were already dirty, and my hands looked a little yellow under the light.

The two siblings ignored it and began to pick up chopsticks to eat.

Soon it was over, and Grandpa went to wash the dishes and take a hot bath.

The two siblings began to sit down again, holding kitchen knives and peeling the rest.

It wasn't until Grandpa asked them to take a bath that they stopped, Shaofen went to wash first, and Shao Ke continued to cut with a knife.

Grandpa had already washed it, came over to help cut it, and waited for Shaofen to finish washing, and the grandfather and grandson finished peeling.

There was a lot of walnut skin on the ground, and Shaofen helped to sweep it and asked her brother to take a bath first. Less is good.

After sweeping, after being busy, I closed the door and went back to my room to sleep.

When they got up the next morning, the two siblings felt that their hands and arms hurt so much that they had no choice but to continue fighting.

Grandpa cooked breakfast and told them to eat it quickly, the two siblings nodded and said okay, Shaofen asked while eating: "Grandpa, let's go to the street to sell it today." My hands hurt so much. ”

Shao Ke also said that, grandpa had to say: "Okay, after eating, you go back to sell, I will dry millet and peanuts at home, and I will come when I am dried, remember to sell it for thirteen yuan a catty, don't sell it if it is less." ”

The two siblings nodded and said yes, and went to sell walnuts for the first time.

Shaoke told his father about the first time he made walnuts while picking. Dad smiled and said, "You did a good job, you will have to work when you grow up."

I used to fight with your mother at home. I went out to work, and it should have been your mother and your grandfather. ”

Shao Ke recalled the past, nodded and said yes, the grandfather and grandson searched back and forth on the ground a few times, and only after picking it up did they each carry a basket home.

A large backpack full of about sixty pounds, it was already late, so I had to go back.

Slowly carrying it home, Dad and Shaoke came again and took all the tools back.

At home, Mom and Shaofen were already busy, and Mom shouted for them to eat. They smiled and said yes, went to wash their hands, and the family sat down and began to eat.

Mom watched everyone eat and asked, "Shaoke, how many have you beaten?"

Shaoke stopped eating before saying, "Seven walnut trees have been beaten, and they bear more fruit this year and less last year." ”

Grandpa took a bite of the dish and said, "Walnut trees bear more fruit in one year, and they will bear less fruit in the second year." Citrus trees too. Last year there was less knotting, this year it got more. ”

Dad also said while eating: "Some of these walnut trees are fifteen or sixteen years old, and those small ones are almost seven or eight years old. ”

Grandpa nodded and said yes, at that time, the walnuts had just been born, and they had relatively few fruits, but then they bloomed more, and they slowly produced so much.

It seems that at the beginning I could only carry one basket, but now there are at least four baskets every year, and this year there are a lot of them.

Everyone eats and discusses the benefits of walnuts, the price of each year, and the method of planting.

After eating, Shaofen and her mother went to the kitchen to get busy. The three of them sat down and began to peel the skin with a knife.

I brought three cutting boards and three old kitchen knives, put on canvas gloves, and started chopping under the lights.

Dad's speed was very fast, and he took a kitchen knife and cut a few times, and he finished cutting one, but he was a little slower, and his grandfather's eyes were a little unclear, so he had to chop slowly. I heard only the sound of a bang bang in the hall.

They didn't stop until Shaofen and her mother were done with their work, and they had already taken a shower, and came over to ask them to wash.

There was already a lot of walnut peels on the ground, and Grandpa went to wash them first, and Mom sat down to help, put on gloves, and chopped with a kitchen knife.

Shaofen helped shovel out the leather on the ground and pour it out, and it didn't take long for Grandpa to wash it, and Dad told Shaoke to wash it first, and Shaoke said yes.

Shaofen sat down and put on gloves to help cut, and her mother stopped and told grandpa to go to sleep first, and we will finish cutting, and grandpa said okay.

There wasn't much left, and by the time Shaoke finished washing, they had already cut it down, and Dad went to take a bath, and they cleaned it up.

After sweeping, after loading, close the door, and go back to their own rooms to sleep.

Tomorrow, my mother and Shaofen will go to sell walnuts on the street, and the three of us will continue to hunt walnuts, and we have discussed it before going to bed.

I'm going to wake up early tomorrow, so turn off the lights and go to bed.