Chapter 153 Longan Tree

Despite her best efforts, He Caiwei couldn't fit all 200,000 jin of sweet potatoes into one truck, so she had to split it into two trips. Director Zhang was very conscientious today, coming early in the morning to supervise whether the truck's warehouse had been emptied.

They even hired a few unloaders, and just as the goods were unloaded, He Caiwei went out to pick up another load of 200,000 jin of sweet potatoes, which freed up the convoy and filled the largest warehouse to the brim.

Just as the second truck arrived and returned the truck, he went out to make his second trip and filled the truck with gas.

I gave each of the dozen or so drivers in the convoy 20 eggs, and they helped me wash the truck.

Such a big car, unless she takes it back into her spatial storage to deal with it, she doesn't know how long it would take her to wash it by herself.

Actually, the car wasn't very dirty. After all, the sweet potatoes had been processed, but some dirt was inevitably left behind. Most of these cars are made of cloth and other materials that are not resistant to dirt, so they have to be cleaned thoroughly.

After leaving the convoy, she went to the main road and drove away the large truck that Director Zhang had sent over. By the time she got home, it was almost time for dinner.

She had no idea that the busy day had passed so quickly.

"Weiwei's back! Wash your hands first, then we can eat when Daddy gets back." He Yuping quickly called her daughter over to wash her hands as soon as she saw her return.

When He Caiwei passed by the courtyard, she saw the longan tree in the middle of the courtyard, which was already full of fruit. It seemed that this year would be another bumper harvest.

Their longan tree yields several hundred kilograms of fruit a year. Especially after she watered it with water from her space, the fruit becomes crisp and sweet, making the surrounding children so eager that they come to ask every day if they can eat it.

In the past, He Caiwei would pick the leftovers and store them in her space to eat later. After her parents got married, she would send some to her uncle in Kyoto every year.

She hasn't come back in the past few years, so she's been sending more things over, plus some to the neighbors. That's why, during the longan harvest season these past few years, kids have been peeking around her house.

"Mom, are our longans ready to eat?" Seeing those large, plump longans, she was also a little tempted.

"The ones at the very top should be ready, but the ones at the bottom are still not ready. We'll have to wait a while longer. Are you craving them? Your dad can go pick the ones at the very top when he gets back." He Yuping quickly pulled her daughter away to wash her hands, seeing her daughter's secretive behavior. It's better for girls not to climb trees.

When her husband comes back, she can have him go up and pick some for her daughter to eat.

"No need, Mom, just get me a basket, I'll go up and pick them." He Caiwei hadn't climbed a tree in a long time, and she wanted to pick them herself.

"It's not good for a girl to climb trees," He Yuping scolded her daughter, trying to calm her down.

He Caiwei wouldn't listen to her; she was now quite eager to try out the aforementioned methods.

Reaching into the basket in the corner, with a gentle stomp of the foot, they climbed straight up the tree.

He Caiwei tasted each branch on the tree, picking the biggest ones. She put the ones she couldn't fit back into her spatial storage. When Lu Qingfeng and his nephew returned home and didn't see her, they thought the matter hadn't been resolved.

It wasn't until after washing her hands and getting ready to eat that He Yuping called out to the tree outside, and everyone realized that she was in the longan tree.

Lu Qingfeng prepared to climb the tree to help, but the little girl had already climbed down from the tree when he reached the base of the longan tree.

"Brother, why are you working on Sunday?"

"I have something to do today, so take the basket off your back and go wash your hands and eat first." Lu Qingfeng helped her take the basket off her back and led her to the well to fetch water for her to wash her hands.

Lu Qingfeng was actually supposed to have a day off today, but after hearing Director Zhang say that the supplies had arrived, he excitedly went to see them.

With these things, they won't have to worry about supplies running out for the next six months.

After He Caiwei washed her hands, she was pulled into the house. She had just heard her two little ones chattering away.

"Big sister, you're so amazing! You can even climb trees! Big sister, Tie Dan's brother can climb trees just like you, but he came to our house wanting longans. There weren't any left on the tree, so he climbed up to look for them. When he was almost on the ground, he fell down with a thud! His mother was so mean, and he even wanted her to pay for it." The little ones told their big sister about what happened last year.

"Alright, you two, this happened last year. Besides, I won't even let them into the house this year. Do you think they can still extort money from us?" After serving the two children their food, He Yuping pressed them down into chairs.

These two little ones start talking like a floodgate has been opened and they just can't stop. If we don't shut them up, they'll probably talk for half an hour.

He Caiwei found it somewhat amusing that her mother treated these two little ones, but the two cubs were indeed exceptionally cute, though a bit thin.

“Don’t let their thinness fool you, these two little ones eat just as much as you do. They’re always running around and jumping around, they haven’t gotten fat at all.” He Yuping knew her daughter well enough to know what she was thinking with just a glance.

There wasn't much entertainment available, so after dinner, the two little ones ran outside and played around for a while before coming back to take a bath. It was quite hot, so He Caiwei went back to her room after her bath. She planned to go back to her space to see if the grain could be harvested.

She's already cleared out most of her previous stock today, and she has to replenish it all in a short time.

However, she has a lot of supplies in her space. She just cleared out 100,000 chicken eggs and duck eggs yesterday, and in just half a day, her two warehouses have already been filled with a lot of chicken eggs and duck eggs again.

There were too many chickens, ducks, and geese in the space, and they laid eggs very quickly. Of the more than 400 chickens she had caught before, most of them were hens. There were just too many hens, and the eggs they laid were far too many for her to eat.

She felt it was unnecessary to go to the black market. She didn't lack money, tickets, or supplies, so there was no need to risk going there.

The main reason for wanting to replenish the food supplies as soon as possible is to guard against unforeseen circumstances. With food shortages occurring everywhere, we might need them someday.

The main reason for bringing out so much grain this time is to help Uncle Zhang, and more importantly, Uncle Zhang won't betray her.

She didn't really want to act like a saint; the main problem was that there was simply no food left to collect here. Food was scarce everywhere outside, and even with a lot of money, it was impossible to buy much food.

He had previously learned from Uncle Zhang that his father would occasionally drive a truck and beg and plead along the way to buy some grain, but that grain was ridiculously expensive.