Chapter 1205 - 380 Teaching the Girl, A Great Harvest_4
Fortunately, such days didn’t last too long. When the fruit on the branches was ready to be picked, Mo Yan notified Yan Junyu the day before. The next day, she started picking fruit with Zhao Mu and others, each carrying a bamboo basket on their back.
Aside from Mo Qingze, Zhenzhen, Yun Zhao, and Lizhong who were not at home, the rest of the Mo Family participated in the harvest, even the youngest Shengsheng, who, standing on tiptoe at the base of the fruit trees, picked the fruit within her reach.
At this time, the Mo Family’s orchard attracted many onlookers, some from Liu Yang Village and others from nearby villages. A few bold villagers took advantage of Mo Yan’s distraction to slip into the orchard and hastily picked the fruit, catching them in their clothes.
It wasn’t until they couldn’t carry any more that they reluctantly left. Just as these people were about to take the fruit home, planning to return later with their families to steal more, they were stopped by the guards Mo Yan had arranged outside.
Mo Yan had anticipated such situations. Previously, the poisonous snakes and big birds guarding the orchard deterred these people, but now that they were gone, some couldn’t resist the temptation to make their move.
Mo Yan had asked Lin Yong, Lin Da, and others for help, assigning them to specifically catch those looking for a quick and small advantage. If they let them off easily, others would become envious, and the loss to the orchard would be more than just a few pounds of fruit.
Lin Yong and the others didn’t make things difficult for these fruit thieves, simply asking them to pay silver according to the weight of the fruit before letting them take the fruit away.