That family, afraid of being discovered by the villagers, went up the mountain early every day, returning only after dark.
In just a few days, they had picked hazelnuts from several dozen acres on Hazelnut Mountain, amounting to thousands of pounds of hazelnuts.
Even though they were very careful, they were still found out by the villagers.
Because those thousands of pounds of hazelnuts appeared in their home, which inevitably aroused suspicion.
"Hey, I say, Aunt Lan Hua, what's going on with your family? Going out early and coming back late, what are you doing in this yard?"
"Nothing, nothing!" replied the old woman named Lan Hua hesitantly, trying to cover it up, which only made the villagers more suspicious.
"Nothing? If it's nothing, why is everyone in your family doing nothing but working on these things at home?" The villager was clearly not convinced.
