What tools do you need to pick chestnuts?

There is a habit of chestnuts in my hometown. Chestnut trees will be planted in the mountains. In a few years or even longer, chestnut trees will grow tall and big. In summer, when I look up, I will see small green thorns hidden among the branches and leaves, swaying with the wind. When the autumn is crisp, usually around the Mid-Autumn Festival, chestnuts ripe in a summer storm and sunshine are waiting for us to pick.

Picking chestnuts requires several tools. ① A long bamboo pole; ② Several dustpans or baskets; (3) Poker; 4 gloves and hats. You have to wear pants, try not to wear sandals, and wear long sleeves if you can. Because there are all kinds of weeds under the chestnut tree. Besides, the thorns outside chestnuts are not good crops. If you accidentally stab it, it won't hurt people, but it tastes bad.

At that time, it was generally the responsibility of adults to beat chestnuts. Lift the long bamboo pole and knock it on the chestnut thorn ball hanging high on the branch. The chestnut thorn ball, just like playing hide-and-seek with us, sometimes hides its shape with the bright sunshine in autumn, and sometimes hides behind leaves in an attempt not to be knocked down.

Chestnut leaves are big enough to block some thorns; The lucky thorn ball will stay on the branch until it is fully matured by sunlight, and then it will automatically open its shell and drop three chestnut fruits under the tree. At that time, children would go to chestnut trees to pick up fallen fruits. When you are lucky, you can pick up dozens in a short time.

The blade also has the function of "covering". When the chestnut thorn ball falls from the tree, it will inevitably fall to the ground with the leaves. After rolling several times on the ground, the thorn ball will tightly wrap the leaves and weeds in the body, and with the help of green, it will be hidden in the grass on the ground, which is difficult to be found. At this time, it's poker's turn to play. Two long iron bars can just drive away all kinds of weeds and collect chestnuts that have slipped through the net into the dustpan.

Nowadays, many people eat chestnuts that are directly processed by pricking. It is estimated that many friends have never seen chestnuts with thorns. I still remember when I was a child, it was also an interesting "game" to help adults peel chestnuts.

Scissors are the main props for peeling chestnuts.

I caught a chestnut thorn ball, half under my left foot and half exposed. I gently broke the exposed half shell with scissors, and then operated the other half as usual. Peel a chestnut thorn ball for no more than 10 second. Peeling for a long time, hard, right hand holding scissors position, will be worn out, or blisters.